Chapter 193
By the time A-Qiang returned, Luo Chunyan had already left.
How could she bear to have Ah Qiang leave her here alone, subjected to the schadenfreude of others?
When A-Qiang returned home dejectedly, a group of construction workers squatting in the yard teased him, "Hey, A-Qiang, you've really made something of yourself! Two girls are fighting over you!"
"Sigh, you guys shouldn't make things worse." A-Qiang held his head and squatted in the corner.
Everyone laughed.
Ah Qiang was suffering inside. He came back to find someone to repair the house so that he could have a decent living environment and be seriously together with Zhu Shuangyan.
He truly loves Zhu Shuangyan and wants to marry her in the future.
But today, Luo Chunyan interfered and ruined everything for him.
Now Zhu Shuangyan misunderstands him, thinking he's in a relationship and is deliberately harassing her.
I wonder what Zhu Shuangyan thinks of him.
Ah Qiang was frustrated and depressed, and kept hitting his head.
A-Qiang glanced at the insulated lunchbox that Zhu Shuangyan had left at the door, walked over, picked it up, opened it, and saw that it was still steaming hot braised pork inside.
The meat was generously packed, with only a few soybeans; it was all half-fat and half-lean, so much so that it completely submerged the rice, and it smelled incredibly delicious.
Zhu Shuangyan lives in the western part of Pingquan, while Aqiang lives in the eastern part. To deliver his food, she has to take a three-wheeled shuttle bus, a journey that takes twenty to thirty minutes.
The food was still hot when it arrived.
This shows how much effort she put in.
Ah Qiang could naturally tell who was good to him. Just thinking about Zhu Shuangyan's dejected figure as she left made Ah Qiang feel a pang of sadness.
He opened the insulated box, picked up a spoon, and stuffed mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.
Sleeping on the bed board in the old house at night, A-Qiang tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
The thought of returning to Pingdong City tomorrow, and the fact that Zhu Shuangyan's misunderstanding of him hadn't been cleared up, weighed heavily on A-Qiang's heart.
As dawn broke, A-Qiang got up.
He drove to Xicheng, wanting to explain things to Zhu Shuangshuangyan before leaving.
Instead, he only knew that Zhu Shuangyan's family lived in Dongcheng District, but he didn't know which building or which household they lived in, so he had to get out of the car and ask someone.
They were talking about a carpenter surnamed Zhu, and asked where he lived.
People with the surname Zhu are not very common.
I had to ask several people before I finally got the answer.
Zhu Shuangyan's family lives in an old gray apartment building with only six floors. Each household is small, mostly around 50 or 60 square meters, where three or four people live.
A-Qiang ran downstairs to Zhu Shuangyan's house and waited until almost noon before Zhu Shuangyan finally came out carrying a wooden basin to hang clothes.
"Shuangyan!" Aqiang shouted immediately.
When Zhu Shuangyan saw A-Qiang standing downstairs, she pursed her lips and asked, "What brings you here?"
Ah Qiang stood on tiptoe, craning his neck to look at Zhu Shuangyan on the balcony upstairs: "Zhu Shuangyan, can you listen to me for a moment? You've really misunderstood."
Zhu Shuangyan smiled faintly: "Aqiang, you should go back. I still have a lot of work to do at home. You're quite busy too, so don't come looking for me again."
Ah Qiang said anxiously, "Shuangyan, I beg you, just give me five minutes and let me finish. If you're still angry, I'll do whatever you want!"
Zhu Shuangyan pursed her lips, bit her lip, and glanced at A-Qiang. Finally, she softened her stance slightly and was willing to give him these five minutes.
"Then wait for me here for a while."
Zhu Shuangyan carried the clothes in the wooden basin back into the house.
After a while, he came downstairs again and walked with A-Qiang to the corner of the corridor.
"Say what you want to say, but I only have five minutes. I still need to do the laundry."
Ah Qiang was overjoyed and quickly began to explain what he had been wanting to say for a long time.
After saying that, he said very seriously, "That's how it is! So, I really have absolutely no relationship with that Luo Chunyan now."
"Shuangyan, actually, the person I like now is you. I just haven't found the opportunity to be honest with you... I'm looking for the right time."
But Zhu Shuangyan didn't react as A-Qiang had expected. She calmly asked, "So, it's because she rejected you two months ago, you were frustrated with her, and then you met me, and now you say you like me?"
Ah Qiang blushed, but still mustered up the courage to nod: "I didn't want to confess my feelings to you under these circumstances."
Zhu Shuangyan lowered her head, took out the pearl necklace from her pocket, and handed it to A-Qiang: "Here, take this back."
A-Qiang was stunned, and said aggrievedly, "Shuangyan, what do you really mean...?"
“I don’t want this because you gave it to someone else,” Zhu Shuangyan said. “Besides, how can I be sure that you didn’t just find someone to like because you were rejected by other girls and are using this method to dilute your lingering feelings for her?”
Zhu Shuangyan said very clearly, "It's only been two months between you two, and you've known me for over a month. Who would believe you could forget someone in just one month? Who knows if you still like her at all?"
"Besides, even our names are so similar. Her name is Luo Chunyan, and mine is Zhu Shuangyan. I think you just want to find a substitute."
After hearing what A-Qiang said, Zhu Shuangyan was even less able to believe that he was sincere.
Moreover, she personally witnessed Luo Chunyan and him holding hands yesterday and last night.
Ah Qiang got anxious: "Shuangyan, how could you think like that? When I first met you, I didn't even know your name. Besides, you're the 'Yan' of 'big goose,' and she's the 'Yan' of 'little swallow,' they're not the same at all."
Zhu Shuangyan pursed her lips: "Go back and think it over yourself. If you still have feelings for Luo Chunyan, then go find her right now. And don't ever come looking for me again."
"If, as you say, you truly like me, then go back and think it through, resolve your issues with Luo Chunyan, and calm down for a while. Figure out your own feelings; is it because you were hurt by her and want to find someone to heal your broken heart?"
Zhu Shuangyan is a very ambitious girl. She looks petite, but she actually has her own opinions.
She said, "I don't want to be someone else's substitute."
After saying that, she put the pearl necklace back into Ah Qiang's hand and turned to go back upstairs.
Ah Qiang had no way to explain himself; this was a matter he couldn't clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Now that things have come to this point, if A-Qiang doesn't leave, it will seem like he's being persistent and clingy.
Besides, Brother Lei is waiting for him to come back. He's already wasted half the day, and he'll definitely get scolded by Brother Lei when he gets back.
Ah Qiang had no other choice but to return to Pingdong first, thinking that when Brother Lei came back to pick up Miss Ji in a few days, he would definitely come back with him to see Zhu Shuangyan.
Then confess your feelings to her properly.
But Ah Qiang never expected this.
He had barely left when Luo Chunyan came looking for him.
As soon as Luo Chunyan entered the building, she asked someone, "Where does that Zhu Shuangyan live?"
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