Chapter 247 He withdrew
Stepping out of the alley, the two stood under a large locust tree.
"Professor Meng, is there something you need?" Jiang Ruzhen asked directly.
Meng Qi stood still, head down, silent for a long time.
Jiang Ruzhen didn't know what was wrong with this person, and her mind raced as she thought of Xin Xin.
"Could something have happened to Xin Xin?"
Seeing that she was starting to overthink, Meng Qi immediately looked up and said, "No, Shen Shuxin is doing well at school. I came to find you myself."
When Meng Qi looked up, Jiang Ruzhen finally saw that his eyes were red.
Oh my god!
What's wrong with her? Why does she look like she's about to cry? It makes her seem like a heartless woman who's toying with innocent young men.
She had never seen Professor Meng like this before, and her heart was pounding with anxiety.
She felt that her previous refusals were very firm, so she shouldn't have left any misunderstandings with Professor Meng, right?
"Professor Meng, what are you doing...?"
"Jiang Ruzhen, you're being unfair to me." Meng Qi stared straight at her as she complained, looking aggrieved.
"What...what happened to me?" Jiang Ruzhen was completely bewildered.
"Why don't you consider me when you're looking for a new partner? Didn't I meet you first? Even if you couldn't like me before, we've known each other for so long. You should make your choice."
If we're going to queue up, we should start with me. Why choose such a young and unreliable guy?
You don't think I've given up on you because I haven't contacted you for so long, do you? I haven't given up on you, Jiang Ruzhen. I've always liked you; I'm just waiting for you to turn back.
Meng Qi held his breath and spoke his mind. After he finished speaking, he felt very embarrassed and lowered his head to look at the ground.
The foot was still unwilling to give up, rubbing back and forth against a weed that had grown on the ground.
Good heavens, what a melodramatic love triangle!
Jiang Ruzhen was shocked by Meng Qi's words and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
But in Meng Qi's eyes, her attitude was an admission, which made him feel even more wronged. His heart felt like it was being torn apart by four or five hands, and the pain made it hard for him to breathe.
Jiang Ruzhen saw Meng Qi's face gradually turn pale, his body swaying, and his hands covering his heart as he gasped for breath in pain.
Startled, she quickly stepped forward to help Meng Qi catch his breath. "Professor Meng, don't scare me! What's wrong with you?"
Without a second thought, Jiang Ruzhen took out a bottle of spiritual spring water and fed it to him.
Fortunately, Meng Qi was so dizzy from anger that he didn't notice the source of Jiang Ruzhen's water. He had just calmed down after the initial shock subsided.
Just as Jiang Ruzhen was about to pull her hand away, he excitedly grabbed both of her watches and expressed his feelings.
"Jiang Ruzhen, I really like you. If you give up on Lu Mingzheng, please consider me! Please give me a chance, okay?"
Seeing his reaction, Jiang Ruzhen quickly explained, "Professor Meng, you've misunderstood. That young man is my new neighbor. We don't have the kind of relationship you're imagining."
Lu Mingzheng and I are still doing well; we haven't broken up.
"Huh?" Meng Qi was stunned for a few seconds upon hearing this, then straightened up. "So you're neighbors? You were just chatting and laughing..."
"I only met him yesterday, and he's Lu Mingzheng's nephew. What could I possibly have to do with him?"
"ah?"
Meng Qi was astonished once again.
What?
That kid is actually Lu Mingzheng's nephew?
It's understandable that the two of them have a close relationship.
Wasn't his behavior just now just unreasonable?
"But he doesn't know that I'm with Lu Mingzheng yet. Please help me keep this secret, okay?" Jiang Ruzhen's words once again stunned Meng Qi.
ah?
Because of Lu Mingzheng, she became close to that guy.
But that guy didn't know about her relationship with Lu Mingzheng, and he was still chatting and laughing so intimately with her.
Was his concern for Jiang Ruzhen genuine as a relative, or did he show it from a man's perspective?
He clearly noticed that the way that kid looked at Jiang Ruzhen was different; he definitely liked Jiang Ruzhen.
What was Jiang Ruzhen's attitude?
How come the Lu family is so chaotic? Uncle and nephew both like the same woman.
Ah, no, this is bad, Meng Qi's brain is starting to tangle.
This relationship is too complicated for him to sort out. He should ask something more useful.
"Are you sure you still like Lu Mingzheng?" Meng Qi asked, unwilling to give up.
“I’m sure, absolutely certain. I will marry no one but Lu Mingzheng in this lifetime, so Professor Meng, please give up on me,” Jiang Ruzhen urged, seizing the opportunity to persuade him.
"Alright then, I'll let this go for now. I came to see you today to ask why you're not going to school? Are you trying to avoid me?"
When Meng Qi asked this question, he was still somewhat expectant.
If Jiang Ruzhen really stopped going to school for him, does that mean that he still holds a place in her heart?
If he can hold on until the two break up, will he be able to start over with Jiang Ruzhen?
Jiang Ruzhen hadn't expected Professor Meng's thinking to be so unconventional.
Instead of discussing her relationship with Lu Mingzheng, they jumped to her studies.
"No, I'm not trying to avoid you. It's just that after I started taking classes, I realized that I already knew all the things the teachers taught at school."
Moreover, the designers at my factory already explained these theoretical concepts to me, and I feel that practicing more with them is more in line with my current needs.
"Oh." Meng Qi felt utterly disheartened.
"Professor Meng, don't worry. I will take the final exams, after all, a graduation certificate is a way to improve my academic qualifications."
Jiang Ruzhen told the truth, and Meng Qixin was completely relieved.
"I'm glad you're not trying to avoid me. I'd feel really guilty if I interfered with your studies."
"No, you're not that important to me." Jiang Ruzhen said the cruelest words with a smile.
Meng Qixin fell into the icy lake, looked up and carefully examined Jiang Ruzhen. She saw that Jiang Ruzhen was smiling, but her eyes were firm.
He suddenly realized that what Jiang Ruzhen said was true, and that he had no place in her heart at all.
He was persistent.
"I'm sorry, my obsession caused you trouble in the past. I won't bother you anymore."
"Hey? Xiao Jiang, you have friends with you? Are we still going shopping today?"
A girl broke the awkward atmosphere between the two, and Jiang Ruzhen turned around to look.
Lu Xingchen, supporting Lu Chuyao, was walking towards them step by step.
"Who is she?" Meng Qi asked casually.
“She is an overseas Chinese who returned from abroad, and she is Lu Mingzheng’s aunt.”
Jiang Ruzhen's casual introduction caused Meng Qi to fall into self-doubt once again.
Based on his years of experience working with major clients at the television station, he could tell that Lu Chuyao's clothes were definitely custom-made, along with the emerald jewelry he wore from head to toe.
The Lu family must be a wealthy and influential family, with connections to overseas Chinese communities, so they must be either rich or noble.
He had always thought that Lu Mingzheng was just a retired soldier who had done a favor for the Jiang family, and that with his qualifications, he could still compete for a position.
But now that we see the strength of the Lu family, even ten of them tied together probably wouldn't be worth as much as a single piece of their jewelry.
His obsession vanished completely at this moment, if Jiang Ruzhen could live a happy life with Lu Mingzheng.
The man was someone she liked, and he could provide her with a stable and wealthy life, so she was willing to let him go.
This time, he withdrew willingly.
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