Chapter 370 I Don’t Like It
When Xiao Qinghe asked this, Zhang Zhilan burst into tears again.
She cried for a while, and suddenly asked Xiao Qinghe: "Miss Xiao, you don't like Brother Yechen and won't be with him, right?"
She really liked Xiao Yechen so much that she didn't want to marry anyone else.
As long as Xiao Qinghe is not with Xiao Yechen, she still has hope.
Zhang Zhilan's eyes were full of anticipation, and she looked at Xiao Qinghe as if she had grasped the last straw.
Xiao Qinghe didn't answer the question directly, but only said, "Marriage is like reincarnation for a woman. Regardless of whether Xiao Yechen and I are together or not, he is not the right person for Miss Zhang."
"How can it be unsuitable? I like him very much. As long as I can marry him, I am willing to do anything for him. His heart is not made of stone. Over time, he will definitely accept me."
Zhang Zhilan refuted without hesitation and was full of hope for the future.
Xiao Qinghe had expected her to answer like this, and asked gently, "Miss Zhang, do you know Xiao Yechen?"
Zhang Zhilan felt a little guilty, but she nodded and said, "I understand. He's a cold-faced person with a warm heart. Although he may seem a bit fierce at times, he's actually very soft-hearted. I've been with him for two years, and even when he was annoyed with me, he never hit or scolded me. I've even seen him helping beggars on the street."
When Xiao Yechen returned triumphantly with the army, Zhang Zhilan fell in love with him at first sight from afar. The more she got to know Xiao Yechen's character in the past two years, the more she felt that he was a very good person.
"Do you know his family and upbringing? Have you ever seen him kill someone? Do you know what he looks like when he gets angry?"
Xiao Qinghe's questions came one after another, and Zhang Zhilan's confidence was weakening. She couldn't answer any of them. After a moment of silence, she became a little annoyed. "Miss Xiao, if you want to marry General Xiao, why not just say it directly? There's no need to be so roundabout and show off. Brother Yechen grew up in the Xiao family, so I naturally don't know him as well as you do."
"I'm not showing off," Xiao Qinghe shook his head and softened his tone. "I just want to tell you that people's hearts are fickle. The Wei and Xiao families are old friends. Wei Lingze and I have been friends since childhood for many years, and we've come this far. You really shouldn't spend your life trying to win the favor of someone who doesn't love you."
Xiao Qinghe, who was determined to marry Wei Lingze despite disobeying her parents, was even more determined than Zhang Zhilan.
She and Wei Lingze have been childhood sweethearts for many years. Although the Xiao family postponed the wedding date, her feelings for him have never changed.
She thought that three years was nothing. She thought that even if there was a rift between them, as long as they got married and she worked hard, she could mend that rift.
But it turned out that she was wrong.
In the past two years, she has seen too many women like her who have wasted their lives, and she doesn't want Zhang Zhilan to make the wrong choice on impulse again.
Zhang Zhilan was like a hedgehog facing a great enemy. After hearing what Xiao Qinghe said, she was suddenly at a loss.
No one would reveal his scars in front of his rival.
Xiao Qinghe seemed to be really doing this for her own good.
After a long silence, Zhang Zhilan softly retorted, "The situation is different. You and Wei Lingze were also instigated by Cao Chunxi."
Xiao Qinghe laughed: "If a relationship can be easily disrupted, it only means that there are problems in the relationship to begin with."
Zhang Zhilan felt that something was wrong. She wanted to refute, but when she thought of Xiao Yechen, she shut up again.
She has been pestering Xiao Yechen for the past two years, but Xiao Yechen has always been unwilling to pay attention to her. Xiao Qinghe and Xiao Yechen have always abided by the rules and have not done anything that violates the rules, but Xiao Yechen's feelings have never changed.
If Wei Lingze could be like Xiao Yechen at the beginning, Xiao Qinghe would not have divorced.
Zhang Zhilan was unable to refute the question. After a while, she curled her lips and said aggrievedly, "But I just like him. I don't want to marry anyone else except him."
Xiao Qinghe could understand Zhang Zhilan's determination to persevere, so she said with a narrowed gaze, "Xiao Yechen and I haven't yet made an engagement. If you insist, you can still compete with me fairly. If you win, you'll marry him. If you lose and still can't let go, I'll allow you to be his concubine. How about that?"
"How can this be possible?" Zhang Zhilan's eyes widened, and she even forgot to cry. "There's no way I'll be anyone's concubine."
"But didn't you just say that as long as you could be with Xiao Yechen, you would do anything for him?"
"Then I can't be his concubine. My parents will beat me to death!"
Zhang Zhilan shook her head desperately, and even the sadness in her heart dissipated a little.
Seeing that she hadn't completely lost her mind, Xiao Qinghe's eyebrows curved slightly: "Then you should find a way to defeat me first."
Zhang Zhilan: “…”
No matter in appearance, family background or talent, she couldn't compare to Xiao Qinghe in any way. How could she possibly have a chance of winning?
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhilan's shoulders slumped.
Xiao Qinghe thought for a moment and said, "I know Miss Zhang is frustrated right now and has no intention of getting married. I can find a way to get your parents to stop forcing you to get married and give you some time to relax."
"Really?"
Zhang Zhilan's eyes suddenly lit up.
If her family hadn't been urging her to get married, she wouldn't have come up with such a stupid idea as a fake marriage and embarrassed herself.
Xiao Qinghe nodded in assurance and comforted Zhang Zhilan again. Seeing that her emotions had stabilized, he asked Quezhi to take her home.
As soon as Zhang Zhilan left, Xiao Yechen came out.
Thinking of Zhang Zhilan's expression just now, Xiao Qinghe softly warned, "Brother, please don't mention what happened today again. If Miss Zhang comes to see you again, please observe her condition first and don't irritate her or make her feel upset."
Xiao Yechen nodded in agreement, then stepped forward and said, "I won't take a concubine."
"What?"
The topic changed so quickly that Xiao Qinghe couldn't keep up for a while.
Xiao Yechen looked at her intently and said word by word, "I only love one person in this life and will never take a concubine. Even Sister He'er has no right to interfere in this matter."
Before, Xiao Yechen was clumsy and cautious in front of Xiao Qinghe, but now he exuded a sharp and dangerous aura.
Xiao Qinghe realized that he had heard the conversation between him and Zhang Zhilan, and quickly explained: "I just said that casually, I didn't really want to take you a concubine."
"It's not okay to just say it casually," Xiao Yechen said firmly, taking another step forward, "I don't like it."
He could easily make Xiao Qinghe happy, and was not ashamed to express his love in front of others, but he could not accept this matter, even if it was a joke.
The eldest lady said that she didn't want to guess what he was thinking, and he wanted to be his true self in front of her.
Xiao Qinghe had become accustomed to Xiao Yechen's humble demeanor, and it was only then that she suddenly realized that he was very tall and gave off a strong sense of oppression.
He is not a big dog wagging its tail, but a wolf fighting its way down from the battlefield.
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