Now? She was unhappy.
"As far as I know, Gong Changming has met Zhou Benxiong." Zhou Ruoling looked at his face and saw that he remained calm. She felt that she admired him a little.
After all, she wasn't as calm as him.
"I think that's why he suddenly proposed that we get engaged immediately." After all, it had been mentioned before, but the Gong family had repeatedly postponed it.
Although the reasons are valid, if someone stirs things up, even the most valid reasons can become excuses.
Zhou Ruoling looked at Gong Chengjue and said, "I guess Gong Changming is trying to make a deal with the Zhou family." She paused for a moment and then smiled. "After all, I am not the only daughter in the Zhou family, and Gong Changming's eldest son is not young anymore."
Gong Chengjue frowned upon hearing this.
"Obviously you don't want to see this situation either, right? The Zhou family wants to build a good relationship with the Gong family, but if that relationship becomes Gong Changming..." I don't need to say the rest.
The surroundings were so quiet that not a sound could be heard. Zhou Ruoling's heartbeat slowed down as she waited for Gong Chengjue's reply.
Someone as intelligent as him should know how to choose, right?
“He will not cooperate with Gong Changming.” Gong Chengjue’s brows relaxed, and he said with certainty.
Zhou Ruoling asked unconsciously, "Why?"
Gong Chengjue felt his phone vibrate, took it out, looked at the caller ID, and then said to Zhou Ruoling, "Miss Zhou, why don't you go and clean the tea stains off your skirt first?"
He turned his back to the phone, answered it, and softened his voice, "Ziqing."
Zhou Ruoling stood there, and she heard his gentle voice towards Su Ziqing.
"Su Ziqing," Zhou Ruoling said, deliberately raising her voice.
Gong Chengjue's face turned cold.
Su Ziqing was silent on the other end of the phone for a while before saying in a cold tone, "Oh, you're with Miss Zhou?"
It's so late, is this your routine 'date'?
"Yes, and my uncle too." Gong Chengjue felt he had to salvage the situation to prevent her from misunderstanding.
but……
"Oh, then you go ahead and do your work." Su Ziqing said indifferently. Although she knew that there was nothing between him and Zhou Ruoling, she felt that she was not so carefree when she thought about what the bodyguard said about Zhou Ruoling actually changing her mind and that it wouldn't be a big deal if they really got married.
"Zi..." Before Gong Chengjue could finish speaking, the phone call was already over.
Gong Chengjue turned to look at Zhou Ruoling, who was walking towards him, and his expression was not good.
Zhou Ruoling didn't think she had done anything wrong. Looking at him, she said, "If you care so much about her, then you should also know what would have happened to her if I hadn't stood in front of her."
She raised her hand, "This scar hasn't faded yet."
Gong Chengjue squinted at her, "Zhou Ruoling, you were the one who said you wanted to cooperate."
"Yes, but Gong Chengjue, shouldn't you help me out since I'm acting as a human shield?" Zhou Ruoling's eyes welled up with tears.
Gong Chengjue remained unmoved. "Miss Zhou, do you know how detestable a greedy woman can be?"
"Human shield?" He sneered. "Wasn't I an ATM during this time?"
Her cooperation with the Zhou family elevated her status within the family, giving her more say and allowing her to try to break free from the Zhou family's control.
He gave her all of these things, all of which were for cooperation.
Zhou Ruoling knew she was being greedy, but...
She stepped forward and tried to grab Gong Chengjue's sleeve.
Gong Chengjue stopped her with a cold expression.
"Gong Chengjue, please help me." She softened her tone. "Agree to get engaged to me, and I promise I won't interfere with your marriage to Su Ziqing."
Gong Chengjue shook his head.
Zhou Ruoling's face showed despair. She took two steps back and then sneered, "You're so cold-blooded."
"You can love Su Ziqing so deeply, calculating every step for her, even risking your life to protect her, so why are you so heartless to me?"
"Miss Zhou, what you said is very interesting. When I was in trouble, Ziqing came to you. What did you say to her?" Cold-blooded and heartless? That's a completely unfounded accusation.
It's a partnership, why talk about feelings?
Zhou Ruoling looked at him and gave a wry laugh. "Did Su Ziqing tell you?"
“If something happens to me, you will definitely choose another marriage partner without hesitation,” Gong Chengjue said calmly.
"I……"
"We all know there's nothing wrong with what you're doing." There was no emotion involved, was there?
Zhou Ruoling lowered her eyes.
Just when she was in despair, Gong Chengjue changed his mind and said, "I will not get engaged to you, but I can help you get engaged to your backup."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ruoling looked up.
Gong Chengjue's eyes were indifferent. "Miss Zhou wouldn't be trying to tell me that you don't have any alternatives, would she?" Don't tell such lies.
Nothing in the adult world is easy, but he had no interest in her suffering.
Zhou Ruoling certainly had a backup plan, since Gong Chengjue had his accident at the time...
This was all that Gong Chengjue could do.
"If Zhou Benxiong knew we framed him..." Zhou Ruoling took a deep breath.
"Design? Where can I find design services? Breakups are a perfectly normal thing for couples," Gong Chengjue said casually.
“But what about Gong Changming…” Zhou Ruoling still doesn’t know the specifics of what happened to the Gong family.
She was an outsider from beginning to end.
"You don't need to worry about that, Miss Zhou." Gong Chengjue glanced at her skirt. "Are you sure you don't want to clean your skirt?"
He needs to call Su Ziqing and explain!
Zhou Ruoling was finally relieved. "I'm sorry, just now..."
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