Li Jing shook her head. "He's a very calculating man, and his maturity is a bit... unexpected. Those who graduate from university and enter the workforce are far less mature than him. If he were to lie to you, you might not be able to see through him."
Li Jing's words shocked Lu Ruorong.
She thought of Luo Xiaofei.
Seeing that Lu Ruorong remained silent, Li Jing patted her arm and said earnestly, "He's quite scheming. Mom is worried that he will use our family's influence to seek personal gain."
Li Jing asked about Chen Zihan's part-time job again.
After hearing Lu Ruorong say that Chen Zihan had successfully secured the license to sell testing reagents at the First Hospital by leveraging the connections of his parents' classmates and making a fortune, she nodded gently, "See, Mom was right, wasn't she? He's a man who's very good at leveraging connections."
"But he never asked about my family background, nor did he have any intention of taking advantage of me."
"The timing isn't right yet." Li Jing pulled Lu Ruorong to sit down and said with the tone of a seasoned veteran, "If the time is right, there's no way he wouldn't use this relationship."
After hearing this, Lu Ruorong fell silent again.
She had no way of judging whether Chen Zihan would use her to do something.
But there was one thing that Lu Ruorong was clear about, that was Chen Zihan had indeed used the relationships of the previous generation to gain benefits for himself.
Seeing that Lu Ruorong had taken what she had heard to heart, Li Jing continued, "I don't deny that he's an outstanding person. If he's given help and resources, he'll definitely achieve great things. He's also very ambitious and has a strong sense of self-esteem. What he did today was just to make me look up to him and gain my approval. He doesn't want to be looked down upon and doesn't want to be inferior to others. Alas..."
"Mom, he behaves like this all the time. He's honest, fearless of power, and passionate." Lu Ruorong also talked about the conflict that happened at Zhonghuamen that day.
She had a serious conflict with a foreigner, and fearing something might happen, she called her father's friend who worked in Jinling and asked for help.
Later, when Chen Zi Han learned about this, he did not ask who the person who helped them was or what position he held.
He also didn't ask what her parents were doing.
"If Lu Dongjun and Lou Wenlin hadn't come that day, he wouldn't have inquired about our family's situation." After saying this, Lu Ruorong said to Li Jing seriously, "Mom, I don't think he's a person who currys favor with others. He wouldn't use his relationship with me to do anything unspeakable. In fact, I think he doesn't care much about fame and fortune. He's doing this now just to achieve financial freedom. Mom, I trust my own judgment."
"When you're young, love can blind you." Li Jing sighed. "Mom's been through it all. I was young once too. When I was young, my perspective on these things was the same as yours. Once you're past that age and have more life experience, your perspective on people and things, and on love and marriage, will be very different."
"Mom, just tell me what you want me to do!" Li Jing's words made Lu Ruorong's mood sink again. She hung her head and asked Li Jing in a wronged tone, "How do you want me to get along with him?"
Li Jing pondered for a long moment before softly saying, "If you really like him, you can try dating him for a while. But you must remember to maintain a sufficient distance and not throw yourself into it, or you'll be the one who suffers. Perhaps time will tell you all the answers, and then you'll make your own decision."
Li Jing did not force her to break up with Chen Zihan, and Lu Ruorong breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, thank you for your understanding." She took Li Jing's arm again and said coquettishly, "Then I think it's a blessing in disguise. I actually have you by my side on my twentieth birthday?"
"Isn't Mom worried about you?" Li Jing sighed again. "After you scolded Lu Dongjun, he told your dad about it. Your dad was very angry and wanted to come to you in person. But I happened to have a meeting in Qiantang, so I came to find out what was going on. Your dad is definitely not as easy to talk to as Mom. He never considered that the person you were going to marry was just an ordinary office worker."
"Dad will come to see him too?" The smile on Lu Ruorong's face disappeared again.
"There's nothing wrong with letting your dad meet him. Perhaps communication between them as men can solve the problem better." Li Jing shook her head with a wry smile. "You didn't want to go to school in Yanjing, and we were worried that you would cause us such a scene. We didn't expect it to happen during your sophomore year. Alas, it's true that girls can't be kept at home when they grow up! No matter how well your parents treat you, it can't compare to a stranger."
Li Jing's words made Lu Ruorong feel very uncomfortable.
She looked at Li Jing with grievance and said stubbornly, "Mom, no one in this world treats me better than you do. I will always believe this. But I'm grown up now, and I hope to make my own choices in my life. If you choose for me, no matter what the outcome, I will regret it and blame you. If it's my own choice, I will only blame myself."
"What Mom means... I'll be frank: You need to find a balance and keep a good distance. As women, there are many things we can't get back once we lose them. In love, we women are the most vulnerable, so you must protect yourself, both physically and mentally." After a few more instructions, Li Jing emphasized, "Do you understand?"
"Mom, I understand!" Lu Ruorong breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought again of the day she and Chen Zihan were intimate, the scene of them being honest with each other without any distance, the unbearable pain, and the little plum blossom she treasured.
Is there really that kind of relationship between the two?
Is her most precious thing really lost?
If there is another next time, will there be that blood-red color again?
Seeing that Lu Ruorong was silent, Li Jing didn't say anything else and let her take a shower and go to bed.
After Li Jing and Lu Ruorong left, Chen Zihan played with other classmates for a while. Seeing that it was past ten o'clock, he suggested that everyone disperse.
A group of people sent several girls back to the Yuquan campus, and then took two taxis back to the Hubin campus.
Yang Xiaodong, Wang Zhenjun and Chen Zihan were in the same car.
In the car, Yang Xiaodong whispered to Chen Zihan, "Have you dealt with Mother Lu?"
"How can it be that simple?" Chen Zihan shook his head. "Her mother is a very strong woman. Once she has made up her mind, it is difficult for her to change her mind just because of other people's advice."
"Then what should we do?" Wang Zhenjun asked worriedly, "What does Lu Ruorong think?"
"Don't worry!" Chen Zihan smiled. "Everything will be fine. Good things are precious only when they are put to the test."
Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun kept looking at Chen Zihan in silence.
This guy is really greedy.
Despite encountering so many difficulties, I am still unwilling to give up any of them.
I really don’t know how he will deal with bigger troubles in the future.
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