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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

n“?”

n“Huh?”

nWhat kind of reason is that?

nXiang Wan was bewildered.

nCheng Zheng glanced at her from sideways. The speed of the car was not too fast or too slow. They remained silent for at least half a street before he opened his mouth to explain slowly.

n“Falling in love is a troublesome matter. Women—are also troublesome. A person’s time and energy are limited. I don’t want to waste my time unnecessarily!”

n“?” Xiang Wan was taken aback for a moment.

nThis was the most perfect excuse she had ever heard.

nHowever… the baffled expression on her face got deeper.

n“So, I’m not considered a woman?”

nD*rn! I’ve got all the feminine features, alright?

nCheng Zheng gave a light snort under her skeptical glance. “You don’t like me, so you won’t trouble me.”

nThat makes a lot of sense!

nXiang Wan lowered her head, smoothed her hair, and chuckled softly.

n“I’m 26 years old, and my family keeps urging me to get married. You have seen for yourself about my situation. I’m not exactly an ideal candidate in the competitive marriage market. Whereas you, Captain Cheng, you’re a much better candidate than myself. My family members were tickled pink when they see you. So, if I do not agree to be your girlfriend, are you surprised?”

nHer drastic change of tone startled Cheng Zheng slightly.

n“Of course not,” he replied with a smile, “I know you don’t like me.”

n“Not only that I do not like you,” continued Xiang Wan, “we have great disparity with regards to our viewpoints…”

nCheng Zheng narrowed his eyes as he swept a glance at her—that unperturbed attitude of his finally showed some cracks.

nThere should hardly be any girl who would reject a man like him, right?

nXiang Wan’s eyebrows were curved, showing a glimmer of smile. “Although I did not manage to find love, I’ve always believed in love, and this will stay the same in the future. Never will I settle for someone who doesn’t like me. Captain Cheng, do you understand what I mean?”

nHe understood. How could he not?

nNevertheless, Cheng Zheng did not believe in all these lines that many young women liked and embraced. He never thought deeply about it, and he wasn’t bothered about it, either.

nHe was similar to a capitalist who was calculating his resources and regarded the time spent for courtship as a waste of resource. Hence, he wanted to use the smallest amount of investment to obtain the highest amount of gain.

nSince it was about looking for a girlfriend, why not choose someone that looked pleasing to the eye?

nCheng Zheng’s fingers seemed to be tapping on the steering wheel as he pondered over for a while. He let out a peal of self-mocking laughter, “So, I’m being rejected?”

n“Not exactly!” Xiang Wan could not help giving a chuckle, “this is because you’re not sincere.”

n“If—” said Cheng Zheng as he moistened his lips. This little act of licking the lips was particularly sexy. If she had not been “taught a lesson” by Bai Muchuan, an inexperienced girl like her would have easily been attracted to a mature, charming guy like him.

nShe asked in response, “If?”

nCheng Zheng paused for a while then suddenly turned around to look at her intently. “What if I’m sincere?”

nXiang Wan was stunned for a while.

nPffft! The next moment, she laughed softly as she tried hard to suppress her laughter.

nSure enough, it felt good to reject people!

nThe smile on her beautiful face was as if a delicate and exquisite Chinese ink painting was being presented. Her face was sparkling and beautiful; every movement of her lips brought about a tinge of playfulness.

n“Stop teasing me! Sincere? Hahaha… my tears are coming out from all the laughing. Why don’t we do this? I’ll give you a chance to dig your heart out for me to take a look. Is it orange, red, or black?”

nCheng Zheng looked at her.

nFor a long time, he did not say anything.

n…

nThe weather was hot.

nThere was air-conditioning inside the car.

nAfter the laughter, it was followed by silence which aggravated the already uncomfortable atmosphere.

nXiang Wan pulled her skirt as she felt hot.

n…

nIt was getting embarrassing to be alone with him. She felt like getting off the car as time went by.

nHowever, Cheng Zheng was very persistent. He drove her all the way to the alley of her neighborhood.

n“Eh? Captain Cheng, you know where I stay too?” Xiang Wan was slightly shocked.

nCheng Zheng did not have much expression. “Those in the 720 task force has a copy of your personal particulars. It so happened that I have a good memory as well.”

nUh, okay!

nXiang Wan gave her thanks, took her bag, and opened the car door when Cheng Zheng asked a question unexpectedly.

n“Did you notice that I’m actually rather similar to Bai Muchuan?”

nEh? Xiang Wan was baffled for an instant.

nCheng Zheng’s thin lips formed a slight smile. “Well, perhaps you can consider me.”

nWhat? Xiang Wan’s cheeks burned in an instant.

nDid he think that she rejected him because she liked Bai Muchuan? And that he didn’t intend to back down?

nTherefore, he was actually doing some self-promotion by comparing himself with Bai Muchuan?

nIn actual fact, he was wrong.

nXiang Wan was a girl who treated her relationship matters seriously.

nA person only lives once. A good romance might only come once. She did not want to waste her energy and time on meaningless things, either. Thus, even though her family kept pressuring her to get married, she was still waiting…

nWaiting for the right person to appear at the right time.

n“Captain Cheng, thanks for thinking so highly of me.” Xiang Wan inhaled a deep breath and smiled, slightly alleviating the rigid atmosphere. “Look, it’s hard for me to reject you too. You’re such a good catch, right? Well, I’m the one who’s not suitable for you. That’s it, bye!”

n…

nThe alley was quiet.

nIt was around two to three o’clock in the afternoon when the sun was unusually hot. There was hardly any pedestrian.

nXiang Wan walked along the alley, stepping on her own shadow as she recalled the two horrifying occasions where she nearly got into an accident. Since then, a lot of things had changed…

nBe it Bai Muchuan or Cheng Zheng, both were fine men.

nIt was easy to get captivated with men standing at the top of the modern pyramid.

nXiang Wan admitted that she was just an ordinary human who could not resist temptations.

nNonetheless, she knew exactly what she wanted.

nShe would not and did not want to easily settle with regards to this aspect.

n“Miss, you’re Xiang Wan, right?” The voice of the security guard, Uncle Wang, pulled Xiang Wan’s random thoughts back to reality.

nShe turned around. “Yes, I’m Xiang Wan. Uncle Wang, what’s up?”

nThe security guard uncle waved at her. “You’ve got a parcel that’s been here for days. Since you’re here, do take it back with you.”

nXiang Wan had rented the apartment for quite some time, and she frequently came to collect her parcel. The security guard uncle remembered her.

nShe collected the parcel with a smile and said her thanks. When she opened it in her apartment, she was shocked.

nIt was a laptop.

nThe latest MacBookPro…

nWho sent it to her?

n…

nThe Bai Family residence in Jin City.

nNanny Li was packing up the luggage bags.

nBai Lu was holding a tray of freshly cut fruits and walked up to the second floor.

nThe second floor was so quiet that even a needle falling to the floor could be heard.

nBai Lu knocked on the door slowly, “Little uncle—”

nNo one answered.

nShe opened the door and saw Bai Muchuan sitting leisurely on the sofa, smoking. Her puzzled expression immediately changed into a bright and cheery smiling face. “Little uncle, I’ve cut some fresh fruits for you. Do eat some to get rid of the greasiness.”

n“Hm.” Bai Muchuan put out the cigarette in the ashtray.

n“Little uncle, when are we leaving this place? I can’t wait to get back to the capital. My pet Dumpling must be missing me so much. Little uncle, I don’t like this place at all. We should leave as soon as possible…”

nShe couldn’t stop rambling which made Bai Muchuan frown.

n“You can leave now!”

nBai Lu: “…”

nShe was stunned, and she peered surreptitiously at Bai Muchuan’s expression. “Little uncle, are you angry? Is it because of that bad woman?”

n“Get out!”

n“I don’t want to! You’ve already made mom so unhappy that she left. Are you going to do the same to me? If you really do that, there’ll be no one else to help you within the family. Little uncle, don’t tell me you don’t know why Grandpa and the others insisted to get you transferred back to the capital? Isn’t it all because of that woman?!”

n“Scram!”

nBai Muchuan stood up suddenly and pushed the tray of fruits.

n“You have no right to lecture me! Do you still know who I am to you?”

nThe sound of the tray of fruits falling to the floor and his face which was as black as thunder had daunted Bai Lu so much that she took a step back.

nWaah! The next moment, she ran out of the room crying.

nBai Muchuan sat on the sofa leisurely, flicked his hair, and lit another cigarette.

nThe light from the flame reflected a dashing, handsome, and melancholic face…

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