She was a little uncomfortable being rejected, but He Zhichu's "you're my sister-in-law" miraculously cured her.
However, she was already past the age of an ignorant girl. She wouldn't be coaxed by a few nice words from a man.
Xie Qingying looked at He Zhichu with mixed feelings. She smiled and nodded. "Okay, then leave it to her."
She paused and said softly, "Actually, when we get married in the future, Nianzhi might not be willing to live on the same floor as us."
He Zhichu frowned and thought about it for a while before he understood what Xie Qingying meant.
He was silent for a while and said reluctantly, "What you said makes sense, but it's too early to say that. If Nianzhi doesn't want to live here anymore, she can change. "
Was it still too early?
Xie Qingying's mood, which had just been cured, felt like it had been doused with a bucket of cold water.
Her heart was cold.
She looked at He Zhichu without batting an eyelid. He was the man she had a crush on like an idol since she was a young girl. Even though she was with him now and had become his pillow, she still couldn't see through him.
She slowly took a step back, and half of her body was hidden in the darkness. She and He Zhichu were in the light and shadow, one bright and the other dark, like mirror images.
After looking at him quietly for a while, Xie Qingying said softly, "Zhichu, do you know that I love you? I love you very, very much."
He Zhichu was slightly stunned and looked up at her.
In the half-light and half-dark, her straight and exquisite nose looked exactly like Gu Nianzhi's.
He Zhichu couldn't help reaching out and caressing her cheek.
Xie Qingying nestled the side of her face in He Zhichu's palm and felt the warmth of his palm. It was as if she was being pampered in his palm, and she loved him very much.
But no matter how much she loved him, she still had her own principles and bottom line.
She wanted He Zhichu's entire heart, but now she realized that she would never be able to achieve this goal.
Xie Qingying closed her eyes and said softly, "… Actually, if you didn't seem to value Nianzhi so much, my fifth uncle wouldn't have asked Qingfen to bother you."
He Zhichu's hand paused, then he pulled it back and put it behind his back.
His slightly dazed gaze instantly sobered up. He Zhichu asked coldly, "What do you mean? Xie Beichen asked Xie Qingfen to learn from Nianzhi. You knew about this a long time ago, right? "
Xie Qingying straightened her head and looked at He Zhichu. "I told you just now, I know."
"Then why didn't you stop it?" He Zhichu's anger rose again. "Of all the people to learn from, why did you have to learn from Nianzhi?! He even got such a disgusting person to learn from him! You're deliberately making things difficult for me, aren't you! "
Xie Qingying looked at him. The sorrow in her heart was like the sea in the middle of the night, rising and falling, so dark that she couldn't see the end.
Her voice was almost choked with sobs. "… What's the point of me stopping you? Do you think Fifth Uncle will listen to me?! "
"Besides, why do you care so much about this?! Tell me, why do you care so much about this! "she roared.
"That's none of your business!" He Zhichu was already being unreasonable. There was no gentleness in his shimmering almond-shaped eyes, only monstrous anger. He wanted nothing more than to burn Xie Qingying. "… Don't force me!"
He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked in the quiet night.
"I forced you? When have I ever forced you?! You've always been the one forcing me! " Xie Qingying was still not as tolerant as He Zhichu. She screamed and clutched her chest as she took a few more steps back.
He Zhichu walked out of the darkness and stood where the light shone. He Zhichu realized that she actually looked nothing like Gu Nianzhi.
Although Xie Qingying had inherited the Gu family's nose from her mother, Gu Tian, she still looked like her father.
Xie Qingying completely broke down. She couldn't bear the immense pressure and disappointment, so she cried and ran out of the living room on the second floor.
He Zhichu stood by the window on the second floor and watched her drive her little sports car out of the He family's official residence and onto the main road.
In the distance, he could only see the headlights forming a long line in the night sky.
After Xie Qingying left, He Zhichu didn't sleep at all. He sat on the sofa and drank red wine all night.
…
He Zhichu didn't spend Christmas this year. Instead, he left early and returned late at the military headquarters. He was busy with work every day.
Xie Qingying didn't come to see him like before. She didn't ask about his well-being or help him with the He family's affairs.
He Zhichu thought about calling her, but when he picked up the phone, he felt that there was nothing to say, so he put it down.
In addition, the competition for the six positions in the military had reached a white-hot stage. He Zhichu had to personally oversee it in order to suppress all the forces and find a way to balance things out.
More than two months had passed since he was busy, and the Spring Festival was coming soon.
Three of the six positions in the military had already been decided. He Zhichu awarded the three awards and certificates.
Four of the seven positions had been decided, so they already had the majority. The Huaxia Empire's military had completely stabilized because of this.
He Zhichu didn't plan to appoint the remaining three positions immediately. He wanted to observe for a while and let the people below him continue to compete. That way, he would be able to see the situation more clearly and break down the old people's sphere of influence.
That day, after a meeting at the military headquarters, he only noticed that it was snowing when the curtains in the conference room were drawn.
"It's snowing on New Year's Eve. That's a good sign!" The four people in the conference room laughed.
Compared to He Zhichu, the other three people were all in their early fifties. They weren't considered young, but compared to the six people He Zhichu had won before, they were considered young.
That was because the youngest of the six people was 65 years old.
"General He, will you be home on the first day of the New Year this year? I'll bring my son to visit you for the New Year! "
The three people surrounded He Zhichu and chatted.
After Christmas, his rank was already General.
He Zhichu smiled. "Thank you. I'll be going to the base on the first day of the New Year to celebrate the New Year with the soldiers. I won't be back until the seventh day. "
"The seventh day? Doesn't that mean I won't have my annual leave? "The three people laughed." General He, why don't we take turns going to the base? "
"There's no need. It's the first year, so I can go. You all have families. I'm all alone. It'll be more fun to go to the base for the New Year. "
He Zhichu declined politely.
The three people looked at each other and asked tentatively, "What about Miss Xie? You guys … won't be spending the New Year together this year? "
He Zhichu thought about it for a moment. He hadn't seen Xie Qingying in more than two months, nor had he called her.
Social media was so advanced, but the two of them hadn't even exchanged text messages.
What was this?
He Zhichu had a headache.
After he parted ways with the three people from the military headquarters, he took a private car back to his home.
At the entrance of the He family's mansion, he saw a two-seater sports car that he hadn't seen in a long time. It was Xie Qingying's car.
In the heavy snow, Xie Qingying's red sports car was particularly eye-catching.
He Zhichu was a little dazed again.
This reminded him of Gu Nianzhi's red Ferrari sports car in the other world.
Unfortunately, Huo Shaoheng had given that car to her..
He Zhichu snorted and opened the car door to get out.
Xie Qingying also got out of the sports car.
She was wearing a purple slim-fitting mink coat and fox fur boots. She stood gracefully in the snow.
They hadn't seen her for more than two months, and she had lost a lot of weight. Although she was wearing a coat, he could still see her slim waist.
He Zhichu breathed a sigh of relief and walked over with a smile. He planned to coax Xie Qingying. This time, the two of them had been in a cold war for a long time.
The orderly beside him quickly opened an umbrella for him to shelter him from the heavy snow.
However, the wind blew over, and some snowflakes still fell on the shoulders of He Zhichu's military uniform.
Xie Qingying looked at him silently and suddenly opened the car door with a backhand. A round little girl in a red coat poked her head out of the car. When she saw He Zhichu, her eyes lit up. "Brother He! I want to spend the New Year with you! "
It was Xie Qingfen again!
He Zhichu's expression immediately darkened. "… You did it on purpose?"
"Yes, I did it on purpose." Xie Qingying looked up and said. Although her legs were weak and she was so frightened by He Zhichu's aura that she could barely stand, she didn't want to give up.
If she couldn't win his heart, she wouldn't even want him anymore.
This was the last chance she was giving him, and also a chance for herself.
"I told you, don't let her appear in front of me again!" The veins on He Zhichu's forehead were bulging.
Xie Qingfen understood He Zhichu's words and burst into tears.
Xie Qingying said to the people in the car, "Take her away."
The driver in the car immediately closed the door, started the car, and drove away.
He Zhichu took a deep breath and said patiently, "Alright, don't be angry. Don't let me see her again."
To He Zhichu, this was already him giving in again and again.
He added, "Go and ask around. Other than Nianzhi, which woman have I been so tolerant of?"
What he meant was that Xie Qingying had to be content and stop fooling around.
Xie Qingying's face was wooden as He Zhichu held her hand and walked into the mansion.
He Zhichu's personal secretary and orderlies all heaved a sigh of relief.
It wasn't easy for Miss Xie to come back. This New Year's Eve should be a good one, right?
Otherwise, it would be too lonely with only Young Master He …
Xie Qingying didn't say a word. She followed He Zhichu through the door and went straight to the second floor.
He Zhichu brought her into his suite.
"Sit down. What do you want to drink? I'll get the orderlies to bring it up. "He Zhichu took off his military coat, changed into his boots, and sat on the sofa.
Xie Qingying was silent for a moment before saying, "Why don't you like to see Qingfen? She's more like Nianzhi. Shouldn't you dote on her more like a sister? "
"… Is she worthy of being my sister?" He Zhichu's face darkened. "Why do you keep harping on this matter?"
"What do you think? Why do I have to harp on this matter? " Xie Qingying looked at He Zhichu sadly and asked slowly, "… Why can't you let it go?"
He Zhichu's movements stiffened for a moment, then he slowly leaned back on the sofa. He crossed his legs and rested one arm on the armrest of the sofa. He said nonchalantly, "I don't understand what you're talking about."
"You really don't understand? If you don't understand, then I'll say it again. Why can't you let it go?! "Xie Qingying clenched her fists, her eyes glistening with tears.
She was really about to cry.
He Zhichu looked down at the carpet. It was a pure wool carpet from Iran, and it was woven with large night epiphyllum flowers.
After a long while, he said calmly, "… I've said it before. I'm a morally corrupt person. I can't change it for the rest of my life, and I don't want to change it. "
Xie Qingying's tears burst out of her eyes and flowed all over her face.
She covered her face and let out a low, hoarse cry like an injured little beast.
He Zhichu didn't try to persuade her. He only placed a box of tissues on the sofa table next to her.
Xie Qingying cried her heart out and wiped her tears with a tissue.
He Zhichu said casually, "But I can guarantee that you're my only woman. We can get married. "
Xie Qingying sneered. "But I don't want to."
She stood up and straightened her back. "He Zhichu, listen up. I don't want to be your woman. I want to break off the engagement with you. I want to break up with you!"
He Zhichu slowly stuck his head out and looked at her inquisitively for a while. "… Don't test me like this. It's useless to retreat in order to advance."
"Who's testing you?" Xie Qingying took out the ring and placed it on the sofa table in front of He Zhichu. "This is our engagement ring. I'll give it back to you. From now on, we'll be married and have nothing to do with each other. "
With that, she turned around and ran towards the door. At first, she walked quickly, but then she jogged as if she was free. Only the sound of her footsteps could be heard as she ran towards the He family's front door.
He Zhichu played with the ring. He didn't send her off, nor did he go to the window to see her.
With a long sigh, He Zhichu threw the ring into the drawer and lit a cigarette.
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This was the first update of the day: Chapter 2082, "Can't Change, and Don't Want to Change."
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