Stand-In Boyfriend Fu Zheng Ji

Chapter 497 Two Li Xiangs
the reason is simple.

The old lady claimed to be Zhang Ling's biological mother.

Li Xiang did not take into account Zhang Ling's true feelings.

In other words, are you willing to acknowledge your current biological mother?
It's important to know that Xiaodouzi, like Zhang Ling, has been without a mother since childhood.

Therefore, compared to Li Xiang.

Xiaodouzi and Zhang Ling, mother and daughter, are closer in spirit.

This also helps me to better understand Zhang Ling's true feelings.

In other words, deep down, Zhang Ling, like Xiao Douzi, was unwilling to acknowledge the old lady as her biological mother.

Even if the parents who abandon their children try to use the unbreakable blood ties as leverage.

If medical conditions permit.

The mother and daughter would probably be capable of completely replacing all their blood.

Then, forcefully return it to the parents who had abandoned them.

He made a high-profile announcement that he was now completely severing ties with the parents who had abandoned him.

of course!

This expression is meant to prove that the mother and daughter deeply resent their parents who abandoned them.

She wanted to make her parents, who had abandoned her, give up and stop bothering her.

But what about the old lady?

Even if Zhang Ling's disgust for her claiming to be her biological parent reached its peak.

The old lady still insisted on making Zhang Ling acknowledge her biological mother's identity, regardless of the consequences.

Ok!

The old lady didn't think her situation was too bad.

As planned, I invited Xiaodouzi to live at my manor for two days.

At that time, all we need to do is use sweet talk to corrupt the little bean.

Then, through Xiaodouzi, the stubborn Zhang Ling was persuaded.

Wouldn't that be a natural outcome?

Rose Castle.

The main plants grown inside the castle are various kinds of roses.

The old lady wanted to cater to Xiaodouzi's desire to observe and learn about flower varieties up close.

So I got off the bus early, took Xiaodouzi's hand, and became her guide.

Even though Zhang Ling on the side had a cold face and wouldn't let Xiaodouzi get off the car, she couldn't stop him.

It wasn't that Zhang Ling had any problem with Xiao Douzi.

However, she would not allow the old lady to use indulgence to get closer to Xiaodouzi.

Why didn't she directly express her dissatisfaction to the old lady?
This likely involves a conflict of interest.

That is, the three of them need to spend the weekend at the old lady's place.

She couldn't accept the old lady's favors while ruthlessly refusing the old lady's right to enjoy family life.

Confused, she couldn't find a good solution for the time being.

In desperation, I could only tell the usually obedient little bean not to go.

Perhaps it's just a child's nature.

Little Bean, who was always obedient, ignored her scolding.

They happily complied with the old lady's suggestion and went to see the roses together.

In order to leave a good impression on the child, the old lady was extremely patient even when Xiaodouzi's actions (such as destroying flowers as soon as he touched them) touched a nerve.

They patiently explained each of Xiaodouzi's questions as if telling an interesting fairy tale.

For example, how many kinds of roses are there in the castle?

What are the colors of roses?

Which varieties of roses are extremely rare?

……

The old lady's enthusiastic reply revealed her deep affection for roses.

This also shows that Xiaodouzi doesn't really like roses like the old lady.

Because true flower lovers would never do anything to harm flowers.

Why would Little Bean do that?
The old lady naturally understood.

The little girl simply wanted to stand up for Zhang Ling by hurting the flowers.

Look at that clever little girl.

When he realized that his actions had failed to displease the old lady.

A hint of disappointment appeared on her little face.

He was already plotting what outrageous things he would do next.

Because Xiaodouzi is more inclined to believe that a mother who abandons her child is definitely not a kind person.

Sooner or later, their ugly faces will be fully exposed.

Little Bean, being just a child, had no idea how shrewd and calculating someone like the old lady could be.

In order to achieve their goals.

Let alone sacrificing one's own little hobby.

Didn't they all resolutely abandon their own flesh and blood in the past?
So Little Bean was wrong!

That's completely wrong.

He naively thought he could use his naive and inexperienced mind to outwit the old lady.

That's pure suicide.

of course!

The old lady won't make things difficult for Xiaodouzi in front of Zhang Ling for the time being.

Because she still wants to acknowledge Zhang Ling as her biological daughter.

What about children like Xiaodouzi?

It was merely a bridge for her to reunite with her biological daughter.

By then, she will have achieved her goal.

She could, of course, continue to abandon Xiaodouzi ruthlessly, just as she abandoned Zhang Ling back then.

Therefore, the old lady's current desire to reclaim her biological daughter is understandable.

It wasn't because my conscience suddenly opened up.

I want to enjoy the simple pleasures of family life.

Instead, they discovered a daughter as capable as Zhang Ling.

This could become her biggest asset in her career in the future.

It cannot be ruled out that they might use the gimmick of Zhang Ling's biological daughter to arrange a valuable business marriage.

This will allow the old lady's career, which she has been working on for many years, to reach a new level.

The old lady's idea was good.

However, she discovered that her biological daughter was a little too smart.

No matter what she tries to do to get closer to him?
Every move she made felt like hitting cotton, utterly devastating.

Zhang Ling was like a hermit who had seen through the illusions of the world.

He watched her jumping around without any desire or ambition.

However, the old lady's statement that Zhang Ling had seen through the vanities of the world was a bit of an exaggeration.

Zhang Ling simply felt a strong aversion to the term "biological mother."

But the old lady insisted on making Zhang Ling the fact that she was her biological mother.

How can there not be contradictions?
It is said that three daughters make a drama.

There happen to be three women with close relationships living in the castle.

Therefore, Li Xiang was quite exhausted being caught between three women.

One minute he's being asked to judge, the next he's being asked to go and discipline someone, and then he's being criticized for being a useless good-for-nothing who does nothing...

Li Xiang couldn't afford to offend any of the three women he was dealing with.

I thought I'd just play dead and not make a choice.

Unexpectedly, his inaction only cemented his reputation as a useless person.

No matter how I think about it, I feel extremely wronged.

Is he just incompetent and unable to do anything?

No, it's not.

It has been said since ancient times that even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes.

Besides, Li Xiang wasn't even an official.

Then there's no need to even mention honest officials.

Is family matters a place for reasoning?

Especially when it comes to reasoning with women.

Therefore, Li Xiang was unwilling to risk trouble by seriously arguing with three women.

If he's not careful, he might end up completely offending all three women.

It's a helpless situation, to say the least.

He avoided reasoning with them.

The results of it?
He even put himself in a position where he was disliked by both sides.

He couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere among the three women.

They can only find various reasons to escape and stay away.

For example, Little Bean wants to drink milk tea.

The castle's chefs could make it.

But he insisted on going out in person to a specialty milk tea shop to buy it.

The reason given was that only milk tea from milk tea shops tasted right. All three women saw through Li Xiang's little scheme.

However, all three of them tacitly refrained from exposing it to each other's faces.

Don't be surprised that a child like Xiaodouzi could figure it out.

The answer is never to treat children as children.

Especially in front of children who have grown up in today's social environment.

Before dinner.

Zhang Ling was led by a castle maid along a path leading to the dining area.

Because she noticed that Little Bean's dependence on the old lady had become increasingly strong since entering the castle.

To prevent the child from being easily bribed by the old lady.

So she decided to cook a homemade dish for her child herself.

of course!

This is also what Xiaodouzi has been looking forward to the most.

Zhang Ling, who rarely cooks, used to be extremely insecure about her culinary skills.

They always use being too busy with work as an excuse to avoid doing it.

She now feels that her status as a mother is threatened.

I had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.

Xiaodouzi had been taken to the bedroom to rest because she was playing too wildly and wasn't with me.

The old lady was always watching over him.

That's why Zhang Ling had the opportunity to refuse Li Xiang's company.

I can now calmly reflect on everything that happened today.

What puzzled Zhang Ling was that she had just seen Li Xiang a minute ago being led by another maid, walking in the opposite direction.

He said that the old lady had some important matters to discuss with him.

When asked what important things were happening?
At that moment, Li Xiang smiled awkwardly without saying a word.

It's probably because Zhang Ling harbors resentment towards Li Xiang today.

So I left without pursuing the matter further.

To Zhang Ling's surprise and confusion, she saw Li Xiang smiling and walking towards her again.

My first thought was that Li Xiang deliberately used this method to create a surprise.

The aim was to try to gain her understanding.

This will increase the intimacy between them.

But it’s impossible!

Zhang Ling confirmed repeatedly that the maid standing next to Li Xiang was clearly not the same one as before.

Even their clothing and accessories are different.

It's unlikely that Li Xiang would arrange for two maids to work together in order to create a so-called surprise.

Because she clearly remembered that the old lady had praised the people under her command for being very serious about their work.

The fact that the old lady's self-praise was not wrong could also be seen from the expressionless face of the maid who accompanied her.

Then there's only one possibility that's the least likely.

In other words, the Li Xiang before us is not the same person as the Li Xiang before.

Observe Li Xiang approaching from the same angle again, using this concept.

Zhang Ling did indeed see the difference between the two Li Xiangs.

The previous Li Xiang I met exuded an aura of nobility and inviolability.

Moreover, this aura inexplicably added a touch of unique feminine softness.

The Li Xiang we see now also exudes a noble and unapproachable aura.

However, it lacked the unique feminine softness that was characteristic of women.

It adds a touch of natural charm that attracts women.

After comparison.

Zhang Ling was shocked, realizing she had discovered an incredible secret.

But he still greeted Li Xiang in front of him with a calm expression.

Li Xiang showed no sign of aloofness upon seeing Zhang Ling.

On the contrary, he responded to her very enthusiastically.

This made Zhang Ling briefly think that all the ideas she had just had were wrong.

No, she couldn't possibly be wrong.

Because she firmly believed in that intuition, she was never wrong.

That's exactly what happened.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to achieve her current social status solely through her own efforts.

The Li Xiang in front of me is not a fool.

The moment he first saw Zhang Ling, he quickly caught her micro-expressions.

Doesn't that subtle reaction mean the other person has just seen you before?

He couldn't help but think to himself, "Oh no."

Zhang Ling, filled with anxiety and worry, would take the initiative to ask him what was going on.

He began to quickly think of how to explain the unexpected incident.

At the same time, he instantly realized that he had been set up.

The person who orchestrated this scheme was none other than the old lady, the owner of Rose Castle.

He just hadn't figured out the old lady's true purpose in setting up this scheme.

He spoke as Li Xiang always did:

"Lingling, what a coincidence! It's great to meet you here. Are you also admiring the sea of ​​roses here?"

However, he spoke as if he were a stranger.

They clearly didn't realize that the whole family of three happened to be visiting.

"A coincidence?" Zhang Ling stared at Li Xiang with suspicion.

You should know that Li Xiang has been affected by Qi Diaozhe's instigation ever since.

I was noticeably more cautious when speaking to her before.

But when Li Xiang spoke to her...

His tone remained relaxed as usual.

There was even a hint of excitement, a feeling that had been absent for a long time.

Li Xiang noticed that Zhang Ling's gaze towards him was a little strange.

He suddenly realized that he had just said the wrong thing.

Right!

Li Xiang had indeed reported this to him before.

They said the family of three stayed abroad together for the weekend.

At the time, he thought it was a trivial matter.

So I didn't ask them where they stayed for the weekend.

However, Li Xiang is still very strong-willed.

He showed no sign of panic.

He first calmly looked at Zhang Ling.

Then he sighed and said:
"Sigh, it still doesn't work?"

Zhang Ling pressed on, puzzled:
"what?"

Li Xiang continued:
“Zhang Ling, we’ve known each other for a while now. I always thought you understood me.”

Zhang Ling understood.

Li Xiang was trying to appeal to her emotions.

She responded without giving him any face at all:

“I don’t understand!”

Li Xiang paused briefly before continuing according to his own logic:
"So I was willing to believe that no external force could destroy our relationship. Now it seems I was wrong. And very wrong!"

Zhang Ling made an "uh" sound.

I was just about to speak up and refute Li Xiang's logic.

But Li Xiang wouldn't give Zhang Ling a chance to refute him.

He simply said, "Forget it."

Then, looking quite indignant, he simply walked past her and continued on his way.

Zhang Ling was affected by Li Xiang's reaction just now.

Her heart was inexplicably clenched tightly.

It felt like suddenly losing something important.

This made her gradually realize that she was wrong.

The mistake was that Qi Diaozhe became so hostile towards Li Xiang because of just a few words from him.

What about trust?
If they were just ordinary friends, that would be fine.

However, they were publicly engaged while sharing the child, Xiaodouzi.

Therefore, her distrust of Li Xiang is tantamount to being irresponsible towards Xiaodouzi.

If trust completely collapses.

That little bean will surely lose a complete family again.

This was yet another fatal blow to Xiaodouzi.

At that time, Xiaodouzi will completely lose faith in his parents.

In other words, Zhang Ling does indeed have the potential to be an irresponsible mother!
Do not!
Zhang Ling must never end up living the life she hates the most.

So she should do something about it.