Beijing Marriage Entanglement

Lu Xingci was stunned for a moment.

"What?"

Xu Zhiwei reminded him, "Shen Yu, why is he treating you like this..."

Xu Zhiwei couldn't quite describe the feeling—was it interest? Or liking?

Or perhaps, it's more like... hunting?

Lu Xingci turned his gaze back to the window.

"Maybe it's just something new and fun, after all, I'm different from the women around him."

Every woman around Shen Yu was eager to please and fawn over him.

Maybe he's just bored and wants to find some other fun.

Apart from that, Lu Xingci couldn't find any other reason why he kept bothering her.

Xu Zhiwei thought for a moment and nodded.

"Possibly."

After all, with their family background, they have nothing to do but eat, drink, and have fun every day.

It's perfectly normal to get tired of something and want to find something new to do.

This aligns perfectly with her perception of rich playboys.

Jiang Wenzhao first sent it to Xu Zhiwei.

After getting out of the car, Xu Zhiwei turned around and gave Jiang Wenzhao some instructions.

"Knight, remember to get the princess home safely."

Jiang Wenzhao smiled and leaned out of the window.

"We guarantee the mission will be completed."

He only realized it after he finished speaking.

"Can't I be a prince?"

Xu Zhiwei turned around and waved to him with her back to him.

"cannot."

Princes are meant to be with princesses.

How can my best friend be a prince?

After Xu Zhiwei got out of the car, the car became much quieter.

Jiang Wenzhao kept looking at Lu Xingci in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

He had a lot to say, but seeing that Lu Xingci seemed quite tired, he held back and didn't bring it up.

Lu Xingci opened the car door to get out after the car stopped downstairs at the apartment building.

Jiang Wenzhao said hurriedly.

"Let me take you up."

Lu Xingci hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Hmm?"

Jiang Wenzhao cleared his throat and pointed to her feet to explain.

"What I mean is, your foot is injured and it's inconvenient for you, so I'll take you upstairs, and I'll leave after you're inside."

Lu Xingci smiled and shook his head.

"No need, it's just a sprained ankle, it's nothing serious."

You should go back now, I'm going upstairs.

Lu Xingci turned to leave, but Jiang Wenzhao quickly reached out and grabbed her arm.

"etc."

Lu Xingci turned around. "What's wrong?"

Jiang Wenzhao seems a bit strange today.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, making her feel a little uncomfortable.

Jiang Wenzhao swallowed hard.

Are you and Song Qinghui dating?

Lu Xingci looked up at him, her eyes filled with doubt.

Jiang Wenzhao explained what he saw at Qin's Private Kitchen.

"I just happened to see it; I didn't mean to spy on you."

Lu Xingci smiled, seemingly unconcerned.

"It's okay, it's all over now."

"What do you mean by 'it's all in the past'?"

"I did date him before, but we broke up."

Whether it was a misperception or not, Lu Xingci seemed to see a sigh of relief on Jiang Wenzhao's face.

Jiang Wenzhao did indeed breathe a sigh of relief.

This means he has a chance.

He spoke with a smile, his tone much more relaxed.

"You really don't want me to take you up?"

"No need, it's only a few steps inside."

I wonder what kind of medicine Shen Yu took her to apply today, it's so effective.

In just half a day, the pain in my ankle was gone.

"Okay, shall we discuss the partnership matter we talked about before, perhaps over dinner another day?"

Lu Xingci smiled and nodded, "Okay, good night, get some rest."

"Good night."

After bidding farewell to Jiang Wenzhao, Lu Xingci turned and went into the building.

Before entering the elevator, she glanced to the side.

Jiang Wenzhao was still standing there, watching her from a distance.

Seeing her turn her head to look at him, Jiang Wenzhao raised his hand to wave goodbye.

Lu Xingci smiled and waved, then stepped into the elevator.

I don't know why, even though it seems like nothing has changed, it also seems like everything has changed.

As the elevator doors closed, Lu Xingci's tired face was reflected in the elevator car.

I said, I want you.

When Shen Yu's voice suddenly echoed in his mind, Lu Xingci's pupils dilated.

She shook her head vigorously, trying to shake the sound out.

She couldn't even get along with someone like Song Qinghui, wasting three years of her life.

Someone like Shen Yu is even more beyond her ability to handle.

It's best to stay as far away from people like that as possible.

The next second, Guo Junfeng called.

Lu Xingci then remembered that Guo Junfeng had called to insult her earlier.

She was so angry that she decided to give him a good thrashing.

The fact that he called at this hour suggests he really did spend the whole night there keeping watch.

Lu Xingci thought for a moment and then chose to hang up.

The phone rang again immediately, and she hung up again, adding the caller's number to her blacklist.

The elevator doors opened, and Lu Xingci stepped out.

Just as I opened the door, Lu Xingyao called.

This time, Lu Xingci didn't hang up, but answered the call.

She took off her shoes while sitting on the sofa in the entryway.

"Lu Xingci, what are you playing at?"

Why did Junfeng call to say you invited him to have a late-night snack?

Lu Xingci spoke in a nonchalant tone.

"Me? How could that be? Lu Xingyao, if you used your brain even for a second, you wouldn't believe that."

Lu Xingyao hesitated for a moment.

"But he said you invited him, and even specifically arranged to meet across from the hotel, because you wanted to book a room with him."

Lu Xingci scoffed.

"I'll hang up now if there's nothing else."

"Wait a minute."

Lu Xingci took the clothes to the bathroom and filled the bathtub with water.

"explain."

"Was that man who came to our house the other day your boyfriend?"

"no."

"Lu Xingci, you're lying. If he's not your boyfriend, why is he interfering in your marriage? If he's not your boyfriend, why is he so concerned?"

Lu Xingci, we don't object to you having a boyfriend, and we certainly don't object to you getting married.

But the matter of the bride price is up to us.

Lu Xingci chuckled coldly, then suddenly became a little curious.

"So how much dowry are you planning to ask for? Tell me."

When Lu Xingci said this, it was tantamount to Lu Xingyao admitting that the man from that day was her boyfriend.

"Three million, I guess."

Lu Xingyao thought about it and realized that two million was still too little.

After all, he'll need to buy a luxury car to drive after he gets married.

Lu Xingci laughed when he heard this.

"Lu Xingyao, are you crazy for money?"

Putting aside the fact that he's not actually my boyfriend, even if he were, do you think I would agree to give you millions?

Just as Lu Xingyao was about to speak, Lu Zhenyu snatched the phone away.

"Do you think this money is for us? We want so much so that the other party will care about you and value you."

As your parents, we always think of you first. But you've grown up, you're independent now, and you…”

Lu Xingci felt a physical aversion upon hearing Lu Zhenyu's voice.

She hung up the phone before Lu Zhenyu could finish speaking.

In one fell swoop, he blocked the phone numbers of Lu Xingyao, Lu Zhenyu, and his mother Wu Xiaotang.

Family shouldn't have gone to such lengths.

But Lu Xingci didn't want his life to be put on a shelf and become a commodity to be bargained over.

Sure enough, after blocking them all, I finally got some peace and quiet.