"Um, Captain Meng, I want to ask about what you said earlier regarding your grandfather. Is it true?" Chiang Songhai’s question came off as very conflicted.
You could tell that he had hesitated for a long time before asking, likely feeling quite conflicted himself.
Everyone looked at him, puzzled.
Wasn’t that just a story Meng Xinian made up to deceive the people of the Old Chiang Family?
Meng Xinian also paused for a moment.
"My grandfather was indeed a soldier as well," he said.
Chiang Songhai took another pause, then continued, "What I’m asking is, you mentioned that he had led his troops through Peace Town and got injured, and they were out of medicine. Fortunately, a local provided them with some. Is that part true?"
Meng Xinian nodded. "That did indeed happen," he said, glancing at Chiang Xiao before pursing his lips. His heroic brows furrowed as he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest but continued, "Moreover, my grandfather did actually set up a betrothal with that local."
"What?" Ge Xiaotong couldn’t help but exclaim first, "Doesn’t that mean you have a real fiancée?"
Liu Pei was also unhappy, "If this is true and you already have a fiancée, then how can you be ? What about our Little? She will be blamed and thought of as a man-stealer!"
Captain Meng, that was really not decent of you!
For a moment, Ge Dejun, Xu Linjiang, and the others all looked angry.
Any goodwill they had for Meng Xinian instantly plummeted into the negatives.
Chiang Xiao’s face turned cold too.
"In that case, Brother Xinian, I can’t agree to this," she said. She didn’t want to harm his fiancée, real or not. She also didn’t want to carry the stigma of stealing someone’s fiancé.
As for the Old Chiang Family, if anyone else talks nonsense, she’d just drag them into "Space" and slap them one by one!
Chiang Xiao felt a mix of frustration and anger building up inside her.
Anyone who bumped into her at this moment would probably get a thrashing.
"My grandparents still need to rest, so please leave for now," she said, issuing a dismissal. Seeing him stand there was becoming more and more irritating.
What’s the point of being so tall?
It just takes up space!
Seeing that Meng Xinian remained silent, she snapped again, "I’ll send you some local produce later. After all, I did accept your sugar and backpack. I don’t take things for free."
With these words, she pushed him towards the door.
"Chiang Xiao!" Meng Xinian called out to her firmly by her full name.
Chiang Xiao withdrew her hand, tilted her head back, and met his suppressed, angry gaze.
She was even angrier!
Was this a joke to him?
To think he had a proper fiancée and yet talked about acting with her! What if his fiancée actually showed up, how would she face it?
She had agreed to this arrangement thinking he was single and that there’d be no trouble!
Now it seemed that not only would there be trouble, but it would be a huge hassle.
Was he here to slap her in the face?
"You explain the trouble with your unit. I’ll handle my own issues," she said calmly, "Actually, we can’t help each other, and being together would only create new problems, a loss rather than a gain. Right?"
Right, as right as crap.
Why would being together with him cause new troubles?
"I haven’t finished what I was saying, can you at least listen to me before you get angry?"
"When did I get angry? I was impulsive and agreed to act with you, but now I’m quite calm, and I realize I made a mistake in my decision!"
"So, your point is, the right thing to do is to make it clear that we’re nothing to each other?"
"If that’s how you want to interpret it, sure."
Meng Xinian gritted his teeth, "Fine, very fine," he said.
After that, he turned and left immediately, not looking back.
Zhao Xin was taken aback and hurriedly followed, "Captain! Captain!"