"Dad called to say that Feng Gui and his mom, Aunt Li, went back to their hometown a few days early, mentioning that they wanted to find a partner there. However, they couldn’t find anyone to their satisfaction. In the end, the villagers brought you up, saying not only are you beautiful, but you also have excellent academic achievements—the walls in your house are covered with certificates. After hearing this, Feng Gui and Aunt Li went directly to our house, looked at your photo, seemed extremely pleased, and gave our parents 100,000 yuan as a betrothal gift. They said that once you marry him, they will give another million as compensation for our parents’ years of raising you," Zhou Jingpeng said with a wry smile, recounting the whole matter before sighing helplessly in the end.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Li nearly passed out from anger. Her eyes reddened immediately, and she was on the verge of tears, saying, "Brother, how old am I? Mom and Dad can’t possibly be confused enough to actually marry me off, right? Moreover, my impression of Little Gouzi is still stuck in childhood—I have no feelings for him. Aren’t they pushing me into a pit of fire? What kind of parents would do this?"
Zhou Jingpeng said, "Sis, how can you speak of our parents like that? No matter what, they raised us. Sigh, I understand how you feel. But when Dad called, he said he was already on his way here, and should arrive tomorrow around ten in the morning. Feng Gui is driving here himself, and Aunt Li is coming too. They said they wanted to see you, their future daughter-in-law..."
"I don’t want to see them." Hearing her brother’s words, Zhou Li panicked immediately and couldn’t help but start crying.
Zhou Jingpeng said, "Refusing to see them won’t do, you can avoid it temporarily, but can you hide for a lifetime? Sis, if you really don’t want to, just speak up frankly when you see them."
Zhou Li said, "Brother, don’t you know Dad’s temperament? Since he’s personally bringing them here, he’s likely already agreed, not to mention he took their betrothal gift. I will never agree to it, sob sob..." Saying this, she turned and ran out, pondered for a long time, and then made a phone call to Leng Xuan, leading to the scene unfolding now...
After recounting everything, Zhou Li’s tears were like pearls falling off a string, dropping one by one from her eyes, looking truly pitiful.
Leng Xuan also felt a pang of heartache upon hearing her story and couldn’t help but reach out to put his arm around Zhou Li’s shoulders, letting her rest her head on his shoulder to cry. He gently patted her back, consoling, "There, there Zhou Li, if you keep crying, someone might see and think I’m bullying you as your boyfriend."
Zhou Li let out a chuckle and looked up to glare at Leng Xuan, saying, "You’re actually bullying me!"
Leng Xuan was taken aback, "Am I bullying you?"
Zhou Li, with a flushed face, said, "You embraced me without my consent, isn’t that bullying?"
Leng Xuan’s face turned red. He wanted to say ’you’re my girlfriend, it’s perfectly normal for me to hold you,’ but considering the timing, such words seemed too frivolous. He promptly let go of Zhou Li and took two steps back.
For some reason, once Leng Xuan let go of her, Zhou Li felt a sense of loss in her heart. She kept her head down and remained silent.
Coughing twice, Leng Xuan knew the atmosphere had become somewhat awkward. He deliberately changed the subject, smiling and saying, "Alright, I know about your situation now. Tell me, how can I help you?"