Zeng Xiaoya said with some surprise, “When I came downstairs, you were chatting with Second Uncle, yet you could tell my smile was very forced.”
“Zhan Yue, your eyesight is really sharp.”
“It is not exactly unhappiness. It is Senior Lin. He called me and said his parents have come to the city. He asked when I would be free to join him in keeping them company.”
“Every time his parents come to the city, it is Miss He who takes care of them and accompanies them. Miss He is extremely good to him and his family.”
“With Miss He, he is neither fully accepting nor rejecting. His rejection is not thorough, letting Miss He feel there is still hope. He pursues me on one side while enjoying Miss He’s meticulous care on the other.”
Zeng Xiaoya spoke honestly. “If he were not my senior, I would not even want to answer his calls.”
“In fact, he does have feelings for Miss He. It is just that my family background suits him better and can bring him greater benefits. That is why he pursues me so persistently.”
“When it comes to true emotions, he may not love me that deeply, and I may not be the most suitable for him either.”
“Now he does not understand, but later he will realise that Miss He is the one most suitable for him. After marriage, Miss He would definitely be a virtuous wife. As for what he says about Miss He being someone who excessively supports her natal family, I think as long as he talks properly with Miss He.”
“Miss He knows what is important and what is not. Alas, it is so annoying. I have told him I do not love him and only see him as a senior, yet he refuses to give up. Do I really have to find a boyfriend first before he will lose hope?”
Zhan Yue said, “It is perfectly normal for Doctor Lin not to give up. If it were me, I would not give up either.”
“The men of our Zhan family, once we fall in love, it is for life. We will absolutely never abandon the woman we love. We will pursue her persistently until we win her.”
“If we cannot win her, then we will remain bachelors for life. We would rather be bachelors than fall in love with a second woman.”
Zhan Yue understood why Doctor Lin was unwilling to give up.
A good woman is worth liking, pursuing, and competing for.
Of course, understanding Doctor Lin did not mean he would yield.
Doctor Lin had a backup option. He had none. He would marry only Xiaoya!
Zeng Xiaoya looked at him and said, “The men in your family are really very fortunate. The women they fall for, they all end up marrying, and their married lives are very happy.”
“The happiness of your several brothers after marriage is known even to ordinary people like us. Your several sisters-in-law truly make us women envious and jealous.”
Zeng Xiaoya did not hide her envy for the young madams of the Zhan family at all.
“Have you met Doctor Lin’s parents?”
Zhan Yue looked gossipy. “What is their attitude towards you?”
Zeng Xiaoya thought for a moment and replied, “I met them before I transferred back to work in Guancheng. They were very warm towards me, but that warmth carried a hint of wanting me to lower my head.”
“Lower your head? Why would they want you to lower your head?”
Zhan Yue asked, puzzled. “Is it because you and Doctor Lin had a disagreement, and they wanted you to make the first move?”
“No, that is not it. Senior Lin and I have never had any disagreements. He has been very good to me, very tolerant.”
