When surprise arrives suddenly, some people briefly lose their voice.
Xiao Ni took the initiative to ask Zheng Zhihe if he wanted to be her boyfriend, but Zheng Zhihe did not answer immediately, which made the onlookers anxious.
The people in the office area seemed busy with their own tasks, but in fact they were all pricking up their ears to eavesdrop.
Oh dear, why was this Lawyer Zheng so stunned? Editor Ni, a girl, had taken the initiative to speak up, so he should have agreed right away!
At the critical moment, Song Foxiang gave a push. This fellow spoke in a shrill voice, very sarcastic.
“If he does not want to, then forget it. There are plenty of people eager to take the role, like that someone from our publishing group…”
Zheng Zhihe jolted, “Of course I am willing. I was just too happy earlier. From now on, I am Xiao Ni’s boyfriend. I have a girlfriend!”
The single dog had escaped singledom, and Zheng Zhihe was excited.
Xiao Ni’s eyes sparkled like stars. Both their faces were red, and as they gazed at each other, they did not know what to do next. This frustrated the emotional expert Poet Song. “You fool, she is your girlfriend now. Why not kiss her!”
What a great atmosphere.
Did young people nowadays even know how to date?
One by one, they worked hard, earned well, but dated like idiots!
With Song Foxiang leading, the entire editorial department joined in the teasing, urging Zheng Zhihe to kiss Xiao Ni quickly.
Zheng Zhihe did not comply.
Xiao Ni had become chief editor at such a young age. While she had Zou Weijun’s trust, it was also inseparable from her own efforts. It was already hard for a young leader to command respect, so how could Zheng Zhihe act frivolously in front of everyone?
Everyone shouted for Zheng Zhihe to kiss Xiao Ni, but Zheng Zhihe refused.
If he was going to kiss her, he would not do it for these people to see!
Zheng Zhihe smiled at Xiao Ni and pointed to the rest area. “You carry on with your work. I will wait for you to finish and we can go for dinner together.”
Xiao Ni nodded with a flushed face.
Even Xiao Ni had thought Zheng Zhihe would kiss her just now.
Xiao Ni did not mind, but felt that being too intimate in the workplace was somewhat inappropriate.
Since Zheng Zhihe did not kiss her, Xiao Ni was not unhappy at all. Instead, she felt his maturity and how he cherished her.
Zheng Zhihe reviewed documents in the rest area, while Xiao Ni handled work in the office area. Neither disturbed the other, but occasionally their eyes met, and both felt very sweet. At first, colleagues teased them, but seeing their behaviour, they gradually calmed down.
Although Editor Ni was young, she was not sloppy at all in her work.
Teasing now was fun, but if a small mistake occurred later and was caught, how embarrassing!
Editor Ni was young and promising, and her boyfriend was also a talented young man. It was not strange for such a pair to date. They really matched well.
The people at Spark Magazine calmed down.
Zou Weijun was not too surprised upon hearing about it.
Xiao Ni and Zheng Zhihe were both unmarried, whether they liked each other and wanted to be together was their own freedom.
Zou Weijun was close to Xiao Ni and had a good impression of Zheng Zhihe. She was happy that Xiao Ni had found a boyfriend like Zheng Zhihe and even advised Xiao Ni to enjoy the romance properly, but with one condition. “Romance is romance, but it cannot delay your own work. I think Lawyer Zheng likes the cute you in life and also the serious you at work.”
Sacrificing one’s career for a man was a loss Zou Weijun had suffered, and she did not want Xiao Ni to repeat it.
Xiao Ni nodded emphatically. “Being an editor has always been my dream. I will not give it up for anyone!”
Xiao Ni was actually not too sure what kind of her Zheng Zhihe liked.
But if Zheng Zhihe only liked a partial version of her and did not accept her completely, Xiao Ni would cut ties swiftly, no matter how reluctant, and end the relationship.
…
Xie Qian had asked Zheng Zhihe to keep it secret, not to let Xiao Ni know about Jiang Youjia’s financial crisis. Unexpectedly, it was this very sentence that prompted Zheng Zhihe to confess to Xiao Ni.
Even someone as slick as Song Foxiang felt Xiao Ni and Zheng Zhihe matched well, and others would not object.
Zou Weijun was not surprised because she worked with Xiao Ni. She had long noticed the interactions between Xiao Ni and Zheng Zhihe. If there was no chemistry, why would two single people often meet for late-night snacks?
But Wen Ying did not work with Xiao Ni!
Xiao Ni was at the unit, Wen Ying at school. Their usual exchanges were mostly online, so where was the chance to monitor Xiao Ni’s every move?
Last time, upon hearing from Xiao Ni that Du Li had represented Professor Fang’s divorce case, Wen Ying felt something was off but did not think much.
Zheng Zhihe had handled a lawsuit for Xiao Ni, so it was not strange for them to keep in touch privately.
Upon hearing that Xiao Ni and Zheng Zhihe had made it official, Wen Ying was utterly shocked.
… Good heavens, Xiao Ni was not Zheng Shixiong’s destined match!
Regarding Zheng Zhihe’s romantic history from the previous life, Wen Ying knew it clearly.
It was not that Wen Ying was too gossipy, but Zheng Zhihe and his first-love girlfriend had broken up and reconciled multiple times over years, only marrying in the year Wen Ying graduated from graduate school. In a sense, it was “legendary”.
During the periods of breaking up and reconciling with his first-love girlfriend, whether she dated others Wen Ying did not know, but Zheng Zhihe remained single.
Wen Ying had once seen Zheng Zhihe as a saint in love, but a gossipy fellow disciple laughed at Wen Ying for being too naive.
“Zheng Shixiong did not want to be a saint in love. His partner was too troublesome. She was the one who always proposed breaking up. When Zheng Shixiong wanted to date others, she would come back to stir things up. After going back and forth, Zheng Shixiong got tired. With both at an age where marriage was expected, they just got married!”
After hearing the gossip, Wen Ying found it hard to look directly at Zheng Zhihe’s wife.
She really could not tell!
Zheng Zhihe’s wife was his undergraduate classmate. After university, she did not become a lawyer but entered the procuratorate. To outsiders, she was a capable female prosecutor. Who would have thought she turned life into a melodramatic idol drama in her youth.
With such a notorious first-love girlfriend around, Wen Ying was quite worried for Xiao Ni.
Emotional entanglements were clearest to the parties involved. If the first-love girlfriend could be troublesome and dramatic, that was also because Zheng Zhihe indulged her.
Now that Zheng Zhihe was with Xiao Ni, once the first-love girlfriend found out, she would likely make a comeback!
Xiao Ni was so innocent. Could she withstand such a scheming ex-girlfriend?
Wen Ying was deeply concerned, but Xie Qian only found it strange. “Can you even manage whether your editor dates or not?”
The road was so wide, did Wen Ying have to meddle that much?
This really did not seem like something a hamster would do.
Wen Ying stammered, “I heard Lawyer Zheng has a difficult first-love girlfriend. I fear Xiao Ni will suffer…”
Xie Qian looked at Wen Ying oddly.
Everyone did not know Zheng Zhihe had a difficult first-love girlfriend. How did Wen Ying know?
Xie Qian thought about it and concluded Wen Ying was too idle.
“You are so idle. For this term’s final exam, getting into the top 100 of the year should be no problem.”
Of course there was a problem!
In studies, Wen Ying was not some super-intelligent genius. The provincial key school was full of hidden talents. Brushing her grades to around the 120th in the year, Wen Ying was already satisfied.
Let alone advancing 20 places further, even 5 places was hard!
“These are two different matters. You cannot pressure me with exams just because I care about Xiao Ni.”
Wen Ying got anxious, but Xie Qian remained unmoved. “Who she dates is Editor Ni’s own business. She can handle being chief editor at the magazine, so she can manage her emotional issues. Whether Editor Ni suffers depends on how Lawyer Zheng handles his difficult first-love girlfriend. What use is your worry?”
Xie Qian had never dated, but he felt dating was no different from handling other matters.
If they liked each other so much, why break up?
If Zheng Zhihe could not handle the emotional baggage from before, he did not deserve to start a new relationship.
Wen Ying feared the first-love girlfriend would trouble Xiao Ni, but Xie Qian felt it was best if she came early. Whether Xiao Ni and Zheng Zhihe’s romance was suitable would depend on how Zheng Zhihe handled it. If it exploded after deep feelings developed, that would truly leave Xiao Ni in a dilemma!
