Chapter 77 - You Have A Fiance Too, Right?
Chapter 77: You Have A Fiance Too, Right?
Qiao Xi was speechless. “I’m just reminding you out of kindness. Meng Wan is swindling others by saying she’s your fiance. If you don’t explain yourself, something will happen sooner or later.”
Meng Wan was not an easy opponent.
Gu Zheng naturally understood this. In reality, he had never planned on letting Meng Wan continue deceiving others by saying she was his fiance. It was just that Qiao Xi had taken the initiative to bring it up…
The man raised his eyebrows and leaned in slightly. He deliberately muttered in her ear with a hoarse voice, “And you say you’re not jealous? You’re so mindful of Meng Wan’s claim of being my fiance. If you’re not jealous, what are you?”
Qiao Xi: “…”
It would be a lie to say that she did not mind. Her legal husband had an unwed fiance, and this fiance kept pestering them like a flea. That woman was not disgusting, but she was still quite annoying.
Before she could say anything, she heard Gu Zheng say calmly, “If you mind that I have a fiance, shouldn’t I mind about your fiance too?”
Qiao Xi: “?”
Fiance? How did Gu Zheng know that she had a fiance?
Gu Zheng never knew that there could be such coincidences in this world. Back then, he and Senior Shang shared a pleasant conversation and became close friends despite their age difference. Senior Shang even said that he would have him be engaged to his youngest disciple, who was also like his granddaughter. Gu Zheng did not take it to heart after hearing that.
He knew that this disciple of Senior Shang, Little Six, had been under his wing for a very long time. Senior Shang treated her like a precious treasure, so how could he bear to marry her to Gu Zheng? Thus, Gu Zheng never took it seriously.
He only remembered that when Little Six was sick, he had given a jade pendant to her. He did not know if Qiao Xi still had it with her.
The man’s gaze was indifferent. “Your fiance gave you a jade pendant, right? Where’s the jade pendant?”
Qiao Xi was truly shocked this time, and it caused her to have goosebumps.
How did Gu Zheng even know about this? She did not even tell Third Brother and the rest about the jade! Back then, Master insisted that she marry that big shot. She was only ten years old back then!
That day, the big shot came to look for her master. Her master urged her to meet her future husband. She did not want to see him, so she deliberately said that she was sick. Her master’s heart ached for her, so he did not force her to leave the house. Later on, she learned that the big shot was not interested in her. He only gave her a jade pendant after hearing that she was sick. He said that it was for the younger generation to play with and that he gave it to her for safekeeping.
She thought that these words were obviously said by an elder. From then on, Qiao Xi treated that fiance of hers as an elder. Hence, how did Gu Zheng know about this? Had someone revealed too much? However, she never heard of anyone from her circle knowing Gu Zheng!
Qiao Xi fell into a dilemma.
Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes. “Why? Is my question difficult to answer?”
This heartless child. It seemed that she had really forgotten about him.
When Qiao Xi saw Gu Zheng’s expression, she was even more sure that he was here to settle the score. However, it was impossible for her to admit defeat like this, so… She gulped, and a small blush appeared on her cheeks. “Y-Yes, I have a fiance…”
Gu Zheng curled his lips. “Then where’s your fiance?”
Qiao Xi shivered. See, Gu Zheng was trying his best to know the whereabouts of her fiance because he wanted to know if she still had feelings for that guy. He wanted to know if she would cheat on him!
With Gu Zheng’s ability, finding someone should be easy, right? Qiao Xi pursed her lips and took two to three deep breaths before saying, “I’m sorry, he’s dead.”
Gu Zheng’s expression froze on his face while Qiao Xi said in all seriousness, “That fiance is a friend of my grandfather’s. The engagement was also decided by my grandfather without my permission, and he’s about my grandfather’s age… You know, I only see my fiance as an elder, and he probably also sees me as a junior. For the sake of getting him to fulfill the arranged marriage my grandfather has been looking for him for several years but to no avail. I suspect that the man is too old and has already died of old age, so I don’t have a fiance anymore.”
With that, she patted Gu Zheng’s shoulder. “One must look forward. Now that I’m married to you, we’ll be together till the end. I believe that my fiance is in heaven now. He’ll be very happy to see me living such a content life.”
She needed to say that her ex-fiance had died in front of her current husband so as to not affect the harmony in their household. Moreover, that big shot had disappeared for so many years, causing them to search for him for so long. Qiao Xi did not have a good impression of this big shot.
Gu Zheng’s expression darkened slightly. Too old and died of old age? She did not have a fiance anymore?