flstandardbreds Chapter 26 Self-Exposure
Chapter 26 Self-Exposure
Zhong Xiaoqin's words caused all the emotions that had been building up inside her for a long time to erupt.
Zhong Xiaoqin had kept these secrets to herself for a long time; these were secrets she couldn't even tell Gu Jia! Although Gu Jia was her best friend, she wasn't as close as her family. Even after growing up, they hadn't become as inseparable as characters in TV dramas after ten years of living together. Of course, even in a relationship like that in a TV series, these things might not be something they could openly discuss.
But once the secret is spoken, it's like opening a window in your heart, letting in the sunshine, and suddenly you feel cheerful.
It's like a "give up" mentality: 'I've said what I should and shouldn't have said, that's how it is, you figure out what to do next!'
The pressure was theoretically on Wang Wenwen's side, but Wang Wenwen had been planning for so long and wanted this result. Although she had imagined that it would succeed, she was still very happy when Zhong Xiaoqin actually agreed.
But what Wang Wenwen didn't expect was that Zhong Xiaoqin knew everything except for the last thing, the one about getting drunk. Wang Wenwen felt that Zhong Xiaoqin might not know now, but she might find out later, so she asked Zhong Xiaoqin nervously, "Xiaoqin, you know everything? Then I'm not a good woman. Will you regret it?"
Zhong Xiaoqin was genuinely puzzled. "Why do you say that?"
"I have something to tell you, and I hope you won't get angry after hearing it."
"Okay, I promise I won't get angry. Go ahead and tell me!"
Wang Wenwen hesitated for a long time before slowly speaking, "It was about that drinking incident the night before last. I was the one who instigated it, and I planned it. Ever since you moved out, I've been planning this day. That night, you and Xiaoyu both drank too much, and Xiaoyu was so drunk he couldn't be woken up. Actually, the three of us didn't do anything that night!"
"Who took off those clothes?"
Wang Wenwen said weakly, "I took it off. Xiaoyu didn't know anything. He didn't wake up until dawn!"
Zhong Xiaoqin's tone became somewhat unfriendly, "And what about that red thing on the bed? What's that?"
Wang Wenwen became even more timid, "That's tomato juice, mixed with some water, I did it on purpose!"
Actually, none of the three of them had experience. The illusion created by Wang Wenwen didn't look real. An experienced person could tell it was fake at a glance.
"No wonder I felt nothing wrong the next day! Everyone else said it would hurt a lot, and it would hurt to walk the next day, but I didn't feel anything at all. Actually, I thought you were the only one who was injured!" Zhong Xiaoqin felt like her sincere feelings had been wasted!
"Xiaoqin, you promised you wouldn't be angry?" Wang Wenwen pleaded. "Please forgive me this time! I just wanted to use this opportunity to try one last time. Xiaoyu and you are getting closer and closer, and if you don't give me this chance, I'm really leaving."
Wang Wenwen's pleading words brought the issue back to its very beginning.
Zhong Xiaoqin didn't keep Wang Wenwen waiting long. Now that she had chosen her path and knew she hadn't lost anything, a mix of anger and surprise washed over her. She was angry at Wang Wenwen's betrayal, but also delighted that she was whole and that the good things could still be in the future; otherwise, it would have been a real regret. The anger and joy, intertwined, somewhat balanced each other out.
"Wenwen, I originally thought that the three of us would just give it a try. If we could be together, we wouldn't get married. We could leave Shanghai and go to a city where no one knows us, and live our own lives."
Wang Wenwen disagreed, "Xiaoqin, you've overlooked Xiaoyu's thoughts. There's no way Xiaoyu would agree to this. He's been thinking about you ever since he was in the capital. How could he let you follow him like this? What Xiaoyu wants is to give you happiness. He can't possibly refuse to marry you!"
"Is that really what he thinks? Although he treats me very well, I don't feel that he wants to marry no one but me?" Zhong Xiaoqin felt that Wang Wenwen had misunderstood.
Wang Wenwen explained, "You still don't know Xiaoyu well enough. He's very low-key, but anyone who knows him dislikes him. He's very capable. His family's company is already valued at two or three hundred million, you didn't know that, did you? It's a fast-food chain. Xiaoyu single-handedly built his family business from a small pushcart outside a school. I heard all this from my godmother. She said Xiaoyu has been different from others since he was a child. He's never caused his godmother any worry, and even now, my uncle often consults Xiaoyu on matters concerning the company."
Xiao Yu never flaunts himself, but that doesn't stop people from liking him, especially his wealthy neighbors, whom he ignores. If I hadn't stubbornly clung to my godmother's place, Xiao Yu and I might have become quite distant by now.
But you're different. I can sense it; he seems to know you very well, as if he's known you for a long time, and all his steps are aimed at you. Besides liking you, I really can't find any other reason why he would go to such lengths.
"Is his family already that rich? Isn't that a wealthy family? Won't there be family feuds? Like in TV dramas, where the mother-in-law looks down on the new daughter-in-law, thinks she's not good enough for her son, and makes things difficult for her at every turn?"
Wang Wenwen was a little speechless. "Xiaoqin, your focus is strange. Fine, just tell me if you want to marry Xiaoyu!"
Zhong Xiaoqin was persuaded, but she still had concerns, "Then what will you do? You can't stay hidden forever like this?"
"I can do it, don't be so pessimistic, I'm already very satisfied! I never thought there would be a woman as silly as you, and only a woman as silly as you would Chen Yu like! If I were you, I might choose to feel guilty for the rest of my life! So I can never replace you in the end. I've come to terms with it, everyone has their own destiny! Man proposes, God disposes." Wang Wenwen's long-cherished wish has come true, and she suddenly feels a bit Zen.
Looking at Wang Wenwen's satisfied expression, Zhong Xiaoqin couldn't help but feel a pang of doubt. She still couldn't understand why someone could like another person to such an exaggerated degree. However, who could truly explain such things? After all, everyone's feelings are unique and complex.
Just like the character in the TV series, Zhong Xiaoqin once disguised herself as a mermaid and dived into the water to confess her feelings to Chen Yu. Even though she almost suffocated from lack of oxygen in the water, she still persisted in her determination. Love is sometimes an indescribable power that can make people do things beyond imagination.
It was precisely because of Wang Wenwen's unwavering devotion to love that Zhong Xiaoqin finally realized that she had completely grown up, was no longer a child, and was taking relationships more seriously.