Free Web NovelChapter 808: Chapter 808: Nothing but a Joke
Gu Jin is not a child of the Gu Family; she is the child of her biological mother, who was sent to Qingshan Village, with another man before marrying the second son of the Gu Family, who is Gu Dehao.
In recent years, the Zhen Family has been trying to mend their relationship with Jin, becoming particularly amiable during festivals, hoping to welcome her back into the family.
However, Jin refuses to give them any face, and is even reluctant to meet with them.
Even though An Mingji has never met the Zhen Family, he is aware of their existence.
He also knows that Jin has two siblings, a brother and a sister, who are from the same parents.
The girl before him resembles Jin so much, and coincidentally has the surname Zhen; they must be sisters from the same parents.
Thinking about meeting under such ironic circumstances, An Mingji felt somewhat uncomfortable.
He is well aware of Jin’s alienation from her biological parents and the cold gleam in her eyes whenever they are mentioned.
An Mingji is not someone who would begrudge himself.
Before the drinks were served, he stood up and said to Zou Yanpeng, "I have some matters to attend to, I’ll leave first."
Zou Yanpeng, caught in the struggle of his girlfriend having feelings for his good brother, snapped out of it upon hearing this, "Huh? The drinks haven’t arrived and you’re leaving? What’s the matter?"
An Mingji replied calmly, "I’m going home."
He needed to go home and talk to Jin about whom he met today.
Upon hearing he was going home, Zou Yanpeng did not stop him this time.
He knew An’s home was nearby.
An Mingji walked out of the tea room and saw several cars parked at the street corner across from him. He walked over elegantly.
Allen was sitting in the car and was the first to see the Young Master exit the tea room and walk towards them.
He immediately got out of the car, stood by the rear passenger door, and opened it as An approached, respectfully saying, "Young Master."
An Mingji acknowledged with a sound, got into the car, and said, "Home."
The luxury cars quickly left the area.
Qiao Wenming and Jin Bai left not long after An Mingji.
Only Zou Yanpeng and Zhen Lingling remained at the window seat.
The waiter had already brought the tea and snacks.
Zhen Lingling stared at these delicious foods but had lost all appetite.
She sensed the low pressure exuding from Zou Yanpeng’s entire body, and she felt uneasy, reflecting on all prior inappropriate actions.
Zou Yanpeng’s family background is much higher than the Zhen Family’s, which was why she initially set her sights on Zou Yanpeng.
To avoid being arranged into a marriage with a government official surnamed Liu, she had been looking for many other paths out over the past two years.
She couldn’t reach those born into very high-status families, so Zou Yanpeng was the only one she could keep under her control.
But today, she made a small mistake, and it was only now dawning on her how foolish she had been to stare persistently at An Mingji.
Zou Yanpeng looked at Zhen Lingling with a dark gaze, with an indescribable look of disappointment in his eyes.
He used to be a playboy, never refusing beautiful girls who threw themselves at him.
After meeting Zhen Lingling, he was truly attracted to this beautiful, pure, and unpretentious girl.
He even started to "clean up his act" for her, no longer being the flirt he used to be.
Only today did he realize it was all a joke.
The appearance of An Mingji, and Zhen Lingling’s calculating eyes staring at him, were all in his view.
He wondered how blind he had to be to treasure a woman who, apart from having a pretty face, was full of schemes.
To be honest, although Zou Yanpeng felt disappointed, there wasn’t much anger or hurt.
It seems that the feelings he thought he had were not as deep as he believed.
