Free Web NovelChapter 1582: Chapter 1043: Avoiding
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After hesitating for a while, Zhou Nanping agreed to Zhou Jiping’s suggestion. After all, they were a couple, and even though the Fang family treated her poorly, she still felt some concern for them. If they encountered a life-and-death crisis, she truly couldn’t look the other way indifferently...
"Third sister-in-law is right, you’re definitely soft-hearted, but..." Zhou Xiangping smiled and patted Zhou Nanping’s shoulder, "Soft-hearted people are kind, it’s better than being hard-hearted like iron."
"Fourth sister..." Zhou Nanping murmured, looking guilty.
"I’m speaking from the heart, I’m not mocking you..." Zhou Xiangping looked at her helplessly, "Can’t you be less sensitive?"
"I... I really feel quite useless. I say I won’t care about their family’s affairs anymore, but deep down I can’t let go of it completely. But I absolutely, absolutely don’t have any old feelings for Fang Tao!"
Zhou Nanping looked at the others anxiously, afraid they wouldn’t believe her.
"Xiao Liu, we believe you..." Zhou Jiping smiled and patted her shoulder, "You’ve truly interacted too little with us before. Your fourth sister is this kind of person; once she accepts you, you’ll always look good in her eyes. What she said earlier really wasn’t making fun of you."
Zhou Nanping’s expression finally relaxed. She had finally reconciled with her sisters and didn’t want any more misunderstandings. In her heart, she secretly decided that after this time, she would definitely not get involved in the Fang family’s affairs again.
Reaching this point, she could be considered to have acted conscientiously and without guilt!
Before the Zhou family could reach a conclusion on the information they sent people to gather, Sang Mei arrived.
With a height just over one meter sixty, slightly plump, fair-skinned, delicate features, her eyes curved into crescents when she smiled, instantly creating a favorable impression.
Zhou Nanping had seen her before, and even had been threatened by her, hence naturally wouldn’t show a friendly face.
"Is Sister Nan still mad at me?" Sang Mei, familiar as ever, approached and linked arms with Zhou Nanping, shaking them back and forth, "I was young and ignorant, please don’t take it to heart, okay?"
"What brings you here?" Zhou Nanping asked stiffly.
"I guess Fang Tao has already come to find Sister Nan, right?"
Zhou Nanping furrowed her brows: "So what?"
"I was worried Sister Nan would fall for his tricks again, so after careful consideration, I still came to clarify why he sought Sister Nan out..." Pausing for a moment, Sang Mei sighed, "Everyone has moments of foolishness; I’m no exception.
For him, I even caused trouble for Sister Nan. Thinking back now, it was indeed ludicrously wrong. Actually, when Sister Nan suggested giving him six months to see if I was willing to be with him, I was furious, even determined that I wouldn’t wait half a year or a lifetime.
But what truly changed my decision was his failure to honor agreements. Sister Nan had forced him to call me, yet that night, he came to find me and said not to take Sister Nan’s words seriously, just pretend on the surface.
My parents already disliked him, and knowing his intentions made them even more opposed to me being with him. As for me, I was originally somewhat disappointed with him, but my parents’ stance made me stubbornly confront them.
Yet his subsequent actions utterly disappointed me, suggesting I live with him first, then get married once you divorce. Why, as a young unmarried woman, should I involve myself ambiguously with him?
It was at that time that I seriously reflected on our relationship. While I was suspicious, he kept pestering me, implying I should quickly discuss and get a job transfer for him, and help his parents regain employment.
"Ha ha..." Sang Mei let out a cold laugh and said, "If I still couldn’t figure out whether he was with me for love or for my father’s sake at that point, then I’d truly be a fool.
So, I told my father about his demands truthfully. Since childhood, my father had always doted on me, and now facing such bullying, how could he tolerate it?
Although he didn’t resort to any unpleasant methods, he did investigate Fang Tao’s work history and gave a heads-up to the factory where Fang Tao’s parents worked.
The result was that Fang Tao was suspended, and Fang Tao’s parents were unable to find jobs in state-owned enterprises or private companies. To put it bluntly, their entire family is now unemployed and doesn’t qualify for unemployment benefits."
Zhou Nanping bitterly smiled and nodded, realizing Sang Mei guessed correctly that Fang Tao came seeking her for exactly this reason.
But, Sang Mei is also a girl with a ruthless heart. If it were her, she would never be able to do it. Just like earlier, she was still worried if something serious had happened at the Fang Family...
"Third sister-in-law..." Zhou Nanping looked at Chuxia, face full of plea, "Can I ask you a favor?"
Chuxia nodded: "Go ahead."
"I want to temporarily work in Capital City. If you agree, I’ll go to discuss with Third Uncle about helping me transfer my job..." After hesitating a bit, Zhou Nanping explained further, "I’m not avoiding him, I just don’t want him bugging me like a fly."
She knew Fang Tao’s personality too well. Even though he left in anger in the morning, he would come back shamelessly asking for her. A person without pride, how can you expect him to care about face?
"Of course..." Chuxia agreed, but emphasized, "However, you need to discuss with Second Uncle and Second Aunt; it’s better if they agree."
"I will." Zhou Nanping breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Sang Mei, "Thank you, you made me see my weaknesses more clearly, and understand better where I failed."
"Please don’t say that..." Sang Mei smiled sheepishly, "I’ve made so many mistakes, Sister Nan not holding them against me is already immensely appreciated. How could I deserve your thanks?
Actually, I’m here to talk about this not only for you. Since he used me like that, I genuinely don’t want him to take advantage of you to turn things around. You must have thought about that long ago but didn’t blame me, so Sister Nan, it should be me thanking you!"
Being this candid in expressing her thoughts improved the impression Chuxia and others had of Sang Mei, and naturally, the atmosphere in the room relaxed.
The next day, Zhou Nanping returned to Capital City with Chuxia and her group. Of course, the job transfer wasn’t done yet, but she didn’t want to stay here any longer. Who knows when Fang Tao might come knocking again?
To put it bluntly, she still has a soft heart. Even if she warned him, if he really came, she couldn’t bring herself to drive him away violently. So, out of sight, out of mind.
As for him coming to Capital City to find her, that’s completely impossible because Sang Mei’s father manages the transportation hub, and Fang Tao couldn’t possibly board a train under Father Sang’s surveillance!
A week later, Fang Xiang appeared in front of Zhou Nanping, looking at the once haughty sister-in-law who now seemed as skittish as a cat. Zhou Nanping sighed inwardly; what was she even after before?
"If you’re here to plead for your brother, forget it."
"No no..." Fang Xiang shook her hands repeatedly, "Sister-in-law you misunderstand. I..."
Zhou Nanping interrupted her, "Don’t call me sister-in-law!"
"Then... can I call you Sister Nan?" Fang Xiang looked at Zhou Nanping questioningly. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
"Go ahead, just tell me why you’re here."
"Can I talk to you inside?" Fang Xiang asked.
"No, my third sister-in-law hasn’t finished school, the elders and kids at home might be disturbed. It’s already a break from the norm for me to meet you outside, and you probably know the reason I came to Capital City. I don’t want to see your family’s people. Now that your brother can’t come, you’re here instead. Do you think I’d welcome you?"
"Sis... oh no, Sister Nan, you... you’ve changed so much." Fang Xiang nervously fiddled with her clothes, "My brother... my brother really did send me a telegram, asking me to plead with Sis... oh no..." Awkwardly biting her lip, Fang Xiang continued, "Asking me to plead with you. Originally, I didn’t want to come, but I thought about it, after all, we used to be family, and I’ve clearly seen how you’ve treated my brother. In short, my brother really owes you an apology..."
Zhou Nanping impatiently interrupted her, "Get to the point!"
"I just wanted to tell you that my brother... my brother is still relentless, he wants to use your status to turn things around. You don’t need to pay him any mind!"
"Alright." Zhou Nanping nodded, "No reminder needed, I’ll do just that. But if you’re trying to ease relations with me by making peace, it won’t happen. I don’t want to have any ties with anyone from your Fang Family. Our relationship was bad to begin with, and there’s no need for any changes now, right?"
"I... I just want to ask you to attend my wedding, is that okay?" Fang Xiang looked at her hopefully, finally expressing what she wished to say, "I don’t want the Fang Family involved, but for a wedding, there must be family. Can you please help me out this once?"
"You’re getting married?" Zhou Nanping looked at her in surprise, "When did that happen? Why didn’t your family mention it?"
"They don’t know..." Fang Xiang sighed, "If they knew, they’d definitely pressure me to demand things from the groom’s family. Since I actively pursued him, if I followed their demands, the guy definitely wouldn’t marry me.
But Sister Nan, if there’s no family at my wedding, others won’t respect me. I know I have no right to ask for your help, but I’m truly out of options. Besides you, there’s really no one I can turn to!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)
