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82: Chapter 82 The Sister-in-Law is the Ultimate Weapon
Provincial University South Campus is the largest campus of the university in Chuncheng.
There were few people in the school at this time; the campus scenery was quiet and beautiful.
Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't have much of a specific intention in bringing Meng Yawen here.
It was just that this place carried his most sincere feelings from the past, and now that he wanted to start a second relationship, he came here on a whim.
"Wenwen, do you know why I have been delaying confirming our relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Are you willing to tell me now?"
Meng Yawen looked at him with expectant eyes again.
"Because once we confirm our relationship, you will have no chance to regret it."
"I don't understand. I like you so much, why would I regret it?"
"Because I probably won't get married in this life. I cannot give you a marriage certificate, nor can I give you a normal family in the eyes of the world."
Meng Yawen paused slightly, then said firmly:
"I don't care!"
"I like you, you like me, and we are happily together. I think that's enough."
Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't expect the first hurdle to be so easy; it seems he really does have a generation gap with the new generation of young people.
The new generation of young people doesn't seem to value a marriage certificate as much as everyone thinks.
This also gave him some inexplicable confidence: 'Could it be that she isn't that obsessed with the concept of "the only one" either?'
"There is more than just this factor. It's also because I won't stop at just you as my girlfriend."
"Although I can guarantee to satisfy all your desires, I cannot give you the promise of being 'the only one'."
"Now, can you still accept it?"
Zhao Xiaoshuai looked at her expectantly. It was a momentary impulse to cancel all his usual tactics, and he didn't know if his choice was right.
Meng Yawen widened her eyes in disbelief. The answer she had been waiting for should not have been like this in any case.
Her eyes turned red instantly, and she asked in great confusion: "Why?"
"Because I chose to be this way."
"What if I don't accept it?" Meng Yawen felt her cheeks warming up.
"We haven't confirmed the relationship yet, so you are free."
"Everything I gave you is directly transferred to your name, you can..."
Before Zhao Xiaoshuai could finish his sentence, Meng Yawen ran away crying.
She didn't run very hard, just at the speed of her usual fitness jog.
But Zhao Xiaoshuai did not chase after her.
He had anticipated this result long ago. He knew what she wanted to hear, and he had originally prepared to use some similar sophistry to fob her off.
But in the end, he chose "sincerity" on a whim, so it was only natural to be rejected.
"I really messed it up."
"As expected, the 'dregs' of knowledge on the internet are correct. Compared to the truth and reality, women are more willing to get a lie they want to hear."
"In the future, I should choose more suitable girls to pursue, so that everyone can be happy in the end."
Watching Meng Yawen disappear around the corner, he found a bench, cleared the snow, and sat down.
Glancing at the system, Meng Yawen's favorability had risen to 444 in the morning, but now it had dropped back to 434, and was still gradually decreasing little by little.
A gust of wind blew, and the snow on the pine branches trembled.
After all, there was still some heart, some reluctance.
...
...
Meng Yawen stopped under a pine tree and sobbed silently. She didn't wait for anyone to chase after her.
Tears fell one after another, unable to stop, smashing holes into the smooth snow.
"Sister Wenwen, is that you?"
Immersed in sadness, she suddenly heard a familiar voice, and Meng Yawen hurriedly wiped her tears.
Looking back, it was actually Zhao Xiaoshuai's "sister", Chu Xinyi.
Looking at Meng Yawen's state, and associating it with the reason for her appearance here, the clever Chu Xinyi had roughly deduced the whole story.
She knew that what Meng Yawen craved most now was to vent.
So after comforting her for a while, Chu Xinyi used some tactics to let Meng Yawen indignantly pour everything out.
"Xiao Yi, don't you think your brother is too much!"
"I can agree to any request he has, but this, this request..."
Looking at Meng Yawen, who was sobbing non-stop and couldn't speak clearly, Chu Xinyi sighed in her heart.
'Stupid brother-in-law really knows how to do stupid things.'
"Sister Wenwen, do you love my brother-in-law? Does it not matter if you leave him?"
"I... I like him so much... I don't want to leave him! Xiao Yi, can you help me?"
Chu Xinyi sighed softly:
"Sister Wenwen, do you want to hear the story of my sister and my brother-in-law?"
Meng Yawen realized that the other party's address was a bit wrong. She sniffled and asked in surprise: "Your brother-in-law? Aren't you his sister?"
"He might treat me as a sister, but in fact, I am just the sister of his ex-girlfriend."
Next, Meng Yawen heard the story of a girl named Chu Ziqing and her "boyfriend".
With intense curiosity, she was soon captivated.
Hearing their romantic and dreamy beginning, she thought of her first meeting with him, and the similar experience made her empathize greatly.
Hearing his deep affection for Chu Ziqing, she was a little jealous while envious.
Hearing his help to the Chu family, hearing his silent dedication for so many years, she thought of her mother who had been saved, and she loved him even more.
At this moment, Meng Yawen also thought of the bits and pieces of her time with Zhao Xiaoshuai.
She was wearing the underwear he bought for her personally, and wearing the jewelry he gave her.
She drove the car he gave her to work every day, reaping the envious looks of all her classmates and friends.
Returning home, it was the house he gave her, spacious and gorgeous just like in her childhood dreams.
Every time they spent together was happy, every date was pleasant. Although they hadn't known each other for long, they were together every day.
He had long since lived in her life, lived in her heart.
But this was not a perfect fairy tale. She immediately heard about Chu Ziqing's final betrayal of him.
She was very stunned, and the anger and injustice in her heart almost overflowed.
"How could your sister treat him like that!"
"Even if she didn't love him anymore, there were many better ways to break up. How could she betray him so thoroughly!"
"He must have been so sad..."
Speaking of this, Meng Yawen suddenly froze; she seemed to understand something.
"So, that's why he became like this?"
"He doesn't want to get married, he doesn't even want to be exclusive anymore, because he no longer believes in love..."
"So that's how it is."
"Why is it like this? Why wasn't I the one who met him first?"
Watching Meng Yawen muttering to herself and constantly having "epiphanies," Chu Xinyi didn't add any unnecessary words.
Chu Xinyi didn't know what Zhao Xiaoshuai was really thinking either.
She just passed on this set of facts to Meng Yawen. As for what "truth" Meng Yawen had realized, she wasn't responsible for that.
"Thank you, Xiao Yi, thank you for telling me about this past!"
Meng Yawen thanked her hurriedly and ran back.
This time she ran very fast, afraid that the person was no longer waiting for her in the same place.
'I clearly didn't know anything about him, yet I got angry and ran away so easily. Will he be angry with me?'
'He has always been giving to me, never asking for anything, and never lied to me to get me.'
'He brought me his sincerity and was open and honest with me, yet I hurt him again!'
'You must wait for me!'
'Give me another chance, I will definitely make him believe in love again!'
Watching Meng Yawen running away, Chu Xinyi wrinkled her little nose.
Although she had done what she thought was the most correct thing at the time, she felt a little unhappy in her heart.
"Stupid brother-in-law, still needing me to come and clean up your mess, what an idiot!"