53: Chapter 53 Woman, you have successfully caught my attention!

Faced with his beloved son's confusion,

Wang Xiaoyun stepped forward, her expression somewhat complicated, and weighed her tone as she explained:

"Xiao Fan, it's like this."

"Mom has a good friend of over twenty years named Su Yaning."

"That year she happened to give birth to a daughter, and I gave birth to a son."

"Our two families had a good relationship and were well-matched in social status, so we arranged a childhood betrothal for the two kids."

"Your Aunt Su's daughter is named Su Wanqing, and logically speaking, she is your fiancée."

"However, because of the mix-up all these years, your Jing Ci elder brother has always played the role of her fiancé."

"..."

Chen Fan suddenly understood.

So that was how it was.

Then he was moved, moved to tears.

Brother Jing Ci not only didn't hold a grudge against being pushed down the stairs by him, but he even proactively made excuses for him.

And now he was even going to return his fiancée to him!

An ancient saying goes:

"The hatred of having one's wife stolen is irreconcilable."

How many blood brothers turned against each other over a woman.

How many good buddies stopped communicating for the rest of their lives because of a girl.

But what about Brother Jing Ci?

He didn't fight or compete, and actively returned the fiancée to him.

What kind of broad mindset was this?

What kind of magnanimity was this?

What kind of divine big brother was this!!!

He grabbed Chen Jingci's hand, his eye sockets turning red, and his voice choked with emotion:

"Brother Jing Ci, thank you for your kind intentions! But this matter is completely unnecessary!"

"Matters of feelings cannot be forced."

"You and that girl grew up together as childhood sweethearts, you are the ones with genuine feelings."

"To me, she is just a stranger I've never met."

"You are the most suitable person for her."

"Besides, what era is this now, arranged marriages are not in style!"

"Don't mention this childhood betrothal matter ever again!"

"A childhood sweetheart can't rival a sudden descent from the heavens, that stuff only exists in novels! How could there be such a thing in reality!"

"..."

Chen Jingci cursed inwardly.

You brat, you actually have quite a bit of self-awareness!

But outwardly, he was extremely sincere:

"Xiao Fan, don't be in such a rush to refuse."

"At least go get in touch with her first, just treat it like a blind date."

"Maybe you two will take a fancy to each other?"

"If you two fall in love at first sight and both sides are willing, then older brother is gladly willing to withdraw."

"Otherwise... older brother's heart will feel guilty toward you for a lifetime!"

"..."

By the end, his tone was so sincere that even he almost believed it himself.

Righteous and awe-inspiring.

Touching to the core.

But in reality, he was sneering inside.

He understood Su Wanqing too well.

That girl had eyes higher than the top, aloof and proud.

Usually, when facing a proud son of heaven like him who excelled in character and study, had a prominent family background, and an outstanding appearance, she would always ignore him.

Now she was going to contact an illiterate person like Chen Fan who dropped out of high school, exuded loser vibes all over, and couldn't even speak fluently???

Heh.

How would Su Wanqing treat him?

Using the most polite phrasing to deliver the most heartbreaking rejection.

Using the most elegant smile to give the most thorough negation.

"Sorry, we are not suitable."

"I think you still need to read more books."

"My requirements for a significant other might be relatively high."

"..."

Every single word and sentence was a knife.

Every knife drew blood, and without even using dirty words.

That kind of aloof and arrogant lethality was far greater, more decent, and left no trace than him personally stepping into the fray to tear into each other.

By then, Chen Fan would be heavily humiliated by the aloof beauty and be heartbroken to the extreme.

And Su Wanqing, with a turn around, would still throw herself into the embrace of him, her fiancé.

Who was more outstanding was clear at a glance.

So what if you're the real young master?

Doesn't your fiancée still choose me?

Moreover, this move could also win back the family's favor.

Look, I am even willing to actively give up my fiancée, am I not kind enough?

That fake fall earlier must have been a misunderstanding.

Killing two birds with one stone.

Simply perfect.

The more Chen Jingci thought about it, the more pleased he became, almost failing to control the upward curve of his mouth.

And the facts were just as he had anticipated.

When the Chen family members heard that he was really going to proactively return the childhood betrothal, their expressions all changed.

Surprise, being moved, and a trace of gratification.

Mhm, it seems Xiao Ci is still kind at his core.

That fake fall just now was probably just a momentary lapse of judgment, taking the wrong path.

To know one's error and be able to change it is the greatest virtue.

And Chen Fan was even more moved to tears.

He pressed both hands onto Chen Jingci's shoulders, his gaze as firm as iron, and his tone heroic and soaring:

"Brother Jing Ci, precisely because you are so good to me, I even more cannot fight with you for a woman."

"As the saying goes! Brothers are like limbs, women are like clothing."

"Even if I, Chen Fan, stay single for a lifetime! Even if all the women in the world die off! Even if there is only that Su Wanqing left as the sole female on earth!"

"I will still never go on this blind date!"

"..."

The firmness of his tone was comparable to taking a party admission oath.

"A mere woman will only affect the brotherhood between me and Brother Jing Ci! I don't want her!"

"..."

Chen Jingci's mouth twitched.

You fucking go already!

If you don't go, how can I watch you get humiliated? ! !

He took a deep breath, maintained a gentle smile, silently opened his phone gallery, pulled up Su Wanqing's photo, and turned the screen toward Chen Fan.

"Xiao Fan, you don't know how outstanding Wanqing... how outstanding she is."

"Proficient in the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, adept at everything."

"Her grades at school are also very good, consistently in the top ten of her grade year-round."

"The most crucial part is!"

"She is also the aloof school belle of our school, who knows how many boys have secret crushes on her."

"Xiao Fan, you take a look at Wanqing's photo first, see if she's the type you like, just take one look."

"..."

Chen Fan curled his lips, his face full of nonchalance:

"Say no more! Female beauty is like pink skeletons."

"I am certainly not that kind of shallow man who judges people by their appearance——"

"..."

Halfway through his sentence.

His gaze.

Just happened to fall on the screen.

Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

The girl in the photo.

Long straight black hair draped over her shoulders like a waterfall.

Her skin was as white as fine suet jade.

Her facial features were as exquisite as if they were outlined stroke by stroke by a master of meticulous painting.

Between her brows and eyes carried a trace of an aloof scholarly aura.

Wearing a white dress, standing under a cherry blossom tree, a gentle breeze stirred up a few wisps of hair.

That temperament on her body.

Aloof, detached, standing independently aloof from the world.

Like a solitary moon hanging high in the night sky; even knowing one couldn't reach it, one still couldn't help wanting to look a couple more times.

Also like the bright, pristine moonlight.

You know she is there, but you cannot reach her.

Shining upon you is not to warm you either.

First love face.

The white moonlight itself.

The school belle herself.

Chen Fan's brain went buzzing with a hum.

All the prepared rejection lines, all the grandiose words about "brotherly affection and righteousness," all the grand speeches about "women are like clothing."

At this moment, all turned to ashes.

His heart was gently bumped by something.

It didn't hurt.

But it was very heavy.

Heavy enough that he could clearly feel that momentary tremor in his chest cavity.

His blood seemed to flow faster, his earlobes felt slightly hot, and his palms were sweating a bit.

He seemed to...

Suddenly understand what is called "heart-fluttering emotion."

So, love at first sight wasn't made up in novels.

It really exists.

[Su Wanqing.]

[The first woman this deity fell in love with.]

[Such a really distant name...]

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PS:

Begging for power generation driven by love, ♦ bestow this deity with the motivation to write ~ ~ ~

Day two of self-discipline.

Tomorrow I'm going to check the quality of the seeds, hope they won't be too bad o ( ╥ ﹏ ╥ ) o.

I've quit, brothers! Love you, old me!