The Bully President and the Serious Wife

He frantically threw the cards everywhere and said, "Okay...that's enough of this question. Let's move on to round three."

Grant grabbed Xie Zhenting's hand and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? I'm very interested in your evaluation."

Xie Zhenting gritted his teeth and said, "Why, I guess you are just dumb."

Grant just smiled. “Now, don’t change the subject. I’m really interested in her answer.”

Damn, I look transparent, she said to herself.

Xu Lu protested to both of them. “I refuse to answer,” she said. “If you really want to measure your skills, then go find other girls to evaluate your performance.”

Xie Zhenting opened his mouth and said: "This is an impossible task for me. I am a loyal and pure soul. All I need is you, Grant, but you can go and try..."

"Hi." Grant smiled.

In the next few rounds, Xie Zhenting won consecutive games.

Finally, Grant finally won a round. He looked at Xu Lu and said, "I don't think I have any more questions for you, but I do have something to tell you. I hope you can listen to what I have to say."

"What if I don't want to listen?" said Xie Zhenting.

“That’s too bad for you!”

Xu Lu had no feelings for Grant. However, in fact, they were friends many years ago.

Xu Lu gently put down the poker cards: "Go ahead."

Grant looked at Xu Lu's serious expression.

He said, "These past few days have been like a cold winter for me. I really want to forget you, however, the harder I try, the more I miss you, and all I can do is bury myself in work to distract myself from you. Because I don't know what to do. I'm completely lost."

Xie Zhenting opened his mouth and laughed at him: "Huh, are you lost...?"

Grant could only manage a forced smile. He simply replied, "Talking about this makes me emotional. I don't want your sympathy, I just want to talk to you. I can't leave you. It's like my heart keeps reminding me of those memories."

"I came back to find you, but you were gone. I'm sorry I came back so late. I didn't want to force you to do anything. The only question was, can we still be friends? Just ordinary old friends," Grant added.

Xie Zhenting laughed sarcastically and said, "Old friends? Don't be ridiculous. There are no friends between men and women."

He turned to Xu Lu and asked, "If I tell you that we should be just ordinary friends, will you believe me?"

"Ordinary friends would embark on a sexual orgy, promising to achieve a kind of blissful nirvana?" Xu Lu replied, giving him a sideways gaze.

"Hmph, you're so smart." Xie Zhenting said as he bent down to kiss her.

After the kiss, he turned to Grant and said triumphantly, "I declare I will kiss her. What about you?"

Xu Lu jokingly pushed her head aside after hearing his sharp words.

"Thank you for saving me today. If you think we can still be ordinary friends... then so be it." Xu Lu said

Xu Lu felt a certain gratitude towards Grant. He had been with her through the darkest moments of her life. Although there was no romantic feeling, there was still friendship.

He was a little angry. He said, “I saved you today too. Where’s my gratitude?”

Xu Lu playfully stroked his neck with her fingers and sealed his mouth with a tight kiss. After a moment, she let him go. She patted his head and said, "Good boy."

Grant's face was paler than ever. However, it was only for a moment. For no apparent reason, he seemed to have become enlightened, as if his mind had completely cleared up, and all his troubles disappeared in an instant.

His newfound positive perspective is like an ancient Buddhist teaching: those who can let go of their burdens are the ones who are happy.

He smiled and said, "You know, you two don't have to deliberately show off your close relationship in front of me. I would have given up long ago. If I were your official competitor, I would have taken her away from you long ago."

Xie Zhenting smiled sarcastically and replied: "Hey, are you too conceited? What do you mean by giving up on purpose? Don't you know that we are just too obsessed with each other and we can't stop the primitive impulse?"

Grant turned to Xu Lu and said, "I won't force you to choose a side. I will respect you no matter what. The only problem is, if... one day he really betrays you or makes you unhappy, I want you to know that I will always be here waiting for you."

Xie Zhenting joked, "Oh, playing the victim here, you know, your victim role has lost its cachet in most TV dramas."

Continuing to ignore Xie Zhenting, he said, "I'm serious. Of course, if you happen to need a lawyer, I'll make you a sweet deal."

Xu Lu was nervous: Okay

Grant didn't say anything else, but just left the ward silently.

Then the two of them continued to play cards.

Xie Zhenting walked towards her with cards in his hand.

He said. "Anything you want, as long as it is within my ability, I will give it to you..."

At that moment, Xu Lu could only hear Xie Zhenting's voice, as if time had stopped.

Xu Lu asked, "Including the Xie family's financial group?"

“Yes, that’s included,” Xie Zhenting replied.

"Why?" Xu Lu asked.

Xie Zhenting answered with a smile on his face.

"You're my wife, and all I want to do—what I want to do most—is spoil you and love you to pieces. So, the point is... I love you so much!"

Xie Zhenting smiled self-deprecatingly and said, “I remember you once said that I should pray that I would never fall in love with you… The irony is that I never seem to be blessed by God. Tell me, what should I do?”

Xu Lu felt her heart beating faster.

She used to hate him, but after being with him for so long, she saw how Xie Zhenting had changed and matured.

Xu Lu has come so far, she is bound to lose a lot for revenge.

She simply said, “Did it ever occur to you that I never considered you my man?”

Xu Lu never thought about what kind of person her man would be, or more precisely, she never let anyone into her life.

She is unsure of her future and destiny. She is not even sure how long she will walk on this dark path.

Xie Zhenting was not surprised by Xu Lu's reply. He knew her answer very well.

"Do you like Jin Xuechuan?" he asked.

"No." Xu Lu replied, shaking her head.

"How is Qin Jingzhi?" Xie Zhenting added.

"No," Xu Lu replied.

"So, Grant..." Xie Zhenting explored further.

This question made Xu Lu hesitate a little. This was unlike the previous straightforward and quick rejection.

This time, she thought for a moment. "No."

Xie Zhenting was a little frustrated. He asked, "Why are you hesitant on that issue?"

"I was kind of shocked, honestly. I had conflicting feelings about him. I don't know if I ever truly loved him at that point."

Xu Lu thought about how she felt about Grant. If they had never separated, she would most likely have fallen in love with him. However, all of this was just assumptions.

Her explanation pleased Xie Zhenting. He said, “It doesn’t matter… Because with me, you’re less likely to choose someone else. Even if you don’t think I’m your man, I have a lifetime to be with you.”

"I love you. I don't care who you choose to love, and I don't care that you don't have me in your heart. I only care that you are my only one."

Her body and her heart. He wanted them both.

but!

This won't end well for her...

Therefore, she has no right to love anyone, let alone accept anyone's love.

Xu Lu looked into Xie Zhenting's eyes and felt extremely conflicted.

She tried hard to control her emotions.

Xie Zhenting noticed her struggle and conflicting emotions through her eyes. He could see the pain deep in her heart.

Xie Zhenting gritted his teeth. However, he did not interrupt her. He almost told her, 'Well, if you don't know what to say, then it's up to you.'

He thought of that bastard Grant, then Qin Jingzhi, and finally Jin Xuechuan. "Humph, she's mine!"

Xu Lu clutched her sleeves tightly. Her palms were sweating and her throat was burning.

Xu Lu was panicked. This was the first time she panicked in front of Xie Zhenting.

The uncertainty in her heart made her mouth tremble and her eyes filled with fear.

She could only mutter, "I... don't know, I feel... I've lost the ability to accept love from others..."

From the moment she witnessed her mother's death, her childhood was robbed.

She did not go through a normal puberty. She was instantly matured and baptized by her mother's blood and corpse.

At that moment, she knew that she would not want love from anyone else and that she would deny love to others.

All she knew was to become stronger and to embark on a path of revenge.

She dared not accept feelings or make friends, for she was afraid that her carelessness would lead to her failure.

She! What to do?