Bloody Romance: I, the big troublemaker, Zhong Yuemin!

"Li Yuanchao is not bad looking, a powerful figure in the Forty-Nine City, and he comes from a wealthy family. Everything he has now, including his status, is something that an ordinary person could never achieve even if they worked their entire lives to the death. For most girls, Li Yuanchao is the best model for their partner. It's logical, realistic, and in line with human nature."

Zhou Xiaobai said:

"Even if you're right, and my mom and second brother told me the same thing, I, Zhou Xiaobai, am not one of those girls. I have my own opinions and ideas. When it comes to my partner, apart from anything else, he or she must first please you, right? Otherwise, marrying someone I don't like, sleeping in the same bed, and waking up every day to find a 'stranger' beside me, what's the point of such a life? I'd rather not get married. My family doesn't need me to climb up the social ladder."

"Yep!"

Zhong Yuemin gently scratched the tip of the girl's straight and crystal-clear nose and said jokingly:

"Your man, I'll get close to you and hook up with you, Xiaobai. Then I can have a good life in the future. Now that I think about it, I think the internist in the hospital is really accurate. I'm afraid he was a fortune teller before."

"How to say?"

"He said that my stomach is weak, and that rice shouldn't be cooked too hard, but softer, so it's more suitable for me to eat soft rice. Look, I'm a natural eater of soft rice."

"You hate it!"

Zhou Xiaobai gently pushed the servant and said proudly, "Then you must treat me, your breadwinner, well."

"okay!"

I couldn't help but glance at the two big bumps on the girl's chest. I don't know if it was an illusion or something else, but it seemed that they had swelled a lot.

"What are you looking at!"

Zhou Xiaobai blushed slightly and wrapped up the collar of his coat to prevent this guy from doing anything bad.

"My eldest brother will be back soon. I'll take you to meet him and my eldest sister-in-law."

Zhong Yuemin laughed bitterly,

"Your second brother is difficult enough, and now you have an older brother, it's double the pressure. Xiaobai, why don't your parents have a girl? That way, you won't be so 'precious', and I can relax a little more."

"Then ask my parents!"

Zhou Xiaobai said comfortingly,

"My eldest brother is much more stable and loves me the most. She is not like my second brother. She will respect my wishes and will not interfere. Anyway, don't be afraid, I am here."

Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun stayed here for the whole day and didn't return until around four in the afternoon. On the way, Luo Yun asked a lot about Yuan Jun's affairs. She had never paid so much attention to him before. Zhou Xiaobai said:

"Luo Yun, aren't you being too obvious?"

"what?"

"What else could it be? Yuan Jun's father is about to be released, and you've already become so preoccupied, talking about him all the time. You've been talking about him more in one day than in a week. Isn't that too hasty? What will Yuan Jun think?"

Luo Yun was not angry either.

"Xiaobai, I've told you before that my family's financial situation can't compare to yours. Every step I take, every choice I make, must be done with caution and careful consideration. You can call me utilitarian or mercenary, but I have to choose the one that suits me best. I'm not as romantic or even willful as you. I'm concerned about the daily necessities of life after marriage."

"I'm not willful. I just chose someone I love deeply. Isn't that right?"

"I'm not saying you're wrong, but Xiaobai, have you ever thought about this? Many women end up marrying someone who's not the one they like, but the one who's right for them. Take my parents for example. My dad actually had a lover back home, and their relationship was just like yours with Yuemin right now. But they eventually broke up, and he married another woman from the city, my mom."

"Why? Didn't your father abandon his former lover because he despised the poor and loved the rich?"

"I don't know the details. There are many factors. Like I said before, the families, backgrounds, and environments of both sides are very different. It's like the relatives and friends in our compound and those outside it. The differences in concepts, consciousness, topics, and so on are so huge that they can't get along at all. That's what I mean."

"Luo Yun, you think too much. I don't want to be like this. It's better to keep it simple."

"Alright, you've been completely captured by the Leap People. I won't get involved in your affairs from now on."

Luo Yun said, "Well, Xiaobai, are you and Li Yuanchao really not compatible? Are you not interested in anyone at all?"

Zhou Xiaobai said, "You just said you wouldn't get involved, and here you go again? No, not at all. It just makes me sick to see it."

"Um, I...I'm going to say this later, please don't be angry."

"what?"

"Well, I think Li Yuanchao is pretty good. I want to..."

"Luo Yun!"

Zhou Xiaobai was stunned.

"You...you are too realistic. What about Yuan Jun? I can see that Yuan Jun is interested in you. You were just talking about Yuan Jun's family, and now you are getting along with Li Yuanchao. This, this..."

She didn't even know what to say.

Luo Yun said realistically:

"There are a lot of boys who are interested in me. I'm not as good-looking as you, Xiaobai, but I'm not bad either, right? Zhang Xiaojing and the others in our school have all written me love letters. Can I really take care of their feelings? Yuan Jun and I have some feelings for each other, but we've never established a relationship. Doesn't this count as betrayal?"

"I know that, but it feels awkward. You're like a monkey who just picked up a watermelon and then saw a sesame seed on the ground, so he dropped the watermelon and picked up the sesame seed. Luo Yun, have you ever thought that without me, you might end up with nothing?"

Luo Yun said:

"Xiaobai, you're wrong. It's not that I look down on Yuan Jun. Do you think he's a watermelon? He's just a sesame seed at best. Li Yuanchao is the watermelon."

"Ah... do you have to be so rational?"

Zhou Xiaobai said:

"Luo Yun, even if Li Yuanchao is a watermelon, we don't know whether the flesh inside is red or white, fresh and delicious, or rotten and smelly. Many things cannot be judged by appearance alone, and the same goes for people. Li Yuanchao's actions don't necessarily mean he is a bad person, but he is definitely not a good person. This person always gives people a sinister feeling. He smiles and looks harmless on the surface, but what's going on in his heart is impossible to see. He is very scheming and cunning, hiding in dark corners like a poisonous snake. Don't you think this is scary?"

Yuan Jun may be a bit of a jerk, smiling all day long, and never acting serious, but at least I think he's not pretentious, he's open-minded and cheerful, he doesn't hide things or act pretentiously, and he's a genuine person who lives in the sunshine.

"Xiaobai, you are right to understand it this way!"

Luo Yun said:

"But I can also understand it this way. Li Yuanchao is profound and wise, with a scheming mind and a deep mind. This shows that he is capable and ambitious, and it's also a disguised recognition. As for Yuan Jun, I can only say that he is naive and boring, without foresight and ability to think, let alone plan for the future. Look at the current environment. If you are not careful and cautious, without some means and scheming, how can you succeed? Especially in a family like ours, there are countless eyes watching us behind the scenes, waiting for us to make mistakes, slandering and persecuting us. I may be exaggerating, but such examples do exist. There are quite a few."

Zhou Xiaobai did not refute it anymore. She actually understood the reasoning. After all, everyone has different ideas and concepts. She just said:

"Luo Yun, I advise you to think it over carefully. Li Yuanchao is not suitable."

"I didn't say I had to do anything with them. How can I understand them if I don't get to know them?"

Luo Yun said:

"Xiaobai, don't tell Yuan Jun and the others about this."

"So what? You want to have your feet on both sides?"

"What do you mean by 'sitting on two boats'? That's so ugly," Luo Yun said. "Whose boat am I on now? I'm just comparing and then deciding which boat to board."

Zhou Xiaobai didn't know how to judge this best friend. He could say that she was smart and was really a monkey when it came to hair. But in fact, it was a manifestation of lowering one's status. Which man would have a good impression of such a calculating woman?

"Okay, I see."