Chapter 11 Cheng Nuo’s Confession
After returning home, I heard from my mom that Cheng Nuo had not come back recently.
My mom still felt it was a pity.
But I did not think much of it.
He must have moved away.
A person like him would not stay here forever.
I switched to a new company for work.
Everything seemed to have a fresh start.
When relatives introduced another blind date, I hesitated for a moment but did not refuse.
Perhaps this was the life I should have.
Find a decent man, build a family, and live a steady life.
I put my past with Chen Yanzhou behind me.
The man my relatives knew met me at a cafe.
I first listened to him complain for a long time that the coffee there was a scam and sold at such a high price.
Then he started boasting about knowing this person and that, and how strong his connections were.
He probably finally felt thirsty.
He took a sip of coffee and looked at me.
"I think the old rules passed down from our ancestors are still right. Men handle the outside, women the inside. In the future, I'll fight for my career outside, and you just take good care of the home."
I thought about it.
"So I don't need to work anymore and will be a housewife in the future?"
The man shook his finger.
"Nonono, I'm not asking you to go out and earn a lot of money, but people can't be idle. You still need to go out and work."
I could not tolerate it anymore.
"Sorry, I think we might not be suitable."
The man raised an eyebrow.
"Where do you think it's not suitable? I think you're pretty good."
I paid the bill directly and wanted to leave.
But he stopped me.
"Make yourself clear. Where exactly do you think we're not suitable—"
"Tang Ning, why are you here?"
An arm wrapped around my shoulder.
I widened my eyes and looked up to see Cheng Nuo's smiling eyes.
"Who are you?" The blind date man was stunned.
"I'm her boyfriend. Who are you?" Cheng Nuo raised an eyebrow, his expression unpleasant.
He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, a whole head taller than the blind date man.
The blind date man did not dare to conflict with him.
He stepped back and left while muttering curses.
"Having a boyfriend and still coming out for blind dates. Crazy..."
I frowned and pushed Cheng Nuo away.
"What are you doing? You're ruining my reputation like this. Who will dare to introduce blind date partners to me in the future!"
"I'll compensate you with one." Cheng Nuo looked down at me.
I did not understand.
"What?"
"Aren't you looking for someone to marry? I think my conditions are much better than that guy earlier. Otherwise, how about you consider me?"
I bit my lower lip.
"Can you stop joking?"
"How am I joking?"
"You've already moved away and won't stay here in the future. I don't have time to play this kind of ambiguous game with you anymore—"
"Wait." Cheng Nuo pulled me back. "Who told you I left? I only went back to submit the report after the project finished. I've already moved back. I even arranged with Auntie tonight to come over for a free meal."
I was stunned.
After a long time, I said with a complicated expression, "Why..."
I really did not know why Cheng Nuo would go to such lengths.
We did get along well.
But it was far from any real feelings.
He had no reason to like me.
Cheng Nuo probably noticed it too.
He admitted openly, "Actually, I've liked you for a very long time. I've been waiting for you and Chen Yanzhou to break up. Last time you broke up, I wanted to pursue you, but I didn't expect you to get back together with him so quickly. Now that you've broken up again, I can't wait any longer."
"But why?" I was at a loss.
My intersections with Cheng Nuo were not many.
When I was with Chen Yanzhou before, we had eaten together a few times.
There had not been much contact afterward.
"Do you still remember? There was one time before when Chen Yanzhou got drunk and I sent him home.
" Cheng Nuo looked out the window. "You weren't sleeping then.
You stayed on the sofa waiting for him the whole time.
You looked especially heartbroken when you saw him drunk.
You helped him put on slippers, took off his clothes, wiped his face, and even boiled sobering soup for him.
I thought at that time, Chen Yanzhou was really lucky.
Someone was still waiting for him so late at night.
I've had everything since I was a child and almost never experienced jealousy. But that day, I suddenly felt especially jealous of Chen Yanzhou.
I thought, if only that light was left for me."
Cheng Nuo smiled. "After that, I paid special attention to you. I would go to any gathering with Chen Yanzhou to try my luck and see if I could meet you. Later, when I finally had the chance to send you home that day, I found that the more we spent time together, the more I liked you."
He looked at me and straightened his expression. "Tang Ning, I really like you. I've liked you for several years. I've liked you to the point where I completely know my own intentions. I've already decided to develop here. I'm not just playing around."
My hand holding the coffee cup had not changed position for a long time and had already become somewhat stiff.
I had never imagined that during the years I liked Chen Yanzhou, there was actually someone who had silently liked me for so long.
Cheng Nuo had no need to lie to me.
A person like him could have any woman he wanted.
There was no need to spend so much effort on an ordinary person like me.
My heart was in a mess. "—Let me think about it."
Cheng Nuo looked at me seriously.
"I won't force you to be with me immediately. I only hope that if one day you are ready to start a new relationship, I can be your first choice."