As soon as she heard her question, Wei Yumeng knew she was hurt by Zhan Yichen's blind date.
They had discussed Zhan Yichen before. Mu Linjing was already timid about family background. The news of Zhan Yichen going on a blind date undoubtedly made her even more insecure.
Besides, wasn't Wei Yumeng a living example? Already a bird in a cage, no matter how she talked about the cage that trapped her, she was always subjective and couldn't help Mu Linjing at all.
"Linjing, I'm sorry I can't give you much advice on this. If you can't make up your mind, don't try it lightly."
Although she also wished these two would get together, she had to consider the consequences of making such a decision for Mu Linjing. Moreover, if Mu Linjing couldn't make a decisive choice, it only meant that Zhan Yichen wasn't that important to her.
Even though she knew it would be difficult for him to go on a blind date, such pain would only be temporary. If you haven't identified someone, don't easily challenge and try to break the rule of "matching families."
Knowing the hardship involved, Wei Yumeng could only offer this advice.
On the phone, Mu Linjing cried for a long time. Wei Yumeng quietly accompanied her until she heard her crying subside, then said, "Linjing, go rest. Take tomorrow off."
There was no sound from the other end of the line, and soon Mu Linjing's breathing could be heard. Perhaps it was psychological, but Wei Yumeng felt her breathing was nasally. She must have been crying for a long time before Wei Yumeng called.
She didn't hang up the phone, fearing that Mu Linjing would wake up in the middle of the night and continue to be sad.
When she woke up the next day, the call had ended. There was a text message from Mu Linjing: Yumeng, don't worry, I'm going to work.
Mu Linjing had already seen the gap between her and Qiao Ningzhi. Based on the fact that jewelry she could only dream of might be a casual plaything in the other's eyes, she couldn't allow herself to be lax at work anymore.
Without a good family background, she would work hard to live a good life, not to compete with anyone, but to drive away her inner inferiority.
If she couldn't break the rule of matching families, then she would become the active party in setting the rules.
Of course, she hadn't decided whether to continue with Zhan Yichen or not. Such a relationship, which faced great difficulties before it even began, made her want to retreat several times. She also felt that perhaps he wasn't indispensable to her. Such a vague relationship still needed observation.
Zhan Yichen also came to the company late today. Knowing that Mu Linjing hadn't taken leave made him feel a bit better, at least she wasn't avoiding him.
But he didn't go to Mu Linjing immediately. Instead, he went to Zhan Mohan's office.
Seeing him arrive, Zhan Mohan guessed the reason. He hadn't had a chance to properly thank him for saving Wei Yumeng and the child before, so this time he was willing to help with Mu Linjing's matter. Moreover, seeing Wei Yumeng distressed by this matter made him feel even worse.
"How do you want me to help you?"
He put down his work and sighed, looking at Zhan Yichen's exhausted face, thinking that he could agree to any reasonable request.
Zhan Yichen hadn't expected him to say that. The light immediately rekindled in his dull eyes. "Brother, can you let her go on a business trip with me?"
This was something they had agreed on before, but without a company dispatch order, Mu Linjing would definitely not go with him.
He thought of this method out of desperation. Abroad, Mu Linjing would be helpless without his assistance due to the language barrier, and the situation of her avoiding him yesterday wouldn't happen.
Zhan Mohan readily agreed, "I'll have Fang Xun tell her later. When do you want to leave?"
"Tomorrow," Zhan Yichen was already impatient. He vaguely felt that Mu Linjing wasn't indifferent to him, but this woman was very different from those he usually interacted with, so he couldn't be too sure of his guess.
And the longer this kind of thing dragged on, the worse it would be for both of them. If it weren't for Mu Linjing's foot injury, he couldn't bear this torment for a second.
"Then tomorrow. Solve the problem, but don't delay work."
Before Zhan Yichen left, he added, "Resolve it quickly, so that your sister-in-law doesn't have to worry."
After Zhan Yichen left, Mu Linjing soon received the notification. She remembered promising Zhan Yichen this, and knew that he must have spoken to President Zhan, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to arrange it.
With the notification in hand, it was clear she had no chance to refuse, so she could only take the documents and agree to the matter.
The night before her business trip with Zhan Yichen the next day, she couldn't sleep.
Zhan Yichen, also unable to sleep, thought for a long time before sending her a message: I'll pick you up at nine tomorrow morning.
Since they were going on a business trip together, communication would be inevitable, and it would be impossible not to talk. It was better this way, and she agreed.
The next morning, as soon as she went downstairs, she saw Zhan Yichen's car parked below. Silently getting into the back seat, she really didn't know what to say, so she simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
"Is your foot better?"
It was Zhan Yichen who spoke first. She could only open her eyes and nod, "How can I hold you back on a business trip?"
Hearing her still somewhat biting tone, Zhan Yichen couldn't help but explain again, "There's nothing between me and Qiao Ningzhi. What do I need to do for you to believe me?"
"What does it matter if I believe you or not?"
"Are you this indifferent to me?"
Zhan Yichen didn't believe she couldn't see his feelings. Was she being so indifferent to him because she wanted to hint at her rejection?
Hearing his question, Mu Linjing couldn't help but get angry, her voice raising a bit, "Then what should I do? Play along with you?"
She felt that Zhan Yichen wasn't interested in such women.
Knowing that what she said was mostly out of anger, Zhan Yichen took a deep breath. "Do I have to explicitly state my feelings for you for you to stop avoiding me?"
Mu Linjing was indeed taken aback by his question and wasn't prepared to respond to it.
But not getting a response, he pressed on, "I know you can feel it. If you're still bothered by me going on a blind date, I can explain or apologize, but why won't you respond to me? Is not responding a rejection?"
He gripped Mu Linjing's shoulders somewhat disheveledly, staring intently into her eyes, trying to discern a negative answer from them.
Mu Linjing originally wanted to refuse, but when she met his eyes, she couldn't say anything.
Zhan Yichen's eyes seemed to contain a pain that would erupt if she refused, making her unable to bear to say it.