Chapter 1172: Chapter 1172: We’re Already Married
"What bride price?" Xiao Yufei asked.
Leng Ruobing’s lips curled into a smug smile. She patted Xiao Zheng’s shoulder and said to Xiao Yufei, "You’re curious? Then ask him, he’ll explain it to you."
With that said, Leng Ruobing turned around gracefully and went back inside.
Xiao Yufei looked at Xiao Zheng and asked somewhat forlornly, "Since you mentioned bride price, does that mean you two..."
"That’s right, we’re already married." Xiao Zheng shrugged, thinking there was nothing to hide.
"What? You’re already married?" Xiao Yufei’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Xiao Zheng nodded. He felt a bit strange because although he hadn’t done anything wrong or hurt Xiao Yufei, he still felt a slight sense of guilt while saying this.
Xiao Yufei took two steps back, her face slightly pale, and her body trembled slightly.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Zheng inexplicably felt a twinge of pain in his heart. He sighed and continued, "But even though we’re married, we’re just contract partners. We got married due to certain reasons."
"Contract partners?" Xiao Yufei’s eyes suddenly brightened, like a drowning person suddenly finding a lifeline. She asked, "So, strictly speaking, you’re not really a couple?"
"Yes, that’s right." Xiao Zheng nodded.
Although Xiao Zheng felt that there was something more between him and Leng Ruobing besides the contract, strictly speaking, it was indeed like Xiao Yufei said—they weren’t really a couple.
Xiao Yufei’s complexion immediately became excited.
"Alright, then I’ll treat you to dinner tonight. You must come," Xiao Yufei said with a smile.
The previous moment seemed to pass quickly like clouds, and now Xiao Yufei was back to normal.
"Huh? You’re treating me to dinner?" Xiao Zheng exclaimed.
He thought that after Leng Ruobing appeared, Xiao Yufei would give up, but after explaining himself, she started pursuing him again.
"Of course, why can’t I treat you to dinner? Besides, you know I like you. Although you’re married to Leng Ruobing, you’re just contract partners. So why can’t I pursue what I like?" Xiao Yufei said earnestly.
Xiao Zheng looked at her, a bit stunned. Logically, it made sense, but no matter what, he was still married.
Moreover, his relationship with Leng Ruobing seemed to be growing beyond a mere contract partnership.
As he was thinking about how to further explain to Xiao Yufei, she turned and walked to her police car, opened the door, and got in.
She rolled down the window and said to Xiao Zheng, "Remember, dinner tonight."
"But I might not be able to make it," Xiao Zheng hurriedly replied, hoping Xiao Yufei would change her mind.
"That’s fine, I can wait for you." Xiao Yufei was undeterred, and with those words, she drove off with the step of the accelerator.
Leaving Xiao Zheng standing there dumbfounded, feeling a bit awkward.
Just having been released from prison, and now caught up in such drama, Xiao Zheng felt a headache coming on.
When he returned to the villa, Leng Ruobing was already sitting at the dining table, watching him with a cold expression but saying nothing.
Sometimes, Xiao Zheng felt that even fighting a master would be more comfortable than this.
He even felt a bit scared to look into Leng Ruobing’s eyes.
After a long silence, Xiao Zheng hesitantly said, "Uh, her name is Xiao Yufei, she’s just a friend."
"Oh," Leng Ruobing replied softly, her expression unchanged, making Xiao Zheng wonder if he had heard wrong.
"Don’t get the wrong idea, we’re just friends. I ended up inside partly because of her, so she came to see me," Xiao Zheng explained again.
Leng Ruobing listened, then stood up and said, "You don’t need to explain to me. Whatever relationship you have with her is your business, what does it have to do with me?"
Xiao Zheng raised an eyebrow, unable to hold back. "No matter what, we’re married, even if it’s a contract marriage. But I, Xiao Zheng, will never let you suffer any grievances."
"And then?" Leng Ruobing remained unmoved, asking blandly.
"And then? Then I came to explain to you, wasn’t I afraid you’d misunderstand?" Xiao Zheng said, as a matter of course.
"You’ve said we’re just contract partners, right? So what you do has nothing to do with me, and what I do has nothing to do with you," Leng Ruobing said coldly.
"So you don’t care who she is at all?" Xiao Zheng asked.
"Exactly, what does she have to do with me?" Leng Ruobing nodded decisively.
Xiao Zheng felt a bit impatient; women could be so troublesome sometimes.
Even a fool could see that Leng Ruobing was a bit affected earlier, yet now she refused to admit it.
Xiao Zheng explained to ensure she wouldn’t overthink, but Leng Ruobing’s attitude left him at a loss.
If you want to listen to explanations, listen, but acting indifferent after hearing them was hard for Xiao Zheng to take.
He’s not a hot-tempered person, but he’s always been someone who dislikes beating around the bush. Now, faced with the usually noble and aloof Leng Ruobing acting difficult, Xiao Zheng couldn’t hold back anymore.
"Since it has nothing to do with you, then I won’t bother explaining. Are you eating or not? If not, I’ll eat," Xiao Zheng said plainly.
I’ve explained, but you won’t listen; what else can I do?
Moreover, Xiao Zheng didn’t think he was in the wrong; he didn’t believe he had made any mistake.
He thought his explanation was a kind attempt to prevent Ruobing from overthinking, but faced with her dismissive attitude, he couldn’t be bothered to explain further. Let it be.
Upon hearing this, Leng Ruobing’s eyes widened in disbelief as Xiao Zheng began eating again. She was instantly enraged but didn’t know what to say, so she stomped her foot in anger and said coldly, "Then eat, go ahead and eat till you die!"
After speaking, Leng Ruobing turned and stormed back to her bedroom.
"Eat, fine, but I won’t die from eating," Xiao Zheng muttered indifferently and continued enjoying the food without changing his expression.
Still, he felt a bit helpless inside, acknowledging that he might have overreacted earlier.