My Alleged Husband

Chapter 57: Chapter 55 Agreeing to Meet_1

After being held by Zhang Zhentian for a while, Xia Jing pried his hands off, turned to face him, and said, ”By the way, Zhentian, I met Li Jiayuan today. She hopes I can arrange a meeting with Xiao Wei, so he can visit her. Do you think I should help her?”

Zhang Zhentian playfully scraped Xia Jing’s nose and said affectionately, ”Didn’t you already agree to help her?”

Xia Jing was pleased to hear Zhang Zhentian say this, as it proved he understood her well. At least from now on, she wouldn’t need to explain herself every time.

She smiled at Zhang Zhentian, who smiled back awkwardly.

Feeling a sense of relief, Xia Jing leaned into Zhang Zhentian’s embrace and whispered, ”Zhentian, have you noticed that Li Jiayuan is actually a nice girl? She isn’t bad at heart. What she did was out of the frustration anyone might feel. She never intended to break us apart. As far as I know, she has wanted to ask about Xiao Wei for a long time but never got the chance. Plus, our misunderstanding towards her made our initial meeting less than friendly, which led her to those actions. Helping her get together with Xiao Wei can also serve as an apology for the harm our misunderstanding caused her.”

After Xia Jing spoke these thoughtful words to Zhang Zhentian, he just stared at her dumbfounded. He suddenly realized that she seemed different from the Xia Jing he had known before. Although the previous Xia Jing was kind, she paled in comparison to the Xia Jing before him now.

Noticing Zhang Zhentian’s gaze, Xia Jing lifted her head to look him in the eye. Curious about why he was looking at her that way, she waved her hand in front of his eyes. When Zhang Zhentian didn’t react, she suddenly slapped his shoulder hard. Zhang Zhentian thought something heavy had fallen on his head and looked around, searching for the nonexistent object while muttering, ”What fell down? Why can’t I see it?”

He spun in place searching, and Xia Jing couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

”What are you laughing at?” Zhang Zhentian asked, puzzled.

”Nothing, I’m laughing at how silly you are. There was nothing falling—clearly, you were just distracted when I slapped your shoulder, and you got frightened like this. You’re too funny, haha...” Xia Jing laughed without restraint, and Zhang Zhentian looked at her with an unamused expression.

”Is it really that funny?” Zhang Zhentian gave Xia Jing a roll of the eyes.

”Yeah, don’t you think it’s funny? I’ve never seen such humor from you, so I really couldn’t help it. Don’t be mad, okay?” Xia Jing said, jokingly to Zhang Zhentian.

Zhang Zhentian didn’t know how to respond to her, and after a moment he told Xia Jing, ”Don’t worry, I won’t be mad at you. Besides, even if I wanted to be mad, I wouldn’t dare. In this lifetime, I can only be a henpecked husband. I couldn’t bear to hit you, so what can I do? What can I say?”

Upon hearing Zhang Zhentian’s words, Xia Jing was stunned for a moment before rushing to hug him, knowing that at times such a hug is worth more than a thousand words.

Half an hour later.

”Zhentian, I may need to return to the secret base tomorrow to find Xiao Wei and have a good talk with him about this, then try to persuade him to meet Li Jiayuan. After all, it’s better to demolish ten temples than to destroy one marriage, right? If we really could bring them together, it would be a good thing, wouldn’t it?” Xia Jing said to Zhang Zhentian.

Zhang Zhentian felt Xia Jing made a lot of sense and asked her, ”You’re right, so it’s up to you to handle this.”

Upon hearing Zhang Zhentian’s response, Xia Jing gave him an immediate roll of her eyes.

”Xia Jing, what does giving me a roll of your eyes mean?” Zhang Zhentian asked, confused.

Turning to face him, Xia Jing said, ”It means you can figure out the roll of the eyes on your own!”

Zhang Zhentian was bewildered, thinking, A roll of the eyes still needs to be figured out?

”Hey, hey, should I accompany you tomorrow?” Zhang Zhentian asked, blocking her way.

”No need, I can go alone. You had better figure out the meaning of the roll of the eyes!” After saying this, Xia Jing walked towards the front door.

She gently opened the door and made a ”please” gesture with her hand. Zhang Zhentian, not understanding what Xia Jing was doing, just stood there motionless, watching her.

Xia Jing really felt helpless about Zhang Zhentian’s intelligence; she had made herself so clear, yet he still didn’t understand what she meant.

”Why are you looking at me, what I mean is it’s getting late, so please hurry home, I want to rest!” Xia Jing explained to Zhang Zhentian with a tone of resignation.

Zhang Zhentian finally understood what Xia Jing was implying and hurriedly said, ”Oh, I get it now, you mean I should go home now, right?”

Xia Jing gave Zhang Zhentian a thumbs-up.

Zhang Zhentian walked slowly to the doorway, his gaze lingering on Xia Jing reluctantly, but Xia Jing seemed as if she didn’t see Zhang Zhentian’s reluctant expression. Just as Zhang Zhentian had changed his shoes and stepped out the door, he heard Xia Jing say, ”Be careful on your way home!”

Then the sound of the door closing followed. Xia Jing had shut Zhang Zhentian out just like that.

With no other choice, Zhang Zhentian could only take a taxi back to the Zhang family.

When he arrived home, everyone was asleep; he went straight upstairs, dropped into bed, and fell asleep. Meanwhile, Xia Jing fell asleep not long after Zhang Zhentian had left.

The next morning at six o’clock, Xia Jing was already up. She got ready, skipped breakfast, and went straight to the secret base to find Xiao Wei.

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The Secret Base.

”Elder Sister Xia, you’re here!” Xiao Wei greeted Xia Jing with enthusiasm.

”Mhm, I came today because I have something I want to discuss with you!”

”Is it about Li Jiayuan’s matter?” Xiao Wei didn’t wait for Xia Jing to elaborate and cut straight to the point.

”Since you already know, then I’ll just say it directly, Li Jiayuan wants to meet you,” Xia Jing said.

Before Xia Jing could finish, Xiao Wei interjected, ”I won’t meet her, so Elder Sister Xia, you don’t need to worry!”

Xia Jing was infuriated by Xiao Wei’s evasive attitude and yelled, ”Xiao Wei, you’re avoiding the issue, just like I did at first. But in the end, didn’t I still have to face everything? If avoidance were useful, then would we need to confront life at all? In Elder Sister Xia’s heart, you’re a very sensible kid. Since you like Li Jiayuan, and she likes you too, you should at least give Li Jiayuan a chance, for her as well as for yourself. Avoidance isn’t a solution; facing the problem is. Do you think avoidance is useful? I’ve already met with Li Jiayuan and told her about our conversation, and she doesn’t mind; what are you worried about? You’re not worse than anyone else. If you keep avoiding her like this, it will make her sad. Do you have the heart to see her look troubled and frown all day?

Unable to respond to Xia Jing’s words, Xiao Wei thought to himself: Is avoidance really useful? Shouldn’t I give myself a chance?

Xiao Wei felt conflicted. He didn’t want Li Jiayuan to be perceived as the wife of a homicidal maniac.

”Xiao Wei, I know what bothers you isn’t just the arm incident, there’s something else. Don’t worry, as long as you’re willing to give yourself a chance, I’ll clear your name!” Xia Jing said soothingly to Xiao Wei.

”Elder Sister Xia, I—I agree with you, I’ll meet Li Jiayuan. As for clearing my name, I’ll handle it myself!”

”Alright, if you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me directly! I’m off, I have other things to take care of!” After saying that, Xia Jing left and instantly sent a message to Li Jiayuan: Done!

Li Jiayuan, seeing the message with just two words, was so happy she could almost fly.