blogombal Chapter 1189: Striking the Snake with a Stick
Chapter 1189: Striking the Snake with a Stick
Actually, Xuan'er wasn't usually this enthusiastic towards Zhang Kaifeng, but he just wanted to show it in front of Xiao Mingyang and also get a glimpse of his liver-colored face. However, this mischievous little game failed him today because Xiao Mingyang's attention was entirely focused on Lin Yuqing.
Reaching out to take the lilies from Zhang Kaifeng, Lin Yuqing smiled and said, "You're too kind. You're here as a guest and you even brought a gift."
Zhang Kaifeng gave Lin Yuqing a charming smile and said with elegant manners, "Preparing a gift for a beautiful lady is a gentleman's thing to do."
"Is it considered gentlemanly to flirt with a married woman?"
Zhang Kaifeng laughed smugly at Xiao Mingyang's icy voice, looking at him defiantly, and said, "A bouquet of lilies, not roses, doesn't mean anything, so please don't be so nervous, okay?"
With his hands casually in his pockets, Xiao Mingyang turned his head away, deliberately feigning indifference, and said, "Just kidding, as if giving me roses will change anything!"
Seeing these two guys start arguing the moment they met, neither willing to back down, as if they were sworn enemies from a past life, Lin Yuqing was speechless. Before things escalated, she quickly said, "Alright, can you two stop bickering?"
Upon hearing Lin Yuqing's words, Zhang Kaifeng turned his head away, looking like a dutiful child. It was as if Xiao Mingyang was the one being unreasonable. This infuriated Xiao Mingyang, who immediately regretted inviting this guy into his home!
Just as Xiao Mingyang was about to say something, he heard a beautiful piano piece playing. He snapped out of his daze and stopped arguing with Zhang Kaifeng, that "childish" guy.
Seeing Zhang Kaifeng's suspicious look, Lin Yuqing smiled and explained, "Let's go in quickly and see our new and old friends!"
New friends, old friends?
Following Lin Yuqing with suspicion, Zhang Kaifeng entered the music room and found two women and two men inside. One of the men sat at the piano, playing a piece. The light, cheerful notes filled the room, flowing into everyone's hearts and bringing joy.
Another woman, dressed in a white gauze dress, had a sweet appearance and bore a resemblance to the man playing the piano. She looked at him with tender eyes.
As for the other two people standing by the piano, Zhang Kaifeng knew them all too well…
"Mark, why didn't you mention coming to England?!"
Upon hearing Zhang Kaifeng's voice, Mark seemed to suddenly wake up, as if he had just stepped out of the world of music and hadn't quite come to his senses yet.
Just then, the music stopped, and the unfamiliar man and woman looked at Zhang Kaifeng with scrutinizing eyes.
Looking at Zhang Kaifeng, Mark felt a little nervous. Luckily, Yu Wei secretly pinched him from the side, which calmed Mark down. He smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't plan to come, but Yu Wei misses Yu Qing, so I accompanied her on this trip."
"So, did your partner allow you to come?"
“Why not?” Mark scoffed. “Besides, it’s my freedom to go wherever I want. Even if he’s my father, he has no reason to stop me!”
Seeing that Mark was chatting with Zhang Kaifeng, Yu Wei secretly pinched him again and gave the two people next to her a look.
Mark understood immediately, quickly stood up straight, and said in a serious tone, "By the way, I heard I'm coming to England, and two of my friends would like to stop by for a visit. I'll introduce them to you."
As he spoke, Mark walked over to the man and woman and said with a smile, "This beautiful lady is my junior from university, Donna, a beautiful and talented student. She now runs her own gallery and is quite famous in France! She's also considered a young artist now, truly a woman of both beauty and talent!"
Being praised like that made Donna blush, and she secretly glanced at Zhang Kaifeng, her heart fluttering.
Then, Mark pointed to the tall, thin young man next to Donna and said, "This is Donna's brother, Hansen. He is an excellent diplomat. He is in England on official business, and this small gathering is a rare treat for him."
Hansen smiled amicably at Zhang Kaifeng and said, "Don't listen to Mark's nonsense. I'm just here for a small meeting, but he's making it sound like I'm neglecting my duties."
“Mark is just like that, I knew it all along.” With that, Zhang Kaifeng extended his hand to Hansen, smiling warmly, “Hello, I’m Zhang Kaifeng, nice to meet you!”
“Me too!” Hansen admired Zhang Kaifeng and seemed quite satisfied with him. At the same time, he glanced at Donna meaningfully, while Donna lowered her head shyly.
Feeling that this was a good start, Lin Yuqing clapped her hands with a smile and said, "I have prepared tea and snacks for everyone. Let's all go and sit in the garden."
Upon hearing about the garden, Yu Wei looked excited and took Lin Yuqing's arm, saying, "You said last time you brought a lot of water lilies to the pond in the garden. They must be blooming beautifully now, let's go take a look!"
Seeing Yu Wei's excited expression, Mark felt a little jealous and complained, "I also have water lilies at home, the largest of which is a full meter in diameter, why aren't you this happy!"
Turning to glare at Mark, Yu Wei said with a straight face, "Please, when I'm at your house, how can I be in the mood to appreciate flowers? There are so many eyes following me wherever I go, it's so annoying!"
Sensing something amiss in her words, Lin Yuqing exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, you've already met Mark's parents!?"
Realizing she had inadvertently let something slip, Yu Wei glared at Mark in annoyance, thinking to herself that it was all because of his loose tongue that Lin Yuqing hadn't noticed anything amiss.
Rubbing her arms, Yu Wei said shyly, "It's not really meeting the parents. It's just that Mark's father was so insistent that I went to visit him."
The truth of the matter is that Mark told Yu Wei that if he didn't bring her home, his father would sever ties with him, and after he became homeless, he would cling to Yu Wei even more, following her wherever she went, rain or shine.
Yu Wei was startled by Mark's words. She was planning to pack her things and return to China in a few days. If Mark were to follow her to China, she would have even less peace and quiet.
For the sake of peace and quiet in the future, Yu Wei made up her mind to go to France to cooperate with Mark in a play.
But when Mark introduced himself to Yu Wei in France, he told her that she had accepted his marriage proposal and that they were preparing for their wedding!
This infuriated Yu Wei, who gave Mark a severe scolding and prepared to pack her things and leave. However, Mark's family was unaware of their secret. They treated Yu Wei very well and had already begun preparations for their wedding, even informing their relatives and friends!