After hesitating for quite a while, Zheng Nanfeng stammered, "I'm going to say it. Don't get mad."
Ji Xiaoli had a bad feeling. "Tell me first. What on earth is it?"
Could it be that he had done something to betray her?
Zheng Nanfeng blinked his eyes hard, pretending to be innocent. "Actually, that night, you forcefully kissed me."
"Impossible!"
Ji Xiaoli's heart skipped a beat and she immediately denied it. "You're lying."
Zheng Nanfeng looked even more aggrieved, like a wronged young maiden. "It was really you. You suddenly put your arms around my neck and tried to kiss me. I saw that you were dead drunk and didn't have time to resist. Then..."
The implication was that Ji Xiaoli had behaved like a hooligan after getting drunk.
Ji Xiaoli's face turned red then pale. Finally, she gave him a fierce glare. "Impossible. If that's really the case, why were you so hesitant just now and didn't want to say it?"
The truth of the matter must be more complicated!
Zheng Nanfeng put on a very innocent look. "It's true. I swear you did forcefully kiss me! And that kiss made me realize that I still loved you very much. But I was too shy at that time, so I secretly ran back to China."
Ji Xiaoli half - believed him. "Really?"
Zheng Nanfeng said firmly, "Really!"
Ji Xiaoli thought for a while. It seemed that there was really such a thing.
But... why did it feel like she had forgotten something?
Seeing her deep in thought, Zheng Nanfeng also became nervous.
Because although he hadn't lied just now, he had omitted a part of the story.
The reason why Ji Xiaoli had forcefully kissed him was that Zheng Nanfeng had made the first move.
Maybe the lighting there was too ambiguous, or maybe the music was too gentle. He accidentally kissed her. Afraid of being discovered, he fled back to China overnight.
Now he was squatting in front of Ji Xiaoli's house because he had thought things through and came to apologize.
Ji Xiaoli instinctively felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell why.
She looked at him suspiciously. "Are you still hiding something from me?"
Zheng Nanfeng remained calm. "No. How could I hide anything from you?"
After a pause, he added, "Moreover, I'm here this time to confess my love. Ji Xiaoli, I'm determined to pursue you. I want to have a relationship with you with the intention of getting married."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Ji Xiaoli took two steps back in fright. "I haven't forgiven you yet!"
Since that quarrel, Zheng Nanfeng had often given her the cold shoulder. Did he think she would forgive him so easily?
Impossible!
Zheng Nanfeng also knew that he had been too impatient a few days ago. He felt guilty and touched his nose.
"Cough, it was all my fault before. I'll wait for you to forgive me."
Ji Xiaoli squinted her eyes and sized up the man in front of her.
Something was wrong!
It was too wrong!
This dog man was being so nice today!
Zheng Nanfeng was almost about to confess the truth under her gaze.
Fortunately, a gust of wind blew by and woke him up.
Zheng Nanfeng quickly raised his left hand, showing the shiny ring on his ring finger. "Look, I'll regard this ring as our engagement ring."
Ji Xiaoli glanced at him indifferently. "The engagement? It's already invalid."
Zheng Nanfeng refused to give up. He showed his bright white teeth. "It doesn't matter. If the last one is invalid, we can just make another one."
"Hehe."
Ji Xiaoli hooked her lips into a smile, which made Zheng Nanfeng dazed for a moment.
Then she said word by word, "You never will!"
Just as Zheng Nanfeng was about to say something, Ji Xiaoli took two steps back, entered the mansion and closed the door.
He was left with a mouthful of the door.
Alas, it seemed that the road of pursuit was a long one.
After Ji Xiaoli entered the mansion, she saw Wei Yanlan looking extremely curious.
Wei Yanlan pretended not to know. "Xiaoli, who were you just talking to?"
Ji Xiaoli replied casually, "It's nothing. I just found a fool."
Hearing this, Wei Yanlan burst out laughing. "Xiaoli is right. There really is a fool outside."
Ji Xiaoli now understood that her mother had known about the fool outside for a long time and was just waiting for her to fall into the trap.
She couldn't help blushing. "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Wei Yanlan joked, "Such a handsome young man. Aren't you really tempted?"
Hearing this, Ji Xiaoli felt a bit complicated.
It was impossible to say that she wasn't tempted. It was just that she couldn't figure out how much she liked Zheng Nanfeng.
Anyway, she didn't need to rely on Zheng Nanfeng to complete tasks anymore, so she didn't have to be with him every day.
Wei Yanlan was an experienced person. Seeing this, she didn't say anything more. "Daughter, you must cherish the one in front of you."
Ji Xiaoli nodded gently, but her thoughts had already flown elsewhere.
...
Early the next morning, as soon as Ji Xiaoli opened the door, her vision was filled with a bunch of bright red roses.
Looking closely, Zheng Nanfeng was standing in front of her house, holding a large bouquet of roses.
Seeing her looking over, he immediately showed a brilliant smile.
"Good morning, Xiaoli."
Ji Xiaoli was so startled that her heart skipped a couple of beats.
"Zheng Nanfeng, what are you doing?"
Zheng Nanfeng looked innocent. "I've already said that I've thought things through. I love you. I'm going to seriously pursue you from today on."
Ji Xiaoli frowned. "I never said I'd agree to you."
Zheng Nanfeng looked self - righteous. "Then I'll work harder to make you fall in love with me."
This words was so self - assured that Ji Xiaoli was left speechless.
After a while, she spoke again.
"Zheng Nanfeng, a forced melon is not sweet."
Zheng Nanfeng showed his signature charming smile again. "Who says a forced melon is not sweet? I think it's extremely sweet."
Ji Xiaoli was completely speechless. She got in her car and was about to leave.
Zheng Nanfeng didn't pester her. He knew when to stop. Anyway, he could wait patiently like water dripping through a stone.
When Ji Xiaoli got home at night, she found that the house had been decorated extremely beautifully.
Ji Xiaoli was a bit curious. "Dad, Mom, what good thing happened? You're so happy today."
Ji Changmin smiled reservedly, but anyone could tell that he was very proud.
"Today, your dad really outwitted that old rival. It can be regarded as revenge."
Since discovering that the oil project with an investment of tens of billions was a trap set by his rival, Ji Changmin hadn't had a good sleep for several days.
After returning to China this time, he first went to the court and pretended to be unable to get out of the trouble. Then, taking advantage of his old rival's unpreparedness, he took advantage of the time difference and fiercely sniped at the rival's stocks.
"Hey, now I can finally rest easy." Ji Changmin was sipping champagne and squinted his eyes happily. "In a few days, I'm going to hold a press conference to introduce Xiaoli to everyone. By the way, I'll clarify the recent news. Some people really think I'm dead. They even dare to slander my daughter."
Ji Xiaoli was shocked. "Dad?"
Did Dad know everything when she was being scolded on the Internet?
Ji Changmin nodded with a smile, confirming her guess.
God knows how angry he was when he saw so many messages scolding his daughter.
This was his daughter, his apple of the eye. He would never allow anyone to slander his daughter!
"Xiaoli, the Ji Group will always be your most solid backing."