Chapter 491 - 276_3
Shen Jingxiu stared intently at Ji Yuanzhou, "Haven’t you forgotten what you promised me? That day at the restaurant when we bumped into your dad, he hinted at a marriage alliance between our families. You told me yourself that you had no feelings for my sister."
"What?" Ji Yuanzhou frowned, "Is it me who’s forgotten what happened that day, or is it you? It was my father, me, and you talking about your biological sister, Shen Zhirou. No, she should now be called Qin Yulong. We weren’t talking about Wenyan."
"Yes! I haven’t forgotten that, but that’s exactly the problem! Your father wants you to marry my biological sister. It’s clear he only values the Shen Family’s biological daughter, not the adopted daughter."
"But that’s not the issue."
"Yuanzhou! How can you be so sure of yourself? Have you ever defied your father, ever since you were little? Whether it was leaving the family business to go abroad, or when you were called back home during the success of your career, wasn’t it all at your father’s behest? Would you marry an orphaned adopted girl when he asks you to marry a daughter from a prestigious family?"
"I understand now your intentions towards Wenyan, and I can clearly tell you, she has no feelings for you. To her, you are just her elder brother’s good friend, a family friend older than her brother, nothing more."
"Don’t take any further action. Since there is no future, let’s not let things that shouldn’t happen, happen. I don’t want to end up in a situation we can’t get out of, where it would be awkward for you in the Ji Family, and she would be hurt."
"..." Ji Yuanzhou fell silent.
After a while, his eyes refocused on Shen Jingxiu’s face.
"You’re my best friend, I think you know me better than anyone else in this world. But now, even you want to stop me from pursuing the one I want? I’ve never liked watching someone laugh, listening to her talk, watching her eat, as much as I do now. Do you have to stand in my way too?"