Chapter 330: Do Not Impose on Others What You Yourself Do Not Desire
Chapter 330: Do Not Impose On Others What You Do Not Desire
Four people arrived by the pond, where Jiang Mengyu repeated the explanation she had given to Shuiyu, this time in more detail.
"It was just like that. I fainted due to a problem with my cultivation, and in my unconscious state, Master took me away. When I woke up, I was in Master’s cave thousands of miles away.
Master’s place is far from the crowds, and there’s nowhere in those mountains to make a phone call, so I really had no way to inform you all. I’m sorry for making you worry."
Shen Qi was surprised. He had thought that Jiang Mengyu’s disappearance was because Delui’s return with Ye Qing had upset her, and she had run away on purpose to make Gu Dongxing worry.
Unexpectedly, there was another reason, and such a miraculous one—she even had a Master!
However, after another thought, he believed Jiang Mengyu’s explanation, because even if she wanted to make Gu Dongxing anxious, she wouldn’t fail to send a message to her classmates.
The explanation that she was taken away by her Master due to a cultivation issue and couldn’t return made sense.
Shuiyu sighed, "Mengyu, although we were worried, no one was as tormented as Gu Dongxing. You have no idea, in nearly a month’s time, he nearly went mad. With a scraggly beard, looking neither human nor ghost.
I’m really convinced; in the future, you should treat him better."
Upon mentioning Gu Dongxing, Shen Qi and Wu Jiangsheng also fell silent.
They were all secret admirers of Jiang Mengyu, but after seeing Gu Dongxing’s despair over the past month, they realized he truly loved Jiang Mengyu deeply.
Even though they didn’t want to speak well of him, they also didn’t want to speak ill of him anymore.
Shen Qi was already somewhat regretful for telling Jiang Mengyu about Ye Qing, because he could see that Gu Dongxing truly didn’t have Ye Qing in his heart.
Every man has a hero complex, wanting to demonstrate their protective instinct in front of a woman.
Gu Dongxing’s feelings for Ye Qing existed, but they were definitely not romantic love. They stemmed from gratitude, a provoked protective instinct, and a bit of childhood friendship.
He was even considering, if such a situation arose in the future, he should verify first before telling Jiang Mengyu.
Seeing Shuiyu speaking positively about Gu Dongxing and both Shen Qi and Wu Jiangsheng unusually silent, seemingly sympathizing with Gu Dongxing,
Jiang Mengyu sighed internally. Without them saying it, she knew that Gu Dongxing truly loved her. However, he had made a mistake, and she had to punish him.
This punishment, of course, meant extending the probation period.
"You don’t need to continue," she interrupted Shuiyu. "Actually, our engaged relationship was not real, it was a false relationship we claimed under necessity."
Trusting the loyalty of these three, she felt it was inappropriate to deceive them any longer.
She revealed how Gu Dongxing had saved her, how she couldn’t return home, and assumed the identity of Gu Dongxing’s fiancée to live with him in the military barracks and so forth.
"I don’t think that’s right," Shuiyu looked at Jiang Mengyu, "I clearly saw that he—"
"Later he took a liking to me and pursued me, requesting to make the fiancé relationship official. I agreed to consider confirming the relationship after a probation period. He is still during the probation period now."
Jiang Mengyu was explaining to Shuiyu, but unexpectedly, Wu Jiangsheng’s expression changed, and a gleam flashed in Shen Qi’s eyes.
Jiang Mengyu certainly felt it.
It is said, "Do not impose on others what you do not desire." Jiang Mengyu did not want to flirt ambiguously with her classmates.
She stated definitively, "However, I have actually acknowledged him already; I’m just making him anxious—that’s what he gets for bringing Qingmei back home and having his Mom regard her as a sworn daughter."
Wu Jiangsheng immediately felt deflated, but Shen Qi showed no change.
Wu Jiangsheng said, "Jiang Mengyu, you’re doing the right thing by putting him on ice to show him your mettle."
Humph, what does Gu Dongxing matter? Even if I can’t compete with you for Mengyu, I won’t let you have her so easily!