1103: What Do You Think

What Do You Think

After what happened today, Cheng Gu also understood Tan Jing's plight in the Tan family. However, how could such a nice person like Tan Jing be treated like this?2

Perhaps in Jiang Yi's eyes, Tan Jing's biggest mistake was that she did not make any mistake. Jiang Yi had never been able to find any evidence of Tan Jing's wrongdoings to use against her. Jiang Yi also did not have any good reason to go and look for the Xia family. Naturally, she became more irritable and she spoke even harsher than usual. Sometimes, she would even purposely dredge up Tan Jing's painful memories.

She did all these things to provoke Tan Jing into a state of panic so that Tan Jing would speak without thinking, and perhaps even be drawn into saying something that could let her demand a large sum of money from the Xia family.

If Tan Jing had been born into a normal family, she would not have ended up like this. She must have done something wrong in her past life and was reincarnated into the Tan family to suffer during this life.

"I'm sorry… I don't know about these things in your family. I'm just worried about you. It's not my intention to delve into your family background. I'm not doing this on purpose," Cheng Gu lowered his head and said with a sense of guilt.

He looked like a puppy that had done something wrong and was obediently waiting for its owner to reprimand it. If Tan Jing were to reach out with her hand in front of Cheng Gu, Cheng Gu would definitely instinctively put his own hand on Tan Jing's hand.

Seeing Cheng Gu like this, Tan Jing could not bear to reprimand him. After all, Cheng Gu was just too worried to think straight. She was the one who did not make things clear to him, so this matter had something to do with her too.

"It's fine. Now that you see that I'm feeling alright, does that ease your worries?" Tan Jing said with a smile.

Cheng Gu stared into Tan Jing's eyes and thought for a long time before saying sternly, "I'm still worried."

There was a magnetic quality to his voice, like the whisper of an angel that could steal one's soul. If Tan Jing did not clearly know that it was impossible for anything to happen between her and Cheng Gu, she would have been seduced by Cheng Gu.

"I am feeling fine and right in front of you. Why are you still worried? My wound doesn't hurt very much now and I change my dressing and take my medicine on time," Tan Jing said helplessly.

"It's not about your health. The thing is you don't look happy. You have a lot of things on your mind, so many that you can't contain them anymore. Your eyes are filled with fatigue. I can see all these," Cheng Gu said earnestly.

Tan Jing turned away and did not dare to look into Cheng Gu's eyes. Her heart started to pound uncontrollably. This man in front of her, who looked like a kid, could always accurately read her mind. It was as if nothing could escape his eyes. As long as she looked into his eyes for five seconds, he would be able to read her thoughts and she could not hide anything at all.

It had been a long time since she felt her heart race like this. It was as if something was slowly taking root and growing in her heart.

However, how could Cheng Gu understand all those trivial family matters in the Xia family and the Tan family? It would be boring for a person who had never been married to have to listen to all these. Cheng Gu would not understand the bitterness in her heart.

"Why would a kid make a fuss about happiness? How can there be so many happy things in this world? Isn't it normal to feel tired? Don't make a mountain out of a molehill," Tan Jing said.

"But you did not seem unhappy at all when you were with me. Your eyes were smiley then, but now your eyes are misty and I can't see them clearly at all. I'm not a child. I'm a man. You can't keep treating me like a child," Cheng Gu said.

Tan Jing sighed deeply. Perhaps Cheng Gu was someone she could talk to?

She leaned back on the bench and said, "It's an embarrassing thing to talk about. I'm infertile and I want to adopt one of my relatives' children, but my husband and in-laws are not happy about it because my husband's younger brother's wife is going to give birth soon. She's having twins and the entire family is only fully focused on this matter."

Cheng Gu was shocked for a moment before he accepted the fact that Tan Jing was infertile. Not many people could say such things so calmly. Such a matter was actually a lifelong sore point for a woman.

"Well… then what do you think?" Cheng Gu asked.

"What?" Tan Jing was a little surprised. She had thought that Cheng Gu would ask her to avoid doing what she wanted to do during this period of time, like what the Xia family did. She did not expect Cheng Gu to ask her for her opinion.

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