148: Meet in person

Once Chen Tianming walked into the room, Li Dong, being very sensible, ushered everyone out and immediately closed the door.

"Why is it you?"

Li Qingzhi had been sitting on the bed in a daze, and upon seeing Chen Tianming, she was taken aback for a moment.

"I came to see you."

As Chen Tianming spoke, he sat down beside Li Qingzhi quite naturally.

This caused Li Qingzhi to instinctively shift to the other side.

"I know you have a lot of grievances against me."

"But I can tell you in all seriousness that the method Xia Xuan used back then was wrong."

"If he had continued with it, your father might have died long ago."

Chen Tianming paused, and seeing that Li Qingzhi did not show any signs of resistance, he continued.

"I admit that sometimes I might be a bit too high-profile in how I do things."

"But once you stand at my height, you will understand that if you aren't high-profile, there will always be a lot of trouble."

Chen Tianming's words reminded Li Qingzhi of her own past experiences.

The reason she met Xia Xuan back then was precisely because a group of thugs was bullying her.

Looking back now, if she had been a bit more high-profile herself, those thugs would never have dared to harbor any inappropriate thoughts about the eldest daughter of the Li family.

"Then why did you agree to my father's idea of betrothing me to you?"

Meeting Chen Tianming's serious gaze, Li Qingzhi finally asked.

"It's very simple: because I like you."

Chen Tianming's simple and straightforward words left Li Qingzhi stunned.

"From the moment I first saw you, I haven't been able to stop thinking about you."

"Of course, it is also precisely for this reason that I was willing to step in and save your father."

"As for what followed, whether you say I used schemes or anything else, it was all a means to win you over."

Seeing Chen Tianming's sincere words, Li Qingzhi's heart became a jumbled mess.

On one hand, she really liked Xia Xuan; on the other hand, she also had a deep impression of Chen Tianming.

"As for the rest, I don't want to say much more; you should think it over carefully yourself."

Seeing that Chen Tianming was about to get up and leave, Li Qingzhi stopped him.

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing Li Qingzhi speak, Chen Tianming stopped his steps and looked at her seriously.

"If I agree to be with you, will you let go of the past grudges?"

Li Qingzhi was clearly talking about things related to Xia Xuan.

She still didn't know that Xia Xuan had already died long ago.

"I can, absolutely. I, Chen Tianming, guarantee here that if Li Qingzhi is willing to be my woman, I can let go of all past grudges with Xia Xuan."

Chen Tianming felt no psychological burden saying such things.

Xia Xuan was already dead, and the past grudges were no longer important; Li Qingzhi right in front of him was what mattered most.

"Alright, I will tell my father immediately that I agree to you."

Watching Li Qingzhi run out, Chen Tianming was secretly a bit puzzled.

Although Li Qingzhi had agreed to be with him, the system's notification sound did not ring as expected.

It seems he would have to slowly cultivate their relationship.

"Do you have any time recently?"

Walking on the road, Shen Dong received another message from Shu Ya.

"Yes, in the next few days. I'll come to see you in the next few days."

Things on Li Qingzhi's side were mostly handled, and Shen Dong had nothing else to do for the moment, so he replied directly.

Time flew by, and on this day, Shen Dong boarded the train to Chenjiang City early.

As a neighboring city, Chenjiang City was much better than other places in terms of both GDP and cultural tourism, especially in the tourism industry, where it was far ahead.

When Shen Dong got off the train, Shu Ya was already waiting there early.

"Are you Shu Ya?"

Chen Tianming walked over and tentatively asked.

"Yes, I am Shu Ya. Are you Huakai?"

At this moment, Shu Ya had clearly gone through careful grooming and dressing, looking even more beautiful and moving than in her photos.

"Mm."

In comparison, Chen Tianming was quite casual.

"You are so handsome, much more handsome than I imagined. Have you eaten? How about I take you to get something to eat first?"

To Chen Tianming's surprise, Shu Ya appeared very proactive and enthusiastic.

"Oh right, this is a gift for you."

Shu Ya took out an acrylic stand from the game Chen Tianming used to play from her backpack.

This took Chen Tianming slightly by surprise.

"You are too thoughtful, aren't you?"

Chen Tianming's words made Shu Ya feel a little proud.

"Of course, I don't know how long I've been looking forward to this day."

"Since you finally agreed to meet me, I naturally had to prepare well."

Along the way, Shu Ya talked excitedly, while Chen Tianming mostly just listened.

Soon, they arrived at the destination. As soon as Chen Tianming and Shu Ya got out of the car, Shu Ya naturally linked her arm with Chen Tianming's.

"Oh, isn't this President Shu of Suxiang Apparel? What's this, bringing a pretty boy out for a stroll?"

Just as they arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, a woman dressed very revealingly, with her hair piled high and a burly man following beside her, walked towards them.

She was saying something as she walked.

"Zhao Fang, you've gone too far. Just because you are fickle, don't think everyone else is like you."

Shu Ya's words were very sharp, instantly filling the scene with tension.

"Hmph, stop being so sharp-tongued here. Your Shu Group is almost finished; you can go ahead and cry."

After Zhao Fang finished speaking, she pulled the burly man along and left, not giving Shu Ya any chance to respond.

In the shadows, Sun Yihan saw this scene and was overjoyed.

After he got out of prison some time ago, he headed straight to the city where Shu Ya was, intending to see her, but he didn't even get to see her face at all.

Thinking about how his account was still in Chen Tianming's hands, he felt extremely anxious. If it weren't for Chen Tianming, the one meeting Shu Ya in person would be him.

He used his golden finger to find Zhao Fang and specifically arranged all of this. On one hand, he could try to win Shu Ya back to his side; on the other hand, he could take the opportunity to strike at Chen Tianming.

"The woman just now is the eldest daughter of the Zhao Group and is currently the person in charge of the Zhao Group. They have always been competitors with our Shu Group, and she and I have always had personal grudges. Don't take what she said to heart."

Shu Ya didn't know that this was all arranged by Sun Yihan, so she quickly explained.

"It's fine. What did she mean when she said your Shu Group is almost finished?"

Chen Tianming had a pretty good impression of Shu Ya; if her family really encountered any difficulties, he wouldn't mind helping to deal with them.

"Sigh, recently our group's capital chain has had problems. Although we know it's the Zhao family's doing, we have absolutely no way to deal with it. My father and the others are already thinking of countermeasures for this matter."

"Let's not talk about this anymore; let's just enjoy our meal."