Chapter 24: A Single Chain of Footsteps Brings Disaster!

  "What? She kissed you? I said you're not kidding, right? This...this is too unbelievable." Li Wencheng stared at Zhang Ziheng with wide eyes, hardly daring to believe what he had just heard. Even Little Tian on the side looked like she couldn't believe it either.

  Zhang Ziheng lit another cigarette and took a drag. "Do I need to deceive you?"

  "Hmm, that's true." Li Wencheng nodded and said.

  Xiao Tian stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Zi Heng, are you sure she likes you? Although I haven't met the Wang Xue you mentioned, but hearing you talk about her past, it really makes me wonder. Logically speaking, with her family background being so good, and her personality... how could she possibly like you?"

  Li Wencheng nodded and said, "Yes, I've met that Wang Xue once before. She's simply a little princess. When you told me she was the daughter of your board chairman, I was already very surprised. Now you're saying she likes you...".

  "But do you have any other reasons to explain? And afterwards she even admitted it herself." Zhang Ziheng said.

  Xiao Tian shook his head and said: "Things won't be that simple, you must have done something to provoke her, so it became like this. But what was the trigger for this matter?"

  At this time, Zhang Ziheng was slightly stunned, as if he had thought of something. "Right, you said that and I seem to have remembered. I gave her an anklet before, and after that she became different."

  "What? You gave her an anklet? You actually gave a girl an anklet?" Little Tian stared at him with wide eyes.

  "What's wrong?" Zhang Ziheng asked.

  "What's wrong with that? I finally understand why she got angry and made such a strong move." Xiaotian sighed.

  "Why?" Zhang Ziheng and Li Wencheng asked in unison.

  Xiao Tian shook his head and asked: "Do you know what it means for a boy to give a girl an anklet?"

  "She also asked me this question before, I said I didn't know, then she... Could the problem be with the foot chain?" Zhang Ziheng asked.

  Xiao Tian nodded and said, "The ankle chain may not look like a very valuable thing, it can't be compared with diamond rings or necklaces, but the meaning it represents is great. When a boy gives an ankle chain to a girl, it means that he wants to tie her up for life, even if they are reborn in the next life, the boy can still find the girl based on that ankle chain. Generally speaking, ankle chains are used by couples to express their commitment, and sometimes to show love. You gave her an ankle chain, she would naturally misunderstand. Plus what you did yesterday, she got angry, made up her mind, and simply clarified things with you, it's just that simple."

  "Oh, so that's how it is. It's strange, I didn't know this before. Hehe, good thing I didn't send it." Li Wencheng said with a sudden realization.

  After listening to Xiao Tian's words and thinking about what happened yesterday, Zhang Ziheng felt more and more that it made sense. No wonder she always said she was a wooden head, she really is quite wooden.

  "Hey, Ziheng, how are you guys doing now? Now that everything is out in the open, what's your relationship like?" asked Xiaotian.

  "To be honest, I don't know either. But she said she was going to stay at my place, and this morning she went back to her own home very early to pack up her things. She didn't come to work this afternoon either. However, she took my spare key with her, so I reckon she's probably at my place now." Zhang Ziheng said.

  "My goodness, cohabitation? You're really something, aren't you? We haven't even reached that stage yet, and I didn't expect you to be the first one." Li Wencheng said.

  Zhang Ziheng gave him a white eye and said, "It's not what you think, last night she slept on the bed and I slept on the sofa, except for that kiss, I didn't even touch her once."

  "What? You're just going to sleep on the couch like that? I'm asking you, brother, are you even a man?" Little Tian asked incredulously.

  Li Wencheng nodded seriously and said, "I can prove that he is absolutely a man, but just a timid one, haha. Other men have the heart of a thief but not the guts, while he has neither the heart nor the guts. It's normal if nothing happens in one night, but if something really happens, then it won't be him, it will be us two."

  "Can't you be serious for once? She's a girl after all, don't talk about her like that." Zhang Ziheng said with a frown.

  Xiao Tian chuckled and continued: "Zi Heng, I'm going to say something about you. A man and a woman living together in the same room, it's impossible that nothing happens between them. Those who know you think you're a good person, but those who don't might think you're not capable. Let me tell you, when it comes to this aspect, you may not be thinking about it, but the girl is definitely thinking about it. I dare say, last night she probably didn't sleep all night, waiting for you to make a move on her. But who would have thought that you'd leave her to guard an empty bed alone, making it impossible for her to even offer herself up."

  "Go away, although Wang Xue has a bit of a temper, she's not the kind of person you think she is. She's a good girl," Zhang Ziheng said.

  "No matter how good a girl is, she also has physical needs. At this age, everyone wants to, even saints can't resist temptation. Was Confucius a saint or not? He still got married and had children. How great was the Great Leader? He had ten children in total." said Xiao Tian.

  "Hey, stop it, don't make fun of me." Zhang Ziheng said hastily.

  Xiao Tian nodded and said, "I know, I admire you too. I'm just saying this, don't think of things between men and women as being too obscene, it's actually a very normal thing. Besides, this kind of thing is usually consensual, what are you afraid of?"

  "I'm not afraid, it's just... I think that's not good. After all, we've only known each other for a short time, and we should get to know each other first, understand each other better, and then... and then do something else. Besides, I don't even know if I like her yet." Zhang Ziheng said softly.

  "You don't know this? Of course you like her, think about it, Wang Xuechang is not bad-looking, and can even be said to be very beautiful. Moreover, her father is the chairman of your company, with a net worth of over 10 million! Such good conditions are what every man dreams of, how could you not like her?" Li Wen Cheng asked.

  Zhang Ziheng shook his head in confusion and said, "I... I really don't know, what you just said about over a billion, what does it have to do with me? Their family having money is their business, not mine."

  "Hey, you're wrong about that," said Xiao Tian. "It's not related to you now, but what if one day the two of them become a couple? Then her things wouldn't they be your things, and her money wouldn't it be your money? Think about it, her dad only has this one daughter, so in the future he definitely won't hand over the business to her, but rather to you, his son-in-law. When you marry someone, it's like you're also marrying their business. You'll be the future chairman of Feiyu Company."

  "Yes, Zi Heng. Wang Xue is a woman who can make men struggle less for thirty years, forty years, no, fifty years! You know what that means? That means you can drive a luxury car, live in a villa, and raise a foreign dog. My god, just thinking about it gets me excited." Li Wen Cheng said with a look of infatuation on his face, as if he had already obtained something.

  "Alright, alright, don't say anything more. What do you think I am? I couldn't do something as despicable as that, and I especially don't want to get something for nothing. Even if one day I really end up with Wang Xue, I wouldn't want her things. I'd rather live in my rented one-bedroom apartment than eat soft rice." Zhang Ziheng said, lighting another cigarette.

  Xiao Tian shook his head helplessly, sighed and said: "Zi Heng, I really don't know what to say about you. Are you really stupid or pretending to be noble? You didn't even pick up such a big bargain, how foolish is that?"

  "I'm not stupid, nor am I pretending to be noble. I also like money and I really want a lot of it, but I hope that the money is earned by my own hard work, every penny worth my own conscience, rather than relying on those rich girls." Zhang Ziheng said seriously.

  Xiao Tian and Li Wencheng exchanged a glance, then shook their heads simultaneously, silently acknowledging that it was pointless to explain. It would be a waste of breath anyway; this guy was just a blockhead.

  "By the way, Zi Heng, what are you planning to do tonight? It seems like Wang Xue is going to stay at your place for a long time." Li Wen Cheng said.

  "Oh dear, I also made an appointment with Zhou Ling and Xiao Nan for dinner tonight." Zhang Ziheng said.

  "Haha, you little rascal, having one at home and still hooking up with two outside. I always thought you were clueless, but it turns out that once you take action, both of them want you." Li Wencheng laughed.

  "What's wrong with you? It's just a meal, why make it so complicated?"

  "Hey, how are you going to explain this to Wang Xue? You don't go home after work and instead go out to eat with another girl, do you think she'll forgive you?" Xiao Tian reminded.

  This is also a problem that Zhang Ziheng worries about. With Wang Xue's personality, she will definitely go crazy at that time and run to his face, grab something randomly, and beat him up wildly.

  "What's there to worry about? Just tell her you're with us, and if she doesn't believe it, have her call me and I'll help you out of this lie." Li Wencheng said with a wave of his hand.

  Zhang Ziheng nodded and said, "This is a good idea, but don't mess it up later, she's a very astute person, if you say something wrong, she'll notice immediately."

  "Don't worry, I'm an expert at this sort of thing. We've used it on our own Xinxin many times before." Li Wencheng chuckled.

  Xiao Tian chuckled and said, "Looks like I'll have to find a rich girl too. When the time comes, no matter what happens, just send her an anklet first. As long as she accepts it, everything will be settled."

  "Ah, this idea of yours isn't bad, I should give it a try too." Li Wencheng nodded and smiled.

  "Shackles, shackles?" Zhang Ziheng seemed to have thought of something, then suddenly stood up and said: "I still have things to do, I'll leave first."

  "Hey, how can you just leave like that? You said this meal was on you!" Li Wencheng hastily called out, but Zhang Ziheng had already disappeared.

  "Hahaha, what now? Who's treating this time?" Little Tian laughed and said.

  Li Wencheng nodded and said: "I have something too, I'll leave first." After finishing speaking, he ran away without looking back.

  "Hey you... you little brat."