Good heavens, was he just proposed to?
A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Zeyun’s eyes. Before he could delve into the strange feeling in his heart, Lin Nian continued,”
“It’s a fake marriage! Mutual benefit!”
“Once we get our marriage certificate, I can follow the army with you anywhere. You serve the country, I develop my career, and we don’t interfere with each other. What do you think?”
“Now that everything is fully open, there are opportunities everywhere. You won’t lose out by being my husband. You’ll get half of the money I earn.”
The cynicism on Gu Zeyun’s face lessened, and he leaned forward slightly, showing an interested expression, but he didn’t directly answer her question.
Lin Nian felt a little awkward.
She was really not good at dealing with this kind of awkward atmosphere, but fortunately, Gu Zeyun smiled after a while.
He was indeed annoyed by his family’s urging him to marry, and he really had no interest in marriage, but…
His Gu family was not short of money or power, so using that to tempt him was a bit too confident, wasn’t it?
She was still young and didn’t understand the dangers of society.
He shook his head with a chuckle, “Comrade Lin Nian, you are very bold and interesting, but marriage is not child’s play. I am much older than you, which is not fair to you.”
Gu Zeyun stood up and picked up the coat draped over the back of the chair.
“If you really need it, I can think of other ways to help you. I can’t do much, but I can still buy you a train ticket.”
“It’s getting late, I’ll take you back. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you said today.”
Lin Nian’s heart sank.
She was too used to Gu Zeyun’s help and had momentarily forgotten that he could also refuse people.
Moreover, her proposal seemed truly shocking in this era.
But soon, she became confident again.
Wasn’t Gu Zeyun’s bachelorhood just as unconventional? They were in the same boat. She was even half his apprentice, and she learned some bad ideas from him anyway.
She would talk about it again another day and would eventually be able to convince him.
Lin Nian got up and walked out of the state-owned restaurant one after the other with Gu Zeyun. A figure suddenly rushed out at the entrance, blocking their way.
It was Shen Chengye.
He was covered in sweat, propping his legs and gasping for breath. He had actually run all the way after them.
Seeing the two of them standing shoulder to shoulder, his eyes turned red.
“Lin Nian! You actually came on a blind date with him?!”
After being rejected, Shen Chengye was really angry.
But when he thought of the moments they had shared, he couldn’t bear it.
Lin Nian was his ideal lover, and he dreamed of marrying her.
From childhood to adulthood, Shen Chengye had always followed his planned route without any mistakes.
Except for Lin Nian.
He had already decided to marry her, so why did she suddenly change her mind!
Shen Chengye gritted his teeth and decided that as long as Lin Nian came back, he could forgive her once.?
“Do you really think Gu Zeyun would be interested in you?”
“He’s a well-known troublemaker in the army. He relies on his good family background to play around with the female soldiers in the cultural troupe and the young nurses in the hospital! Would someone like that be interested in a rural girl like you?”
“Wake up! What do you have to compare with those cultured and well-connected girls? Going on a blind date with him is a waste of time. Being with me is the best choice!”
Lin Nian was speechless at his shameless and narcissistic words.
Just as she was about to retort, someone was faster than her.
Gu Zeyun stepped forward and subtly protected her behind him, smiling as he asked him.
“Shen Chengye, you can only represent yourself. Can you also decide who I, Gu Zeyun, like?”
“Not only am I interested, but I also plan to marry Comrade Lin Nian.”
“Please, stop pestering my fiancée!”
This time, not only Shen Chengye but even Lin Nian was stunned.
Just now, Gu Zeyun rejected her, and now he’s changed his mind so quickly?
Very good, this is exactly the result she wanted!
Lin Nian revealed a hint of joy, which Shen Chengye saw, making him even more angry.
“Fiancée?! You’ve only just met, how could things progress so quickly?”
“Lin Nian, have you been hooking up all along? You pretended to be so aloof and shy in front of me, it was all fake! You couldn’t wait to latch onto someone with better conditions!”
“I really misjudged you! A woman like you who is mercenary and fickle…”
Gu Zeyun frowned and interrupted sternly.
“Shen Chengye, watch your words!”
Earlier, when Lin Nian said she was being harassed by her ex-boyfriend, he thought she was exaggerating.
After all, he had personally witnessed Lin Nian beating up Shen Chengye.
But now that he encountered it, he realized that he had underestimated Shen Chengye’s shamelessness.
How could there really be someone who harasses a girl, and when rejected, becomes angry and frantically slanders her?
But Shen Chengye was already out of control and shouted even more fiercely.
“Gu Zeyun, did I say something wrong? Who in the team doesn’t know your character? Don’t be smug, Lin Nian was with me! She can dump me for you now, and she can dump you for someone with better conditions in the future! This kind of woman is worthless!”
He stared intently at Gu Zeyun’s reaction, but he didn’t expect that the other party was not angry at all. Instead, he seemed to have heard something funny and arrogantly raised his chin.
“She’s interested in my good conditions? That’s great.”
“That means there’s nothing wrong with her taste. As for what you said…”
He paused, looked at Shen Chengye with an almost pitying gaze, and said in a light but resounding tone.
“Do you think there are many people in our team who have better conditions than me?”
Shen Chengye was dumbfounded, completely angered by his superior demeanor.
“You’re just relying on your family’s connections! In terms of ability and military merit, how can you compare to me? What do you have to rely on?!”
“If you’re a man, don’t use your family to suppress people! Have a fair fight with me! Whoever wins has the right to stand by her side!”
Lin Nian frowned and tugged at Gu Zeyun’s sleeve.
“Brother Yun, ignore him.”
“It’s not worth getting hurt for this kind of thing.”
Although Lin Nian looked down on Shen Chengye, he had truly worked his way up from the bottom, and his skills were known to be good.
If the two of them fought, Gu Zeyun would definitely win, but he would inevitably get hurt, and she didn’t know if there were any other rules in their team.
Most importantly, why fight over such a boring thing? She had clearly rejected Shen Chengye!
Gu Zeyun just turned his head and smiled lazily at her,
“You don’t trust your brother enough. Getting hurt fighting someone like this?”
Before he finished speaking, Shen Chengye’s fist had already smashed over with the sound of wind!
Gu Zeyun easily dodged to the side and kicked him in the butt.
Shen Chengye was kicked into a dog-eating posture, and reacted extremely quickly by supporting the ground with both hands, bouncing and turning around…
Unexpectedly, Gu Zeyun didn’t move and kicked him again.
Shen Chengye screamed, and Lin Nian’s heart jumped.
Gu Zeyun stretched his wrist and smiled wickedly.
“See, I told you that you can’t give her happiness.”
Shen Chengye lay on the ground, humiliation and pain causing his back to arch, and he roared unwillingly.
“What kind of man are you with this kind of fighting?”
“I’m not, are you?”
Gu Zeyun looked down and snorted coldly,
“Go see a doctor quickly, or you’ll become a boy.”