Because she could hear obvious displeasure from Li Xiang's tone.
I personally thought this was his displeasure with her for agreeing to Muzi's proposal for fair competition.
How to answer?
There was a flash of thought in her mind.
She lied that she only saw Muzi's confession to him through some details.
Maybe she doesn't have the talent to lie when she opens her mouth.
So she finally admitted to Li Xiang that she had reached an agreement with Muzi to compete fairly with him.
Li Xiang heard Zhang Ling's answer.
I thought for a few seconds.
Then he burst into laughter as if relieved.
It seemed that only Zhang Ling could hear the mockery in this laughter.
Do not misunderstand!
This is not Li Xiang mocking her.
But Li Xiang was mocking himself.
Laughing at his patheticness.
Because I felt that Zhang Ling never cared about her.
Nor did he respect him as a human being.
That’s why I chose to agree to Muzi’s proposal.
Logically speaking, this kind of sarcasm should not affect her.
But Zhang Ling felt sour and sad in her heart.
She knew clearly that this was not simple sympathy.
She also knew that she was not qualified to sympathize.
It should be a feeling of empathy.
It is a feeling of sharing weal and woe that only a family can have.
For a family of three.
Zhang Ling now knows that she was wrong!
She apologized and said "I'm sorry" to Li Xiang.
And Li Xiang seemed to have not heard Zhang Ling's apology at all.
He seemed to be staring blankly at her and laughing all the time.
Obviously this is the kind of person who is smiling but not smiling.
Not only can I not feel the slightest sense of intimacy.
On the contrary, there is that vigilant sense of alienation that one feels when facing strangers.
Alienation leads to wordless embarrassment.
This state lasted for almost a quarter of an hour.
period!
She adheres to the principle of not wasting food.
He took the initiative to eat the remaining half of the dessert.
Very strange!
Not only could she not feel the slightest bit of sweetness in her mouth.
Instead, my originally sweet mouth felt a slightly bitter taste.
Just when she wanted to mutter about how she felt about eating dessert.
At this time, Li Xiangxiang calmed down and asked:
"Zhang Ling, I want to know who I, Li Xiang, am in your mind?"
This question may be too difficult for Zhang Ling to answer.
So after the "Ah", there was nothing more to say.
Li Xiang had no intention of letting Zhang Ling go easily.
He thought for a moment and then asked:
"Why do not you speak?"
She said the word "I" in a squeaky voice.
Li Xiang seemed to be suddenly enlightened and said:
"Oh, I finally understand. You must have had the mentality from the beginning to the end that we would part ways sooner or later."
"No, listen to me..."
Li Xiang didn't want to hear any boring excuses at this time.
Then he interrupted Zhang Ling and said:
"You don't need to explain. I understand everything. You had already expressed your attitude to me indirectly at that time. It's a pity that I, stupidly, just woke up."
Zhang Ling was a little confused because of Li Xiang's words and said:
"What statement? What awakening? Wrong, wrong! You must be..."
Li Xiang didn't want Zhang Ling to speak.
So he interrupted Zhang Ling with a loud "Yes" and continued:
"How could I not understand? I understand. I know you are covering up by saying this. I advise you to stop covering up."
Zhang Ling thinks she is the most upright person.
She also resented anyone unilaterally questioning her character.
So he immediately questioned and defended:
"What am I hiding? Li Xiang, I can swear..."
She originally hated this "swear" sentence pattern the most.
Because she felt that only people who couldn't control their words and deeds would use oaths to restrain them.
And often the so-called swearing is just creating better opportunities for making mistakes next time.
That's because the parties involved in the incident will subconsciously relax their vigilance after hearing the so-called oath.
Someone who can truly walk the talk.
I never make any fancy vows.
Instead, he silently interprets his vows with actions.
It's just that Zhang Ling is facing such a situation now.
She had no choice but to use the "swear" sentence pattern.
I just hope that I can use the "swear" sentence structure to make Li Xiang willing to believe her.
Never thought about it!
Li Xiang deliberately interrupted Zhang Ling's swearing again with laughter.
Then he spoke again:
"The facts are there. What's the point of swearing?"
Li thought it was useless to say that she swore.
It just so happened that she didn't want to make this useless oath.
Zhang Ling also had a temper.
She stood up immediately, raised her finger and pointed at Li Xiang's nose and shouted "Say".
Li Xiang looked at her excitedly and asked:
"explain?"
Zhang Ling then said in a very domineering tone:
"Li Xiang, if you can't explain it to me today, I won't be done with you."
Since Li Xiang doesn't want to listen to her.
Then she can hold back for now.
She would like to hear what Li Xiang can say?
If you don't understand, just tell me one, two, three.
When the time comes, it won't be too late for her to discuss life with Li Xiang no matter how angry she gets.
Li Xiang quickly realized what Zhang Ling meant?
He smiled calmly and said:
"Before dinner, we discussed the guests at the engagement banquet."
Zhang Ling sat back in her seat and nodded symbolically with a "hmm".
Now I'm afraid it's Li Xiang's turn to jump in a hurry.
But as a man, his reason still suppressed his impulse.
Because he must always remember to maintain the public image of Zhen Li Xiang.
He tried his best to adjust his breathing and said:
"I proposed to invite your neighbors who are like family members to the engagement banquet. But what was your reaction? You flatly refused, right?"
Li Xiang felt that Zhang Ling should understand the meaning of the words.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ling nodded again and said "Yeah" and then said nothing.
Li Xiang felt as uncomfortable as a cat scratching his heart.
What does it mean?
He thought Zhang Ling was just pretending to be confused.
This is to make him speak more clearly and directly.
That being the case.
Then he doesn't have to worry about her feelings anymore.
Li Xiang looked a little helpless and then said:
"So what does your refusal mean? It must be that you don't believe that we can work together for a lifetime."
Zhang Ling did not deny it with "no" or similar words on the spot.
Instead, he hesitated to say the word "this".
This fully shows that Zhang Ling is hesitant.
The hesitation probably proves that what he said was in Zhang Ling's heart.
Li Xiang thought he had experienced what happened last time when Zhang Ling forcibly broke up with her.
They have learned to cherish each other better.
When he saw Zhang Ling's reaction just now.
Thinking that all this is just wishful thinking on his part.
So he said even more heartbrokenly:
"Zhang Ling, I know you agreed to be my girlfriend for the first time. On the surface, it seemed that it was because your uncle forced you to get married. In fact, I know it was because of Qi Diaozhe."
Zhang Ling looked at Li Xiang in shock.
I originally thought that Li Xiang would do it because of his love for her.
I will definitely keep this tacit secret hidden.
unexpectedly!
Li Xiang actually had the courage to shake it out in front of her today.
never mind!
The window paper has been torn.
Then she doesn't need to hide anything anymore.
Then she said with a relieved expression:
"That's right! What you said is absolutely right! However, I want to know when you saw it?"
Li Xiang admitted Zhang Ling unabashedly.
He wasn't surprised at all!
It seems that Zhang Ling like this is the woman he originally liked.
He recalled with a smile on his face:
"We already had this feeling when we first met. To be sure, this is your class reunion."
Zhang Ling didn't believe that Li Xianghui knew her intentions from the beginning.
However, she knew that this was not the focus of her calculations now.
She was not stupid and followed Li Xiang's train of thought and said:
"Oh, I know. That must have been the first time I called you little flea at the class reunion."
Li Xiang smiled and nodded and continued:
"Perhaps the little flea is very vivid to Qi Diaozhe. But I think I have to tell you now. I hate fleas. I am even less willing to be your little flea. Especially the little flea that replaces Qi Diaozhe."
She really wanted to ask Li directly what he meant by these words.
But Zhang Ling suddenly felt her throat felt dry and uncomfortable.
The words of questioning were clearly on his lips.
Maybe it was because her intentions were not pure from the beginning.
That's why she was punished by God.
As a result, she could only move her lips but couldn't make any sound.
therefore.
There were a lot of sweat beads on her forehead because of her anxiety.
Li Xiang did not hear any reply from Zhang Ling for the time being.
He continued to explain to her:
"I say this just to tell you. I, Li Xiang, am not the second Qi Diao Zhe, and I cannot possibly become the second Qi Diao Zhe."
Zhang Ling wanted to defend herself and said the word "no".
But Li Xiang didn't give her a chance to continue.
"Zhang Ling, please remember that I, Li Xiang, am just an ordinary person. In your eyes, my status as the big boss of Zhihua Technology, the patriarch of the Li family, and the stand-in for Qi Diaozhe are all false. Those are not me.
."
After Li Xiang finally weighed the pros and cons.
He used such cryptic expressions.
Expressed what he wanted to express to Zhang Ling.
He felt that this method should not be considered a violation of the substitute contract.
Even if Zhen Li wants to hold him accountable.
Li Xiang also had sufficient excuses.
Zhang Ling thought that Li Xiang was expressing an important issue to her.
Don't care about how many identities he has.
He thought he would always have only one identity for her.
That is one of the members of their family of three.
Zhang Ling nodded and said, "I know everything you said."
"You know?" Li Xiang smiled deliberately without emotion, "Why do I think you only know one but not the other?"
"you……"
Li Xiang said these words, which made Zhang Ling very angry.
So what can this do?
Because her understanding is indeed one of the meanings Li wanted to express.
She didn't know that Li wanted to speak like this so that he could regain his status as a senior engineer in the future.
He made the necessary preparations in advance.
Li Xiang then said:
"I know you may not like to hear this, but I can tell you responsibly. Maybe in the not-too-distant future, you will clearly realize that everything I am telling you now is the truth."
Zhang Ling sneered at this time and said:
"Interesting! You don't really think of yourself as some great prophet. That's why you dare to say these things to me so arrogantly."
Li Xiang smiled and continued to emphasize:
"There are some things that I cannot tell you directly now. But I believe that sooner or later you will understand that what I am saying now is all humility and seriousness."
Zhang Ling didn’t want to waste any time talking to Zhang Ling and said:
"Okay, okay! You are really weird today. You suddenly said so many incomprehensible things to me. I want to know what exactly do you want to express?"
Her words were undoubtedly a reminder to Li Xiang.
To get Li Xiang's thoughts back on track, he said:
"What I want to say is that you get along with me with the attitude that we will definitely break up."
Although this statement is at least three-thirds true.
But Zhang Ling still said "What" in surprise.
That's because she didn't expect that Li Xiang would point it out to her face.
Li Xiang continued without being affected at all:
"I also know that you, Zhang Ling, have been planning for us to break up in the future. I want to minimize the harm and impact on you in this relationship."
So far.
Zhang Ling basically understood.
Li thought this was because he suspected that she was being hypocritical from the beginning.
Zhang Ling really thought about it.
It must be understandable.
Because most people want to be self-interested first before considering problems.
What's more, she didn't even think about it that way.
I didn't expect that Li Xiang would miss her so misunderstood.
Her eyes were filled with endless resentment and she looked at Li and wanted to say:
"Okay, very good! I finally understand today. It turns out that I am so unbearable in your mind."
That’s not right!
Zhang Ling did not admit it.
Instead, it made him feel like he was the one who made the big mistake.
Li Xiang saw that the current development of the plot was beyond his control.
So he quickly opened his mouth to defend himself.
unexpectedly!
As soon as he said the word "I" to Zhang Ling, he was ruthlessly interrupted.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Ling continued to say to him:
"That's good! In order not to wrong you, I can still choose to satisfy you and Shangguan Aoxue."
Zhang Ling immediately stood up as if to leave.
She wanted to hide her guilty conscience by retreating in order to advance.
Li Xiang was deceived willingly.
He quickly stepped forward to stop Zhang Ling and said:
"What! You misunderstood. That's not what I meant. Look, so many people are looking at us. Let's sit down and talk first."
Zhang Ling felt secretly happy in her heart and pretended to be reluctant to sit back on the chair again and said:
"Li Xiang, I can sit down. But I must make my words clear in advance."
"you say!"
"I'm not sitting here because of you Li Xiang. I'm sitting here because you are Xiaodouzi's father."
Li Xiang asked in surprise:
"Ah, does it make a difference?"
Zhang Ling said with certainty:
"Of course there is a difference. As for what difference? Your Li Xiang mind must know it. I won't repeat it to you."
"Okay, of course that's okay."
Li Xiang naturally knew the difference.
It's just that Li Xiang's identity is impure.
If you follow Xiaodouzi's perspective.
His identity as Xiaodouzi's father is relatively pure.
Zhang Ling was frightened by what Li Xiang said just now.
In order not to continue to be passive.
She wanted to change the topic directly to Chen Jian.
By the way, I would like to pay some attention to Yan Yuan's pursuit of Chen Jian.
However, he did not wait for her to speak clearly.
Zhang Ling heard someone she didn't want to see.
"Zhang Ling, it's really you! What a coincidence. I saw you from a distance. I didn't expect it was really you."
Qi Diaozhe appeared beside them as he spoke.
However, he did not give Zhang Ling a chance to speak.
He turned around and looked at Li Xiang on the other side.
He didn't wait for anyone to ask.
The thick-skinned man just pulled up a chair and sat between them.
And continued to smile at Li Xiang and said:
"Mr. Li, who said that the two of you are going to have an engagement ceremony soon? I even heard that the engagement party of the Li clan leader must be extraordinary. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to be able to attend the ceremony?"