"We're not a match in terms of social status, family background, or anything else. If you were with me, you'd become the laughingstock of others," Zou Yu said calmly.
He wasn't a self - deprecating man, but he knew that some gaps were insurmountable chasms. From the moment he was born, he was destined not to be able to cross them.
Moreover, even putting those aside, she herself was extremely outstanding. When he was inspecting the company, he'd heard her boss, the well - known tyrant in the whole company, praise her to others several times. He said that she was hard - working, motivated, and very intelligent. After getting well - trained at the grass - roots level, she was bound to achieve great things in the future.
He'd also seen her handle big occasions with ease, chatting and laughing with big shots. Every time he saw that, he thought she was really excellent and dazzling.
He didn't feel inferior, but he couldn't help feeling dejected. It was as if there was a galaxy between them, and they were from completely different worlds.
Hearing him say they were not a match, Qi Ruixi was both angry and heart - aching.
"Who dares to laugh at me? Are you some kind of joke? What's there to laugh at if I'm with you?"
"You're hard - working and self - motivated. You have a proper job and a good income. You've bought a house and settled down in Kyoto, which means you've already outperformed many people."
"Moreover, you're so handsome and have such good skills. Even my so - picky and awkward elder brother admires you so much. Who dares to look down on you?"
"Besides, our being together is just between the two of us. If anyone dares to laugh at us, I'll scold them. If that doesn't work, can't you beat them?"
She never thought he was inferior to others. In her heart, he was the best person. Otherwise, how could she have fallen in love with him?
She'd met so many elites in her life. Since childhood, she'd seen countless elites, but so what? She just liked him. As long as she saw him, she felt at ease and reliable, and full of confidence in everything.
"You just haven't met the right person yet, so you mistakenly think I'm the one for you."
"You hate trouble the most, so why are you so stubborn in matters of the heart and insist on going all the way without turning back?"
"You've also seen that when two incompatible people are together, they'll end up like President Qi and Miss Xu."
The reason why Zou Yu always remained rational was that he'd witnessed the pain of Xu Tingyu and Qi Shifeng back then. These two were the best examples of people who were not a match and ended up in a dismal situation.
When Xu Tingyu left back then, it was he who saw her off. A long, long time ago, Qi Shifeng had found him and entrusted him with a task. At that time, Xu Tingyu was already in the late stage of pregnancy and wasn't in a good mental state every day. Qi Shifeng was very worried about this.
One day, he suddenly found Zou Yu and said, "Zou Yu, I need to ask a favor of you. I've been having some bad premonitions lately." He gave Zou Yu a card with 50 million yuan in it. This sum of money wasn't a huge amount, but it was stored cleanly, bypassing all eyes and ears, and no one knew about it.
"If one day I encounter an accident, you must give this money to Xu Tingyu for me." Zou Yu didn't know why he would say such a thing, but out of professional habit, he didn't ask more.
Later, Qi Shifeng did have an accident. He was stabbed and hospitalized. At the same time, Xu Tingyu was also driven out of Kyoto by the old master. When she left, she was "escorted" by the old master's people.
Zou Yu secretly sneaked into the airport and bought a ticket for the same flight. After passing the security check, taking advantage of the opportunity when Xu Tingyu went to the toilet, he blocked her in the restroom and gave her the card. But at that time, Xu Tingyu was physically and mentally exhausted. She thought this was a new trick of the Qi family and was very on guard against him. She refused to accept the card. And during the tug - of - war, they even alerted the people outside who were watching Xu Tingyu. He could only hurriedly stuff the card into her hand and then run away.
It was a long time later that he found out that Xu Tingyu hadn't touched that money at all. The card had even been taken away by the old master's people before she got on the plane. At that time, he had no time to worry about this matter because Qi Shifeng's situation in the ICU was very bad, and the atmosphere around everyone was very gloomy.
Look, even if incompatible people have the intention to think about each other, they can't resist many things. In the eyes of outsiders, Qi Shifeng and Xu Tingyu were such a well - matched couple, but they still ended up like this. Then the ending of him and Qi Ruixi would only be worse.
He was tough - skinned and could not care, but she was a delicate young lady. Why should she, and how could she, experience all these? He didn't want her to roll around in the mud. He just wanted her to be the high - and - mighty young lady she was.
Hearing him say this, Qi Ruixi widened her eyes.
"How could you think they're not a match? On the contrary, I think there's no one more suitable for each other in the world than them."
"Although I've always encouraged my sister to leave my second brother, it's because I thought my second brother should suffer a bit."
"I've always thought they're a perfect match. He's talented and she's beautiful. Their personalities complement each other. If it weren't for so many villains, how could they have separated?"
Although Qi Ruixi always verbally encouraged Xu Tingyu to find someone else, deep down in her heart, she still hoped that she could reconcile with Qi Shifeng.
She remembered that before the two got married, she joked with Qi Shifeng, saying that his wife was fair - skinned, beautiful, and had long legs. He was really taking a big advantage. At that time, Qi Shifeng had also smiled very gently.
But then his attitude suddenly changed, seemingly starting when the Xu and Qi families began in - depth cooperation. Qi Shifeng visibly started to be annoyed, annoyed with the old master, annoyed with the Xu family, and annoyed with Xu Tingyu.
At that time, Qi Ruixi was burdened with heavy schoolwork abroad and was too busy to take care of herself. She wasn't very close to her elder brother either, so she didn't ask further.
"Besides, whether a couple is a match or not is just other people's opinion. For the people involved, all they need is to love each other."
"If they didn't love each other, how could they have been entangled for so long? They could have just gone their separate ways and raised their child together."
"The reason for their current situation is love. They just can't see it clearly themselves."
"Also, Zou Yu, we're talking about our own problem now. Don't drag others into it. I just want to ask you, do you like me or not?"
She wasn't the kind of person who would easily back down, but she wasn't the kind of person who would pester others either. By now, she could take things up and put them down. As long as he said he didn't like her and didn't want her to continue, she would force herself to let go.
Zou Yu also knew very well what her words meant. How could he not be in pain? He opened his mouth, wanting to answer her, "I..." But before the word "no" could come out of his mouth, Qi Ruixi interrupted him.
"Zou Yu, I'm reminding you not to answer lightly. As long as you say no, I will never pester you again."
"From now on, you can like whoever you want, and it has nothing to do with you how my family manipulates my marriage."
Her eyes and nose were all red, looking so pitiful. But her tone was so firm, so firm that it seemed as if as long as he said he didn't like her, he would never see her again in this lifetime.