I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 669 Peace of Mind

Chapter 669: Chapter 669 Peace of Mind

"No, Mr. Zhang, am I not just here making ordinary conversation with you all? I am accompanying you, right? Plus, you haven’t spoken up, I thought maybe you preferred listening over talking, so I didn’t initiate conversation with you. If you’d like to talk, I can surely spend more time chatting with you."

"I’m not particularly eloquent and don’t really know how to phrase things beautifully. If I say something later that irritates you, I hope you’ll forgive me, Mr. Zhang. I’m just a fragile woman, not someone who constantly manipulates others."

Lin Qi spoke these words softly and helplessly, which took Zhang Xu aback. He wasn’t used to this kind of talk. He couldn’t understand why she spoke this way. If she was here to keep him company, she should be persuading him properly right now.

Perhaps she was trying to use subtle tricks to capture his attention, but she had not used any tricks from the beginning until now. Was he not worthy enough? Zhang Xu was not quite satisfied internally, and he also found it difficult to respond to her words.

"Not at all. Your presence here is the best comfort I could ask for." Zhang Xu, not knowing what else to say, finally stuttered this out. It had been a long time since he faced someone like this—a tough nut to crack, someone clueless about what to say except the bare minimum.

Lin Qi found this man rather strange, but remembering the significant amount of money he had invested in her, she now considered herself somewhat wealthy and decided to tolerate him. Strange as he was, his money was substantial, and she was not opposed to enduring this flaw.

After all, it wasn’t a huge flaw, just a bit of oddity in his speech. What was wrong with bearing it a little? As someone willingly here for the money, she pretended to please him by pouring a glass of wine and placing it next to him, saying, "This glass is to Mr. Zhang Zongning, hoping your ventures flourish."

Zhang Xu was initially somewhat discontent, but seeing her paying him respect again, he slightly curled his lips; he knew she was just feigning indifference and trying to attract his attention with such small maneuvers. Indeed, she was more successful and savvy than the other women before her. She had now truly captured his attention.

Not wanting to lose her to others, he decided to compete for her attention by picking up the glass and drinking it. The wine was indeed delicious,

exactly as he had imagined. Then he smiled and said, "Your poured wine tastes great. So, accompany me in drinking tonight. Let’s drink to our heart’s content. Today, we become friends."

Lin Qi, having poured the wine casually, didn’t expect it to be so well received. She was more surprised; are people this easy to appease? The money came way too easily just for pouring wine. How could she not be willing to do it?

Her enthusiasm only grew, and so did her smile. She hadn’t expected people from wealthy backgrounds to be this simple-minded and a little slow, perfectly suiting her needs. Just casually pouring wine could bring in so much money!

Where else could she find such a deal? Lin Qi felt even happier internally, thinking Shen Dong had overreacted. This place was heaven for making money. Zhang Xu also felt content, sensing that this girl was different from the rest. She managed to radiate happiness over trivial matters.

Later, if he asked her to do more significant tasks, wouldn’t she jump for joy? Zhang Xu pondered this possibility, feeling a stir in his heart. Lin Qi hadn’t noticed his thoughts, only focusing on pouring her own drink.

She felt quite content with today’s work; when she returned home later, she would practice her dance more. Perhaps there would be more opportunities like this. Mr. Zhang—she should be right in calling him that; she had heard and addressed him as such earlier.

Hoping he would continue to choose her so she could earn easy money, Lin Qi inwardly rejoiced.

The onlookers, who were close friends, felt disheartened. They thought they had a chance to gain something this time but didn’t foresee Mr. Zhang’s unexpectedly gentle behavior compared to his usual disdainful posture. Little did they know how quickly fortunes turn; he still favored her tremendously. Besides, this was Mr. Zhang’s first time investing so much.

How could he simply relinquish her? They had indeed thought too far ahead. They could only sigh in resignation. There would be other opportunities; it didn’t matter if they couldn’t get close now, there was still plenty of time. They stopped scheming as Zhang Xu watched, utterly satisfied with deterring them from competing for Lin Qi’s attention.

But having drunk quite a bit, he didn’t intend to let Lin Qi pour anymore. It was good that she hadn’t been speaking with other men anymore, focusing solely on him. That was exactly what Zhang Xu intended when he asked her to pour wine, and his consumption wasn’t in vain; the woman finally understood that she should interact only with him.

Lin Qi also felt doing something was better than idling. Only by pouring wine did she feel truly justified in taking the money; otherwise, it felt like getting too much for doing nothing, which didn’t sit well with her.

It was his hard-earned money, after all; she needed to provide some service to make it seem fair. Just when she was about to pour another drink, Zhang Xu stopped her, shaking his head, he said, "You don’t need to pour anymore. Haven’t you seen how dizzy and nauseous I am already? I’m about to pass out."