Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 327 - Chapter 327 316

Chapter 327: 316 Chapter 327: 316 Lu Jiaxin finished her stroll and headed back to the hotel when she spotted a familiar figure in the distance. She thought she was seeing things due to exhaustion from the past period and scolded herself for needing a good rest soon.

It was at that moment that Qian Xiaoxiao said in surprise, “Sister Xin, is that Third Young Master?”

Alright, her eyes weren’t deceiving her; someone was here to fulfill a promise.

As they approached, Nie Zhan frowned upon seeing her and said, “How have you lost so much weight? Don’t you like the food here?”

Lu Jiaxin was in a good mood, “Let’s talk back at the hotel.”

Upon entering the room, Qian Xiaoxiao, Gu Wenfeng, and Zong Jinghua tactfully excused themselves. Although a relationship hadn’t been confirmed, considering what Nie Zhan had done for Lu Jiaxin, everyone was aware it was only a matter of time.

Lu Jiaxin chided him, “Weren’t you supposed to be dealing with hotel business? How do you have time to come here? And not even giving me a heads-up, you had me thinking I was hallucinating a moment ago.”

This was her way of saying she missed him, too. Nie Zhan was pleased, “I came over as soon as I finished up with the work. School doesn’t start for another eleven days, so we can go skiing.”

No need to go to Switzerland; there’s a ski resort right here.

Lu Jiaxin wasn’t about to let him gloss over things so easily and asked, “Big Brother Su mentioned a few days ago that you’ve moved out of the Nie Family Old Mansion. Nie Zhan, you had a good life there, so why move out?”

It wasn’t that he intentionally kept it from Lu Jiaxin, but Nie Zhan thought bringing it up at their first meeting would be a downer. However, now that she had brought it up, he had to explain.

Nie Zhan told her the truth, “My aunt believed some rumors and spoke ill of you in front of me, even arranging blind dates for me. I know what kind of person you are better than anyone else, so I moved out because I didn’t want to hear her badmouthing you.”

Not wanting Lu Jiaxin to feel guilty, he mentioned that he had always wanted to move out of the old mansion, but he stayed for the elder’s health until now.

Nie Zhan continued, “Actually, I only went back home two or three times a week, spending the rest in my apartment next to the company. This time, my aunt overstepped her boundaries, giving me a good reason to move out.”

Lu Jiaxin scoffed, “Your aunt sure interferes a lot.”

Nie Zhan thought for a moment before saying, “She was aware when I started pursuing you and didn’t object, so her sudden change of heart must be due to the outside rumors.”

“Jiaxin, I’ve looked into this, and it was Li Xuanqi who spread the rumors. I intended to fight back, but then He Zhuliang was arrested out of the blue. The He Group is on the brink of collapse, and now everyone in the He Family is scrambling for a way out,”

“Jiaxin, my aunt isn’t a bad person, she just has old-fashioned views. She believes marriage should be between equals. If anyone is below our status, she assumes they are after our fortune.”

Lu Jiaxin found Eldest Miss Nie quite interesting, “If she had these expectations for her son, that would be understandable. But why is she meddling in the affairs of her nephew? She’s overreaching.”

“By the way, wasn’t it Nie Jingshu’s brother-in-law who caused trouble for the hotel recently? If your aunt is so demanding, why did she agree to him as a son-in-law?”

Nie Zhan shook his head, showing his confusion, “Given my aunt’s personality, she wouldn’t have agreed to their marriage. Something must have happened that made her compromise. However, the two have a very poor relationship, my aunt really dislikes her, and Jingshu was caught in the middle, so he moved out eventually.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiaxin knew right away that she was dealing with a difficult person. Fortunately, the aunt wasn’t her mother; otherwise, no matter how outstanding Nie Zhan was, she wouldn’t consider him, “And what about your mother? Is she easy to get along with?”

Nie Zhan guessed from her expression what she was thinking and said, “She prioritizes love above all and acts on her whims. But she has her own place in Hong Kong, so even if she returns to Hong Kong, she won’t live with us.”

Lu Jiaxin jokingly said, “So what you’re saying, if you were to enter a marriage alliance, she would object?”

Nie Zhan replied, “She has no say at home, whether she agrees or objects, no one listens. However, such a thing as a marriage alliance would never happen to me; I’d rather stay unmarried for life than trade my feelings and marriage for benefits.”

Lu Jiaxin felt the same way, life is too short to be that miserable! Just as she was about to express her opinion, her stomach growled loudly.

Nie Zhan, seeing her embarrassed look, found it particularly amusing, “Let’s go downstairs to eat; the ambiance is better in the restaurant.”

During the meal, there was a little incident when a blonde woman approached Nie Zhan to strike up a conversation and even asked him for his contact information. Lu Jiaxin was puzzled, as if she didn’t exist.

Nie Zhan turned her down directly, stating that he had someone he liked, but he wished her politely to find her own boyfriend soon.

After the blonde left, Nie Zhan looked at Lu Jiaxin, who was pretending to eat with her head down, and his lips curved into a smile.

After the meal, they went upstairs, and Nie Zhan said, “Jiaxin, I’m a bit tired after such a long flight, I’m going back to rest.”

“Okay.”

As he entered his room without looking back, Lu Jiaxin felt a bit disappointed. At the restaurant, she had thought Nie Zhan would take the chance to declare his feelings and ask her to be his girlfriend, but he hadn’t said anything. They say it’s pointless to guess a girl’s thoughts, and now she felt that sometimes a man’s thoughts are equally hard to decipher.

Lu Jiaxin wasn’t one to trouble herself, so after a brief sulk, she went back to her room and wrote down some ideas she had during her shopping trip.

“Knock, knock, knock…”

Hearing someone knocking at the door, Lu Jiaxin called out, “The door isn’t locked, come in yourself.”

“Knock, knock, knock…”

Confused, Lu Jiaxin but still set down her pen to open the door. To her surprise, when she opened the door, she saw Nie Zhan in a tailcoat, holding a large bouquet of roses.

Nie Zhan, looking at Lu Jiaxin, immediately knelt on one knee, and said affectionately, “Jiaxin, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?”

Qian Xiaoxiao thought Nie Zhan was so romantic; she really wanted to urge Lu Jiaxin to quickly accept, but her rationality prevailed, and she swallowed her words. Fortunately, she didn’t speak out, because if she had dared to cheer them on, Gu Wenfeng would certainly have dealt with her.

Now Lu Jiaxin understood why he hadn’t confessed at the restaurant; he wanted to make it more formal. She had to admit, she really liked this approach,

This time, Lu Jiaxin didn’t hesitate, taking the roses, “Okay, I accept you.”

From this day forward, he would no longer be suspected of being gay.

Now that their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend was established, Nie Zhan had a lot he wanted to talk to Lu Jiaxin about.

But when they sat down, Lu Jiaxin pulled out a book and asked him questions about finance. She knew her own limitations; science was her weak point. She had chosen a major in finance simply because she aspired to be a super wealthy woman, not because she had a natural gift for it, but because where talent was lacking, she had to work harder. So, after returning from the Mainland, she bought a textbook to get a head start on studying, ensuring she could keep up.

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