Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 238 - 237 Desperate

Chapter 238: Chapter 237 Desperate

Lin Xia knew for certain that Lin Qiu must have said something to Lu Zheng; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so confident.

If she really were twenty years old, she might indeed let go of everything and throw herself into a passionate love affair with him without any second thoughts.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t!

Having returned to the past, she didn’t dare to lightly indulge in the luxury that was love.

She could hold him dear in her heart, but she couldn’t actually nod her head and agree to be together.

Lin Xia said bluntly, "Lu Zheng! Having feelings doesn’t mean we can be together! I won’t deny that I think you’re not bad.

But have you ever thought, if I really agreed to be with you, and your family opposed us, they might not do anything to you, but it’s very likely they would find a breakthrough from my end!

And with my entanglements being so numerous, not to mention anyone else, my elder brother is still working at your unit. What if your family finds out and it disadvantages him?"

She would rather have no contact with Lu Zheng at all than let her elder brother encounter any trouble.

In her past life, her elder brother had died young. Should she now cause him trouble because of her?

Lu Zheng’s resolute jawline tensed; he knew that Lin Xia’s worries were not impossible.

In front of family, her choice was not wrong...

Jiang Mingyuan sat in the stall, daydreaming, wondering if Lin Xia had sent Lu Zheng off yet.

He and Lu Zheng had opened up to each other last night.

But it’s strange between men – after talking, they somehow felt more at ease with each other than before.

Ji Man, looking haggard, arrived at Jiang Mingyuan’s stall and, seeing him daydreaming, called out, "Jiang Mingyuan!"

Jiang Mingyuan snapped back to reality. "Ji Man! What brings you here?" It was the time she should be working."

Ji Man studied Jiang Mingyuan’s complexion, feeling that he appeared unrested, "I took a day off! Why didn’t you and Lin Xia attend class last night? Where’s Lin Xia?"

Jiang Mingyuan explained lightly, "We had something come up! She will be here in a bit!"

A flash of annoyance crossed Ji Man’s eyes, but she knew Jiang Mingyuan might not be willing to listen to her troubles, "Then I’ll wait for her!"

"Sure! Come in and sit down while you wait!" After warning Xu Haimin before New Year’s Day, and hearing from Ji Man that he stopped stalking her, Jiang Mingyuan didn’t ask further; he couldn’t understand the thoughts of a young lady.

Ji Man didn’t wait long before Lin Xia returned.

Jiang Mingyuan saw the bright sparkle in her eyes and felt a surge in his heart, "Has he left in the car?"

Unsure of what Lin Xia and Lu Zheng had said to each other, he doubted they would have established a romantic relationship so quickly.

"He’s gone now!" Lin Xia didn’t elaborate, as she noticed Ji Man was unexpectedly there, "Ji Man! How come you’re here?"

With a touch of grievance, Ji Man bit her lip, "I’ve been here for a while!"

Lin Xia entered the stall and sat down with her for a chat.

"What’s wrong? You don’t look well!" Lin Xia noticed Ji Man’s haggard appearance, her sparkling eyes reddened.

Seeing Lin Xia seemed to give Ji Man an outlet for her emotions, and she grabbed her hand to vent, "Don’t mention it! Lin Xia! I wanted to talk to you when you missed class yesterday, but I couldn’t find you anywhere!

That Xu Haihua indeed stopped stalking me, but he went to the security guard at my workplace to deliver canned biscuits and other snacks and asked them to pass them on to me!

It made my colleagues question our relationship... So I didn’t go to work today because I was afraid he’d send something again..."

Classes at Yecheng University were just a few days away from the holiday break, and Ji Man, not wanting to miss seeing Jiang Mingyuan, still insisted on attending classes. Her dad picked her up every day, so there was no issue.

Who would have thought that Xu Haimin, perhaps having seen her dad pick her up, or maybe even with Jiang Mingyuan’s warning, would stop stalking and start changing his tactics.

"How shameless can he get! But you can’t just keep skipping work to avoid him!" Lin Xia was infuriated. The man was as persistent as they come, how could he still go to the office and cause such misunderstandings.

He was indeed a product of the Xu family, just like that Xu Haihua, even more shameless and relentless!

"I know! I’m almost worried sick!" Ji Man said, wiping away her tears, feeling as though her world had dimmed.

If she told her mother about this, there’s a chance her mother would blame her.

Because to explain the whole situation, she’d inevitably have to mention she met Xu Haimin here.

Her mother might say it was her own fault for hanging out with street vendors and that they couldn’t do anything to resolve it in the end.

And if things blew up, she was afraid it would ruin her reputation. Who would marry her then?

So if she couldn’t dare to tell her family, who could she tell? She could only talk to Lin Xia!

Lin Xia took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, "Ji Man! Don’t cry! We will come up with a solution together! We can’t let that wretched man get away with this!"

Just as Lin Xia finished speaking, Jiang Mingyuan, who had been silent beside them, suddenly stood up, "Lin Xia! You watch the stall. I’ll go find someone! Let’s see if we can solve this for Ji Man!"

This problem wasn’t something Ji Man could handle on her own as a young woman facing Xu Haimin.

Seeing Ji Man’s distressed and tearful face, he ultimately felt a surge of compassion he couldn’t ignore.

Originally, he was worried that Ji Man would misunderstand him, but now he realized that wasn’t right. After all, he knew Xu Haimin, and Ji Man being targeted by Xu Haimin here wasn’t completely unrelated to him.

"Big brother!" Lin Xia’s eyes brightened. Her brother had always seemed reluctant to meddle, and she didn’t want to persuade him too much. But now, could it be that...

If this incident brought her brother and Ji Man together... that would truly be a blessing in disguise!

Ji Man stood up, excited, "Jiang Mingyuan! Thank you!"

She had originally come here to find Lin Xia, with no expectations of Jiang Mingyuan, because she understood she wasn’t Lin Xia; she wasn’t that important in his heart.

But she never expected that before she even asked for his help, he would offer to assist her. At this moment, her heart was filled with indescribable gratitude.

"Don’t rush to say thanks yet! We don’t yet know what will happen! You two just stay here!" Jiang Mingyuan handed the money they had made to Lin Xia and then left the stall.

Ji Man couldn’t help but think Jiang Mingyuan’s retreating figure looked incredibly cool.

Lin Xia noticed Ji Man’s face seemed to light up all of a sudden, staring dreamily at Jiang Mingyuan. She deliberately waved her hand in front of her face, "Hey! He’s already far away! Stop looking!"

Ji Man blushed as she looked at Lin Xia, "Lin Xia!"

Seeing her cheer up, Lin Xia couldn’t resist teasing her, "What’s up with me? I didn’t say anything wrong!"

Ji Man bit her lip and said, "Lin Xia! You know exactly what I’m thinking! I really didn’t expect him to help! I just don’t know how this is going to be resolved!"

Lin Xia was also uncertain, "We’ll see what my brother does! He should have a way!"

But when it came to dealing with Xu Haimin’s persistent harassment, Lin Xia really couldn’t figure out what her brother would do about it.

Plain physical force probably wouldn’t work!

Having calmed down, Ji Man was curious enough to ask, "Right, what were you saying about getting into a car? Did you go to drop someone off?"

"Uh-huh! Dropped off a friend!"

"No wonder you and Jiang Mingyuan didn’t attend class yesterday! It turns out it was ’a friend comes from afar, joy knows no bounds’!"

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.