Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 378 - 377: Actually, I Regret It

Chapter 378: Chapter 377: Actually, I Regret It

Qian Jie had already made up her mind to find an opportunity to talk to that handsome man, and warn him about what kind of person Lin Xia was.

However, Lin Xia and that man hadn’t come back, and she had even discussed it with Lin Yu, guessing they might have gone off somewhere.

The two sales clerks in the shop opposite were extremely tight-lipped, and she didn’t get along with them, so she couldn’t get any useful information out of them at all.

Watching the jeep disappear into the distance, Qian Jie genuinely felt that the man didn’t deserve this.

Mrs. Chen furrowed her brows as she watched, rebuking, "What are you staring at? Hurry up and open the door!"

Qian Jie felt even more annoyed inside, wondering why Lin Xia got everything so easily, surrounded by attractive, well-off men, while she herself had to bend over backwards for a few tens of yuan and take the old lady’s attitude.

Lin Xia, having left, hadn’t given a second thought to Qian Jie. It was normal for her to feel jealous or even hateful towards her.

Now, as far as Qian Jie was concerned, every relative of Chunli’s wasn’t worth much.

Jiang Mingyuan took Lin Xia to a restaurant and went straight to his office.

It wasn’t Lin Xia’s first visit there, but thinking about the matter she wanted to discuss, she felt a slight sweat on her palms.

She didn’t know if what she was doing was right or wrong, and once it was out in the open, she wondered what would happen to their relationship!

But she couldn’t just watch him waste his best years on her, knowing what his feelings were.

Mrs. Zhao had also been good to her. If it hadn’t been for their family’s support initially, Lin Xia knew many things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.

Jiang Mingyuan sat in the chair beside the desk, watching the changing expressions on Lin Xia’s face from the client sofa, understanding what was going on.

He first handed over the business earnings from the past few days to Lin Xia.

Then he hooked his lips and said, "Lin Xia! If there’s anything you want to say, just say it!"

Looking into Jiang Mingyuan’s deep and inscrutable eyes, Lin Xia felt truly uncomfortable.

She knew her brother was very smart. He probably understood what she wanted to discuss, from the moment she mentioned wanting to talk or from the little details she provided.

"Brother! You should have guessed what I want to say!"

Jiang Mingyuan spread his hands innocently, "I, your brother, can’t read minds! How would I know what you want to say?"

Lin Xia, caught off by his deliberate act, found her tension easing. Since she wanted to clear the air, she decided to be straightforward, "I heard you like me!"

Jiang Mingyuan’s eyes flickered and he raised an eyebrow, "Who told you? Lu Zheng?"

After Lin Xia and Lu Zheng visited his restaurant, he had thought a lot.

He wanted to let go completely, yet he also didn’t want his feelings for Lin Xia to remain forever unknown to her.

But he hadn’t expected it to come up so quickly, though it was somewhat anticipated yet surprising.

Lu Zheng was determined to have Lin Xia, and now he had even taken her to meet his family, undoubtedly with the intention of marriage.

Since Lu Zheng was out of town, he couldn’t stay by Lin Xia’s side. So faced with a romantic rival who had openly admitted to liking her, he certainly wouldn’t take it lightly.

Thus, it wasn’t wrong for Lu Zheng to tell Lin Xia about his feelings!

Lin Xia didn’t want to bring up Lu Zheng’s mother coming to the store, and just happened to overhear what Mrs. Zhao said to him, so this blame had to fall on Lu Zheng.

"Yes! He mentioned it unintentionally!"

Jiang Mingyuan smiled helplessly but did not confirm or deny it.

"Lin Xia! We’ve known each other for quite some time, I think even before Lu Zheng did, right?"

"Yes, before!" Lin Xia still remembered their first meeting on the train back to Spring City from the provincial capital.

She and her second brother sat facing each other overnight, hardly exchanging a few words, yet as they got off, her second brother took the initiative to help her take down the large suitcase from the luggage rack.

Jiang Mingyuan let out a soft sigh, "Actually, if you didn’t start chatting with me today, I would have wanted to sit down and talk about what’s on my mind!

Lin Xia! He was right! I really do like you!!" Jiang Mingyuan finally expressed his feelings, though it was a bit late, it was still better than never mentioning it at all.

"Second Brother..." Lin Xia didn’t know what to say, her heart felt complicated when everything became clear.

Jiang Mingyuan laughed at himself, "Lin Xia! I actually regret it! I regret not saying these words a day earlier!

Let’s say, if I had spoken before you developed feelings for Lu Zheng, could it have led to a different outcome?"

He had thought about this countless times, some things, some people, maybe once missed, are missed forever.

Lin Xia seriously considered it, the good association between men and women does not necessarily involve love, but there is always a liking.

Humans are emotional creatures, and with the passage of time, feelings gradually develop.

She did like her second brother, but that liking was not enough to become love, lacking a certain excitement and feeling.

And feelings are a mysterious thing, indistinct and elusive.

"Second Brother! In fact, I never really considered dating or marriage before, you know my family’s situation, so I can only say, Lu Zheng was an accident!"

It turns out, in Lin Xia’s heart, there was never any plan involving finding a partner and getting married.

Her plan was just to work hard to make money, arrange everything for her brothers and sisters, and then travel around to spend the rest of her life.

But who can predict life?

It wasn’t as if she was scheming how things should be.

When love arrived, felt it, and as Lu Zheng pursued her time and again, she eventually couldn’t resist the feelings in her heart.

Lin Xia understood, even if she and Lu Zheng ended without a result, she didn’t want to look anymore.

Moreover, it wouldn’t be right to turn to her second brother after things didn’t work out with her boyfriend, what would that make him? What would Mrs. Zhao think?

Jiang Mingyuan recalled something, his mother had once inquired about Lin Xia’s thoughts on finding a partner, but she always said she was too young to think about it, knowing Lin Xia, he believed she was speaking her mind.

He nodded slightly, "I understand, Lin Xia! It all comes down to us being destined but not fated! If we were fated, wouldn’t we have been together long ago? What would Lu Zheng have to do with it?"

They used to be together every day, except for resting at night, managing their stall during the day, attending Yecheng University at night.

If they wanted to date, wouldn’t it have been easy to start?

Yet, no spark of love ever ignited.

Lin Xia could see he was using a calm demeanor to mask his discomfort, "Second Brother! We are fated, like siblings! I truly think of you as my real brother!

If it weren’t for you helping me, who knows how those people might have bullied me!"

Jiang Mingyuan suppressed the pain in his heart, teasing her, "Don’t you have a knife? Who would dare bully you?"

He still remembered, Lin Xia and Lin Qiang, those two hooligan friends, waving knives and gesturing at each other.

This young lady, when she gets tough, she’s tougher than anyone else.

"Second Brother..." Lin Xia’s nose tingled intensely, reminiscing about the past brought a flood of emotions.

Even if she had a knife to confront Lin Aiguo, to fight desperately with Qian Chunli and others, she was still just a frail individual with limited strength.

Her second brother had helped her far too much.