novelraw Chapter 725: The Answer Has Been Guessed
Chapter 725: The Answer Has Been Guessed
Zhang Lingying in the restaurant had also come to understand the full story by now and was so surprised she couldn’t close her mouth.
The whole incident had nothing to do with Lu Jing, which was shocking enough, but now it seemed to involve Ji Weitian’s family...
She couldn’t help but sigh, "Is this Su Sumei really a relative of Ji Weitian? She’s always trying to break people apart; her heart is just so malicious, isn’t it?"
"..." Leng Jian’s grip on his water glass tightened slightly at her words, and he raised his eyebrows to look at her.
To his surprise, after Zhang Lingying learned the entire story, her first reaction wasn’t anger at Su Sumei for making her the butt of public mockery but rather sympathy for Ji Weitian.
He wanted to say something, but the waiter chose just that moment to start serving the food, interrupting their conversation.
As soon as the food had been served, Zhang Lingying had picked up her chopsticks and began to eat.
Meanwhile, she muttered, "Not to hide it from you, I’m an orphan and don’t even know who my biological parents are. It was fate that my adoptive father took me from the orphanage, none other than the Professor Zhang you mentioned."
"My dad is a good man. Although he’s not much for words and has high demands on me, I know he truly loves me. So no matter what he asks of me, I always try my best to meet his standards. Just seeing him smile makes me happy."
"I’ve always felt that the concept of family shouldn’t exist solely in blood relations. Just like with my dad, even though I’ve always known I’m not his flesh and blood, he’s my real dad in my heart. Compared to Ji Weitian, I think she has it a bit rough."
"Her own dad just wants to use her, and then there’s her stepmother eyeing her like prey, and from what you’ve said, her sister doesn’t care for her either... How come I feel she’s got it worse than orphan me?"
Zhang Lingying ranted with a strong sense of justice for quite a while until she realized that Leng Jian had been silent the whole time, prompting her to halt abruptly.
She awkwardly ran a hand through her hair and asked, a bit embarrassed, "Am I talking too much and disturbing your meal?"
"No," Leng Jian replied quickly.
His gaze flickered slightly, hiding the emotions in his eyes.
He didn’t think she was talking too much; on the contrary, he was quite surprised that Zhang Lingying could so candidly talk about her own background.
That she could be so concerned for the very person entangled in the mess she herself had been dragged into unwittingly.
"By the way, you said you were Ji Weitian’s friend but haven’t told me exactly who you are," Zhang Lingying said lightly, biting on her chopstick with curiosity, "Are you and Ji Weitian really just friends?"
Leng Jian: "..."
Zhang Lingying: "I’m not being nosy. It’s just a reasonable guess... You must be more than just friends, right?"
"What do you mean?" Leng Jian asked, slightly frowning, not expecting her to suddenly turn the conversation to him.
"Don’t be nervous, I’m just speaking off the cuff. If you don’t want to talk about it, that’s fine. I just think that you rushed over to find me and explain the scandal, and even apologized on behalf of Ji Weitian... it’s clear you are worried I might take it out on her. You care so much for her; could it be you like her?"
Zhang Lingying looked intently at Leng Jian, her face full of the gossipy spirit.
She had been stuck carrying out experiments with Professor Zhang since she was a child, which had really stifled her.
It was one thing to maintain professional decorum in the laboratory and to keep jokes to a minimum, but now that it was not a work situation, surely it was not unreasonable to indulge in a bit of gossip?
"Forget it, forget it, if you don’t want to say, you don’t have to answer. I’ve guessed it anyway."