Chapter 123: Chapter 123 - 123 This is Fate

Su Zixi blushed again, “Well, about He Jingyao… uh… I don’t know how it got to this point, so…”

She still couldn’t bring herself to comfortably rely on Young Master He’s influence.

Yun Xuefei raised an eyebrow, “Do you know why he wants to marry you?”

Su Zixi hesitated and shook her head.

Yun Xuefei was somewhat surprised. Did this silly girl still not know about Jingyao’s illness?

But that was not surprising. Since she could get close to Jingyao, unless someone told her, she might not have noticed it.

“You don’t know but still dared to marry him?” Yun Xuefei gave her a sidelong glance.

“I… I was forced,” Su Zixi said awkwardly, “Initially, he helped me out, and he said that if I married him, he would be out of luck, so I just had to…”

Yun Xuefei couldn’t help but laugh.

That was just like He Jingyao. However, the girl was indeed innocent.

Initially, she took special care of Su Zixi because she saw that this girl had a naive and foolish nature. She even took responsibility for a stranger she picked up on the street, investing all her time and money into it without any complaints.

But now it seemed that there were benefits to being naive. Unexpectedly, she was the only woman immune to He Jingyao.

Because of He Jingyao’s illness, this girl would never face the problems other women might encounter in a marriage. From that perspective, she really had stumbled upon a treasure.

“Senior Xuefei, do you know why Jingyao insists on marrying me?” Su Zixi asked hesitantly, “I always feel it’s a bit unusual, but I don’t know what the reason is.”

Yun Xuefei smiled meaningfully, “There’s no special reason. It’s just fate.”

“Eh?” Su Zixi was puzzled.

“Jingyao treats other women indifferently, but sees you differently, so that’s your fate,” Yun Xuefei said with a smile, “From now on, just comfortably be the Young Mistress of the He Family. By the way, what happened to the man you were taking care of? Is he still in the hospital?”

At the mention of Ning Yichen, Su Zixi’s face turned pale, and she managed a slight smile, “No, he woke up, about four months ago.”

“According to the usual trope, shouldn’t he have committed to you in return? How did Jingyao get so lucky?” Yun Xuefei teased.

“He… is now with my sister,” Su Zixi said softly.

“Hmm?” Yun Xuefei’s expression darkened slightly, feeling there was more to it.

“Well, it’s good that he woke up. He can’t be expected to fall for me just because I looked after him, right?” Su Zixi laughed it off casually, waving her hand dismissively, “Enough about me. Senior Xuefei, tell me about your story with Director Huo!”

…

In another private room, Huo Yanzhao poured a glass of red wine for He Jingyao, raising an eyebrow, “I heard from Yanhui that to appease the Xia Family, you’re planning to give the Qilles Road plot to Xia Bangguo?”

He Jingyao swirled his wine glass and responded faintly, “Hmm.”

“Tsk,” Huo Yanzhao scoffed slightly, “Xia Bangguo really doesn’t measure his own appetite, daring to accept what you offer? It seems you have been very lenient with the Xia Family these past few years.”

“Xia Bangguo is not foolish. He might have considered the risks, but he couldn’t refuse,” He Jingyao said with a faint smile, “Once a person is greedy, they expose their vulnerabilities. If he really had vehemently refused, I would actually think highly of him.”