Chapter 10: Take a Gamble

　　

　　Jiang Yining suspected that he had heard it wrong.

　　Just when she couldn’t believe her ears, He Chi stepped forward and slowly opened his lips, “I’m asking, would you consider marrying me?”

　　This time Jiang Yining looked directly into the man’s deep black eyes and asked him, “Why?”

　　She would always avoid his eyes every time she saw him. At this moment, Jiang Yining’s eyes were as calm as water, without any of her usual shyness and restraint.

　　He Chi raised his lips and thought this girl was quite interesting.

　　He thought for a moment and explained, “You and I are both facing the dilemma of our families urging us to get married, and it seems that neither of us has anyone we like. Instead of being forced to go on blind dates, where the person we end up marrying may not be the right one for us, why don’t we give it a try?”

　　He Chi saw that Jiang Yining’s expression was calm. He Chi, who always did everything with confidence, felt uneasy for the first time. “I am very satisfied with your conditions in all aspects.”

　　”As for me, I’m more than two years older than you, which is suitable, and financially I’m also OK. I can guarantee that we won’t have any financial worries after we get married.”

　　He Chi stared at Jiang Yining’s beautiful eyes without moving.

　　Seeing her eyes move slightly, as if she was somewhat interested in his proposal, He Chi finally felt a little relieved.

　　He continued, “In my daily life, I don’t have any bad habits except for smoking and drinking occasionally. If you mind, I can give it up, but my personality is not very popular with girls.”

　　He Chi had said everything he needed to say, and he was waiting for Jiang Yining’s reply.

　　His words were very straightforward and realistic.

　　Jiang Yining’s mood was very complicated at the moment. She felt a little lost, excited, but more uneasy.

　　She had been secretly in love with He Chi for many years but had never thought of confessing her feelings to him. With Zhang Qiao’s encouragement, she tried to be brave and finally took the first step, but He Chi directly sent her an invitation.

　　Invite her to walk into the palace of marriage together.

　　Just looking at He Chi’s conditions, she definitely wouldn’t dare to agree to them, as she was really marrying above her station.

　　Teacher Lin had mentioned to her before that He Chi’s grandmother ran a fairly large industrial company.

　　Because neither Mr. He nor He Chi are interested in running the company, it is now run by He Chi’s aunt and uncle. They receive dividends every year, and the amount must be considerable.

　　So when He Chi said that there would be no financial worries after marriage, it was not an exaggeration at all.

　　Apart from these, there is one more important point: she likes He Chi.

　　Jiang Yining was very clear in her heart and she didn’t want to reject He Chi’s proposal.

　　Under He Chi’s gaze, Jiang Yining slowly said, “You can find someone with better conditions than me. After my mother passed away, my father remarried, and our family conditions are average.”

　　”My family used to owe my uncle a lot of money for my mother’s medical treatment. After I started working, I started paying it back.”

　　He Chi could see Jiang Yining’s uneasiness.

　　What she meant by this was to hand the choice to him.

　　He Chi stared at her with his dark eyes, and said in a serious tone, “Jiang Yining, I only like you as a person.”

　　Jiang Yining understood the implication of his words, that he didn’t care about her family conditions.

　　She heard He Chi say again, “As for the money you owe your uncle, I will pay it back for you.”

　　Hearing this, Jiang Yining refused without thinking, “No, I can pay the money back myself.”

　　He Chi lowered his eyes to look at her, the corners of his lips curled up, “So you agree?”

　　”Or should I give you a few days to think about it, and then you can give me an answer when I return from my business trip.”

　　He Chi has superior bone structure, three-dimensional brow bones, a high nose peak, and cold facial features. He usually gives people the impression of being cold and distant.

　　But just now she saw the curve of his mouth and the smile in his black eyes, which inexplicably gave people a feeling of gentleness and pampering.

　　Jiang Yining blinked his eyes, thinking that he must have seen it wrong.

　　Thinking of He Chi’s last words, Jiang Yining didn’t know what was wrong with him, and asked, “If I don’t agree, will you find someone else?”

　　Her question stunned He Chi.

　　Will it?

　　Certainly not in recent years.

　　He Chi is not interested in marriage. He has no one he likes and he has no interest in other women. But he is not sure whether he can refuse to give in like Teacher Lin did when his grandmother forced him to leave the police force.

　　Jiang Yining is beautiful and has a good personality. If he has to find someone to marry, it seems like a good choice if that person is Jiang Yining.

　　Jiang Yining didn’t know what He Chi was thinking. In the moment of his silence, she regretted asking such a question.

　　”I just asked randomly. Well, I agree with what you said.”

　　She looked at He Chi nervously, “Let’s get the certificate after you come back from your business trip.”

　　This time it was He Chi’s turn to be incredulous, “Are you sure you don’t want to follow the normal process?”

　　He Chi explained, “It doesn’t matter to me cause I’m a man, but you’re a girl, and I’m worried that my uncle will have an opinion.”

　　Her father was so confident that he let Zhao Hong find a blind date for her that he didn’t really care about his daughter.

　　She didn’t believe that her father had no idea how Zhao Hong felt about her, and he just stood by and watched until the conflict reached its most intense point.

　　Jiang Yining laughed at herself, “My dad is busy worrying about his son’s schooling now, he doesn’t care about my affairs.”

　　”If we don’t get the certificate first, we won’t be able to get past Teacher Lin. We can only act first and ask for permission later.”

　　He Chi chuckled with an ambiguous tone, “Okay, I’ll do as you say. After we get the marriage certificate, I’ll take care of anything that happens. You don’t have to worry about anything.”

　　Jiang Yining wanted to say something, but He Chi spoke before her, “This is my responsibility as a man.”

　　”good.”

　　After He Chi’s Land Rover disappeared from sight, Jiang Yining and He Xiaohui walked into the community in a leisurely manner.

　　After returning home, Jiang Yining opened the door first to let He Xiaohui in. She was back home, but no one knew where her mind was.

　　Zhang Qiao was sitting on the sofa watching a variety show. After hearing the door open, she turned around and called out several times, but Jiang Yining still seemed immersed in his own world.

　　She don’t know what I’m thinking.

　　When Jiang Yining raised her head, Zhang Qiao asked, “Ningning, what’s wrong with you? I called you several times. Also, how come you went to your teacher’s house for dinner and brought back a cat?”

　　She remembered that Jiang Yining also raised a blue cat two years ago. At that time, Jiang Yining went out for training for a few days, so he asked Uncle Jiang to help take care of it.

　　But when Jiang Yining returned, she heard them say that her cat had died of heatstroke.

　　Later she learned that during the days when she was away, Zhao Hong often left her cat outside to bask in the sun.

　　Originally, Jiang Yining was reluctant to move out, but because of this incident, Jiang Yining was very angry. After a big fight with Zhao Hong, she didn’t want to stay at home anymore, so she thought about moving in and living with her.

　　When Jiang Yining heard Zhang Qiao’s question, she found that He Xiaohui had disappeared, so she went to look for He Xiaohui first. She saw that He Xiaohui was not afraid of strangers at all, so he found a comfortable position by the floor-to-ceiling window and lay down.

　　”I didn’t pick it up. It’s He Chi’s cat. He’s on a business trip, so I’m here to help look after it for a few days.”

　　”Hey!” Zhang Qiao became excited when she heard it, “He Chi’s cat?”

　　Jiang Yining hummed, “I didn’t know until I got there that today was Teacher Lin’s birthday, so He Chi was naturally there too.”

　　She poured herself a glass of water and told Zhang Qiao everything she had just discussed with He Chi.

　　Zhang Qiao was shocked and didn’t react for a long time, “So, you agreed?”

　　”Well, Qiaoqiao, do you think I shouldn’t agree?”

　　Zhang Qiao was rarely serious. “If you asked me about the past, I would definitely give you some advice, but I really can’t do this.”

　　”You know, I’m not a marriage advocate. My own views on marriage are quite extreme. So, in this matter, my opinion is not important. What’s important is that you think it through clearly.”

　　Jiang Yining didn’t agree to He Chi on a whim; she had weighed the pros and cons herself.

　　After hearing what Zhang Qiao said, Jiang Yining smiled and said, “Actually, I’m not sure that He Chi and I will be as happy as Teacher He and Teacher Lin in the future, but I want to be willful and take a gamble.”