Chapter 397: Chapter 240 Can’t You Try Again?

Starting a romance from scratch is somewhat foreign to Chen Cheng now.

As he walked towards the Jiaxiu Building, Chen Cheng kept thinking, she came back for me, but how should we start this?

Among the women around him, none is like Meng Wanning, devoid of materialistic needs, free from the coercions of life.

She’s like the moon tonight, pale and beautiful.

The breeze caressed the banks of the Nanming River, and the Jiaxiu Building was draped in a hazy veil in the night, looking even more quaint and elegant.

Meng Wanning walked quietly beside Chen Cheng, while Xu Qiu and Chen Donghai, who were five or six meters behind, had deliberately slowed down their pace, maintaining a distance from the two ahead.

“You seem very familiar with this place?” Meng Wanning looked at Chen Cheng moving effortlessly, and asked curiously.

“I’ve been here a few times.”

Chen Cheng walked with Meng Wanning through the bustling crowd, saying, “Didn’t I tell you last time we had sour soup fish at the restaurant that I’ve been to Qianzhou?”

Meng Wanning followed closely, “I thought…”

“You thought I said that just to change the subject?”

Meng Wanning stopped in her tracks.

Chen Cheng turned around, puzzled, “What’s wrong?”

Meng Wanning didn’t speak but quickly walked up to him, looked up seriously into Chen Cheng’s eyes.

Chen Cheng, taken aback by her sudden action yet with patience, asked, “What’s the matter? Why aren’t we walking?”

“I…” Meng Wanning opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately nothing came out.

She just quietly looked at Chen Cheng, her gaze filled with inquiry and a subtle trace of grievance.

Chen Cheng felt somewhat uneasy under her stare, touched his own face, “Is there something on my face?”

“No.”

Meng Wanning shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of sadness, “I was just… wondering, how much of what you said was true and how much was false.”

Chen Cheng then realized that she was bothered by what he had said previously.

He calmly said, “What are you thinking about?”

“I’m not thinking about anything, I just… want to know, what do I really mean to you?”

Chen Cheng looked at the girl in front of him who had already made a choice, yet was still insecure. Essentially, it was because their relationship lacked a clear beginning.

Since Meng Wanning had bravely come back to him, Chen Cheng was certainly not someone who would shy away from admitting his feelings.

“Look at me.”

Chen Cheng said deeply, “Look into my eyes and listen to me seriously.”

Meng Wanning’s heartbeat involuntarily quickened. She obediently lifted her head and looked into Chen Cheng’s profound eyes.

“I admit, some of what I said before was indeed to help you out of a bind.”

Meng Wanning’s heart sank, and the brightness in her eyes dimmed slightly.

But in the next second, Chen Cheng’s voice rose again, his tone firm and sincere:

“However, that doesn’t mean my feelings for you are fabricated.”

A simple sentence, like a thunderclap, exploded next to Meng Wanning’s ear, shattering all her insecurities and doubts.

She stared blankly at Chen Cheng, momentarily unsure how to respond.

Chen Cheng, seeing her dazed expression, couldn’t help but laugh, “What? Don’t believe what I said?”

“It’s not that…” Meng Wanning regained her composure, her cheeks instantly turning hot, “I’m just… too surprised.”

“Surprised by what?”

“Surprised that… you would like me.”

Meng Wanning’s voice grew softer, eventually becoming almost inaudible.

“What’s so surprising about that?” Chen Cheng smiled and countered, “Don’t you think we are quite a good match?”

“How so?” Meng Wanning instinctively retorted.

“Why not?”

Chen Cheng counted on his fingers, detailing, “Look, you are young and beautiful, I’m mature and steady; you are pure and kind, and I… uh…”

Chen Cheng got stuck, wracking his brain but unable to find any of his qualities that could match Meng Wanning’s ‘pure and kind.’

Meng Wanning was amused by his serious demeanor, “You what?”

“I…” Chen Cheng thought for a while and finally squeezed out, “I have money?”

Meng Wanning was momentarily stunned, then covered her mouth and laughed.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Laughing at you… being tacky!”

“Is being wealthy tacky?” Chen Cheng looked innocent, “I’m just stating the facts.”

“Alright, alright, you’re wealthy, happy now?”

Meng Wanning laughed and said, “Besides being wealthy, what other qualities do you have?”

Chen Cheng looked at Meng Wanning, his gaze tender and affectionate, “My biggest quality is liking you.”

Meng Wanning’s heart was struck once more by Chen Cheng’s words.

She finally understood why she was so fascinated by him.

This man, though sometimes domineering and commanding, had a sincere heart, a heart willing to open up to her.

“Are you serious?” Meng Wanning asked.

Chen Cheng playfully inquired, “Which part?”

“The last sentence.”

Chen Cheng looked at her charming expression, smiling gently, “It’s true, I never deceive anyone’s feelings.”

“When did you start liking me?”

Chen Cheng walked slowly forward, the past between him and Meng Wanning flashing through his mind.

Was it the moment he sent the pumpkin seeds?

Chen Cheng didn’t think so.

Was it the moment he knew all her past?

Chen Cheng didn’t think so either.

Feelings are inherently unclear, falling for someone might just happen in an instant.

“Probably…”

Chen Cheng paused, turned his head to look at Meng Wanning, “It was the moment you stopped my car.”