RBCT Chapter 365 I will never make a decision lightly.
Chapter 365 I will never make a decision lightly.
The next morning, the sun came out. The sunlight shone brightly on the ground.
Inside a large house in Beichen Garden, Han City.
Li Ze had gotten up early. He was wearing a dark blue casual outfit today. The outfit made him look very energetic.
He slowly walked into the restaurant. He sat down in a large chair.
He held the string of beads in his right hand, his thumb moving them one by one.
Zhang Ruoran came out of the kitchen. She brought the breakfast she had prepared to the table. There were steaming hot buns and perfectly cooked white rice porridge.
Zhang Ruoran sat down opposite Li Ze.
Li Ze looked at Zhang Ruoran with a very happy smile on his face.
Li Ze said in a very relaxed tone:
"Yes, our daughter has grown up. Now there are two very outstanding young men pursuing her."
"One is a very famous French hairstylist named Pierre. The other is a very wealthy young master from China named Lu Wenzhou."
"Last night, those two had a pretty good argument about Mengli at the manor."
Zhang Ruoran smiled when she heard Li Ze's words.
She took a bite of the steamed bun and said:
"Mengli is very slow when it comes to matters of the heart. She definitely hasn't noticed anything yet."
"As her father, you should stay nearby and keep a close eye on her. If anyone bullies her, you can't just stand by and do nothing."
Li Ze laughed loudly. He said with great confidence:
"Don't worry. Who would dare bully my daughter, Li Ze's daughter?"
"I'll just watch from the sidelines. I want to see which of these two young men is more capable."
After finishing breakfast, Li Ze went to the study.
In a manor on the outskirts of Seoul.
Li Mengli got up very early this morning. Her boss had arranged for a driver to come early in the morning, in that extended black Rolls-Royce.
The driver drove Li Mengli back to Han City University very smoothly.
In the morning, Li Mengli attended class very attentively.
It was noon.
Inside the cafeteria of Seoul University.
There are so many people here. Everyone is queuing up for food. It's very noisy inside the cafeteria.
Li Menghan and Huo Qian had already gotten their food. They carried their plates and found an empty seat by the window to sit down.
Li Mengli had also prepared her favorite dishes. She carried her tray as she walked through the cafeteria.
She spotted Li Menghan and Huo Qian at a glance.
Li Mengli strode over and sat down next to Huo Qian.
Li Mengli looked at the two of them and said with a smile:
"Menghan, Huoqian, you two had a good lunch today."
Li Menghan raised his head and looked at Li Mengli.
He asked:
"Sis, didn't you go out for French food with Pierre last night?"
"How was your meal? Did he say anything strange to you?"
Li Mengli put down her chopsticks. She sighed.
Her expression turned somewhat serious.
Li Mengli stated very clearly:
"I ate quite well. But what happened last night made me very unhappy."
Li Menghan and Huo Qian both looked at Li Mengli, waiting for her to speak.
Li Mengli said angrily:
"Last night, Pierre and I were sitting in a private room at a French restaurant."
"Pierre suddenly had the waiter bring in a huge bouquet of very, very red roses. He gave them directly to me."
"I thought he was just saying it casually because he's French and knows a lot about romance."
"We had just finished eating and walked out of the restaurant when Lu Wenzhou pulled up in his black Maybach right in front of us."
"Lu Wenzhou's expression was very serious. He told me directly that the organizers of the New York Fashion Show had sent me a new document with very important and urgent work to discuss with me immediately."
"When I heard it was about work, I felt it was very important. So I didn't let Pierre drive me; I got into Lu Wenzhou's car directly."
Upon hearing this, Li Menghan nodded.
"Lu Wenzhou is a very steady and reliable person. It's perfectly normal for him to want to talk to you about work."
When Li Mengli heard her younger brother praising Lu Wenzhou, she immediately shook her head.
She said loudly:
"What do you mean 'normal'? He's completely lying to me!"
"After I got into his car, the car drove quite a distance. I asked him what important work documents were. He told me directly that there were no new documents and no urgent work at all."
"He felt very uncomfortable seeing me having dinner with Pierre. He said he was jealous."
"He didn't want Pierre to take me back to the estate. So he deliberately made up a work excuse to trick me away from Pierre."
Upon hearing this...
Li Menghan slammed her chopsticks down on the table with a loud bang.
Li Menghan's face changed instantly.
He said very seriously and very loudly:
"That Lu Wenzhou! How could he do such a thing!"
"He helped me investigate evidence against the scammers a few days ago, and I'm very grateful to him. I think he's a very reliable older brother."
"But one thing is one thing. He lied to my sister, that's absolutely unacceptable!"
"If he wants to take you home, he can just say so. If he's jealous, he can also just say so."
"He lied to you about something as important as work, which shows he's very dishonest. His actions are absolutely wrong!"
Huo Qian sat beside her. She nodded in strong agreement.
Huo Qian is the heiress of a multi-billion dollar family. She has met many business people since she was a child.
Huo Qian looked at Li Mengli and said in a very calm tone:
"Mengli, Menghan is absolutely right."
"Lu Wenzhou is probably very used to using this kind of tactic to deceive his opponents in the business world."
"However, in relationships, using business tactics to deceive girls is a very big mistake."
"It's understandable that he was anxious when he saw you with Pierre. But the fact that he used deception shows that he wasn't sincere. What he did was really wrong."
Li Mengli felt very comfortable when she heard that Huo Qian and her brother supported her.
Li Mengli said loudly:
"Yes! That's what I said to him in the car."
"I criticized him very directly. I told him that I valued this New York fashion show job very much. He can't joke about his job."
"I also told him that Pierre and I were just friends. I told him never to lie to me like that again."
"Then I ignored him. I had him take me straight back to the manor."
After listening, Huo Qian looked at Li Mengli.
Her eyes were very bright. She began to speak very earnestly:
"Mengli, you did the right thing. Girls must have their own bottom line and not let men deceive them easily."
"But, Mengli, look at this whole thing together. Haven't you noticed the most important problem yet?"
Li Mengli was stunned for a moment.
She looked at Huo Qian and asked, puzzled:
"The most important question? What is it?"
Huo Qian stated very directly:
"That Frenchman, Pierre, treated you to a French feast, gave you such a huge bouquet of red roses, and said so many sweet things to you."
"That Lu Wenzhou saw you two together and he was so anxious that he drove over immediately, even lying to take you away."
"Think about it carefully. Why would these two men do that?"
Huo Qian's voice became very loud:
"Both of them like you very much. They are both pursuing you very openly now."
Upon hearing this...
Li Mengli's face immediately turned red. Her heart started beating faster.
She really hadn't thought about it that way before.
She always thought of Pierre as a friend from work. She also always thought of Lu Wenzhou as an older brother who introduced her to the fashion industry.
Now Huo Qian has said it so directly.
Li Mengli felt her mind was in complete chaos.
She clasped her hands together and said very shyly:
"I...I really didn't know that before."
"I feel really confused right now. I don't know how to face either of them. I don't know what to do."
Li Menghan sat opposite. He heard his sister say that.
He said loudly:
"Sis! What's all this fuss about?!"
"You're now the daughter of Li Ze, the world's richest man! Money is the last thing our family lacks."
"You don't need to look at who is richer or who has a higher status between them."
"You just need to think carefully about which of the two of them is truly sincere towards you, which one has better character, and which one is more suitable for you."
Huo Qian gave Li Menghan a look of strong agreement.
Huo Qian turned her head and looked at Li Mengli, and began to give Li Mengli advice very seriously.
Huo Qian said in a very calm tone:
"Mengli. Menghan is absolutely right."
"You don't need to make a decision right now. And you should absolutely not agree to their offer just because they're nice to you."
"What you need to do now is to observe them carefully."
Huo Qian analyzed very clearly:
"For the next two weeks, you will be in contact with Pierre at the estate, and he will be doing your hair and makeup."
"You're going to New York for a fashion show with Lu Wenzhou next month."
"Take this time to observe the two of them carefully."
"You need to carefully judge which of them is more reliable."
"If Pierre only knows how to say romantic things but has no ideas when faced with real problems, then he is unreliable."
"If Lu Wenzhou still can't change his habit of using tricks to deceive people, then he's unreliable."
Huo Qian held Li Mengli's hand and said very sincerely:
"You should choose a man who is very calm in the face of problems, very sincere to you, and very respectful of you."
"There's plenty of time. You can take your time and observe. You can judge who is more reliable by observing these small things in life. Think it over carefully before making a decision."
Li Mengli sat there quietly, listening to Huo Qian's words.
She felt that Huo Qian's words made a very good point.
Suddenly, everything became very clear to her.
She doesn't need to rush. She has plenty of time to test both men.
Li Mengli nodded very firmly. She said loudly:
"Huo Qian, you're so smart! Thank you and Meng Han. I'll listen to you."
"I will observe them carefully from now on. I will never make a decision lightly."
Three young people were in the cafeteria, eating and chatting happily.