Chen Chen pressed him hard. Left with no choice, Zhang Xiaohua cleared his throat and told them how he had met Nie Qianyu and Xiao Juzi, how they had run into danger, how he had escorted them to Hui Chun Valley, how he had gone up onstage to compete, and so on. He embellished everything that should have been told and spun wild nonsense about everything that should not have been told. The others listened with immense delight, as though they had experienced it all themselves, their hunger for gossip and novelty thoroughly satisfied.
In the end, Chen Chen still seemed unwilling to believe him. "Junior Brother Ren, you really did not even touch Nie Qianyu's hand? Do not lie to me. Really, if you did not touch her hand, why would she think of having you go up on the platform? She obviously wanted to marry you."
What a silly big sister! Zhang Xiaohua immediately defined Chen Chen as such, laughing inwardly. Can a person only think of marriage after holding hands? She knows even less than I do. Looks like Li Jinfeng ought to give her some enlightenment.
The Peacock beside them also burst out laughing and reproached her, "He is still just a child. How can you make him talk about such things in front of you? Don't you understand? If there had not been something between them, would that girl have thrown herself into his arms and cried when they left Hui Chun Valley? Why don't you use your brain for once?"
"So that was it. No wonder... You brat, that was not very brotherly of you. You actually hid even that from your sister. If Senior Sister Kong had not mentioned it just now, you would have kept me in the dark." Chen Chen put