"..." Ye Mo was silent for a few seconds, then asked incredulously, "Discuss our marriage? Why? When did we get married?"
How could she not know that she had some strange relationship with He Mingzhang?
"..." He Mingzhang's eyes flickered.
"It's Brother Ye, your father. He said you like me," he said. "Moreover, if we get married, it will fulfill a wish of your grandfather and my father. They've always wanted our two families to be united in marriage..."
Previously, it was He Ruilin and Ye Baozhu, but now that Ye Baozhu has been proven not to be a child of the Ye Family, the marriage seems less than perfect.
Therefore, Ye Zhipeng and Ruan Xianyue went to the He Family to renegotiate the marriage between the two families.
He Mingzhang still remembered what Ye Zhipeng had said back then.
"... Since Ruilin and Baozhu like each other, let's not break them up. As for the marriage between our two families, we can just find someone else."
When Ye Zhipeng said this, his eyes gleamed with admiration, and he said in an unquestionable tone, "I think my Momo and your Mingzhang are a good match. They're both handsome and a perfect couple!"
He Mingzhang now finds the scene somewhat amusing when he thinks back to it.
"My dad and the others were really shocked..." he said with a laugh.
At that moment, He Mingzhang's elder brother blurted out, "Isn't this a generational difference?"
In response, Ye Zhipeng earnestly advised, "There's no blood relation, so what's the difference in generations... Besides, what era are we living in? We don't tolerate these feudal remnants. We need to be open-minded."
The eldest brother of the He Family: "..." This matter has nothing to do with feudal remnants, right?
The shock the He Family experienced back then was no less than the impact Ye Mo is experiencing now.
He Mingzhang smiled at Ye Mo and said, "Your father said back then that you liked me very much, and he really didn't want to disappoint you... Moreover, if I could marry you, it would not only fulfill the wishes of both our families to be united, but also make you happy. It's a win-win situation."
It must be said that Ye Zhipeng was extremely eloquent, his words flowing like a rainbow. After a series of remarks, everyone present felt that Ye Mo and He Mingzhang were a match made in heaven.
Ye Mo was completely taken aback by this turn of events. She couldn't help but cover her face with her hands and said, "Such an outrageous suggestion, your family didn't agree to it, did they?"
He Mingzhang countered, "Why not agree?"
He stared intently at Ye Mo —ever since the matter was first brought up, he had been keeping that focused and burning gaze on Ye Mo.
"I have feelings for you, I like you, and you like me too... Just like Brother Ye said, our marriage would be a win-win situation, so why wouldn't I agree?"
He spoke in a very calm tone, as if this marriage was a choice he made after weighing the pros and cons, and there was not much warmth in it.
However, the voice of 888 echoed excitedly in Ye Mo's mind:
[He's lying! He Mingming perfectly well that you don't like him... He's just making up an excuse to marry you!]
[A cunning man!]
Chapter 77 The Seventy-Seventh Melon What kind of melon is it? It's the one you eat seventy-seven times...
He Mingzhang had no idea that his secrets had been completely exposed by 888. He looked at Ye Mo with a calm expression, as if his liking for Ye Mo was just a little bit of goodwill, just as he said.
[Host, don't be fooled by him!] 888 shouted excitedly, [This man is cunning. He doesn't just think you two are a good match; he's Mingming fallen for you at first sight and likes you a lot!]
[... Okay, bye-bye.] Ye Mo Momo said in his mind, his tone helpless, [Just be quiet, I'll ask him myself what to do next.]
She looked at He Mingzhang's calm and composed face, and for a moment she simply couldn't reconcile the words 888 had said with the expressionless man before her.
Ye Mo stared intently at him, then suddenly said, "Someone told me that you didn't just have a slight liking for me, but that it was love at first sight, that you actually like me very, very much... What you're saying to me now is just to get me to marry you... Is that true?"
Upon hearing this, He Mingzhang was taken aback at first, and then Ye Mo noticed that his gaze shifted for a moment.
A few seconds later, he gave a wry smile, covered his face with one hand, and said, "I thought I hid it well... I didn't expect that someone would find out?"
Ye Mo noticed his reddened ears and, for some reason, suddenly felt a little uncomfortable as well. The atmosphere between them was awkward for several seconds.
"Ahem," Ye Mo coughed lightly, and asked, "Why did you say all this to lie to me?"
He Mingzhang calmed down and explained, "I'm not exactly lying. What I said is mostly true... Uncle Ye, that is, your father, although I don't know why he misunderstood that you like me, he and my dad suggested that we get engaged."
Upon hearing He Mingzhang's words, a memory suddenly surfaced in Ye Mo's mind. She had told Ye Zhipeng back then that she didn't like He Mingzhang, but now it seemed that he hadn't believed her.
"... I'm sorry, it's my fault." She apologized to He Mingzhang, "Because of me, my dad thought I liked you... You know, he and my mom have always felt indebted to me, so, you understand."
Ye Mo roughly understood what was going on.
Because he misunderstood that he liked He Mingzhang, Ye Zhipeng, as a father, decided to fulfill his daughter's wish. So he found the He Family family and wanted her to get engaged to He Mingzhang.
"I'm so sorry." Ye Mo apologized to He Mingzhang again.
He Mingzhang replied, "You don't need to apologize to me. I actually already guessed that Uncle Ye had misunderstood, but due to my own selfish reasons, I didn't clarify the matter and even intentionally promoted its development..."
He looked at Ye Mo with intense gaze and said, "Because I know very well that if I directly tell you that I like you and want to pursue you, you will definitely reject me!"
Ye Mo considered the situation and couldn't help but nod, feeling that it was indeed something she could do—if He Mingzhang really confessed to her, she would definitely not hesitate and would reject him directly.
"Therefore, I can only take a roundabout approach," He Mingzhang said. "So, I agreed to Uncle Ye's suggestion. I think if it were our two families getting engaged, you wouldn't be too resistant."
Ye Mo: "... Why?"
He Mingzhang: "I don't know, but I just have this feeling." He feels that directly pursuing Ye Mo won't work.
It might be an intuition, a gut feeling that if he confessed his feelings to Ye Mo directly and pursued her, she would definitely reject him. But if it were an arranged marriage between the two families, she might not be so resistant.
"... Isn't that a strange intuition?" He Mingzhang said with a smile.
If it were anyone else, they would probably be overjoyed to receive He Mingzhang's declaration of love and pursuit. However, if it were Ye Mo, He Mingzhang felt that she would not only not be happy, but would also feel troubled.
Ye Mo, however, was pondering He Mingzhang's idea, and then realized that He Mingzhang's intuition was indeed incredibly accurate.
For Ye Mo, she didn't yearn for romantic relationships; in fact, she felt they were a burden. Just thinking about the word "love" annoyed her.
However, if it were a marriage between two families, purely an exchange of interests, she wouldn't object. After all, the He Family was a large clan, He Mingzhang was not only extremely talented but also the current head of the He Group family, and his character sounded quite good. He seemed like a good husband candidate, and marrying him would be a huge bargain for her.
It can only be said that He Mingzhang really understands Ye Mo too well.
Realizing this, Ye Mo's feelings were somewhat complicated—for the first time, he discovered that someone understood him so well, perhaps even better than he understood himself.