#692 - Does it have anything to do with you?
An hour later, Tang Chen finally waited for the tardy Wei Changtian.
"Young Master Tang."
Pushing the door open and entering the room, Wei Changtian walked up to him with a smile and asked, "Have you been comfortable these past few days? If you have any complaints, just say so, and I'll have someone take care of it immediately."
"Thank you for your concern, Young Master."
Immediately standing up to return the greeting, Tang Chen hurriedly cupped his hands and replied, "I'm staying very well and have no complaints at all."
"Is that so? That's good."
Wei Changtian nodded, plopped down on the chair, and gestured for Tang Chen to sit as well.
A single action demonstrated his "dominant" position, also setting the tone for the primary and secondary relationship of this conversation.
"Clatter!"
Clear tea poured into the cup, tender leaves swirling within.
Wei Changtian poured himself a cup of tea while secretly sizing up Tang Chen, whose expression seemed somewhat haggard.
His fists were clenched lightly, his lips trembling slightly, a very obvious display of forcing himself to be energetic and feigning composure.
Tsk tsk, looking at it this way, the psychological shadow that he left on Tang Chen that day should still be deeply imprinted.
He also didn't know what kind of chicken blood Li Zimu had given him, that he could be so "self-sacrificing."
"Young Master Tang."
Thinking of this, Wei Changtian finally calmly asked, "I wonder, what brings you to me today?"
"I still have many things to take care of, so please get straight to the point."
"I…"
Raising his head to look at Wei Changtian, Tang Chen hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said directly:
"Alright, Young Master Wei, then I won't beat around the bush."
"Before coming here, I just spoke with Miss Li."
"The words you said to her this morning, Miss Li has already told me everything."
"Young Master Wei, forgive my bluntness, the matter between Miss Li and Young Master Chu is a private matter between the two of them. I feel that you should not interfere, let alone make decisions on their behalf based on your own judgment."
"This action is not only unhelpful to…"
"Young Master Tang, please wait a moment."
Tang Chen immediately started to say the words of persuasion that he had already thought out, but before he could say a few sentences, Wei Changtian frowned and interrupted him, saying:
"Yes."
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Curling his lip, Wei Changtian had already roughly guessed how Li Zimu was manipulating Tang Chen in the palm of her hand, and what the purpose of doing so was.
He glanced at Tang Chen with a meaningful look, then leaned back slightly in his chair and asked with a smile:
"Young Master Tang, I understand why you've come today."
"It's nothing more than to plead for Li Zimu, asking me to be lenient, so that she and Chu Xianping can become a couple, is that right?"
"Yes."
Tang Chen slowly stood up, cupped his hands towards Wei Changtian with a sincere expression: "I hope that Young Master can believe in Miss Li and help them achieve their union."
"Help them achieve their union…"
Repeating it in a low voice, the smile on Wei Changtian's face grew even more.
He first shook his head, took a sip of tea, and then refocused his gaze on Tang Chen, who had a firm expression, and said casually:
"Young Master Tang, I understand your intention, but there's another thing that I don't quite understand."
"You keep saying that Li Zimu and Chu Xianping are sincere with each other, and want me not to separate the lovebirds."
"Whether the two of them are truly in love is one thing, and whether I will change my mind is another."
"I just want to ask you…"
"Does this matter have anything to do with you?"
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His face flushed red, and his hands trembled slightly, unsure of where to place them.
Tang Chen suddenly became extremely embarrassed, opening his mouth but unable to utter a single word.
It wasn't that he didn't know the answer, but that he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Wei Changtian smiled, and then answered for Tang Chen:
"Young Master Tang, if I'm not mistaken, you should also have feelings for Li Zimu, right?"
"You don't want her to be in a difficult position, so you take the initiative to withdraw, only hoping to fulfill her and Chu Xianping."
"For this, you even ran over to plead with me, speaking up for her."
"Such a self-sacrificing act… tsk tsk, it really is a deep and righteous love."
Self-sacrificing, deep and righteous love.
Clearly, Wei Changtian was being completely sarcastic.
This also caused Tang Chen's face to gradually change from red to white, and his breathing began to become heavy.
His mood at this time was undoubtedly very bad.
But Wei Changtian didn't intend to let him off, and after a moment of silence, he said again:
"Young Master Tang, I am not you, and I don't understand your thoughts."
"But if it were me, I would definitely not give up so easily."
"Li Zimu hasn't married Chu Xianping yet, and is still single."
"Since that's the case, why can't you fight for her?"
"A fair maiden is sought by a worthy gentleman, if you really have feelings for her, then you should fight for it with all your might."
"Even if you lose to Chu Xianping in the end, at least you won't have any regrets."
"But what you're doing now… forgive my bluntness, it's just a cowardly act of avoidance."
"Fulfillment?"
"Heh heh, Young Master Tang, you might think that your coming to me today is a very remarkable thing."
"But in my opinion, you're actually just indulging in self-pity."
"I've said all I need to say, think about it carefully yourself."
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After saying a series of words, Wei Changtian stopped speaking, retracted his gaze, and slowly began to drink tea.
He certainly didn't say these things out of boredom, or out of sympathy for Tang Chen's "spare tire" situation, wanting to awaken him with his words.
Wei Changtian was just cooperating with Li Zimu.
Since the latter wanted Tang Chen to stay and work for her, then Tang Chen must not give up his feelings for Li Zimu.
Only by letting him continue to harbor illusions about Li Zimu would he possibly stay in Da Ning to be used by him.
So, Wei Changtian had just said so much, the purpose of which was to "tether" Tang Chen.
Working together to deceive a lovelorn person is undoubtedly a very cruel thing.
However, Wei Changtian didn't feel much guilt.
On the one hand, Tang Chen's relationship with him was mostly adversarial, so of course he wouldn't be soft-hearted towards a former enemy.
On the other hand, the words he had just said weren't completely deceitful.
If Tang Chen really had the ability to make Li Zimu "change her mind", abandon Chu Xianping and choose him, then Wei Changtian wouldn't interfere with anything, and might even send a generous gift when the two got married.
Of course, this possibility was, in Wei Changtian's view, very slim.
He never thought that Tang Chen was comparable to Chu Xianping, even if the former was a Child of Destiny.
Just in terms of appearance, the two were far apart.
Tang Chen not only looked ordinary, but also always gave people a gloomy feeling.
Chu Xianping, on the other hand, was much more handsome.
In addition, Li Zimu and Chu Xianping already had a foundation of affection, and in the future, they would be working together every day, spending a lot of time together, and their personalities and intelligence were also well-matched…
Apart from the fact that Chu Xianping had already married a primary wife, Wei Changtian couldn't think of a second reason why Li Zimu would choose Tang Chen.
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Raising his eyes to look at Tang Chen, who was still struggling in agony, Wei Changtian didn't urge him, but silently waited for his answer.
From the current situation, if Tang Chen insisted on his own opinion, and still wanted to "sacrifice" himself to fulfill Li Zimu, then that would actually be the best outcome for him.
And if he listened to his words and decided to "fight for love with all his might…"
Then, as he had just said, his ending would probably not be happy, and might even be very miserable.
But that wasn't necessarily the case.
After all, Li Zimu's heart might not necessarily never change…
