Jian Hang was still on the high-speed train with Tan Feng sitting next to her.

Tan Feng had originally planned to return tomorrow morning, but she was rushing back tonight because of Qin Xing’s birthday, so he also changed his ticket and came back with her.

When they first met, Zhong Yanfei had not been very warm to her, but her words were still polite. However, when Zhong Yanfei met Tan Feng, she was indifferent. She just gave him a glance and didn’t even say ‘hello’.

Jian Hang suddenly thought how Tan Feng had been hurt in love before—that woman might be Zhong Yanfei. Apart from the love-hate relationship between men and women, it would be impossible for Zhong Yanfei to be so cold in public, unbefitting the occasion.

Zhong Yanfei and Tan Feng were about the same age; it was possible they were a couple who have broken up.

The fact that Tan Feng never mentioned Zhong Yanfei during the business trip was further evidence of this.

Jian Hang was someone who didn’t gossip, especially when it came to other people’s sad stories.

She pretended not to know, and when she was with Tan Feng, they only talked about the merger and acquisition project in Suzhou.

“You don’t have to go to the company tomorrow,” Tan Feng said, turning to her.

Then he asked her, “When are you free? Let’s have dinner together.”

Tan Feng put away the information and said, “It’s nothing really. Just an apology meal.

“That is, the reason why Zhong Yanfei made things difficult for you was because of me.”

Since he brought it up, Jian Hang didn’t hesitate any longer, “She’s your ex-girlfriend?”

“No. My ex-girlfriend’s older sister. I was with Zhong Yanyue before, but we broke up later.

“I happened to be working with Yinlin at the time, and you were the person in charge of that project. Zhong Yanyue thought.… I explained it, but she might not have believed me.” He looked at Jian Hang from the side, “I’m sorry.”

Jian Hang said generously, “It’s okay.” There was no need to apologize for this kind of thing, and it was not something he could control. It was not the first time that she was misunderstood as interfering in the relationship between a major client and that person’s partner.

If she hadn’t gotten married, and if the person she married wasn’t someone with a background like Qin Moling, similar misunderstandings would have continued.

She asked, “Was this misunderstanding the reason for your breakup?”

“It’s not because of this misunderstanding. I asked to breakup before you and I even started working together.” Tan Feng has never told anyone the reason for him wanting to breakup, including his parents.

“Her parents didn’t agree to us being together. My family is ordinary, so I would really be marrying up had we stayed together. At the time, I really worked hard for Zhong Yanyue.”

There was a few seconds of silence.

Jian Hang didn’t interrupt and waited for him to continue.

“No matter how hard I tried, her father still didn’t approve of me. I won’t go into the twists and turns of what happened. I was the one to give up on that relationship. I am a person who values self-esteem very much.”

He could give in to his feelings, but he couldn’t stand the humiliation from her parents. 

“I know my temper. Even if we get married in the future, the estrangement would be hard to overcome and we would have to separate sooner or later. I didn’t tell Zhong Yanyue that I broke up with her because of her family. Since I already decided not to be with her, there was no need to give her hope, and there was even less need to let her hate her parents.

“At the time, I thought that the breakup was over and matters between us long passed. I didn’t expect that two years later, you would fight for Wanyue’s project and be affected.” He really didn’t expect that Zhong Yanfei would hold a grudge like this.

As an outsider, Jian Hang had no right to say much about matters of the heart. She only told him some objective facts she knew, “It seems that Zhong Yanyue has been nagged by her family to go on blind dates, but it didn’t work out.”

Tan Feng replied, “It’s impossible for me and her to be together.”

He looked at Jian Hang and said, “After we broke up, I fell in love with someone else.”

He has already said so much—it seemed that he really had no intention of rekindling that relationship.

However, Jian Hang’s focus was on something else, “Men seem to be easily tempted?”

Tan Feng: “…”

“Don’t say that,” he smiled helplessly. “Are you implying that I’m fickle?”

“No, that’s not what I meant.” Jian Hang just thought of Qin Moling. She was wondering if he could be so easily tempted if she pursued him.

Tan Feng confessed, “At first, I also worried about this. I fell in love with someone else just a few months after breaking up, would that person think that my feelings were too cheap? So I never dared to express my feelings.” 

He had wanted to wait a little longer, wait until he was settled and he had more money before expressing his feelings to her. It just so happened that she didn’t have any plans to fall in love so there was no hurry. 

Who knew that he would miss it?

He still regretted it until now.

He smiled. “It’s over.”

When he was talking, Jian Hang was distracted, thinking about how to pursue Qin Moling; she didn’t hear clearly what he said.

Tan Feng changed the subject. “When the time comes, please send me all the information by email.”

He resumed his businesslike tone.

Jian Hang was used to this mode of getting along with him, so she quickly came back to her senses, “Okay.”

“You decide the time for dinner,” Tan Feng said. “You must let me apologize, otherwise I will feel bad.”

This wasn’t the first time that Jian Hang had dinner with him. “Sure. I’ll find you when I’m free.”

Starting tomorrow, she would have plenty of time.

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As they were about to arrive at the station, Jian Hang sent a message to Qin Moling: [I will be arriving soon.]

Qin Moling: [The driver is already at the station. Call him when you get there.]

Jian Hang: [Okay.]

Qin Moling has just exited the chat box when Qin Xing and Lin Xiao came to find him.

“Older Brother, that is… what… it’s…” Qin Xing had prepared a speech in his mind, but he forgot all the words when it came time.

Qin Moling was impatient, “Why are you so hesitant when speaking?”

Qin Xing winked at Lin Xiao, asking him to speak.

Lin Xiao pretended to be dead, put his hands in his pockets and looked around, ignoring Qin Xing’s gaze.

Qin Xing secretly exhaled and risked his own life, “Older Brother, you have nothing to do today anyway, just take me and Lin Xiao to play a few more games.”

Qin Moling knew that they liked to play games—but why would Qin Xing suddenly come to him to play games with them?

Qin Moling did not have the habit of speaking easily until he understood the whole story.

Qin Xing hurriedly explained, “I accidentally saw your game ID. It turns out that the master was right next to me. Older Brother, you should know how much Lin Xiao and I admire you in the game.”

Qin Moling: “…”

So they mistook him for Little Olive.

He said nothing and just looked at Qin Xing in silence.

Qin Xing felt guilty after being looked at, “I know that you deliberately concealed your identity, not to make fun of me.” If Qin Moling really wanted to make fun of him, he wouldn’t have let it go on for four years, and he wouldn’t have sent him gifts online every year.

In the past four years, that he and Lin Xiao could achieve their current high ranks— it was all thanks to his cousin.

When it came to his cousin’s self-discipline, he and Lin Xiao really couldn’t compare.

Now that he knew that his cousin was Little Olive, he couldn’t pretend not to know, as that would be a bit ungrateful.

“By the way,” Qin Xing’s mind slowly came to its senses, “when you are busy, do you ask your secretary or bodyguard to play for you?”

Because there were a few times when he was playing with Little Olive and his cousin was right next to him— but it seemed that somehow Little Olive’s skills were not very good during those times.

Now everything could be explained this way. When my cousin played it himself, the true level of Little Olive was revealed. When he asked someone else to play for him, the difference was immediately apparent.

From beginning to end, Qin Moling remained silent and showed no emotion.

In this kind of matter, the more silent he was, the more it meant that he agreed with Qin Xing.

Marriage First, Love Later translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 44.2 — Missed
Chapter 45.1 — Buying Books and Chasing People
Chapter 45.2 — Buying Books, Chasing People
Chapter 45.3 — Buying Books, Chasing People
Chapter 46.1 — Conditions
Chapter 46.2 — Conditions