Chapter 1167: Chapter 361: Playing Matchmaker for You
Chapter 361 Making a Match for You
Just after doing exactly what she mentioned, the phone rings. Anyone would feel guilty, wondering if there’s some surveillance on the balcony.
But a quick look reassured Li Yan that it was just his own guilt. He knew better than anyone that there was no surveillance at home. The whole villa’s security system was under his supervision, and it had been upgraded since Yue Yao arrived.
"What do you mean by ’how did you handle Yue Yao’?" Li Yan pretended to be puzzled. It was a tough question to answer. Could it be that Yurong suddenly sensed something?
Actually, Yurong was just suspicious that he was pretending to have amnesia, worried that as soon as Yu Xiaodi left, he’d make a move on Yue Yao. But since he claimed to have amnesia and she wasn’t sure if it was true or false, she couldn’t say much. She quickly made a joke: "Nothing, I just had a nap and dreamt that no one was home, and you were taking liberties with Yue Yao..."
"Cough, cough..." Yurong’s joke was meant to ease the mood a bit, also to pave the way for her decision. But Li Yan had indeed done something earlier, and her words seemed to imply something more.
Could it be such a coincidence! She was full of energy during work and hadn’t gone to the office all day yesterday. She wouldn’t have time to nap now, and even if she did, she wouldn’t dream of such things! There was no surveillance on the balcony, could it be from afar?
This made Li Yan, holding the phone, look around. The area was full of separate villas, with courtyards, and plenty of space between each, designed to maintain privacy. Generally, it wouldn’t be possible to see anything. But then again, if someone found the right angle and hid to peek with binoculars, they could remain unnoticed, especially since his spiritual power was a bit disrupted just now.
However, that was just his professional instinct. From Zhang Yurong’s perspective, choosing to live here was because she had no acquaintances around, unlikely to have friends nearby acting as her eyes. Unless someone specifically came to spy on him and report back to Yurong, aiming to break them up, which would be a conspiratorial view.
At this moment, Zhang Yurong couldn’t see his expression, but from his coughing and silence, she could imagine how awkward her words made him. But considering his current reputation, she couldn’t say for sure if his silence meant he had already made a move on Yue Yao, or if he had any intentions toward Yue Yao. After all, Yue Yao was a rare beauty with a great personality.
"Don’t be embarrassed, I was just joking."
Hearing Yurong’s light and seemingly relaxed and amused tone, Li Yan exhaled in relief, chuckling bitterly, "Well... I know my reputation isn’t great. But it’s not like I would really... harm Yue Yao. As the saying goes, ’A rabbit doesn’t eat the grass near its burrow.’"
For now, that’s all he could say.
"Yes, there’s a saying that a rabbit doesn’t eat the grass nearby. But there’s also a saying, ’The pavilion closest to the water enjoys the moon first, and trees that face the sun blossom sooner.’ That’s hard to say!" Yurong thought of all the women linked to him so far: Wen Qianyi and Hai Fu from the company, Huang Ying from the previous company, and Li Jie through Yu Xiaodi. It doesn’t seem like he avoided the nearby grass; rather, he didn’t spare it, which prompted her to mock him.
Li Yan broke into a sweat. Knowing from Yue Yao about their discussion, it wasn’t hard to guess Yurong’s attitude. He’s long past the age of shyness, more like willing to admit or, at worst, thick-skinned. So he didn’t fear Yurong’s sarcasm. Her complaints were still a good sign.
But this involved Yue Yao, and if Yurong mentioned this coincidental joke to Yue Yao, it might lead Yue Yao to think it was a hint, causing her to inadvertently reveal something, which would put Yue Yao in a difficult position.
So, after thinking it over, he asked, "Alright, a rabbit doesn’t eat the grass nearby makes sense, and ’The pavilion closest to the water enjoys the moon first’ also makes sense. But it depends on how you understand and view me. If you think I might do something to Yue Yao, are you trying to get her to move out?"
Yurong was taken aback by his words, then forced herself to calm down. Her intention for calling was to address this issue, to prevent him from harming Yue Yao. As a skilled assassin, once he acts, there’d be no turning back. But now, letting emotions take over might give him an opportunity instead!
"What are you talking about? Of course, I trust you. We’ve all lived together for so long, and if you had any beastly thoughts, you’d have plenty of opportunities to act. Don’t use this as an excuse to kick Yue Yao out, nor an excuse to move out yourself!"
"Fine. I know my wife well enough. I don’t believe a big CEO who manages in the hundreds of thousands would make a special call just to joke with me. Just tell me directly what’s up!" Li Yan laughed, shifting away from an aggressive stance.
After a brief pause, Yurong calmly said, "Actually, there’s nothing much... I used to focus all my energy on work and didn’t pay enough attention to you..." — which gave others so many chances! She didn’t say that part out loud, fearing it would sound like jealousy and boost his ego.
"..." Li Yan was also quite surprised. In the past, when she found out he was involved with other girls, she reacted very intensely. But now, knowing there are multiple involvements, she was so calm and even reflected on herself first?
Could this be... using a woman’s innate soft power?
"Alright, I really don’t like small talk, nor do I have the time for it," Yurong forced a smile. "Let’s get straight to the point, there are two things. The first is to get you to go to the hospital for a check-up. I’m afraid that once I’m gone, neither Yue Yao nor Yu Xiaodi will be able to persuade you if you refuse to go."
Li Yan sighed quietly, guessing that Xiaodi had called her. Xiaodi was also worried about his health, afraid he was just enduring on his own. Only Yue Yao completely obeyed him.
"I’m fine, I know my body well. Even if I go for a check-up, it’ll just be a waste of time..." To reassure her, Li Yan hinted further, "Once you know more about me, you’ll believe in my body and my words."
Yurong was already aware of his identity as an assassin, so she could understand the meaning behind his words. However, she wasn’t sure if it was a subtle response due to temporary short-term memory loss or if there was no memory loss at all.
"Heh..." She let out a bitter laugh. "I wouldn’t overestimate my influence on you. If you don’t want to go, I can’t force you either."
Both of them fell silent for a while, and this matter was thus settled, not to be mentioned for the time being.
"The other thing is... matchmaking for you."
"...?!" Li Yan suspected he had misheard.
"You didn’t mishear; it’s matchmaking for you. I was just testing you earlier. What do you think of Yue Yao? But from a different gender’s perspective, I believe you have no reason not to like her, right? You usually keep your distance from her because of me, as it’s inconvenient to go too far under my watch..." Yurong finally voiced this decision, feeling a bit relieved but somewhat lost. After all, giving her husband another woman, even if it’s a good friend and for saving his life, is not something she’s generous enough to do.
"What do you mean?" Li Yan frowned and asked in a low voice.
"I don’t mean anything. It’s not to mock you, not to ridicule you, and not to break up with you, pushing you toward Yue Yao." After speaking up, Yurong became calm again.
"I don’t understand..." Li Yan’s voice was somewhat weak. I’ve only been unconscious for a day. It’s me who should be the one not thinking straight. But why do I feel more normal, while Yurong seems more and more abnormal?
"There’s nothing unclear about it. After going through some things, you always have to grow. Although I’ve only been with one man, you, I’ve experienced all kinds of tastes. I won’t maintain an overly perfect fantasy like before; there’s a gap between reality and ideals. Sometimes... compromise is also a good way to handle things."
Unexpectedly saying such words, Yurong seemed to have gained great enlightenment, as if she had been through a lot. This made Li Yan feel uneasy, indicating that as her first and only man, her official husband, he had given her a lot of hurt, making her grow up and compromise.
"You not only have Yu Xiaodi but many others. Given that, I won’t mind one more. Yue Yao is my good friend. She has always been good to me, and I also want to be good to her... She is very fond of you. If you like her too, I hope you can give her a chance. Don’t worry about me. I have no objections; in fact, I’ll be comforted."
Initially, she thought of letting Li Yan have a relationship with Yue Yao, but later, she felt that was too much and needed to respect Yue Yao’s wishes. So under the current circumstances, she changed to matchmaking them, from arranging for them to have a relationship to facilitating their emotional connection. With Li Yan’s loving nature, women he possesses won’t be killed, and women he likes and who like him also shouldn’t be killed.
Li Yan was completely stunned by her words. After a while, he sighed, "Yurong, have you been too shocked? I know this is where I’ve wronged you, but..."
"I haven’t been overly shocked nor intend sarcasm. This is my heartfelt truth! Of course... whether you like Yue Yao or whether Yue Yao can accept you, that’s another matter. I just want to tell you the fact that Yue Yao also likes you very much, and she is a pitiable orphan, with no better friends or family than us. If you don’t mind, I hope she stays here! Please think about it carefully."
For Zhang Yurong, managing to say these words was already extremely difficult. Thus, she didn’t continue and hung up the phone. She believed that with these words, it was enough for Li Yan to trust Yue Yao and not silence her. As for whether the two would be matched, it would have to go with the flow and leave it to fate, at least Yue Yao’s life should be secured. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please log on to www.qidian.com for more Chapters, support the author, and support legitimate reading!)
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