Chapter 1042: 253: Beauty Trap (Second Update)

He had to appease Shangguan Xi properly now!

If he ruined the relationship at this time, wouldn’t all his previous efforts be wasted?

With suppressed frustration, Mother Zuo said, “Fine, fine, fine! I won’t look for her! Is that not enough if I don’t look for her?”

Zuo Ling responded with satisfaction, “If you had acted like this earlier, I wouldn’t have needed to get involved.”

At that moment, a voice came from the kitchen, “Wife, where did you put our bird’s nest?”

Bird’s nests usually have some feathers, so the task of picking them fell to Father Zuo.

Hearing the words “bird’s nest”, Zuo Ling’s brow twitched, and the apple in his hand suddenly lost its appeal.

Mother Zuo said, “Isn’t it on top of the cabinet? Look carefully!”

“There’s nothing! I only found an empty box!” Father Zuo replied.

Mother Zuo, already full of anger and nowhere to vent it, snapped, “You useless idiot! You can’t even find something as big as a bird’s nest! What can you even do properly?”

Father Zuo replied grievously, “There really is only an empty box…”

Just then, Zuo Ling continued, “Mom, I took the bird’s nest.”

“You took it?” Mother Zuo looked at Zuo Ling in surprise, “What did you need the bird’s nest for?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Mother Zuo realized, “Oh no! You didn’t take our family’s bird’s nest to give to that little bitch, did you?”

By the last sentence, Mother Zuo’s voice had changed!

Zuo Ling nodded, “Yeah.”

Mother Zuo really wanted to slap Zuo Ling to death, but looking at her beloved son’s face, she couldn’t bring herself to do it and instead took out her anger on Father Zuo, “You useless idiot! Look at your great son! Oh my God! My bird’s nest! The bird’s nest I couldn’t bear to eat myself was wasted on that little bitch!”

Mother Zuo hit and punched Father Zuo!

She was furious!

Father Zuo was so angry he wanted to scold Zuo Ling, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it and had to suppress his anger.

That night, when it was time to sleep, Mother Zuo felt more and more uneasy as she kept tossing and turning.

She was heartbroken!

There might be a chance to get the watch back, but not the bird’s nest!

Who knows, the bird’s nest might have already ended up in that little bitch’s stomach.

“Sleep, just sleep,” Father Zuo said helplessly, “It’s gone, let it be. Anyway, the Laibao family is rich, so we’ll just ask Laibao to give us another one later!”

Mother Zuo responded angrily, “Laibao is not a fool! Our Lingling is about to marry that little bitch, would Laibao still send stuff to our house?”

Father Zuo then suggested, “Then we’ll just have to deceive Laibao, it’s not like they are getting married right away.”

Mother Zuo thought this was a good idea and paid a visit to Chen Laibao’s house the next day.

That visit indeed proved to be very fruitful.

Morning Light Group.

When lunchtime arrived, Zuo Ling was anxious to meet Shangguan Xi, and he hurried to the cafeteria.

He accidentally bumped into someone.

And it was a beauty.

“Ouch! Are you blind?”

“I’m so sorry, are you alright?” Zuo Ling immediately apologized.

He knew this beauty, her name was Li Tong, and she worked in the department next door.

It was said that Li Tong’s family had a powerful background and had connections with the company’s CEO, which was why she managed to have an office job.

Li Tong looked up, saw Zuo Ling’s face, and froze, a blush coloring her cheeks, “It’s okay.”

Zuo Ling also froze.

As an experienced player in love games, he knew exactly why Li Tong was blushing.

It was clearly the look of a young girl struck by love!

Could it be that Li Tong had fallen for him?

He was so handsome, youthful and promising, with a high education level, it was completely normal for Li Tong to fall for him!

Zuo Ling’s heart raced.

You see, Li Tong had far better qualifications than Shangguan Xi!

Shangguan Xi had only her looks!

Li Tong had the looks, the body, the education, not to mention her family background.

Shangguan Xi couldn’t compare to even one ten-thousandth of Li Tong.

Zuo Ling hadn’t even come back to his senses when he heard Li Tong ask, “What’s your name? I don’t think I’ve seen you before.”

Hearing this, Zuo Ling pointed to his work badge and said, “I’m Zuo Ling.”

Li Tong nodded, “I’m Li Tong, just call me Tongtong.”

Tongtong!

Zuo Ling’s heart immediately fluttered.

A woman wanting to be addressed so intimately clearly meant something significant.

“I have to go ahead for something else,” Li Tong said, then walked in a different direction.

Zuo Ling wanted to follow her but was afraid of being too forward, so he stared at Li Tong’s back for a long time.

Li Tong was beautiful and had a particularly cold demeanor.

Several male colleagues in the office had tried to pursue her but all had eventually given up!

Over time, no one dared to pursue Li Tong anymore!

Zuo Ling hadn’t expected Li Tong to treat him differently.

The more Zuo Ling thought about it, the more excited he became—so much so that he was distracted while having dinner with Shangguan Xi.

As they ate, Shangguan Xi said, “Zuo Ling, I mentioned us to my parents last night, but they seem to misunderstand you and temporarily don’t approve of our relationship, I’m so sorry…”

Shangguan Xi felt very guilty, as Zuo Ling had been waiting for her, but she kept disappointing him.

Zuo Ling must be very upset right now?

Zuo Ling said, “It’s okay, it’s okay….”

Seeing Zuo Ling like this, Shangguan Xi thought he was angry and continued, “Zuo Ling, I’ve made up my mind, I’ll sneak our household registration book from home! Let’s quietly go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and register our marriage!”

“Oh, okay….” Zuo Ling nodded absentmindedly, then suddenly realized something was off, “No! Xiaoxi, what did you just say?”

Had Zuo Ling been too excited and hallucinated?

Shangguan Xi repeated what she had just said with a smile.

What?

Zuo Ling was startled and accidentally knocked over the soup bowl on his dinner tray, spilling the pork rib soup all over the table.

Shangguan Xi quickly stood up to wipe the table, “How about it? Are you really excited now?”

Shangguan Xi thought that Zuo Ling must be too excited about the news!

In fact, had he not met Li Tong an hour before, Zuo Ling would indeed have been very excited!

After all, he had always wanted to marry Shangguan Xi.

But not now.

Not that he never would, but at least he had no immediate thoughts of getting married.

Because he was unsure whether Li Tong was really interested in him.

If Li Tong really liked him, and he was already married to Shangguan Xi, wouldn’t he miss out on Li Tong?

Therefore, he couldn’t register the marriage with Shangguan Xi for the time being.

Zuo Ling gathered his thoughts and then said, “Xiaoxi, I think matters of marriage still need the approval of our parents. After all, they have worked hard to raise you, and it wouldn’t be fair to them if we were to act this way, would it?”

Before he pursued Li Tong, Zuo Ling wouldn’t easily break up with Shangguan Xi.

What if he hastily broke up with Shangguan Xi, but Li Tong didn’t like him?

Wouldn’t it all be in vain?

After speaking, Zuo Ling added, “Xiaoxi, misunderstandings are okay, I believe I can clear up your uncle and aunt’s misunderstandings about me with sincerity! Registering hastily not only disheartens the elders but also makes them feel that I am unreliable, Xiaoxi, I don’t want to put you in a difficult position, I am willing to wait!”

Zuo Ling spoke righteously, and Shangguan Xi was very moved.

She hadn’t expected Zuo Ling to consider her perspective to such an extent!

It seems they had misunderstood Zuo Ling before.

Shangguan Xi suddenly felt very sorry for Zuo Ling, “Zuo Ling, thank you! Thank you for thinking so much for me! Actually, I still have something I’ve been hiding from you…”

Lovers shouldn’t keep secrets.

She shouldn’t have hidden her family background from Zuo Ling!

She should be honest with Zuo Ling.

Just then, Zuo Ling suddenly saw Li Tong.

Li Tong was walking this way!

He absolutely couldn’t let Li Tong see him with Shangguan Xi.

Zuo Ling suddenly stood up and said, “Xiaoxi, I suddenly feel a bit unwell, I’m going back to the office!”

Hearing that Zuo Ling felt unwell, Shangguan Xi said with a concerned face, “Zuo Ling, are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

“No, I’m fine,” Zuo Ling continued, “I’ll just rest at the office for a bit! Don’t follow me, go ahead and eat!”

As he finished speaking, Zuo Ling ran off like a shot.

Shangguan Xi didn’t think much of it, assuming Zuo Ling was just concerned she hadn’t eaten enough.

Back at the office, Zuo Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that Li Tong hadn’t seen him!

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to explain!

That evening after work, afraid of being seen by Li Tong, Zuo Ling made an excuse to work overtime and sent Shangguan Xi home first.

The next morning, when Zuo Ling showed up at the office again, he was startled.

Because Li Tong had been transferred to their office!

Upon seeing Zuo Ling, Li Tong turned towards him and took the initiative to greet him, “Zuo Ling, good morning! We’re in the same office now, I’m sitting right next to you.”

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