Chapter 111 - TRAIN ARGUMENT

[Yang Menghuo POV]

"Actually, I do have a gift for you, Jie…."

Yang Menghuo took out something from his pocket, a medium-sized red box.

"Um…I give you this…"

Shi Ying stared at the necklace inside the red box. It was a simple but expensive-looking white gold necklace with a heart-shaped crystal clear diamond as the pendant. 

It sparkled beautifully, and as a woman, Shi Ying wouldn't lie that she was charmed by the shine. 

Yang Menghuo sighed in relief when he saw that Ying Jie's eyes were glimmering after seeing this beautiful pendant. It wasn't a cheap pendant, for sure. In fact, he didn't even want to disclose the actual price because this might be one of the most expensive pieces of jewelry he bought. 

It wasn't as expensive as seeing his Ying Jie looked so happy when Menghuo showed the diamond.

'Ah, diamonds are indeed girl's best friend,' Menghuo thought. 

Now the next step was… how the hell he could find a replacement for this diamond if Ying Jie accepted it. Because this was supposed to be given in front of Ying Jie's family to give them such a good impression that Yang Menghuo was a romantic and attentive boyfriend for their daughter. 

'Ah, I will just call someone and deliver new jewelry for that event tomorrow. Use a helicopter or something. There's no use of worrying right now, as long as Ying Jie was happy.'

Meanwhile, Shi Ying's eyes were glued at the diamond. She knew it was an expensive diamond that she would never buy, nor could she afford it even if she worked for her entire life.

She often said that she wanted a rich sugar daddy to shower her with money as a joke, but when faced with a real one.. somehow, she felt reluctant.

Because she wasn't someone who relied on others to live. Even though she struggled, she could work for herself and provide for her family. 

She didn't want to be that woman who dated Meng Bao because of money. Though, she wouldn't mind if it was gifted when they were husband and wife already. 

'Ah, you shiny little thing. Momma loves you so much, but I shouldn't accept you, at least not now. Because your master and I aren't married yet… if it is even possible in the first place.'

'But worry not you shiny little one. Momma Ying will find a way to purchase you if your master married someone else instead.'

'Would my lifetime leash suffice to purchase you?' Shi Ying gulped and then closed the box. She handed it back to Meng Bao and shook her head, "Meng Bao, I can't accept that."

Yang Menghuo and the train attendants were shocked by the rejection. These women who became train attendants silently wanted to choke Shi Ying for wasting something so precious like that. 

Young Master Yang was obviously extremely enamored with her, but she decided to just push him away.

Silently, they prayed that Shi Ying got a heart attack for absolutely no reason, so they could replace Shi Ying there. 

But Yang Menghuo said nothing and stared at his Jie, "Jie… is it not enough? Even though I'm poor, I guarantee you this one is not a fake diamond I get from Taobao. This is a real legit diamond."

'Well, no shit! That's so obvious already! If you trade that diamond with TaoBao's fake diamond, you will get a mountain of it already!' Shi Ying grumbled. 

"I can see your sincerity, Meng Bao. But we're not married yet," Shi Ying sighed. "I don't want to feel indebted to you, especially when there's no relation between us. Look, we're not even dating, so there's no guarantee that we will marry in the future."

"We WILL marry! I guarantee that!" Yang Menghuo said, full of assurance and determination, which made Shi Ying blushed for a moment. 

'No, Shi Ying! Don't be fooled! He hasn't even cleared up his relation with that childhood sweetheart girl!' Shi Ying steeled her willpower. 

Yang Menghuo sensed it might not be fun after this. Thus he ordered all the attendants to leave them alone.

And then Shi Ying said, "There's no guarantee that you will marry me, Meng Bao. Especially since you still haven't met your beloved Childhood Sweetheart. Can you truly tell me that you've moved on from her?"

"…"

Meng Bao was speechless when confronted by Ying Jie about Batman-Jie. True, he had no way to tell the future about this. He still hadn't decided it himself. 

Because he hadn't met Batman-Jie yet.

He wanted to say that he loved both Ying Jie and Batman-Jie equally. But that would make him look like a greedy bastard. 

After knowing that Yang Menghuo couldn't answer, Shi Ying's heart cooled down and then smiled perfunctorily.

"Meng Bao, thank you for giving me a pleasant surprise. I'm really grateful for this, but you shouldn't be too affectionate with me," Shi Ying said. 

She started counting the amount of money she needed to repay, then realized that she couldn't pay anything at this point, "Aish, now you've spent too much, I don't know how to repay you back ah!"

"I don't need your money, Jie!" Yang Menghuo finally opened his mouth after he kept his silence for a while. Truly, he never wanted Ying Jie's money. In fact, if it was possible, he wanted to shower Ying Jie will all the money this world could over. 

"I know you don't need it, but Meng Bao, we're not in a relationship! How can I pay you back!" Shi Ying yelled. "And don't tell me about that dating stuff. I will not date you if you still have entangled feelings for your childhood sweetheart."

…

Yang Menghuo was finally silenced. He didn't know what to say, and he knew it was partly his fault for being a greedy bastard who wanted both Batman Jie and Ying Jie at the same time. 

They said giving a surprise was the best form to show care, but this dilemma seriously ruined the surprise moment of Ying Jie's birthday and valentine's. 

Shi Ying glanced at Meng Bao, who looked sad. She sighed and then cut another slice of cake and then fed Meng Bao with it.

Meng Bao stared dazedly at Ying Jie and then asked, "Jie, I thought you're angry with me…."

"I'm not angry. I'm just confused myself, Meng Bao," Shi Ying replied. "I wouldn't lie that I have a good feeling for you, but you have someone else that you've loved for a long time."

'And your dad told me that you will only marry this childhood sweetheart. Why would I wish for something that wouldn't be mine in the end?'

"Y—You have a good feeling for me?" Yang Menghuo asked.

"Of course, isn't that obvious already? But I'm not a teenage girl who believes in fate or whatever. If I've decided to be serious with someone, that means I'll be thinking about marriage. I'm twenty seven years old starting today, remember?" Shi Ying spoon-fed Meng Bao with cake while they were talking. 

While Yang Menghuo obediently ate whatever he was fed by his Jie, Shi Ying continued her nagging, "Now to think about it again, what would your future wife do with a husband as lazy as you?"

"B—But…" Meng Bao wanted to defend himself, but he realized that he had been super lazy for two days staying with his Jie. 

"You wake up at ten or eleven. It's already near noon. You're also clumsy, lazy, and unemployed.

"But my unemployment is—" Meng Bao wanted to answer that his unemployment earned a lot more than him working 9-5. 

"You're also a picky eater ah, I know that you secretly are. You eat all my food, but for few vegetables, you will frown, but said nothing and continued eating."

"You sleep talk and snore when you sleep, and sometimes, I see that you would giggle and chuckle while sleeping. It's so disturbing!"

"Also, I know that you secretly love that soap opera drama we watch every day! What kind of man love that Soap Opera about a cheating husband and dramatic wife!"

"Jie, it's not about that! It conveys such a deep meaning of loyalty! Look at those wives who can only endure such betrayal because they don't want to emotionally damage their children!"

"…"

"Meng Bao, you're unbelievable," Shi Ying rolled her eyes. 

"Anyway, I will not be your wife. Because you will be a terrible husband! Besides, you know that I might have the same fate as those soap opera wives, with my husband cheating on someone, and I have to hold the tears because I don't want to make my children sad because their dad is cheating!"

Yang Menghuo felt annoyed that Ying Jie doubted his loyalty. He wasn't someone who could fall in love easily, so it was impossible for him to cheat once he was in love. 

"I will not—"

"Wait, hold on," Shi Ying suddenly snippet. She pulled some tissues and then wiped Meng Bao's cheek. "You have some cream in your chin and cheek."

"Thank you, Jie…" Yang Menghuo gave Ying Jie a smile, then continued his argument, "Anyway, I will not be a cheating husband! Trust me!"

"Heh, that's what you said. You go find a woman who will tolerate your antics, laziness, and your disloyal heart!"