It's just that those young women only dared to hint or have their family members come to their door.
Never before had anyone, like Fang Manping, directly expressed their feelings to him.
However…
After the initial shock, Li Tingxuan calmed down and said, "Comrade Fang, thank you for your affection."
"Thank you very much for your liking, and thank you for telling me."
Li Tingxuan didn't think Fang Manping's confession was a bad or shameful thing.
If you like someone, just say it.
"Comrade Fang, you are a brave and passionate young woman, a good young woman."
He admired such a brave and passionate Fang Manping.
But…
"It's just that, Comrade Fang, I'm sorry, I don't have those feelings for you, so…"
When Fang Manping heard Li Tingxuan's praise, her eyes lit up, and she thought she had a chance.
But unexpectedly, Li Tingxuan abruptly changed the subject, causing Fang Manping's mood to plummet.
Her heart instantly sank to the bottom, shattering into countless pieces.
"Really can't you consider dating me?"
Fang Manping's voice was full of pleading, her eyes were red, and tears fell.
"Maybe, maybe after we start dating, you'll discover how good I am?"
"I, I may not be that good, but I also have my strengths. You can point out my shortcomings, and I will change, I will change…"
Fang Manping choked, unable to speak clearly.
She seemed very helpless.
At that moment, Li Tingxuan took out a handkerchief and handed it to Fang Manping.
His tone remained gentle, "Comrade Fang, you have no flaws, nothing you need to change."
"Remember, you are you. Unless you yourself want to become better and change, don't change yourself for anyone."
"And don't let love make you humble."
"I believe that the future you will be a better you."
"And a better you, maybe you'll be more suitable for someone who loves you wholeheartedly, cherishes you, and will spend their life with you, but…"
"But that person can't be me, right?" Fang Manping finished Li Tingxuan's sentence.
Li Tingxuan nodded and gently handed the handkerchief to Fang Manping.
"Comrade Fang, if there's nothing else, I'll leave now. I have to go to the Military Region."
"I hope Comrade Fang will get better and better in the future."
After speaking, Li Tingxuan nodded to Fang Manping and got into the car.
Fang Manping could only watch the car drive farther and farther away from her sight.
She held the plain white handkerchief Li Tingxuan gave her, recalling his words.
"Li Tingxuan, you're always so gentle…"
Even when rejecting someone, he spoke so gently.
In fact, Fang Manping knew that she wasn't good, and she wasn't brave.
She knew that although she hadn't done anything majorly bad, she had done some minor bad things.
She knew that she also had a dark side.
But Li Tingxuan thought she was good.
Fang Manping watched the car disappear from her sight, and then her gaze gradually became firm.
Actually, she had anticipated Li Tingxuan's rejection before coming.
It's just…
Even after being rejected, Fang Manping was unwilling to give up.
But she wouldn't resort to any crazy methods to pester Li Tingxuan.
Since Li Tingxuan thought she was such a good person, then…
She would strive to become better. Fang Manping thought, if she became more excellent, then maybe Li Tingxuan would have a slight chance of liking her in the future?
She would work hard for even a sliver of hope!
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That day, Gu Jia Ning went to the Hua family by car to treat Hua Zhenrong again.
In two days, Hua Zhenrong's treatment would be completely finished.
After the treatment, Hua Zhenrong saw her out. When he was sending Gu Jia Ning to her car, Hua Zhenrong suddenly caught sight of a figure.
It was only because Hua Zhenrong was a scout by background that he noticed.
In the distance, Li Tingxuan, who seemed to be taking a stroll, was actually looking at him.
No, to be precise, it wasn't him, but his younger sister-in-law.
Hua Zhenrong frowned slightly.
Since he regained consciousness, he had been the one picking up and dropping off Gu Jia Ning at the Hua family.
And Hua Zhenrong had spotted Li Tingxuan several times.
At first, he thought it was a coincidence, but too many coincidences aren't coincidences.
Li Tingxuan didn't approach, but Hua Zhenrong still knew that he was looking at his younger sister-in-law, Gu Jia Ning.
And that look…
Could it be that Li Tingxuan liked his younger sister-in-law, Gu Jia Ning!
Before, Hua Zhenrong had thought it was accidental, and didn't want to tell his brother, he just didn't want to cause him unnecessary trouble.
"No, I still have to tell Ze Xi." After all, he heard that Li Tingxuan would be transferred to the Northwest Military Region soon.
So, Hua Zhenrong turned back home to make a phone call.
Meanwhile, Li Tingxuan watched Gu Jia Ning's departing figure. Although he wanted to talk to her, he held back.
Only when he saw Hua Zhenrong's expression did he slightly frown.
Could it be that Hua Zhenrong discovered something?
To be honest, after making up his mind, Li Tingxuan planned to stay away from Gu Jia Ning, and he didn't plan to take the initiative to contact her.
Unexpectedly, these past few mornings, when he went out, he unexpectedly met her.
It was truly a coincidence.
This coincidence made Li Tingxuan feel somewhat amused and bitter at the same time.
It seemed that even coincidences should be avoided in the future; he didn't want Gu Jia Ning to be misunderstood by anyone.
After taking one last look at Gu Jia Ning's back, Li Tingxuan turned and went home.
Meanwhile, Hua Zhenrong returned home, and seeing that it was almost time, made a phone call to Sheng Ze Xi.
Sheng Ze Xi, hearing the telephone at the communications office, thought his wife was calling, but it was Hua Zhenrong instead.
"Why are you calling? Did something happen to my wife?" Sheng Ze Xi could only think of this reason.
Hearing this, Hua Zhenrong gritted his teeth, "Sheng Ze Xi, after you got married, you really became a wife-slave, you always talk about your wife."
On the other end of the phone, Sheng Ze Xi retorted without hesitation, "If you married a girl as capable and beautiful as my wife, wouldn't you keep her constantly in your mind?"
Hua Zhenrong thought about that situation, it was really possible.
But the next second, he heard Sheng Ze Xi say, "But you definitely won't, my wife is the best, you can only find someone slightly worse than my wife."
Hua Zhenrong: "Sheng Ze Xi, you!"
This guy still couldn't change his habit of always retorting.
"Do you talk to your younger sister-in-law like that?"
"Of course not." He naturally speaks sweet words to his wife.
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