Gao Huabin’s passionate declaration stunned Chang Ying.

Love at first sight?

Just met through matchmaking and already so in love?

Chang Ying suspected she had underestimated her sister-in-law, not realizing Zhenzhu had such charm.

Ah, she hadn’t thought it through – the world was vast, and everyone had their own aesthetic preferences. While she thought women should dress like women, maybe Young Gao preferred iron ladies like Zhenzhu.

Of course, it must have something to do with Zhenzhu’s ability to make money.

Chang Ying was completely lost for words. Young Gao was too persistent, making her somewhat flustered. She could only respond vaguely:

“Young Gao, a man should know when to pursue and when to let go. I’ve conveyed Zhenzhu’s message, and I won’t interfere in your matters anymore.”

Pursuing Zhenzhu?

She couldn’t stop him either.

Gao Huabin’s persistence made Chang Ying wary, and she refused to provide any more help.

Whether he could win Zhenzhu over would depend on his abilities!

Gao Huabin wasn’t disappointed. He still courteously escorted Chang Ying home, sweetly calling her “Sister Chang,” and even visited Grandmother Bai.

Seeing the old lady beam with joy, Chang Ying felt increasingly uneasy.

This Young Gao, wasn’t he too good at sweet-talking people?

When she worriedly discussed this with her mother at her parent’s home, her mother patted her arm:

“Why do your thoughts keep changing? If you don’t want to introduce them, then don’t. You’ve delivered the message to Young Gao, and if he won’t give up, you can’t chase him away! Don’t worry, let Young Gao do what he wants, your sister-in-law won’t be taken advantage of.”

The Bai family used to run a martial arts school, and Bai Zhenzhu grew up among her martial brothers. What harm could Young Gao, a gentle scholar, possibly do to Bai Zhenzhu?

Chang’s mother didn’t take it seriously, which somewhat reassured Chang Ying.

However, they hadn’t expected that while a gentle scholar might not resort to violence, he had his methods.

Bai Zhenzhu discovered that while Sister-in-law Chang Ying had given up on matching her with Gao Huabin, Gao Huabin himself had become like a clingy medicinal plaster.

He even tracked her down to her building materials store at People’s Bridge Small Goods Market, publicly declaring his intention to pursue her!

Pengcheng was a special economic zone neighboring Hong Kong, and its people were worldly with more open social attitudes. Even dance halls existed, and men openly pursuing women wasn’t strange. What was strange was a man pursuing another “man”… Some people who had dealt with Bai Zhenzhu before didn’t even know she was female, but now Gao Huabin was making her gender public knowledge!

While it posed no real threat to Bai Zhenzhu, it made her very uncomfortable.

Could this person not understand rejection?

Xiaolan had predicted this!

Looking at the tall, slim, and handsome Gao Huabin standing guard at her store entrance, Bai Zhenzhu’s resistance turned to disgust.

She wasn’t moved at all.

She felt she was being “coerced” by Gao Huabin – a soft coercion that left her full of anger but with nowhere to direct it.

“Junior Sister, that guy’s like a toad trying to eat swan meat. How about your Senior Brother give him a good beating and throw him back to Yangcheng? What do you think?”

One of Bai Zhenzhu’s martial brothers suggested.

This was a true martial brother!

In her senior brother’s eyes, Sister Zhenzhu was true to her name – a pearl, a swan. Any man not worthy of Zhenzhu who still pestered her must be a toad!

“Beating him would be easy, but we still need to go back to Yangcheng… Senior Brother, we can’t do that.”

She had a business in Yangcheng.

Her family was in Yangcheng.

Even her martial brothers’ roots were in Yangcheng.

Though Gao Huabin wasn’t a high-ranking official, he was a youth reserve cadre in Yangcheng with official status. They couldn’t handle him roughly like some street thug. Someone with his background plus thick skin made things truly thorny for Bai Zhenzhu.

No wonder Xiaolan felt troubled facing that Mond – it was the same principle!

But should they just let Gao Huabin stand outside creating public opinion?

Bai Zhenzhu thought for a moment: “Senior Brother, don’t beat him, just create some confusion to chase him away.”

As for Bai Zhenzhu herself, she wouldn’t be troubled by this for long. She didn’t even need to face Gao Huabin directly. Previously she didn’t want to put on airs, but now she had to maintain her status as Boss Bai.

Coming and going by car, accompanied by several martial brothers, how could Gao Huabin find a chance to approach?

Half an hour later, Gao Huabin indeed disappeared.

It turned out that in the crowded market, his wallet was stolen. Local police came to investigate and took him away as the victim – and questioned why he was standing guard at A Family Building Materials Store, as his behavior was negatively affecting business.

Gao Huabin defended himself righteously, “I’m not blocking anyone from entering the store to make purchases. Why can’t I pursue the woman I admire?”

His words sounded proper.

But his actions weren’t so proper.

How could such pestering be called pursuit? It was harassment.

The police officers looked him up and down, letting out a meaningful sneer. Gao Huabin’s face darkened:

“I understand now. My wallet wasn’t stolen – someone deliberately took it. Zhenzhu sent you, right? Don’t meddle in our affairs. This is between us. The Bai family approves of me. If we end up together, we’ll be family, and you all—”

Better demolish ten temples than ruin one marriage.

Gao Huabin’s words carried a veiled threat.

He implied that while Bai Zhenzhu could “command” these police officers now when he and Bai Zhenzhu became family, he wouldn’t forgive today’s incident.

“Bang!”

The door was pushed open from outside.

A fierce-looking man walked in, looking at Gao Huabin with contempt in his eyes.

“You? Become family with Zhenzhu?”

How did the Bai family dig up such a scheming, two-faced pretty boy to introduce to Zhenzhu?

Gao Huabin instinctively sensed this man was not to be trifled with.

But he mistakenly thought the man was one of the martial brothers from the Bai family’s martial arts school. Chang Ying mentioned that Bai Zhenzhu often hung around with a group of martial brothers… Once he and Bai Zhenzhu became family, he wouldn’t let Bai Zhenzhu call herself sister to a bunch of men anymore.

So Gao Huabin merely glanced at him before looking away, unwilling to answer his question.

Unexpectedly, the man was quite violent, grabbing Gao Huabin by the neck and dragging him from the police station to the street. Despite his tall and slim build, Gao Huabin couldn’t resist at all!

Now he finally became somewhat panicked – what did this man intend to do?

With a scar above his eyebrow, he looked truly menacing.

The man held Gao Huabin’s neck, bringing his face close: “Say it again – who are you going to become family with?”

“I… I… Let me go… This is between me and Zhenzhu…”

Gao Huabin tried to maintain his dignity while his legs trembled in fear.

Pah! Not only scheming but also cowardly.

To think Zhenzhu was being matched with such a man!

Pan Baohua threw him to the ground:

“Between you and Zhenzhu? When I first met Sister Zhenzhu, you probably hadn’t even been weaned! I’m warning you – stay away from Bai Zhenzhu. I can guess what pretty boys like you are thinking with my toes!”