Fortunately, Zhuo Weiping didn’t think he was stupid.

Over these days, Zhuo Weiping had come to understand what kind of person Xu Jing was.

He was a simple man without complicated thoughts, didn’t have high demands for living conditions, focused primarily on his work, and held no lingering feelings for his ex-girlfriend.

Zhuo Weiping had seen firsthand that Xu Jing not only didn’t miss his ex-girlfriend but avoided her harassment like the plague.

His personality was somewhat gentle – educated people often struggled with dealing with thick-skinned individuals, and this wasn’t unique to Xu Jing.

While Xu Jing worried that his stupidity would anger Zhuo Weiping, her focus was elsewhere. Mentioning the ex-girlfriend, she casually asked:

“Has she come to harass you these days?”

“No! I only saw her that night. I was worried she might come again, but she never did. I think she left Shangdu.”

Xu Jing would be happy if Xiang Li simply gave up pursuing him.

After that night, Zhang Wei had no face to persuade him to reconcile, and Xu Jing had told his former teachers about his entanglement with Xiang Li. Everyone had thought highly of their relationship before – they’d gone abroad to study one after another, seeming like a perfect couple. Who knew it would end up like this? Setting aside the infidelity, the couple’s values were too different, pursuing completely unrelated things, making them truly unsuitable to stay together.

While Xu Jing thought he had resolved the matter, Zhuo Weiping didn’t mock him for being naive.

They had just started dating, so she needed to save face for Xu Jing. Though Zhuo Weiping was straightforward, she wasn’t a simpleton – how could a simpleton have cooperated so flawlessly with Xia Xiaolan that night? If an ex-girlfriend had given up so easily, she wouldn’t have chased him from America back to China and Shangdu.

They would see how things went!

Now that they had cleared the air, the next day when Zhuo Weiping was discharged, her family came to the hospital, and she confidently introduced Xu Jing to her parents and sister:

“This is my boyfriend, Xu Jing!”

Zhuo Na’s mouth gaped slightly – her sister was quick at catching criminals and equally quick at dating. They were already official?

Xu Jing greeted each member of the Zhuo family.

If Zhuo Weiping, as a woman, could be so open, he couldn’t be timid.

He was quite happy that Zhuo Weiping didn’t try to hide their relationship, openly dating and introducing him to her family.

Whether or not they ended up together, Zhuo Weiping’s attitude delighted Xu Jing – she was taking their relationship seriously!

Xu Jing was also a very serious person.

Once he chose a path, he wanted to see it through without interruptions. Zhuo Weiping’s attitude made him happy… This was exactly why he liked Officer Zhuo.

While Zhuo Na was slightly puzzled, the Zhuo parents were pleased. After talking with Xu Jing, Father Zhuo found him to be an honest young man, suitable for dating Zhuo Weiping.

Unlike other fathers who were reluctant to let their daughters marry, the Zhuo family’s situation was different. Zhuo Weiping had never dated before, and now she finally wanted to find someone. Father Zhuo approved… Other fathers worried about rascals deceiving their precious daughters, but their precious daughter wasn’t easily fooled. With Xu Jing’s gentle demeanor, Weiping could pin him down with one move – with such a capable daughter, what did Father Zhuo have to worry about?

Mother Zhuo also found Xu Jing agreeable.

Just one doubt remained unresolved.

Such a fine young man, why had he remained single into his thirties?

Was it really because of his studies abroad?

The Zhuo couple didn’t consider conditions – choosing a son-in-law was about character. Someone with good character, even if currently poor, would work hard and couldn’t remain poor forever.

The Zhuo family didn’t require their son-in-law to be wealthy, just able to make a living.

Xu Jing was educated, with credentials to show for it. Even if his business venture failed, he could easily find formal employment.

That was enough; the Zhuo couple had no further requirements.

As for the long-distance issue between Zhuo Weiping and Xu Jing – well, the Zhuo family hadn’t thought that far ahead. Dating wasn’t marriage; they’d cross that bridge when they came to it!

Having a boyfriend made a difference – Xu Jing handled all the discharge procedures and luggage, making it easy for the Zhuo family to take Zhuo Weiping home.

Zhuo Weiping couldn’t even compete with Xu Jing’s eagerness to help.

Even the gentlest man had his principles, and Xu Jing’s first appearance as a boyfriend left a good impression on the Zhuo family.

Zhuo Na nudged Zhuo Weiping with her elbow:

“Sis, he’s not bad! That 200 yuan you spent on the Asia shopping card was worth it!”

Asia’s promotion was insane – not only did they give a 150 yuan bonus for charging 200 yuan, but her sister, as the first card customer, even got a boyfriend from the store!

Zhuo Na insisted that Xu Jing come with the shopping card purchase – if they hadn’t gone to Asia to buy the card, these two might never have met. Once Xu Jing finished his work in Shangdu and left, with one in Shangdu and one in Pengcheng, how would they have had the chance to date?

Zhuo Weiping pressed her lips together, also smiling.

She hadn’t expected that such a small action would find her a boyfriend.

Due to her profession, Zhuo Weiping had seen many bad people, and Xu Jing was a good person – gentle and kind… Some might take advantage of Xu Jing because of this, but Zhuo Weiping treasured these qualities.

Finding a good man wasn’t easy, so of course she should cherish him – why would she want to bully him?

As Xu Jing and the four Zhuos finished the discharge procedures and walked toward the hospital entrance, someone suddenly jumped out beside them.

It was Xiang Li!

Xiang Li, who hadn’t been seen for many days, blocked their path.

“No wonder you wouldn’t reconcile – you found a new girlfriend. Xu Jing, don’t try to deny it, I’ve been following you for days, watching you run to the hospital every day… Ha! What kind of police officer steals someone else’s boyfriend? I saw her work ID that night, I’ll report her to her police station!”

Xiang Li felt she had been tricked.

At some point, Xu Jing had secretly started dating this Zhuo woman, and that night, she used her position as a police officer to intimidate her!

Xu Jing’s absolute words were probably just to show loyalty to Officer Zhuo.

Xiang Li glared hatefully at Zhuo Weiping.

The middle-aged couple somewhat resembled Zhuo Weiping – must be her parents.

Did they know how shameless their daughter was?

Xiang Li was determined to make a scene. Any family with a shred of dignity wouldn’t approve of Zhuo Weiping dating Xu Jing.

—After all, no matter who Xu Jing dated, Xiang Li would ruin it. Eventually, with no other options, Xu Jing would have to resign himself to return to her embrace!