“Li Ya-zi!”
Pu Chang-jie’s shout stopped Li Ya-zi from continuing. He hadn’t yet had a chance to honestly reveal his true identity, and he didn’t want a third party to speak about it.
“Chang-jie… are you Japanese?”
Shang Ke-xin only asked now, her voice a mix of timidity, confusion, and… heartache.
Pu Chang-jie’s heart ached, his deep eyes full of compassion, “I… I have many things… I want to tell you.”
“Really?”
Hearing Pu Chang-jie say this, Shang Ke-xin’s eyes lit up, “Then I…”
“But you…” his tone suddenly turned heavy, “really like the noodles I cook?”
“Yes!” Shang Ke-xin nodded frankly.
“Boss, don’t do this… you don’t really want to take the noodle cook back to Taiwan, do you?”
Seeing Shang Ke-xin’s radiant face, Bai Ting-li felt nervous.
“Even if that’s the case, what of it? Ting-li, don’t interfere in my personal matters!” Shang Ke-xin was finally angry at Bai Ting-li’s excessive intervention.
His voice carried a hint of helplessness and disappointment, “As long as the noodles are delicious… who I am… doesn’t matter, right?”
He was still thinking about what Bai Ting-li had said earlier: Ke-xin would not care about anything for the sake of eating.
No wonder she didn’t care about his current ugly appearance, no wonder she didn’t care that he looked poor now.
“No! You are Pu Chang-jie, and that’s very important!”
Shang Ke-xin suddenly stepped forward, pushing aside Li Ya-zi, and grabbed Pu Chang-jie’s large hand. She didn’t like the expression on Pu Chang-jie’s face, which looked like… he was about to drift away from her.
“Ke-xin…”
“Please let go of him, Miss Shang. I told you, your temperament really lacks refinement.” Li Ya-zi unexpectedly pushed and pulled, separating Shang Ke-xin’s hand from Pu Chang-jie.
“Let go! Li Ya-zi.”
Pu Chang-jie flung his hand, and Li Ya-zi immediately froze.
She stepped back, to the intersection of the sidewalk and road, staring blankly at Pu Chang-jie, who had never looked at her with such a stern expression, her black, bright eyes brimming with tears.
“Big… big brother… you… you really want to treat me like this for a girl with no background and no family… I… I am your fiancée!”
