Chapter 1229 Zhao Jiancheng and Peng Peng

Chapter 1229: Chapter 1229 Zhao Jiancheng and Peng Peng

Zhao Jiancheng said with a bitter smile, “I chose to leave back then because it seemed like you had chosen someone else! It was only after I came back that I realized, you hadn’t made any choice at all.”

“Who did I choose? The one I picked was my brother, to give him a chance to confess to the goddess in his heart. Are you really that foolish or just pretending? Did you even see clearly?” Peng Peng couldn’t help but get angry when talking about this.

“I…”

Peng Peng felt like all her frustration was about to erupt, “It was hard enough to finally come back, and after I came looking for you once and got rejected, you never showed up again. By then, I had completely lost hope in this man, a guy so timid and insecure, how could he be my man? So, during that time, I was truly disheartened and just focused on cultivating. It was nearly three years since I’d seen him again.”

Zhao Jiancheng hung his head in shame and didn’t offer any explanations.

Shan Wei spoke up for fairness, “Senior Peng Peng, you can’t entirely blame Senior Zhao. It’s mainly because you are so beautiful that he feels inferior!”

“Exactly, exactly.” Zhao Jiancheng nodded repeatedly.

“Shut up!” Peng Peng glared at him, and Zhao Jiancheng immediately fell silent, looking at her anxiously.

Peng Peng continued, “If I hadn’t run into this guy again when I went on a mission, and if he hadn’t come to rescue me at the risk of his own life when I was in danger, I would have thought he had completely forgotten about me. Just over half a month ago, this fool even came to ask me if I would attend the Sea God’s Luck matchmaking event. He dared to ask me that, but didn’t have the courage to tell me he liked me. Can you believe it? Do you know how desperate I felt at that moment? I really wanted to slap him to death and stop him from causing any more trouble in this world.”

Zhao Jiancheng said with a bit of grievance, “But you told me at that time you weren’t coming! You said you had a mission to carry out.”

Peng Peng replied with a cold laugh, “Then you ran here, ready to go along with whoever chose you, right? Ready to completely forget about me, right? You had also lost hope in me, hadn’t you?”

“I…” Zhao Jiancheng hung his head in shame.

Peng Peng spoke fiercely, “Look at your popularity. If it weren’t for me choosing you, do you think anyone else would want you? Just now, if you didn’t have the courage to keep your own promise, you would have lost me forever, you know? Fortunately, you still have a bit of spirit in you.” With that, she turned her head away, sulking and refusing to look at Zhao Jiancheng again.

Zheng Longjiang said, “Senior Zhao, it’s time to show your courage. You’ve been timid for so many years; today, in front of all the masters and everyone here, come on, if you have something to say to senior sister, say it quickly.”

Zhao Jiancheng nodded firmly, then clasped Peng Peng’s hand, “I’m sorry, Peng Peng. It’s all my fault. My inferiority complex deprived me of the courage to confess to you face to face. We’ve wasted so many years. I’ve liked you since the moment I first saw you, and later, when my fondness grew, I realized I had irrevocably fallen in love with you. In fact, when I was coming to the matchmaking event just now, I was thinking, if someone would choose me, I would try to forget you. But when I saw you just now, I realized that was absolutely impossible. You fill my heart completely, leaving no room for anyone else. Peng Peng, thank you, thank you for still willing to choose me, thank you.”

Toward the end, he was sobbing uncontrollably.

Finally, Peng Peng turned her head to look at this man who always seemed timid but who had always deeply loved her. The resentment in her eyes gradually softened, leaving only tenderness.

She lifted her hand to hold his face, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been angry with you. If I hadn’t been so stubborn, if I had been brave enough to go looking for you… it wouldn’t have turned out like this. Actually, you’ve never been a coward. A man who is willing to risk his life to save me, how could he be a coward? After coming back that time, after calming down, I had made up my mind that no matter what, I had to hold on to you this time. If you weren’t going to take the initiative, then I would. So, I came, and I never planned on leaving again.”

With that, her arms naturally wrapped around Zhao Jiancheng’s neck, and the two embraced each other tightly.

The heartfelt dialogue between the two touched everyone present, and for a moment there, applause thundered and cheers came wave after wave, sending them heartfelt blessings.

Longjiang Zheng couldn’t help but smile and said, “Today really got off to a good start. I didn’t expect such an earth-shattering reversal on my first day as host. It’s truly worth the price of admission! However, I’m actually really curious about the size of the psychological shadow in the heart of Bachelor Number Two right now. Come on, tell us about it.”

Bachelor Number Two Yuanrong Zhang also had a wry smile on his face, then deeply bowed to the female students opposite him, “Ladies, please be gentle with me. I don’t even know what to say now. But actually, I don’t envy Senior Zhao and Sister Peng Peng’s love. Their journey was too painful. If it were me who found the girl I love, I would stick to her like super glue, and nothing would shake me off.”

Longjiang Zheng gave him a thumbs-up, undoubtedly, Yuanrong Zhang’s words were quite impressive, and coupled with his cool Rainbow Martial Soul, he still had no small attraction.

“Okay, now the Sea God’s fair maidens, please make your choice. Bachelor Number Two, junior Yuanrong Zhang.”

All the light pillars had already relit after Zhao Jiancheng and Peng Peng left, and now it was time to make another choice.

“Pfft, pfft, pfft!” One by one, the light pillars went out. Very quickly, more than half of them were extinguished, leaving only four light pillars, all belonging to the shorter female students.

Yuanrong Zhang sighed with relief, bowed again in gratitude, his face full of thankful expressions.

Longjiang Zheng chuckled and said, “Not bad, not bad, four of the Sea God’s fair maidens have chosen to keep the light for our junior Yuanrong Zhang. Now, the next one, our fresh Inner Court junior, Lan Xuanyu. I need to remind you fair maidens that he has already clearly said he has someone in his heart. So, go ahead and extinguish if you need to. However, I actually really hope to see his significant other turn her light off too, haha, just kidding, please start now.”

Lan Xuanyu glared at Longjiang Zheng annoyed, what grudge does he hold against me to curse me like that?

But, to his astonishment, an amazing sight occurred. None of the light pillars opposite him went out after Longjiang Zheng called the start—not a single one.

All the light pillars remained fully lit without even a flicker.

Longjiang Zheng blinked, looked at Shan Wei beside him, and couldn’t help saying, “What’s going on? The Sea God’s fair maidens, the round has started, you know! You can put out the lights now.”

But, no matter what he said, not a single light was extinguished.

Longjiang Zheng couldn’t help but say, “Are you all really choosing to keep the lights on for him? He’s already got someone he likes, you know?”

“Why do you talk so much nonsense? Keeping the light on is our own choice, what if he has someone he likes? Can’t we compete? Do you know how hard it is for Shrek Academy to produce a hunk like this? Shut your mouth,” a domineering female voice said without any pleasantries.

“I…” Longjiang Zheng covered his face, “Turns out you women really only look at the face. You women are all like spicy pickled phoenix claws!”

“You looking to die?” Shan Wei’s gaze charged with a murderous intent in a flash.

“No, my wife of course is not,” Longjiang Zheng quickly added with a flattering smile.

Shan Wei snorted, looked towards Lan Xuanyu, and said, “But the senior sister is right! Our academy has brought out such a hunk, can’t we have a little coveting? Being able to participate in a matchmaking event and become one of the dating prospects means everyone has a chance, right everyone?”

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