Addicted to My Cutie and Sweetie-Chapter 1005: You Like Me!

Zhang Lingying: "..."

Facing Lu Jing’s intense gaze, she was inexplicably tempted to nod, but the next second she realized the question he asked, and the words on the tip of her tongue suddenly stopped.

After a while, she forced out a sentence: "Even though I haven’t been in a relationship, I know a confession isn’t like this. This is just acting pitiful."

"..."

Caught off guard by her exposure, Lu Jing’s eyes paused slightly for a moment, quickly squeezing out an even more forlorn expression.

"If I don’t act pitiful, would you give me a chance?"

"No." Zhang Lingying replied decisively.

Lu Jing: "..."

Although Zhang Lingying was young and inexperienced, she had a scientist’s mind.

Seeing Lu Jing’s confused expression, she began to reason with him.

Zhang Lingying: "The Lu family’s relationships are too complicated. I’ve lived with my dad since I was young, and besides doing experiments, I’m not good at anything else. I can’t handle your family’s affairs, nor do I like them."

Lu Jing: "..."

Zhang Lingying: "You’re the president of Re Group. Not to mention our competitive relationship at work, just speaking about upbringing, although you lack parental care, you have a privileged material life and are adept at reading people’s minds. I’m considered a research talent, but in terms of social relationships, I’m naive and gullible. If you wanted to deceive me, I’d probably get sold by you and still count your money."

Lu Jing: "..."

Zhang Lingying: "You know I’m curious about what other people’s relationships are like, so you keep enticing me to try with you. You know I’m soft-hearted, even sympathetic to small animals. If you act all pathetic in front of me, I certainly wouldn’t bear to ignore you... You’ve been scheming against me all along!"

Lu Jing: "..."

He wanted to refute but couldn’t find the words.

At first, he was instinctively drawn to her, but later, his actions were indeed deliberate "scheming".

His mother’s passing wasn’t intended to elicit anyone’s sympathy.

His illness wasn’t fabricated.

But as time passed, things slowly changed...

When he realized that she would care for him because of it, he would deliberately show his vulnerable side whenever he worried she might push him away.

He was indeed seeking her sympathy.

And he never avoided letting her know his thoughts.

Because it was all a gamble.

A gamble that even if she knew he was doing it on purpose, she wouldn’t bear to abandon him.

Lu Jing pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"Have you ever thought, knowing full well I’m pretending to be pitiful and using my illness to gain your sympathy, you still choose to care for me. Why is that?"

"..."

Zhang Lingying was taken aback by his question.

Her moist eyes gently blinked, a hint of confusion flashing in them.

Why?

She had never thought about this question.

Every time she saw Lu Jing, part of her reminded herself not to be really fooled by him, while another part couldn’t help but pity him.

Over time, she seemed to have gotten used to it.

She even thought of him after kicking him out of her house, worrying whether he could rest well in the hospital.

She secretly sneaked into the hospital, sneaking glances at him from afar to ensure his safety.

But she never asked herself why she did it.

She just followed her heart.

Thinking this way, she acted accordingly.

But she knew very well that Lu Jing was a liar. Why couldn’t she let go?

"Zhang Lingying, you like me," Lu Jing’s thin lips parted slightly, speaking deliberately word by word.