After returning home, John agreed to his father's request and took over the company.
He studied finance, and he was the eldest son of Lu family, so it was normal for him to take over the family business. However, some old shareholders in the company were not convinced. They said that he was too young and had little experience.
In just two months,
he made a healthy profit on several deals and convinced them successfully. However, he was not as relaxed as he seemed to be, because he had to be familiar with the company and develop the market.
But even so, he went to pick up Lydia from time to time, and sometimes he would eat with her. As long as he was with her, he could enjoy peace and joy.
In that period of time, they gradually got familiar with each other.
That day, he got off work early and drove to pick up Lydia. He waited outside the school gate for a long time but didn't see her.
In the end, he went straight into the school. Not long after he walked, he saw a lot of people gathering together to make a fuss, and some of them yelled, "Promise him."
The place he stood was higher. He soon found Lydia standing in the crowd, and there was a boy who looked expectant in front of her.
Lydia was holding a bunch of flowers in her hand. She was surprised and flustered, not knowing what to do. Her face blushed.
At that moment, John frowned and clenched his fists.
No wonder she didn't go out. It turned out that...
Anger and anxiety made him unable to calm down.
She was his! From the moment he saw her for the first time, he had fallen in love with her.
In the past two months, they often met. He bought her a lot of food and took her to play. Sometimes she played the games that only girls of her age liked, but he could play with her calmly. However, she rarely talked about her school life, and she didn't mention whether she had someone she liked.
If the boy was the one she liked...
Thinking like this, he had walked to the crowd. When he was about to step forward, he suddenly stopped, because the boy said.
"Lydia, I really like you. Are you willing to be with me?"
Lydia knitted her delicate eyebrows in embarrassment, "I'm sorry."
John's heart relaxed at once when he heard this.
"Lydia?" The boy seemed to be heartbroken, but he didn't want to give up, "I really like you. I will treat you well, take care of you and protect you. I will give you everything I can think of. Please be with me."
Lydia shook her head, "But I don't like you. I'm sorry." "The reason why I live everyday is that I want to see you and be with you. If you don't promise me, I will die. Do you really want me to die?"
"Don't die. It's good to be alive. But I really don't like you. Don't be like this, okay?" Saying this, she kept stepping back.
The boy grabbed her by the wrist, not giving her a chance to retreat.
Lydia widened her eyes, feeling conflicted and scared. She struggled a few times but failed to break free. She was so anxious that she was about to cry, but there was nothing she could do. People around her were all making a fuss. How could they help her?
When she was at a loss, John pushed through the crowd and came over, "Sir, don't you understand? She said that she doesn't like you." He used great strength to pull away the boy's hand and the boy's face twisted in pain.
Yeah, he took revenge on him deliberately.
"John?" Lydia was pleasantly surprised. Her eyes shone brightly as she looked at him.
He smiled at her and took advantage of the chance to pull her behind him gently.
The boy was shocked and angry, "Who are you?"
John looked at the boy's mad face and smiled mockingly.
At this time, Lydia said, "He... is my fiance."
All of a sudden, everyone was silent.
"Yes." He nodded. "Just now, did you say that I am your fiance?"
Hearing this, Lydia's face turned red in an instant. She didn't even dare to look at him and pulled the hem of her clothes at a loss, "Well... I said it casually. I just didn't want to stay there anymore, and I didn't want him to bother me again. Don't... take it to heart." The more she said, the more her face blushed.
John's heart became softer and softer as he looked at her red face, and even his voice became gentler, "But Lydia, what if I take it seriously?"
"What?" "I mean, I've taken your words seriously."
She looked at him in a daze and could not say anything.
His eyes were extremely affectionate, "Do you have any other boys that you like?"
Lydia shook her head honestly.
He laughed, "Do you want to be with me?" He thought for a moment and continued, "Maybe you are still young now, but I can wait for you." Maybe he had to wait for a long time, but he was lucky to wait for the girl he liked, wasn't he?
"But, I just said it casually."
"Don't you like me?" He asked patiently, "Or do you think I'm not good enough? I can change myself."
As soon as he said this, even he himself was stunned for a moment. He had always been aloof and proud, but he was not complacent. If someone else wanted him to overcome his shortcomings, he might just want to laugh. Did he have any shortcomings?
"I don't hate you. I think it's good to be with you. But it's not love, right?" She was a little hesitant, "Moreover, you're much older than me. You can even be my uncle at your age."
John was silent for two seconds. "Sorry, I really can't change my age."
"I know." She nodded, looking very obedient.
He sighed softly and then held her hand, "But Lydia, it's not bad, is it? I'm older than you, so naturally I understand more than you do, and I'm maturer. I can protect you better. I know that you may feel somewhat surprised, but it doesn't matter. I'll give you time to think about whether you want to be with me."
He held her hand with more strength and looked at her with firm and gentle eyes, "Lydia, I not only want to be your fiance. Compared with that, I want to be your husband more."
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