Chapter 704 - Failure in Forming Alliance (1/2)
Chapter 704 Failure in Forming Alliance
In this way, Wei De was being pinned down by Qiao Nan, and in the future, he would end up in an inferior position before her.
This was what Wei De feared the most.
She came from a humble background, was young, and was without any influence or power. However, he had to put aside his pride in front of her. This was a hard blow to Wei De, who had high self-esteem.
However, at this time, he had no other choice but to beg Qiao Nan for help. Zhai Hua had told him that she was Zhai Sheng’s Achilles’ heel.
Unless Wei De did not want to follow in Zhai Sheng’s footsteps, he had to swallow his pride in front of Qiao Nan—at least for the time being
“So serious?” Qiao Nan pretended not to understand. “You are a soldier in the army, while I am an ordinary high school student. What is it that only I can help you with?”
“Yes, you are the only one who can help me,” Wei De said with great certainty. Since he had already swallowed his pride, he must make it worthwhile. “I have told you about my situation with Hua Hua. Regiment Commander Zhai does not seem to approve of it.”
Qiao Nan almost spat her tea. “Is it? Why do I feel that Brother Zhai does not object to it as well?”
Seeing that Wei De was about to say something, Qiao Nan quickly raised her hand to stop him. “You have said your situation just now. I remembered. Yes, our situations are slightly similar. Compared with the siblings in the Zhai family, we are too ordinary. If it is just this, you can rest a.s.sured that I will help with whatever I can. I also hope that Sister Zhai Hua will be happy. I will try my best to remind Brother Zhai not to judge someone based on their family background. I think he can do it. Otherwise, I will not be here today.”
“It’s not just this problem.” Wei De’s face turned red and he looked so uncomfortable that it was painful to look at. “Hua Hua feels that it will be better for us if we are together after I am promoted to company commander. It’s just that there are so many people in the army. I may not get the promotion. If possible, can you… say a few good words for me in front of Regiment Commander Zhai?”
“Are you sure that it’s Sister Zhai Hua who said that? I seem to have heard something different.” Qiao Nan pulled down the corners of her lips, her expression turning cold. “Comrade Wei, you should know my situation at the Zhai family. Is it good for you to tell me this? Who says that you can only talk about marriage after you are promoted to company commander? I heard another version previously. As for your so-called putting in good words, I have tried and hence you are given a chance now.”
However, Wei De might have felt that the mission was too difficult and dangerous, so he was not willing to take the risk in order to gain military achievements. He wanted to benefit from the hard work of other people and had planned the easy route for himself.
Wei De never imagined that Qiao Nan would know what was going on between Zhai Hua and him.
Qiao Nan exposed his lies outright, not giving any respect to his feelings.
Wei De, who was caught lying, flushed red in embarra.s.sment. He could not bring himself to say anything
After a while, Wei De revealed a distorted smile. “I am sorry to have wasted so much of your time today. I have to say that there is one thing that I am right today. You are indeed capable.”
He had kept his relations.h.i.+p with Zhai Hua a secret, but Qiao Nan knew everything about them. He could not say anything that was helpful to his situation and he had become a laughingstock in front of Qiao Nan.
“Thank you for your compliments.” Qiao Nan accepted Wei De’s ‘praise’ unabashedly. “If I did not have the ability, I would not be able to go to the army camp to teach English. It’s a pity that you addressed me as ‘Teacher Xiao Qiao’, but I don’t deserve it. I have not taught you before.”
Fortunately, s.h.i.+ Qing had told Qiao Nan about Wei De’s situation and made it clear that he never attended her cla.s.s as he only went to Qiu Chenxi’s cla.s.s.