Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary) novel Chapter 4403

Married at First Sight Chapter 4403 
  
Du Yumeng gave him a sharp look. “I haven’t seen you in a few days, and you’re still the same—smooth-talking. I can’t tell what’s genuine and what’s just empty flattery.” 
“I don’t dare believe you, Zhan Yiyang. I prefer mature, steady men—not ones who talk nonsense and make promises they don’t keep.” 
Zhan Yiyang quickly responded with a serious expression, “Yumeng, I am mature and steady. I’m not just being glib—I’m speaking from the heart.” 
Wasn’t he mature enough? 
Zhan Yiyang honestly believed he was. In his mother’s teasing words, he was nearly thirty—rounding up, that made him middle-aged. 
“In a few years, I’ll qualify as middle-aged,” he thought with a wry smile. 
“Alright, I’m just teasing. You’re so tense.” Du Yumeng couldn’t help but laugh again. “When did you get here?” 
Seeing how nervous he looked only made her more amused. He clearly cared how she saw him. The fact that her words could unsettle him showed just how much he loved her. 
She no longer appeared before him in disguise as the fox. She wanted him to understand that the woman he loved was Du Yumeng—not some fantasy version of her. 
She wanted him to love the real Du Yumeng. 
“I just arrived,” he said. “Got off the plane and took a taxi straight here. I haven’t even gone home yet.” 
Du Yumeng looked him up and down. “You don’t look tired at all.” 
Zhan Yiyang: “……” 

“You came straight here after your flight and waited outside the office just to give me flowers and jewelry? Nothing else?” 
Like treating her to dinner or watching a movie, perhaps? 
Zhan Yiyang caught on immediately and said, “Of course I want to treat you to dinner! But it wasn’t time to get off work yet, and I know how busy you are, so I didn’t dare disturb you. I just waited here.” 
“Yumeng, are you done for the day? If you’re free, let’s go to the hotel now. By the time we order, it’ll be just about dinner time.” 
And if it’s a little early, well—there’s nothing wrong with that either. 
It wouldn’t hurt to have dinner a bit earlier. 
Du Yumeng smiled and said, “Wait here for me. I’ll head back to the office and get my car.” 
With that, she turned around and walked back inside, carrying the bouquet and the red gift bag holding the jewelry set. 
Zhan Yiyang was briefly stunned, then replied cheerfully, “Okay, I’ll wait right here.” 
She didn’t reject him. 
In the past, if he asked her to dinner ten times, she’d only agree two or three. 
Most of the time, she declined. 
She would say she was busy, had client dinners scheduled, and couldn’t make time for him. 
Once, he even followed her shamelessly to the Haicheng Hotel, only to find she really was entertaining clients. 
Being a businessman himself, he understood the demands and compromises involved in doing business. 
He empathized with her and felt a deep sense of pity. 
He vowed that once he successfully won her over, he would love her, cherish her, and spoil her for the rest of her life—never letting her work so hard or suffer so much again. 
She had so many cousins. There was no reason she should carry all the burdens alone. She wasn’t even the Du family’s heir. 

After Du Yumeng returned to the company, Zhan Yiyang remained waiting outside. Just two minutes later, a black Mercedes pulled up beside him. 
He instinctively turned to look and saw Xiang Yang lower the window. With a half-smile, he said, “Still waiting outside, Fourth Young Master Zhan? Has Meng Meng kicked you out again? Want a ride? I can take you in.” 
“I can come and go freely at the Du Group,” Zhan Yiyang replied coolly. 
After all, he was Mrs. Du’s godson—and Yumeng’s brother.