Jiang Mengzhen was clearly a novice when it came to kissing, and he responded awkwardly to Hao Cheng's sudden attack.
At first, it was just a light kiss. But after testing, their lips pressed together and they kissed each other. Hao Cheng's tongue pried open the other's teeth and he almost bit her. After a long kiss, Hao Cheng quickly let go of Jiang Mengzhen's lips so that the latter could breathe fresh air smoothly.
Jiang Mengzhen was almost suffocated by her kiss just now, but he didn't let go. Fortunately, he was discovered in time, otherwise he would have become the first person in Mingzhou City to die from suffocation due to lack of oxygen from kissing.
Hao Cheng hit him on the back in annoyance: "Idiot, why didn't you take a breath just now?!"
Jiang Mengzhen panted heavily, and when he calmed down, he said with a somewhat shy expression: "I just forgot."
After all, it was his first time. Although he learned quickly, he was not as good as Hao Cheng and basically relied on her to guide him.
His eyes were fixed on Hao Cheng's lips. The pink lips looked particularly moist due to the moistening of saliva, and were slightly swollen. "But I felt that you seemed very skilled just now."
If he remembered correctly, there was no one around Hao Cheng to help her practice kissing skills, so where did she learn all that knowledge about kissing
"Hehe, I've seen people kissing. I'm naturally good at it because I'm talented. Anyway, I've only done this with you in my life." In her previous life, she had indeed dated and kissed someone, but in this life, this body of hers had indeed had close contact with Jiang Mengzhen.
The scholar originally had a lover who was a village beauty, but she was a shrewd woman, and the scholar was also abiding by etiquette. The two of them were in love but not in etiquette, so the most impure thing they did was just holding hands and hugging. Not to mention a passionate kiss, there was not even a light kiss on the forehead.
She was telling the truth, and she didn't seem guilty when she looked at Jiang Mengzhen. The latter was stared at by her passionate eyes, and turned his head away after a moment.
The two of them quickly left the alley, and Jiang Mengzhen picked up the cone hat and put it on again. Coming back to his senses from the excitement of the kiss, his reason and logic quickly came back to him: "Since you just said you didn't like me, why did you suddenly do that to me?"
He admitted that he did like Hao Cheng, but if she just wanted to have fun with him and then abandon him, he would nip this idea in the bud.
Hao Cheng responded in a low voice: "Didn't I just say that I don't have too many requirements for you? Don't lie to me and don't cause me too much trouble. Since you want to pledge yourself to me and you are so beautiful, I can save the energy to find a husband. Why shouldn't I want such a good thing?"
In fact, she never showed any ill feelings towards Jiang Mengzhen, and her release was basically all out of kindness. Even when she kicked him out, she found a suitable excuse and her attitude was not strong enough. Otherwise, she would not have been soft-hearted and let him in again and again.
Of course, this is also because he is good-looking. After all, ugly men are safer outside. If she doesn't take in good-looking men, she will worry that he will encounter unspeakable misfortunes outside.
However, having no ill will does not mean that she likes him enough. She had always been worried that Jiang Mengzhen's true identity would bring her countless troubles.
But the other party was always secretive, and his identity and name were all fake, so she had no way of predicting the size of the trouble, and of course she couldn't trust him much. In that situation, she would only think about staying away from him, and there was no way she would have any romantic thoughts about love between men and women.
Jiang Mengzhen's voice was filled with disappointment: "Is it just because of this reason that you don't like me at all?"
Hao Cheng said angrily: "Am I that kind of person in your heart, who would tease you casually even if I don't like you?" She wanted to kiss him, so she was naturally ready to take responsibility. If she didn't like him at all, how could she kiss him? Is she that kind of shameless person!
Jiang Mengzhen hurriedly said: "I don't think so, but you just said that you don't like it..." When he said the latter sentence, his voice became smaller and smaller, with a bit of grievance.
She may not like Jiang Mengzhen as much as he likes her, nor does she have that feeling of being worried about losing. Hao Cheng sighed and comforted her: "Of course I like you, but before recently, this love was not enough for me to be willing to find a way to solve the troubles caused by being with you."
The reason why she changed her mind today had a lot to do with Jiang Mengzhen's confession. In fact, for her, if it weren't for the doubts about his identity, Jiang Mengzhen might be the best and most suitable marriage partner she could meet in her future life.
The State of Jin strictly adhered to feudal ethics and there was no such thing as breaking up if a relationship was not suitable. Jiang Mengzhen had been with her for some time, so she had some understanding of his personality.
It is not a big problem if the status is not the same, just saying "thank you for saving my life" can shut everyone up. In the history of Jin State, there was a case where an emperor was saved by a woman from the Jianghu and insisted on marrying her. The woman from the Jianghu finally went to the battlefield and made great achievements, becoming a general, leaving a good story in the history of Jin State.
Age and appearance were not a problem. Although Hao Cheng was ten years younger than Jiang Mengzhen, she was not as good-looking as him. The most important thing for a lifelong partner was to get along well. Jiang Mengzhen came from a famous family, so his knowledge was beyond doubt.
And despite his noble status, he never put on any condescending airs in front of her. Unlike some young masters from wealthy families, after saving him, the other party was not grateful at all, because in the eyes of these people, he was of noble status, and being the one who saved him was already a gift from God.
It was actually quite pleasant to get along with Jiang Mengzhen, because he was smart enough and extremely good at observing people's words and expressions. He also liked money like her and had a good sense for financial matters. He would not have any evil ideas of treating money as dirt.
Jiang Mengzhen stopped walking, lifted the mask of his cone hat towards Hao Cheng, and looked into her eyes: "You asked me just now if I could solve those problems, and I said yes, so you thought I could definitely solve those problems. Did you trust me so much just now?" Since Hao Cheng didn't believe him, how could she believe everything he said just now.
If it was said that Hao Cheng had lost his judgment because he liked him, he would never believe it. Although he hoped that the other party trusted him for this reason, his reason told him that this was impossible.
Hao Cheng looked him in the face frankly: "I don't trust you, I just trust myself. If I'm wrong, then I'll just take it as my bad luck."
Jiang Mengzhen himself might not have noticed that if he told a lie, the little finger of his right hand would unconsciously curl up slightly. She asked a few questions just now, and Jiang Mengzhen answered them one by one while looking into her eyes.
At that time, her hand was gently placed on Jiang Mengzhen's right hand. Whether from her eyes or other small movements, she was very sure that he was not lying.
Even if she made the wrong choice, she would not regret it. After all, she chose the path herself, so of course she would bear the consequences herself.
Of course, she would have to ask Jiang Mengzhen about his identity after she got back. She had planned to do this when she was outside just now. The sudden kiss made her unable to control herself because the atmosphere was so good.
Jiang Mengzhen still stared at her with burning eyes: "If I can't, are you going to abandon me?"
Hao Cheng answered straightforwardly, "Of course not." She had already kissed him, and she was on a pirate ship that she couldn't get off. She was not stupid, and if she abandoned him halfway, it would be even worse if Jiang Mengzhen turned his love for her into hatred.
Looking at her expression, she didn't seem to be lying at all. Jiang Meng really let it go halfway, but then he recalled the scene that had made him furious before. Now he finally got the chance to lash out: "What happened to that man before? Why did he wipe your sweat? It's not like you didn't have a handkerchief!"
Hao Cheng had not responded to his expression of feelings a few days ago, and although he was unhappy, he had no position. Since Hao Cheng said she liked him, she was his, and Qiao Yu's presence seemed particularly unbearable.
"He suddenly took out a handkerchief earlier, and he just stood by my side and didn't do anything else except wiping my sweat. And he wiped my sweat just to provoke his sweetheart." Hao Cheng paused, and then said, "He is Sister Qiao's brother and the son of the mayor of Mingzhou City. I'm afraid he will have a share in the restaurant I will open in the future, so it's not good to refuse his face in front of everyone."
This reason obviously did not satisfy Jiang Mengzhen, but he was worried that his outburst would make Hao Cheng too unhappy, so he reluctantly accepted this explanation.
He changed the subject: "I know you are planning to open a restaurant. Do you have enough money?"
Hao Cheng was stunned for a moment, then realized that Jiang Meng really wanted to invest, so he said: "It's enough, but it never hurts to have more money."
"You just said that Mr. Qiao might have a share in your future restaurant, right?"
Hao Cheng nodded: "Sister Qiao has one, but he may not. The second daughter of the Li family and the shopkeeper of the Zhang family have also expressed interest in this restaurant."
Jiang Mengzhen narrowed his eyes and said, "In that case, then reject him. All the money you need is in my house. Your future restaurant only needs two owners, just you and me."