Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman
Chapter 333 I Think That You Have Changed

"Fine, then. I am really very tired. I am going to rest." After she finished saying so, Jean closed her eyes slowly.

Zed watched the growing fatigue on Jean's beautiful face. Although he had been ignored by her, unprecedented contentment consumed him.

Now seeing the extent of her tiredness, Zed realized life must have been really hard for her in the past few days.

Just when he was deep in his thoughts and concerned for Jean, a heavy knock on the door interrupted him from his contemplation.

Zed frowned but was relieved to notice that Jean was not awakened by the noise. Quickly, he ran near the door not wanting the person to knock anymore.

When Zed opened the door and found it was Jesse, the impatient look was immediately wiped off. In a low voice, he asked, "Have my grandfather and your grandfather already slept?"

"Yes." Then she waited for a second before she asked, "Where is Jean?"

"She has fallen asleep." Zed gave a glance at Jean and then turned to look at Jesse. "What did you want to see me for?"

"Let's talk outside!" Jesse said in a gentle tone waiting for Zed's reaction.

"Ok," Zed said and nodded in agreement. He walked out and closed the door slightly so as not to wake Jean from her nap.

His care for Jean didn't go unnoticed by Jesse who felt a sharp bitterness.

Finally, the two started to move toward the garden. There were hundreds of thousands of colorful flowers growing there, creating a vivid and attractive scenery. Jesse looked at those beautiful flowers and admired them for a while. Turning back, she finally said, "Zed, I will be back to the Imperial Capital with my grandfather this time. Will Jean accompany you there then?"

"We won't be there that soon. We can only leave once the matter here is solved. If it is alright then I'd love to stay here with Jean." Zed kept silent for a few seconds and then sighed heavily.

"But your grandfather's intention and attitude is rather clear. I can't believe you don't know that. He helped you solve this problem hoping that you and Jean can quickly go back to the Imperial Capital," Jesse said reminding him about his grandpa's intention.

"I know." Again, Zed sighed heavily before speaking, "But I still hope that I can sit down and have a good talk with my grandfather. I hope that I can make him give up this plan."

"Zed, do you hate Imperial Capital so much? If you don't come to Imperial Capital then it is going to be really hard for us to meet," Jesse said sounding disappointed. She was very upset by Zed's reaction.

"Jesse, what's wrong with you?" At last, Zed noticed Jesse's unusual words. He asked, "If you miss me, you can come to see me any time you want. Just think about the time when I was overseas. Remember? You flew every month to see me. It won't be a big problem. It only takes a few hours to reach from the Imperial Capital to the H City."

"I..." Sadness showed on Jesse's beautiful eyes. She then said, "This time my grandfather came here with your grandfather and his purpose is to take me home for me to have some blind dates. I am afraid that once I am back this time, I will never have a chance to leave." When Jesse finished speaking, her eyes became blurry with tears.

"It won't be like that, Jesse," Zed hurried to comfort her with his words. "Your parents are both open-minded people. They won't force you to do what you don't like. Jesse, if you don't want to go for blind dates, you have to open up and inform them of this."

"It won't help. Especially since they know that you are married. Now they will only push me to do the same." A bitter smile crept onto her face. Extremely upset, she said, "Even my dear grandfather, who loves me most has no method to stop them. Talking to them won't help at all."

"Well..." Zed heard this and let out a long sigh. He then continued to say, "Sometimes, our elders care about us too much and try to do the thing that is beneficial to us. However, they sometimes end up doing the wrong thing."

"Eh..." Jesse immediately nodded to show her approval. She said, "So Zed, I hope that you can accompany me to the Imperial Capital this time. And then you can help me in persuading my parents."

Now Jesse looked satisfied and content. Feeling embarrassed, Zed tried to tell her that it wasn't what he meant. "If I come to persuade them, they will be more upset. And more importantly, I don't know what to say to them. Things will get worse, Jesse."

"Zed, why do I feel that our relationship is getting strained ever since you got married?" Jesse felt offended at his indifference towards her. "Are you trying to dump me now that you have Jean?"

"Jesse, what are you talking about?" Zed was stunned at her comparison. "How can I dump you, my dear sister? Our relationship will never be influenced by the distance in location. It will always remain firm and strong."

"No, I don't think so. I think that you have changed." Jesse shook her head vehemently and tears finally started to tumble down her beautiful face. Now she spoke in a choked voice, "Earlier, you would always help me. No matter how small the problem was, you would be the first one to leave everything behind in order to help me. Now look at you now! I just asked you to accompany me home in order to persuade my parents. But you are refusing me with your silly excuses."

"I didn't." Zed looked at Jesse helplessly and explained, "Jesse, you are not as young as before. Although you are not worried about your marriage, it is understandable for your parents to be worried about it. The reason they push you to have blind dates is because they know that you have no intentions to marry. It's been two years since you graduated from college. What are you waiting for? They feel responsible for you."

"Now are you going to force me to get married?" asked Jesse with disdain written all over her face. She found it hard to believe his words and her puffy face started to shed more tears.

"No, I am not forcing you to do anything. I am just voicing my opinion. You are the daughter of the Tang family. In fact, you are their only official heir. When your parents are old, if you don't bear their responsibility to manage the family well, then who else can they rely on? Jesse, don't try to escape the reality anymore. You have to remember the heavy responsibility on your shoulders and take right decisions." Now Zed put on a very serious face and hoped to put some sense into Jesse's head.

Jesse sniffed as she had cried too much. Then after few seconds, she calmed herself down.

Minutes later, she was still upset but mustered the courage to speak, "I get what you are trying to say."

Hearing this, Zed sighed with relief. "Maybe my tone of speaking was not right but you have to remember that everything I just said is a fact and it can't be changed. You and I can not escape the destiny arranged by the God. It is our mission. So, in order to stop your parents from worrying, you have no other choices but to listen to them. Do you understand me?" "Yeah," Jesse said while she wiped her face with the back of her hands. "I know what I should do then."

"That's great." Zed smiled happily seeing Jesse's reaction and said, "Now you can enjoy your life for a while. I am afraid that there won't be much time for you to have fun in the future."

Jesse nodded, a sense of sadness in her bosom seemed to drown her.

'Zed is right. It is my destiny and I should not run away from my responsibility.'

A sad smile made its way to her face. She realized that once upon a time, people desired and envied her for this princess life.

However, they lacked proper knowledge about the responsibilities that came from being born to such a family.

'Yeah. Zed is right. I cannot escape from my responsibilities anymore,' she informed herself.

"Zed, did you marry Jean because you had to marry someone and didn't like having an arranged marriage?" Jesse calmed down and put forward this question.

"Jean is an exception. What I have done is to reject my grandpa's proposal." Zed stopped, shook his head bitterly and continued, "Until I am thirty-five, I can do whatever I want to do and then go back to the Imperial Capital to do what my grandfather hopes me to. But luckily, I met Jean and my life has changed for good. I am more than happy and content to have met her in my life. Having her as my wife makes my life so much more wonderful. She brings color to my black and white life. I think I won't have any regrets as long as she is by my side."