bookcurios Chapter 007 Besides, I'm married.
Chapter 007 Besides, I'm married.
Chapter 007 Besides, I'm married.
"Daughter, you're back." Shen Yunlan greeted Su Ruowei upon seeing her, then smiled kindly and asked, "Daughter, how did you get back? Who were you on a date with?"
"Mom, I'm tired," Su Ruowei said softly, then went upstairs to her room.
"What's wrong? Tell Mom!" Shen Yunlan looked at Su Ruowei and closed the door, puzzled: her daughter used to be a good girl who listened to everything she said and had never been in a relationship. Now she was getting married as soon as she was told to.
Just as Shen Yunlan was wondering what was going on, she saw Lin Fan walk into the house one after the other, which made her suspicious.
"Lin Fan! You came back with Ruowei?" Shen Yunlan questioned.
"We came back together." Lin Fan said and was about to go upstairs when Shen Yunlan grabbed him.
Shen Yunlan thought to herself that Su Ruowei's coldness must be related to Lin Fan. Although she was supposed to marry this guy, she had never let him touch her. The prenuptial agreement clearly stated that Su Ruowei agreed to have a marital relationship with Lin Fan, but she could only have consummation of their marriage after she fell in love with him.
Indeed, the Tianwang Group was not as powerful as the Su family. Lin Ping'an's arrangement for Lin Fan to marry Su Ruowei was essentially a family alliance, so he had no choice but to accept Su Ruowei's request. During the first year, when Lin Fan lived at the Lin family's house, Su Ruowei did not allow him to touch her. In the second year, after the Lin family went bankrupt, Lin Fan moved back to Su Zhengwu's house, so he naturally had even less of a chance.
"Did you bully Ruowei?!" Shen Yunlan shouted angrily, "Don't even think about making a move on my daughter. You two will get a divorce in a few days!"
Lin Fan took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. He had indeed been cowardly before, genuinely cowardly; he wouldn't touch her if she told him not to. But now it was different; his refusal to touch her stemmed from respect for Su Ruowei.
Lin Fan also understood Shen Yunlan's temperament. She was a commoner but shrewd and calculating person. She was able to marry Su Zhengwu by using her own methods to rise to power. He had tolerated her before because he was afraid, but now he was tolerating her to give Su Ruowei face.
"I didn't bully Ruowei," Lin Fan said calmly.
"You didn't bully me?" Shen Yunlan hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Nobody would believe that. You two should get a divorce tomorrow!"
Lin Fan, unable to bear it any longer, was about to resort to force when Su Ruowei pushed open the door and came out, saying, "Lin Fan didn't bully me. It's just that I'm in a bad mood. It's getting late, Mom, you should get some rest too."
Shen Yunlan's commotion made Su Ruowei even more irritable and uneasy. Since she couldn't directly say anything to her mother, she used the weather as an excuse.
"Alright, I'll let you off this time!" Shen Yunlan let go of her hand. She wasn't stupid; she knew what her daughter meant. Her methods were far more sophisticated.
Lin Fan returned to the room and lay down on the small bed. The bed was two meters away from Su Ruowei's, but the distance between them felt as long as the Milky Way.
That night, I couldn't sleep.
Su Ruowei thought about the dialogue on the stairs. She couldn't deny that Lin Fan's words had stirred her heart. He was completely different from the day before yesterday. He seemed less timid. At the old lady's house, he even dared to stand up for her in front of everyone. Although he was in the wrong, he seemed quite manly.
Su Ruowei shook her head again, indicating to herself not to overthink. Lin Fan was extremely timid; even a slight change in him would be a huge transformation. Thinking of this, she turned back and stole a glance at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was also looking at Su Ruowei, and their eyes met, creating an awkward moment.
"Why did you lose that necklace?" Lin Fan broke the awkward silence first.
"Why would I accept something from someone I don't know? Besides," Su Ruowei hesitated for a moment.
"Besides what?" Lin Fan pressed.
"Besides, I'm married." Su Ruowei turned her head back after saying that, a hint of shyness in her eyes.
"That's it."
"Don't misunderstand, we're just legally married!" Su Ruo whispered, her voice barely audible.
"Now that you know it's from me, will you accept it?" Lin Fan asked with a smile, eagerly awaiting Su Ruowei's answer.
"You really have no shame. You gave me counterfeit goods and you still have the nerve to mention it?"
Hearing that Su Ruowei was a little angry, Lin Fan immediately got up and walked to her bedside. He took out the necklace and waved it in front of her, saying, "It's real. You can check if you don't believe me."
With her back to Lin Fan, Su Ruowei sat up straight in fright, covering her chest, and exclaimed in alarm, "Don't come any closer! Have you grown some guts?!" She then took out a fruit knife from under her pillow and waved it in front of Lin Fan.
Lin Fan paused for a moment, then quickly returned to his small bed and sat down. Before leaving, he made sure to leave the necklace on Su Ruowei's bed. He had been so excited that he had forgotten about his current relationship with Su Ruowei.
"Don't be afraid, I didn't mean it," Lin Fan said with a smile, a hint of sincerity in his eyes.
"Hmph!" Su Ruowei put down the knife, picked up the necklace, and was immediately captivated by the 'Tears of an Angel'. The blue diamonds sparkled under the light, and the bright light was worlds apart from the fake.
But Su Ruowei had no reason to believe that Lin Fan's necklace was genuine. After all, the impression of her good-for-nothing husband was deeply ingrained, and besides, the old lady had also carefully examined the necklace and did not refute it after Lin Fan said it was a fake.
"I don't believe it's true," Su Ruowei said coldly.
Lin Fan wanted to argue, but then he heard Su Ruowei continue, "Even though it's fake, it's quite pretty, so I'll accept it!"
Lin Fan saw her smile, even if it was only for a second. Whether it was real or not didn't matter at that moment. Anyway, she liked it, so he accepted it.
"Turn off the lights, I'm sleepy!" Su Ruowei said.
The next day, at the Shancheng Group Building.
Inside the CEO's office, Lin Fan sat in the executive chair, waiting for Gao Xuan to arrive.
"President Lin, I'm here!" Gao Xuan said.
Gao Xuan arrived quickly; Lin Fan had just called and he arrived in less than 10 minutes, and it was only 5 a.m.
"sit!"
Gao Xuan sat down immediately, without making any unnecessary movements or offering any flattering remarks to his superior.
Lin Fan looked at Gao Xuan, intending to criticize him, since his men had frightened Su Ruowei last night. But then he thought that he had only told Gao Xuan on the phone last night to try to buy 'Angel's Tears' so that he could give it to his wife.
Surprisingly, in just one hour, Gao Xuan not only bought the precious 'Tears of an Angel', but also sent someone to deliver it directly to the old lady and hand it over to Su Ruowei.
Moreover, Gao Xuan gave Lin Fan the impression of being reliable, trustworthy, and decisive.
Lin Fan didn't ask Gao Xuan any questions, and Gao Xuan didn't speak either, because Lin Fan's instruction was for him to come to the company, so he came without asking any more questions. This was absolute obedience.
“Gao Xuan, you could try a different approach to things in the future,” Lin Fan said.
"Please enlighten me, Mr. Lin!" Gao Xuan looked at Lin Fan, his eyes still sharp, but without a trace of murderous intent.
"Well, yesterday," Lin Fan said somewhat embarrassedly, "your men scared Ruowei."
"Really? I did it exactly as you asked, buying Angel's Tears for your loved one, and even investigating her name and finding out where she was at the time!" Gao Xuan asked doubtfully.
Lin Fan immediately felt a chill. Just what kind of entity was the Mountain City Group?