Su Zhan had thought about it before. Rather than being nagged by Grandma every single day, Su Zhan would prefer to just marry someone.
Not only would Grandma stop nagging at him, Su Zhan also knew he had reached the age to settle down and have a family. Also, most importantly, he liked Qin Ya too.
Su Zhan thought if the person he’s going to marry was Qin Ya, he would find it perfectly acceptable.
“What is all that about? You said we’re fake dating. Once the awkward phase is over, we would announce that we’ve broken up. Why didn’t you say anything about it?” Qin Ya interrogated.
Su Zhan held onto her arm, trying to console her. Yet, Qin Ya immediately flung his hand away and continued, “Stop. Either tell them we have broken up or tell them the truth.”
“I don’t want to. You are the who slept with me, so you must take responsibilities.” Su Zhan had made up his mind that Qin Ya was the one.
Upon seeing how shameless he was, Qin Ya was exasperated. “Are you even a man?”
Leaning against the wall, Su Zhan laughed, “Shouldn’t you know that the best?”
“Alright, if you don’t want to tell them the truth, I’ll do it!” Qin Ya scoffed. She wouldn’t let Su Zhan have his way.
However, before she could leave, Qin Ya was grabbed by the wrist. As Su Zhan pulled her towards himself, she fell into his arms.
“Su Zhan!”
Lifting her arm, she was already prepared to give him a slap across his face. However, before she could do so, Su Zhan swiftly held onto her hand and held it behind her. After ensuring that she could no longer resist, Su Zhan pulled her closer and gave her a kiss.
Smooch!
Qin Ya was in disbelief. How could he…
Gently biting on her lip, Su Zhan threatened, “If you don’t promise you’ll marry me, I won’t stop kissing you.”
How can he take advantage of me like this!
Without Qin Ya realizing, tears brimmed in her eyes, as her voice turned hoarse, “You…you’re such a bully! How…how can you do this…”
Without completely releasing his grip, he gently tugged on her ear and whispered, “You have to pay when you buy something. Similarly, you are the one who has slept with me. Shouldn’t you give me an official title?”
Anger brimmed in Qin Ya; she could no longer control her emotions. The tears were uncontrollable and strewn down her cheeks.
Su Zhan panicked and finally let go of her. He tried to console her, “Although I had many girl friends in the past, I didn’t sleep with all of them…”
Instantly, Qin Ya’s whimpers turned into bawl.
She was a virgin. To make it equal, Qin Ya had also hoped her significant other was one too. However, Su Zhan had slept with so many women…
Realizing he had said the wrong thing, he quickly added, “Qin Ya, I promise that from now on, you’ll be my only one.”
Qin Ya ignored Su Zhan completely and continued to cry.
“Sorry, I’m the one in the wrong. Please, stop crying.” Su Zhan was flustered.
Qin Ya wiped her tears as she glared at him. “I will stop crying if you tell everyone the truth.”
Sighing, Su Zhan responded, “You can cry as much as you want then.”
“Su Zhan!” Qin Ya snapped as she started to throw punches at him.
Su Zhan did not avoid her punches. He understood Qin Ya had lost her chastity to him, and was being into marrying him. It was only natural of her to be resentful and enraged.
She could hit him as much as she wanted, as long as she could be appeased.
At that moment, the lift opened and someone started to walk in their direction. Su Zhan quickly enveloped her fists and wrapped his arms around her waist. In his embrace, Qin Ya glared at him. However, before she could say anything, Su Zhan exclaimed, “You’re really slow. Everyone is waiting for you in the function room.”
That person was Zong Jinghao. He uttered an ‘alright’ after he took a glance at them.
Upon seeing Zong Jinghao, Qin Ya remained silent.
With Qin Ya still in his arms, Su Zhan softly coaxed, “Qin Ya, it’s natural for us to get married. Am I not right?”
“We are not living in the ancient times…”
“Exactly, we are living in the modern world. Hence, we should set a good example.”
“But I don’t like you, do you not understand?” Qin Ya rebutted. This reason should be strong enough to stop him.
Drawing in a deep breathe, Su Zhan smiled. “It’s fine. I will make sure you fall in love with me. Besides, I’m not unattractive nor am I ageing. I have the confidence you’ll fall for me.”
Speechless at how thick skinned this man could be, Qin Ya retorted, “What if that never happens?”
He paused for a moment to think. “If you don’t fall in love with me by 2080, I’ll give up then.”
Qin Ya glared at the man in disbelief.
“Alright, let’s go back now. Everyone is waiting for us, don’t be so stubborn.”
With Qin Ya tried to disagree while curled in his arms, but somehow couldn’t bear to reject Su Zhan.
When Zong Jinghao opened the door, everyone was expecting to see Su Zhan and Qin Ya. Upon seeing Zong Jinghao instead, Shen Peichuan sighed, “I was expecting something else.”
Without speaking a word, Zong Jinghao sat down and held Lin Ruixi in his arms.
With Lin Ruixi being carried away from her seat, there was now an empty seat between Lin Xinyan and Zong Jinghao.
Lin Xinyan clenched her fists under the table. She knew that this wasn’t a suitable time for her to explain herself. Sighing in her mind, Lin Xinyan decided that she would talk to him after dinner.
“My apologies. Thank you everyone for waiting for the both of us.” Su Zhan beamed.
With his arms around Qin Ya’s waist, both of them finally entered the function room.
Grandma was very pleased with what she saw. “The year is ending soon. Both of you should take this chance to tie the knots.”
Su Zhan was taken aback by her suggestion. Yet, he quickly replied, “That works too.”
Qin Ya attempted to disagree.
However, as always, she was cut off by Su Zhan. “Qin Ya didn’t want you be worried for the both of us. She has already agreed to marry me.”
Qin Ya was going to lose her mind. How could he say that!
Su Zhan leaned in and whispered in her ears, “Grandma is getting older. She cannot be agitated. Can you bear to see her so worried for me?”
Qin Ya could understand his concerns. Yet, why must she sacrifice herself for his filial piety.
Su Zhan placed her hand onto his chest. Looking into her eyes, he asked, “Are you sure you don’t like me, even one tiny bit?”
Qin Ya avoided his eye contact. It’s true that she had some feelings for him. However, the fact that Su Zhan was such a glib talker made her extremely insecure. Hence, Qin Ya was reluctant to fall for him.
“You avoided my eye contact. You’re guilty, am I right? You must have some feelings for me, Qin Ya,” Su Zhan murmured. They leaned towards each other as they mumbled. From a by-standers’ perspective, they looked really intimate.
“Okay, stop showing off your affection in public. I want to be able to eat my dinner peacefully.” Shen Peichuan interrupted their conversation.
Su Zhan held onto Shen Peichuan’s shoulder tightly. “If it weren’t for you, I would not be able to get married.”
If not for Shen Peichuan, Su Zhan would still trouble about how to introduce Qin Ya to Grandma.
Shen Peichuan chuckled, “Oh, so I’m your matchmaker?”
“I won’t forget you on my wedding!” Su Zhan chirped.
“December 18 is an auspicious date. We can have the wedding held in this hotel and the marriage certification can be done after that. What do you all think?” Grandma suggested.
Upon hearing what she said, everyone went silent.
December 18 was in less than 3 days. Grandma is in such a hurry…
“Grandma…” Su Zhan began.
However, he was quickly cut off, “Enough, this is final. The wedding can be held first and the both of you can register for your marriage after we head back to B City.”
Shen Peichuan went towards Grandma and whispered, “Grandma, isn’t the timing too tight? There are a lot of things to prepare for the wedding. Also, all of their relatives and friends are still in B City. It’s not very nice if we hold the wedding here without informing them.”
Grandma mumbled, “I’m afraid there might be more complications if the wedding is dragged. Liu Feifei is back. I don’t want my grandson to be hurt again because of that woman.”
