Lin Qingya insisted otherwise instead, claiming that the man did not like her and that love could not be forced.
The more she insisted, however, the more Mrs. Gu reckoned that her son must never miss out on this angel even if it was not in the name of responsibility!
Maddened at her son's refusal to oblige, she thus refused to eat her meals. Being poor in health in the first place, she would get easily sick if she went on hunger strikes. Hence, her husband and her father naturally exerted pressure on her son over this matter.
Right at this point, Lin Qingya then suggested to Gu Chenyi that they play pretend couple to appease his mom's anger first and, after some time of "dating," they would then tell her that they were not suitable for each other and would "break up."
In that case, his mother would not ask him for anything more.
The man felt grateful and indebted to her to the point that he saw her as an angel!
