He was afraid that once Yu Jingrong learned of the origins of Fenghuang Yufei, she would ask for a divorce even if they were already married.
In the end, he felt insecure about their relationship. He was afraid that Yu Jingrong would leave him once she achieved her goal. He wanted to get engaged, just to buy more time, a year or two, for them to coexist peacefully, for their feelings to deepen, and for Yu Jingrong to become dependent on him.
Li Chengyun would never give Yu Jingrong any chance to leave him again.
What? She had never thought about it? Lies! Yu Jingrong struggled to suppress the anger and sadness boiling up in her chest.
She tried to calm herself down, went to the table, picked up the glass pitcher, and poured water into her cup. She held the full cup of water and drank it all in one go. She drank so fiercely that she choked and started coughing.
Li Chengyun was startled and quickly went to her side, gently patting her on the back, "What's the rush? Drink slowly."
