"Have you lost your mind?"
Qin Chuan showed no sign of getting up; instead, he ridiculed her lightly, "Or did you take the wrong medicine?"
She just looked so pitiable a moment ago, and now she's all aloof?
Could his fiancée have a dual personality?
Su Mo'en gritted her teeth and said, "If you were an employee of my company, you could have packed your bags and left by now!"
She detested arrogant jerks.
If it weren't for her sister's freedom, she wouldn't have come back.
"Too bad I'm not," Qin Chuan spread his hands in a defiant gesture, "Otherwise, you could call off the marriage, and I promise you'll never see me again!"
He had almost thought Su Mo'en had fallen for him at first sight, which nearly scared him to death.
Now that's more like it. Girls should play hard to get, shouldn't they? How could they be so desperate to marry someone they've just met?
"If I could call off the marriage whenever I wanted, you'd be unworthy of ever seeing me in your life!"
Su Mo'en didn't bother to hide the pride in her heart and coldly said, "But they should have told you about my conditions. If you don't want to be ridiculed as a kept man, you'd better initiate the divorce yourself."
Since they were young, her twin sister had always been her shadow; the two couldn't appear in the same place or show their faces outside at the same time.
Every time the situation was tense, her sister would replace her at various public events, assuming the risk of being assassinated by enemies.
She was a living person with flesh, blood, and feelings, not a cold puppet on strings.
Even if the family considered her safety, her sister's life was just as important and should not be sacrificed for the family's interests.
Over the years, she constantly lived with guilt towards her sister, wanting more than anyone for her sister to be able to be herself again and no longer her shadow.
Fortunately, before returning, she had negotiated with the family that as long as she married Qin Chuan, her sister Su Nianci would regain her freedom.
"Heh heh..."
Qin Chuan laughed nonchalantly, "You might be misunderstanding me. The doctor said I've had a weak stomach since childhood, and as I grew up, I could only rely on others for support."
"Moreover, with my striking appearance, it would be a shame not to be a kept man. I would be wasting the good looks Heaven has bestowed upon me!"
He always responded better to gentle persuasion than to force. The earlier Su Nianci showed such tenderness that he felt reluctant to act. But now, the assertiveness of Su Mo'en eliminated any sense of guilt in his heart.
"Shameless!"
Seeing Qin Chuan extinguishing one cigarette only to light another, completely disregarding her requests as if they were nothing, Su Mo'en was furious and coldly said, "Since this is a blind date, let's go through the process. I don't want to know nothing about you."
Grandma, who took over the family after Grandpa's accident and single-handedly saved the crumbling Fuyao Group, was not easily fooled.
The necessary procedures had to be followed.
"I was taken to Martial Arts Mountain at the age of three to learn medicine, martial arts, and Taoist skills. At nine, I could diagnose and treat illnesses just by reading a patient's pulse, at twelve I left the mountain to help the world with my medical skills, at fifteen my chivalrous deeds were known throughout Jianghu, at eighteen I led the battle to safeguard our nation's fortune, smashing the Seven Countries Xuanmen's conspiracy to slice our Daxia's dragon vein, and by twenty, I had achieved fame and retired from Jianghu!"
Qin Chuan recounted his past glories without a ripple in his heart, then sighed, "Now at twenty-two, I'm being forced to discuss marriage with you."
What good is it to be so impressive?
He was still played by the old man!
"Heh..."
Su Mo'en scoffed as if she had heard a joke and said scornfully, "Since you're so capable, calling off a marriage shouldn't be hard for you, right?"
Those achievements, let alone at twenty-two, would be difficult for even a prodigious genius to accomplish in a lifetime. She herself only dared to claim she had a small reputation in the Hai City Business World, yet Qin Chuan brazenly boasted of his great success.
Right, their social status was different; their definition of 'great success' varied considerably.
Qin Chuan, neither humble nor arrogant, retorted, "Since you look down on me so much, you must have already found a way to call off the marriage, right?"
Su Mo'en was rendered speechless, but for the sake of her sister's freedom, she had to compromise again, "We can marry, but I have several conditions…"
"Hold on!" Qin Chuan waved his hand to interrupt, speaking indifferently, "If you insist on shamelessly marrying me, then you must first agree to a few conditions!"
Inside the bedroom, it became much quieter.
"You speak first!"
Those simple three words, however, were squeezed out from between Su Mo'en's teeth.
She had thought that the fiancé descending from the mountain would be uncultured, but she didn't expect him to lack even the basic decency of a gentleman.
It seems that this guy's only merit is his attractive appearance!
"First, as per the ancestral teachings of Martial Arts Mountain, men cannot marry into another family!"
"Second, after the marriage registration, you must cooperate with me to act out every scene convincingly. We must share a room but not the same bed!"
"Third, please be well aware of our marital status. I can't oppose the matchmaker's words or the elders' commands, as I am being forced into marriage. Moreover, I have poor stability, and to avoid any accidents from happening, you must not seduce me with your beauty without any basis of affection. After the marriage, you shall not interfere with my emotional state!"
As Qin Chuan spoke, he used his peripheral vision to size up Su Mo'en, noting that she was almost unable to keep her composure. With such little ability, she still wanted to compete with him?
As long as she backed out of the marriage in frustration, he could get the Jade Pendant from Old Lady Su, making his trip worthwhile.
Su Mo'en's expression grew colder and colder, and with unbearable patience, she interrupted, "Enough!"
Hiding in the bathroom, Su Nianci frowned slightly. This Qin Chuan was really going too far.
If it wasn't for her, her sister wouldn't be wasting time here.
She really wanted to rush out and not let her sister be humiliated, but the problem was that she was now just her sister's shadow, a stand-in.
She had thought about resistance, but her grandmother was right, personal interests were negligible before the family. If the family needed it, anyone could be sacrificed.
Otherwise, if the family perished, how could an individual exist?
Moreover, her sister had been struggling with the family over this matter for a long time. She saw everything and was willing to make silent sacrifices.
Righteously, Qin Chuan declared, "If Miss Su cannot agree, then please return the marriage certificate and the Jade Pendant, so I have something to show for my visit."
It has to be said that Eldest Miss Su's upbringing was commendable. Had it been anyone else, they might have already splashed the coffee from the table on his face.
And Su Nianci hoped for freedom but didn't want her sister to ruin her happiness because of her.
Therefore, she was very conflicted.
"I have no problems with these conditions!"
Su Mo'en was indeed infuriated, but she chose to compromise without hesitation.
Her sister had been her stand-in for so many years; now that she had a chance, she would naturally step forward without hesitation.
"Ahem…"
Qin Chuan jumped up in surprise, "You can agree to all that? Don't tell me you have no suitors?"
Su Mo'en glared at him furiously and in discontent, "You…"
Feigning shock, Qin Chuan fanned the flames again, "Or is it that you have some terminal illness, and that's why you're so desperately trying to marry me?"
"But as I see it, you're probably just suffering from hormonal imbalances and rhinitis, neither of which are intractable diseases!"
Menstrual pain is something many girls experience, but Eldest Miss Su indeed suffers more severely. However, those quacks can't treat it well, which, in his eyes, isn't a big issue at all.
"Qin Chuan, I have tolerated you for a long time already!"
Su Mo'en's eyes were practically shooting fire. After all, having such a private matter pointed out by a man was truly embarrassing, "I'd rather remain alone for life than marry a scoundrel like you!"
Where in the world did grandmother find such a peculiar character?
In just a few minutes of conversation, she had truly felt tormented to breaking point!