marriage of convenience

"What's wrong? Don't these dishes suit Mr. Chen's taste?"

Chen Peiyuan's voice reached your ears, and you snapped out of your daze, only to find that the beef on your plate had been chopped into a bloody mess.

Anyone would be stunned if they suddenly had to go on a blind date with their mortal enemy!

You look at the person across from you who keeps smiling, and you suddenly wonder if their smiling face will become stiff from smiling all the time.

But what does this have to do with you? You sigh inwardly, thinking, how could it be such a coincidence? It shouldn't be like this.

"Mr. Chen, since we're all so lucky to have met, has my aunt told you about me? Can I introduce myself?" Chen Peiyuan said with a smile.

You nodded nonchalantly. At the time, you were only focused on getting some benefits from your mother and didn't really know anything about the person you were supposed to meet. If you had known he was your blind date, you definitely wouldn't have come. But the benefits your mother offered were too tempting, so you probably would have come even if you had known. You hated your own greed.

“My name is Chen Peiyuan, I am 32 years old, and I am the CEO and chairman of Shengshi Industrial Group. I own 6 branch companies, 12 houses and 5 shops. My mother and father are currently retired at home and have pensions. If I can have a future with Mr. Chen, we only need to go back to see them on holidays. We don’t need to live with them at other times.”

You didn't listen, you just nodded. This guy is your nemesis, he's 32 years old this year, and he's done a lot of dirty things around the time he turned 32, including but not limited to stealing three of your old customers a few months ago. Every time he holds a celebration banquet, he has to hold it next to your company's party, and then he forces you to hold it together so that he can openly show off how many millions of dollars worth of business he got from you. You really want to spit in his face.

He steals your old customers, and you snatch his new customers. Taking a loss is a major taboo for business people. You can take anything but a loss.

"It seems Mr. Chen shares the same idea as me. In that case, why don't we sign this prenuptial agreement now? I'll schedule an appointment at the Civil Affairs Bureau, and we can get our marriage certificate tomorrow." Chen Peiyuan's cheerful voice quickly reached your ears, and you could no longer deceive yourself by nodding in agreement. Who would dare agree to this?!

Your pupils dilated when you heard the words "getting a marriage certificate." How did you get onto the topic of getting a marriage certificate? And with whom are you getting the certificate?

Chen Peiyuan handed you two contracts, smiling like a ruthless businessman—no, he *was* a ruthless businessman.

You didn't accept it, you didn't dare to accept it. The two blank sheets of paper were like a bottomless pit in your eyes. Once you fell in, you couldn't climb out.

"Who said we were going to get a marriage certificate? What kind of relationship do we have? How could we possibly get a marriage certificate? Take it back. If you take it back, I'll pretend you never said that." You ignored him and continued cutting the beef on your plate. You forked a piece and put it in your mouth. The beef was cold and had a strong fishy smell, but you couldn't spit it out.

You forced yourself to swallow the fishy taste, then quickly put down your knife and fork and drank two mouthfuls of red wine, which relieved the fishy taste in your throat.

"Heh, I think it would be better for Mr. Chen to marry me, his long-time nemesis, rather than a stranger. After all, having leverage over each other is the only way to prevent infidelity. Perhaps there's something Mr. Chen wants in this relationship. Why don't you take a look before making a decision?"

Chen Peiyuan wasn't annoyed that you weren't answering. Instead, he calmly placed the contract in front of you on your left, making sure you could see the words "prenuptial agreement" in large print.

Listening to his words, you suspiciously took the contract and opened it under his smiling gaze.

You'd better see what kind of magic this fox is up to, something that can bewitch you!

"Anyway, I'm just looking, I'm not signing anything, so I can't hurt you," you comfort yourself.

The moment you open it, you feel like you're about to fall into a pit, but it's too late.

In short, you opened the contract he had placed in your hand, a contract that was like honeyed poison.