Wen Yi pretended to be asleep, and the person next to her didn't seem inclined to wake her. The two remained in this stalemate in the enclosed space of the car, with the air conditioning vents blowing air mixed with the car's fragrance.
Time passed without Wen Yi knowing, but she could no longer pretend to be asleep.
However, just as she was about to open her eyes, she felt Gu Huaixu approaching her. His breath was initially weak on her face, but then it became heavier and heavier. Wen Yi felt Gu Huaixu getting closer and closer, and she even began to tense up.
She instinctively gripped the back of the chair, her eyelashes trembling violently, but Wen Yi was afraid that if she opened her eyes, Gu Huaixu would know she was pretending to be asleep and it would be embarrassing, so she stubbornly held on.
Wen Yi thought Gu Huaixu would come over for a while and then leave, but he kept staring at her, so she had no choice but to endure it.
until……
Gu Huaixu's sneer rang out, "Sister, you've been exposed."
Wen Yi opened her eyes almost without thinking, only to see Gu Huaixu's stunning face magnified in front of her. While Wen Yi was still in shock, he suddenly leaned in and kissed her lips hard.
Wen Yi stared in shock.
"You want to get rid of me and cut ties with me? I can only tell you that's unlikely." Gu Huaixu's voice was calm and domineering. "No matter how you want to cut ties, even if you run to the ends of the earth, I will still come to your side and pester you until..."
After a few seconds of pause, Gu Huaixu's lips curled slightly. "You will marry someone else."
His eyes shone with confidence, absolute certainty, and an unwavering determination to never give up.
Wen Yi's heart was touched. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but suddenly realized that at this moment, she didn't know what to say.
Ah Xu...
It seems different from her previous impression.
She thought he was a well-behaved puppy, obedient and sensible, but now he seems completely different.
"Alright, go back now. If it gets late, let your sister go back first. Who knows what she'll say to you about it." Gu Huaixu reached out and ruffled Wen Yi's hair.
Wen opened his mouth, "You know Wen Ge, she..."
“It’s not just me, but also my refined older brother. He knows your sister’s nature very well. They’re not stupid. Madam Gu didn’t use those tricks when she was young.” Gu Huaixu finished speaking and then dismissively added with two words, “Inferior.”
Wen Yi didn't know how to answer.
She felt that even she herself was being criticized for Gu Huaixu's two "inferior" traits.
"Sister should consider this: my older brother clearly knows Wen Ge's tricks, but he always stands by Wen Ge's side. Even if he speaks up for you, it's not always for you."
As Gu Huaixu finished speaking, Wen Yi opened the door. After hearing his words, Wen Yi did not respond, got out of the car, closed the door, and walked into the house.
Gu Huaixu's reminder made Wen Yi realize this after Gu Zeyu rescued her from the water, and thus she gave up on the path of marrying Gu Zeyu.
She just hasn't figured out how to avoid this forced marriage yet.
When Wen Yi entered the house, she couldn't help but look back. Gu Huaixu's car was still parked in the same spot and showed no sign of leaving.
Wen Yi entered the house with doubts and peeked out from the living room's French windows. She discovered that after she entered, Gu Huaixu started the car and drove away.
He wasn't busy; he deliberately waited until Wen Yiping arrived inside before turning around and leaving.
Wen Yi's heart softened completely. While she was moved, a sense of regret slowly grew within her, and a bitter feeling welled up in her heart again.
Temperature and pressure.
Even if she doesn't choose the path of marrying Gu Zeyu to escape being a substitute bride, and tries countless other methods, she absolutely cannot choose the path of being with Gu Huaixu.
He is the esteemed second young master of the Gu family, younger than Wen Yi, and has better options. The Gu family will absolutely not agree to Gu Huaixu having anything with Wen Yi, and if Gu Huaixu causes trouble with his family, it will all be Wen Yi's fault.
Gu Huaixu is different from Gu Zeyu.
Wen Yi could silently watch Gu Zeyu argue with his family, but she would never allow Gu Huaixu to have any unpleasantness.
Wen Yi regained his composure.
"Miss."
As Wen Yi was about to go upstairs, the butler called her back and handed her an invitation, saying, "It's from the Royal Garden, they say it's for the future bride."
This form of address made Wen frown.
Before the matter was settled, the entire Wen family had already tacitly agreed that the bride who would marry into the Royal Garden was Wen Yi.
Wen Yi initially wanted to go upstairs directly, but then thought better of it and decided to accept the invitation.
The butler was about to leave, but then said, "Miss, the matter of marrying into the Royal Garden is urgent. I still hope that you will not be selfish and think about the Wen family. Recently, many projects of the Wen family company have encountered problems. The master and madam have not slept for several nights. If you continue to be willful, I'm afraid you will be risking the lives of the master and madam!"
After the butler finished speaking, he left with a tone that suggested he was giving Wen Yi a final piece of advice.
Wen Yi stood there, clutching the invitation, and suddenly felt rather ridiculous.
She opened the invitation.
The invitation from the Imperial Garden was for two reasons.
First, we will invite the newlywed bride who will be marrying into the Royal Garden family to the banquet tomorrow to discuss the wedding details.
Secondly, the wedding will be held next Wednesday, which is only about seven days away.
Wen closed the invitation, tossed it onto the sofa, and went upstairs.
She took a shower and then went to bed.
Wen Yi didn't care when Wen Ge came back or what she said to her family. She wanted to take a nap and think about how to deal with it.
While Wen Yi was half-awake, there was a knock on the door.
"Wen Yi, are you awake? Mom wants to talk to you about something, Wen Yi?" her mother called from outside.
Wen Yi sat up in bed, and after a while, got out of bed to open the door for her mother.
Wen's mother brought in the soup. "I heard from Wen Ge that you fell into the water back in your hometown. I made you this soup to warm you up and calm your nerves."
The mother said gently as she placed the soup on the table, "Come and drink."
This scene seems familiar.
Wen Yi quietly walked over and sat down to drink soup. Her mother was beside her, affectionately stroking her head.
Wen Yi silently drank her soup, having already anticipated what her mother was about to say.
“I know you’ve suffered a lot of injustices over the years, I know it all, Wenyi. There is no mother in the world who doesn’t love her daughter. I really want you to be well.”
The mother spoke earnestly, "You may feel like I'm pressuring you now, but you'll understand later that I'm pressuring you all for your own good. I..."
"Mom, stop talking." Wen Yi stopped her mother from continuing.
She put down her soup spoon, looked at her mother, and said, "I've seen the invitation. I'll be there tomorrow night."
Wen Yi's mother looked shocked upon hearing his agreement. "You... you agreed?"
She clearly had prepared a lot of arguments, but Wen Yi didn't want to hear them.
And while drinking the soup just now, Wen Yi had already thought of a way to avoid being forced into a substitute marriage.
She nodded understandingly, "I will be on time for our appointment tomorrow!"
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