"Huh? Go back?"
She hadn't expected it to happen so suddenly.
Mo Sangyu stared at him blankly.
When are you going back?
Jingmin repeated coldly and rigidly.
Mo Sangyu took a light breath, as if silently encouraging herself.
"So, when are you going back?"
Jing Min's eyes darkened slightly, and he remained silent.
Mo Sangyu's brow twitched.
She knew he didn't like others prying into his whereabouts, but she didn't want to go back like this and miss the opportunity to cultivate their relationship.
"Here's the thing, if you're not staying here long, I'm planning to go back with you. Anyway, you're busy with work, so I won't bother you. This is also my first time in China, and I don't have anything else to do, so I'll treat it as a vacation to relax."
Jing Min's expression was indifferent.
"no"
Mo Sangyu was a little anxious.
"Why? Will you stay for a long time? What's on your mind that requires you to stay so long?"
After finishing speaking, he quickly explained when he saw the impatience on Jingmin's face.
"No, I'm not trying to interfere with your work. I promise I won't bother you."
Jingmin turned his head, preparing to go upstairs, leaving behind a remark.
Pack your things tonight, and we'll send someone to take you home tomorrow.
Mo Sangyu's breath hitched, and she quickly ran upstairs to block Jing Min's path.
"Ah Min, I really can't go back now..."
Her voice lowered.
"Actually, I was forced by my family to come to China with you this time. You know that I fell out with them all back then in order to marry you, especially my stepmother's children. They were all waiting to see me make a fool of myself. If they knew that I didn't get along with you, they would definitely laugh at me for misjudging people and being abandoned after risking everything."
Jing Min's expression faltered slightly, and his hands, which had been in his pockets, fell to his sides.
Mo Sangyu's voice was strained, her eyes fixed on him.
"Besides, if my family and the Jin family knew that you sent someone to send me back, they would definitely guess that there are problems in our relationship,"
"This is also very disadvantageous for you."
She paused, noticing Jing Min's softened expression, and relaxed herself before continuing.
"They will definitely continue to try to put all sorts of women around you, and it might be even more troublesome if they know you're single,"
"You'll definitely have countless women to deal with then..."
She bit her lip and added softly,
"And... as you know, my father has always relied on our marriage alliance, thinking he has made great contributions to your rise to power, and his appetite has grown bigger and bigger, becoming insatiable."
"Now they even want to push one of my stepsisters into your life..."
Jing Min hesitated; clearly, he understood the situation she was referring to.
He was silent for a moment,
"You should go stay somewhere else."
So that means living separately?
Mo Sangyu bit her lip, but her mind was in turmoil: How could that be?
Having finally managed to live together, she was hoping to take advantage of her proximity.
Originally, their marriage was just a contract, but she developed feelings for him over time, while he always adhered to the word "contract".
She took the initiative to approach him time and time again, but he remained unmoved.
She even regretted it a little—why didn't she just get the marriage certificate in the first place?
Now, not only does she have to worry about when he will announce the "expiration of the contract," but even her status as someone who clings to his side is in jeopardy.
Jing Min is a man who is outstanding, strong, calm, and restrained. He may not seem to fall in love, but he doesn't let you completely give up on him. Anyone in his shoes would find it hard not to fall for him.
Moreover, as the legitimate daughter of the family, she was not even as good as an illegitimate daughter in the family.
Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé were bewitched by his illegitimate daughter. Instead of upholding justice, her father taught her to be "magnanimous."
In the end, the scumbag and his illegitimate daughter lived happily ever after, and he would hang around in front of her every few days to disgust her.
And her father was utterly disgusting.
After the marriage alliance failed, they even considered giving her away to that cripple Jin Qilin. If that didn't work, they planned to drug her and throw her into some old man's bed.
Fortunately, Jing Min happened to be at the same hotel that night, discussing business with her, and rescued her from the predicament.
The hero saving the damsel in distress happened to her.
By then, she had long been disillusioned with men. Although Jing Min was handsome and outstanding, he had never truly moved her heart.
Moreover, he never said anything to her, not even a word of comfort.
But she could tell that this man was destined for greatness.
Rather than being manipulated by her family and forced into an arranged marriage, she preferred to take the initiative and pave a way for her own survival.
Therefore, she proposed a marriage alliance, not as a joke, not as a way out, but as the only bargaining chip she could hold onto.
At that time, Jingmin neither agreed nor refused.
It wasn't until later, when they went skiing in Switzerland together, that the accident happened on that snowy night.
She ran into Jingmin in the hotel corridor. He looked dazed and disheveled, clearly having just been with a woman.
She didn't ask any more questions and didn't think it was a big deal. After all, the Jin family was in a precarious situation at the time, and such "accidents" were commonplace.
But she knew it was an opportunity.
Without hesitation, she helped him back to her room.
The next morning, the two woke up to find themselves in the same bed.
Before she could even speak, her face was already flushed red.
Jing Min gave her a complicated look and said softly, "I will take responsibility."
Everything just fell into place naturally.
Fearing that Jingmin would think she was scheming, she took the initiative to propose a "contract marriage".
She initially thought he was just going through the motions; after all, men say they'll restrain themselves, but their actions will eventually betray them.
Unexpectedly, Jingmin was really strict and had clear boundaries.
To avoid arousing suspicion, they even lived in the same bedroom for the first two years.
No matter how scantily she dressed, he never overstepped his bounds.
She even doubted whether he was... impotent.
But that very night, he had just been intimate with another woman.
"Ah Min, I'm not familiar with this area either, and I'm not sure if I can find a suitable place right away."
Jingmin took out his phone.
I'll have someone find it for you.
Mo Sangyu said,
“I forgot to mention, my father also said that my stepsister is coming to China for medical treatment and will definitely be staying with us,”
"I don't know if my father has any other motives, but with me here, the people in the chiefdom won't suspect anything..."
Jingmin seemed to have run out of patience.
Let's leave it at that for now.
After saying that, he went upstairs.
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