"But--"
Mo Sangyu stood up, her face pale, her emotions unusually agitated, a rare display of her composure, a far cry from her usual gentle and quiet demeanor.
However, just as she met Jing Min's cold and suspicious gaze,
She suddenly felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water.
He suddenly woke up with a start.
It turns out that the "respectful future" she had just imagined was nothing but wishful thinking.
It's just a self-indulgent fantasy.
He never liked her.
She actually knew this a long time ago.
She didn't like him at first either.
But as time went on, she couldn't help but be attracted by his unique temperament and charm.
But he always maintained that indifferent demeanor.
Even her intentional or unintentional closeness, and the fact that powerful and wealthy people sent him stunningly beautiful women to curry favor with them, couldn't sway him in the slightest.
In fact, she wasn't the only socialite initially qualified to marry him.
Even more prestigious socialites and heiresses come from even more powerful families, and they wield real power within their clans.
She was merely an unfavored, marginalized, and almost forgotten legitimate daughter of the family.
He possessed the title of "legitimate son" but had to earn real power through his own efforts, and it seemed to have little effect on his later struggle for succession.
At that time, she also didn't understand why Jingmin would choose her over the easier option.
She even secretly wondered if he had fallen in love with her at first sight.
After all, her attitude at the time was clear: she didn't like him, and even had an instinctive resistance to him.
Ke Jingmin proposed the following contract terms:
"We don't talk about feelings, we only talk about interests."
She couldn't have been happier with such a "win-win" collaboration.
She doesn't have to worry about opening her eyes one day to find herself lying naked in some old man's bed.
At first, she shared a bedroom with Jingmin, and she was always wary of him.
After all, most men appear upright on the surface; who knows if they're being hypocritical behind the scenes?
They say they won't interfere with each other's relationship or discuss feelings, but who knows if it's just a delaying tactic?
It's not that "salmon can circle half the Earth to mate."
Maybe he's been eyeing her for a long time!
Isn't her scumbag fiancé the best example?
He said he loved her the most, but his body had already been slept with her favored stepsister.
Therefore, when the two first shared a bedroom, she always kept pepper spray and a stun gun on her bed.
She thought that if Jingmin ever "lost his beastly nature," she could retaliate immediately.
But as it turns out,
She's overthinking it.
Jingmin always keeps his word and has never overstepped his bounds.
Even when they saw her making these little gestures, they didn't say a word.
That honesty, restraint, respect, and magnanimous sense of responsibility were qualities she had never seen in a man before.
She began to fall for him.
I don't know when it started,
She began to try to tear away the shell of the "contract" and wanted to get closer to this man with all her heart.
After all, aren't there plenty of people who marry first and then fall in love?
Why can't they do it?
But later, whether it was because her affection was too obvious, or because Jingmin was too perceptive—he suddenly stopped coming back to the Jin family…
In the Kim family, everyone is required to have their own bedroom, an ironclad rule as established by their ancestors!
However, as the head of the Jin family, he does not live in the Jin residence!
Aside from occasions where they must appear on the same stage, she almost never sees anyone else.
Did he sense her feelings?
Was it her initiative that broke the boundaries they had agreed upon?
At first, she could comfort herself: perhaps he was just too upright, restrained, and adhered to the terms of the contract.
But at this moment,
Seeing him frown slightly as he looked at her,
Those eyes held undisguised coldness and disgust.
She suddenly understood everything—
Why did he choose her in the first place?
It was simply because she was the only woman who kept her distance from him and didn't take the initiative to get close.
He no longer goes home.
Is it because she has become like those women who actively throw themselves at you?
Because she violated the boundaries of the contract.
He sensed her feelings, which is why he distanced himself from her.
So, did you make it too obvious that you drove him away?
Those who love others are always cautious, unable to resist speculating, and will try to win them over.
Just like what she's about to say, she'll say one thing and mean another, just to keep the other person around.
Only those who are truly loved can be fearless.
She had her own pride, but she was certain that her "husband" didn't love her.
If she wants to keep her position as "Mrs. Jing," she has no choice but to abandon her pride and try her best to win his heart.
Mo Sangyu quickly composed herself, her expression gradually returning to its usual dignified and gentle demeanor.
It was as if that momentary lapse in composure had never happened.
"I was just trying to remind you, haven't you forgotten?"
“My sick stepsister will be coming to China soon. My father asked us to take care of her.”
"But it's still early before she arrives, I can remind you then."
She paused, her tone gradually softening.
"You've been busy with work lately, so it's good to move back to your old house. The transportation there will definitely be more convenient."
"Our current building is indeed a bit out of the way."
"Um."
Jing Min looked down at his phone and answered casually.
Mo Sangyu glanced at the bowl of porridge on the bedside table, which had gone cold, and a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
She thought that his willingness to try her porridge today was the beginning of a step forward for them.
I never expected that there would be no road in front of me now.
She quietly put away the insulated box, her movements slow and deliberate. Unable to resist defending herself, she tentatively asked another question.
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