Chapter 5 Forced Marriage
Lin Youqian didn’t think much about it. Since they were close friends from childhood, it was natural for them to keep in touch more often.
After adding WeChat, Cheng Hui used her brother as the topic and took the opportunity to chat with Lin Youqian, occasionally making exaggerated and artificial laughter, trying to deepen the man's impression.
Unexpectedly, after she laughed inexplicably for the third time, Lin Youqian frowned irritably and reminded her bluntly.
"Ms. Cheng, your voice is so unpleasant. Don't laugh anymore."
Before Cheng Hui could close her grinning mouth, she suffered a devastating blow and burst into tears.
"Brother Xiaolin, how can you say that to me? I curse you to be single for the rest of your life and never get married."
After cursing, Cheng Hui picked up her bag from the sofa, covered her face and ran out.
Ms. Wen looked over here in confusion. "Ayou? What happened? Why is she crying?"
Grandma Lin licked a large rainbow lollipop and giggled. "This kid said the girl had an unpleasant voice, and he pissed her off, didn't he?"
Before, Ms. Wen would have scolded her son, saying he didn't know how to respect girls. But after seeing Qi Xu, she actually felt that her son was right.
"Ayou is right, isn't she? Her hoarse voice is indeed quite noisy. Unlike our Qiqi, who speaks softly and tenderly, which is pleasant to listen to."
Lin Youqian didn't know what magic the little woman used, but in less than half an hour, she had coaxed the strict and picky Ms. Wen into a frenzy.
Even grandma started to get confused.
"That girl not only has a bad voice, but also has a bad heart. She even cursed Ah You to be single for the rest of his life and never get married. How vicious!"
"In my opinion, we have to break her curse today. Let's have Ah You and Xiao Qi go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate, so we don't have to wait too long and worry about it, and that damn girl's bad words come true."
Upon hearing this, Ms. Wen agreed with both hands. "Right, right, right. When I was little, my grandfather always said that if you're cursed, you have to break it within three days, otherwise you'll be doomed to misfortune."
"Ayou, how about we go meet Qiqi's parents tomorrow and settle this matter?"
Lin Youqian was so shocked by these words that he almost broke apart.
He had already made a concession and was willing to bring his "girlfriend" home to report to the government, but Ms. Wen was still greedy and wanted him to get married? If he had known this, he would not have returned to this annoying old house.
"Mom, please don't let your imagination run wild. I've only been dating her for half a month, and we have no plans to get married right now."
When Ms. Wen heard this, her excited expression immediately turned into sadness. She grabbed a few tissues and burst into tears.
"You, you disobedient bastard, are you still thinking about that vixen Zhou Ying? I tell you, as long as I'm alive, that woman will never be able to enter the Lin family's gate."
"I'm telling you right now, clearly and explicitly: you must marry Qiqi within three days. If we don't see the marriage certificate, we'll sever our mother-son relationship. I won't treat this illness, I won't have the surgery, I'd rather just die early."
Two months ago, Ms. Wen was diagnosed with breast cancer. She said that her biggest headache was Lin Youqian’s personal problems. She would feel uneasy as long as he didn’t find a girlfriend.
In order to let his mother put her worries aside and focus on her treatment, he asked Qi Xu to come over to act. But on the first day of her visit, Ms. Wen actually made a bizarre request to get married, which was simply a bandit's forced marriage and completely unreasonable.
"Mom, what are you talking about? You have early-stage cancer. The doctor said that with timely surgery, a positive attitude, and proper recuperation, you can completely recover. Don't let your mind wander to random thoughts, okay?"
Ms. Wen cried even harder.
"My breast cancer was caused by you. If you had listened to me and just dated, got married, and had children, would I have gotten this disease? You still don't care about my life or death and refuse to get married. So, how can my disease be cured?"
Grandma walked over with small steps and tapped Lin Youqian on the back with her crutch.
"You bastard! Your mother is in such a state, and you still refuse to change. If you don't want to get married, get out of this door and never come back. Even if your mother dies, you won't be allowed to attend her funeral."
Lin Youqian closed his eyes, tried his best to suppress the bitterness in his heart, and agreed reluctantly.
"Okay, I'll get married."
Qi Xu opened her mouth wide, staring at him blankly like a Barbie doll, and shook her head mechanically to express her resistance.
"Mom, let me discuss it with her."
Lin Youqian grabbed her hand without saying anything, dragged her to another room, and quickly locked the door before letting go.
"What are you doing? It hurts!"
Qi Xu's fair arm was left with a circle of red fingerprints from his pinching, which formed a sharp contrast with the delicate skin next to it.
Lin Youqian did not apologize for his rude behavior, but questioned her in a cold tone.
"My mom said, let's get married, what do you think?"
Qi Xu was no fool, so how could she possibly be willing to marry a man she had only met twice? Furthermore, his attitude was so awful.
"No matter. We are just acting today. I don't like you and I don't want to marry you."
Lin Youqian frowned and remained silent for a long time. His cold gaze lingered on her face, chilling her whole body.
"Do you know who I am?"
Qi Xu's mind was confused. She tried hard to search her memory to find the man's name, but she had no impression of it.
So, like a wooden man, he shook his head. "I don't know."
Lin Youqian's gaze continued to explore her face, and he deliberately moved closer. His low voice wrapped in warm breath echoed in Qi Xu's ears.
"My name is Lin Youqian."
What met his gaze were a pair of clear and bright eyes, which revealed extremely clear ignorance and confusion.
"oh!"
Lin Youqian's icy face immediately fell. His voice was harsh, yet still contained a hint of anger.
"I said, my name is Lin Youqian!"
Qi Xu was forced to retreat under his fierce momentum and answered timidly.
"Okay, I get it. Your name is Lin Youqian."
Lin Youqian was completely speechless. This woman's brain must have been paddled by a dog. Did she even know what the three words "Lin Youqian" meant?
The Lin family in Beijing is a top-tier wealthy family. Which famous daughter wouldn't want to marry into the family? Even the most popular movie stars have fought tooth and nail to get the position of eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family. Only this foolish woman could remain indifferent when hearing the three words "Lin Youqian".
"Are you an idiot?"
Qi Xu was bewildered by the scolding and stared at him blankly. Because of the fear of oppression, his voice became soft and he began to stutter again.
"Lin, Lin, Lin...what happened to Lin Youqian? Mo, Mo, Mo...Could it be that we knew each other before? But, but, but...but I really have no impression!"
Lin Youqian was completely speechless. He didn't want to talk to an idiot. Not only was he an idiot, but he also stuttered.
"Little stutterer, I'll give you another chance to marry me, are you willing?"
Qi Xu didn't hesitate for a moment, shaking his little head like Doraemon with a motor.
"No, no, no. I don't want to do that at all."
Who would be willing to marry such a scary man? With his cold zombie-like face, it would be strange if he wasn't scary to death.
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