Chapter 4 . Dismiss Me? There was indeed some selfishness.

There was a moment of silence in the living room, followed by the sound of the bag containing the shirt hitting the floor.

Qi Huan was too shocked to speak, but in an instant, she asked hesitantly, “Is today April Fool’s Day? This joke is not funny at all ……”

Ye Songlan looked at the white shirt that fell out on the ground and said with a smile, “How can it be a joke? This is a marriage contract that has been set down since your grandfather’s generation.”

Once again, Qi Huan stood there frozen as if struck by lightning.

Ye Songlan happily walked over to her and helped her pick up the shirt on the floor while pulling her to sit down. “In fact, at first it was just a casual remark from your grandfather, but I didn’t expect that you and Jianshen were born in the same year and happened to be a girl and a boy. Then it was decided. It was all fate.”

Qi Huan only found her spirit now, but couldn’t help but grit her teeth and ask, “Then why are you only saying this now?”

“Although it is a marriage contract set by the elders, we thought that if you don’t feel for each other, we don’t want to pull the strings. We couldn’t talk about it before you became adults, and when you became adults, we also want to see if you have other people you like.” Ye Songlan’s tone was somewhat pleased, “What I didn’t expect was that you and Jianshen had been single all these years.”

“But we don’t like each other now either!” Qi Huan was speechless.

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“It’s impossible for me and Qu Jianshen anyway. Break off the engagement.” Qi Huan took a deep breath and said in a firm tone.

Ye Songlan was a little puzzled, “Do you really not like each other?”

“Of course!” Qi Huan answered quickly.

“But ……,” Ye Songlan hesitated and spoke up. “Jianshen said he especially liked you and then agreed to the marriage contract.”

“What? How dare he say that?” Qi Huan stood up in shock, and then picked up the shirt that was on the side.

Ye Songlan looked at her with a slightly surprised look as well, “Huanhuan, what are you going to do?”

Qi Huan clenched her fists and said, with a puff of anger, “I’m going to go and have a good chat with Qu Jianshen!”

Looking at Qi Huan’s aggressive departure, Qi Hao felt that it was not like she was going to have a good chat, but rather like she wanted to kill someone.

Afterwards, he couldn’t help but sigh worriedly, “What should we do about this?”

Ye Songlan, however, smiled. “Let them toss and turn. It’s not like the engagement means they are set to get married right away. There might be good news soon.”

    ***

In the clubroom, Cheng Yubai was talking about his experience of chasing girls. He even bragged about how he relied on these tricks to win every time.

Qu Jianshen was not interested and kept looking at his phone.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ye, who was at the side, smiled and asked, “Didn’t you just close a big case? Why don’t you even know to take a break, staring at your phone all day? “

“Exactly.” Xie Xin also spoke up, “Because of you, I’m being nagged to death by my family. Every day, I hear, “Just look at Qu Jianshen. You are losing your family money while he’s making money”.”

Cheng Yubai nodded in agreement, “You’re not going to attract girls like that!”

Jiang Ye suddenly froze for a moment and spoke breathlessly towards Cheng Yubai, “Be honest, if he doesn’t appeal to girls, what about us here.”

Qu Jianshen didn’t answer, but kept his phone open and looked at it.

Cheng Yu Bai was curious and went over to him, “You’ve been looking at your phone since a while ago. What’s so pretty about it?”

He paused and glanced at Qu Jianshen’s open collar, “I’ve been wanting to ask for a long time. What’s going on with your neck?”

Under what circumstances would Qu Jianshen, who normally kept his collar buttoned up to the letter, who normally kept away from all women, leave that kind of mark on his neck?

Jiang Ye also became interested and asked with a smile, “Jianshen, is there something you’re hiding from us?”

Qu Jianshen put away his mobile phone and touched the slight tingling marks on his neck with his hand. Instead of feeling anything wrong, he hooked his lips and said, “Nothing. I was scratched by a cat.”

Cheng Yubai was stunned. “Wild cat or domestic cat? It’s so fierce. Remember to go for an injection!”

Qu Jianshen raised his eyebrows and said, with a smile on his lips, “It’s not mean at all, it’s cute.”

Just as the words left his mouth, Qu Jianshen’s mobile phone rang.

He picked it up and looked at it, and his originally quiet eyebrows had a wisp of a smile on them at that moment.

Qu Jianshen didn’t care how shocked several other people in the room looked and picked up the phone without hesitation, “Huanhuan, what’s wrong?”

Qi Huan was silent for a few seconds before she spoke with goose bumps, “Don’t call my name in that voice!”

Qu Jianshen laughed lightly, “You’re calling me at this hour. Is there something wrong?”

“Where are you now? Do you have time in the evening?” Qi Huan cut straight to the chase.

The corners of Qu Jianshen’s lips were slightly hooked as he smiled, “Are you inviting me to dinner so soon?”

Qi Huan pursed her lips and said, “Just make an appointment at the Star Lake Hotel. I’ll wait for you there, and you’d better come quickly!”

Beep—

The phone hung up.

Qu Jianshen raised his eyebrows slightly, naturally knowing the reason why Qi Huan was in such a hurry to find him, and then put away the phone happily.

Cheng Yubai was sitting next to Qu Jianshen, so although the phone call was not too loud, he could still hear it clearly.

“Qi Huan is looking for you, huh?”

Qu Jianshen nodded lightly and then got up, “I have something to do tonight. You guys can get together by yourselves.”

“I haven’t seen Qi Huan for a long time either. Why don’t you bring me along?” Cheng Yu Bai said excitedly.

The smile on Qu Jianshen’s lips faded, and he gave him a sidelong glance. “Don’t you think you’re redundant? Huanhuan and I are childhood sweethearts. What are you?”

Cheng Yubai: ?

    ***

Star Lake Hotel.

In the box, Qi Huan walked around anxiously. She couldn’t calm down when she thought about the marriage contract.

Fifteen minutes later, Qu Jianshen arrived on time.

As soon as the door of the box closed, Qi Huan grabbed Qu Jianshen’s collar, but before she could open her mouth, she caught a glimpse of the marks on his neck. Then she said breathlessly, “Don’t tell me you’re going around with your collar open like this today?”

Qu Jianshen leaned against the wall and spoke in a leisurely voice, “It’s not like I did it myself. Is there a need to cover it up?”

“……” Qi Huan gritted her teeth, “I heard that you agreed to a marriage contract. What’s going on?”

Qu Jianshen looked at her with downcast eyes and asked, “Are we sure we want to talk in this position?”

At that moment, Qi Huan was holding Qu Jianshen against the wall. The two of them were leaning extremely close to each other. It was as if as long as one of them leaned forward slightly, they could do something more intimate in the most intimate position.

Qi Huan was slightly stunned, and only then did she realise that something was wrong. She almost immediately let go of Qu Jianshen’s collar, then took two steps back.

“Then let’s sit down and talk.” She rushed to sit down on the sofa with her red earbuds.

Qu Jianshen straightened his collar and then followed.

As soon as he sat down, he stared sharply at the paper bag in the corner of the sofa. The brand he remembered only sold men’s clothing, so he raised his eyebrows and asked, “What’s that?”

Qi Huan threw the shirt at him along with the paper bag and said, with a puff of anger, “Take it as a gift for me throwing up all over you.”

After saying that, she muttered softly, “I should have known better than to buy it.”

Qu Jianshen looked at the shirt, and the corners of his lips lifted slightly.

“Alright, let’s get down to business.” Qi Huan didn’t delay and immediately spoke.

Qu Jianshen raised his hand, glanced at the time, and asked, “Aren’t you hungry? Do you want to eat first? I have plenty of time in the evening anyway.”

After saying so, Qi Huan felt that she was indeed quite hungry, so she nodded: “Alright, let’s eat first.”

The Star Lake Hotel was a five-star hotel, and the chef’s skill here naturally needed no introduction. Although Qi Huan came less often, it was only because she was reserved and did not want to come to Qu Jianshen’s place.

“The taste is really good; no wonder your hotel is doing so well.” She was so carried away with her meal that she almost forgot what she had come for.

Qu Jianshen pursed his lips and said, “You can come often in the future; it’s free for you.”

Qi Huan abruptly paused. She put down her chopsticks and narrowed her eyes to look at Qu Jianshen. His delicate features looked dazzling in the light. She couldn’t help but avert her eyes.

“Don’t use this trick to fool me; you haven’t answered my question.” She puffed out her cheeks.

Qu Jianshen’s eyes twitched slightly and his voice opened lazily, “It’s a good thing.”

“A good thing?” Qi Huan frowned, “Qu Jianshen, do you know what you are talking about? We are tied up in a marriage contract because of a word from our elders, and it is likely that we will have to get married in the future. Is this a good thing?”

Qu Jianshen’s eyebrows twitched. The bottom of his eyes contained a shallow smile. “You hate me so much?”

Qi Huan still didn’t understand. “Have you never thought about what you would do in the future when you meet someone you like?”

Qu Jianshen stared at Qi Huan quietly for a few seconds, then smiled lightly and said, “Who knows what will happen in the future, but at this stage it’s good for me. With the marriage contract, I can get rid of a lot of troubles.”

Qi Huan’s eyes widened in surprise, “So you’re using me as a shield?”

Qu Jianshen raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, “Don’t we call this mutually beneficial?”

Qi Huan:?

What benefit? What benefit? How could she not know?

“I will not break the marriage contract.” Qu Jianshen continued again, “If you can convince Aunt Lan and the others to break our engagement, I will accept it.”

“……” She just couldn’t convince them, which was why she came to him!

Qu Jianshen watched Qi Huan’s face change and spoke with a smile, “Even though there is a marriage contract, I won’t ask you to do anything. Everything stays the same. Or, do you have other ideas?”

Qi Huan was speechless and even swept him with a scrutinising look before finally saying, in a good-natured manner, “How could I possibly have other ideas? It’s you who deliberately didn’t break the engagement, and I still suspect you of having selfish intentions.”

Qu Jianshen’s eyes fell on Qi Huan’s face, and then he said in a light voice without slowing down, “Well, there are indeed selfish intentions.”