Here she was! She ground her teeth and closed her eyes, waiting, waiting for his kiss, waiting to greet that hateful mouth with her beautiful teeth…
”Why are you closing your eyes?”
Huh? Zhi Wei suddenly opened her eyes.
”I didn’t expect you to be so tired that you could fall asleep like this?” He feigned confusion, his voice tinged with laughter.
”I, I—” Zhi Wei blinked, her teeth almost biting her own tongue before she could strike.
”I think I should settle my due share before you fall asleep.” Shang Peng extended a hand, palm facing up.
”What?” What was he asking her for?
”Bottle-opening fee.” He pointed to his own head, his smile fading, “I let you use my head as a bottle opener, so you should at least show some appreciation.”
Asking for money? After all that talk, he was actually asking her for money? Given his wealth, this was clearly just a form of mockery!
”Shang Peng, aren’t you done playing?”
”Not yet.”
”You… scoundrel!”
”Very familiar and intimate words.”
Zhi Wei glared at his smiling handsome face with gritted teeth. She had long heard that this playboy always did things unconventionally, and now she was witnessing it firsthand.
What to do? He clearly accepted all accusations and might even take action… No! She had to escape this threat first.
”Since we now know who each other is, there’s nothing we can’t discuss openly. First, let me go, and we can sit down and talk about anything.”
”But I find I prefer talking while lying down with you.” He was truly being unreasonable.
”Talking while lying down? I think you’re deliberately trying to take advantage!” Zhi Wei, failing to seduce him, turned hostile.
”Take advantage? Thank you for the reminder.”
Hearing this, Zhi Wei was startled. What had she reminded him of? Taking advantage?
Her alarm was immediately confirmed as his mouth approached again, cunningly avoiding her lips laden with attack, instead landing on her neck…
”You want it too, don’t you? I knew it, just as I thought… I won’t let you come in vain…”
Zhi Wei’s hazy consciousness was suddenly awakened by his words. If she surrendered like this, wouldn’t she truly be “coming in vain”?
No, she absolutely would not allow herself to be invaded by a man, even if her senses were overflowing, it shouldn’t happen under these circumstances!
Gathering her courage, she arched her body and bit hard on his arm.
”Ah! You woman…” The pain on his arm made Shang Peng quickly withdraw.
”I said no means no! Don’t think you can conquer every woman!” She glanced at the teeth marks on his arm, then looked up to confront him.
”Oh?” He was somewhat puzzled by her sudden reversal. “I thought you were the type who knows how to enjoy love and sex.”
”Perhaps.” Whatever type of woman he said she was, Zhi Wei didn’t care about the mockery in his words. “But that depends on the object and the situation! If it’s like this, it’s not love, it’s sexual assault!
Shang Peng, if you’re still a man, let me go immediately, don’t bully me just because you’re stronger! If you’re truly capable, let me lie down on the bed voluntarily, waiting for you to come!”
Shang Peng held his breath, gazing at the face flushed with anger, slightly narrowing his eyes, a cold light flickering in his gaze, yet the corner of his mouth gradually lifting in a smile.
”Your suggestion seems good, worth looking forward to.” Though his words remained provocative, he released her and stood up.
”You can wait slowly, that day will absolutely never come!” Zhi Wei immediately stood up, straightening her disheveled clothes, unable to suppress a low growl.
”Are you sure?” Stopping his dusting motion, he turned his head.
”Absolutely sure!”
He had long seen through her “trick” and deliberately approached her to turn the tables… Thinking about how she had been played like a fool, she couldn’t help but grit her teeth and hiss:
”You already know my plan, don’t you? Then you should know I’m completely uninterested in you!”
Shang Peng’s handsome face stiffened, immediately turning away, trying to adjust his distorted features.
Shit! Did he need to care so much about her likes and dislikes? Wasn’t this exactly what he needed?
A moment later, turning back, he had restored his free and unrestrained smile, “Good! Very good! Then I can rest assured about marrying you.”
”You… what nonsense are you talking?” Zhi Wei, who had just sat on the sofa, jumped up again.
”I’m serious because I’m even more certain we’ll be the most suitable partners.” Shang Peng sat across from her.
”Suitable?” Zhi Wei snorted derisively, “I now realize you’re quite talented. Turns out you can talk nonsense without even being asleep?”
”Whether it’s nonsense or a dream, I still want you to carefully consider, because I truly want to marry you.” He spoke directly into her eyes.
”You—” Zhi Wei’s words stuck in her throat.
How could this man be so shameless? When she had clearly said no, he still shamelessly said such things?
She should have firmly rejected him, but… his serious expression, those steady eyes, somehow seemed surprisingly touching.
”Why? Why would you want to marry me?” She curved her lips, slightly sarcastic: “Don’t tell me you’ve been secretly in love with me?”
”In love with you? Although you were my choice, the decision about marriage was made by my parents, which you know.” What a joke! He, Young Master Shang, would be secretly in love? Her words made him extremely displeased.
”You have the ability to change that!”
”I could have been able to, but now I don’t want to. Do you know why?”
”Why?”
”Because I want to find a woman like you, who isn’t constrained by traditional etiquette.”
”Why?”
”The reason is simple. This type of woman gets bored with marriage easily, and even if the marriage is formed, it probably won’t last long.
Wait a moment… Zhiwei needs some time to sort out the mystery in his words.
After a while, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she blurted out: “You’re so despicable!”
Chapter 5
“If you don’t want to cooperate, why bother being hurtful?” Shang Peng’s face darkened.
“If cursing a few words is considered hurtful, then your despicable scheming is outright malicious! Even if you don’t want to get married, you didn’t need to set someone up as a scapegoat! Later, you can play the innocent victim, and people will only blame the woman for being unfaithful! Isn’t that right? That’s exactly what you’re aiming for!”
“How is this being a scapegoat? Everything is still consensual, isn’t it? If you both feel unsuited to married life, then you shouldn’t have submitted your photos for selection.”
“Maybe the photos weren’t submitted by the person themselves, just like me, I was forced!” Zhiwei argued.
“Forced? So what? It’s a fact now, isn’t it?”
“Don’t you want to resist at all? Just letting others manipulate you?”
“Resist what? I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this. Anyway, like attracts like, those who don’t match will separate. Whether to stay or go, the power of choice is still in one’s own hands, and no one can restrict anything. So this should be fair, right?”
“Of course not!” Zhiwei retorted sharply: “From the beginning, you had no sincerity about this marriage! So, the married life can be easily imagined. Imagine a woman marrying in and facing the fact that her husband is just waiting for her to leave, do you think any woman would accept that?”
“Yes. Of course.” He stared at her, “As long as she’s like me, also having no sincerity about this marriage.”
Huh? Was he talking about her? Zhiwei was stunned for a moment, then reluctantly said: “If that’s the case, why go through all this trouble? We might as well not get married.”
Shang Peng nodded slightly, seemingly in agreement, but then said: “So, why did you secretly run to Taiwan alone?”
“I…” The fact was clear – she couldn’t convince her parents to cancel the engagement, so she came to Taiwan alone to find a strategy!
