Ye Mengyao was terrified.
Ever since she had realized her feelings for Jiang Che some time ago, she had been trying to mend the relationship between them.
She kept encouraging herself... As long as she was sincere enough, she would surely be able to move Jiang Che's heart again.
Ye Mengyao unwillingly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. When she looked over again, only Jiang Che remained by the window.
"Could it be... that my obsession with Jiang Che is too deep, and I'm hallucinating?"
That had to be it!
Although Jiang Che seemed to have grown closer to Wan'er lately, she still knew her best friend quite well.
She had already declared her claim over Jiang Che. How could Yu Wan'er possibly steal her man behind her back?
Absolutely! Not! Possible!
"Ahem... Why did you push me again?"
In the bedroom, Jiang Che sat in a chair, idly playing with a butterfly-shaped hair clip in his hand.
Yu Wan'er's little face was filled with anxiety.
"It's over, it's over! I'm dead! Sister Yaoyao saw us!"
"You're going to get me killed! What will Sister Yaoyao think of me?"
"Hmph, it's all your fault, you awful bastard!"
The Little Loli immediately dumped all the blame onto Jiang Che.
But Jiang Che was not about to indulge her. He raised his all-purpose phone again. "It looks like you also..."
"Pervert! You damn pervert!"
Yu Wan'er had gotten to know Jiang Che fairly well by now. Though she was angry and helpless, she seemed to have grown used to his perverted behavior.
Before long, familiar voices came from downstairs. Ye Mengyao's family was chatting with Jiang Che's parents.
"Jiang Che, what do we do? If Ye Mengyao sees me later..."
Yu Wan'er was getting anxious, even preparing to find a wardrobe and crawl inside.
"Jiang Che, cover for me later. Ye Mengyao is kind of slow and easy to fool... If you say it, it'll definitely work."
Jiang Che crossed his arms. "Why should I help you?"
Yu Wan'er bared her teeth. "Hmph! You've taken all the advantage already. What's wrong with helping me a little?"
"Hey, I paid for it! It was clearly marked with a price, and now you're pulling this on me?"
"Please, Brother Jiang Che~~~" The Little Loli immediately started acting cute, wrapping herself around Jiang Che's arm.
Honestly, probably no man could refuse a Little Loli acting cute.
"Cut that out."
"Wait here. I'll go downstairs first. Whether you get discovered or not... depends on your luck!"
"Okay~"
The Little Loli found a wardrobe and hid inside. She did not actually want to do this, but Ye Mengyao was now pursuing Jiang Che in reverse... Her own ambiguous relationship with Jiang Che was basically digging out someone else's corner.
If Ye Mengyao found out, she would definitely hold it against her.
In the living room on the first floor.
Ye Mengyao's parents were chatting with Jiang Che's parents.
"We truly cannot thank you enough. If it hadn't been for Xiao Che... Yaoyao would have been in danger this time."
"Not at all, not at all. Our Che is upright by nature. Even if it were an ordinary classmate, he would have saved them."
Ye Changkong and the others could clearly sense the distance Jiang Yuan and his wife were keeping.
It was as though they were deliberately drawing a line between them.
Especially Jiang Yunli. There was an inexplicable disgust in her eyes when she looked at Ye Mengyao. This was the girl who had strung her son along for years; in her heart, Ye Mengyao had long been branded a scheming bitch.
Ye Mengyao lowered her head, not daring to speak. Jiang Che's mother seemed not to like her.
"Brother Jiang Yuan, isn't Xiao Che home?" Ye Changkong asked.
"Oh... Xiao Che is upstairs studying..."
Jiang Yuan was just about to continue when a figure slowly came down the stairs.
"There's no need for thanks."
Jiang Che once again put on that cold, aloof look and slowly walked to the center of the living room.
His gaze swept over Ye Mengyao before settling on Ye Changkong and his wife.
Yet he said nothing, while seeming to say everything.
"Xiao Che, we didn't come only to thank you this time. Our Yaoyao likes you very much... You pursued our Yaoyao before, and the two of you have feelings for each other. If our families could become in-laws..."
Ye Mengyao's mother directly laid out their purpose—they had come to arrange a marriage.
Jiang Yunli merely snorted. "Your daughter looked down on my son before, so why are you talking about marriage now? The Jiang Family's door isn't one you can enter whenever you please."
Jiang Yunli shot Ye Mengyao a vicious glare, looking every bit like an evil mother-in-law.
Ye Mengyao was nearly in tears. The atmosphere instantly became awkward, and the Ye family of three found themselves caught between a rock and a hard place.
They were clearly furious, but Jiang Che had saved Ye Mengyao after all... so they had to remain cordial.
Ye Changkong gave a dry cough. "Matters between the children... should be left for them to settle themselves, don't you think... Xiao Che?"
For a moment, every gaze fell upon Jiang Che.
If Jiang Che spoke now... and expressed that he had feelings for Ye Mengyao, then Miss Ye would likely become his fiancée at once.
If he refused, Ye Mengyao would probably fall into complete despair. Rejecting her before both families' parents... would be no different from slapping her in the face. Girls had pride too.
Ding! The Ye Family has made a marriage proposal to the host, triggering Villain's Choice. Choice One: Happily accept and become the Ye Family's son-in-law. The host directly gains 100 favorability points from Ye Mengyao and receives the title "Married Man." Choice Two: Decisively refuse, slap the Ye Family in the face, and humiliate Ye Mengyao. Ye Mengyao's favorability -80. Reward: Three Years of Internal Energy. Choice Three: Turn on the acting skills. My attitude depends entirely on what you guess. Everyone's favorability +10. Title reward: "Master of the Harem."
Villain's Choice had been triggered again!
Jiang Che examined the three choices. Choice One could directly grant him Ye Mengyao's maximum favorability, but the title reward afterward was utterly disgusting.
Married Man: After the host equips this title, Ye Mengyao will become completely devoted to you. However, the host will no longer be able to gain the favorability of other Fated Female Leads.
Trash. Even dogs would not use it!
As a qualified pervert, how could he drink from only one ladle when the weak water spanned three thousand?
Although Ye Mengyao was delectable—the sort that would make an ordinary man die twenty years earlier if he married her.
But Jiang Che was no ordinary man!
He was not a child anymore!
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