"Uh, are you sure you want to break off the engagement?" Tie E asked, still worried he had misheard. But the look on his face meant something very different to the others. Uncle Yi watched him with guilt: The poor boy's been dealt such a blow he's lost his wits. Uma watched him with irritation: Look at you, all spineless!
"That's right. I'm determined to break off the engagement!" Uma said quickly. "I already have someone I love. I don't think we'd be happy together. I hope you'll be reasonable. Whatever you've done for me, I'll repay you twice over!" Before Tie E could speak, Luo Qian cut in. "Good! We agree." He had heard the words "repay you twice over." If Tie E handled the negotiations, the man would probably be so dizzy with happiness that he would trip over his own tongue and cheerfully refuse any compensation.
"Emotional distress, financial losses, lost wages, psychological damages..." Luo Qian rattled off a list. Uma wanted only her freedom and agreed readily. "No problem." Luo Qian glanced at her, his expression turning a little strange. "Let's get the unpleasant part out of the way first. What are you going to compensate us with? Right now, you're only the Chamber President's daughter. Do you know how much that Rubik's Cube is worth?"
Uma blushed. "Don't worry. If I said I'd compensate you, I have a way. Go tell my father you're breaking off the engagement. I'll back you up. As soon as it's dissolved, you'll get what you want." Luo Qian corrected her. "What we're owed."
Behind Luo Qian, Tie E urged him on. "Let's hurry back to Duhu Saint Market and settle everything today." Luo Qian sighed inwardly at the sorry state of human hearts. A day as husband and wife