Qin Jiao still didn’t want to marry Shen Yi again. However, she was now very concerned about this whole "forced plot" situation.

If she refused this time, there would probably be a next. And if she married Shen Yi, then Shen Feng, as Shen Yi’s rival, would definitely be pissed off.

After all, Shen Yi would be able to take over the clothing factory then. And within a few years, the paint factory would run into major trouble. When that happened, Shen Zhengfeng’s smug family of three would be driven into a complete panic.

That was a sight Qin Jiao looked forward to seeing.

Furthermore, there was an obsessive glint in the way Shen Feng looked at her now, a feeling she really disliked. She wasn’t sure if it was an effect of the forced plot, but regardless, the man was clearly very interested in her.

Qin Jiao, however, despised Shen Feng.

Judging by his attitude toward Lin Nian, he was a total scumbag. While Lin Nian was no saint herself, she had been completely devoted to Shen Feng, even getting pregnant with his child.

In the end, she lost the baby, couldn’t even take the college entrance exam, and was taken away by the police. Yet Shen Feng was able to calmly finish his exams. It just went to show how truly heartless he was.

Once Qin Jiao made up her mind, she reached out in front of everyone, wrapped her arms around Shen Yi’s, and said, "I don’t know about getting married just yet, but it’s true that we’re dating. As for a wedding date, we’d have to ask both our families first. Right, Ah Yi?"

Joy exploded in Shen Yi’s chest. He pressed a hand to his furiously pounding heart and nodded. The arm Qin Jiao was holding had gone numb, as if it wasn’t even his anymore. ’I’m not even going to wash my hands when I get home tonight,’ he thought.

He reached out and patted the hand she had wrapped around his arm, then smoothly took it in his. "Whenever you want to get married, I’ll leave it up to you," he said.

Their eyes met.

Qin Jiao’s eyes conveyed a message: ’I’ll explain later.’

Shen Yi’s gaze replied: ’No need. I don’t care if you love me or not, as long as you marry me.’

The two exchanged a silent conversation with their eyes, but to onlookers, it looked like they were flirting. Shen Feng felt his world collapse. He was still holding Li Xiaomei’s arm, and he squeezed it so hard that she almost cried out in pain.

Of course, the current situation made Li Xiaomei want to cry from sheer anger. Ignoring the pain in the arm her son was gripping, she snapped at Qin Jiao, "Are you an idiot? There’s something wrong with him! Aren’t you worried your children will inherit it?"

Qin Jiao said, "Auntie, with all this spare time you have, you should be more worried about yourself. I hear being a mistress can be hereditary, too."

Shen Feng shot Qin Jiao a deep look, then forcefully dragged his mother away.

’He must have understood,’ Qin Jiao thought. She hoped he was smart enough not to mess with her again in the future.

With the main players gone, the crowd slowly dispersed. Qin Jiao and Shen Yi had to get to their exam, too. The entire time, Shen Yi’s grin was so wide you could hang a teapot from the corners of his mouth.

Qin Jiao couldn’t resist bursting his bubble. "Don’t get too happy," she said. "I agreed to marry you, but it’s a fake marriage. I don’t love you. The moment I find someone I actually like, we’re getting a divorce. All of this has to be written into a contract. If you don’t sign it, I won’t marry you."

Shen Yi’s grin didn’t falter, and his voice was much more cheerful than usual. "I’ll sign the contract," he said. "But I’m also confident I can make you fall in love with me again."

"Don’t use the word ’again.’ It’s not accurate."

"Alright. Whatever word Jiao Jiao wants to use, that’s the word we’ll use." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Qin Jiao ignored him and turned to head to her exam. Meanwhile, Li Xiaomei and Shen Feng were leaving the driving school. Li Xiaomei was rambling in a panic, "What do we do? What do we do? If Shen Yi really gets married, we won’t be able to hold on to the clothing factory! I have to tell your father about this as soon as possible!"