After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 156: Your face makes me sick!

This series of remarks had a severe impact on Zhang Dong’s mind. What kind of people were this family? How could they be so thick-skinned and openly greedy, tossing aside even basic morals and decency? The crux of the matter was that Wen Qian was itching to make her move, seemingly believing her charm and a few simple words could make Shen Bufan come crawling back to her embrace. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Qianqian," Wen Qian’s mother urged again.

Wen Qian feigned a thoughtful expression. As for Zhang Dong, who stood beside them, he had been rendered completely invisible. Mother Wen even found him to be an eyesore and asked if he wanted to head back first.

"You... you people..." Zhang Dong grimaced, his dignity utterly trampled. He waved a dismissive hand and turned to leave without another word. A woman from a family like this is poison.

Shen Bufan was still test-driving the car. It all felt so unreal, so dreamlike, that his heart was still pounding in his chest.

"How is it?" Shen Fanyun asked with a smile.

Shen Bufan pondered for a few seconds before saying with conviction, "Brother, this is too expensive. A car worth six to seven million... I really can’t accept it."

"Besides, someone with my background doesn’t deserve such a nice car. I appreciate the thought, brother."

Before Shen Fanyun could respond, a beautiful figure suddenly darted out.

She feigned annoyance as she chided Shen Bufan for being unappreciative. "This is a gift from your big brother! Why be so formal between blood brothers?"

"Drive it more often, and your personal charisma will naturally improve."

It was, of course, Wen Qian.

Shen Fanyun and Su Xiyang exchanged strange glances, completely taken aback by Wen Qian’s reappearance. This time, her attitude toward Shen Bufan was incredibly cordial. Moreover, she adopted a lecturing tone again, scolding Shen Bufan for being so inflexible. At a critical moment like this, why would he refuse? He should just accept it graciously.

"This is a family matter. What does it have to do with you?" Shen Bufan said flatly.

After their breakup, Shen Bufan had seen Wen Qian’s true colors. The only reason he hadn’t burned that bridge completely was out of respect for their past relationship. After today’s encounter, he was determined to have absolutely no further connection with her.

However, he hadn’t anticipated that Wen Qian would act so familiar at this moment, casually trying to take his arm as if their previous conflicts had never happened.

"Bufan, your big brother truly dotes on you."

"How could you bear to reject a brother like him?"

Wen Qian forced a smile and had the audacity to say, "Big Brother, Bufan is just shy. I’ll thank you on his behalf."

Shen Fanyun and Su Xiyang were speechless. Could there truly be such a shameless person in this world?

"Bufan, I happen to be free this afternoon. Let’s take your new car out for a drive," Wen Qian urged, unwilling to waste a single second.

Shen Bufan said nothing.

"Bufan, let’s go," she prodded again.

His face turned cold. "Are we that close?"

Wen Qian’s mother looked like she was about to jump in, but a single sharp glance from Shen Fanyun froze her in place. She didn’t dare make a move.

"Bufan, we had misunderstandings and obstacles between us in the past, which is why we were apart for two long years.

"But do you know? For these past two years, not a moment has gone by that I haven’t thought of you—of how good you were to me, of your gentleness... I kept hoping you wouldn’t give up on yourself, that you’d face life with your head held high.

"I hoped that if we ever met again, we might be able to rekindle what we once had."

Wen Qian spoke with deep emotion, nearly bursting into tears as she grew more animated. She wrapped her arms around Shen Bufan, afraid that he would vanish before her eyes if she let go.

Unfortunately for her, Shen Bufan had already seen this woman’s ugly true colors.

"Brother, we’re on a schedule. Should we get going now?" Shen Bufan asked Shen Fanyun.

Shen Fanyun nodded. He took Su Xiyang’s hand and got into the back of the car first, while Shen Bufan volunteered to be the driver.

Seeing that Shen Bufan was leaving, Wen Qian feigned ignorance. With a calm and overly familiar expression, she moved to get into the front passenger seat.

BANG!

Shen Bufan had suddenly locked the doors before getting into the driver’s seat himself.

Wen Qian was left standing there, stunned and embarrassed. Long after the car had driven away, she was still trying to process what had happened. Why did he just leave like that?

"Sigh," Shen Bufan sighed. In the rearview mirror, the woman’s face on the street grew blurrier, destined to become just another stranger.

"This isn’t a bad thing for you," Shen Fanyun remarked. He had seen too many materialistic women. As he saw it, his younger brother was just inexperienced. After a few more encounters like this, he’d learn not to be surprised.

"I just regret it. The woman I once swore to give a lifetime of happiness to... how did she become like this?" Shen Bufan murmured, his tone melancholic.

"Perhaps she was always like this," Shen Fanyun suggested.

Shen Bufan just said, "Oh," and focused on driving.

He was supposed to meet his blind date at noon to discuss their marriage arrangements. Now, after this fiasco with Wen Qian, he suddenly felt a creeping dread about the institution of marriage.

And, speak of the devil...

His prospective partner, Ai Jing, suddenly called. Shen Bufan answered, and after a brief exchange, his already grim expression darkened further.

"I need to discuss this with my family," Shen Bufan said before ending the call.

Su Xiyang asked curiously, "What’s wrong?"

"That was Ai Jing. She changed the hotel at the last minute. She wants to go to a five-star place that costs two thousand per person. If I don’t agree, she says we shouldn’t even bother eating together."

Two thousand per person? A meal like that would cost over ten thousand! What kind of family needs to be so ostentatious? Spending over ten thousand on a single meal... I guess it doesn’t sting when it’s not your money, right?

Although the current Shen Bufan didn’t seem to be short on cash, he and his family weren’t fools to be fleeced by strangers.

We’re not even family yet, and she’s already causing trouble like this. How could we possibly build a life together? To make matters worse, she also brought up the betrothal gift. They’d decided to raise it to five hundred thousand—not a single yuan less, or the wedding was off!

BUZZ. BUZZ. BUZZ.

After he hung up, his phone wouldn’t stop vibrating. It was clearly the woman, relentlessly sending messages to negotiate with him.

This wasn’t a marriage; it was a blatant transaction. And this woman’s attitude was no better than Wen Qian’s. What kind of women had he been running into these past two years? The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

"Brother, I don’t want to go through with this," he declared.

"Why don’t we just get Mom and Dad together for lunch? Our family hasn’t had a proper reunion dinner in over a decade. Besides, my sister-in-law is here today, too."

Shen Bufan decided to call off the engagement and put his marriage plans on hold.

Shen Fanyun smiled and nodded. "Alright, whatever you say."

Shen Bufan immediately made another call, his voice filled with resentment. "Hello? I’m calling off the marriage arrangements. We’re done. Let’s never see each other again!"