Cutie Delivered, Please Sign for it-Chapter 61 - He is Not Indispensable to Her

Understanding this power imbalance, how could Zhu Qianying not understand?

When verbal communication proved ineffective, after much struggle and deliberation, the only thing she could do was to surrender.

After all, apart from Yan Shaoqiang, there really weren’t many people who could offer such a generous betrothal gift to the Zhu Family. What was most precious was that her father had agreed to give half of the betrothal gift to her.

Zhu Qianying gritted her teeth, stepped forward, and walked over to Yan Shaoqiang.

Yan Shaoqiang raised his eyebrows in satisfaction, a meaningful glance took in her demeanor until she stood by his side, before his hand lifted to rest on her waist.

Zhu Qianying visibly trembled, involuntarily shrinking back, but Yan Shaoqiang’s firm hand tightened and pulled her into his arms. Caught off guard, Zhu Qianying lost her balance and heavily landed on his thigh.

“Mr. Yan…” Zhu Qianying panicked!

This kind of panic stemmed from her body’s instinctive fear of Yan Shaoqiang.

“Scared?”

Her panic was a satisfying sight for him.

So, the armor she constantly wore, even all her bristles, were not invincible after all.

He had thought that she could always deal with everything nonchalantly. It turned out, however, that when she encountered him, it could stir up a whirlpool of confusion.

“Of course I’m scared, who wouldn’t be scared of Yan Shaoqiang of L City?” Zhu Qianying, already looking calm on the outside, retorted stubbornly and sarcastically.

Yan Shaoqiang’s hand was still on her waist, but he made no further moves.

He was just thinking, was she more afraid of him, or of losing the betrothal gifts in the end?

The matter of the Zhu Family was not hard to look into.

Therefore, he knew that Zhu Zhizhou had promised Zhu Qianying that half of the betrothal gifts would belong to Zhu Qianying.

What did she want with so much money? For spending?

It didn’t seem likely. A person who didn’t even bother to buy a mobile phone costing a few thousand yuan, a hundred million for spending? That’s too extravagant.

If it weren’t for spending, did she want to invest? Planning to stand on her own, separate from the Zhu Family?

It was a possibility.

After all, such a clever person as her must understand the Zhu Family is not a place for a long stay.

With her and her sister’s attractive appearances, if they were not smart enough, they would end up being used as chips by Zhu Zhizhou to exchange for more benefits or power for the Zhu Family.

For many rich young ladies, this was a fate from which there was no escape.

And she probably noticed this too, even if she has to be used as a token, she’ll use every means to maintain her sovereignty.

From a certain perspective, her participation in this selection contest also represented her choice of the best option within her reach.

And he was undoubtedly her best choice.

“I want to ask you something!”

After a long silence, Yan Shaoqiang suddenly spoke in Zhu Qianying’s ear.

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Zhu Qianying naturally got scared again, but quickly recovered.

Yan Shaoqiang was very calm, just letting her sit on his thigh, with no other movements, which made her feel somewhat relieved.

“Hmm…”

Seeing her behave so obediently for once, Yan Shaoqiang slightly smiled without realizing it.

“You couldn’t wait to leave the Zhu Family?” Qin Xiu told him that he found her in a chain hotel rather than the Zhu Family home.

Yan Shaoqiang’s question was too direct and too sudden, Zhu Qianying was caught off guard and froze.

Yet Yan Shaoqiang uncharacteristically showed great patience, quietly waiting for her answer.

A few seconds later, Zhu Qianying took a deep breath, “I suppose…”

After a pause, she added, “I didn’t want to see anyone with the surname Zhu, except for Xiao Yu.”

She and Xiao Yu, although they had the surname Zhu, took no pride in it, and the Zhu Family had never considered them as part of the family.

“What about me?”

Yan Shaoqiang was a bit concerned. The first thing she did when she returned after being away for a month was not to report to him, her fiancé, but to find a small hotel to have a good sleep.

However, he considered himself not a child to express such feelings.

“You?” Zhu Qianying was taken aback.

“Yes, me!” Yan Shaoqiang emphasized.

Although he and her had no feelings for each other, they would live under the same roof after a month. If she holds the same views towards him as she does towards the Zhu Family, would she disappear occasionally for ten days or half a month?

Zhu Qianying contemplated for a while before carefully replying.

“Mr. Yan, rest assured, after getting married, I’ll fulfill and obey all the duties that I should. If you have any concerns, you can make a detailed list of those things we should comply with and those we should not interfere with, to avoid inadvertently crossing each other’s boundaries.”

It was not hard to tell from her words that she had figured out most of Yan Shaoqiang’s ideas.

Seeing that Yan Shaoqiang remained silent, Zhu Qianying added.

“As for Mr. and Mrs. Yan, I will treat them like my own parents and be filial to them. They have been very kind to me, I won’t disappoint their expectations. Regarding other matters, if there’s anything else I need to pay attention to, you can think about it and make it clear so as to prevent me from being oblivious and crossing the line accidentally.”

She had been thinking about these words on the way over from the hotel.

Actually, these words should have been said much earlier.

However, ever since the end of the selection, she and Yan Shaoqiang have always had issues, and rarely had an opportunity like now where they both could calm down and talk.

Yan Shaoqiang, who was silent for quite some time, moved his face forward, tilting his head to examine her exquisite side profile.

“Aren’t you afraid that I’ll cross the boundary?” The smile at the corner of his mouth had faded, and his eyes were filled with layers of teasing.

Zhu Qianying, completely unaware that Yan Shaoqiang behind her had changed his demeanor.

She simply stared blankly at her own toes, “You won’t! Besides, I can guard my own boundary!”

Yan Shaoqiang laughed helplessly. Should he say this woman underestimates him, or that she overestimates herself?

Hearing the laughter, Zhu Qianying turned her head in confusion. After thinking for a while, she assumed he was laughing at her overconfidence.

“Mr. Yan, rest assured, I will keep myself under control.” She solemnly promised.