Using power to force marriage

Ruan Fu ate one bite after another, enjoying it very much.

"Zhao Jingnian, have a taste." She scooped one up with a spoon and pretended to feed him.

"You eat it yourself."

She fed him herself, yet the old man was so ungrateful.

"Tch, forget it then."

Ruan Fu gave him a sidelong glance, "There are plenty of men who want me to feed them, don't take your good fortune for granted."

Zhao Jingnian frowned. "You have many suitors?"

"Of course, I'm so beautiful."

After speaking, she opened her mouth to eat the wontons in the spoon.

Just before she entered the entrance, he suddenly grabbed her wrist.

He grasped Ruan Fu's hand, turned around, and bent down to feed himself the wontons from the spoon.

"Didn't you say you weren't going to eat?"

Older men are often secretly passionate, yet they pretend to be reserved.

Ruan Fu chuckled, "What? Afraid I'll go and feed other men?"

He slowly swallowed the wontons, saying, "Other men are not worthy of this."

Only he can.

Zhao Jingnian was about to leave when he suddenly remembered that he had something to tell her. He still had work to finish and couldn't continue having dinner with her.

"Oh, by the way, come with me to a cocktail party tomorrow night."

This was the first time after their marriage that she had to accompany him to a social event.

"Okay," Ruan Fu readily agreed.

This was her duty as a wife. Zhao Jingnian married her because Ruan Fu's family background and appearance were both impressive. After marriage, she would be his glamorous partner in social situations.

"I'll come back to pick you up at 6:30 tomorrow night."

"OK."

Zhao Jingnian was about to leave again when Ruan Fu suddenly called out to stop him.

"Our house looks so plain, why don't we grow some flowers?"

When she first moved in, Ruan Fu thought the house had a lot of green plants, and she even secretly praised Zhao Jingnian for having a great sense of life.

But after living there for a while, she felt that having only greenery in her home was a bit monotonous.

She loves colorful and beautiful flowers and plants, and there are many in the Ruan family manor, all grown by He Shu.

She had grown up surrounded by flowers and plants and was used to it. Suddenly, she moved into "Xi Yue Manor," where there were only evergreen plants and not a single flower. She was not used to it.

"You're growing cacti, asparagus ferns, pothos, and evergreen plants, which only grow leaves and don't bloom, so they don't look good."

Zhao Jingnian explained casually, "I don't have time to grow those delicate flowers and plants. Green plants are easy to care for and won't die easily."

"But I like it." She pouted and praised him, "You're so good at growing green plants, you'll definitely be good at growing flowers too."

All the animals he had raised before died.

From then on, he never touched those delicate things again, no matter how beautiful they were.

"I'm going to buy some flowers I like tomorrow. When you water your plants every day, could you water mine too? You're really good at taking care of plants, so helping me out shouldn't be a problem, right?"

She wanted her home to be colorful.

Zhao Jingnian replied without much emotion, "I don't have time to raise it for you. If you like it, just buy it."

"If you want to raise it yourself, then raise it yourself." What's so great about that?

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The next day, the afterglow streamed into the living room through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Zhao Jingnian, dressed in a custom-made black suit with subtle patterns, stood tall and straight, having been waiting for her in the living room for more than ten minutes.

He rushed back from the company to pick her up for the party. He glanced down at his watch, but as time ticked by, Ruan Fu was nowhere to be seen.

Recalling their first meeting, she arrived so late that Zhao Jingnian waited for her for a full hour and 47 minutes.

Girls always dress up carefully before going out, especially exceptionally beautiful girls like her, who naturally take even more time.

I just wonder what Miss Ruan will wear tonight.

His gaze unconsciously drifted towards the spiral staircase, where he waited quietly.

As soon as Zhao Jingnian entered the house, he noticed that there were several beautiful potted plants, some of which had already bloomed and others were still in bud.

Remembering what Ruan Fu said last night, she really is a woman of action; she said she would raise a child, and she did.

She placed the flowerpots next to his green plants, and she paired almost every green plant with a pot of fresh flowers.

It was obvious she wanted him to help her take care of things too.

Miss Ruan has a clever plan: she wants to grow flowers but doesn't want to put in the effort herself.

She'll probably blame him when the flower dies someday. Zhao Jingnian knows her well enough to predict her behavior.

About seven or eight minutes later, the crisp sound of high heels came from the stairs.

Ruan Fu held onto the mahogany handrail and slowly descended the spiral staircase.

Today she wore a light blue embroidered dress, the cut of which perfectly outlined her exquisite figure. The blue-green gradient satin skirt was as lustrous as warm porcelain glaze.

The off-shoulder design perfectly showcased her delicate collarbone and slender shoulder line, adorned with tiny handmade beads on the shoulders.

The last rays of the setting sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, bathing her porcelain-white skin in a translucent glow.

Her makeup was exquisite, with a natural pinkish glow, long and curled eyelashes, and a pair of captivating, clear, and lively peach blossom eyes.

Today, attending the cocktail party with him, Ruan Fu knew the occasion was important, so her makeup was just right, perfectly showcasing her innate elegance and radiance.

Her long hair was styled into a low bun, adorned only with a small diamond hair clip. Since the dress was already elaborate and luxurious enough, the hair accessory needed to be simple to maintain harmony.

Zhao Jingnian's gaze slowly moved from the top of her head to her toes, scrutinizing her from head to toe, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily.

His wife is so beautiful and radiant that she will be the most beautiful sight at tonight's party.

Ruan Fu walked up to him in her silver stilettos, slightly raising her eyes with a smile in them.

"Is it pretty?"

She asked with a charmingly naive expression, "Won't dressing like this embarrass Mr. Zhao?"

The man's gaze was fixed on her face, his eyes surging with intense love and possessiveness, unable to look away for even a moment.

"Miss Ruan's beauty is beyond compare; I, Zhao, should feel ashamed of my own appearance."

The older man spoke in a refined, literary style, but it was quite pleasant to listen to, and it made her laugh.

"Xiao Fu, I want to kiss you, but I'm afraid of ruining your beautiful makeup."

She had spent two or three hours carefully getting ready. If we were to kiss her rashly and accidentally smudge her makeup, our delicate and hard-to-please Miss Ruan would get angry.

But at that moment, he really wanted to pull her into his arms immediately and take her luscious, soft lips into his mouth.

Zhao Jingnian had wondered more than once why his self-control, which he was so proud of, seemed like a joke to Ruan Fu.

Feeling a shiver run through her as he stared at her directly, Ruan Fu secretly rejoiced, thinking that Zhao Jingnian must be captivated by her beauty.

She tiptoed closer, a bright and pretty smile blooming on her face. "Then let me kiss you, so I won't ruin your makeup."

After saying that, Ruan Fu tilted her head slightly and placed a gentle kiss on his lips.

Like a dragonfly skimming the water, it touches the surface and then immediately departs.

Zhao Jingnian froze, before he could even savor the softness of her lips, it was gone in an instant, and the faint fragrance of her body still lingered around his nose.

"Why are you suddenly so distracted? Did you get dizzy from the fragrance?"

Ruan Fu raised an eyebrow at him, smiled, and tugged at his sleeve as they walked out. "It's getting late, we should get going."