Using power to force marriage

The "China All-Area Economic Collaborative Development Summit," scheduled for mid-next month, has been finalized to be fully hosted by the Beicheng Chamber of Commerce.

As a top-level national business event, it will attract delegations from chambers of commerce across the country. It is not only a grand event for the exchange of industry resources, but also a matter of concern for the future economic and trade landscape of Beicheng.

As the president of the Beicheng Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Jingnian bears a heavy responsibility, and he has to personally oversee and finalize many details.

The planning department submitted several preparation plans, but none of them met his standards and were repeatedly rejected and revised.

He's been very busy lately and comes home very late every day.

Ruan Fu has also been busy lately, as the rescue station is growing in size and has taken in nearly 20,000 stray animals.

The various public welfare activities organized by "Fuai" have received good feedback and praise from the public, and she plans to establish branches in other cities.

Not only should stray animals in the northern part of the city have homes, but furry friends in other cities should also have homes.

The frequency of their sexual activity has decreased significantly compared to before; every morning when Zhao Jingnian leaves the house, she is still asleep.

When he returned home in the early hours of the morning, Ruan Fu was already fast asleep, exhausted.

Aunt Sun's son is getting married and needs to go back to her hometown of Jiangcheng to hold the wedding, so she took a week off.

The weather in the northern part of the city has been unusual for days, with the air hot and humid, carrying a sense of impending rain.

When Ruan Fu got off work at eight o'clock in the evening and returned home, she noticed that the weather was extremely strange, with dark and suffocating clouds.

Aunt Sun was on leave and Zhao Jingnian was also busy until very late, so she brought Bubble and Copy Sticker to the master bedroom to keep her company while she slept.

After taking a shower, I stepped out of the bathroom wrapped in a bathrobe. As soon as I pushed open the glass door, I was startled by a loud clap of thunder.

At that moment, a fierce wind howled outside the window, thunder roared, and a torrential downpour that had been brewing for days poured down.

The entire manor was filled with the sound of wind and thunder, and the rainy night made it all the more desolate.

Ruan Fu had been afraid of such thunder and lightning since she was a child, and a sense of unease instantly rose in her heart.

"Bubble, come to Mommy's arms and protect Mommy." She called to the puppy while drawing the heavy blackout curtains and closing the doors and windows tightly.

Ruan Fu curled up on the bed, wrapping herself tightly in a thin blanket, but the fear in her heart still lingered.

She glanced at the time on her phone; it was just past eight.

Zhao Jingnian has been very busy lately, usually returning home in the early hours of the morning, and I expect he will be back today as well.

Even with the doors and windows tightly closed, the thunder and lightning could not be completely shut out, disturbing her peace of mind.

The unpleasant experiences of her childhood surged back, and Ruan Fu could no longer suppress the timidity and grievances in her heart.

When she was in elementary school, her school organized a field trip. Ruan Fu found a small bird with an injured wing in the mountains. She put the bird in her coat pocket, intending to take it back and treat it.

As she was about to board the school bus to return home, she suddenly realized that the little bird in her pocket was missing, and she didn't know when she had lost it.

In order to find the injured bird, she left the group without permission and returned to the mountains.

But not only did she fail to find the little bird, she also got lost.

The mountain forest was extremely terrifying after it got completely dark, and unfortunately, a thunderstorm struck. She waited alone in the storm for three hours before she was finally found.

That experience became a psychological shadow she would never forget, and she would instinctively feel fear and unease whenever there was a rainstorm.

If Zhao Jingnian could come back and sleep with her, that would be wonderful.

In the conference room of the Zhao's Building, the head of the planning department was bowing and preparing to present the final version of the economic summit plan. The atmosphere in the conference room was serious and solemn.

Zhao Jingnian listened to the person in charge's report with a cold and stern expression and a gloomy look in his eyes.

Suddenly, Yu Ming knocked twice on the glass door of the conference room, and entered in a slightly hurried manner, holding his mobile phone.

He walked quickly to Zhao Jingnian's side, bowed respectfully, and said, "Chairman, it's a phone call."

The man frowned slightly, and when he saw that the caller was her, he raised his hand to signal for the meeting to be postponed.

Zhao Jingnian has always disliked being disturbed during meetings. Everyone in the conference room looked at each other, wondering just how important this phone call was that the chairman would make an exception and postpone the meeting.

The call was answered, and Ruan Fu's soft, timid voice came through the receiver, trembling at the end, "Zhao Jingnian, when are you coming back? It's suddenly raining so hard outside, I'm scared."

He glanced down at his wristwatch; it was just past eight o'clock.

This meeting is crucial as it needs to finalize all the core details of the "China All-Area Economic Collaborative Development Summit".

I have a multinational video conference with the New York marketing department at 11 o'clock. My schedule is very full, and I will definitely be busy until the early hours of the morning.

He spoke calmly and reassuringly, "It's just ordinary thunderstorm weather. Sleep peacefully, don't be afraid."

"But I'm really scared."

She pleaded on the phone, "I can't sleep alone, I want you to hold me while I sleep."

Hearing Ruan Fu's soft and aggrieved plea, Zhao Jingnian's mind was suddenly in turmoil. He turned around and gave a stern order to everyone in the conference room.

"We'll connect online in half an hour to discuss the follow-up content."

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed his coat and quickly left the meeting room.

After he left, everyone in the conference room stared at each other, wondering who had such influence that they could summon the chairman with a single phone call.

The car sped through the torrential rain, and Zhao Jingnian did not hang up the phone, continuing to gently soothe her emotions.

Shortly after, the master bedroom door was pushed open from the outside.

Ruan Fu huddled pitifully in the corner of the bed, her slender body wrapped in a thin blanket, with three well-behaved furry babies in her arms.

Her eyes were wet with tears as she looked up and saw the man walking quickly toward her. She could no longer hold back her emotions and threw herself into his broad, warm embrace.

"You're finally back. I was so scared being home alone."

Noticing her trembling, Zhao Jingnian gently placed his large hand on her back, patting and stroking it gently and slowly.

"It's just raining, don't be afraid." His embrace gradually soothed the fear in Ruan Fu's heart.

"You don't know, I got lost in the mountains when I was a child. It was raining so hard that day, and it was really dark in the mountains. I was only seven years old at the time..."

Ruan Fu sobbed in his arms as she recounted the trauma of her childhood, tears streaming down her face as she wiped them away with his haute couture shirt.

"Zhao Jingnian, from now on, will you hold me like this every time it rains?"

His daughter, Xiao Fu, is really spoiled and clingy.

But for some reason, Zhao Jingnian, who was usually so cold and indifferent, was surprisingly patient with her and willing to pamper and coax her.

"Okay, from now on, I'll hold you like this every time it rains."

After some comforting, the girl in my arms finally calmed down a bit.

"Have you finished all your work?"

The man lowered his head and gently rubbed the top of her head. "Not yet."

Knowing he'd been very busy lately, Ruan Fu suddenly felt a pang of guilt. "Have I been affecting your work?"

"It won't affect anything; I can still work from home."

As he spoke, he turned to the side, picked up his laptop, and opened the online meeting page.

Are you sleepy?

Ruan Fu shook her head.

"Then come with me to the meeting."

He continued the meeting, the sound of work reports echoing in the master bedroom.

She nestled obediently in Zhao Jingnian's arms, keeping him company during the meeting.

Although she couldn't understand what the person on the computer was saying, Ruan Fu didn't feel bored. She looked up and quietly observed Zhao Jingnian working diligently, a flutter of excitement rising in her heart.

"It's just raining, and I'm already pestering you to come back and be with me. Don't you think I'm being dramatic? Don't you think I'm a nuisance?"

The man, who had been focused on the meeting, uttered only four words upon hearing this.

"I like trouble."

In other words, he enjoys the feeling of being relied upon by Xiao Fu.

The bedroom was dimly lit. Zhao Jingnian's eyes were deep and indifferent, his expression focused. He calmly and steadily commented on the presenter's plan, his every move exuding an aura of composure and strategic planning.

Ruan Fu was drawn to his indescribable intellectual charm and listened attentively to every word he said.

Finally, she couldn't resist and tilted her head back to kiss his neck.

His lips touched briefly before parting, and the tingling sensation on the side of his neck caused his voice to stiffen almost imperceptibly.

The meeting was still in progress, and Zhao Jingnian, knowing his limits, remained as steady as a mountain.

But the hand that was resting on her waist tightened slightly, and the fingertips lightly pinched the soft flesh of her waist as a form of punishment.

She was ticklish and gave a coquettish cry.

The moment the sound escaped, Ruan Fu covered her mouth in shame, holding her breath and daring not to make a sound.

"The microphone is off."

"Phew~ That scared me to death."

She said with a hint of reproach, "I thought they heard us. Why did you suddenly pinch me?"

"Who told you to be dishonest just now?"

"Hmph~ That bastard Zhao Jingnian!"

I left the entire conference room and rushed back in the rain to coax her to sleep, but instead of a kind word, I was even called a jerk.

Miss Ruan seems to be a bit unreasonable.

"Am I an asshole?"

Ruan Fu tightened her arms around his waist slightly. "No, it's just that you were a bit of a jerk when you pinched me just now."

She changed to a docile demeanor and said sweetly, "My husband is the best."