Using power to force marriage

Ruan Fu tried hard to suppress her emotions so as not to fall into Meng Xiangyi's trap.

She deliberately showed off the brooch; her purpose was obvious.

Ruan Fu remained calm and composed, forcing a standard fake smile as she asked, "Miss Meng has already seen me in person. Is there anything else?"

Meng Xiangyi thought she hadn't noticed the brooch, so she deliberately reached out and touched it again.

"Miss Meng's brooch is very beautiful," Ruan Fu casually complimented, her expression remaining completely calm.

Clearly, Ruan Fu's reaction did not meet Meng Xiangyi's expectations. She had heard that the second young lady of the Ruan family was spoiled, willful, superficial, arrogant, and had a fiery temper, easily provoked.

Seeing other women wearing the same brooch as her husband, she should have reacted like a shrew at the banquet, but she didn't.

Ruan Fu is indeed a bit impatient, but she is, after all, a young lady raised by a wealthy family, and she has at least some basic manners and upbringing. She wouldn't be so foolish as to pull a hairpin at someone else's banquet.

Ruan Qian, who was standing next to her, did not know that Zhao Jingnian also had the same brooch. She only thought that the one Meng Xiangyi was wearing was quite pretty.

So I asked, "Miss Meng's brooch is so beautiful, where did you buy it?"

"This is a custom-made piece; you can't buy it anywhere else. It's a gold and a silver matching set, a token of love between my lover and me." Meng Xiangyi said this with a sweet smile on her face.

Ruan Fu felt a sharp pain in her heart from her words, and her fingertips silently dug into her flesh.

She and her lover? When did Zhao Jingnian become her lover?

Ruan Qian: "Who is your lover?"

Meng Xiangyi: "It's not convenient to say."

"Professor Yang is still waiting for me over there, I'll go over now." With that, Meng Xiangyi turned and left.

Ruan Qian found this Miss Meng rather strange; she had come all this way just to see what Zhao Jingnian's wife looked like.

"Fufu, Miss Meng is so strange."

Ruan Fu didn't hear Ruan Qian speak because she was already stunned with anger.

Meng Xiangyi came to provoke Ruan Fu with a brooch, expecting Ruan Fu to cause trouble, but things didn't go as she hoped, leaving her somewhat disappointed.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Ruan Fu gritted her teeth and cursed "Damn it" three times in a row.

She really wanted to punch Zhao Jingnian's head and smash it open.

She treasured the gold leaf brooch, feeling that this small brooch carried the weight of their destiny, and thus cherished it like a precious gem.

But now someone suddenly tells her that the brooch she has always treasured is actually a love token between Zhao Jingnian and another woman. Who could tolerate that?

As soon as Ruan Fu got into her car after the banquet, she started cursing and swearing as she made a phone call to the old man.

The phone rang a few times before being answered.

"Get back here right now!" Ruan Fu was furious.

She has a personality that never suffers internally; she doesn't keep problems to herself. For example, right now, she can't wait to confront him.

Hearing her furious voice on the phone, Zhao Jingnian's expression turned serious. "What happened?"

"How dare you ask? Zhao Jingnian! You bastard!" After cursing, she hung up the phone.

Ruan Fu instructed the driver to drive back to "Xi Yue Manor" and threw her phone aside heavily.

Zhao Jingnian was a bit confused. Wasn't Ruan Fu supposed to be attending Professor Yang's retirement banquet tonight? Why was she throwing such a tantrum? Who had upset her?

After receiving the call, he dropped what he was doing and rushed back without delay.

Ruan Fu arrived home a few minutes before him, went to the master bedroom to find the gold leaf brooch, and sat on the sofa resentfully waiting for Zhao Jingnian to return.

Footsteps sounded at the door, and the man strode in.

Upon seeing him return, Ruan Fu's long-suppressed temper finally erupted. She stood up, walked over to him, and threw the golden autumn leaf brooch heavily at him.

"This was a token of your love with someone else, yet I treasured it like a precious gem. I hate you!"

She threw a brooch at him, and Zhao Jingnian didn't dodge, getting hit squarely.

The brooch, made of hard metal, grazed his neck, leaving a red mark on his skin.

"You're still hung up on your ex-girlfriend, yet you're all lovey-dovey with me. What kind of man are you?"

As soon as Zhao Jingnian got home, she berated him harshly. His face darkened, and he looked down at the brooch she had thrown at him, puzzled.

"What's wrong with this brooch? Whose token of love is it?"

Ruan Fu was so angry by his words that she burst into tears, her eyes turning completely red.

She was furious, but he was acting like nothing was wrong.

"What are you pretending for? This brooch is a token of your love between you and Miss Meng. She's already provoking me."

Zhao Jingnian sighed deeply, still not understanding what was going on.

"Who is Miss Meng?"

"Meng Xiangyi!"

Who is Meng Xiangyi?

Ruan Fu's voice choked with sobs, unable to contain her grievance, she raised her foot and kicked him hard in the shin, "You're still pretending!"

Zhao Jingnian didn't mind her bad temper at all. He bent down, picked up the brooch, and examined it carefully. "It's just an ordinary brooch. Who told you it was a token of love?"

Ruan Fu's tears fell like broken beads. "If you and your ex-girlfriend still have feelings for each other, why did you marry me in the first place? I don't want to be the other woman, it's disgusting!"

When Zhao Jingnian saw her crying, he felt uneasy and reached out to wipe her tears, but she stubbornly avoided him.

"Xiao Fu, calm down. I don't have an ex-girlfriend, and as for the Miss Meng you mentioned, I don't know her at all."

She had been quite calm after being provoked by Meng Xiangyi at the banquet, but now her composure had been completely exhausted.

He doesn't recognize Meng Xiangyi? Do you even believe it yourself?

"They said it was a designer's custom-made piece, only two exist in the world, one for her and one for her lover."

Ruan Fu's tears flowed even more fiercely, "The gold is in your hands, the silver is with her, I haven't wronged you at all!"

Zhao Jingnian reached out and pulled her into his arms, ignoring her struggles, tightening his arms and gently comforting her.

"Xiao Fu, this is definitely a misunderstanding. Give me some time." He will find out the truth.

If Ruan Fu hadn't fallen in love with him, she wouldn't have cared if he had 100 ex-girlfriends or 100 couple brooches; she would have let him do as he pleased.

But not now. She has completely fallen in love with this old jerk, so she can't accept that he has someone else in his heart.

"Xiao Fu, I had no other women before I married you, and it's even less likely after we get married. You have to believe me."

He didn't have a deep impression of the brooch. There were countless brooches and tie clips in the dressing room's jewelry display case, some of which were gifts, and some of which Yu Ming had bought for him.

He never personally worried about his daily clothing and accessories. From clothes and shoes to miscellaneous accessories, Yu Ming took care of everything for him according to his habits and preferences.

He didn't know where the brooch came from; he just grabbed it from the jewelry stand and put it on.

Zhao Jingnian dialed Yu Ming's number, "Come to Xiyue Manor."

After finishing the call, he picked up Ruan Fu and carried her to the sofa in the living room.

"Let go of me! I don't want you to hug me!"

Ruan Fu was still angry and didn't want to say another word to this annoying man until the problem was resolved.

When they reached the sofa, Zhao Jingnian sat down with her.

Seeing the tear stains on her face, I reached out and grabbed a tissue, intending to wipe them clean for her.

"Don't touch me!" Ruan Fu was agitated and moved her body to try to distance herself from him.

Before she could move away, Zhao Jingnian grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back into his arms.

A hint of indulgence flickered in his deep eyes as he pleaded with her, "Even death row inmates have the opportunity to appeal, so please don't be so quick to convict me, okay?"