Xiao Ruoxue hadn’t expected Lin Fan to be so direct. Her earlier words had already implied that she was refusing him.
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Ruoxue typed on her phone: … I’m sorry. We don’t have any feelings for each other… I’m afraid this wouldn’t work.
She had already been thinking about how to reject Lin Fan last night. Or rather, how to persuade him not to enter into a marriage alliance.
In truth, whether or not Lin Fan was a Martial Artist, she was unwilling to marry him.
There was already someone in her heart, and she could never make room for anyone else.
Lin Fan was handsome, tall, and well-built. If there hadn’t been someone in her heart, she would have been willing to accept him.
But over the years, that handsome boy had always appeared in her dreams, lingering in her thoughts and haunting her heart.
Lin Fan: “I understand. You don’t want to marry me.”
What he really wanted was for Xiao Ruoxue to put it in writing, so he could shut the Lin Family up.
Xiao Ruoxue hesitated, then suddenly wrote a sentence: What about you? Are you willing to marry me?
She was actually quite curious. After learning about her situation, would Lin Fan still be willing to marry her? Or would he, for the sake of the Lin Family’s interests, be willing to marry a mute, ugly girl?
Lin Fan: “You don’t want to marry me, so why would I marry you?”
He was currently free as a bird. How could he stand marrying a stranger?
Xiao Ruoxue: You haven’t answered my question directly.
Lin Fan: “I’m not unwilling to marry you because of your appearance, or because your vocal cords are damaged. I just don’t want to get married for the time being. It’s just that my family is offering far too much for me to refuse.”
Xiao Ruoxue asked curiously: What did the Lin Family offer you?
Lin Fan said proudly, “Two hundred thousand in monthly spending money, a five-million settling-in allowance, a three-million car, and a villa worth fifty million.”
Xiao Ruoxue: You’re willing to enter into a marriage alliance for all that?
Lin Fan: “I’m going to establish an independent household in the future. I need a material foundation.”
Xiao Ruoxue: I get five hundred thousand in monthly spending money, and I have several cars. I just don’t have a driver’s license yet. My family has also prepared a villa worth one hundred million for me.
Lin Fan: “If I marry you, does that mean all of that will be mine?”
Xiao Ruoxue blushed: You’d really do anything for money?
Lin Fan: “I’m just teasing you. How could a real man spend a woman’s money? Your money will always be yours. My money can be yours, too. I’m heading back. If the Xiao Family calls off the engagement, I agree.”
Xiao Ruoxue: My parents are worried I won’t be able to get married in the future, so they want to settle the marriage. Could you be the one to call it off?
Lin Fan: “But I already agreed to the marriage alliance, and I’ve taken the money, too. How could a real man go back on his word?”
Lin Fan had already taken six hundred thousand. As for the car and villa, they hadn’t been transferred to him yet. His ID had expired, and it would take half a month to get everything sorted out.
If the engagement was called off, the Lin Family definitely wouldn’t want to give them to him.
But what was owed to him, he had to get back. It wasn’t as if he were the one refusing the marriage alliance; everything they had promised him before still had to be given. Otherwise, he didn’t mind turning the Lin Family upside down.
“You two finished talking?”
Xiao Linghui walked in. He had been able to hear some of their conversation from outside.
“Young Master Xiao, Miss Xiao, I’m leaving. Miss Xiao and I weren’t meant to be. Calling off the engagement might not be a bad thing for me. Maybe I’ll meet someone better in the future. Anyway, I’ve already received all the benefits the Lin Family offered me, so I haven’t lost anything.”
“The Xiao Family isn’t unreasonable. If you’ve suffered any losses, we can compensate you.”
Lin Fan shook his head. “I never take advantage of other people, and I don’t want to owe anyone a favor. I’ll get back what’s mine myself.”
“Lin Fan, I actually quite like your personality. If only you were a Martial Artist. My sister has to marry a Martial Artist, even if he’s only low-ranked.”
“It’s all right. I’ll be going, then. Goodbye, Miss Xiao. By the way, Miss Xiao, why don’t you get your voice treated?”
Xiao Ruoxue’s vocal cords were damaged, but it wasn’t completely beyond treatment. How miserable it must be for a girl not to be able to speak.
Xiao Linghui said, “She’s been to hospitals all over the world. She inhaled toxic smoke back then, which damaged and atrophied her vocal cords. She can no longer speak normally.”
“Young Master Xiao, if someone could cure Miss Xiao’s voice, how much would the Xiao Family be willing to pay in medical fees?”
“I just said that doctors all over the world can’t cure it. If someone really could heal my sister’s voice, we’d be willing to pay any amount.”
“How much is ‘any amount’? Ten billion? One hundred billion? Or one trillion?”
He had watched a short drama last night. In wealthy families, they casually threw around sums in the billions.
“How could treating someone’s voice cost that much? A million should be enough, right?”
“Young Master Xiao, Miss Ruoxue, I’ll be going now. Goodbye.”
Lin Fan wasn’t interested in a million. He could treat Xiao Ruoxue’s voice later, when he ran short of money.
“Ruoxue, Lin Fan isn’t unpleasant. You could actually consider him. If Mom and Dad met him, they’d definitely agree to the marriage alliance with the Lin Family.”
Xiao Ruoxue nodded lightly. Lin Fan was straightforward and handsome. If she hadn’t already had someone in her heart, she really would have been willing to marry him.
Xiao Ruoxue suddenly sent Xiao Linghui a message: Brother, Lin Fan has agreed to call off the engagement, but the Lin family head still has to approve. Could you go talk to him again?
Lin Fan was only the Lin Family’s outcast. To get the Lin Family to call off the engagement, they had to speak with Lin Zhecheng.
“All right. I’ll go to the Lin Family now. I’ll have the driver take you home.”
“I still want to browse around. I’ll go home afterward. You don’t need to worry about me, Brother.”
She liked going shopping by herself. Shopping always lifted her spirits.
There was a large shopping mall not far from Clear Lotus Teahouse, with a good selection of luxury brands.
As the Eldest Miss of the Xiao Family, she only bought high-end brands.
To her surprise, she ran into Lin Fan as soon as she arrived at the mall.
Lin Fan spotted Xiao Ruoxue, walked over, and asked, “Where’s your brother?”
He had come to the mall to experience life and see what people nowadays used, ate, and wore.
He needed to adapt to modern life as quickly as possible.
Xiao Ruoxue took out her phone and replied: He went to the Lin Family.
“Looks like I’ll be hearing from the Lin Family soon.”
Someone passing nearby saw them and exclaimed softly,
“Wow, what a handsome man and beautiful woman. They’re made for each other.”
Just based on their looks, they really were a good match. But Lin Fan wasn’t a Martial Artist, and Xiao Ruoxue couldn’t speak and had a scar on her face.
“Come on, I’ll go shopping with you.”
With Lin Fan accompanying her, Xiao Ruoxue didn’t know what to buy. They walked around the mall, but she didn’t buy a thing.
“How are you supposed to spend all that monthly spending money?”
Xiao Ruoxue replied: What do you want to buy? I’ll get it for you, to thank you for keeping me company.
“Forget it. I’d better head back and prepare for the storm.”
“Well, if it isn’t the Eldest Miss of the Xiao Family, the mute Xiao Ruoxue?”
Before Xiao Ruoxue could reply, someone nearby suddenly mocked her.
“Who are you? Why does your mouth stink so much? Have you been eating shit?”
Lin Fan glanced over. They were two fairly pretty young women, about the same age as Xiao Ruoxue.
Xiao Ruoxue sent Lin Fan a message: They’re the heiresses of the Qian and Li Families. The one in yellow is Qian Tingting, and the one in red is Li Xinyue.