Gu Jinyan himself wasn’t sure why he had wanted to bring Jiang Tian back. He rubbed his temples, looking at the woman stumbling around drunkenly.
Jiang Tian had drunk too much, her cheeks flushed, which added a warm tint to her sharply defined features. Between her deep red lips, a hint of pink peeked out as she licked them like a kitten.
Probably feeling hot, she began tugging at her clothes.
Gu Jinyan: “…”
This was the first time he realized that his fiancée acted like this when drunk.
His relationship with Jiang Tian was clichéd and ordinary.
Jiang Tian was the daughter of his mother’s best friend. Because Jiang Tian’s mother had passed away early, his mother felt sorry for her. So, three years ago, as soon as Jiang Tian turned eighteen, his mother wanted her to go from being her best friend’s daughter to becoming her daughter-in-law. She forced him into an engagement with Jiang Tian.
Back then, he had just graduated, his career was just starting, and he didn’t want to get married. Plus, the meek Jiang Tian wasn’t his type.
The most annoying part was that she was incredibly clingy, following him everywhere, looking at him with those pitiful, longing eyes. It infuriated him just to see her.
Gu Jinyan had tried countless times to call off the engagement, but something always seemed to interfere, preventing him from succeeding.
Since he couldn’t break it off himself, he tried hinting for Jiang Tian to propose dissolving the engagement. But this Jiang Tian acted as if she had already decided he was the one, and no matter what, she wouldn’t leave!
After three years, Gu Jinyan’s feelings toward Jiang Tian had gone from dislike to a physical revulsion.
And on top of that, this damn woman had drugged him!
After drugging him, she even threw a card at him!
That, the great Film Emperor Gu absolutely could not tolerate!
Gu Jinyan brought Jiang Tian back, handed her over to the servants, and then went to the master bedroom on the second floor.
The servants were stunned when they saw Jiang Tian brought back, but soon turned ecstatic and immediately called Mo Yan to share the good news.
When Gu Jinyan, fresh out of the shower, saw Jiang Tian lying in his bed, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
He turned to leave, reaching for the door handle and twisting it.
The door was actually locked.
He didn’t need to think hard to know that the servants had called his mother, and this was undoubtedly her doing.
Not only that, but Gu Jinyan also noticed that the woman on the bed had been changed into a sheer lace nightgown, and on the nightstand… there was even a box of condoms?
The Film Emperor’s expression darkened even further: “…”
…
The next day.
Jiang Tian woke up with a splitting headache.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an enlarged view of the back of someone’s head.
Short hair.
Black pajamas.
A man!
She immediately slapped him.
“Jiang Tian!”
In his twenty-five years of life, Gu Jinyan had never imagined that while sleeping in his own bed, he would be slapped awake by someone. This was a great humiliation in his life.
“Huh?”
After reflexively hitting him, Jiang Tian was also stunned.
The voice sounded familiar.
The face looked familiar too.
This person was…
Gu Jinyan?!
What the hell ( ‵o′)凸
“Gu Jinyan, you jerk! What are you doing in my bed?!”
Jiang Tian saw the sheer lace nightgown she was wearing, and her face immediately darkened. She tightly wrapped herself in the blanket, covering up the view.
Gu Jinyan’s face was even darker than charcoal. Suppressing the urge to slap this woman to death, he pointed at the door.
“Last night, you were brought in by the servants, and the door was locked. If you don’t believe me, go check for yourself.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
Without another word, Jiang Tian grabbed the blanket to cover herself, reached for the door handle, and twisted it.
However.
With a gentle twist…
The door swung open effortlessly.
Face thoroughly slapped, Gu Jinyan: “……………………”
Jiang Tian glanced back at him and snorted coldly.
“Film Emperor Gu, next time, don’t bother making such flimsy excuses if you can’t even commit to the act.”
“…”
…
After freshening up and changing back into her clothes, Jiang Tian was eager to leave in a hurry.
She hadn’t forgotten that this man was the scumbag male lead in this world.
And she was the pitiful female lead destined to suffer both physically and emotionally.
Jiang Tian kept the golden rule firmly in mind: “Stay away from scumbags, protect your life.”
“Stay for breakfast before you go.”
Gu Jinyan, surprisingly kind for once, glanced at Jiang Tian and spoke.
Who would have thought Jiang Tian would turn around with a smile and say, “No need. I’m afraid seeing me first thing in the morning might ruin your appetite, Film Emperor Gu.”
“…”
With the way this woman talked, who was the one whose appetite would be ruined at the sight of whom?
Just as Jiang Tian was about to leave, a figure rushed in through the entrance like a gust of wind.
“Oh, Tiantian is here!”
The woman looked to be under forty, with delicate features—clearly a great beauty in her youth.
She immediately took Jiang Tian’s hand, fussing over her with concern.
“Tiantian, have you eaten? Were you tired last night? I’ve booked you an afternoon SPA session. Why not go relax?”
“…”
Mom?
Jiang Tian’s lips twitched. This woman was her mother now?
It felt so strange.
In her past life, she had been alone her entire life, never having any family. And now, in this life, she suddenly had a mother?
Em…
Jiang Tian hadn’t yet figured out what expression to wear to avoid giving herself away when Gu Jinyan spoke up, “Mom, what brings you here?”
“Well, I heard Tiantian was here! Oh, you brat, you finally came around. Tiantian has been devoted to you all along, and you finally brought her home.” The woman turned and smiled at Jiang Tian.
“Tiantian, I always said this brat would come to like you. Last night, you were drunk, and Yan wasn’t comfortable leaving you, so he brought you back.”
“…”
Listening to this, Jiang Tian’s lips twitched again.
She immediately understood—this wasn’t her biological mother but Gu Jinyan’s mother, which would make her her future… mother-in-law?
Besides, what did it matter whether Gu Jinyan liked her or not?
She couldn’t care less, okay?
“Ahem… Auntie, since you’re here, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you.”
Mo Yan was taken aback by the form of address.
Gu Jinyan was equally surprised.
Ever since Jiang Tian got engaged to him, she had been calling his mother “Mom” more eagerly than he did.
Now she was switching to “Auntie”?
Then they heard…
“Auntie, I think forcing something that doesn’t fit isn’t sweet. Since Gu Jinyan has no interest in me whatsoever, wouldn’t it be better for both of us to just let go? So, I think we should call off the engagement. But don’t worry, to preserve the Gu family’s reputation, I don’t mind being the one who gets dumped. So, how about we do it today? I checked the almanac this morning, and today is an auspicious day. What do you say?”
She blinked, smiling.
Gu Jinyan & Mo Yan: “…”
Call off the engagement?
Today?
Had Jiang Tian been hit by some sort of shock?
Both of them were left speechless, mouths agape at Jiang Tian’s words.
Seeing their stunned, unresponsive faces, Jiang Tian felt a bit uneasy. “Em… Is today too rushed? Then how about tomorrow? Anyway, it’s just a verbal engagement. A simple press conference should do. Gu Jinyan, what do you think?”
Jiang Tian looked at Gu Jinyan, hoping he would agree and say something to ease the awkward tension.
But he seemed lost in thought and remained silent.
Instead, Mo Yan was getting worked up. “Nonsense! You’re the Gu family’s future daughter-in-law. You can’t just call off the engagement like that!”
She turned to Gu Jinyan and began scolding him. “Gu Jinyan, how many times have I told you? Tiantian is your fiancée, and she will be your only wife in the future. I want you to love her, cherish her, and always give way to her. What on earth have you done to hurt her so much that she wants to break off the engagement? Are you forcing her into this?!”
Gu Jinyan was left speechless.
Jiang Tian was even more stunned.
“Mom, that’s really not it.”
“Auntie, that’s really not it.”
Two voices rang out simultaneously.
Mo Yan became even more suspicious that Gu Jinyan was pressuring Jiang Tian.
“Auntie, it really isn’t Gu Jinyan forcing me. I’m the one who wants to call off the engagement. We really aren’t a good match. Look, whenever we’re together, he’s unhappy. He definitely doesn’t like someone like me, so even if I keep trying, it’s useless. Don’t you agree, Auntie?”
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinyan couldn’t help but glance at Jiang Tian, a playful glint in his eyes.
Hah, doesn’t like someone like her?
Yet somehow, he felt that this version of Jiang Tian was slowly becoming… interesting.
“Alright, Tiantian, don’t say any more. Mom knows you’ve been feeling wronged lately. It’s all this brat’s fault. Mom won’t let him bully you. Don’t worry, the position of the Gu family’s young madam will definitely be yours, Jiang Tian. No one else can have it. Mom only recognizes you as her daughter-in-law!”
“…”
Why did that sound exactly like the standard dialogue of a domineering CEO’s mother?
With such a statement, wouldn’t Gu Jinyan be even more convinced that she was playing the victim to force him into marriage?
Sure enough, when she looked up, she saw Gu Jinyan’s cold gaze sweeping over her.
Images from earlier flashed through Jiang Tian’s mind again.
[You wicked woman, you’re so malicious. I won’t marry you, so give up.]
[Want me to marry you? Then be prepared to live like a widow for the rest of your life.]
“…”
Me…
Live like a widow? What nonsense!
She, Jiang Tiantian, still wanted to live a life of luxury and indulgence!
But no matter how much she explained that she and Gu Jinyan wouldn’t be happy together, that he had no interest in her, and that she didn’t want to continue like this, Madam Gu always insisted that it must be Gu Jinyan mistreating her, which was why she was saying such things. She promised to discipline Gu Jinyan properly in the future and told Jiang Tian not to worry, effectively silencing her.
Jiang Tian talked until her mouth felt dry, but she couldn’t overcome her mental exhaustion.
Why wouldn’t Madam Gu believe her?
Why was calling off an engagement so difficult?
Madam Gu came and went like the wind, leaving right after the meal. Jiang Tian and Gu Jinyan also had to hurry to the set.
Gu Jinyan spotted Jiang Tian standing by the roadside, fiddling with her phone to hail a ride.
He pulled his car up beside her.
“Get in?”
“No.”
“…”
Gu Jinyan smiled at her. “Jiang Tian, I really underestimated you. Your performance in front of my mom today was quite successful. Pretending you want to call off the engagement, but actually trying to pressure me through my mom?”
Remembering the scenes that had flashed through her mind earlier, Jiang Tian immediately cut him off, rolling her eyes.
“Film Emperor Gu, you sure have a lot of drama in you. With such wild imagination, why don’t you become a screenwriter?”
Gu Jinyan sneered. “I just realized that not only are you a great actress, Jiang Tian, but you’re also quite skilled at playing mind games. I’m actually starting to feel a bit inclined to marry you now. Life probably wouldn’t be too boring.”
“Sorry, I don’t want to marry you. Great Film Emperor Gu, I beg you, please let me go. Thank you.”
Jiang Tian rejected him without hesitation.
Gu Jinyan’s heavy domineering CEO vibes just weren’t her type. Her, Jiang Da Tiantian, only liked good-looking, well-built, sweet younger guys, okay?
Even if she had been transmigrated into some CEO-themed, tear-jerking, dramatic tragedy, all she wanted was to turn her life into a sweet, fluffy romance full of sugar.