I'm not stupid enough to really plead with the Big Bad right away.
This kind of thing requires finesse, okay?
Although I'm not a kept woman, I think I have great potential to be one.
In terms of gauging the patron's psychology and planning ahead for a way out, I'm simply masterful and self - taught.
First, I have to figure out what exactly the "patron" sees in me.
It's not safe to ask anyone else about this. I have to ask Cheng Yu, the one who got me into this mess.
Me: "How did you successfully recommend me to the Rong family out of turn back then?"
Cheng Yu: "What, are you going to give the matchmaker a red envelope?"
Me: I'd like to give you, the jerk who screwed me over, a bomb.
I said, "I'm just a bit curious. What on earth is Rong Bo thinking?"
Cheng Yu chuckled. "Rong is the only son of the Rong family. What else could he be thinking? He wants to marry you, silly."
Me: ……
You're the silly one, Cheng Yu!
Rong Bo and I are just in a cooperation relationship without any feelings.
Me: "Does he have a white - moonlight he's about to marry?"
Cheng Yu: "Have so little confidence in yourself? Rong Bo deliberately didn't suppress the hot search. Isn't the purpose obvious?"
Me: "What's so obvious?"
Cheng Yu: "To tell everyone that you, this little vixen, are taken."
Me: "Get out of here!"
So.
Rong Bo was in a hurry to make our relationship public, not for the family fortune, nor out of emotional impulse.
The next step is to find Rong Bo's weakness for future use.
I went to a private detective agency.
It was the same one that successfully discovered Yin Junzi was a drug addict last time.
But unfortunately, they came back crying after only two days of surveillance. "Miss Song, we really can't keep following him!"
Me: "Why?"
Private detective: "Your boyfriend takes a private plane every time he goes out!"
Me: Damn it.
I didn't contact Rong Bo for a whole three days.
Three days later, his parents approached mine.
Damn it squared.
I hadn't even come up with a countermeasure, and they had already launched an offensive.
The Rong family set the meeting place on a luxury yacht.
My mom put on so much makeup before going out that I couldn't help asking, "Are you going on a blind date or to a wedding?"
My dad also said, "There's no need to wear that five - carat diamond ring. What rare treasures haven't they seen?"
The more they talked, the more nervous my mom got. "Oh, you guys are so annoying!"
In the end, our family of three dressed very formally and simply. But when we boarded the boat, we saw—
The Rong family was dressed extremely grandly, looking so imposing that it seemed they were going to receive a national president.
Our ordinary - looking family of three: "……"
The whole Rong family: "……"
The scene was a bit awkward for a moment.
It was Rong Bo's father who broke the ice with a smile. "It's our first time meeting our in - laws. We were so nervous that we might have overdone it, hehe."
My dad is usually quite eloquent, but maybe because it was his first time seeing such a grand occasion, he didn't perform well. "Huh? Is this a meeting between in - laws? Didn't we agree to go sea - fishing?"
Then the whole well - dressed Rong family looked at our family of three in sportswear.
I saw Rong Bo step forward first. With his cold face, even the bright sunshine couldn't hide the chill around him. "Hello, Uncle. I'm Rong Bo."
His fierce look made my dad lean back in shock for a second. "Y - you good!"
Rong Bo looked at my mom. "Hello, Auntie."
My mom was so nervous that her base makeup was almost coming off. "Hello, I'm Song Wenxing's …… dad."
My dad's shocked look seemed to say: Honey, you seem to have stolen my line...
Me: ……
I put my hand on my forehead.
Is Rong Bo really that scary?
However, for such a funny mistake,
no one at the scene even cracked a smile.
It's so terrifying!
I swallowed back the laughter that was about to burst out of my throat and said to Rong Bo's parents, "Hello, Uncle. Hello, Auntie."
Rong Bo's father was quite easy - going, smiling from ear to ear. "Hehe, good, good."
Rong Bo's mother was super noble and cold, just saying faintly, "Hello."
After setting off, the two families sat on the sofas in the cabin, drinking and chatting.
Only then did I get a chance to take a good look at Rong Bo's parents and an elegant old lady in her sixties sitting alone on the innermost sofa.
Their whole family has such high looks.
They all have such noble and mysterious temperaments, and their clothes are so layered, as if they evolved from European medieval nobles.
Rong Bo's gaze finally swept across my face.
I quickly understood what he meant—
Ally, it's time for your performance.
I finally had an epiphany!
No wonder Rong Bo has been so patient and indulgent towards me all this time. It's like he's been waiting for this moment for ten years!
Since he can't defy his parents' orders, he's taking a roundabout strategy by finding an object that everyone is very dissatisfied with! This way, he can avoid the pain of being forced into marriage and at the same time perfectly create the image of a lovelorn, innocent, and sympathetic good boy. It's simply a one - shot solution!
Men can be so cruel!
Rong Bo.
You've made me suffer so much.
I even regarded you as a friend.
But it turns out you've been using me as a pawn!
Playing with a tiger, Xingzai, you're so stupid that you don't even know how you'll die!
Rong Bo introduced the old lady in the inner room, who was as mysterious and noble as Empress Dowager Cixi, to me. "That's my grandma. Go say hello to her."
I quickly scurried over to the old lady. "Hello, beauty. I'm Song Wenxing."
Normally, an old lady would burst out laughing at such a cute remark.
But this grandma seemed hard to please. "What beauty? Call me grandma."
I instantly cowered. "Grandma!"
Grandma sized me up. Even though there was just a door between us, I could feel the tense atmosphere outside. It seemed that grandma had quite a high status in the family.
"What's that smell on you ……" Grandma frowned. "It's so fragrant."
I'm used to wearing perfume. And because of my occupation, I'm not used to a day without it. I only sprayed a little today, and it was sprayed last night and had been airing out all night. With the strong sea breeze today, it should have been blown away long ago.
I immediately felt the bitterness of marrying into a wealthy family. At home, I could take a bath with perfume and no one would say a word. But today, I only sprayed a tiny bit, and I still have to bow and apologize. Sigh, how am I going to live in the future...
I said with a playful smile, "Sorry, grandma. I wore perfume. Should I stand a bit farther away?"
Just as I was about to take a step back, grandma grabbed my hand. Looking down, I saw a pink pigeon - egg diamond on her wrinkled hand. It was so beautiful, even bigger than the one in "Lust, Caution".
Grandma said, "It's the intense version of Chanel No. 5. At your age, shouldn't you be using the light version?"
Damn it.
She knows her stuff.
As soon as it comes to my area of expertise, I get excited.
I quickly replied, "Indeed, most Oriental women like to use light - scented perfumes. But I appreciate the mellow base notes of the intense version more. When I spray it in my closet and wear the clothes the next day, it's as if I can feel the beauty of an elegant woman's precipitation after years of experience."
Grandma stared at me with her gem - like eyes and suddenly lowered her voice. "I also liked to wear this perfume when I was young, Xingzai."
Me: !!!!
Could it be—
I leaned over and whispered the secret signal that only my loyal fans know in grandma's ear. "Famous all over the world ……"
Grandma leaned over to my ear. "Xingzai is the coolest."