MAPF Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Sudden Awakening “Shiwei is married?”

Xie Shiwei began to ponder what attitude he should adopt when facing He Qin, and soon he had an answer.

The safest method should be to put on a show of sudden remorse, while maintaining the foundation of “he loves me so much”.

He would go to He Qin and tell him that he was now awake, realizing that forced melons are not sweet and forced marriages have no results, and he was willing to give up. But he still hoped for the best for He Qin and wanted to help the He family overcome their difficulties. He was willing to maintain a superficial marriage for a while to make their two families’ cooperation period as long as possible. Once the He family’s business was on track, he would tell his parents that he had awakened and would divorce He Qin amicably.

In this way, he would be wholeheartedly thinking of He Qin. He Qin wouldn’t have to endure his entanglement anymore and could be with the male protagonist shou Bai An as soon as possible. He could also be a rich second-generation playboy, living his own beautiful life in this timeline.

Perfect.

Just as Xie Shiwei was gloating over this design, he suddenly felt a chill down his back. Turning around, He Qin was looking at him coldly, or rather, at the “rules” in his hand.

Xie Shiwei subconsciously hid the paper behind his back and awkwardly said, “You walk pretty quietly.”

He Qin tapped the wooden floor heavily with his heel and mocked, “Should I walk like this then?”

Xie Shiwei was choked speechless and silently recited the word “patience,” offering a flattering smile, “That’s not necessary. By the way, these rules, I think…”

He Qin interrupted him, “It’s useless, Xie Shiwei.”

“Huh?”

“I already got the crystalline material usage authorization. The Xie family indulges you, that’s true, but your father also has high hopes for the project I’m leading. He wants to push the equipment production forward as soon as possible. After confirming that you and I are truly married, he gave me the authorization.”

He Qin loosened his tie, walked closer to Xie Shiwei, and stopped. He leaned down slightly and snatched the paper from Xie Shiwei’s hand in one swift motion.

The two were inches apart. He Qin’s hormonal aura was strong, and the cologne had an invasive scent. When his taut muscular arm brushed past Xie Shiwei’s waist, it created a small gust of wind. For a moment, Xie Shiwei had the illusion of becoming prey in the hunter’s grasp.

He Qin neatly tore the paper in half and threw it into the trash can: “This absurd agreement can’t threaten me at all, Xie Shiwei. Nothing can happen between us. I’ll say it again, stop daydreaming, it’s disgusting and nauseating.”

These words struck Xie Shiwei’s eardrums, awakening him from his bottomless infatuation.

Xie Shiwei looked at He Qin speechlessly, thinking to himself, with your hardware conditions, it would be outrageous if anything happened, I don’t know what you’re being so arrogant about.

But no matter how bad He Qin’s attitude was, the result was always good.

It was just a pity that Xie Shiwei couldn’t show even a hint of happiness right now.

He had to be disappointed, dejected, and absent-minded.

Therefore, Xie Shiwei suppressed his happy emotions, mobilized his facial muscles, and performed the pain of a shattered dream.

His delicate, slightly flushed face drooped, and his black hair, not completely dry after washing, hung down, covering a bit of his eyelashes. A drop of water dripped from the tip of his hair onto his eyelashes, as if tears were hanging from his eyes. The way he pursed his lips tightly, trying not to cry, looked sad and fragile.

But He Qin only found it disgusting, without a shred of pity: “Xie Shiwei, you attempted suicide, threatened me with the future of He Xin Technology, and exchanged it for this wedding, isn’t that enough? You still want to coerce someone who doesn’t love you into having a relationship with you? Do you have any bottom line? Or do you just like living this disgusting way, without any self-respect, without any sense of shame, not even as good as a pile of mud?”

He Qin’s deep voice was earth-shattering. Xie Shiwei was shocked and almost wanted to join in cursing the original owner.

But in order not to be locked up in a mental hospital, he could only open his innocent big eyes and flutter his eyelashes: “I’m sorry, I can’t control myself, some feelings just come without any reason.”

“But He Qin,” Xie Shiwei sighed sadly, raised his head, tears in his eyes, “Actually, I’m not stupid, I know you were forced to marry me, you never had a place for me in your heart. I’m already satisfied to have a marriage with you. I understand everything you do. Today, I’ll go sleep in another room and definitely won’t disturb you.”

He Qin folded his arms and looked at Xie Shiwei like he was looking at a mental patient.

Would he say these words?

Ha, impossible.

Something was amiss. There must be a trick. Maybe this shameless person would go to Xie Tian’an and Chen Ning tomorrow to complain about his harsh treatment.

After Xie Shiwei finished speaking, he suddenly realized that it was inappropriate to sleep in separate rooms on their wedding night.

Chen Ning was staying overnight tonight. If she found out they were sleeping in separate rooms, she would definitely jump out to uphold justice for him, scold He Qin for treating him coldly, force He Qin to sleep with him, and she would also bring this matter up in front of Xie Tian’an, making Xie Tian’an feel that she was a particularly good stepmother and trust her even more.

Therefore, Xie Shiwei had to awkwardly change his mind and earnestly explain: “But Aunt Chen is here tonight. If she finds out, I’m worried she’ll blame you for not being good to me, and I don’t want her to worry about our relationship either. Let’s both sleep here tonight. It’ll be safer to sleep in separate rooms tomorrow.”

He Qin sneered.

As expected. Xie Shiwei’s methods were masterful.

Acting pitiful, gaining sympathy, and setting a trap when he decided to let him go and not bother with him.

If he didn’t fall for it, the next step would be to do everything recklessly, make a scene and threaten to die, using coercion and temptation to get everything he wanted.

If he still had any illusions about this person, he, He Qin, would be incorrigibly foolish.

He Qin mocked: “Xie Shiwei, you’re such a big person, you’ve lived for more than twenty years, and you still only know how to use your parents as an excuse to play tricks. Don’t you feel ashamed? Don’t use this trick to disgust me.”

Xie Shiwei was stunned.

Even if the original owner was indeed a bottomless, undignified scumbag, when a scumbag tried hard to turn over a new leaf, sincerely offered ideas, what he wanted was He Qin’s tolerance and kindness, definitely not a mocking “Don’t disgust me.”

Wasn’t He Qin too prejudiced against the original owner? Heh, you impotent man, what are you showing off for?

Xie Shiwei forced out an unattractive smile: “He Qin, you’ve misunderstood. Even if we sleep in the same room, I won’t sleep in the same bed with you. Aunt Chen is only staying here for one night. Let’s just make do for one night, and I’ll move to the next room tomorrow.”

He Qin turned a deaf ear to this and strode into the bathroom, leaving Xie Shiwei with a broad and indifferent back.

The sound of the shower gushing came out, and Xie Shiwei was so angry that he threw five sets of combo punches on the spot.

The villa door opened, and Huang Jingzhi dragged his suitcase in.

Huang Jingzhi was the eldest son of the Huang family, a family friend of the Xie family. Since childhood, he had detested the ways of business and politics, standing out among a group of younger generations who were determined to inherit their parents’ business empires. He went abroad to study clinical medicine as an undergraduate, graduated with a direct doctorate, and opened a private hospital after returning. He also became the Xie family’s family doctor due to personal relationships and selfish motives.

Chen Ning looked at the travel-worn big boy and said with a hint of apology, “Jingzhi, it was hard on you to run over here as soon as you got back to the country. You haven’t even adjusted to the jet lag, have you?”

Huang Jingzhi waved his hand and smiled, “It’s okay, Auntie. Shiwei’s affairs are my affairs. It’s not hard at all. But why did you move here? It’s too far from the company.”

Chen Ning sighed: “Shiwei said he wanted the scenery of the honeymoon suite to be beautiful, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and not too many people, so this place suited his heart.”

“Honeymoon suite?” Huang Jingzhi was extremely surprised, “Shiwei is married?”

Chen Ning’s expression was a little unbearable: “Yes, he was single-minded about getting married. He couldn’t be stopped even when he was sick. Auntie didn’t want to disturb your studies, so I didn’t send you an invitation. Don’t blame Auntie.”

Huang Jingzhi was silent for a long time and smiled bitterly: “Auntie, what are you talking about? I know you were considerate of me and didn’t want me to come because you were afraid I would be sad.”

Chen Ning comforted him: “Jingzhi, there are plenty of good young men from aristocratic families. Auntie will be your matchmaker and guarantee you’ll find your beloved. Shiwei doesn’t have you in his heart. In the end, he’s not a good match for you anyway. Don’t take it too seriously.”

Huang Jingzhi was silent for a long time, shook his head helplessly, and asked about the main issue: “Auntie, what’s wrong with Shiwei’s body?”

“He fell into the pool a few days ago and got frozen, ran a high fever for a few days. After the fever went down, he talked nonsense again at the wedding, saying that his memory was suddenly blank. Could it be that the fever damaged his brain?” Chen Ning’s eyes flickered for a moment.

If Xie Shiwei really fried his brain, she would have hope for her future days. Xie Tian’an couldn’t possibly let this silly son inherit the company. She should get some reward for her many years of hard work.

Huang Jingzhi didn’t know Chen Ning’s little schemes and frowned, “How did he fall?”

Chen Ning showed him the video.

Huang Jingzhi’s expression was grave: “Who did this?”

“Bai An.”

Bai An and He Qin had an extraordinary relationship, which was known to those in the circle who were slightly closer to the Xie family.

Huang Jingzhi was extremely dissatisfied: “Shiwei’s body is so weak, how could He Qin allow this to happen!”

Chen Ning hurriedly said: “Alright, alright, don’t be angry about this. Go see Shiwei first.”

Xie Shiwei was sulking when Wang the butler knocked on the door outside and called him: “Young Master, Doctor Huang is here. Let’s go to the medical room.”

Xie Shiwei followed the butler out with a sulky face.

Wang the butler saw that Xie Shiwei’s face wasn’t good and asked: “Young Master looks like he’s in a bad mood. Did He Qin make you angry again?”

Xie Shiwei stopped in his tracks.

According to his experience, many times, the output of the cannon fodder’s sidekick was the catalyst that ignited the male lead’s anger and accelerated the cannon fodder’s death.

As the cannon fodder himself, he had to curb this trend.

Xie Shiwei immediately smiled widely: “No way, aren’t I pretty happy?”

The butler looked at his Sichuan opera face-changing and said helplessly: “Young Master, you are the apple of the Xie family’s eye. In the entire Jiangcheng, no one dares to disagree with you. There’s really no need to be sad for an uninteresting man.”

Xie Shiwei smiled even more brightly, grabbed the butler’s arm and shook it: “Uncle Wang, I know you love me, but I’m really fine. It’s just that I’m a little tired from recovering from a serious illness and being busy with the wedding.”

Uncle Wang was unable to stop him and had no choice but to stop asking.

Xie Shiwei passed through the magnificent corridor, through the three-story indoor garden, and down the stairs of the wine cellar to the medical room on the basement floor.

The hall was furnished with various medical equipment, like a miniature physical examination center and small hospital, but the decoration was very warm and bright, without a trace of the coldness of a hospital.

The power of a wealthy family once again.

Huang Jingzhi, wearing a white coat, looked at Xie Shiwei with a lingering gaze, his eyes filled with countless emotions, and invited him in for an examination. Xie Shiwei didn’t get the deeply meaningful look at all and was just a little surprised by the doctor’s appearance and age.

He thought that the person who could be a doctor for a wealthy family must be an older person with some qualifications, but he didn’t expect him to be so young and have such heroic eyebrows and starry eyes. It was a pity that he looked too righteous and wasn’t his type.

Xie Shiwei smiled at the doctor: “Doctor Huang, thank you for your hard work.”

Huang Jingzhi said bitterly: “Shiwei, why bother being so polite with me? Even if you get married, I can still be your brother. You can still call me Brother Jingzhi.”

Brother Jingzhi? So cheesy?

Xie Shiwei smelled a suspicious, ambiguous scent.