MAPF Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Friends – He Doesn’t Want to Honeymoon with an Impotent Man

He Qin’s voice instantly jolted Xie Shiwei awake, reminding him of where he was.

Xie Shiwei felt a chill in his heart, quickly let go of He Qin’s hand, wiped away his tears, and wanted to play the fool to deal with He Qin’s slightly mocking question, but he was in no mood for that.

A life of smooth sailing and carefree living? Bah, he had never seen anyone more unlucky than him!

Xie Shiwei knew that He Qin wasn’t talking about him, but he still felt aggrieved and retorted stubbornly, “I’m not what you think I am. You don’t understand me at all.”

He Qin was puzzled, but didn’t respond, and lay down on the bed.

At half-past eight, Butler Wang came again to “check the room”.

Xie Shiwei pretended to be asleep, while He Qin leaned against the headboard, reading a rather thick book.

“Mr. He,” Butler Wang lowered his voice, placing the bowl of medicine on the bedside table, “Add some sugar to this medicine later and have the young master drink it.”

“Okay.”

As soon as the butler left, Xie Shiwei got up, in a state of low pressure, washing his face, brushing his teeth, and drinking the medicine in one go, without even frowning.

He Qin handed him the sugar, “Not going to eat it?”

Xie Shiwei shook his head. Actually, he didn’t need to eat sugar at all. Even though he was very afraid of bitterness, he was already used to drinking bitter medicine. So-called fear can be defeated by habit.

He Qin didn’t want to explore the reason for his change, and went straight to the cloakroom to change clothes.

·

He Qin came out of the cloakroom, wearing a black suit with silver cufflinks. His black hair was styled with gel and combed back, revealing his sharp, three-dimensional features and extraordinary noble aura.

Xie Shiwei, having feasted his eyes, said he had something to say.

He Qin put on his tie, “I have something to say too.”

Xie Shiwei fawned, “Then you go first.”

He Qin pushed the tie below his Adam’s apple, “You should be very clear that I married you for the crystalline material developed by your family, to help my father’s company overcome the difficulties of going public and to proceed with equipment production.”

“But after analysis by the technical staff, although your family’s material can currently be put into mass production to solve our immediate needs, the loss is relatively large and the cost is higher than expected, making it not the optimal solution. I am stepping up research and development of a substitute. In at most a year, the product will be entirely produced independently by my team. At that time, the crystalline material authorization agreement signed between our two families will be a worthless piece of paper.”

Xie Shiwei, having worked for five years, was definitely a qualified corporate slave, and He Qin’s words aroused his interest, wanting to know what He Qin was usually busy with.

But now was not the time to ask this. He grasped the key point of He Qin’s words and asked, “Are you saying that our marriage will last for a year at most?”

“That’s right. You didn’t have any requirements for the length of the marriage in the first place. Me obtaining a marriage certificate and holding a wedding with you is considered the completion of the transaction. This is your own negligence, and you should bear the consequences yourself.” After He Qin finished speaking, he waited for Xie Shiwei to act up.

Crying and making a scene, causing trouble at the company, or even jumping off a building were all possibilities. Once it happened, what awaited him was probably the Xie family’s difficulties. Chen Ning doted on Xie Shiwei to the core and certainly wouldn’t give him a pleasant look, but fortunately, Xie Tian’an valued his commercial value more than the marriage value, investing in his new product and providing material authorization to achieve cooperation.

Since this was the case, he didn’t need to give Xie Shiwei false hope. A short pain was better than a long one. As time went on, it would be even more difficult to end.

But to He Qin’s surprise, after saying this, Xie Shiwei actually looked calm.

His face was calm, his breathing was steady, but his expression seemed a little dazed.

He didn’t know that Xie Shiwei’s daze at this moment was actually to conceal the great joy in his heart.

It was no exaggeration to say that Xie Shiwei was as happy as winning the lottery. He Qin’s plan was exactly the same as his own!

And being reminded like this, he remembered that there was indeed a one-year period in the original novel. The original owner also prepared to [redacted] before the end of the year, resulting in accidentally fulfilling the protagonist gong and shou.

Xie Shiwei turned his back to He Qin and laughed silently, then forced himself to yawn a few times to moisten his eyes with water vapor, quickly entering acting mode.

He turned around, lowered his eyes, and his bright eyes were filled with deep disappointment. He was sad for a while, then suddenly raised his head firmly, as if he had made a decision, and said to He Qin, “I accept.”

He Qin was even more surprised, “Accept?”

“Yes.” Xie Shiwei nodded emphatically, “I actually wanted to tell you this too.”

The question in He Qin’s eyes grew stronger.

Xie Shiwei walked to the opposite side of He Qin and sat down, his eyes sincere, “He Qin, you know, because of the accident a few days ago, I got a mild concussion.”

“I can’t remember many things clearly. The whole world seems to have suddenly faded. I can’t remember the date, I can’t remember the way home, and I suddenly can’t remember why I liked you so much, why I had to have you.”

“I used to think that my life wouldn’t be complete without you, and I pestered you shamelessly, but now I find that my feelings for you aren’t that deep anymore. When you stand by my side, I won’t be as excited as before. When you leave my sight, I won’t be as uneasy as before.”

“Like I said last night, I no longer expect anything to happen between us,” Xie Shiwei tried his best to be open-minded and nonchalant, “I give up on you, He Qin. Although it’s still a pity, I accept the fact that you won’t fall in love with me. I’m sorry for using this disgraceful method to marry you, but I’ve decided to give up and won’t pester you anymore.”

He Qin stopped his actions of sorting out the documents and looked at Xie Shiwei.

Xie Shiwei was still wearing the same beige checkered cotton pajamas as yesterday, with a few wrinkles on the collar. His eyes were clear, his expression was firm, and his face had a seriousness he had never seen before. The words he said were completely unlike his style.

Something was wrong.

He Qin was always cautious, and he crossed his hands and placed them on the table, asking, “You’ve figured it out, just because of amnesia?”

“Yes.”

“Why did you figure it out now, and not three days ago when the accident happened?”

Xie Shiwei’s brain worked at high speed, “Uh, it wasn’t diagnosed at that time, and the changes in feeling were very vague. I thought I was just anxious before the wedding.”

He Qin asked again, “Now that you’ve accepted it, what about after you recover your memory?”

“I won’t pester you again. I’m fully responsible for what I said.” Seeing that He Qin was not at ease, Xie Shiwei opened his computer without saying a word and typed up an agreement stating that the marriage would only last for one year. He connected to the printer next to him, printed it out, imitated the original owner’s ugly handwriting to sign his name, and guaranteed that he would never go back on his word.

He Qin looked at the agreement and then at Xie Shiwei, “You’re so familiar with computer operations?”

Xie Shiwei’s heart tightened, and he secretly thought that he had forgotten about this. The original owner was uneducated and unskilled, and might not even know the shortcut keys for printing.

But He Qin let him off the hook, “It seems that you used to ask me to help you print your big assignments, which were also excuses to pester me.”

Fortunately. Xie Shiwei breathed a sigh of relief and said shyly, “I was young and didn’t know any better.”

He Qin folded the agreement and put it in the drawer, “In any case, divorce will damage your reputation. You can raise any additional conditions you have, and add them to the agreement later.”

Xie Shiwei thought for a while, and a flash of inspiration struck him, “I don’t have any other requirements. I just hope that we can try to get along like ordinary friends in the future, okay?”

The best way to resolve hatred is of course to be friends.

He Qin was silent for a few seconds, “It’s hard to imagine what it would be like to be friends with you.”

Xie Shiwei scratched his head a little embarrassedly, “If you really don’t want to, you don’t have to force yourself.”

He Qin said again, “But it’s worth a try.”

Xie Shiwei breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, “That’s right, try it first, you definitely won’t lose anything.” He continued, “Also, He Qin, I think we should at least appear to be a newly married couple on the surface to reassure my family, so that the cooperation between the two families will be smooth. And, if our relationship is harmonious, those investors will definitely have confidence in He Xin’s future, which will also be beneficial to your company’s listing, right?”

Xie Shiwei was afraid that He Qin wouldn’t believe him again, and even made a poisonous oath, “If I lie, I’ll become a pauper.”

Being so understanding and considerate of He Qin and He Xin, even if He Qin’s heart was made of iron, he would appreciate his kindness and greatness.

Sure enough, He Qin looked at Xie Shiwei with different eyes again. He didn’t mock him or distrust him anymore, but only said, “You’ve thought it through thoroughly. Then let’s maintain our relationship for a year. After a year, I will propose the divorce. I will bear all the accusations from your parents, and I will handle the public relations for the outside world. You can protect yourself and don’t have to worry.”

Xie Shiwei was a little touched.

It seemed that He Qin was also quite righteous and reasonable. As long as he didn’t act like the original owner and courted death, he would definitely not suffer He Qin’s cruel and ruthless revenge. Changing the ending was truly a victory in sight.

·

With the most worrying thing resolved, Xie Shiwei felt relaxed and happy.

He Qin was going to work, and Xie Shiwei sent him downstairs. Downstairs, Chen Ning was eating breakfast in the dining room. Seeing them getting along harmoniously, she was surprised and invited them to eat together.

He Qin ate a simple meal and left. Xie Shiwei was really hungry, gobbling it up, devouring everything like a whirlwind, and the hand that was picking up food flashed afterimages. The plates were so clean that they could reflect the overhead lights.

“Look at you, like a starving ghost. Auntie won’t fight with you,” Chen Ning laughed at him, “The dishes have been light these past few days. When you get better, I’ll have the kitchen prepare more flavorful dishes.”

Xie Shiwei had half a steamed bun in his cheek that he hadn’t chewed yet. Listening to Chen Ning’s hypocritical but pleasant words, he remembered a neighbor aunt who was very kind to him when he was a child.

At that time, he was in debt and had no money, and couldn’t afford decent meals. The neighbor aunt, who worked in a factory, would bring him a meat bun every day and tell him to go to her house if he wasn’t full.

Both of his parents were gamblers, and Xie Shiwei had never experienced family affection. The care that the aunt gave him was the closest thing to maternal love. It’s just that the aunt later went to work in the south and left the city he was in, and the phone number later became an empty number.

Perhaps it was because his emotions had fluctuated too much these past two days, Xie Shiwei didn’t control his tear glands and actually cried.

Tears welled up uncontrollably, and he frantically took out tissues to wipe them away. Chen Ning didn’t know what medicine this ancestor was selling in his gourd and was startled, patting Xie Shiwei’s back non-stop, “What’s wrong, Shiwei? Is the food hard to swallow and choking you?”

The little chef next to him was pale, afraid that he was about to be fired.

Xie Shiwei swallowed the steamed bun while crying, shaking his head with a heavy nasal voice, saying that he was fine, and that the tears were probably a side effect of the medicine.

When sending Chen Ning away, Xie Shiwei “politely” wrapped a scarf around her, his nose and eye sockets still red.

Chen Ning smiled, “Shiwei, go back to your room and rest well. Your task is to take care of your body. You can only think about honeymooning after you get better. You’re not allowed to go before you recover your health. At least rest for two months before saying otherwise. I can’t indulge you this time, otherwise your father will blame me.”

Xie Shiwei smiled and said that he knew, humming secretly.

He doesn’t want to honeymoon with an impotent man.