Seeing Lin Fan and Wei Qingxue enter the room and close the door, Wei Dazong and Li Xueyan were both seething with anger.
Previously, they still had a glimmer of hope that Lin Fan and Wei Qingxue were in a fake marriage. Now, with a man and a woman alone in one room, it was a done deal. Their daughter was indeed with a deliveryman!
The couple returned to their room, both looking frustrated. Their daughter had married someone from the lower social strata, and they were really not willing to accept it.
"What kind of bad luck have we had to deserve this? Our only daughter, how did she end up liking a deliveryman!" Li Xueyan stomped her foot and said.
Wei Dazong said, "We absolutely cannot let them continue. Lin Fan is clinging to our Wei Family, only wanting to freeload, so we can only work on changing Qingxueās mind."
Li Xueyan said, "I think this girl is just out of her mind. Otherwise, how could she fancy a deliveryman? Just talking it out wonāt work, in my opinion. We need to think of a way to break them up!"
Wei Dazong said, "What way?"
Li Xueyan said, "Thatās why Iām discussing it with you, think it through!"
So the couple racked their brains, discussing strategies through the night...
On the other side, Lin Fan and Wei Qingxue were in the same room, but Wei Qingxue wouldnāt let Lin Fan on the bed and had him sleep on the floor.
Wei Qingxue was still uneasy, fearing Lin Fan might do something bad while she was asleep, so she didnāt dare to fall asleep.
Later, realizing Lin Fan had fallen asleep, she finally felt at ease and quickly drifted off to sleep.
Unbeknownst to her, Lin Fan was pretending to sleep. Sensing that she was tossing and turning, unable to sleep, he feigned slumber to reassure her.
Seeing Wei Qingxue already asleep, Lin Fan soon fell asleep as well.
The night passed without incident.
The next morning, Wei Qingxue woke up, abruptly sat up, checked herself, and discovered that she hadnāt been disturbed, which was a relief. Glancing around, she noticed Lin Fan was still asleep, covered with a blanket, leaving only his face visible.
Wei Qingxue stared for a moment, and the thought involuntarily popped into her head: So handsome!
Ignoring Lin Fanās cheap outfit, just looking at this face, it was absolutely striking, that kind of refreshing masculinity, almost exuding the scent of fresh grass.
For the first time, Wei Qingxue noticed how handsome Lin Fan was. Before, she was desperately seeking a solution and brought Lin Fan as a shield.
Unfortunately...
What good is being handsome? Lin Fan is still just a deliveryman, not someone from the same world as her... She could never truly be with a deliveryman.
Once everything is over, sheāll divorce Lin Fan.
"Why are you staring at me?"
Suddenly, Lin Fan spoke. It turned out he was already awake and, upon opening his eyes, saw Wei Qingxue staring at him in a daze.
Wei Qingxue quickly averted her gaze, blushing and unwilling to admit: "Whoās staring at you?"
Lin Fan said, "You were definitely looking. You werenāt mesmerized by my good looks, were you? Iām telling you, thereās no chance for us!"
Wei Qingxue spat: "Stop being so full of yourself; who would be mesmerized by you, seriously."
Lin Fan found it amusing. He was deliberately speaking that way, so she wouldnāt be wary of him.
Sure enough, Lin Fanās words made Wei Qingxue a bit less guarded, seeing that Lin Fan knew his place, he wouldnāt do anything excessive to her.
In just a few days, Wei Qingxue had no guard left against Lin Fan. She didnāt even wait for him to pretend to sleep before comfortably drifting off herself.
"Are you going out to make deliveries today?" Wei Qingxue asked.
Lin Fan said, "Yeah."
Wei Qingxue said, "Tonight is Grandpaās birthday banquet. Iāll transfer money to you in a bit, and you buy a birthday gift and weāll go together tonight."
Yesterday, Wei Dazong had personally pleaded with Elder Wei, and Elder Wei had agreed to give Wei Qingxue an opportunity, allowing her to attend his birthday banquet tonight.
Lin Fan readily agreed, "Sure."
He was Wei Qingxueās shield. Since she wanted him to go to the birthday banquet with her, it was natural for him not to decline.
Moreover, the banquet would surely be no simple affair. Elder Wei might even try to pressure Wei Qingxue, and he needed to protect her.
Why else would the system give him this task? He had to complete it...
The two then left the room.
Wei Qingxue immediately noticed Li Xueyan sitting in the living room watching TV, while Wei Dazong had already left for work.
"Mom, whatās for breakfast?" Wei Qingxue asked.
Li Xueyan glanced at the two of them, thinking about them sleeping together last night, and couldnāt help but feel her eyes were aflame.
"Thereās no breakfast; your dad went out hungry too. How could I have the face to go out and buy groceries now? The whole community knows weāve taken in a live-in son-in-law. What, arenāt the neighbors laughing their heads off whenever they see me!" Li Xueyan said with displeasure.
She was so embarrassed by Lin Fan that she didnāt even dare leave the house.
Wei Qingxue sighed, "Alright, Iāll go buy some. Mom, what do you want to eat?"
Li Xueyan said, "Anything, no appetite!"
Lin Fan said, "Iāll go down with you. I need to head out."
So, the two went downstairs together.
In the elevator, Wei Qingxue awkwardly said, "Lin Fan, Iām sorry, I apologize on my motherās behalf."
Lin Fan was just hired by her as a shield, and he was subjected to her motherās coldness, which made her feel guilty.
Lin Fan smiled, "Itās alright. We delivery folks get the cold shoulder a lot every day. Iām used to it."
Wei Qingxue bit her lip; she didnāt know what to say for a moment.
Early in the morning, there were already quite a few residents moving about downstairs. As soon as they appeared, they immediately caught the attention of those around them.
Everyone started to point at them.
"The daughter of the Yun City Wei Family actually married a poor guy, tsk tsk!"
"I heard heās a deliveryman. I really donāt understand why she wouldnāt think it through."
"Such good conditions, what a waste!"
"Now the whole neighborhood knows about this, and everyone is treating it as a joke."
"So funny, I wonder what she sees in him. Maybe itās his worn-out electric bike!"
The crowd snickered.
Wei Qingxue heard all these mockeries, but she acted as if she didnāt. She then got on Lin Fanās electric bike, letting him take her to a breakfast shop along the way.
Behind them, laughter continued, mocking her.
"Sorry for causing you embarrassment," Lin Fan said with a slight smile.
Wei Qingxue defiantly said, "Let them be."
Despite her words, she felt hurt inside. Others only knew she married a deliveryman, not realizing that she had orchestrated everything just to avoid a family-arranged marriage.
With Lin Fanās capabilities, he could easily make these people kneel and turn it into a fawning spectacle, but Lin Fan had no intention of revealing his true identity to Wei Qingxue.
After dropping Wei Qingxue at the breakfast shop, Lin Fan rode his bike out of the community on his own.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in, rewarded with 5 million in cash!"
The systemās voice echoed in his mind.
Lin Fan smiled wryly; the system was still bugged and had just awarded him another 5 million in cash.
Shortly after, Lin Fan received a transfer from Wei Qingxue of 30,000 yuan. This was for buying a gift for Elder Wei.
30,000 yuan wasnāt much; what kind of gift should he buy?
Lin Fan was a bit troubled, and after thinking it over, he decided to call Zhang Dafu: "Old Zhang, itās me. I have a favor to ask you..."