Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Lu Yanchen looked at that unnatural smile and furtive gaze of his mother—it was clear that she was hiding something from him. Even more than those, he could make out this sense of unwavering seriousness that he had rarely seen from within her eyes.

Sitting down beside her, he asked out gently as though it was just friendly banter, “Where did you go yesterday? Did you catch a cold?”

Shen Lingshuang shook her head. “No, I was at home the entire day yesterday. I only went out to fetch Xiao Bai for a while.”

“Then, could you have caught a cold when you were entertaining some guests at home?”

“Cold? Sitong didn’t seem to have a cold…” The moment she finished, Shen Lingshuang realized that something was wrong—she seemed to have fallen into her son’s trap.

Lu Yanchen’s stare turned cold. “…”

To think that she would dare come over to his place and play the devil again! He had already treated the Yangs as such, and she still thought that he was just scaring her off?

Or, did she not care about what would happen to the Yangs just because of her stubbornness?

Shen Lingshuang knew that her son was smart, and there was no way she could hide things from him, especially not when she was someone who didn’t like to keep things to herself.

She thought for a moment before saying unhappily, “Say, son… it’s fine if you just don’t want to marry Sitong, but why do you have to chase her away? No matter what, she saved your life once. We must not go overboard with our actions… It’ll be hard for your father as well.”

“Toward some of the things that she had done, if it weren’t for the sake that she had once saved my life, I wouldn’t even let things go as easily as just having her leave!” Lu Yanchen’s tone was frosty cold, without any single bit of emotion. “Even though I did not marry her, the amount of compensation we’re giving her is more than enough. Just because she saved me, she can go around hurting those that I care about wantonly? If father’s life savior tried to hurt you, do you think that father would take it as though nothing had happened?”

Shen Lingshuang pursed her lips. “…”

Lu Yanchen looked at Shen Lingshuang. Even though his tone was tender, every single word brought with it a threatening undertone. “Was she the one who suggested you to pretend that you were sick today so that you can’t attend the discussion for the wedding?”

Shen Lingshuang shook her head immediately. “No, how could that be? She merely…”

How close! She nearly had the words tricked out of her mouth again!

She wiped her sweat. “I’m the one who doesn’t wish to go.”

“I don’t care about what she told you, but I only wish to ask you one thing… Are you intending to not go discuss the wedding?”

“I just feel terrible in my heart…” Right now, she herself was not too clear about what she wanted. She did fancy Shi Guang quite a bit, but the thought of her hurting her Little Chen once had her rather hesitant toward going for the discussion.

Couldn’t she get a period of time to throw a short tantrum of her own after she had just discovered the truth of their marriage?

Furthermore, marriage was something that lasted a lifetime…

She continued unhappily, “Look at your 3rd brother’s marriage. Despite how the outsiders view them, even if we say nothing at all, you know the truth yourself as well. In our family, a single marriage of convenience for your 3rd brother is more than enough, we don’t need another one of those. Marriage is not child’s play… Mummy really hopes that you can find someone you love.”

“Who told you that this was a marriage of convenience?” Absolutely no way.

“Don’t try to hide it from me, I know everything.”

“What do you know?”

“I heard that she’s only willing to marry you because of her grandma,” Shen Lingshuang was agitated. “But, she wants a marriage of convenience…! If you tell me that you’re just putting on a show because you care for her grandma, so be it! But, you really went ahead and married her…! I really don’t wish to interfere in your affairs, but as your mummy… Which mother would want their son to go through a marriage of convenience…?”