My Clingy Fiancée Is Forcing Me to Marry Her Again - Chapter 10

“I don’t want to go home. I want to be with my sister.”

To convey one’s thoughts clearly, precisely, and firmly—this quality was something Li Fangge admired greatly. Whether in work, interpersonal relationships, or romance, she deeply appreciated this ability; confident people often possessed this kind of conviction more easily.

If the second half of the sentence hadn’t been there, Li Fangge could have refused much more easily.

But right now, Guan Xiaoyu was in a state of sadness after being hurt by her father. A full meal didn’t mean that her pain had been completely dissolved by the food.

“You should still go home.”

If their relationship hadn’t been so complicated, and if there weren’t so many conflicting interests involved, not to mention staying one night, Li Fangge wouldn’t have minded even if Guan Xiaoyu wanted to stay for a month in this big house.

“Sister Li, why not?”

“You just said that you have a lot of things piled up in your heart, and I’m afraid of your pheromones.”

“Sister doesn’t need to worry at all—”

Guan Xiaoyu lowered her head and quickly pulled a small white plastic bottle out of her shoulder bag. “Look, if it gets too bad, I’ll just take a few more pills.”

“Do you think inhibitors are candy?”

Li Fangge smiled helplessly. So, she had planned this out before leaving home.

“I promise, I definitely won’t cause any trouble for you, Sister.”

“It’s not that I mind—”

Realizing she had misspoke, Li Fangge quickly checked herself.

Fortunately, Guan Xiaoyu didn’t notice her unusual behavior. The darkness concealed the surging flush that rose on Li Fangge’s face.

She was truly puzzled—why did her face blush so easily in front of this delicate flower?

Could it be because they were too close, and she was being interfered with by her pheromones?

She subconsciously straightened up, took a step to the side, and continued, “The most important thing is that you don’t need to defy your father for me. It’s not worth it.”

“Sister Li, do you really think you’re not worth it?!”

What level of soul-searching question was this?!

Li Fangge was stunned by Guan Xiaoyu’s severity.

Yes, no one likes to deny themselves and say they are not worthy. If they did say it, it must be insincere or said under duress. This was even more true for Li Fangge, who had rarely experienced any setbacks except for the concert accident that caused her to transmigrate into the villain Alpha. Her arrogance did not allow her to casually self-negate.

“And—” Guan Xiaoyu emphasized the point, stating even more clearly and precisely, “Whether this matter is worthy or not, only I get to say, and the answer, I know better than anyone!”

“Is that so.”

Li Fangge suddenly hated herself.

Hated herself for not having that kind of conviction.

Whether it was refusing or accepting, she lacked Guan Xiaoyu’s certainty.

Perhaps, she could humble herself and accept Guan Xiaoyu’s help to pay off the debt first. Otherwise, even if she could increase her life value later, she would still be confined by the predicament of debt, struggling to move forward.

The fear of death instantly brought her back to her senses; getting involved with Guan Xiaoyu was bound to repeat the novel’s tragic ending.

“Sister Li, there will be a way out, as long as you don’t keep indulging in—”

“Indulging in gambling?”

Guan Xiaoyu nodded.

The low chirping of crickets suddenly came from the darkness. There was a plop in the pond, likely a fish jumping out of the water, shattering the faint orange moonlight.

“Right now, I can’t even leave the house—”

Li Fangge mocked herself, “I can’t indulge even if I wanted to.”

“There will be a way. Trust me.”

“Look at this blue diamond—” Li Fangge pinched the diamond at the bottom of the necklace and held it up to the moon.

The diamond shimmered with a starlike, dazzling light.

“Sister Li, you don’t have to do this. There must be another way.”

“Hmm. I hope so.”

Li Fangge had been thinking about a so-called solution for days.

Master Pu had helped the villain Alpha pay off the huge debt she owed in Lujing, but unexpectedly, after graduating from university and returning to Ludu, she remained incorrigible, indulging in gambling day in and day out, repeatedly swindling money, and soon accumulating another mountain of debt. Master Pu was so furious that he threw her out of the house to be rid of her. Now, due to circumstances, she was trapped at home, forced not to go out and cause trouble. Her parents had already told all their friends and relatives not to lend her any money.

“You should go home,” Li Fangge said.

“Sister Li, just one night, okay? I’ll stay in a hotel tomorrow.”

Guan Xiaoyu bit her lower lip and lowered her head.

Li Fangge was very surprised—how could her tears come so suddenly?

“Does it make a difference where you stay?”

“Yes.” Guan Xiaoyu still kept her head down. “When I’m by your side, Sister Li, I always feel—very safe.”

“???”

Li Fangge was puzzled. The villain Alpha barely paid her any attention before. Was the security she felt something the delicate flower had convinced herself of? Was she really sure that she could give her a sense of security?

“Sister Li, can I?”

“Just one night.”

Li Fangge’s momentary soft-heartedness almost made the nighttime situation difficult to manage. She truly hadn’t expected that what Guan Xiaoyu meant by “Can I sleep next to you tonight, Sister Li?” was sleeping together. She had to admit that this delicate flower had a deep strategy—no, compared to her, her own game was too weak.

“Sister Li, you deliberately misinterpreted my meaning, didn’t you?”

Guan Xiaoyu righteously turned the accusation back on her. “How can the room next door be considered ‘next to’ you? What’s the difference between sleeping in the next room and sleeping in a hotel?”

Li Fangge was speechless. How had this turned into her misinterpreting her? There was no precedent for sleeping in the same room right off the bat. True, her room was large, but if this delicate flower pulled any stunts during the night, wouldn’t that solidify their engagement?! Although she couldn’t mark her, once a reputation for integrity was ruined, it couldn’t be washed clean.

“No!” Li Fangge blocked Guan Xiaoyu, lifting her chin towards the room next door.

“Does Sister Li really want me to sleep next door?”

“Yes.”

“Oh.”

Guan Xiaoyu lowered her head, and tears dripped onto the floor. “—Sister Li also said she didn’t say she didn’t want me,” she said in a mournful, heartbreaking voice.

“I certainly didn’t say that.”

“You didn’t say it, Sister, you just did it.”

Guan Xiaoyu didn’t make a scene, walking at an unusually slow pace toward the room Li Fangge had indicated, her head bowed.

“Is there a difference between sleeping next door and sleeping in the same room?”

Why couldn’t she stand to see her cry? Always being soft-hearted towards her—you have a problem! Li Fangge roared to herself internally.

Guan Xiaoyu stopped. She slowly turned back, looking over with a broken expression, “Usually there’s no difference, but tonight, I don’t want to be abandoned again.”

There was no blame, and it was perfectly reasonable. Li Fangge didn’t understand why these words, coming from Guan Xiaoyu’s mouth, felt so wrenching, as if she really were abandoning her with her actions. But how could she take back what she had said? It would make her look weak.

“What do you want?” she asked impatiently.

“Sister Li, I heard there’s a long couch in your room. If you don’t want me to sleep next to you, I can sleep on that couch.”

Guan Xiaoyu wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. She cried so many times a day, yet her eyes weren’t swollen, only red. Were her tears eye drops? Li Fangge was very confused.

“Suit yourself.”

Anything to make her stop crying. Li Fangge no longer cared about losing face. If she made her sleep next door, who knew if she would cry the entire night? As for how she knew about the long couch in her room, she was too lazy to confirm. She knew it must have been Chen Qiaoyi or Yin Xiaoyou who had leaked the information. It seemed both people by her side had already been bought by the delicate flower.

Upon hearing this, Guan Xiaoyu immediately broke into a smile, jumping and clinging to her.

Li Fangge quickly dodged. “I’m scared.”

“I just took an inhibitor.”

“You said ‘just,’ the medicine hasn’t taken effect yet.”

Li Fangge opened the door and gestured for her to enter.

“Sister Li, I’m so nervous.”

“It’s not a wedding night, what are you nervous about?”

Guan Xiaoyu, who was about to step inside, froze, turning abruptly and looking up. “How about we—”

“No.”

Looking at Guan Xiaoyu’s watery eyes, Li Fangge’s face felt hot again. She silently recited to herself: Don’t get angry, don’t get angry. Anger makes one say or do the wrong thing.

“Sister Li first, please.”

“Why?”

“I want Sister to lead me in.”

“Such a fuss.”

Li Fangge let go of the doorknob, stepped aside, and entered the room first.

Guan Xiaoyu silently followed behind her like a little shadow.

The door clicked shut behind them—