My Clingy Fiancée Is Forcing Me to Marry Her Again - Chapter 48

“Can I upload the song you sang to the internet?”

The anticipation in Guan Xiaoyu’s expression and tone was practically overflowing.

Li Fangge could clearly see her own reflection in Guan Xiaoyu’s clear eyes.

She currently wasn’t in the mood for singing. Debuting now felt, in every sense, like being forced into work, and creation and performance usually require the drive of passion and love.

Of course, she never lacked love for singing, but given the current situation, she felt no impulse, and certainly not the kind of recklessness she had back then—the kind that made her willing to fall out with her father for the sake of singing.

Li Fangge reached out and cupped Guan Xiaoyu’s cheeks. “Isn’t it nice that big sister only sings to you?”

Her voice was soft and still lovely, yet mixed with a faint sadness and helplessness.

Guan Xiaoyu’s hand covered Li Fangge’s, gently stroking it. There was a slight difference in their body temperatures, and Li Fangge could clearly feel the warmth of Guan Xiaoyu’s palm.

She stared intently, as if contemplating something. After a long pause, she replied, “—Of course, it would be best to have exclusive access to Sister Li. However, I can’t and don’t want to be that greedy, because I think Sister’s singing should reach a wider world. I am very content to have Sister’s body and heart. If Sister is willing, regardless of the time, I am willing to share Sister’s sun-like voice and singing with the world.

“Sister Li, you aren’t still bothered by my outburst the day I came back from Lujing, are you?”

Guan Xiaoyu finished and lowered her gaze, letting out an awkward, dry chuckle. Her thick eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she continued, “Jealousy is deforming! I shouldn’t have been that—”

Li Fangge’s other hand promptly pressed against her bright red lips. “When did big sister ever mind that incident?”

Guan Xiaoyu removed her hand. “Sorry, I only know how to express my possessiveness for Sister Li in that clumsy, direct way. Once the emotion comes up, I can’t control it. It’s strange, I don’t get that way with other people.”

“That’s because you don’t like other people.”

“Is Sister because—”

“Go on.”

“Are you unwilling to debut because you mind the result of your differentiation and worry about being criticized by the world?”

“Why would you think that?”

Li Fangge actually knew why Guan Xiaoyu would think this way.

“Sister Li refuses to let me introduce you to Zheng Lier, and she’s also unwilling to upload your singing to the internet. Those are the only reasons I can think of—”

“Didn’t big sister say she didn’t want to be introduced because she wanted to maintain her freedom? As for not wanting to upload the song to the internet, it’s because the timing isn’t right.”

The right timing certainly exists,

But Li Fangge understood that she simply didn’t have time to wait for the perfect opportunity now. Chen Beizhe might show up silently again, like he did tonight, at any moment.

“I see. I thought Sister Li was still hung up on that matter.”

“Big sister has let it go now.”

Li Fangge smiled faintly. The person who couldn’t let go of the differentiation result is already gone, destination unknown.

“Can I assume that Sister Li has considered debuting as a singer?”

“Of course! If big sister doesn’t debut, how can she become famous throughout the land—”

Recalling the heartless Alpha’s empty promise to the delicate flower, Li Fangge unconsciously paused. It really did feel a bit awkward to say that,

However, for someone who fell in love at sixteen or seventeen, the vows made then are always especially precious. Otherwise, Guan Xiaoyu wouldn’t remember it so clearly.

Li Fangge suddenly felt a little pained. Words that others merely tossed aside had been so deeply etched into Guan Xiaoyu’s heart.

“Big sister went astray a few years ago and just couldn’t let it go. Accepting something that was bound to happen but was counterproductive is harder than imagined,”

She tried hard to explain, but it still sounded lackluster.

Wondering if this would make the patiently waiting Guan Xiaoyu feel a little better, she thought for a moment and added, “It’s not just you. Big sister also held on to a vain hope, thinking that a miracle might happen one day, that a secondary differentiation might occur, so that our engagement—”

“Sister Li!” Guan Xiaoyu suddenly interrupted. “We don’t need to go to the Genetic Hospital’s Inspection Department tomorrow.”

“It’s better if we go.”

Li Fangge knew what Guan Xiaoyu was worried about.

Their pheromones clashed, which largely indicated that her genetic rank was still far inferior to Guan Xiaoyu’s. She hadn’t undergone a secondary differentiation at all.

Guan Xiaoyu was worried that once the test results came out, she would be greatly devastated again.

But what Guan Xiaoyu didn’t know was that she was not the type of woman to be defeated by a genetic rank.

“Sister Li, let’s not go. Even a wet kiss caused you so much pain; the result is already obvious.”

“Since you are moving into big sister’s home,”

Li Fangge said, withdrawing her hand, reaching out, and gently pinching Guan Xiaoyu’s rosy earlobe. The tiny diamond earring sparkled under the light, looking especially captivating. “We still need to test our pheromone compatibility. But since something like that just happened, we shouldn’t hold out too much hope.”

Pheromone compatibility testing is a very standard test for couples with incompatible genetic ranks.

Once the compatibility is known, they can know what they can and cannot do safely to avoid pain, allowing them to engage in some forms of intimacy within a safe range.

“Sister Li is always so thoughtful. Whenever I see you in pain, I always lose my sense of proportion.”

“How does that saying go? Concern leads to confusion—”

“I wish my concern was helpful.”

“Guan Xiaoyu, come here to big sister—” Li Fangge tucked Guan Xiaoyu’s loose hair behind her ear and pinched her earlobe again. Compared to the dazzling diamond, the pinkish-red of her ear looked even more enchanting. “Thank you.”

Although she was cognitively familiar with everything, this world was still foreign to Li Fangge.

Her high-ranking parents and her somewhat sister-obsessed nominal brother couldn’t offer any comfort to her, who was still shaken.

But Guan Xiaoyu’s arrival easily dispelled the shadows in her heart. It was as if, as long as she was by her side, even the potential return of Chen Beizhe wasn’t so terrifying.

“Sister Li, please don’t say things like that anymore. You know very well that I want to be with you every second, and I even wish I could just stick to you.”

“Pfft!”

“Sister Li, are you scared?”

“You know you’re clingy?”

“Didn’t Sister’s memo for me say ‘Clingy Fiancée’?”

“Tell me, besides buying off Yi jie and Xiao You, did you also bribe Sister’s phone?”

“Hehehe… Sister Li, you are so funny.”

Seeing Guan Xiaoyu’s sweet smile, Li Fangge’s mood gradually brightened again.

When you’re in love, anything the other person says is interesting and funny.

Li Fangge used to scoff at this notion, but isn’t Guan Xiaoyu exactly like that now?

She never thought she was humorous, and no one other than Guan Xiaoyu had ever said she was.

This “love filter” made her feel a little self-conscious, but also exceptionally secure.

Being favored is always so healing, no matter when. This feeling of being loved and needed carries extra weight.

“Sister Li, to be honest, Yi jie told me.”

“I knew it was her! Sister seriously suspects you’re paying her a separate salary.”

“That’s not true, but—”

“I won’t force you to expose Yi jie. Not after her excellent performance tonight.”

“Yi jie is indeed—her work ability is outstanding.”

“Mhm, an all-rounder housekeeper sister.”

The topics flowed endlessly.

They had long forgotten the pheromone clash and the fantasies in their hearts.

Although the intimacy just now was chaotic and embarrassing, it was also, in a different way, deeply satisfying.

They both subconsciously felt they had taken a huge step forward.

Deep in their hearts, they were both filled with a mysterious confidence that their day would come.

“Guan Xiaoyu, when do you plan to move into big sister’s place?”

“Tomorrow.”

Tomorrow was exactly the answer Li Fangge wanted to hear…

The next day was Sunday. Around ten o’clock, they arrived at the Genetic Hospital’s Inspection Department together.

They had made an appointment beforehand. Although every staff member involuntarily slowed down their movements when they saw Li Fangge, their work proceeded smoothly. The test results were available before eleven o’clock. Their pheromone compatibility was less than thirty percent.

In the words of the director of the Inspection Department, “Don’t even think about marking each other in this lifetime!”

Faced with the expected result, Li Fangge looked indifferent. Anyway, apart from needing extra caution during Guan Xiaoyu’s heat cycle and her own susceptible period, as long as they remembered to take inhibitors—hugging, cuddling, kissing, and even skin-to-skin contact—none of these things would cause them pain.

This wasn’t much different from female-female relationships in her original world, she thought.

Guan Xiaoyu, on the other hand, looked dejected, as if she couldn’t accept the result at all.

“Guan Xiaoyu, wasn’t this expected?”

“I don’t understand! Since Sister Li wasn’t suppressed by Chen Beizhe’s pheromones, why—”

“Didn’t the doctor just say? Because Chen Beizhe suffers from Pheromone Disorder Syndrome, his pheromones frequently go out of control when the condition flares up. It’s possible that his pheromone concentration was already very thin last night.”

Guan Xiaoyu still looked unconvinced. “That’s too easy for him! Running over to block Sister’s way home late at night, scaring Sister like that, only to lightly claim he has Pheromone Disorder Syndrome!”

The investigation results for last night’s incident were already out.

Chen Qiaoyi had confirmed with the Central Security Bureau and Chen Beizhe’s personal doctor that Chen Beizhe indeed suffered from Pheromone Disorder Syndrome, and the situation was true.

“Pheromone Disorder Syndrome is not a light matter.”

Li Fangge’s tone was very calm. She wasn’t speaking up for Chen Beizhe.

The common knowledge in her mind told her that Pheromone Disorder Syndrome was a cruel disease with no effective treatment currently. When patients have a flare-up, losing control and going crazy is considered minor. In severe cases, they will unconsciously self-harm or harm others—

“Anyway, Chen Beizhe will be spending time in the Pheromone Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital recently, so I won’t bother with him for now.”

Li Fangge recalled Guan Xiaoyu’s angry expression when she said in their video chat last night that she would definitely not let Chen Beizhe off the hook.

Regardless of whether she agreed or not, Guan Xiaoyu was going to help her cut ties with Chen Beizhe.

Li Fangge had originally thought that Chen Beizhe would surely return, and the debt issue couldn’t be delayed any longer.

Who knew that the situation would turn out this way overnight?

Early this morning, Chen Beizhe’s father personally came to apologize to Li Fangge. He repeatedly indicated that as long as she was willing to forgive Chen Beizhe’s uncontrolled behavior last night, the debt matter could be negotiated.

Li Fangge understood what the white-haired old man meant by “negotiated”: as long as she didn’t pursue the matter from last night, her debt to the loan shark company would be waived.

She also understood that the fundamental reason this old man came to her to seek reconciliation was ultimately the power of the venerable Pu.

Li Fangge didn’t want to use borrowed influence. In the end, she told the old man: “One thing is separate from the other. Please take good care of Mr. Chen, and I will repay the debt by the deadline.”

She particularly emphasized the words “take good care.” Despite this, her generosity and tolerance still shocked and ashamed the old man. “I apologize for my presumptuousness. Please allow me to apologize on behalf of my son for his offense to Miss Li.”…

“Guan Xiaoyu, let’s go back.”

The events of last night and everything this morning had left Li Fangge feeling exhausted.

She shouldn’t have told Chen Beizhe’s father this morning, “I will repay the debt by the deadline.” Arrogance kills.

She wouldn’t allow Guan Xiaoyu to pay off Chen Beizhe for her anyway, so the debt repayment remained a headache—

“Mhm.” Seeing Li Fangge’s tired face, Guan Xiaoyu obediently nodded.

She knew what entering the Pheromone Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital meant. Chen Beizhe would be without freedom for a while. As Li Fangge had said, Pheromone Disorder Syndrome was not a light matter. Every patient with Pheromone Disorder Syndrome would be strictly monitored to prevent self-harm or harm to others.

Li Fangge took the sunglasses Guan Xiaoyu handed her and put them on.

She didn’t need to wear a wig anymore; her long, waterfall-like hair was radiating a captivating sheen.

From the moment they entered the hospital, the place was almost in chaos and paralyzed: nurses rushed into the wrong rooms; an orderly pushing a mobile bed bumped into a pedestrian, who didn’t even notice the collision; a patient who had just received their medicine dropped their bag of drugs on the floor; and even more ridiculously, the cars in front of the hospital were jammed, yet no one was honking…

All of this was because everyone’s attention was drawn to Li Fangge and Guan Xiaoyu. Everyone was mesmerized, as if seeing light for the first time.

To prevent further confusion, Li Fangge put on her sunglasses.

Guan Xiaoyu seemed to have known this would happen and had prepared the sunglasses for her sometime earlier.

Leaving the elevator, they turned towards the side door and walked out of the building.

They successfully avoided the crowd, but unexpectedly, they ran into Guan Xiaorong and Zheng Lier coming towards them.

“Wow, how small the world is!”

Guan Xiaorong, wearing a black mask and with the brim of her baseball cap pulled very low, raised her head. “Sister Lier, quickly! Help me up quickly, before Li Fangge opens her mouth, or it’ll be too late.”

She dramatically slumped onto Zheng Lier.

Zheng Lier said nothing, steadying Guan Xiaorong as she leaned on her, but her sharp gaze was fixed on Guan Xiaoyu and Li Fangge opposite them.

“Sister Rong, what are you two doing at the Inspection Department?”

The building behind them was the Inspection Department. Adults who come here are usually checking their genetic rank or pheromone health, and if two people come together, it’s usually to test their pheromone compatibility.

“We came to—”

“Looking for someone,” Zheng Lier interrupted Guan Xiaorong.

She continued to stare at Li Fangge, as if contemplating something.

Li Fangge couldn’t be bothered with these two secretive women. She didn’t even bother to remove her sunglasses, only nodding towards them.

“I see. Then, please proceed. Sister Li and I are heading back.”

“Ayu, you haven’t answered my question!”

“We—came to test our pheromone compatibility.”

Guan Xiaoyu was prepared to be mocked by her cousin.

The huge disparity in genetic rank between Li Fangge and her was already publicly known. In the past, Guan Xiaorong had tried to advise her not to be stubborn and not to seek hardship.

“Sister Rong, when it comes to feelings, only those who experience it know. I don’t feel like I’m seeking hardship. On the contrary, Sister Li is the greatest fortune of my life.” Guan Xiaoyu always committed fully and without reservation to matters concerning Li Fangge.

“Oh!”

The drama-queen, talkative cousin only saying “Oh” truly surprised Guan Xiaoyu. She saw her eyes darken, and she wanted to ask something but became speechless.

“Sister Li is a bit unwell. We’re going back now,” she said.

“Ayu, I’ll find you later.” Guan Xiaorong was still leaning on Zheng Lier, and her tone implied that she had a lot to tell her.

“Mhm.” Guan Xiaoyu nodded.

Suddenly, her hand was taken by Li Fangge.

At this moment, Zheng Lier suddenly said, “Miss Li, when it’s convenient, could I hear you sing a song?”

Li Fangge remembered Guan Xiaoyu saying she wanted to introduce her to Zheng Lier. Although she had already refused and still wanted to refuse psychologically, she didn’t want the situation to become too awkward. “We’ll see.”

By the car, Guan Xiaoyu gently withdrew her hand. “Sister Li, if you don’t like it, you don’t have to save face for anyone for my sake.”

Li Fangge pulled open the car door, turning to look at her while taking off her sunglasses. “Can’t you pretend that big sister wants to keep a backup option for herself?”

“That’s not the truth.”

Guan Xiaoyu was far more sensitive and discerning than she had imagined.

She could immediately capture the true meaning in her emotions and words.

Li Fangge slightly tilted her head toward the car. “Get in the car first.”

Too many things had happened from last night until now. Guan Xiaoyu was moving in with her today, and it was obvious that facing her family this afternoon wouldn’t be easy…