Chapter 10: Why Did This Sound Like He Was Taking Advantage Of Her?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“…” Ye Xingbei nearly vomited blood.

This sentence should be her line, right?

This d*mn psychopath!

Ye Xingbei was so angry that she rolled her eyes at him in disdain and continued inquiring, “Then what is the matter with you sitting in the wheelchair? Also, what’s with the rumors outside saying that you’re dying soon? I checked it and there seems to be basis and evidence about it… Like it’s the truth.”

She became “Mrs Gu” inexplicably, so she naturally sent someone to investigate the Gu family and Gu Junzhu this person.

In the past two days, besides settling her duties in Star Sect, a large part of her time was spent on investigating the Gu family and this person, Gu Junzhu.

As she had always said, ‘Once you research thoroughly, you would know yourself and your opponent’. That way, she could get a divorce more swiftly!

As a result, according to the information that she had found—aside from how the Gu family’s existence was so enormous that even Star Sect could not afford to offend them—there was also the rumor that Gu Junzhu was about to die.

The rumor had spread so realistically that, if she hadn’t seen Gu Junzhu come and go like the wind with her own eyes, she had almost believed it!

“Oh, this…” Gu Junzhu slanted his head to look towards her as his beautiful eyes sparkled with an unfathomable sort of interest. Simply bursting with life, they were even brighter than starlight. “Speaking of this, I still have to thank you!”

“…” Ye Xingbei’s entire face descended into a daze.

What did that have to do with her?

If she hadn’t returned to the country this time, been manipulated by Jiang Siyou and had woken up in this guy’s bed, she wouldn’t even know who Gu Junzhu was.

Thank her for what?

Gu Junzhu changed into a comfortable position. “It was also the ‘capable person’s’ idea to spread rumors about my impending death.”

Ye Xingbei, “… Huh?”

Gu Junzhu explained, “My dad was afraid that I would follow in the footsteps of my older brothers and sisters, and report to the King of Hell so he begged the ‘capable person’ to save my life. So that’s how that capable person came up with this idea. Before I am married to the Jiang family’s daughter, he made me pretend like I was going to die soon to deceive the heavens. My dad took his advice seriously and immediately sent people out to spread rumors and even appointed people to stare at me sit in the wheelchair everyday! I was nearly annoyed to death!”

Looking at Ye Xingbei, Gu Junzhu smiled lightly, “But now that I’ve married you and the danger has passed, I won’t have to sit in a wheelchair anymore in the future. So, I still have to thank you for this!”

Stroking his chin, he assessed Ye Xingbei from head to toe and clicked his tongue. “That said, it’s not that bad to get married with you. At least by marrying you, I won’t have to be tortured by the wheelchair again! Alas, you don’t understand the discomfort of definitely being able to walk, but still having to sit on the wheelchair and be pushed around by someone!”

“…” Ye Xingbei plastered on a charming expression and asked faintly, “So what you mean is that I can’t even get a divorce, right?”

“Don’t talk about obtaining it, you can’t even think about it!” Gu Junzhu shook his head. “So that’s why, I advise you to accept my suggestion and we’ll just pretend to be a couple! Anyway, I don’t have anyone that I want to marry and neither do you. Isn’t it pretty good to cooperate with our marriage and get what we each need?”

“You would get what you need indeed. What about me?” Ye Xingbei laughed coldly. “I didn’t see anything that I can take from you, all right?”

“Why not?” Gu Junzhu raised his brow and looked at her. “I can be your son’s father!”

Ye Xingbei, “…”

Why did this sound like he was taking advantage of her?

Ignoring her speechlessness, Gu Junzhu continued speaking. “Your Xiao Shumiao is five years old this year, right? Ye Xingli has sent him to an elementary school already, right? In the future, he will be a schoolchild who needs to have a social life. If other children all have moms and dads but he doesn’t, wouldn’t he be upset? What will he do if other children make use of this point to bully or attack him?”