Sentenced to Marriage by MadlainQ

An audience

What the hell was Lanfen doing there?! And why did she show up at the same time that we were supposed to meet Aren’s grandfather?! I couldn’t help but think that it was all carefully planned. But the real question was, was it her plan or Lan Jing’s form to test Aren and me?

I observed Lanfen making herself comfortable sitting on the sofa in a place where clearly I was supposed to sit. Her innocent mask was perfectly glued to her face, just as I remembered it from our chat at the cafe. She was dressed in a humble dark blue long-sleeve dress with a round white collar. Her black hair was tied in a sleek ponytail, making her look like a high school girl. It was obvious that she had the old man wrapped around her little finger. I wasn’t sure what kind of lies she told him, but judging by the kind expression Lan Jing gave Lanfen, he bought everything she told him. My jaw clenched and I wished I. could grab her hair and smash her smiling face against the coffee table.

Lan Jing looked at Aren and pointed at the empty spot on the sofa. “Xiaohouzi, come and sit next to Lanfen.”

Aren inhaled through his nostrils, rage more than obvious in his expression. “I will sit only next to my wife. If you don’t have a place for us to sit together, then we’d rather stand.”

Lan Jing got up from his seat and hit the table with his fist. “Ni zemne gan?!” he roared.

I had no idea what Lan Jing said, but I could see that Aren was about to explode in fury. I would gladly let him, but it would only ruin everything we had come here for. I was already mad at myself for what

I was about to do, but this one time, I had to play Lanfen’s game. Of course, I wasn’t going to give her all she wanted. I placed my hand on Aren’s arm while putting the other one on his heart, trying to calm him down, but, at the same time, stating that he was mine. He glanced at me, startled, and I smiled as innocently as I could.

“It’s fine, honey. Your grandfather already had a guest before we came. I’m sure he didn’t mean to upset us. Please sit with Lanfen on the sofa. I will take the chair”-I shifted my gaze to Lan Jing and smiled at him-“if I may.”

Aren’s grandfather widened his eyes on me, and I could see his lips curve into a faint smile. Then he cleared his throat and pointed at a seat for me. “Of course, Ms. Bell. I wanted to talk to you just as much as I wanted to talk to my grandson.”

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an icy glare, making her flinch. He smirked, seeing her shift in her seat further to the edge, leaving more space for Aren to sit. Once he made himself comfortable, his eyes turned to his grandfather. “I’m not certain if

Aren. I was getting miles away from my comfort zone trying to act obediently and hyper-politely, and, as much as I was aware that Aren was trying to do that for me, he

by my first name?” I suggested, keeping

that I’m going to treat you just like my grandchildren. I call all my grandchildren that way… except for your

my hand before glancing at Lanfen. She gave me a vicious glare, clearly annoyed that I

the old man’s eyes toward her. “Yeye, ni yao buyao zai lai dian cha?” she asked, reaching for the teapot

I did understand was that she called Lan Jing “grandpa”! Lan Jing seemed surprised, but he didn’t scold her for her boldness. He smiled briefly and waved his hand, rejecting her proposal, which I think was about pouring

put the teapot back and bowed before she looked at me and gasped theatrically. “Oh my, I’m sorry. I forgot you don’t speak Chinese. I

at her with disdain and chuckled coldly. Would you stop with that farse already? I didn’t rip your head off because

Unlike her, I inwardly sighed in relief, seeing Aren like that. I couldn’t express how glad I was that his

and chuckled. “I can see that my grandson is very protective of you,” he said, smirking at Lanfen and Aren. “He even

was no doubt that it was Lanfen who told him that. It must have been a similar story to the one she told me. And I had just appeared in that love story as well… as a villainess who stood in the

painful squeeze in my chest. “Aren and I care about each other deeply,” ! said before

now it is time to do something

judging by Aren’s tense jaw, he didn’t like it either. I glanced at

dear Cora, I would like you to leave us alone for a while.”

Aren hissed. “She is not leaving. I don’t keep