Marriage of convenience blossoms into love; the husband turns out to be a billionaire CEO.

Cheng Yuan, sitting opposite him, looked astonished.

"However, I don't have enough money in my bank account. Can you lend me 30,000 yuan? I'll pay you back in installments after I get my salary!"

Ye Cheng ate cake as she spoke, trying to appear nonchalant so as not to look embarrassed.

You'll have to pay the bride price yourself; consider it a loss to avoid further trouble.

If it weren't for needing a place to stay, she wouldn't have stooped so low as to marry someone!

Cheng Yuan's face turned red, and he fidgeted, looking around anxiously through the glass window, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Little did Ye Cheng know that the man opposite her had not come to register their marriage, but to annul the engagement!

Cheng Yuan couldn't bring himself to directly annul the engagement, but Lai Yulan had made a threatening statement: if the bride price was less than 50,000 yuan, he shouldn't even think about marrying her daughter.

In his mind, as long as he did not agree to pay the bride price, the Ye family would definitely cancel the marriage on their own initiative.

"No bride price, no marriage certificate!"

He fully expected Ye Cheng to angrily throw down those words and slam the door shut as she left.

But now, not only are they not breaking off the engagement, they're even willing to pay the bride price themselves?

Cheng Yuan was caught off guard by his fiancée's move.

He, who was always tongue-tied, was momentarily flustered and didn't know how to respond.

Cheng's mother, who was waiting outside, could no longer contain herself.

She came here specifically to accompany her son in announcing the engagement, and had been waiting outside for quite some time.

Knowing that her son was always useless and incompetent, Cheng's mother saw him dawdling inside for a long time without making a sound, so she rushed in with great force.

As soon as she burst into the coffee shop, the old woman rushed to her son's table, spread her legs, assumed a horse stance, and began to attack Ye Cheng.

"Ye Cheng, listen up! Cheng Yuan has a new girlfriend, and he's here today specifically to break off the engagement!"

"Don't bother my son anymore. Let's go our separate ways!"

The old woman's booming voice was like a shrew's roar, instantly silencing the entire coffee shop.

Everyone turned their heads, and several pairs of eyes converged on it.

Ye Cheng: "..."

After a two-second mental blank, she immediately understood what was going on.

No wonder Cheng Yuan kept being evasive; it turns out the mother and son were performing a play about annulling an engagement.

"Cheng Yuan, what do you mean! Did you invite me here today to get our marriage certificate or to call off the engagement?"

Ye Cheng had no time to care about the strange looks around her. She frowned and questioned the timid man in front of her.

Cheng Yuan didn't dare to look at her, remaining silent, his face even more unpleasant than a pig's liver.

"You're talking about marriage with me on one hand, and then you're finding time to date a new girlfriend on the other. Cheng Yuan, you're usually so honest and quiet, but you're quite something!"

Ye Cheng continued to question him.

Seeing that her son hadn't uttered a sound for a long time, Cheng's mother straightened her back and said confidently:

"Hey Ye Cheng, people can get divorced even after marriage. My son hasn't officially registered his marriage with you, so why can't he date other girls?"

Ye Cheng sneered and retorted, "We can talk, but we can talk all we want after we break up. This is called having your cake and eat it too!"

"People strive to rise higher, just as water flows downhill; isn't that human nature?"

Cheng's mother, with her nostrils pointing skyward, continued to spit out saliva:

“Cheng Yuan’s new girlfriend is an only child. She is not only younger than you, but her family background is also better than yours.”

"Ye Cheng, my Cheng Yuan is an only child. Someone like you, picked over and discarded, with a brother who lives off his sister—whoever marries you is doomed! Hmph, don't you even consider your own circumstances? What makes you a match for my son? You're only good as a backup option!"

The old woman rolled her eyes, looking utterly disdainful.

The flame in Ye Cheng's heart ignited instantly.

She suddenly stood up and retorted:

"Old woman, is your son inlaid with gold or diamonds? You really treat your son like a precious treasure?"

To tell you the truth, I don't like your son at all—he's short, ugly, and a quiet, unassuming guy who can't even fart properly!

What a hypocrite! He played mind games by breaking off the engagement, even dragging his mother into it. He's utterly despicable and useless, a disgrace to the family!

Ye Cheng was blunt and her words were scathing, making Cheng's mother's face turn red and purple with anger.

The old woman was so angry that her face contorted, and for a moment she didn't know how to retaliate.

Suddenly remembering something, she immediately put her hands on her hips and said in a sarcastic tone:

"Hey Ye, I heard you've been on a lot of blind dates these past two years, dating eleven men, and none of them worked out."

"What right do you, a woman nobody wants, have to talk about Cheng Yuan like that!"

"So what if I've dated eleven men? Five cheated on me, four were scammers, two were mama's boys, and today I've unlocked another mama's boy. Hmph, that makes a dozen!"

Ye Cheng showed no weakness, boldly putting her hands on her hips and looking down at Cheng's mother with her height advantage.

Cheng's mother was so angry that her mouth twisted in a grimace. She adopted the signature move of an older woman arguing, slapping her hands loudly and starting to hop around on her heels.

"You shameless shrew! It's all my son's fault for being too honest and blind; he almost married an old maid like you who can't get married!"

Ye Cheng scoffed:

"Old woman, if it weren't for my family pressuring me to get married, I wouldn't even glance at your son, who's practically given to me for free!"

Sigh, I wonder which girl your precious darling is going to mess with this time. I really feel sorry for her!

What a lucky day! I cut my losses in time. I'm going to buy a lottery ticket later!

"you you……"

Cheng's mother had never been so angry in her entire life. She trembled and pointed at Ye Cheng, too angry to speak.

Enraged, the old woman reached out her chicken claws and tried to pull out Ye Cheng's hair.

Ye Cheng was prepared and acted swiftly, grabbing Cheng's mother's arm and sneering:

"Oh! Old woman, you've already shown off your best skills!"

Cheng's mother failed to pull his hair and was caught red-handed, immediately launching into a tirade of abuse:

"Ye Cheng, you...you ill-mannered slut!"

Ye Cheng wasn't angry. She shook off Cheng's mother's hand and said indifferently:

"My parenting style is selective! Old woman, I advise you to go do some square dancing instead of meddling in other people's business, or you'll be pulling your daughter-in-law's hair every day! You'll be in for a world of hurt!"

Some onlookers in the coffee shop couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

The atmosphere shifted from awkward to relaxed.

Cheng's mother was so angry that her face contorted and smoke seemed to be coming out of her nostrils.

"Ye Cheng..."

"Shut up! Don't call me by my name!"

Cheng Yuan had been a coward for half the day, and just as he was about to speak up for his mother, Ye Cheng snapped at him.

"You really had a hard time today! If you wanted to break off the engagement, just say so directly. You didn't have to beat around the bush with me! In the end, you even had to bring out your sixty-year-old mother as a savior. What a useless jerk!"

After Ye Cheng finished her sharp retort without any politeness, she picked up her bag and turned to leave.

After taking two steps, she turned back, picked up the untouched cup of coffee on the table, and splashed it onto the face of the dumbfounded man.

The movements were smooth and fluid, executed in one go.

Then she clapped her hands and said casually:

"Oh dear, what a pity, the coffee's gone cold!"

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Cheng, remember to return my 100,000 yuan renovation fee as soon as possible!"

Ye Cheng said that, then grabbed a fork from the table and stuffed the rest of the cake into her mouth.

With a graceful turn, he left.

Cherish food, stay away from scumbags!

The mother and son, looking disheveled, were left with the crowd of onlookers in the coffee shop.

In the corner, a heavily made-up woman held her phone, tapped the screen, and sent the scene she had just taken to the company group chat.

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small theater:

Tian Yawen, it's you again! You ever-present, vengeful colleague!