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

Ye Cheng rubbed her head, which was throbbing from the blow, and glared at her mother: "Mom, he's a decent man, not some gigolo!"

Lai Yulan put her hands on her hips and scolded:

"Ha! You brat, don't you know your own worth? You've dated a dozen boyfriends, and every single one of them was a scoundrel."

This gigolo is obviously a freeloader; he's practically begging you to support him!

"What are you saying! Who said that good-looking people are freeloaders! He... he's a department head in our company, and he earns more than me. How could I possibly support him!"

Ye Cheng was spouting nonsense.

"Let me tell you, whether you marry Cheng Yuan or that gigolo, the bride price cannot be reduced by a single cent!"

Lai Yulan spat out saliva fiercely.

Ye Cheng rolled her eyes in annoyance and turned to leave.

Lai Yulan watched with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism as her daughter led the man she had chased away with a broom into the house.

She rubbed the sleep from the corner of her eye.

The young man in front of me is tall, handsome, and has an extraordinary presence.

He doesn't seem like the son-in-law that my worthless daughter brought back at all.

Ji Lingfeng entered the room and looked around, frowning.

This apartment is on the ground floor of an old residential complex in the western suburbs. It's small, dark, and damp.

The decor and furniture are old and worn, resembling the style of the 1990s, suggesting that no money was spent on renovations when the property was taken over.

This house was actually acquired with the compensation money from the woman's father's accidental death.

Compared to Jingtai Garden, it's no wonder she's so content.

Lai Yulan saw the man enter the room with a gloomy face, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings, and said warily:

"Tell me, who exactly are you?"

Ji Lingfeng stood ramrod straight and said arrogantly, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Ji Lingfeng, and I am her man."

Her man?

Ye Cheng gave Ji Lingfeng a strange look.

These words came out of his mouth very abruptly.

Did Grandpa Ji's grandson take the wrong medicine today?

Lai Yulan looked at Ye Cheng with suspicion, then at Ji Lingfeng.

"How come I've never heard of you before? The man who married my daughter is named Cheng Yuan."

"We had a whirlwind marriage, we got our marriage certificate right away."

Ji Lingfeng had a calm expression and exuded a powerful aura.

Ye Cheng glanced at him and couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

"A whirlwind marriage?"

Lai Yulan's eyes darted around. Could this pretty boy be thinking of marrying a cheap wife by acting first and asking questions later?

She patiently crossed her arms and continued questioning:

"What do you do for a living? Do you own a house? Are your parents from the city or the countryside? Do you have any siblings?"

"My parents are both dead, I have no siblings, and I only have a grandfather in the countryside. I can't afford to buy a house right now, so I'll just rent. As for what kind of work I'll do, I can't answer that right now because I was just laid off and will be unemployed next month."

The man raised his chin high, answered each question without changing his expression, his tone calm yet firm.

"what!!!"

Startled, Lai Yulan blurted out a loud scream.

The son-in-law in front of me has no money, no house, no job, and even has a child in tow!

Aside from having a pretty face, he's utterly useless!

Isn't he obviously a gigolo who lives off women?

What's most infuriating is that, even though they're poor, the way they talk and the way they look at each other makes them seem incredibly arrogant!

Lai Yulan glared at her daughter with a dart-like look, and angrily launched into a tirade:

"You brat, what department head, what high salary, all you do is talk nonsense. After searching around, you ended up with someone even worse than Cheng Yuan, a pretty boy with no house and no job!"

Pretty boy?!

Ji Lingfeng stared wide-eyed, veins throbbing on his forehead.

He is the CEO of the prestigious Ji Group. Although he knows he is handsome, this is the first time he has ever heard anyone dare to call him a pretty boy!

"Mom, he just has a small face and fair skin, what do you mean by 'pretty boy'!"

While explaining herself, Ye Cheng glanced at the man beside her.

It seems that being good-looking isn't always a good thing.

Lai Yulan blushed and looked at the young man, then at her daughter.

It seems like they're here to confront each other today, not to deliver betrothal gifts!

Needless to say, her 50,000 yuan dowry has gone down the drain!

Lai Yulan grew increasingly angry, and she brandished her hands and lunged at her daughter.

"You shameless brat, you're such a disgrace! You've got a dream come true! You went off to find a gigolo without a word, and you even brought along an old country bumpkin. You want the Ye family to pay you to marry you, don't you!"

Ye Cheng reacted swiftly, flashing behind Ji Lingfeng like a rabbit, using him as her human shield.

Ji Lingfeng: "..."

The man was speechless, still not having reacted.

"If you don't have a job, you can find another one. We'll earn our own money; we won't rely on you to support us! You're overthinking it!"

Ye Cheng peeked out from behind Ji Lingfeng to retaliate.

Lai Yulan missed her target, and her anger only intensified as she spewed flames from her nostrils.

"You good-for-nothing! At least Cheng Yuan has a house and a job, but you just had to be stubborn and bring a poor boy home. The Ye family is really unlucky to have had a good-for-nothing like you!"

Lai Yulan cursed and lunged at him again.

Ye Cheng was agile, using the human shield to dodge left and right.

Lai Yulan was cursing and jumping around in front of Ji Lingfeng, but the tall man, who was 1.88 meters tall, blocked her way like a wall.

I can't find my daughter no matter what I do.

Ji Lingfeng was caught between the mother and daughter, being pulled and tugged by them, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

Grandpa found him a wife who's a complete mess!

He, the dignified CEO of the Ji Group, is now wasting his time here swallowing his anger over trivial family matters.

Even he himself couldn't bear to look at this absurd and ridiculous scene.

Lai Yulan got tired of chasing after her daughter and had to give up because she couldn't catch her.

She stopped, put her hands on her hips, and looked down at Ji Lingfeng, breathing heavily.

"Listen up, pretty boy. I don't care if your surname is Ji or Cheng. A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; who she marries is none of my business."

Don't think you can skip the dowry just because your daughter is pretty. Even though she's a money pit, I'm not giving her away for nothing!

Ji Lingfeng said in a deep voice with a dark face, "I came here today to discuss the bride price."

Ye Cheng stood behind the man for five seconds, then suddenly realized what was going on.

Ji Lingfeng was probably forced by his grandfather to come and pay the betrothal gifts today.

But didn't he say he was unemployed and had no money? Could it be that Grandpa Ji took this money?

If that's the case, wouldn't Grandpa find out about Ji Lingfeng's predicament?

Ye Cheng stood there, lost in thought.

Ji Lingfeng took out a bank card and placed it on the table.

With a composed face and a clear tone, he continued:

“Since it doesn’t matter who your daughter marries, and she’s a money-loser in your eyes, then I’ll take over this money-loser. Here’s a dowry of 50,000 yuan, and the password is six eights.”

Lai Yulan was stunned.

She had just been worried that the young man in front of her wouldn't be able to afford the bride price, but she didn't expect this poor guy to be much more generous than Cheng Yuan.

Although the dowry of 50,000 yuan is not much, the Cheng family is stingy and not only haggles over the price but also delays making any moves.

Now, the money for his son to buy a car is finally ready.

Suppressing her excitement, she coughed twice and said sullenly, "You should have said so earlier. You're quite sensible."

After taking the bank card, Lai Yulan remembered something and said:

"By the way, Ye Cheng, you still need to transfer my living expenses to me on time next month. Five thousand yuan, not a penny less, understand?"