On the day of her return to China, she was tied up and coaxed by the richest man to get her marriage

Silence reigned all around.

A gust of wind blew in through the open skylight above Si Qing, ruffling Yu Jinzhao's long hair, the ends of which gently brushed against the cool, gleaming Buddhist prayer beads on the man's wrist.

He was very close to her, so close that the delicate breath he exhaled from his mouth and nose fell on her face.

It is warm.

Yu Jinzhao felt goosebumps rise all over his body, and his breathing gradually became tight, to the point that he didn't even have the strength to struggle.

Only one thought flashed through my mind at that moment—

The reason this bastard brought her to the interrogation room and went crazy was because she had just followed his lead in the car, saying she wanted to find someone else to fulfill her marital obligations.

Just when she thought she was about to be strangled to death, the grip on her neck suddenly loosened.

Si Qing moved his palm back along the side of her neck until he completely grasped the back of her neck. His fingers were long and slender, with bluish veins, and he squeezed her soft neck until it was covered in a patch of broken pink.

"Are you angry?"

The man's voice was thin and cool, like the Arctic ice field, but upon closer listening, there was a hint of barely perceptible expectation.

Yu Jinzhao took a breath, startled by the thought that had arisen. How could someone as arrogant as Si Qing allow her to be angry with him?

The girl's eyelashes fluttered rapidly, and because they were so close, they even brushed against the man's cheek. His eyes darkened, and he used his fingertips to intimately caress the soft flesh of her neck.

"Speak, hmm?"

Si Qing stared at her intently, his pupils dark and deep, with a hint of crimson in his eyes, as if a lurking wolf was eyeing the delicious food in front of him with ill intent.

Yu Jinzhao couldn't see through him, and prioritizing his own safety, he said softly, "How could I be angry with Master Si? It's all my fault for misunderstanding Master Si's meaning."

"So, you're quite understanding?" Si Qing's deep voice was unreadable, carrying a strange sense of restraint before an impending storm.

Yu Jinzhao felt that the reason he disliked her was simply because he thought her attitude was too arrogant, which was a form of disobedience to him, who believed in himself to be the only one who mattered.

Therefore, she had to behave obediently, like his subordinate, speaking softly and gently.

"Our marriage was a business arrangement. I know you don't like me, so I naturally assumed you wouldn't want to be my real husband and wife..."

Her voice was low and soft, sweet and gentle, without any hint of aggression.

But Si Qing found it grating and couldn't stand Yu Jinzhao's obsequious behavior. He coldly interrupted her, "With your abilities, you still want to be my real husband and wife?"

He squinted, chuckled, and gave a mocking laugh.

"You're quite greedy."

Yu Jinzhao choked for a moment. She was just saying it casually. Who would want to be married to a pervert?

Si Qing curled his lips slightly, his hand resting against her ear, gently brushing away a stray hair from her temple. A nonchalant desire flickered in his eyes, and his voice was cold and unapproachable.

"Listen, I do not like you, and I have no interest in touching you, but since you have married me, you should restrain yourself and fulfill your duties as Mrs. Si."

Yu Jinzhao understood. This bastard was afraid that she would cheat on him and humiliate him.

She blinked, looking obedient and damn sensible, "Okay, I'll remember."

It was the answer he wanted to hear, but she actually gave him the same answer, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Si Qing was in a terrible mood and didn't want to let Yu Jinzhao off easily. His burning palms still held her tightly, as if he wanted to crush her in his hands.

It hurts so much.

Yu Jinzhao felt as if her neck was being branded with a hot iron. In her mind, she cursed Si Qing repeatedly, but on her face, she forced a fawning smile and cautiously said...

"Master Si, I was young and ignorant before, and I did a lot of rebellious things. You are a magnanimous person, please don't hold it against me, okay?"

If you stretch out your head, it's a knife, if you shrink your head, it's also a knife.

Since Si Qing is determined to take revenge on her, she might as well be direct and admit her mistake; that might calm his anger.

Upon hearing this, Si Qing's eyes instantly darkened, as if recalling some unpleasant memory, and he said coldly,

"What do you mean?"

Well... she was just using him as a bodyguard. To be honest, at that time she made him do what a bodyguard should do. She didn't actually do anything wrong.

That makes sense, but Si Qing is just not a reasonable person!

Yu Jinzhao shrank back and said in a low voice, "It's just some trivial matter that doesn't follow any rules. If you're unhappy, you can call him back. From today onwards, you're my boss, okay?"

This was the only remedy she could think of.

Who knew that after she said that, Si Qing's gaze became even more sinister, and his voice became deep and hoarse.

"So, to you, that was a trivial matter?"

But he still holds a grudge about it to this day, and it's likely he'll never get over it.

Yu Jinzhao was stunned.

She admitted that she had been too domineering and disrespectful to him in the past, but he, as a bodyguard at the time, was also very arrogant towards her.

Si Qing's reaction made it seem as if she had done something heinous.

With such a petty and calculating nature, how long can she possibly live?

The innocent confusion in Yu Jinzhao's eyes stung Si Qing so much that he clenched his fist, suddenly raised it, and slammed it hard against Yu Jinzhao's ear.

Yu Jinzhao held his breath, nervously lowering his eyes. In his line of sight was the man's chest heaving violently. He seemed to be very angry, and his otherwise indifferent emotions became suppressed, as if he was trying his best to restrain something.

For a moment, she felt that he actually wanted to smash his hard fist into her.

Her survival instincts made her hair stand on end; she pinched her thigh hard, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"It's all my fault, please calm down." Yu Jinzhao clasped her hands together, pleading as if she wanted to send the other person away. "Master Si, please let me go. I'll do anything you ask, please~"

Si Qing's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, his lips pressed into a straight line, making him appear terrifying and sinister in the dark cage.

If he could, he really wanted to strangle this heartless woman.

But when Yu Jinzhao begged him for mercy with red eyes, his cunning fox eyes became watery, as if little pearls were about to fall out at any moment.

The thought of her crying made him loosen his fist, and without hesitation, he removed his hand from her neck, took a step back, and stopped looking at her.

"get out!"

Yu Jinzhao breathed a sigh of relief, clutched his neck, and turned to leave.

She hadn't taken two steps when the man stretched out his leg, brazenly blocking Yu Jinzhao's path.

Yu Jinzhao looked wary. Could he be going back on his word?

"There's one more thing you need to understand." Si Qing put his hands in his pockets, exuding a roguish air of ease, his eyes and brows flashing with an arrogant ferocity.

"How could anyone satisfy the happiness that you and I cannot? This is clearly questioning my abilities."

Yu Jinzhao, “?”

"I can bring you happiness, more than anyone else."

...As expected of the ever-ambitious Master Si, he always strives to be number one in everything. 6.