Chapter 64: Only with a child, will you settle down for me?

Chu Li stepped forward slowly, took her right hand, and gentlemanly pressed a kiss to the back of it.

"Xingwan, you look beautiful today."

Qin Xingwan was in a good mood and pulled her right hand back, "Thank you."

"Grandfather asked me to pick you up." Chu Li extended his arm; his handsome facial features were well-defined, and with the black suit he had specially put on, he was very charming.

Qin Xingwan did not know if it was because she was in a good mood or because he had dressed up specially today.

In any case, by the time she realized it, her fair, slender palm had already landed in the crook of his arm.

She tilted her head to examine Chu Li's expression and found that Chu Li's expression was completely peaceful.

She thought that Chu Li must have already known about and agreed to Old Master Chu's plan to adopt a granddaughter.

Once she became Old Master Chu's god-granddaughter, she naturally could no longer be his wife.

That would be for the best.

The two walked arm in arm, the white gown and black suit intertwined, looking exactly like a bride and groom at a wedding.

The stylist couldn't help but pick up a phone to snap a photo, murmuring, "What a perfect match."

By the time the stylist came back to their senses, only a young man with a serious face remained in front of them.

Assistant Wu extended a palm, "Phone."

The stylist knew the rules and proactively tapped on the photo to prepare to delete it.

Assistant Wu stopped the stylist's movement, had the stylist send the photo to him, and transferred a red envelope of twenty thousand to the stylist before deleting the photo from the stylist's phone.

As for the photo on his own phone, he sent it to his CEO's phone.

Soon, he received a red envelope of fifty thousand.

Chu Li tapped to save the photo, rubbed his finger over it, and the corners of his mouth lifted, looking quite gentle.

He recalled marrying Qin Xingwan three years ago; at that time, because no one was satisfied with this marriage, there was no wedding ceremony, just the two families sitting down for a meal together.

Perhaps, he should make up for this wedding.

Qin Xingwan looked out the window; she did not notice the gentle gaze Chu Li had fixed on her, but was instead thinking about whether to take her grandmother back to Bali Town after getting the divorce certificate tomorrow, or whether she should take advantage of Old Master Chu's influence to quickly build up her career.

The two were each occupied with their own thoughts, and neither spoke.

The car stopped in the underground parking garage.

Chu Li got out of the car, gentlemanly helped Qin Xingwan out, and then they entered the hotel elevator together.

Old Master Chu had originally wanted to hold a family banquet, but upon reflection, he felt it wasn't grand enough, so he changed it to a hotel.

Qin Xingwan saw the elevator numbers stop at 32.

She frowned, "Aren't we going to the third floor?"

Chu Li's palm tightened, but his face still held a gentle expression, leaving no flaws for anyone to see.

"The banquet doesn't start for another hour; you should go rest first."

Qin Xingwan actually didn't want to appear too early; it would be awkward.

So she followed Chu Li to the room.

On the sofa, Chu Li carefully arranged her dress.

His movements were very slow.

Qin Xingwan sensed something was wrong; she tried to stand up but was pressed back down by Chu Li's hand on her shoulder.

Qin Xingwan's expression changed slightly, "What do you want to do?"

Chu Li leaned down to kiss the corner of her lips, and when she tried to struggle, he quickly caught her hands.

"Xingwan, I've said it before, the position of Mrs. Chu will always be yours."

"And you can only be my wife."

A chill spread through Qin Xingwan's heart.

She realized that perhaps Chu Li never intended to take her to the adoption banquet at all; he had acted gentle and considerate just to lower her guard and bring her here.

"Chu Li, you have no right to decide my affairs." She gritted her teeth and struggled.

The violence that Chu Li had hidden and accumulated for a long time erupted completely.

He pinched his wife's chin, his thin lips rubbing against her ear.

Ambiguous and dangerous.

"You want to use the identity of Grandfather's granddaughter to divorce me; that trick won't work."

He had heard everything they said in the hospital room.

At that time, anger had almost consumed his reason.

He didn't understand why, when he was already trying hard to change and trying his best to follow her wishes, she still wanted a divorce.

Clearly, Grandfather had also hurt her, yet she forgave him easily and agreed to be his god-granddaughter, while turning a blind eye to his own feelings.

At that time, he had used all his strength to restrain his anger.

He calmly made a plan.

He brought her here.

Planning that, perhaps with a child, she would no longer let her mind wander.

A fierce kiss landed on her lips.

"Perhaps, I should lock you here for the rest of your life."

Qin Xingwan could hear the sincerity in his words.

Her eyes filled with mist, and she trembled as she begged him, "No, Chu Li, you cannot lock me here."

Chu Li's eyes were filled with paranoia, possessing a madness that disregarded everything.

He kissed her even harder, his gentle voice like a demon's whisper, "We should have a child."

"Xingwan, is it only when there is a child that you will settle down for me?"

"Wait for me to return."

Chu Li reluctantly let go of Qin Xingwan and stood up to leave.

There was still a tough battle to be fought downstairs.

Yet for Qin Xingwan, he was willing to face it.

Qin Xingwan lunged forward to hug his back, tears streaming down her face.

She pleaded, "I won't go to the recognition banquet, just don't lock me in here."

She wanted to leave this place.

Chu Li placed his palms over Qin Xingwan's hands, appearing somewhat hesitant.

A glimmer of hope welled up in Qin Xingwan's heart.

But the next second, he pulled her hands away without hesitation and strode away heartlessly.

"No."

Qin Xingwan chased after him.

The long hem of her dress restricted her movements.

By the time she stumbled to the door, it had already been locked from the outside.

She pounded on the door panel with all her might, but no one responded.

Finally, she collapsed onto the floor, tears streaming down her face.

Chu Li, how could you do this...

Chu Li entered the elevator.

He knew that by doing this, he would very likely be resented by Qin Xingwan for the rest of her life.

Yet he did not regret it.

He had once tried to see how he should live his life without her.

But no matter what he did, her shadow would appear in his mind.

Every word and smile of hers, every move she made, was so clear.

The banquet hall downstairs was filled with quite a few people at this moment, all relatives of the Chu family.

There were over a hundred people in total.

Seeing Chu Li, a few people gathered around to inquire.

"President Chu, why on earth is the Old Master suddenly recognizing a granddaughter?"

"Could it be that the Old Master has taken a fancy to some girl and is using this as an excuse to bring her by his side?"

"The Old Master was quite the dashing romantic in his youth; it's not like he wouldn't do something like this."

"A girl who can catch the Old Master's eye must be so beautiful, tsk tsk tsk."

Chu Li remained expressionless, looking at them coldly, "Do you think life is too comfortable for you, daring to gossip about Grandfather behind his back?"

Those few people immediately fell silent.

But almost everyone held this same thought, believing the Old Master had taken a fancy to a young girl and was finding an excuse to bring her by his side to keep.

Madam Chu walked over holding a wine glass and whispered angrily, "It is truly disgraceful."

Thinking that the Chu Group would make big headlines tomorrow because of such a scandal, she became even more furious.