Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 663 - 664: Can I Not Marry?

Chapter 663: Chapter 664: Can I Not Marry?

Song Xiaodong got up in the morning to find that Lin Su’er had already made breakfast, Zhong Chuling and Lin Shu were up early too, with Zhong Chuling helping Lin Su’er while Lin Shu looked half-asleep, scrolling on her phone.

"These rich people nowadays are really something else, making such a big fuss over a wedding, I almost thought it was a celebrity,"

Lin Shu muttered before looking at Song Xiaodong and saying, "Uncle, when you get married, will you also advertise it like this? It seems so impressive."

Song Xiaodong answered indifferently, "We’ll see when the time comes."

Lin Shu sensed that Song Xiaodong wasn’t interested and turned to Zhong Chuling, saying, "Take a look at this, it really is enviable."

"Shui Qingyue and Liu Minghui’s grand wedding, who are they? I’ve never heard of them."

"Shui Qingyue is getting married?" Song Xiaodong frowned and said, "Let me see the phone."

"Huh, Uncle, do you know her?" Lin Shu promptly handed over the phone, asking with curiousity.

Song Xiaodong didn’t reply, just looked at the news for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Su’er, I’ll be going out for a couple of days."

Lin Shu’s eyes lit up and she said, "Uncle, could it be that you and Shui Qingyue have a thing?"

Song Xiaodong glared and retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? I’m just going to offer my congratulations."

"Just to offer congrats? That’s really boring," Lin Shu pouted.

Song Xiaodong had always harbored guilt towards Shui Qingyue, and now that she was getting married, he felt it wouldn’t sit right with his conscience if he didn’t go to give a gift and offer his well wishes.

After selecting a gift, the next day, Song Xiaodong took a flight to Lin City. Tomorrow would be Shui Qingyue’s wedding.

With her wedding tomorrow, Shui Qingyue’s heart grew heavier and more restless. Besides her cousin Shui Qinghe, no one had asked her if she was willing to marry. The Shui Family was busy with the preparations for tomorrow’s wedding, as if it was natural for Shui Qingyue to marry.

Suddenly her phone rang, the caller ID showing Liu Minghui. Shui Qingyue’s expression shook, and after hesitating, she answered the call.

Liu Minghui immediately asked, "Qingyue, we’re getting married tomorrow, guess what I am doing right now?"

Shui Qingyue asked subconsciously, "What are you doing?"

"Listen to this..." Liu Minghui must have put the phone on speaker, and soon a peculiar sound erupted, the continuous "smacking" noise was unmistakable.

Then Shui Qingyue heard the stifled moans of a woman, and her face instantly turned extremely unsightly. She said with lips pressed tightly, "Liu Minghui, is there any point in doing this?"

Liu Minghui let out a low growl and then said, "How can it be pointless? If you’re allowed to fool around with other men before you’re married, can’t I find a woman outside?"

Shui Qingyue clenched her fists tightly, "You..." but then she genuinely didn’t know what to say next.

"Ha, we’re getting married tomorrow, and then I can have you. I’ll make sure you’re over the moon. I’ll let you know that that bastard of a man can’t compare to me in bed."

"You’re despicable!" Shui Qingyue almost smashed her phone in anger.

"Am I despicable? As for a shameless bitch like you, no matter how despicable I am, it’s only fitting. Let me tell you, not only will I find other women before we’re married, but I’ll continue to do so after as well. Moreover, I’ll even bring them home to live with us. Hmm, we can have a threesome every day. How exciting is that?"

Shui Qingyue could no longer hold back, and she immediately threw the phone. She hadn’t imagined Liu Minghui could be so shameless, to humiliate her like this.

She couldn’t go through with this marriage. She had thought that after getting married, Liu Minghui would realize she hadn’t been touched by any man and that she was pure, then their relationship could still be repaired. But now she understood that there was something wrong with Liu Minghui. If she married him, her entire life would be ruined.

For the first time, Shui Qingyue thought of resistance and ran straight to her mother’s room.

"Mom, I won’t marry him!" Shui Qingyue said, her face taut, her fists clenched, and her teeth gritted.

Shui Qingyue’s mother, in her mid-forties, dignified and elegant, had just entertained some guests and returned to her room to change clothes and catch her breath. Seeing Shui Qingyue like this, she was slightly startled and then chuckled softly, "Did you have a fight with Minghui?"

Through gritted teeth, Shui Qingyue said, "He’s too shameless."

"Silly girl, it’s normal for tongues to accidentally bite the teeth. Your father and I still have our occasional spats. You need to learn tolerance and understanding."

Shui Qingyue hurriedly said, "It’s not like that, he actually slept with a woman just now, and he did it on purpose to let me hear it over the phone."

Shui Qingyue’s mother’s face suddenly turned grim, but she sighed lightly, "Qingyue, I can understand Minghui’s feelings. With such an incident, a man would feel insecure. He’s just retaliating in the heat of the moment. Once you’re married, if you treat him well, considering your years of relationship, this will soon pass. You should let it go."

Tears began streaming down Shui Qingyue’s face as she said, "Mom, I told you, I haven’t... "

"Whether you have or haven’t, tomorrow is your wedding day. Stop talking nonsense, don’t be angry now. You must believe in Minghui. After getting married, he will settle down and be good to you. This can be considered pre-wedding jitters, quite normal actually, a way to bid farewell to a licentious past and step into manhood."

Shui Qingyue, with a mournful expression, said, "But can’t I just not marry him? I really don’t want to."

"Silly girl, tomorrow is the big wedding day, and both the Shui and Liu Families are prominent families. The guests invited are all important figures. If you don’t marry, it will be a huge joke. How can our families face others afterwards? Stop talking out of anger, quickly go back and rest well. You need to get ready early tomorrow morning for makeup."

Shui Qingyue silently left her mother’s room and went back to her own. She sat in front of her vanity, gazing at her reflection in the mirror. Her face was so pale, her eyes so red.

In the mirror, she noticed a small red box on the vanity which made Shui Qingyue pause; it wasn’t hers. She casually opened it and upon seeing what was inside, her body shook. She rushed to the window and shouted loudly, "Don’t go, I have something to tell you."

Outside the window, it was pitch dark, only the distant hustle and bustle of guests at the hotel courtyard could be discerned, but no one could be seen here.

"Hehe, I just wanted to give you a gift and leave. I didn’t expect you to notice," a laughter echoed.

And with that, Song Xiaodong had already leaped onto the windowsill.