Chapter 4: The arranged marriage is a fake

Lv Bichi’s face turned pale from the pain. She angrily locked eyes with Sheng Chunxiang.

But within a second, she was so scared that she immediately lowered her head.

“I just heard from people… they said you’re from the countryside, just a maid at Li Jianshe’s house, shamelessly chasing after him.”

That’s what Zhao Guihua had told her, saying Sheng Chunxiang was just a soft target, that even stray dogs wouldn’t waste time kicking her.

But that look from her just now almost made her want to go to her great-grandmother, who had passed away years ago.

It was terrifying!

This wasn’t a soft, submissive “puppy dog”—this was a female bandit.

Sheng Chunxiang nodded slightly, applying more pressure: “And what’s the deal with that fox woman?”

Lv Bichi screamed in pain, crying uncontrollably: “Ahhh… I got the wrong person, I’m sorry, please, please let me go, woo woo…”

Sheng Chunxiang increased the pressure just a little more: “Then what do you think I am?”

Lv Bichi quickly changed her tone: “You are the most beautiful and capable comrade in the entire courtyard, no, no, the most beautiful and capable comrade in the whole of Beijing, please forgive me, I beg you.”

Help!

This wasn’t a soft pushover at all; this was an iron sandbag!

Pei Qingyuan watched the whole scene, greatly shocked.

She was like a witch from a comic book, her strength unbeatable.

The benefits of being reborn were so great; the heavens had sent him a mighty and beautiful wife.

Sheng Chunxiang casually flicked her hand, and Lv Bichi spun in place for more than ten circles before collapsing to the ground, losing three of her front teeth and spitting out blood.

The crowd watching gasped in shock.

What kind of godly strength was this? She only moved her fingers, and it was so brutal!

In the house, Zhao Guihua finally dared to come out.

“Qingyuan, what are you still standing there for? Bichi is your arranged fiancée, go help her!”

When that country bumpkin ruthlessly beat up the Li family, Zhao Guihua’s heart had nearly jumped out of her chest.

She hadn’t dared to come out just now, afraid Sheng Chunxiang might slap her face out of shape.

Pei Qingyuan walked over to Sheng Chunxiang’s side: “I like Sheng Chunxiang, I want to marry her. I don’t recognize any arranged marriage.”

Huh?!

Zhao Guihua’s head shot up.

What was going on with her rebellious step-son?!

She had carefully selected the arranged fiancée according to his preferences. How could he not like her?

Zhao Guihua said in a stern tone: “Qingyuan, don’t make trouble, this arranged marriage was set by your grandmother. You may not trust me, but surely you trust your grandmother?”

Pei Qingyuan sneered: “This is the new society; the country promotes free love. I’ll marry whoever I like. Grandma knows, and she’ll support me.”

His grandmother was a strong woman who had gone to Hong Kong with his aunt three years ago to build a life.

He had been raised by his grandmother and listened to her in everything.

In his previous life, Zhao Guihua had used this trick to control him.

But not this time.

Zhao Guihua turned to Sheng Chunxiang: “Chunxiang, you’re a good girl, but my Qingyuan already has an arranged marriage. This isn’t fair to you.”

Not daring to offend the powerful woman, she spoke very cautiously.

Sheng Chunxiang: “Arranged marriage? What proof do you have?”

Before she crossed into the book, she was a wealthy socialite with no concept of marriage.

But this person in front of her was the little “puppy dog” she liked.

She wasn’t the kind of person to act on lust; she just couldn’t stand injustice and was always ready to help!

Zhao Guihua secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that Sheng Chunxiang hadn’t gone mad and beaten her up.

“We have proof, we have proof.”

Zhao Guihua first helped Lv Bichi up and had her bring out the proof.

Lv Bichi didn’t even dare to cry. She trembled as she pulled out a piece of paper—a marriage certificate.

Sheng Chunxiang glanced at Pei Qingyuan, who was quick to grab the marriage certificate.

He read it over and then turned to Sheng Chunxiang: “Is there anything wrong with this?”

She had crossed into this book, so she didn’t follow the plot.

But what about Pei Qingyuan?

He looked like someone from her world, and he wasn’t playing by the rules either, which made Sheng Chunxiang suspicious.

Pei Qingyuan shook his head: “I don’t understand, I didn’t notice anything wrong.”

She was testing him!

The little witch wasn’t just beautiful and strong, she was incredibly clever.

But he was prepared!

Sheng Chunxiang studied Pei Qingyuan closely, not missing a single expression on his face.

His eyes were filled with innocent foolishness, mixed with a playful smile.

He wasn’t a fool; he was just hiding it well.

No rush.

She would take her time.

Zhao Guihua still wore a fake smile, obviously confident that there were no issues with the marriage certificate. After all, it was the same one her grandmother had used when they were younger.

But she had made a slight adjustment to it—two young people wouldn’t notice.

Sheng Chunxiang raised the marriage certificate and said: “This is fake.”

Lu Bichi was stunned, covering her mouth: “You… you’re lying… don’t say nonsense.”

“This is the only marriage certificate I have, my mom treated it like a treasure for over twenty years.”

She nearly blurted out the wrong thing and got herself beaten, but luckily she reacted fast and corrected herself.

Zhao Guihua gave a fake smile: “Chunxiang, you’re young, you haven’t seen something like this before, it’s normal. This is the contract set by our two grandmothers when they were young. It’s a kind of agreement, it can’t be fake.”

How could Sheng Chunxiang have discovered it?

She must be scheming.

This marriage certificate, even if the grandmothers saw it, they wouldn’t notice anything wrong!

Pei Qingyuan looked at Sheng Chunxiang, surprise filling his eyes.

The marriage certificate had indeed been tampered with by Zhao Guihua. In his past life, when he was kicked out of his home, Lv Bichi had arrogantly admitted it.

But how did Sheng Chunxiang find out?

Could she, like him, also be reborn?

No wonder her behavior was so different from before, so that’s what happened.

This was great.

They were both reborn, their powers combined, and they’d dominate the whole courtyard!

Sheng Chunxiang smiled: “If I say it’s fake, then it’s definitely fake.”

“I don’t know who among you is behind this, but you’re just trying to enforce a feudal, arranged marriage.”

“I’ll report this to the police. The officers have sharp eyes, and they’ll definitely figure out who’s behind this.”

Pei Qingyuan was handsome, and his house was the best in the whole courtyard, even better than hers.

Pah.

She wasn’t some superficial person, not someone who’d fall for looks alone.

As a prophet of the book’s world, it was her responsibility and duty to rid the world of such evil.

Pei Qingyuan’s face was full of shock: “Zhao Guihua, you usually act like you’re my real mother, but behind my back, you’re pulling off this feudal arranged marriage scheme!”

“Now you have two options in front of you: either you admit it, or I’ll report it to the police.”

Of course, Zhao Guihua refused to admit it: “Pei Qingyuan! What nonsense are you talking? Over such a small matter, you want to involve the police? What kind of situation is this?”

She then turned to Sheng Chunxiang, speaking in a gentle tone: “Chunxiang, you must have misunderstood. This is a marriage certificate, how could it be fake?”

Lv Bichi was boiling with anger inside. Sheng Chunxiang, a country bumpkin, why was she butting into this? Could it be that she was after Pei Qingyuan?

But no matter how furious she was, she didn’t dare to say it out loud.

“The marriage certificate is not fake! Even if we go to the police, it’s still real.”

Lv Bichi thought that Sheng Chunxiang, like her, came from the countryside.

Even though she had lived in the city for three years, even though she seemed like a different person, she still feared the police more than anything.

As for Pei Qingyuan, when he had looked at her earlier, his eyes were wide with admiration.

He liked her, but he was too afraid to admit it, so he had to put on this act.

Sheng Chunxiang didn’t bother responding to them: “Pei Qingyuan, they’re just refusing the drink and asking for a beating. Let’s call the police.”

Pei Qingyuan secretly rejoiced. She said “let’s,” which meant she was agreeing to marry him, right?

Sheng Chunxiang, who was living again, was finally not blind anymore.

“Okay, let’s go right now.”

Pei Qingyuan turned around, leading Sheng Chunxiang out.

Lv Bichi was left stunned: “You… you’re going to the police? What are you doing?”

What was going on? Why wasn’t Sheng Chunxiang scared of the police?

Zhao Guihua was also stunned. This wasn’t what she had expected. If this escalated to the police, it would become a big deal.

“Pei Qingyuan! Stop right there!”

“Sheng Chunxiang…”

She had just started saying this when she received a sharp glance from Sheng Chunxiang, making her turn around in fear and run back into the house, locking the door behind her.

Lv Bichi: ????

I’m still outside! Does she not fear getting beaten up?

Zhao Guihua!

You really are my real aunt!

The crowd watching was all in confusion, taking a while to react.

“The old Pei family is going to cause a storm.”

“Even the arranged marriage certificate could be fake?”

“Pei Qingyuan, that little rascal has lost his mind, he actually likes Sheng Chunxiang, and he’s not afraid of getting beaten up!”

“No, but Sheng Chunxiang is shameless. After hooking up with Li Jiancheng, now she’s after Pei Qingyuan?”

“Keep your voice down! If she hears you, do you want to lose your arms and legs?”

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Li Jiancheng was about to leave but then turned back into his room.

Sheng Chunxiang!

She really needed to know when to stop playing hard to get.

She had run off with that little rascal Pei Qingyuan, and now he was truly angry.

When she came to apologize to him, he would never forgive her!
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