Chapter 1426 - I Only Want You (1/2)
Besides, Mu Wansheng did not think that Fan Shixin would marry her. Even if he were willing to marry her, the price to pay for calling off the engagement with the Luo family would be huge.
The Mu family and Luo family had signed an agreement prior to the engagement.
The party who calls off the engagement will have to compensate thrice the sum of money invested to the other party for breaching the contract. However, the decision to get a divorce could only be initiated by the Luo family, and the Mu family had no say in it.
That sum of money was massive to Mu Wansheng, and she definitely wouldn’t want to put Fan Shixin in a spot. Besides, Fan Shixin could not afford the compensatory sum either.
Hence, she definitely couldn’t call off the engagement.
Her marriage was practically a transaction.
She was just a sacrificial object.
After she had left Fan Shixin’s apartment back then, the bodyguards from the Mu family had found her and brought her home forcefully. Her mother then spoke to her in the nicest way she ever did and even apologized to her. She had also given her some money to return to Fan Shixin. Although she was not on close terms with her mother, the soft-hearted Mu Wanshang had conceded when she saw her mother cry.
Nothing could be changed at all.
She could not call off the engagement, let alone the wedding.
She sat on the dressing table and looked at her reflection in the mirror after dolling herself up. She could not stop recalling the romantic encounter they had last night.
She felt that Fan Shixin was a good man whom she could rely on.
However, she could not bring him any trouble.
She was filled with nervousness; the engagement ceremony was to begin in the evening.
It was not the engagement ceremony that made her nervous so much as the fact that Fan Shixin would be present too.
She was overwhelmed with anxiety at the thought of meeting him again that night.
The guests invited to the engagement ceremony included the closest friends and relatives of both families.
Her mobile phone rang.
After taking a look at the caller display, she instructed the servants to go out while she answered the call alone in the dressing room.
“Hello.”
“Didn’t you say that you would marry anyone? Why don’t you marry me?”
Tears welled up in her eyes the moment she heard his words.
“I don’t need you to take responsibility for me. What happened last night was just an accident.”
He teased, “Accident? Didn’t you plan it beforehand? I’m asking you once more. Why don’t we get married?”
After a moment of silence, she answered, “No, I don’t intend to marry you. Forget about what happened last night. Chief Fan, I’ll erase it from my memory too. I won’t cancel the engagement, and I’ll be marrying him in the future. This is my marriage that can’t be changed.”
Fan Shixin asked in displeasure, “You’re not going to regret this?”
“Yes, I won’t regret my decision.”
He ended the call while Mu Wansheng removed her earphones, feeling tense and troubled.
When the ceremony officially began, the emcee made the first speech.
“To all valued guests, dearest friends, and family, welcome to the engagement ceremony of Mr. Luo Xing and Ms. Mu Wansheng. On this joyous occasion, let us give our greatest blessings to the newlyweds-to-be.”
All the guests began applauding enthusiastically.
While the emcee made the rest of the speech, Mu Wansheng walked out together with Luo Xing, dressed in her engagement dress. They stood right next to each other.
She dared not look at the guests at all throughout the ceremony.