26 I CAME, I SAW, I MARRIED PART 14 (1/2)

While Ge Chen was talking, Xue Lin had carefully observed his body language. As he talked, how many times he sighed, his breathing, how many times he halted while talking how many times he blinked, when he blinked, his tone, his movements, his discomfort, the way he moved his lips, and the language of his eyes.

She discovered that his eyes were full of sadness when he talked about his mother but he tried to surpass it. His manner of speaking was flawless and he hid his emotion well. While he was speaking, it sounded as if he was talking about someone else. She felt sympathy for him. She knew how it felt to be hurt by the people they cared about.

However, when she realized that he was the son of the Ge Family, she guarded herself. 'Is he here on purpose? It can be. But it doesn't make sense. But if he has ulterior motives, there is a chance for him to spy on me. Then, our coincidental meeting twice in a row cannot be coincidental. But it's the reason? He already found out that I don't like rich people and the Ge Family. Then, what is his motive to approach me?'

'It cannot be that he wants me to join hands with him since we are both victims of his family. If that's his objective, then he wants to use me.' She narrowed her eyes thinking of the possibility. 'I can't let it happen. I won't let him use me. Unless there are some benefits for me, I won't help him.'

As she was thinking about it deeply, Ge Chen asked, ”Is there something that matters?”

”I'm thinking…” She muttered softly. Her frown deepened. 'Should I take this chance or should I back down?'

”What is it?” He asked. He looked nervous.

”Let's get married.” Xue Lin blurted out.

Ge Chen froze. A few seconds passed; he still couldn't give any reaction. His brain stopped thinking properly. He was still thinking whether he heard correctly or not.

At the same time, Louis choked hard. He was about to gulp down the pastry he was chewing, but after he heard Xue Lin's proposal, he couldn't take it down and that led to the disaster. He coughed vigorously. He coughed till he teared up.

”There, there.” Ming Yu patted his back. He was also surprised but he wanted to know what Ge Chen was thinking.

'This should be enough.' Xue Lin thought. She gave a fake smile and said, ”I was just joking. You don't have to be so shocked. It came out of nowhere. I apologize.” When she saw his expression, she realized that he didn't have any ulterior motives like using her. Her tense body relaxed.

Louis stopped coughing. He wiped his tears and commented, ”She is scary.”

Only then Ge Chen moved. His head began to function properly. He did expect her to catch him off guard like this. He collected his thoughts quickly and said, ”I'm not shocked because it sounded outrageous. I'm surprised that the person I knew to be docile is so bold.”

”Oh, I see.” Xue Lin expected nothing less. When she was in Europe, she tried not to take the spotlight. She wished that she could call Mu Liang and ask him more about the guy sitting in front of her. He is more interesting than she thought.

Ge Chen commented, ”I'm impressed by your bravery.”

Xue Lin let out a small laugh. 'My bravery? He has no idea about that.'

He continued, ”I don't know what made you joke like this. But if I think about it, I know you will benefit from this marriage and so will I.”

Xue Lin asked, ”Are you trying to say that since we are being forced by your family if we get married, they won't be able to do anything? That might be true but I don't want to play with my married life.”

He calmly said, ”I have no intention of playing around either. I'm serious about this.”