"Xiao Jia, what exactly… what exactly happened?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Come with me to the provincial capital!" Song Xiaojia snorted coldly and slammed on the accelerator. Although the police car was old, it was powerful. Stepping on the accelerator, the car almost felt like it was pushing back. It roared forward.

The speed was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had already rushed far away.

All the way, Song Xiaojia was fuming. Lin Chuan was so scared that he didn't dare to make a sound, fearing that he might offend the lady if he opened his mouth. Lin Chuan looked timid, and only when the car came off the highway did he tentatively ask, "Xiao Jia, what exactly has made you so angry?"

"Hmph!" Song Xiaojia snorted coldly and said, "I **** I and May are getting engaged. What should I do?"

"Uh…" Lin Chuan was stunned, and said, "Why don't you just tell your mom that you don't agree with this marriage? Why drag me into this?"

"I want to bring you to meet May!" Song Xiaojia said angrily, "I want to see if May is willing to let go, to avoid him eyeing me all the time, forcing me to marry him."

"This damn fatso!" Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan was immediately angered, and he cursed, "Alright, since it's like that, I'll accompany you on this trip. We must let this damn fatso know my strength, so he won't dare to harass you anymore!"

"Just with you?" Song Xiaojia gave Lin Chuan a sidelong glance.

"Of course!" Lin Chuan nodded and said, "That little fatso won't dare to mess with me, just like a mouse that has seen a cat."

"Keep bragging." Song Xiaojia sneered, "You think May is a simple character?"

"If he isn't simple, am I simple?" Lin Chuan retorted.

Song Xiaojia chuckled softly.

The car soon arrived at the agreed place, a coffee shop located in the central area of the provincial capital. From the outside, this coffee shop wasn't much different from an ordinary one, but only upon entering could one tell that it was fundamentally different from other places.

This coffee shop was said to be owned by a Chinese person from Bali.

This coffee shop had great quality; all the coffee was air-freighted from Bali. In the whole Jiang Province, only this place had the most authentic civet coffee, while other places that claimed to serve civet coffee were actually just a bait-and-switch.

Not only was the coffee authentic, but the decoration was also very exquisite. For this reason, the coffee here was also very expensive, thirty for a cup and two hundred eighty for a pot. This was relatively cheap compared to mother coffee, which was fifty for a cup and four hundred for a pot at a minimum. Among them, the civet coffee was the most expensive, eighty for a cup and seven hundred sixty for a pot. The price was astonishingly high. Outside, a very ordinary cup of coffee was only about ten to twenty, but the prices here were nearly double those outside.

The waiter quickly came forward to greet them.

"Sir, Miss, do you have a reservation?" the waiter asked hurriedly.

"Private room number eight!" Song Xiaojia shook her head.

"Please follow me," the waiter hurriedly led the way.

Private room number eight was located in the southeast corner of the coffee shop, a room of over ten square meters with a coffee table, a number of books about coffee, as well as an all-in-one computer, and a set of sofas. A TV was also mounted on the wall.

The door to the room opened, and inside sat a fat man in a suit—this guy was May. This wasn't the first time Lin Chuan had met May.

May was drinking coffee when he suddenly heard the door open. He turned his head to look and saw Song Xiaojia walking in. He was just about to rejoice but then noticed that Song Xiaojia had brought another person with her, and it was a familiar face. May's joyful expression instantly fell. The rapid change in expression almost made one burst out laughing.

"Xiao Jia, why… why did you bring him along?" May whispered in complaint.

"Why not?" Song Xiaojia said irritably.

"How can that be okay?" May the fat man muttered in a low voice: "We are about to get engaged, how can you still associate with Lin Chuan? Isn't this… isn't this against the rules?"

"What are you mumbling about?" Song Xiaojia looked at May angrily and then said, "Don't you know that Lin Chuan is my boyfriend? Why can't I bring my boyfriend here? Let me hear your reason?"

In front of May, Song Xiaojia was simply like a tigeress swinging her claws.

In front of Song Xiaojia, May always acted like a child who had done something wrong. Unfortunately, May, being a rabbit by nature, was rather meek. However, even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Clearly, Song Xiaojia was dominating over May.

"I…" May said awkwardly, "But, we are about to get engaged!"

"Who is getting engaged to you?" Song Xiaojia said indignantly.

"Haven't our parents already agreed?" Xiao Jia said helplessly in May.

"Then let the parents on both sides get engaged!" Song Xiaojia snorted coldly.

Lin Chuan followed Song Xiaojia slowly inside. This girl has already become so assertive, why bother dragging herself along? From this posture, it seems Xiao Jia had almost no room to retort in front of her. Thus, Lin Chuan suddenly felt superfluous.

Upon entering the private room, Song Xiaojia pulled Lin Chuan to sit down in front of Xiao Jia.

Xiao Jia also sat down awkwardly, his hands awkwardly on his knees, and helplessly said, "You see... what should we do now?"

"Call off the engagement!" Song Xiaojia said angrily: "I came here today to talk to you about this."

"Why?" Xiao Jia hurriedly said, "This is about the reputation of both families. We are about to get engaged, and you talk about calling it off at this time, this... won't it disgrace both our families?"

"I have never agreed to this!" Song Xiaojia was very impatient.

"I…" Xiao Jia was even more at a loss.

"So, you better talk to your parents quickly, call off the engagement!" Song Xiaojia said angrily.

"No way!" Xiao Jia refused without hesitation.

Song Xiaojia looked stunned and asked, "Why?"

"Because I like you, so I want to marry you!" Xiao Jia, the fat man, adamantly refused to agree to call off the engagement. This made Song Xiaojia somewhat bewildered. If she couldn't persuade Xiao Jia to call off the engagement today, then she might really have to marry him, unless she runs away from home, there's no other way. Of course, with Song Xiaojia's character, she would definitely not bow her head to her family; she would surely pack her bags and run away.

"Xiao Jia, don't be so naive, okay?" Song Xiaojia sneered: "You like me, but I don't like you. Do you think a forced marriage can be happy? Do you think a forcibly twisted melon will be sweet? Don't be foolish."

"I don't care, as long as I marry you and bring you home." Xiao Jia replied very calmly.

Seeing that Xiao Jia's conviction was firm, Song Xiaojia said helplessly, "Xiao Jia, I know you're a good person. When Song Hao died, the Song family also contacted you, as did your family; you all didn't participate in the persecution against Lin Chuan. So, I'm grateful to you. But, gratitude is gratitude, marriage can't rely entirely on gratitude, let alone solely on appreciation. So, I hope you can understand, you're a good man, you have such a good family background, such high education, what kind of woman can't you get?"

"I…" Xiao Jia hesitated a bit.

Actually, his desire to marry Song Xiaojia comes from his long-standing affection for her, a childhood love that everyone likes. Xiao Jia also didn't understand why he was so determined to marry Song Xiaojia. Indeed, she is beautiful, but there are many women more beautiful than her.

At this moment, Lin Chuan spoke, "Xiao Jia, I think you're somewhat obsessive."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Jia was taken aback.

"You clearly don't like Song Xiaojia, yet you insist on marrying her. Aren't you ruining her life?" Lin Chuan scoffed, saying: "The reason you want to marry her, and must marry her, is entirely due to your inner discontent, unwillingness, and irritation. In plain terms, it's because you are obsessive. You think that the wife who originally belonged to you has now been taken by someone else, so you can't swallow this grievance, right?"

"Nonsense!" Xiao Jia glared at Lin Chuan, saying, "Not at all."

"Then tell me, do you really like Song Xiaojia?" Lin Chuan suddenly questioned.

"Of course!" Xiao Jia nodded without hesitation.

"Good, then you tell me, where were you when Song Xiaojia was captured in Yemen?" Lin Chuan counter-questioned: "If you say you like her, have you ever cared about her? Have you ever paid attention to her life or death?"

"I... I certainly have!" Xiao Jia hastened to nod, saying, "I have always been paying attention to this matter!"

"Did you take any practical action?" Lin Chuan asked.

"I…" Xiao Jia was at a loss for words.

"You didn't even take a bit of action, on what basis can you say you like her?" Lin Chuan counterattacked, speaking coldly: "As a man, watching the woman you like fall into the hands of a bunch of ferocious criminals, yet you remain indifferent, even pinning your hopes on those terrorists, can you tell me you love her? How can I believe you!"

"I…" Xiao Jia's face turned embarrassed, flushing red.

When Song Xiaojia was in danger, he was indeed worried, but, being alone, it was impossible for him to venture into danger to save her. Besides, he lacked the capabilities; although knowledgeable and with a strong background, these things were completely useless in the face of real international trouble.

"Enough!" Lin Chuan stood up slamming the table, scoffed, "You don't really like her, you just want to imprison her within the cage of marriage. Your inner obsession doesn't let you let go, your inner pride doesn't let you submit, so you insist on tightly holding onto Song Xiaojia."

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