- “Everyone, take a good look, remember this
- face. This is Nancheng’s number one
- ‘Desperate Bride‘.”
- “Jenny, do you have delusions? Are you going
- crazy from wanting to get married?!”
- I saw Fat Tony aim his phone at me. The
- livestream was flooded with hateful
- comments.
- [OMG, so embarrassing! Is she forcing herself
- on him by wearing a wedding dress and ring?]
- [Anyone in the livestream want to pick her
- up? Freebies for those who like freebies!]
- [This woman is so dramatic. Don’t marry her.
- A night’s fun for 100 bucks is fine. Her
- family’s bankrupt, let’s all help out with
- business!]
- Fat Tony laughed at the comments, baring his
- yellow teeth. Even my dad, in jail, had seen
- the news and called to berate me.
- “Even if our family starves to death, we would
- never do something so shameless as to force.
- a marriage on live stream at the courthouse!”
- “Get home immediately, don’t embarrass
- yourself! Are you crazy for wanting to get
- married?”
- “Chloe at least has a respectable job. What
- do you have? How dare you compete with
- her!”
- I admit, I initially wanted to marry Liam.
- because of my family. So I willingly let Liam
- toy with me, time after time.
- At first, I’d get angry. Liam would coldly say:
- “It was just a joke. Don’t be such a sore
- loser.”
- Gradually, I became numb.
- I always knew that Liam’s friends looked
- down on me, thought I was a clingy leech.
- Before, Liam would defend me, confronting
- <
- anyone who criticized me.
- Now, he led the mockery and humiliation for
- Chloe.
- He even invited the whole city to witness it.
- Actually, Liam and I knew each other longer
- than him and Chloe did. We three grew up
- together. Liam looked down on Chloe,
- thinking she was pretentious and scheming.
- But sometime later, Liam repeatedly
- abandoned me for Chloe.
- Last year, I took a day off from work to
- celebrate Liam’s birthday. I braved a
- snowstorm to prepare an outdoor party for
- him,
- working day and night for three days, my
- hands freezing.
- Liam, however, knelt down and confessed his
- love to Chloe at the party, dramatically
- announcing his love for her.
- I stood in the snow, my tears freezing.
- L
- Everyone rejoiced for them, while I stood
- alone, a lonely joke.
- Just like now.
- But this time, I was certain, I wouldn’t be
- alone.
- I took a deep breath and smiled at the
- camera.
- “Welcome everyone to my wedding
- ceremony. My fiancé will be here soon, please
- be patient.”
- My words were like a stone dropped into a
- pond, causing ripples.
- “This woman is insane!”
- “Who would marry you? The brothers in the
- livestream? Anyone who wants to marry her,
- type 1.”
- The livestream was bombarded with
- “unsubscribe,” wanting nothing to do with
- me.
- Liam crossed his arms. looking at me with
- <
- amusement:
- “Jenny, this act is getting out of hand.”
- “Who is this fiancé of yours? Some cheap
- actor with so much influence that we’re all
- waiting here for him?”
- Liam pretended to blame my fiancé for
- making him wait.
- Actually, he was just mocking me.
- Everyone laughed again.
- I smirked. “Cole, the head of the Gu
- Corporation.”
- Liam’s face changed, and then he burst into
- laughter.
- “A bit too much to drink?”
- “Even if I gave you to him for free, he
- wouldn’t even look at you.
- Chloe had a wry smile.
- وو
- Jenny, stop pretending. Is it that hard to
- apologize to Liam?”
- “We were just doing an experiment, now
- く
- you’re doing this… it’s wasting everyone’s
- time.”
- Everyone echoed that.
- “Just admit you’re unwanted.”
- “Or, kneel down and beg Liam to forgive you,
- cancel the live stream, otherwise, live stream
- your wedding to Fat Tony. He understands
- women…‘
- دو
- They winked and laughed.
- I clenched my fists.
- “I said, my fiancé is arriving soon.”
- Liam waved his hand and had a chair brought
- over for Chloe.
- “Since that’s the case, don’t blame me for
- publicly humiliating you!”
- Liam lit a cigarette and blew smoke in my
- face.
- Chloe coughed, and he frantically threw away
- the cigarette.
- “Chloe. I’m sorry. I forgot you hate cigarette
- <
- smoke. I’ll quit!”
- He quickly asked someone to buy wet wipes
- and mouthwash to clean himself up.
- I found it ironic.
- I’m allergic to cigarette smoke, and would
- violently cough, sometimes coughing up
- blood. Liam never cared.
- He even yelled at me after I complained.
- “It’s my hobby, you need to mind your own.
- business, do you think you’re my girlfriend?”
- “If you like it, smell it, if not, get out!”
- After that, I stopped complaining.
- Liam seemed to enjoy watching me hold back
- my anger, often blowing smoke rings in my
- face.
- He even had the windows sealed, and his
- friends surrounded me to smoke, calling it a
- “smoke testing session.” He made me choose
- my favorite and least favorite cigarette. When
- I chose the harshest, he forced everyone to
- <
- smoke that brand, making my eyes water. I
- went to the emergency room that night with a
- severe allergic reaction.
- Twenty minutes had passed since my
- appointment with Cole.
- I knew Cole was always punctual; what he
- said, he did. So I wasn’t worried.
- They, however, thought I was putting on a
- show.
- “Are you serious? You really think Cole will
- come? A fiancé, are you not afraid of being
- laughed at?”
- Jenny, there’s a 50–year–old bachelor in our
- village looking for a wife, why don’t you marry
- him? You only need a man, right? You’re not
- picky!”
- “Hey, who said she’s not picky? Didn’t she
- bring a ring and wedding dress for Liam?”
- I ignored their laughter, slightly frowning. “My ring and dress were for my fiancé, is
- <
- Liam my fiancé?”
- “Hahaha you wish! He has to want you first!”
- “Liam, she’s asking you, will you marry her?”
- Liam quickly waved his hands:
- “No, please don’t! Not just anyone can enter
- my family’s door!!”
- “Hahahahahahaha!”
- I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.
- At this point, I had no remaining feelings for
- Liam.
- The onlookers were getting impatient.
- “Didn’t you say your fiancé was coming?
- You’re playing with us! I need to pick up my
- grandson from school!”
- “Yeah, you’re messing with us, don’t you
- think our time is valuable?”
- The courthouse staff started urging:
- “Miss, are you still getting the license? If not,
- please leave and don’t disturb others.”
- “Give me five minutes. my fiancé is coming ”
- <
- Chloe seemed to be unable to stand it, and
- glared at Liam.
