After the betrothal gift negotiation collapsed, I turned around and married a wealthy man.

Father Chen said with some regret, "To be honest, I really like Xiaoyi, but these two kids are not meant to be together. I think we should just forget it."

Since Chen's father had said so, Qin Liang had nothing more to say and could only blame Qin Yi secretly in his heart.

After Qin Yi came out, he was hesitating about where to go.

Anyway, he would not go back home for the time being. No matter whether what happened today was his fault or not, Qin Liang would definitely blame it on him.

He planned to take it slow before going back.

Just then, someone suddenly patted his shoulder.

Qin Yi turned his head, but saw no one.

He looked to the other side and saw Chen Duo appeared beside him at some point.

"Hello!" Chen Duo smiled and waved to Qin Yi.

Qin Yi looked at the makeup on her face and felt like he couldn't bear to look at it.

But he still greeted Chen Duo, "Hello."

Chen Duo glanced behind her, afraid that her parents would come out and see them, so she pulled Qin Yi and left, "Follow me!"

Chen Duo and Qin Yi came to the riverside and found a lawn to sit down.

I just put on a show in front of the elders, and now the relationship has inexplicably become much closer.

The main reason is that I have seen him two or three times before.

"Thank you so much for what you did just now!" Chen Duo said, "I didn't expect that we are destined to meet."

Qin Yi pulled the corner of his mouth, "I think so too."

Chen Duo recalled Qin Yi cooperating with her in acting just now, and asked curiously, "You said you don't like blind dates, why don't you just say you have someone you like? Why do you have to meet? Don't you know that my parents almost put me under house arrest in order to let me meet you?"

Qin Yi shrugged and said, "If it worked, I wouldn't have made such a scene in front of your parents."

He looked at Chen Duo, "You must know it's useless, so you're making such a fuss, right?"

Chen Duo felt that although she and Qin Yi had not met each other very often, they still had a tacit understanding between them.

She admitted generously, "Yes, they all care about their reputation. For this kind of thing, they will only believe it if you make a scene in front of them. If you simply express your own demands, they will just think you are ignorant."

Qin Yi and I thought the same thing.

Chen Duo and Qin Yi sighed at the same time.

"Hey."

The two have met more than once, and after what happened just now, they can be considered friends.

Qin Yi asked the question he had always been curious about, "Your outfit... do you like this style?"

"Of course not!" Chen Duo picked up the braid and turned it in her hand.

"It's because my parents have been trying to arrange blind dates for me, and they're all with young men from wealthy families. I hate their nouveau riche looks, so I dress myself up in an exaggerated way just to scare them away!"

"is that useful?"

Chen Duo said confidently, "Of course it works. Haven't you been scared by me several times?"

Qin Yi wanted to laugh.

After all, she was the daughter of a wealthy family, but she dressed herself up like a ghost just to avoid getting married.

"Why don't you like getting married?" Qin Yi asked.

"There is no reason, I just don't want to tie my life to marriage. People born like us may look glamorous and have endless wealth and splendor, but few of us are truly free."

Chen Duo is one year younger than Qin Yi. Like other girls of the same age, she loves beauty and fun. Every day she is either thinking about buying the latest clothes or the latest bags.

If one is not really forced into a desperate situation, no one would be willing to dress themselves up like this.

Sometimes when Chen Duo sees herself in the mirror, she finds herself extremely scary.

However, for the sake of future freedom, it is necessary to make some sacrifices.

Qin Yi felt that no matter what the reason was, her courage alone was quite admirable.

He couldn't help but give Chen Duo a thumbs up. Chen Duo asked him in return, "Then why don't you want to get married?"

Qin Yi curled his lips, "I don't know, maybe there are too many negative examples around me, so I'm afraid of repeating the same mistakes."

"Marriage is a good thing, but it's also a bad thing. It all depends on your choice."

What Chen Duo said was seriously inconsistent with her current image.

So no matter how Qin Yi looked at her, he felt uncomfortable.

Chen Duo stood up and patted Qin Yi on the shoulder. "But we haven't reached the point of making a choice yet. Why not take advantage of the good times and indulge ourselves? Do you know how to play games?"

She changed the subject so quickly that Qin Yi didn't react. "Huh?"

"I asked you if you know how to play games!"

Qin Yi nodded and said, "Yes."

"What games do you know?"

Qin Yi mentioned the names of several games.

Chen Duo's eyes lit up immediately, "Really?"

Qin Yi laughed, "Why would I lie to you about this?"

Chen Duo suddenly became excited, "Then why are you still standing there? Let's go!"

Qin Yi looked puzzled, "Where are you going?"

Chen Duo didn't say anything, and finally took Qin Yi directly to an Internet cafe.

The two stood at the door of the Internet cafe. Qin Yi looked incredulous, "You're still here?"

Chen Duo raised her chin slightly, "Yes, is there any problem?"

Qin Yi couldn't help but look Chen Duo up and down.

This girl, though, doesn't seem to have anything to do with a rich family.

But she does have an identity.

But her behavior was even crazier than Qin Yi had imagined.

Qin Yi inexplicably had the illusion that he was back in high school.

Chen Duo didn't wait for Qin Yi to say anything and directly pulled him in.

When she got to the bar, she remembered to ask Qin Yi, "Did you bring your ID?"

Qin Yi took out his ID card from his pocket and handed it to her.

Chen Duo gave both ID cards to the bartender and said, "Open a double room, five hours."

Qin Yi's eyes widened, "So long?"

"Playing games is all about having fun. What's the point of playing for an hour or two?"

Qin Yi can't remember when was the last time he came to an Internet cafe.

But Chen Duo was familiar with the place and took Qin Yi directly to the box.

Turning on the computer, logging in, putting on headphones, all the actions were done in one go, leaving Qin Yi stunned.

Chen Duo was debugging the computer skillfully. She turned around and saw Qin Yi still standing there. She asked, "You don't want to play?"

She glanced at the computer and asked, "Or you don't know how to do it?"

Qin Yi was amused by her, "How is that possible? If you can't do it, then there's no way I can't do it either."

Qin Yi sat down and turned on the computer while asking, "I'm just curious, why do you, a girl, like to come to this kind of place?"

Chen Duo said disapprovingly, "This isn't some shameful place, why can't I come?"

"No, I mean..."

"I understand what you mean. You mean, someone like me should be a dignified and steady lady from a noble family. It is absolutely impossible for me to open a place like this. Usually, only bad boys or girls would come to such a place, right?" (End of this chapter)