Forced Marriage

That instantly sobered him a little. Knowing that he could no longer continue sleeping, he sat up with his phone, leaned against his pillow, and said, "Gramps, whose nonsense have you been listening to—"

"Nonsense?! Xiao Xu's grandson told me! He even showed me the news from his phone! How could that be fake?! You're all capable now, aren't you, you brat?! How dare you keep such a huge matter from me?! You said there was no suitable partner when I told you to get married, and then when I told you to find one, you claimed that you were swamped with work! After all that fuss, it turned out that you've been secretly hiding one?! What on earth are you trying to do? What do you want?! Xiao Xu is younger than me, but his grandson is already in junior high school! Since you already have a girlfriend, why won't you let me know?! What's your intent, huh?! Are you not intending to get married?! Huh?!"

There was no stopping the old man once his berating started. And so, while pressing the spot between his brows, he clicked open the news application on his phone. There was nothing noteworthy until he scrolled down to yesterday's news. Immediately he saw a little row of words, stating: RK CEO, suspected to be in love, handpicked his girlfriend's lingerie!

His brows knitted as he clicked on the heading to read more and out came three consecutive shots of him swiping his card for payment, taking the underwear, and leaving…

It looks like my photos were secretly taken at that time. I was too careless…

With a sigh, he patiently explained, "Listen to me, Gramps—"

"Shush!" interrupted his grandfather with his resonant voice. "Nothing true comes out from your mouth! When you were in high school, you told me that you found a part-time job as a tutor, but in the end, you were boxing away! Later, you showed me an English certificate which I couldn't understand and lied to me saying that it was your college graduation certificate when you, in fact, had already quit school to start a company! You even said that the communication line had broken down that time! I've asked around; there's no such thing at all! Are you trying to drive me to my death?!"

Chen Yuheng silently went through his grandfather's medical conditions in his mind once and… kept quiet.

Calm down…

You can't argue back…

Elderly people easily get enraged… so you must give in to him…

Should anything happen to him because of his anger…

"I'm warning you, don't think of hoodwinking me this time! Latest by the end of this week, it's either you bring her back home for me to see or you go meet up with that young lady from last time for a meal! Go get married this year, and stop finding me tonnes of excuses! Are you only willing to get married once you drive me to my death…!"

He swiftly weighed the pros and cons of both options.

He had no interest in blind dates at all, not to mention with a girl that was introduced by his mother…

Alas, bringing a woman home this weekend was beyond impossible since he could not randomly pick someone. Given the old man's temperament, he would surely urge him to get married once he met the woman in person…

There was no point in denying things, and judging by the current situation, any form of explanation would just seem like a cover-up…

"Chen Yuheng, did you hear me?!" The old man raised his voice as he got increasingly unhappy by the prolonged lack of response.

"I'm listening." The young lad tried his best to make his voice sound sincere. "I'll ask her out for a meal this weekend. Yes… I'll send you a photo proof then. I was wrong back then. Given my age now, I should start thinking about marriage. You're right, Gramps…"

The former choked at his unexpected cooperation. Feeling somewhat uneasy, he muttered, "Don't fool me with such nice words…"

"No, no. I've truly come round. Rest assured, I'll treat each blind date you arrange for me seriously from now on… I know what you're doing is for my own good," he sincerely cooed.

"Hmph. Glad you know it…" Feeling satisfied, the elderly man was now at ease. "Alright, that's all I have to say. Hurry and go to work now."

"Okay Gramps, I'll end the call then."

"Wait!" his grandfather asked askance, "Will you really attend the blind date and send me a picture proof this time? That photo had better not be faked… I heard from Xiao Xu's grandson that Internet technology is superb these days, and can put two strangers into the same photo."

He immediately latched onto that topic. "Yes, that's what I wanted to explain to you. That photo you saw in the news is fake! How could I possibly go buy lingerie…? How about this? I'll record a video during the blind date. Videos can never be faked."

Hearing that, the other fell into silence for a long while before he reluctantly said, "Oh, I've wronged you then… Forget it, just end the call. Remember to take breaks in between your work."

"Okay, I'll do that, Gramps."

Chen Yuheng patiently waited until his grandfather ended the call before he let out a sigh and tossed his phone onto the table, then flipped over to continue sleeping.

The devil king slept peacefully, not knowing that the term 'RK CEO bought lingerie' had already topped Weibo's search engine. Even online shopping sites had swiftly launched female lingerie with the heading 'the same style as RK CEO's white lingerie'…

That news, on the other hand, had sent the RK Corporation into a frenzy. Everyone was rushing to share it with others.

The first sentence that popped up in conversations was either 'Have you seen yesterday's news?' or 'Hi, have you bought the same style?".

That day, Lu Lu was late for work. Nightmares of the devil king, with a pair of underwear on his head, chasing after her to murder her, haunted her sleep all night. She had, therefore, failed to catch a good night's rest and woke up with two huge dark eye circles. She spent a long time in front of the mirror covering them with concealer and foundation, and when she finally noticed the time… she was already late.

Just as she walked past the sensor doors on the top floor of RK Twin Towers' Block A with her bag, a figure pounced right in front of her—

Alan excitedly grabbed her arms and shouted incoherently, "The devil king bought lingerie! The devil king bought lingerie!"

Her eyes lit up. "Really?!"

"It's all over Weibo! And there are picture proofs! I only saw them last night!"

"Where, where, where? Quick, show me!"

Cheryl passed her phone over, and it just happened that the screen was showing a tweet that had been retweeted hundreds of thousands of times.

The photo almost moved her to tears when she saw the man in it!

"Didn't I tell you guys about this? And you guys said that I must've been wrong!"

Holding in her laughter, the head secretary said, "Go take a look at the comments. They're hilarious."

Lu Lu scrolled down—

Dashuang: Onlooker seeing the forever-single man buying lingerie.

Big Min Small Min: Ditto.

Bunny: He bought lingerie for his girlfriend, so he's now taken!

Anhao: I always thought him to be gay…

Bone: Who previously said that he's a diamond-rated bachelor, huh? Who was it? Come out, I promise not to beat you to death!

Girl: May I ask which pretty lady won the heart of this forever-single man from the IT industry?

snowinghighupinthesky: The new collection, Dream Girl, from Vier's Spring 2016 is now in my hands.

Qin's little sandpiper: The CEO understands me! It's my favorite style! Please send me the link of the same lingerie style!

INK: He looks so handsome even when he's buying lingerie! He's no doubt my man-god!

Faded: @Qin's little sandpiper [website link]

luofu: I can tell how realistic women are nowadays just from the comments alone. How about we try having an ugly man buy lingerie instead?

Qin's little sandpiper: Muah! @Faded

FlowerFromTheOtherShore: This is the CEO of RK? He's so good-looking? Is there a clearer picture? I'd like to change my screensaver.

RLAYGIRL: Sis! Go get your boyfriends to buy you lingerie!

dazedfromdancingintherain: So, this is the kind of CEO you are…

Obsession & Illusion: Isn't anyone, other than me, curious about the size of the lingerie?

Lavender awaits you: I'm gonna wear that lingerie to bed tonight!

Dorky: …

…

The three secretaries, together, had a blast laughing away as they scrolled through the comments.

Wiping away the tears in the corners of her eyes, Lu Lu asked, "Isn't there any response from the public relations department? After all, this involves the company's public image…"

Cheryl held her stomach as she answered, "According to them, the company share prices have been on the rise ever since the news broke out on the Internet. After their meeting to discuss the issue, they've decided not to interfere with it."

Hearing that, the former once again bent over and roared away.

… I can't take it… I'm gonna laugh for a while longer.