Shangguan Qianing

The reason he hesitated was because the person he bumped into was quite famous on campus; she was Shangguan Qianing, the Dean of the Faculty of Science, known for her beauty like a living goddess whose life became tragic because she was married off by her grandfather to a beggar who had saved her on a mountain named Hu Xiaofan, a man who is now a fishmonger in the traditional market.

Many people deeply regretted why such a beautiful and talented woman like Qianing had to marry that man, but they couldn't do anything because Qianing's grandfather was a very influential figure in China.

Fixing her glasses and looking up, she could now see Louis quite clearly and then took Louis's hand. "Ahhh, thank you. I was in a bit of a hurry earlier, so I bumped into you," she said with a very gentle and soft tone.

'This woman...'

Louis was momentarily stunned by the girl's beauty, only to realize that the other party seemed to feel a bit embarrassed when he was being looked at by the man.

"Well, sure, that's okay," Louis didn't react much to it.

"Alright, I'll be going now," the woman said, then ran off at a fairly quick pace, as if in a hurry for something.

"Hmmm... Rumors are never wrong, aren't they? I'm sure her beauty could even compete with top models in this country," Louis muttered as he gazed at the woman from afar with a faint smirk on his face.

[Yes, but women like her are too pure to be looked at lasciviously by lewd men like you.]-Chuckling lightly, Louis responded calmly, "Well, you're right. I'm the worst in your eyes."

As he was about to continue his journey to his class, he found that Qianing's wallet was left on the floor after she fell earlier.

"Ah... Damn, this is going to waste a lot of my time..." he grumbled as he picked up the wallet and headed towards her office.

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"I've told you countless times that I never loved you!! Can't you understand that?!! My grandfather has passed away and we don't need to continue this marriage!!"

The man standing in front of Shangguan Qianing remained motionless, simply staring at her in silence for a few moments before responding, "I don't want to. We're already legally married. I'll wait even longer until you can truly love me."

The woman, unable to speak any further, could only curse under her breath, "Y-You!! Enough! My mother has arranged for me to marry someone else too! Can't you stop interfering with my life?!! I'm tired of struggling every day because of this!! I want a divorce!!!"

The man's face darkened upon hearing this, then he approached and pinned her against the wall, restraining her.

Brakkk!

Qianing, pressed against the man, tried to free herself and resist, but she wasn't strong enough. "Let go! This is harassment-!!!"

Hearing that, the man only looked at her with a slightly glowing and firm gaze, somewhat intimidating, as he stated, "Harassment...? I am your husband, no one will consider this harassment."

"No!! Please don't force yourself!!" the woman cried out, tears starting to flow from her eyes which she couldn't hold back anymore. She hated this, she hated this forced marriage, she never wanted this, but why did her grandfather insist on her marrying a random man she met and then pass away without revealing his true reasons.

She had her own desires and ambitions, so why did her grandfather become so selfish?

As the man attempted to touch her body, suddenly there was a knock from outside and a voice asking for permission to enter, "Professor Shangguan, you left your wallet on the street earlier. I'd like to return it to you."

Immediately, the man stopped his actions and walked away from the woman, then he opened the office door and found a young man standing right outside with a slightly awkward and innocent expression. "H-Hey, where's Professor Qian—"

"She's in there," the man interrupted, then walked away from the office.

Glancing at the man for a moment and then turning to Shangguan Qianing, Louis was 'slightly surprised' to see the woman crying uncontrollably in the corner of the room.

"Sniff sniff…. Why… why does that man always harass me…?" Qianing lamented weakly, her tears soaking her entire beautiful face and hair.

Approaching her, Louis reached out his hand and asked softly, "Miss Qianing, are you okay?"