Chapter Six：Lean on her shoulder

"To be honest, any man would be willing to marry you, and I'm no exception. But if you're just doing it out of spite or to punish yourself for the mistakes you've made, I definitely won't agree." Ye Chenghuan said affectionately.

Lin Peishan forced back the glistening tears in her eyes and instantly returned to her previous appearance, "I can tell you seriously that I've thought this over carefully. I just want to know if you dare to take on the responsibilities of a man."

"Alright, since that's the case, I'll reluctantly agree." Ye Chenghuan said with a helpless look on his face.

Lin Peishan felt dizzy for a moment. Good heavens, how thick-skinned this man was! She had humbled herself to beg him with her status, yet he still "reluctantly agreed". She said in a tone devoid of emotion, "However, there are a few things that need to be stated in advance. First, the reason I've made this decision is that I have no other choice. Don't imagine that just because I'm marrying you, I'll definitely fall in love with you."

Ye Chenghuan nodded, "Although I still don't know what you do, I'm quite clear that we're from two different worlds."

"Second, this marriage is only in name and doesn't mean we're a real couple, so please give up all your illusions."

"Why?"

"Because I'm afraid that once that scandal is exposed, I'll lose my reputation. It's as simple as that, so I must marry you."

"There's no need for such trouble. Only the two of us know about this matter, and I promise I won't tell anyone."

Lin Peishan sneered, "What reason do I have to believe you? I have to make sure that everything I do is foolproof and reject any possibility of things going wrong."

"The safest way would be to find a few people to get rid of me. Wouldn't that solve everything at once?"

"I'd like to, but you're not worthy of that." Lin Peishan put down her teacup weakly, "I'm doing all this for the company, for the Lin family..."

"What do you mean?"

Lin Peishan let out a soft sigh, "You'll find out one day."

Ye Chenghuan smiled faintly, "I understand. Isn't it just asking me to be your cheap husband? I can consider sacrificing myself a bit."

Lin Peishan gave him a disdainful look, "I'll give you one year. During this year, if you can really make me fall in love with you, I'll truly marry you. Otherwise, when the year is up, our relationship will be completely terminated, but I'll pay you five million as compensation."

"I can guarantee that you'll definitely fall in love with me."

"You're so sure?"

"If I didn't even have this much confidence, would I still be worthy of being called Ye Chenghuan?"

Lin Peishan took out a filled-out check from her purse, "Here's five hundred thousand, as a deposit. I'll give you an agreement later."

"Do you think feelings and marriage can be bought and sold with money? Let me tell you, although I'm just an ordinary person in the marketplace, I'm not so low as to sell myself for money." As he said this, he casually put the check in his pocket.

Lin Peishan gave a cold laugh. She had thought he was different from other men, but in the end, he was still just as vulgar. People like him were easier to manipulate.

Ye Chenghuan curled his lips, "Our agreement has been reached. From now on, we're husband and wife, right?"

Although she was reluctant to admit it, Lin Peishan couldn't deny it either. From now on, she had tightly bound herself to this man whom she had known for less than a day. In a certain sense, it was a form of self-deception, betrayal, and even selling herself out.

Thinking of this, Lin Peishan's heart trembled. The accumulated feelings of 委屈 (grievance), pain, and helplessness over the day burst out. She felt a twinge in her nose, and with a flash in her eyes, tears fell.

"I know you're feeling aggrieved in your heart. If you want to cry, just cry out loud. If not, you can lean on my shoulder. Baby..."

Lin Peishan wiped away her tears and glared at him with her beautiful eyes wide open, "What did you call me?"

"Since we're going to be husband and wife, shouldn't we call each other more intimately?"

Lin Peishan felt a shiver of disgust and couldn't help folding her arms, saying faintly, "Where do you live?"

"What for?"

"I'll give you one night. Tomorrow morning, I'll send someone to pick you up."

Ye Chenghuan blinked his eyes, "Pick me up and take me where?"

Was he really confused or just pretending? Lin Peishan blushed and looked out of the window, "Starting from tomorrow, you... move in and live with me. There are still many things to do before the wedding."

"Do you mean we'll have a trial marriage?"

Lin Peishan's face flushed red. Her eyes, like autumn waters, flickered, and then she weakly lowered her eyelids. Her mind was in a mess, and she really didn't want to say anything more.

"All my belongings are with me. Don't waste time. I'll move in with you right now."

The car was driving on the Binhai Avenue. Lin Peishan opened the car window, allowing the damp sea breeze to wash away all the unpleasant atmosphere in the car. Her hair was flying in the wind, like dancing flames.

Ye Chenghuan silently watched the scene outside the car window. The blue sky, the deep sea, and the car seemed like a tiny beetle, struggling in the concrete jungle where steel bars and cement intersected.

Longdu, a brilliant pearl on the land of Shenzhou. The efforts of several generations had made it an Asian trade, shipping, and financial center. Wealth was accumulating here in the coastal city at a geometric speed, giving birth to numerous multimillionaires and billionaires, standing tall at the top of the pyramid. Banknotes flowed through the city like running water every day. At night, the power of money began to spread, turning it into a world of violence and luxury.

"Darling, where do you live?"

Bang!

Lin Peishan suddenly turned the steering wheel, and the car crashed into the guardrail by the street. She was wearing a seatbelt, but Ye Chenghuan wasn't. Under the powerful inertia, his head almost had a close encounter with the windshield.

The front hood of the car was already deformed, but Lin Peishan didn't care at all. With a gloomy face, she said coldly, "Don't test my limit of tolerance. The steering wheel is in my hands. If you dare to call me that... that mushy name again, this time I hit the guardrail, and next time it'll be a cliff. Do you want to give it a try?"

Ye Chenghuan touched his nose. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw three Toyota SUVs accelerating and catching up in the rearview mirror.

His heart sank. Two words were written on his chiseled face: Danger!

However, he didn't tell Lin Peishan beside him about this. He just curled his lips and suddenly grasped her fair wrist, giving a charming and evil smile as he said, "If you don't mind, let me drive your car for a while."

Lin Peishan turned her face and saw a pair of deep eyes, shining brighter than the stars. Before she could figure out his intention, she suddenly felt a tightness in her back, and the whole person was picked up horizontally by him and placed on his lap.

"What are you doing!" This sudden move made her both shy and angry, yet she couldn't move at all. When she looked up, she saw herself in the rearview mirror lying in the man's arms like a baby in swaddling clothes. She had never been treated so frivolously before. All kinds of feelings and resentments welled up in her heart, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

"Don't move! It'll be safer this way. Now, let's start a wonderful journey." Just as she was about to struggle to get up, Ye Chenghuan quickly shifted gears, stepped on the accelerator, and the engine roared. It was like a trapped beast that had just been set free. If you didn't listen carefully, you wouldn't even notice that the car had started, and it also felt like the car body had lifted a little.

How fragrant! Ye Chenghuan sniffed greedily at the delicate fragrance on the girl's body.

On the front dashboard, besides the gauges for oil pressure, speed, etc., there were two strange screens. One could bring up the maps of the entire urban area, traffic maps, etc. On the other screen, there was a row of data. A quick glance would tell you that those were real-time monitoring data such as pressure, resistance, and temperature.

"Let me go!..." As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Peishan was thrown back by the sudden inertia. The centrifugal force brought by the car's rapid speeding pressed her tightly against Ye Chenghuan's body. Her blood pressure rose rapidly, rushing to her head and making her scalp feel numb. The adrenaline secreted rapidly was stimulating her heart's tolerance.

The rapidly receding scenery made her hate for the first time that her eyes were so good that she could see the people flashing by, because it really made her worry that the car would crash into something.

This guy is crazy! Looking at the speedometer that had already jumped to 220 kilometers per hour, Lin Peishan had no choice but to close her eyes, because she didn't dare to look anymore.

"As expected of the BMW 760Li Steinway, with a brand-new 60LV12 twin-turbocharged engine and an 8-speed automatic transmission. It only took 4 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour. Just with half of the accelerator pressed, it's already reached 220. It should be a piece of cake to reach a top speed of over 300." He licked his lips, and his pupils shone with a bloodthirsty light. The rather gentle him just now seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit in an instant. In the end, he didn't forget to add a summary sentence, "I like it!"

With a beautiful 180-degree drift, he spun the car's front without slowing down. Lin Peishan's heart skipped a beat again. Her whole body went weak, and her screams and breaths were all suppressed in her chest.

It took Ye Chenghuan less than a minute to drive around and return to the starting point, but Lin Peishan felt as if a century had passed. Now, all she wanted was to get out of the car and feel the dear ground.

But this was just the beginning. Ye Chenghuan kept stepping on the brake and then the accelerator. The rear tires were grinding on the ground, sending up clouds of burnt smoke.

Looking at the car speeding forward, Lin Peishan really didn't dare to look at the scenery on both sides, because it seemed like they were rushing into her eyes, making her eyes feel a sour sensation. Her body involuntarily wanted to avoid the feeling of being hit by the scenery. When she looked back at the speed indicator on the dashboard, it had only been a few seconds, and the speed was already 150 kilometers per hour. Moreover, the car was speeding on the avenue in the downtown area. Looking at the pedestrians who were scurrying to avoid it, she had no expression on her face, but her heart was getting tighter and tighter.

Ye Chenghuan could no longer see the three unfriendly Toyota cars in the rearview mirror and was planning to slow down the car. Suddenly, an SUV rushed out of an alley, knocking two pedestrians into the air before landing on the street. Its rear swung around and blocked the way of the BMW.

It had been a long time since he'd had such fun. Ye Chenghuan narrowed his eyes, with a crazy smile on his face. Suddenly, he stepped on the accelerator. The left side of the car lifted slightly and just managed to pass straight through the narrow passage between the Toyota and the fence.

The Toyota car did a drift and rushed forward quickly, vying for the road one after the other on this not-so-wide street.

At this time, a long line of police cars had caught up behind the two cars, sirens blaring as they chased after them. High-speed cameras were also flashing continuously.

The police in front had set up roadblocks on their route and laid out spike strips at the intersection.

Ye Chenghuan was irritated by the police behind him and quickly pulled the lever under the steering wheel.

Lin Peishan only felt a wave of nausea in her chest. Her internal organs seemed to be pressed against her spine, and her face was stretched backward until it felt numb.

The current speed had already soared to 320 kilometers per hour, even reaching the speed of an F1 racing car. This was even more exciting than flying a plane, because although a plane could fly faster, there were no buildings in the sky and there was no fear of hitting anything.

It was different for a car. There were still many pedestrians and vehicles on both sides of the street. Speeding through and crashing at this speed, thrilling scenes emerged one after another.

Lin Peishan looked at the already red temperature index in horror. The engine was about to explode!