Chapter 20 Forced to be His Wife

“What-What debt?” Hu Meiling and Mu Ziyao looked at their daughter in fear.

Mu Yu mumbled as she explained, “I scratched his car and owed him 100,000 for repair.”

“100,000, is it?” Mu Ziyao heaved a long sigh and said with a smile. “Young Master Qin, give me your bank account number. I’ll transfer the money to you immediately.”

“I don’t need the money, may it be 100,000 or it’s 20,000,000.” Qin Jinhuan paused and looked at Hu Meiling and Mu Ziyao, who had changed the looks on their faces. Then, he pointed at Mu Yu and continued, “I need only her.”

Hu Meiling’ eyes instantly filled with fear and she quickly took an envelope from her bag and handed it to him. She begged, “Please take mercy on her and let my daughter go. I’ll pay you back with this 20,000,000.”

“20,000,000 dollars?” Mu Yu’s eyes bulged. “Mom, where did you get that money from?”

Mu Ziyao was ashamed. He said, “Aren’t we leaving An City? This is what the Old Master Qin paid us as compensation.”

“How can you take his money? He has…” Mu Yu didn’t dare continue.

Qin Jinhuan threw the envelope back to Hu Meiling. “I told you that I don’t need money. I want only her.”

Hu Meiling cried, “Young Master Qin, please have mercy and let my daughter go. You have your status, your power, your money, and your looks, but why do you want to make the life of an innocent girl miserable?”

“You don’t agree?” Qin Jinhuan raised an eyebrow. “My grandfather is often delirious and not in the right state of mind. Although he wrote you a 20,000,000 cheque, I can still sue you all for fraud.”

Hu Meiling’s feet trembled and she crumpled onto the ground.

“Mom!” Mu Yu quickly went forward to help her up.

Mu Ziyao’s face paled and he struggled to help his wife. He explained in a panic, “Young Master Qin, I think you’ve misunderstood. We didn’t cheat. The Old Master Qin’s mind was very clear when he gave us the cheque. It’s true!”

Qin Jinhuan sneered. “It’s up to me to decide if you’ve committed fraud or not. This 20,000,000 is enough for the both of you to be sentenced to jail for the rest of your lives.”

“Y-You’re trying to frame my parents?” Mu Yu was trembling all over.

She knew he had influence in An City. He really meant what he said.

“I have all the evidence, and yet you accuse me of framing your parents? You are committing a crime by making those accusations, and you too will have to face the consequences of the law.” Looking at the family of three with their pale faces, Qin Jinhuan sighed. He then slowly said, “I have no intention of pushing you three to the edge of a cliff. My intention is very simple. Mu Yu, you know that it is.”

Hu Meiling quickly pushed Mu Yu behind her and shouted at him, “I will never exchange my daughter’s body for my own safety, even if it meant that I will lose my own life!”

“Her body?” Qin Jinhuan took a look at Mu Yu and made a face, as if he were not interested.

Mu Yu knew that her parents had misunderstood Qin Jinhuan. She ignored him and told her parents everything in a soft whisper, from how Qin Xiaozhi had brain atrophy and mistook her as his dead daughter, to the twenty-five meetups that she promised Qin Jinhuan.

When Hu Meiling understood everything, she still shook her head madly. “Old Master Qin will only treat you as his daughter when he’s confused, but he wouldn’t when he’s not confused. If he finds out that we haven’t left An City yet, he will not spare us. We can’t joke with our lives!”

“Yes.” Mu Ziyao looked at Qin Jinhuan with pleading eyes. “Young Master Qin, you and your grandfather have high status in An City. We cannot afford to go against either one of you. Please spare my family and let us go! We can’t live by living in between the two of you.”

Qin Jinhuan said casually, “I can promise to keep your family safe, only if Mu Yu promises me one thing.”

“What is it?” Mu Yu looked at him nervously. She was afraid that he would ask for something that was too much for her.

“Let’s register and get married.”

“What?” The Mu family stared at him in disbelief, convinced that they had heard him wrong.

“It’s only a fake marriage. After getting married, Mu Yu will become my wife. The both of you will be my in-laws. Since we will be family, my grandfather won’t threaten you anymore. Of course, if you’re still worried about your safety, I will send someone to protect you 24/7.”

Mu Ziyao was still worried and asked, “Didn’t your grandfather arrange a marriage for you? Why do you still need to fake a marriage with Yu?”

Qin Jinhuan paused and said with a straight face, “My grandfather thinks of Mu Yu as my dead aunt. When he’s sick, only Mu Yu can calm him down. His condition can only be treated when he is calm, and that’s why Mu Yu cannot leave An City in the near future.”

Mu Ziyao quickly asked, “How long is Old Master Qin’s treatment?”

Looking at the couple’s worried faces, Qin Jinhuan said, “The shortest time is a month, whereas the longest might be half a year. Once he recovers, Mu Yu and I will get a divorce. I will not mistreat you.”

“Will you keep your word?”

“Of course.”

“Alright then.” The couple turned to look at their daughter. “If it’s about saving a person’s life then it’s a blessing.”

Mu Yu understood what her parents meant and she nodded. In fact, there was no better way for them to get out of this sticky situation.

Since they were no longer arguing, Qin Jinhuan said, “Grandpa is ill again. We must go back immediately.”

“Hold on, here is Yu’s birth certification.” Huh Meiling handed over Mu Yu’s birth certification.

Qin Jinhuan took it, passed it to Bian Zijun and ordered, “Send them home and take Mu Yu’s luggage with us.”

“Yes.”

Qin Jinhuan pulled Mu Yu with him and was about to walk away, when he saw that Hu Meiling was still clutching the envelope with the cheque in it. He then said, “Consider the 20,000,000 as her dowry.”

After that, he pulled Mu Yu with him and walked away quickly, not noticing the strange smile in the couple’s eyes.

By the time they reached the Qin manor, Qin Xiaozhi was having a fit. Not only did he smash everything that he had gotten his hands on, he flipped the tables and chairs all over as well. Mu Yu was still terrified from her morning’s ‘escape’, but this felt like she was going for war. Her heart trembled and turned cold as she stood timidly by the door.

“Little missy, where have you been these past two days? You don’t want me anymore?” Qin Xiaozhi saw Mu Yu and ran toward her with teary eyes.

Mu Yu shook her head and squeezed out a smile. Since yesterday, too many things had suddenly happened to her and she hadn’t had time to process them yet. So, she really couldn’t smile. However, she didn’t want grandpa to sense that something was wrong, so she didn’t dare look at him and gazed at the messy living room instead.

“I didn’t smash that!” Qin Xiaozhi smiled, looking like a child in fear of being scolded. He pointed at the maids who were cleaning up the mess and blamed them instead. “They are the ones that did the smashing!”

When Mu Yu saw Qin Jinhuan mouth ‘coax him to sleep’ at her, she quickly said, “It’s time for bed and rest now. You must go to bed and sleep.”

“Okay.” Qin Xiaozhi nodded obediently. Then, he grabbed her hand and said in a sad tone, “Little missy, will you run away while I’m asleep?”

“No. From today onward, I won’t be going anywhere. I will stay home and accompany you.”

“Really? That’s great!” Qin Xiaozhi was so happy that he clapped his hands and went to bed obediently.

After Qin Xiaozhi fell asleep, Qin Jinhuan brought Mu Yu to the Bureau of Civil Administration to register their marriage. It was already 2 o’clock in the afternoon, so they had some simple lunch outside and headed home. When they reached home, Bian Zijun had already moved Mu Yu’s luggage into Qin Jinhuan’s room.

Qin Jinhuan left the house after dishing out some instructions. As soon as he left, Mu Yu stood in front of her luggage in daze.

For the whole day, she felt like she wasn’t in the right state. It felt more like a dream. However, the red book in her hand reminded her that all of these were true.

Within just one night, she had turned from Qin Jinhuan’s scandal girlfriend into his lawful wife. This was unbelievable!

At that moment, her phone rang, interrupting her thoughts. It was her mother and she quickly picked up.

“Yu, how are you?”

“Mom, I’m alright.”

“Have you registered?”

“Yes.”

“That’s great, that’s great. Okay, I have to clean up the house now. I’ll call you later.” Hu Meiling hung up the phone.

She could hear the cheerfulness in her mother’s voice. She didn’t think much about it, thinking that her mother was happy to escape a sticky situation. She sat down at the edge of a sofa and silently looked around the unfamiliar room that she will share with that ‘Fox Qin’.

“Get out! Get out now!”

Mu Yu was awakened by a wave of angry shouts. Before she could figure out what was going on, someone had pushed her to the ground.

“Grandfather is asking you to get out. Are you deaf?”

Mu Yu tried to stand up and looked around. All she could see was Dong Wanqing, who had her hands on her waist and was shouting at her arrogantly. Her mind couldn’t cope with all that was going on.

Why was Dong Wanqing at her home?

But when she saw Qin Xiaozhi, who was enraged, she remembered that she had moved into the Qin manor.

Hold on, is Grandpa clear-headed now?

She had seen Qin Xiaozhi angry before. But when she realized that Qin Jinhuan wasn’t with her, she panicked.

Clearly, she didn’t panic for no reason, because Qin Xiaozhi had ordered someone to kick her out of the house.