Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 1478: 1477 Marry a man who doesn’t love you

“Sorry, to disappoint you.”

Qin Mu’s cold voice came through, startling Gao Yuwen on the other end into silence.

After a while, she came back to her senses: “Ah Mu, why are you answering?”

“Are you surprised?” Qin Mu sneered.

“Oh, Ah Mu, don’t be angry. I was just joking. At the time, I liked you, and you liked me too. That’s why I drugged your drink. We could have been together, but An Lin took the chance. I wasn’t willing to accept it, so I wanted to play a prank…”

Gao Yuwen explained on the phone, “I’m boarding in half an hour, Ah Mu. Tell An Lin for me that marrying a man who doesn’t love her will not bring happiness.”

After speaking, Gao Yuwen hung up the phone directly.

Beside him, An Lin heard Gao Yuwen’s words clearly. She didn’t speak, just walked over to the sofa and sat down.

Qin Mu walked towards her, just about to sit next to her, but was driven away by An Lin, “Stay away from me.”

His handsome face darkened, but he still sat on the sofa across from her.

“An Lin, I misunderstood you before; it was my fault.”

Qin Mu restrained his expression and sincerely apologized.

He suddenly understood why An Lin asked Mo Xiuchen if he would believe it if the owner of the recording was Ranran.

He frowned, realizing he was too brainless and said things that hurt her.

An Lin’s face was as calm as water, as if she no longer cared about him as a person, “There’s one thing Gao Yuwen said that is right—marrying a man who doesn’t love you won’t make you happy.”

“An Lin.”

Qin Mu’s tone was slightly deep.

He admitted he had not fallen in love with her yet, but he had always been trying, and she should know that.

“Ah Mu, I know, it’s not your fault.”

An Lin spoke blandly, her voice carrying a touch of relieved lightness, “Let’s not force ourselves anymore. Let’s have a good-natured divorce and be friends afterward.”

“I won’t divorce you.”

Qin Mu’s tone was cold and firm; he wasn’t someone who treated marriage like a game.

An Lin chuckled, ignoring the bitterness in her heart, and said lightly, “I used to like you, but now I don’t. Two people who don’t like each other shouldn’t be forced together.”

“Isn’t it because I misunderstood you that day? I promise you, it won’t happen again, okay?”

Qin Mu was never someone who easily bowed his head to others, so his tone now was already an exception.

“Don’t make promises easily. I don’t believe in promises anymore. If there’s a first time, there will be a second.”

An Lin spoke coldly. Perhaps, she and he were only suited to being buddies, friends, not a married couple.

Qin Mu tightly pressed his lips together, suppressing his emotions, and spoke in as calm a tone as possible, “Anyway, I won’t divorce you. My promise remains effective. You can’t just sentence me to death for one mistake—at least give me a reprieve and see how I do, okay?”

An Lin should have felt sad, but at this moment, listening to Qin Mu’s words, she couldn’t help but want to laugh.

And then she actually laughed out loud.

“Ah Mu, don’t worry, even if we divorce, we’ll still be friends.”

She thought he was afraid she would hate him.

In fact, she had been harboring resentment these days, but seeing him today, she realized that no matter how much he hurt her, she couldn’t bring herself to hate this man.

Because she loved him.

“An Lin, can we talk about this later? I’m hungry, and you probably haven’t eaten either. Rest for a while; I’ll go cook.”

Qin Mu thought to himself, calming things down first, and once An Lin’s emotions settled, he would persuade her again.

Initially, even when he misunderstood her, he never thought of divorcing her.

Let alone now, after knowing it was his mistake, making her so sad.

His heart was filled with deep guilt, and no matter what, he couldn’t possibly divorce her.

Regardless of whether An Lin agreed or not, he quickly stepped into the kitchen. In An Lin’s eyes, Qin Mu looked more like he was fleeing in panic.

Two minutes later, Qin Mu came out of the kitchen again, wearing a slightly embarrassed smile on his handsome face, “An Lin.”

An Lin was looking down at her phone, intending to ignore him.

When she heard his call, tinged with some unknown emotion, she looked up to meet his eyes, which carried an unnatural smile, but she didn’t speak.

“Let’s eat out. I haven’t cooked at home these past few days, and there are no groceries in the fridge. After dinner, we can go to the supermarket and buy some ingredients.”

An Lin nodded, stood up, and walked toward the door.

Qin Mu’s eyes flickered as he stepped forward to follow her.

In the garage, Qin Mu opened the car door for An Lin in a gentlemanly manner and invited her to get in.

An Lin remained silent, sitting inside the car.

Qin Mu quickly sat in the driver’s seat. Seeing her pulling over the seatbelt, which wasn’t fastened yet, he reached out to help, somewhat ingratiatingly, “Let me help you.”

His voice was low and gentle, as if the cold indifference of the evening was just An Lin’s illusion.

Her heart was awash with complex emotions, indescribable and ineffable.

Yet, a small voice warned her: An Lin, don’t be foolish again.

“No need, I’ll do it myself.”

She frowned, avoiding Qin Mu.

Qin Mu’s hand froze there. He didn’t assert dominance, but his eyes dimmed a bit. Only after An Lin fastened her seatbelt did he pull his own over, fasten it, and start the engine.

Such a change gave An Lin the illusion that she was bullying Qin Mu.

In over two decades of knowing him, it was the first time she saw Qin Mu behaving like this toward her, even when they hooked up last time, he was still domineering.

He even went so far as to inform both families and settled their marriage.

But now, he seemed like a child who had done something wrong. She pursed her lips and turned her head towards the car window, not looking at him.

“An Lin, what do you want to eat, Western or Chinese?”

When the car hit the road, Qin Mu glanced at An Lin through the mirror and turned to ask her.

An Lin slightly turned her body, her quiet gaze looking out the window, lost in thought. When she heard Qin Mu’s question, she paused, then turned back, “Let’s go to Yi Pin Xuan.”

She wasn’t particularly familiar with G City.

She also didn’t want to go for Western food with him. To her, such an environment was too romantic and not suitable for them now.

With a man who doesn’t love you, being romantic is truly an irony.

“Alright.”

Qin Mu respected her choice, paused briefly, and added, “Why not call Bai Yiyi? She and Ah Kai got their marriage certificate, and you probably don’t know yet.”

Initially, Qin Mu wanted An Lin to call Wen Ran.

But when the words were at the tip of his tongue, he remembered how he had hurt An Lin with his words and suggested instead she call Bai Yiyi.

An Lin blinked, hesitated slightly for two seconds, then nodded lightly, “Okay, I’ll call Yiyi to see if she and Ah Kai are available.”

She didn’t want to face Qin Mu alone anymore. She used to enjoy being alone with him, but now, she didn’t want to at all.