Chapter 687: Needing a Child

Cecilia Vaughn had seen many photo collections of couples with adorable height differences on social media before and thought they were lovely at the time, but never associated that with herself.

Because when Cecilia wears medium-height heels, she’s about 1.67 meters tall, which, among southern girls, isn’t towering over everyone, but is somewhat above average.

Who knew Adrian Law’s height would be something to hold a grudge against!

...

Cecilia Vaughn gazed wistfully at Adrian Law’s flawlessly handsome face and suddenly stretched out her hand to give his ear a twist.

But feeling reluctant after all, what was meant to be a twist turned into a gentle brush instead.

"You being tall and not suited for women’s clothing is my fault, huh? ╭(╯^╰)╮ If we have a daughter in the future and she inherits your height of over 1.8 meters, marrying her off might be problematic."

Actually, Cecilia was genuinely worried about this.

After all, girls generally like to find a guy slightly taller than themselves. If a girl is quite tall and doesn’t like wearing heels, she might consider someone around her height or slightly shorter. Note, just slightly shorter, a huge height difference, most girls aren’t fond of that.

...

"You still have time to worry about this now, huh?"

Adrian Law smiled wryly, and seeing Cecilia’s worried face, he suddenly felt like pinching her cheeks.

But Adrian held back.

Not for anything else, but because of the genuine concern on Cecilia’s brow.

Adrian Law sighed humorously and helplessly, lightly tapping Cecilia’s forehead.

"Someone usually keeps me at a distance, but now has time to worry about children’s heights."

"I’m not worried about a son. The taller a boy, the better. Of course, over two meters might make dating difficult, but I feel my family doesn’t have tall genes. Like my brother, he’s just an average 1.78 meters. In the north, that’s nothing, but in the south, it’s more than enough."

"Pffft... Cecilia, have you always been so nosy since you were young? Worrying about a daughter is one thing, but now you’re worried about Evan, too, huh?"

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"Why would I worry about him!"

Cecilia thought of Evan Vaughn, whose face could easily be dubbed a ’little puppy’ by female netizens, without a bit of concern about him finding someone.

Uh...

Surely her brother doesn’t like boys, right?

It’s not like Cecilia discriminates against homosexuality, but thinking back to when Evan stood up for a female classmate at that nightclub, Cecilia vaguely sensed Evan had a crush on that girl.

This crush could be described as youthful infatuation, but it might also be due to inexperience with love, mistaking admiration for affection.

Cecilia didn’t want to hinder Evan’s development with that girl, but neither did she want to be a catalyst in their relationship.

With senior year approaching and Evan’s not-so-good health, Cecilia didn’t want him involved in early romance.

At least wait until after he gets through the heart surgery and his college entrance exam scores come out.

Cecilia shared this thought with Adrian Law, who immediately scoffed disdainfully.

"How do I remember someone making a grand show of dating in high school, to the point where all the schoolmates and even the teachers knew about it?"

"Yikes... you bring that up, I haven’t even mocked someone’s jealousy yet!"

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Cecilia gave Adrian a glare.

"After all, I did score first in Stellerton’s college entrance exam back then, top scorer, okay! Even if it doesn’t compare to your Trident University in Vesperia, it’s not a level just anyone can achieve, is it?"

Cecilia smugly tapped her head.

"At least, I don’t think Evan has the nimble mind to date while still scoring high."

"..."

Adrian Law’s brilliant eyes suddenly turned cold and somber.

He leaned in close to the unsuspecting girl, gently placing his lips on her cheek.

"So, you’re quite proud of it?"

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"Proud?"

Cecilia was taken aback.

"Uh... if being able to date and not compromise on studies is considered a little pride, then yes."

"..."

The chill around Adrian Law seemed to intensify further.

He spoke with a grave undertone.

"Are you sure, proud? Was dating Tyson Law the proudest and happiest moment of your early life?"

"..."

The man’s over-interpretation sent a shiver through Cecilia.

...

Realizing her misstep, Cecilia quickly covered her mouth, then wrapped her arms ingratiatingly around the man’s lithe waist.

"I never said that, don’t change the concept, okay? I was just marveling at how I managed to balance both!"

"Don’t you think my mind is quite agile?"

"Heh... If it really was, you wouldn’t have ended up serving a three-year sentence."

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"That’s ancient history! Can you not bring it up!"

Cecilia’s face turned a deep red, realizing just how piercing Adrian could be when he truly wanted to jab at someone.

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"Ancient history? Already in the past?"

Adrian Law cast a cool glance at the girl with reddened cheeks.

"There’s a saying that you grow wiser from setbacks. If it weren’t for me, what would you have done? If I hadn’t gone through with marrying you, would you have considered settling for someone else? As long as they had power and were Tyson Law’s rival?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

Cecilia shook her head vigorously.

"I wasn’t stupid back then. Stop using words like ’settle,’ they’re so weird."

Cecilia gave Adrian a sidelong glance, then propped her chin on her hand, eyes turning dreamy.

It was the look of someone reminiscing.

"Adrian... actually, I wasn’t looking to settle with you at that time, I explicitly said it was a contractual marriage, and you were the one who insisted on making it real. Besides, wasn’t there always a rumor that you actually liked boys?"

"And if I truly were a man who liked boys, you’d risk entering a sham marriage with me?"

Adrian let out a cold chuckle, his tone deep with implications.

"Cecilia, you’re too naive. Even if someone agrees to a marriage of convenience, for a woman, strength is limited. If a man wanted to do something to you, most likely you couldn’t resist. Weren’t you in such a situation with the board director’s son before?"

"But you only succeeded in fighting back because he was unprepared."

Cecilia’s heart shivered.

"And what if I married someone gay?"

"In real life, do you think it’s as perfect as in novels? There are plenty of scumbags who make their wives have kids, they may not like women, but it doesn’t mean they won’t want a child."