Chapter 1645: No Reason to Persist

She feared Chu Yao and despised her background, but after all, she was the adopted daughter of the Mo Family. She played tricks, using Chu Yao as a tool, but Chu Yao knew it, and did Mo Tingshen not know it?

Qiao Man turned her face to the side and said stiffly, “But you’re going to marry me. Although it was my idea, you didn’t refuse. Isn’t that leading me on?”

Mo Tingshen: “It is.”

Qiao Man waited for a while, but there was no follow-up. She couldn’t believe it, “Just like that? You won’t even explain a bit more to me?”

“I went to the Qiao Family last night, but I didn’t see you. I originally planned to look for you today even if you didn’t come to me. I’m very sorry about the wedding. From the beginning, I was honest with you. I can give you the dignity a wife deserves and meet whatever you want, except love.”

“It’s not that you aren’t excellent, but that I’m not worthy. You’ve never asked who was in my heart. Maybe you’ve guessed, but you never questioned me about it, so I kept quiet. I thought it was understood, especially since Chu Yao had already left. She didn’t cut off her ties with Rongcheng City, but she just ignored me.”

Qiao Man felt something was wrong. She trembled as she spoke, “Stop talking, I… I don’t want to hear it.”

Mo Tingshen glanced at her, “Manman, I’m a particularly despicable person. Chu Yao doesn’t want me. She wanted to withdraw from my world. Although I no longer have a mother, the elders in the family have been urging me to get married. The older generation holds the concept of continuing the family line. I’m not the sole power in Mo’s, and there are countless people watching me from behind. I do need a wife to shut them up, but even if I marry, no matter who it is, I can never have children with her. A few years later, if she wants, or finds someone suitable, we could divorce, and I could even give half of my assets as a dowry for her.”

Qiao Man didn’t want to substitute herself as the ‘her’ he mentioned.

But she did indeed become the “suitable” wife candidate he wanted at just the right time.

“I’ve delayed this matter again and again, several times unable to hold off.”

“Then why now?” Qiao Man asked.

He smirked self-deprecatingly, “Maybe it feels unnecessary to persevere anymore.”

Qiao Man’s breathing was tense. She clearly knew the answer but wouldn’t give up unless she heard it from him. Her mouth opened, and the words seemed beyond her control, “Persevere with what?”

“Chu Yao.”

Mo Tingshen gave her a firm two-word answer.

“I like Chu Yao, always have, I just don’t dare to say it out loud.”

Qiao Man was almost furious, “But she doesn’t love you at all!”

Mo Tingshen laughed lightly, “Even you could see that, huh?”

How could he still manage to smile!

“Manman, let’s talk calmly. I don’t want to upset you, or should we continue when your emotions have settled?”

She stared at him with her dry eyes after crying, “What if I can’t calm down? What if I insist on an explanation from you?”

Mo Tingshen calmly returned her gaze, his eyes serene, “The explanation I give, you won’t like to hear.”

“Then don’t say it!”

Suddenly, Qiao Man became obstinate, “Did you see the wedding venue? They’re tearing it down, saying you ordered it. I don’t believe it. How can you move my things without even informing me?”

“I ordered it,” Mo Tingshen said, “There won’t be a wedding.”

“There will be! I haven’t terminated the contract with the makeup artist. My wedding dress and your suit are still here. The guests have made time today. It’s just past noon. Although the lucky time has passed, it’s okay, we can hold the banquet in the evening.”