Chapter 14 - 13 Why Can’t It Be You
"Hmm?" Although Jiang An could hear Gao Chuan’s words clearly, she still incredulously expressed her doubt, feeling that her surprise was somewhat excessive.
"You said you wanted to repay me, right? The only way you can do that now is to marry me. I really need a marriage partner right now." Gao Chuan didn’t make a move to open the car door, and the cramped space was still filled with silence from the two of them.
"You must have heard from my mom about my grandmother’s serious illness; I don’t want the old lady to have any regrets in her last half-year." The man took his hands off the steering wheel and turned his gaze to the girl sitting upright beside him, his eyes gradually darkening.
"Just for half a year, I’m just asking for a favor. I don’t want to force you, you have the right to reject me."
"Jiang An, I’m not joking with you. I want you to think it over seriously. I want your answer within three days." The man’s magnetic voice broke the awkward silence; Jiang An still had a stunned look, waiting for Gao Chuan to open the car door and tell her to get out.
Jiang An listlessly went upstairs, turned on the lights in the room— the dim light enveloped her figure. She walked into the bathroom wanting to take a shower to calm down, but, to her dismay, found out that there was no hot water in the house due to long disuse. Dispirited, the girl changed into her pajamas and lay down on the bed.
Her mind was blank as she tried hard to recall everything that had happened during the day and thought about what Gao Chuan had said to her.
This was an illogical request. As Gao Chuan had said, being thirty-one years old now, he eagerly needed a marriage partner, someone to comfort his gravely ill elder. But why her?
Why her? Why not someone else? She was obviously such an inadequate person.