The Reluctant Bride Book I Chapter 31.32

Not the boyfriend.

Tan Pan Ting couldn’t believe every time she met Gu Jiao Wen, he either locked her up or mocked her. She raised her hand to slap Gu Jiao Wen’s cheek, he captured her arm, pulled her onto his lap and he caged her arms on her lap.

‘You didn’t give me a chance to stop you,’ Gu Jiao Wen whispered in Tan Pan Ting’s ear.

‘You MF, let go of me,’ Tan Pan Ting said.

‘Why would I let you go for you to hit me?’ Gu Jiao Wen asked.

‘A MF and a deceitful b.a.s.t.a.r.d like you deserve to be hit,’ Tan Pan Ting said.

Tan Pan Ting’s parents and Gu Jiao Wen’s parents’ mouths widened at the same time.

‘When did I deceive you?’ Gu Jiao Wen asked.

‘How can you act innocent?’ Tan Pan Ting asked.

Tan Pan Ting turned around to glare at Gu Jiao Wen, and her lips accidently brushed his lips.

Tan Pan Ting’s parents were embarra.s.sed how brazen she was to kiss Gu Jiao Wen in front of his parents.

Tan Pan Ting remembered the sickening feeling when Gu Jiao Wen accidently kissed her lips last time so she elbowed his chest and stood. Unluckily for her, she forgot he was holding her arms and fell back on his lap.

‘Honey, I know you miss me but you should control yourself in front of our parents,’ Gu Jiao Wen teased.

‘Who would miss a MF like you?’ Tan Pan Ting asked.

Gu Jiao Wen let go of Tan Pan Ting before she permanently maimed his ability to have children.

Tan Pan Ting sat back in her seat for a second before she stood to lunge at Gu Jiao Wen.

‘I’m not going to let you leave without receiving a memorable lesson from me,’ Tan Pan Ting said.

‘Pan Ting, are you done causing a scene?’ Tan Zui Shi asked and held back Tan Pan Ting’s arm.

Tan Zui Shi was embarra.s.sed how highly he spoke of Tan Pan Ting to Gu Jiao Wen’s parents. He told them Tan Pan Ting was an understanding and a gentle woman. He was ashamed Tan Pan Ting cursed and hit Gu Jiao Wen in front of everyone.

‘Dad, let me go,’ Tan Pan Ting said. She couldn’t explain all of Gu Jiao Wen’s offences against her in one go to her parents. ‘I don’t want to stay here.’

‘Pan Ting, have you forgotten you’re in front of your elders?’ Tan Zui Shi asked. ‘Even if you’re upset with Jiao Wen, you should control yourself in front of everyone.’

‘Dad, I hate him,’ Tan Pan Ting said. She freed her arm to hit Gu Jiao Wen again. ‘I want to kill him.’

Tan Zui Shi wished there was a hole for him to crawl in.

‘Pan Ting, do you know you’ve crossed a line?’ Tan Zui Shi asked.

Gu Jiao Wen stood in front of Tan Pan Ting before Tan Zui Shi’s hand slapped Tan Pan Ting’s cheek. Instead Tan Zui Shi’s hand landed loudly on Gu Jiao Wen’s cheek.

Everyone at the table tensed. Tan Pan Ting didn’t know why Gu Jiao Wen would take a slap from Tan Zui Shi’s hand for her.

‘Uncle it’s my fault,’ Gu Jiao Wen said. ‘I made Pan Ting upset. Uncle, I’m the one who deserves to be hit.’

‘Big brother, I’m sorry,’ Tan Zui Shi apologized to Gu Qi Jiang.

Gu Jiao Wen bowed in front of his parents and Tan Pan Ting’s parents.

‘Uncle, aunty, it’s my fault,’ Gu Jiao Wen said. ‘I didn’t tell Pan Ting that her blind date is me, and I made her upset.’

Chen Ting Yu stood to hold Tan Pan Ting’s hands before Tan Pan Ting could protest.

‘Pan Ting, we can understand you’re upset because Jiao Wen didn’t tell you truth,’ Chen Ting Yu said. ‘Next time if Jiao Wen bullies you again, you can tell aunty. Aunty will deal with Jiao Wen for you.’

‘Aunty, it’s not what everyone thinks,’ Tan Pan Ting said. ‘Gu Jiao Wen and I don’t have that kind of relationship. We’re not lovers,’ Tan Pan Ting said. ‘Gu Jiao Wen and I don’t know each other.’

‘Pan Ting, you said Jiao Wen is your boyfriend and you call his name comfortably too,’ Chen Ting Yu said.

‘Because he…’ Tan Pan Tin said.

Tan Pan Ting wanted to explain how much she hated Gu Jiao Wen for his offences against her, and how she cursed his name in her sleep.

‘Pan Ting, you need to take responsibility too,’ Wen Xue Fang said. ‘If you told us that Jiao Wen’s your boyfriend sooner then you’ll have no reason to be upset with Jiao Wen.’

‘Pan Ting, you’re not a child anymore,’ Tan Zui Shi said. ‘Can’t you be more understanding and reasonable?’

‘Dad, Gu Jiao Wen isn’t my boyfriend,’ Tan Pan Ting said. ‘I don’t have a boyfriend.’

‘Then why did you say Jiao Wen’s your boyfriend?’ Tan Zui Shi asked.

‘Because Gu Jiao Wen b.u.mped into me and I forced him to pretend to be my boyfriend,’ Tan Pan Ting said. ‘Dad, mum, I don’t want to go on anymore blind dates you and mum choose for me. I didn’t think Gu Jiao Wen’s my blind date today, and I’m angry at him for not telling me the truth. Dad, mum, there is nothing between me and Gu Jiao Wen.’

The parents didn’t know what to believe. They looked at Gu Jiao Wen for answers.

‘Jiao Wen, is it true?’ Chen Ting Yu asked. ‘Are you and Pan Ting not dating?’

‘Like what Pan Ting said, I’m her boyfriend,’ Gu Jiao Wen said.

‘You!’ Tan Pan Ting said. ‘Dad, mum, don’t listen to his nonsense.’

‘Nonsense?’ Gu Jiao Wen asked. He acted like he couldn’t see Tan Pan Ting’s daggers. ‘What am I supposed to say? Should I tell our parents about all the times we kissed and held each other intimately?’

‘You!’ Tan Pan Ting said. Lucky for Gu Jiao Wen, Chen Ting Yu was holding her hands. ‘Stop saying nonsense.’

‘Pan Ting, sit down,’ Tan Zui Shi said. ‘If you don’t behave, I’ll disown you.’

‘Dad, believe me,’ Tan Pan Ting said. ‘There is nothing between me and Gu Jiao Wen.’

‘Big brother, big sister,’ Tan Zui Shi said. ‘I’m ashamed of myself for raising a bad daughter. If Pan Ting and Jiao Wen didn’t love each other then I would be too ashamed to see big brother and big sister again.’

‘Big brother, big sister,’ Wen Xue Fang said. ‘I’m sorry too. Pan Ting’s dad and I have doted on Pan Ting since she was a little girl.’

‘It’s alright,’ Chen Ting Yu said. She pulled Tan Pan Ting to sit down next to her again. ‘Pan Ting’s a young woman. She can’t let Jiao Wen get away with everything.’

‘Pan Ting, look how good your mother-in-law is,’ Wen Xue Fang said.

‘Pan Ting, you don’t have to worry about Jiao Wen’s elders mistreating you because we only came here to visit Jiao Wen,’ Chen Ting Yu said. ‘Jiao Wen’s elders all live in the city.’

‘Aunty, I’m not worried about that,’ Tan Pan Ting said. ‘Aunty, uncle, I need to leave first because there is somewhere I need to be.’

‘Pan Ting, what’s so important that you need to leave?’ Tan Zui Shi asked.

‘Dad, I have a job interview,’ Tan Pan Ting said.

‘Job interview?’ Tan Zui Shi asked. ‘Pan Ting, you have a job already.’

‘I stopped working there for a month,’ Tan Pan Ting confessed.

End of Chapters Thirty-One to Thirty-Three