Chapter 9 Innocent Girl Act

"How about you write the rules of the marriage, and he will have to follow them?" she added, and Mei Li stopped on her track.

She turned and stared at Grandma Shing, who had a pleading look. "Just make him a better person, please... I will offer you everything you wish for.

"I beg you."

Mei Li clenched her fist; what she was asking from her was a big sacrifice.

Then she sighed. What else did she have to lose? But she knew Luis couldn't be tamed; he was a rock, and there was nothing she could do for him.

"Fine, but I will give my rules for the marriage, and we will both sign a contract."

The old lady nodded excitedly.

*

Mei Li opened the door, and Luis stood there with a curious look. "She wants to talk to you," she said, then walked out and let Luis walk in.

He didn't lock the door, and Mei Li stood at the entrance. She wanted to know how he would react.

"Luis, I arranged your wedding with Mei Li. The lawyer will be here tonight, and you can both sign the papers," she explained, and Luis just stood there with an emotionless look.

Not that he didn't get her, but because he knew it was just one of her bluffs.

"You should rest; the doctor said you needed it," he answered, and she frowned at him.

"Why don't you ever take me seriously? You are thirty years old with no plans of building your home; do you want to end up as useless as your father?" She scolded, and Luis's gaze darkened.

"Don't compare me to that man; don't ever."

His grandma nodded; she had crossed the line, but all she was doing was for his good.

"Marry Mei Li,"

Luis turned and faced his grandma, his back visible to Mei Li, before he took off his mask.

"Did she ask for this?"

He knew the type of woman she was; she must have manipulated his grandma for selfish reasons.

"Why will she ask such? Do you think it's a source of pride to get married to you? Do you think any woman will ever agree to marry you? Do you even know the monster you have become?" She scolded and started coughing, he put on his mask.

She grasped her chest tightly; this time around, it wasn't just an act. Her chest was hurting a lot.

"I will get the doctor." Mei Li hurried to get Dr. Yu.

"Calm down and try to breathe," he said, holding her shoulders as she continued coughing. "This evening, the lawyer will be here. He will write down a contract containing Mei Li's rules for the wedding and the wedding certificate."

"Grandma..."

"If... if you chose not to marry her, then never show your face to me. Just like your other relatives, I will disown you."

The doctor hurried inside with the nurses. "Please step outside."

Doctor Yu urged Raymond to go out, and he did. He stood at the door with Mei Li as the door was closed.

Then he felt something wet on his hand and checked it out; it was blood.

Did his grandma just cough out blood?

When Doctor Yu said her blood pressure had increased, he didn't believe him and thought it was just a lie. but now she ended up in this situation because he chose to be stubborn.

It was just to sign some papers, right? Then he was going to do it. He just wanted her to be fine. She was the only one who still considered him a human.

Mei Li sat a little far from him as she was worried about the old woman and also double-checking her decision to marry Luis-was it the right one?

It had been more than an hour, and the doctors were still busy in the ward. The elevator opened, and a man in a black suit walked to her.

"Hello, are you Mei Li?"

She nodded. "I am the lawyer in charge of your marriage to Mr. Shing. Can you come with me for a while?"

Mei Li looked at Luis, whose gaze was at the door of the ward, patiently waiting for his grandma.

She stood up and followed the lawyer as they went to the lodge, and he took out a clean sheet of paper with a pen.

"Mrs. Shing said yesterday that you were to give some rules; can I get them now?"

Mei Li was surprised that the old woman had already told the lawyer yesterday that she would make her rules.

She was very considerate, and she admired that about her.

"Number one, no violent act or torture should be inflicted on me."

That was the most important part; she didn't want to be hurt by him anymore.

Drowned in a tank of water, locked in a dark room, scraped by a bullet, and dragged violently by him, she didn't want all that for herself.

"Okay, what else?"

The lawyer asked after he was done writing it down in a more reasonable way.

"I want complete dependence and freedom."

She didn't want to be his slave anymore.

"Is there another one?"

She shook her head in denial. That's all she wanted from him.

The lawyer nodded and parked his stuff. "I will be back with the documents for you both to sign. Have a good day, Miss Li."

Then he left, and Mei Li returned upstairs.

At that moment, the door pushed open, and the nurses walked out with Doctor Yu.

Luis quickly hurried to the doctor.

"Calm down; she is fine. I told you not to anger her. Why do you always make her worry?" Doctor Yu asked angrily, and Luis ignored his talks and went into the ward.

His grandma was on the bed with an even paler look. She stared at Luis as a frown formed on her face.

"I don't want to see you."

He sighed "I will marry whoever you want me to marry."

Her face lit up before she coughed, and he held her hand. "Stop stressing and have some rest."

"You will also agree to whatever condition Mei Li has for the wedding, right?" She questioned him, and his gaze moved to Mei Li, who was at the door, before he nodded.

"I will"

It was all for his grandmother, so he was going to let her win this once. He still couldn't understand why his grandma insisted that he marry Mei Li.

He could have easily agreed to marry his faraway cousin, who also wanted to marry him, or even her friend's daughter, which she had always insisted on. but Mei Li?

*

It was around 18:00 p.m. when the lawyer showed up again in the old lady's ward. He handed over the terms Mei Li had for him before she accepted the wedding.

He went through it and saw that she had written what he had already expected, but what baffled him was the fact that she had not written any financial compensation.

"Still feigning the innocent girl act?" He asked her loudly, and she stared at him in disbelief. What image did he have of her in his brain? she wondered.