Chapter 728: Chapter 734: I, Shang Dongyuan’s woman, can’t be seen by others?
With a face full of panic, Chu Xiaoge looked up at Shang Dongyuan, almost stuttering, "Move in and live with you? This... this is a bit against the rules, right? We... didn’t we agree to keep it a secret?"
Shang Dongyuan didn’t care, "I’ve changed my mind. For this month, you have to appear in public as my girlfriend."
"Why?" The chopsticks fell from her hand with a clatter, a crisp sound on the plate.
Her mind went blank with a buzz!
Girlfriend?
A rightful and proper status!
This was so much more prestigious than being some underground secret lover!
Seeing Chu Xiaoge’s surprised expression, Shang Dongyuan felt a strange warmth in his heart.
Why?
He had agreed to keep their relationship a secret purely for fun at the beginning.
But now he knew Wen Yaonan was interested in Lou Xinyu, so there was no way he could have anything to do with Lou Xinyu anymore.
If he wanted to squash the elder’s hopes on both sides, naturally, Lou Xinyu couldn’t be the one to play the bad guy.
It had to be him.
And the simplest and most convenient way to make the elders stop pushing him and Lou Xinyu together was for him to have a woman, preferably a child too.
This way, how could Lou Zhaonian still marry his granddaughter to him?
The marriage between the two families would naturally be called off.
Considering all this, Shang Dongyuan wanted Chu Xiaoge to become legitimate.
Of course, he couldn’t possibly tell her any of this.
He just coolly threw her a line, "As a woman of Shang Dongyuan, are you saying you can’t show your face publicly?"
Chu Xiaoge’s heart softened again when she heard this.
Shang Dongyuan’s woman, was he talking about her?
Was he acknowledging her?
But... "It’s still not possible. If my parents find out, they’ll be furious. Especially my dad, he can’t handle any stress right now..."
Chu Xiaoge shook her head, refusing.
She didn’t want her father to suffer because of her status.
Shang Dongyuan knew what her concerns were, so he directly interrupted her hesitation.
"I’ll find time to visit them as your future son-in-law." His tone was still so steady, so calm, "That way, everything will be sorted out."
"No... I can’t... and Chuchu..."
"Chuchu needs a father too. You can simply tell her that I’m her father." Shang Dongyuan seemed completely indifferent to Chuchu’s real father, which made Chu Xiaoge’s heart ache.
It’s often said that men are more jealous than women, but Shang Dongyuan could easily say something like this, showing he didn’t care at all who Chuchu’s father was.
Maybe he never cared in the first place, so why would he now?
Chu Xiaoge sighed, not knowing what to say.
Shang Dongyuan was someone who changed his mind every day and was always playing new tricks.
She felt like she was being led around in circles, with no control at all.
After all, he was her creditor; what control could she possibly have in front of him?
It wasn’t even a real relationship.
Shang Dongyuan noticed Chu Xiaoge’s silence.
He started to persuade her vigorously, "I’ve looked into your situation. Your parents still don’t know who Chuchu’s father is, and it has become a knot in your father’s heart. Now with such a good opportunity, you can tell them that Chuchu’s father is me. This way, your father’s knot can be untied, and Chuchu can have good care. It’s hitting two birds with one stone."
"It sounds good..." Chu Xiaoge’s tone grew more and more bitter, "But what happens after a month?"
