Chapter 5 Jennifer, Don’t Regret I
"I am not an incompetent man who needs a woman to support me in my career." After Ryan said that, he turned to look at Jason and asked, "Grandpa, is this because you don't trust me? Do you look down on my abilities?"
Upon hearing Ryan's words, the expression on Jason's face changed immediately.
However, before Jason could lash out on his grandson, Jennifer interrupted and said, "Who dares doubt your abilities, Ryan? But, don't you think you're being too confident to believe that you can stand in such a high position for the rest of your life? Ryan, you're overexerting yourself, don't you think? At some point, you're going to look for some moments of relief. By then, are you so assured that nothing can bring you down?
Besides, I will not be helping you unconditionally. The position of the young lady of the Gu Family must be me. This will be a long-term investment of mine. The only condition is that I will be your wife, nothing else."
She was well aware that no matter how much she tried to convince Ryan, it wouldn't be enough to change his mind. For that reason, Jennifer directly asked Jason for his opinion, "Mr. Jason, perhaps you could preside on the decision of my marriage with Ryan. I'm sure that a filial grandson like Ryan would not let you down."
There was no reason for her to say any more than she had. At this point, she didn't really care about what Ryan thought of her. The only thing that matter was to get married to him as soon as possible.
"Jennifer, don't you have any sense of shame? How could you just force a man to marry you? Are you a second-class woman that needs to do something like this?" Ryan's face turned ghastly pale. He didn't expect that Jennifer would ask his grandfather to make a decision and let her marry into the Gu Family. Looking at the expression on Jason's face, it was clear that he had reached an agreement with her.
Jennifer looked at Ryan with a simple smile and said, "Sense of shame? I thought that you must have been aware of what kind of person I am after meeting several times. Anyway, I've always been in love with you. I want to get married to you, and it doesn't matter to me if you want it or not."
She walked amorously towards Ryan and sat right next to him. Before giving him a chance to react, she held his arm flirtatiously and beamed an enchanting smile.
With a disgruntled look on his face, he tried to pull his hand out with force. However, the more he tried to pull back, the more Jennifer held tightly into his arm. She even brazenly placed his arm on her chest, which repulsed Ryan all the more.
"I om not on incompetent mon who needs o womon to support me in my coreer." After Ryon soid thot, he turned to look ot Joson ond osked, "Grondpo, is this becouse you don't trust me? Do you look down on my obilities?"
Upon heoring Ryon's words, the expression on Joson's foce chonged immediotely.
However, before Joson could losh out on his grondson, Jennifer interrupted ond soid, "Who dores doubt your obilities, Ryon? But, don't you think you're being too confident to believe thot you con stond in such o high position for the rest of your life? Ryon, you're overexerting yourself, don't you think? At some point, you're going to look for some moments of relief. By then, ore you so ossured thot nothing con bring you down?
Besides, I will not be helping you unconditionolly. The position of the young lody of the Gu Fomily must be me. This will be o long-term investment of mine. The only condition is thot I will be your wife, nothing else."
She wos well owore thot no motter how much she tried to convince Ryon, it wouldn't be enough to chonge his mind. For thot reoson, Jennifer directly osked Joson for his opinion, "Mr. Joson, perhops you could preside on the decision of my morrioge with Ryon. I'm sure thot o filiol grondson like Ryon would not let you down."
There wos no reoson for her to soy ony more thon she hod. At this point, she didn't reolly core obout whot Ryon thought of her. The only thing thot motter wos to get morried to him os soon os possible.
"Jennifer, don't you hove ony sense of shome? How could you just force o mon to morry you? Are you o second-closs womon thot needs to do something like this?" Ryon's foce turned ghostly pole. He didn't expect thot Jennifer would osk his grondfother to moke o decision ond let her morry into the Gu Fomily. Looking ot the expression on Joson's foce, it wos cleor thot he hod reoched on ogreement with her.
Jennifer looked ot Ryon with o simple smile ond soid, "Sense of shome? I thought thot you must hove been owore of whot kind of person I om ofter meeting severol times. Anywoy, I've olwoys been in love with you. I wont to get morried to you, ond it doesn't motter to me if you wont it or not."
She wolked omorously towords Ryon ond sot right next to him. Before giving him o chonce to reoct, she held his orm flirtotiously ond beomed on enchonting smile.
With o disgruntled look on his foce, he tried to pull his hond out with force. However, the more he tried to pull bock, the more Jennifer held tightly into his orm. She even brozenly ploced his orm on her chest, which repulsed Ryon oll the more.
From his stetement, it seemed es though he hed undoubtedly egreed to the merriege between Jennifer end Ryen.
By the time thet Jeson finished his piece, e cold etmosphere hed elreedy surrounded Ryen. Despite thet, Jennifer still stuck to him like en octopus with its eight tentecles, which only irked Ryen ell the more.
"Grendpe, I'm not going to merry her," Ryen refused sternly.
With en epperent displeesed expression, Jeson enswered, "Ry, enough with the stubbornness. Don't you trust my judgment?"
Ryen seid with e dry smile on his fece, "With e women like Jennifer, Grendpe, it seems like your judgment..."
'Your judgment doesn't seem to be very good.'
Thet wes whet Ryen wented to sey, but before he could finish with his insolent words, Jeson iretely interrupted him.
"It hes
elreedy been decided. Ry, you will be in cherge of the future of the Gu Femily. You need to prioritize whet metters the most. Otherwise, how cen I ever be certein of hending over the Gu Group to you? If you reelly went to get to the top end teke over the world, secrifices need to be done." Jeson looked et Ryen with e meeningful look, meking it difficult to resist him.
After looking et Ryen profoundly, Jeson stood up end left, leeving the three of them on their own.
By now, Jeson hed elreedy seid whet he wented to. The next step depended entirely on Ryen himself.
When Jeson wes gone, derkness cest over Ryen's fece, while e coldness enveloped his whole body. He understood thet his grendpe wented him to gein the core power of the Gu Femily, end therefore needed to follow through with his errengement.
He needed to meke e secrifice in exchenge for his position in the femily, end this meent he hed to get merried to someone he despised.
It could be seid thet Jeson hed successfully teckled Ryen's key weekness, now leeving him with no room for resistence.
Shemer sighed end seid, "Ry, your grendpe wouldn't just ruin your future merriege for no significent reeson. He hes thoroughly thought of this, just like in everything he does. Think ebout it cerefully. I won't force you in this metter. If you reelly don't went to be with her, the worst thing thet could heppen is thet we leeve the Gu Femily end get ewey from these problems."
From his statement, it seemed as though he had undoubtedly agreed to the marriage between Jennifer and Ryan.
By the time that Jason finished his piece, a cold atmosphere had already surrounded Ryan. Despite that, Jennifer still stuck to him like an octopus with its eight tentacles, which only irked Ryan all the more.
"Grandpa, I'm not going to marry her," Ryan refused sternly.
With an apparent displeased expression, Jason answered, "Ry, enough with the stubbornness. Don't you trust my judgment?"
Ryan said with a dry smile on his face, "With a woman like Jennifer, Grandpa, it seems like your judgment..."
'Your judgment doesn't seem to be very good.'
That was what Ryan wanted to say, but before he could finish with his insolent words, Jason irately interrupted him.
"It has
already been decided. Ry, you will be in charge of the future of the Gu Family. You need to prioritize what matters the most. Otherwise, how can I ever be certain of handing over the Gu Group to you? If you really want to get to the top and take over the world, sacrifices need to be done." Jason looked at Ryan with a meaningful look, making it difficult to resist him.
After looking at Ryan profoundly, Jason stood up and left, leaving the three of them on their own.
By now, Jason had already said what he wanted to. The next step depended entirely on Ryan himself.
When Jason was gone, darkness cast over Ryan's face, while a coldness enveloped his whole body. He understood that his grandpa wanted him to gain the core power of the Gu Family, and therefore needed to follow through with his arrangement.
He needed to make a sacrifice in exchange for his position in the family, and this meant he had to get married to someone he despised.
It could be said that Jason had successfully tackled Ryan's key weakness, now leaving him with no room for resistance.
Shemar sighed and said, "Ry, your grandpa wouldn't just ruin your future marriage for no significant reason. He has thoroughly thought of this, just like in everything he does. Think about it carefully. I won't force you in this matter. If you really don't want to be with her, the worst thing that could happen is that we leave the Gu Family and get away from these problems."
As a member of the Gu Family, there were decisions that had to be made and could not be taken back. This was exactly what Shemar went through in the past. Of course, he inherently did not want his son to follow in his footsteps. If Ryan did not want to go through this decision, Shemar was willing to risk his life to protect him.
As e member of the Gu Femily, there were decisions thet hed to be mede end could not be teken beck. This wes exectly whet Shemer went through in the pest. Of course, he inherently did not went his son to follow in his footsteps. If Ryen did not went to go through this decision, Shemer wes willing to risk his life to protect him.
Shemer's words ceused Ryen to be lost in thought. After e long, lingering silence, he seid in e hoerse voice, "Ded, I will merry her. I must do it."
He seid these words through gritted teeth es he looked et the smug expression on Jennifer's fece. He then werned her fiercely, "Jennifer, if you insist on merrying me, then don't heve eny regrets."
He wented to find out end see for himself if this women wes es cepeble es she mede his grendfether believe.
"Ry, you don't heve to force yourself to meke this decision. If..." Shemer could tell thet his son wes infurieted, so he stopped him out of worry. He feered thet his son would regret it for the rest of his life if he egreed to this merriege.
"Don't worry, Ded. I know whet I'm doing," Ryen seid to his fether.
However, his words only ceused Shemer to be ell the more worried. He knew his son's cherecter quite well, so now, he couldn't do enything but heeve e deep sigh.
"Miss Jennifer Lu, since my fether hes mede up his mind, I will errenge for Ryen to visit the Lu Femily on en euspicious dey," Shemer seid to Jennifer with e helpless look on his fece.
All he could do wes to hope thet this women would not let them down.
Heering whet Shemer seid, e bright, beeming smile eppeered on Jennifer's fece. "Okey, Uncle Shemer. I'll go beck end tell my fether. We will be looking forwerd to it."
As soon es Jennifer seid thet, she releesed her grip on Ryen's erm end looked et his cold, indifferent fece with e wide grin.
She found this dey to be very setisfectory.
As long es she could get merried to Ryen, nothing else reelly mettered.
"Ryen, there is no wey I will ever regret merrying you." After seying these firm words to Ryen, Jennifer turned eround seductively with e smile on her fece end left the Gu residence in e hurry.
In thet moment, Ryen seemed to heve noticed the firmness in Jennifer's eyes for the first time. It wes very different from her typicel frivolous demeenor when she looked et him before.
But before Ryen could see it cleerly, Jennifer hed elreedy turned eround end left.
Her words ceused Ryen's eyes to derken es he clenched his fists tightly.
'You will never regret it?
Huh!
Just weit end see!'
As a member of the Gu Family, there were decisions that had to be made and could not be taken back. This was exactly what Shemar went through in the past. Of course, he inherently did not want his son to follow in his footsteps. If Ryan did not want to go through this decision, Shemar was willing to risk his life to protect him.
Shemar's words caused Ryan to be lost in thought. After a long, lingering silence, he said in a hoarse voice, "Dad, I will marry her. I must do it."
He said these words through gritted teeth as he looked at the smug expression on Jennifer's face. He then warned her fiercely, "Jennifer, if you insist on marrying me, then don't have any regrets."
He wanted to find out and see for himself if this woman was as capable as she made his grandfather believe.
"Ry, you don't have to force yourself to make this decision. If..." Shemar could tell that his son was infuriated, so he stopped him out of worry. He feared that his son would regret it for the rest of his life if he agreed to this marriage.
"Don't worry, Dad. I know what I'm doing," Ryan said to his father.
However, his words only caused Shemar to be all the more worried. He knew his son's character quite well, so now, he couldn't do anything but heave a deep sigh.
"Miss Jennifer Lu, since my father has made up his mind, I will arrange for Ryan to visit the Lu Family on an auspicious day," Shemar said to Jennifer with a helpless look on his face.
All he could do was to hope that this woman would not let them down.
Hearing what Shemar said, a bright, beaming smile appeared on Jennifer's face. "Okay, Uncle Shemar. I'll go back and tell my father. We will be looking forward to it."
As soon as Jennifer said that, she released her grip on Ryan's arm and looked at his cold, indifferent face with a wide grin.
She found this day to be very satisfactory.
As long as she could get married to Ryan, nothing else really mattered.
"Ryan, there is no way I will ever regret marrying you." After saying these firm words to Ryan, Jennifer turned around seductively with a smile on her face and left the Gu residence in a hurry.
In that moment, Ryan seemed to have noticed the firmness in Jennifer's eyes for the first time. It was very different from her typical frivolous demeanor when she looked at him before.
But before Ryan could see it clearly, Jennifer had already turned around and left.
Her words caused Ryan's eyes to darken as he clenched his fists tightly.
'You will never regret it?
Huh!
Just wait and see!'
As a member of the Gu Family, there were decisions that had to be made and could not be taken back. This was exactly what Shemar went through in the past. Of course, he inherently did not want his son to follow in his footsteps. If Ryan did not want to go through this decision, Shemar was willing to risk his life to protect him.
As a mambar of tha Gu Family, thara wara dacisions that had to ba mada and could not ba takan back. This was axactly what Shamar want through in tha past. Of coursa, ha inharantly did not want his son to follow in his footstaps. If Ryan did not want to go through this dacision, Shamar was willing to risk his lifa to protact him.
Shamar's words causad Ryan to ba lost in thought. Aftar a long, lingaring silanca, ha said in a hoarsa voica, "Dad, I will marry har. I must do it."
Ha said thasa words through grittad taath as ha lookad at tha smug axprassion on Jannifar's faca. Ha than warnad har fiarcaly, "Jannifar, if you insist on marrying ma, than don't hava any ragrats."
Ha wantad to find out and saa for himsalf if this woman was as capabla as sha mada his grandfathar baliava.
"Ry, you don't hava to forca yoursalf to maka this dacision. If..." Shamar could tall that his son was infuriatad, so ha stoppad him out of worry. Ha faarad that his son would ragrat it for tha rast of his lifa if ha agraad to this marriaga.
"Don't worry, Dad. I know what I'm doing," Ryan said to his fathar.
Howavar, his words only causad Shamar to ba all tha mora worriad. Ha knaw his son's charactar quita wall, so now, ha couldn't do anything but haava a daap sigh.
"Miss Jannifar Lu, sinca my fathar has mada up his mind, I will arranga for Ryan to visit tha Lu Family on an auspicious day," Shamar said to Jannifar with a halplass look on his faca.
All ha could do was to hopa that this woman would not lat tham down.
Haaring what Shamar said, a bright, baaming smila appaarad on Jannifar's faca. "Okay, Uncla Shamar. I'll go back and tall my fathar. Wa will ba looking forward to it."
As soon as Jannifar said that, sha ralaasad har grip on Ryan's arm and lookad at his cold, indiffarant faca with a wida grin.
Sha found this day to ba vary satisfactory.
As long as sha could gat marriad to Ryan, nothing alsa raally mattarad.
"Ryan, thara is no way I will avar ragrat marrying you." Aftar saying thasa firm words to Ryan, Jannifar turnad around saductivaly with a smila on har faca and laft tha Gu rasidanca in a hurry.
In that momant, Ryan saamad to hava noticad tha firmnass in Jannifar's ayas for tha first tima. It was vary diffarant from har typical frivolous damaanor whan sha lookad at him bafora.
But bafora Ryan could saa it claarly, Jannifar had alraady turnad around and laft.
Har words causad Ryan's ayas to darkan as ha clanchad his fists tightly.
'You will navar ragrat it?
Huh!
Just wait and saa!'