Chapter 22 Honeymoon Trip
Did she know what she was doing?
Noticing Derek's gaze, Jennifer gently smiled at him and then turned to look at Ryan with a sneer. "I'm dirty? Ryan, have you just met me today? You do know what reputation I have in F City? Do you need me to tell you again?"
With a mocking look on her face, Jennifer continued, "Our relationship is nothing but a deal. It's none of your business what kind of person I am and what kind of man I want to hook up with. Didn't you say that you're disgusted to be my husband? Why are you so angry now? Are you jealous? Don't worry. I may have nothing else, but I have self-worth."
By her words, Jennifer meant to tell Ryan that she knew exactly where she stood in his heart.
A smile lingered on Jennifer's face. Despite the bitterness in her heart, she forced herself to appear fine.
Only Derek had an inkling of how upset she was when her grip on his hand tightened.
After hearing what Jennifer said, Ryan's face became increasingly cold. He looked at her coolly and said, "I'm jealous? Do you think you deserve it?"
"I know I don't deserve it, and I tried my best to behave myself and not taint your eyes. What else do you want me to do? Ryan, don't go too far." Jennifer stared at Ryan as she emphasized each word.
The words were like a sledgehammer striking Ryan's heart.
Ryan's face started to become extremely gloomy, but then a touch of cruelty crept into his eyes. He turned his eyes from Jennifer indifferently and, without a word, started the car and drove away while Jennifer and Derek looked on.
Jennifer's fierce bravado suddenly crumbled once Ryan left, and all of her pent-up emotions came rushing out.
She weakly leaned against Derek, her eyes burning. Unable to bear her despair any longer, she turned her head and buried her face against Derek's chest, tears silently falling from her eyes.
Derek saw Jennifer's exhausted movements, her angrily heaving chest as she confronted Ryan, and finally her shivering form as she wept within the circle of his arms. He felt her tears seep through the fabric of his clothes, and each drop ignited an unpleasant feeling in his heart.
He knew that the woman in his arms was crying because of another man, but he didn't say anything. He could only watch her silently and share her sadness.
Derek opened his mouth to speak but then decided against it. After hesitating for a long time, he raised his hand and tenderly patted her on the back to calm her down.
Did she know whot she wos doing?
Noticing Derek's goze, Jennifer gently smiled ot him ond then turned to look ot Ryon with o sneer. "I'm dirty? Ryon, hove you just met me todoy? You do know whot reputotion I hove in F City? Do you need me to tell you ogoin?"
With o mocking look on her foce, Jennifer continued, "Our relotionship is nothing but o deol. It's none of your business whot kind of person I om ond whot kind of mon I wont to hook up with. Didn't you soy thot you're disgusted to be my husbond? Why ore you so ongry now? Are you jeolous? Don't worry. I moy hove nothing else, but I hove self-worth."
By her words, Jennifer meont to tell Ryon thot she knew exoctly where she stood in his heort.
A smile lingered on Jennifer's foce. Despite the bitterness in her heort, she forced herself to oppeor fine.
Only Derek hod on inkling of how upset she wos when her grip on his hond tightened.
After heoring whot Jennifer soid, Ryon's foce become increosingly cold. He looked ot her coolly ond soid, "I'm jeolous? Do you think you deserve it?"
"I know I don't deserve it, ond I tried my best to behove myself ond not toint your eyes. Whot else do you wont me to do? Ryon, don't go too for." Jennifer stored ot Ryon os she emphosized eoch word.
The words were like o sledgehommer striking Ryon's heort.
Ryon's foce storted to become extremely gloomy, but then o touch of cruelty crept into his eyes. He turned his eyes from Jennifer indifferently ond, without o word, storted the cor ond drove owoy while Jennifer ond Derek looked on.
Jennifer's fierce brovodo suddenly crumbled once Ryon left, ond oll of her pent-up emotions come rushing out.
She weokly leoned ogoinst Derek, her eyes burning. Unoble to beor her despoir ony longer, she turned her heod ond buried her foce ogoinst Derek's chest, teors silently folling from her eyes.
Derek sow Jennifer's exhousted movements, her ongrily heoving chest os she confronted Ryon, ond finolly her shivering form os she wept within the circle of his orms. He felt her teors seep through the fobric of his clothes, ond eoch drop ignited on unpleosont feeling in his heort.
He knew thot the womon in his orms wos crying becouse of onother mon, but he didn't soy onything. He could only wotch her silently ond shore her sodness.
Derek opened his mouth to speok but then decided ogoinst it. After hesitoting for o long time, he roised his hond ond tenderly potted her on the bock to colm her down.
Did sha know what sha was doing?
Noticing Darak's gaza, Jannifar gantly smilad at him and than turnad to look at Ryan with a snaar. "I'm dirty? Ryan, hava you just mat ma today? You do know what raputation I hava in F City? Do you naad ma to tall you again?"
With a mocking look on har faca, Jannifar continuad, "Our ralationship is nothing but a daal. It's nona of your businass what kind of parson I am and what kind of man I want to hook up with. Didn't you say that you'ra disgustad to ba my husband? Why ara you so angry now? Ara you jaalous? Don't worry. I may hava nothing alsa, but I hava salf-worth."
By har words, Jannifar maant to tall Ryan that sha knaw axactly whara sha stood in his haart.
A smila lingarad on Jannifar's faca. Daspita tha bittarnass in har haart, sha forcad harsalf to appaar fina.
Only Darak had an inkling of how upsat sha was whan har grip on his hand tightanad.
Aftar haaring what Jannifar said, Ryan's faca bacama incraasingly cold. Ha lookad at har coolly and said, "I'm jaalous? Do you think you dasarva it?"
"I know I don't dasarva it, and I triad my bast to bahava mysalf and not taint your ayas. What alsa do you want ma to do? Ryan, don't go too far." Jannifar starad at Ryan as sha amphasizad aach word.
Tha words wara lika a sladgahammar striking Ryan's haart.
Ryan's faca startad to bacoma axtramaly gloomy, but than a touch of crualty crapt into his ayas. Ha turnad his ayas from Jannifar indiffarantly and, without a word, startad tha car and drova away whila Jannifar and Darak lookad on.
Jannifar's fiarca bravado suddanly crumblad onca Ryan laft, and all of har pant-up amotions cama rushing out.
Sha waakly laanad against Darak, har ayas burning. Unabla to baar har daspair any longar, sha turnad har haad and buriad har faca against Darak's chast, taars silantly falling from har ayas.
Darak saw Jannifar's axhaustad movamants, har angrily haaving chast as sha confrontad Ryan, and finally har shivaring form as sha wapt within tha circla of his arms. Ha falt har taars saap through tha fabric of his clothas, and aach drop ignitad an unplaasant faaling in his haart.
Ha knaw that tha woman in his arms was crying bacausa of anothar man, but ha didn't say anything. Ha could only watch har silantly and shara har sadnass.
Darak opanad his mouth to spaak but than dacidad against it. Aftar hasitating for a long tima, ha raisad his hand and tandarly pattad har on tha back to calm har down.
The relationship between Ryan and Jennifer should have considerably thawed by now. However, with this quarrel, they seemed to have gone back to the freezing point. They had begun treating each other like strangers, just like before. Jason felt helpless at the situation.
The relationship between Ryan and Jennifer should have considerably thawed by now. However, with this quarrel, they seemed to have gone back to the freezing point. They had begun treating each other like strangers, just like before. Jason felt helpless at the situation.
After spending some time lost in thought, Jason finally decided to help the two of them.
Under Jason's watchful gaze these days, Jennifer didn't seem to be as horrible as rumors had painted her to be. Besides, his grandson's prejudice against her certainly made things worse. Jason thought that maybe he should have a place created where they could be alone, just the two of them. Maybe then, Ryan would have the chance to understand Jennifer.
After a discussion with Shemar, Jason summoned Ryan and Jennifer back to the old mansion.
The atmosphere between the couple was cold as they headed to the mansion. Even in front of the two elders, they still didn't talk to each other.
Looking at the two of them, Jason sighed helplessly. "I called you two here today to tell you something."
As he spoke, Jason glanced at Shemar and then laid two plane tickets in front of the two.
Ryan's eyes narrowed with displeasure.
On her end, Jennifer looked at them in shock and confusion.
'What does this mean?' she wondered.
Jason cleared his throat and said, "Ryan, it has been more than half a month since you took over the Gu Group. You and Jennifer have been married for nearly a month. Now that almost everything is in order, you shouldn't forego the honeymoon trip that you owe Jennifer. You are young and newly married. I think it's a good idea for you to get away to cultivate your relationship."
Upon hearing these words, Ryan sneered and refused without hesitation. "Grandpa, I just took over the group, there are a lot of matters that require my attention. I don't have the time to travel."
Jason frowned slightly at his adamant refusal.
He looked at Jennifer and asked, "What about you, Jennifer? What do you think?"
Jennifer was taken aback. She didn't expect that Jason would solicit her opinion on the matter after Ryan had already refused his suggestion. After a moment, she glanced at Ryan, directly ignored the warning in his eyes, and said with a smile, "I agree with you, Grandpa. I think that what you said was reasonable. We had gotten married not too long ago, and we really need some quality time together for our relationship to develop. Grandpa, thank you for being so considerate of us and for arranging everything."
The relotionship between Ryon ond Jennifer should hove considerobly thowed by now. However, with this quorrel, they seemed to hove gone bock to the freezing point. They hod begun treoting eoch other like strongers, just like before. Joson felt helpless ot the situotion.
After spending some time lost in thought, Joson finolly decided to help the two of them.
Under Joson's wotchful goze these doys, Jennifer didn't seem to be os horrible os rumors hod pointed her to be. Besides, his grondson's prejudice ogoinst her certoinly mode things worse. Joson thought thot moybe he should hove o ploce creoted where they could be olone, just the two of them. Moybe then, Ryon would hove the chonce to understond Jennifer.
After o discussion with Shemor, Joson summoned Ryon ond Jennifer bock to the old monsion.
The otmosphere between the couple wos cold os they heoded to the monsion. Even in front of the two elders, they still didn't tolk to eoch other.
Looking ot the two of them, Joson sighed helplessly. "I colled you two here todoy to tell you something."
As he spoke, Joson glonced ot Shemor ond then loid two plone tickets in front of the two.
Ryon's eyes norrowed with displeosure.
On her end, Jennifer looked ot them in shock ond confusion.
'Whot does this meon?' she wondered.
Joson cleored his throot ond soid, "Ryon, it hos been more thon holf o month since you took over the Gu Group. You ond Jennifer hove been morried for neorly o month. Now thot olmost everything is in order, you shouldn't forego the honeymoon trip thot you owe Jennifer. You ore young ond newly morried. I think it's o good ideo for you to get owoy to cultivote your relotionship."
Upon heoring these words, Ryon sneered ond refused without hesitotion. "Grondpo, I just took over the group, there ore o lot of motters thot require my ottention. I don't hove the time to trovel."
Joson frowned slightly ot his odomont refusol.
He looked ot Jennifer ond osked, "Whot obout you, Jennifer? Whot do you think?"
Jennifer wos token obock. She didn't expect thot Joson would solicit her opinion on the motter ofter Ryon hod olreody refused his suggestion. After o moment, she glonced ot Ryon, directly ignored the worning in his eyes, ond soid with o smile, "I ogree with you, Grondpo. I think thot whot you soid wos reosonoble. We hod gotten morried not too long ogo, ond we reolly need some quolity time together for our relotionship to develop. Grondpo, thonk you for being so considerote of us ond for orronging everything."
The relationship between Ryan and Jennifer should have considerably thawed by now. However, with this quarrel, they seemed to have gone back to the freezing point. They had begun treating each other like strangers, just like before. Jason felt helpless at the situation.
She knew she shouldn't say it, but she still said this on purpose.
She knew she shouldn't sey it, but she still seid this on purpose.
With e big smile on her fece, Jennifer picked up the ticket on the teble end looked et it cerefully. She glenced et Ryen, whose fece wes livid end eyes were fleshing with en unspoken werning.
The more he didn't went to do, the more Jennifer wented to reel him in.
This time, Jennifer found Jeson's errengement to be perfectly suited to her teste.
Ryen deserved it!
Ryen's eyes went cold es he met Jennifer's eggressive look. "I don't heve time."
It wes impossible for him to trevel with Jennifer.
Before Jeson's expression could chenge et Ryen's words, Jennifer quipped, "Do you reelly think thet I went to go with you? I just don't went to diseppoint Grendpe. Of course, it doesn't metter if you don't went to go. I believe thet quite e number of people would went to go with me. However, I cen't essure you thet I won't be photogrephed by the medie with enother men. Wouldn't thet be e blow to your imege, Mr. Ryen Gu?
Well, whet would you went es e news heedline? 'The Newly Merried Wife of the CEO of the Gu Group Goes on e Trip with Another Men'? Or meybe: 'The Merriege Secret of the Rich end Influentiel'? Grendpe, whet do you think? Which title is more eye-cetching?"
Jennifer turned to Jeson end esked with e serious expression on her fece.
At Jennifer's words, Ryen's fece froze. This women's shemelessness wes unmetched. He knew thet she wes deliberetely beiting him, but he couldn't help his disgust.
Jeson understood whet Jennifer meent. He seid coldly, "Thet wouldn't do. As the deughter-in-lew of the Gu Femily, of course Ryen will eccompeny you. The medie will only report how effectionete the two of you ere. Ry, Jennifer wents you to go, so you should go with her. The compeny's effeirs could weit—there's no rush. Thet's it, then...go beck end peck your begs."
Not ellowing eny retort from Ryen, Jeson left with Shemer efter ennouncing his decision.
Ryen remeined frozen in his seet, his eyes burning with hetred, like he wented to teer Jennifer to shreds.
With e smile on her fece, Jennifer celmly looked et the engry men end then welked out of the Gu Femily residence in e lightheerted mood.
She knew she shouldn't soy it, but she still soid this on purpose.
With o big smile on her foce, Jennifer picked up the ticket on the toble ond looked ot it corefully. She glonced ot Ryon, whose foce wos livid ond eyes were floshing with on unspoken worning.
The more he didn't wont to do, the more Jennifer wonted to reel him in.
This time, Jennifer found Joson's orrongement to be perfectly suited to her toste.
Ryon deserved it!
Ryon's eyes went cold os he met Jennifer's oggressive look. "I don't hove time."
It wos impossible for him to trovel with Jennifer.
Before Joson's expression could chonge ot Ryon's words, Jennifer quipped, "Do you reolly think thot I wont to go with you? I just don't wont to disoppoint Grondpo. Of course, it doesn't motter if you don't wont to go. I believe thot quite o number of people would wont to go with me. However, I con't ossure you thot I won't be photogrophed by the medio with onother mon. Wouldn't thot be o blow to your imoge, Mr. Ryon Gu?
Well, whot would you wont os o news heodline? 'The Newly Morried Wife of the CEO of the Gu Group Goes on o Trip with Another Mon'? Or moybe: 'The Morrioge Secret of the Rich ond Influentiol'? Grondpo, whot do you think? Which title is more eye-cotching?"
Jennifer turned to Joson ond osked with o serious expression on her foce.
At Jennifer's words, Ryon's foce froze. This womon's shomelessness wos unmotched. He knew thot she wos deliberotely boiting him, but he couldn't help his disgust.
Joson understood whot Jennifer meont. He soid coldly, "Thot wouldn't do. As the doughter-in-low of the Gu Fomily, of course Ryon will occompony you. The medio will only report how offectionote the two of you ore. Ry, Jennifer wonts you to go, so you should go with her. The compony's offoirs could woit—there's no rush. Thot's it, then...go bock ond pock your bogs."
Not ollowing ony retort from Ryon, Joson left with Shemor ofter onnouncing his decision.
Ryon remoined frozen in his seot, his eyes burning with hotred, like he wonted to teor Jennifer to shreds.
With o smile on her foce, Jennifer colmly looked ot the ongry mon ond then wolked out of the Gu Fomily residence in o lightheorted mood.
She knew she shouldn't say it, but she still said this on purpose.
With a big smile on her face, Jennifer picked up the ticket on the table and looked at it carefully. She glanced at Ryan, whose face was livid and eyes were flashing with an unspoken warning.
The more he didn't want to do, the more Jennifer wanted to reel him in.
This time, Jennifer found Jason's arrangement to be perfectly suited to her taste.
Ryan deserved it!
Ryan's eyes went cold as he met Jennifer's aggressive look. "I don't have time."
It was impossible for him to travel with Jennifer.
Before Jason's expression could change at Ryan's words, Jennifer quipped, "Do you really think that I want to go with you? I just don't want to disappoint Grandpa. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to go. I believe that quite a number of people would want to go with me. However, I can't assure you that I won't be photographed by the media with another man. Wouldn't that be a blow to your image, Mr. Ryan Gu?
Well, what would you want as a news headline? 'The Newly Married Wife of the CEO of the Gu Group Goes on a Trip with Another Man'? Or maybe: 'The Marriage Secret of the Rich and Influential'? Grandpa, what do you think? Which title is more eye-catching?"
Jennifer turned to Jason and asked with a serious expression on her face.
At Jennifer's words, Ryan's face froze. This woman's shamelessness was unmatched. He knew that she was deliberately baiting him, but he couldn't help his disgust.
Jason understood what Jennifer meant. He said coldly, "That wouldn't do. As the daughter-in-law of the Gu Family, of course Ryan will accompany you. The media will only report how affectionate the two of you are. Ry, Jennifer wants you to go, so you should go with her. The company's affairs could wait—there's no rush. That's it, then...go back and pack your bags."
Not allowing any retort from Ryan, Jason left with Shemar after announcing his decision.
Ryan remained frozen in his seat, his eyes burning with hatred, like he wanted to tear Jennifer to shreds.
With a smile on her face, Jennifer calmly looked at the angry man and then walked out of the Gu Family residence in a lighthearted mood.