[Yang Menghuo POV]

"L—Listen, Bao, I know that you\'re so eager to meet your beloved childhood sweetheart. But you shouldn\'t leave right now. I would be too embarrassed to face my family if you did that!" Shi Ying insisted.

"Jie, I won\'t leave you," Yang Menghuo said.

"Huh? What do you mean? Do you want to marry us both?" Shi Ying protested even more. She knew that Meng Bao wasn\'t the most loyal boyfriend one could ever have, but this guy dared to marry them both. He was simply greedy!

"Aish, Meng Bao! I know that you are handsome and rich, but that doesn\'t mean that you can marry that childhood sweetheart of yours and me at the same time! I will not be your concubine, your horny idiot!"

Yang Menghuo chuckled, but the tint of red on his cheeks signified that he was both embarrassed and happy at the same time, "Does this mean Jie doesn\'t want Bao to marry my childhood sweetheart?"

"Eeee… o—of course, I will allow you to marry that childhood sweetheart of yours! I—I just don\'t want you to marry her right now, you idiot!"

"But what if she is my choice? Because I\'ve been searching for her for so long, I don\'t want to lose her again. Wouldn\'t it be sad if I can\'t be with her in the end?" Yang Menghuo stated.. But there was no nervousness on his face. He was calm like deep water and blushing like a ripe peach.

"That—" Shi Ying was in a dilemma as she realized that she was forceful towards Meng Bao. True, she wanted to keep Meng Bao for herself, but she also wanted Meng Bao to be happy.

And for him to be happy, then she had to allow him to marry someone he loved.

They had nothing between them anyway.

Between Shi Ying and Yang Menghuo, there was no written contract, no agreement, or Rent A Boyfriend order.

Shi Ying felt the heartache she never experienced before. But she was a strong woman. She would never cry just because of a man, especially for a slag man like Meng Bao! She must not cry!

Shi Ying clenched her fist and then pushed Meng Bao to the tree trunk.

"Ugh!" Yang Menghuo was startled when Ying Jie pushed him, he could\'ve just pushed Ying Jie to back off, but he didn\'t want to hurt her, so he just asked, "Jie, what\'s wrong—"

Yang Menghuo was stunned when Ying Jie suddenly circled her hands around his neck and then pulled him for a kiss.

Shi Ying wanted a kiss, just a kiss before he would be left all alone, being the same leftover woman that she was, doing her job and living comfortably.

But she wanted something out of this short-lasted craziness with Meng Bao, like a souvenir.

And the best souvenir was a kiss.

Yang Menghuo was stunned while Shi Ying closed her eyes, ready for a kiss. After a short second, Yang Menghuo closed his eyes as well and went in for a kiss.

They could feel their breaths on each other and the warmth of their lips that would taste each other in just a second.

SMACK. SMACK!

"Ouch!"

"Ouch, what the—" Shi Ying stopped their kiss when someone slapped her on the head. She looked towards her right and saw her mother, Aunty Shi, glaring at these two, especially Shi Ying.

"Shi Ying! I know you\'re eager, but this boy is an innocent city boy who knows nothing about our groom kidnapping and brainwashing, don\'t go around to kiss him until you\'ve completed the ritual!"

"Brainwashing?" Yang Menghuo gulped. He never heard of the groom\'s kidnapping, let alone brainwashing a groom.

"Yes, of course. Even Shi Ying\'s dad, I also kidnapped him when he was on the way to his home, riding his cow!" Aunty Shi said. "Then I brought him in the middle of the jungle and proposed, telling him that he cannot leave the jungle because only I know the way out. He also doesn\'t bring any weapon, so if there\'s a tiger or something, then he will have to defend himself!"

…

"That sounds like real kidnapping, Aunty Shi…." Yang Menghuo mumbled.

"Of course, ah!" Aunty Shi replied. She shoved a plastic full of mysterious stuff on Shi Ying\'s hand and said, "This is all the ingredients to make a sleepy drink. This handsome city young master won\'t have a chance ehe you got him sleeping like a log, then you can use our lorry to transport him to the depth of the jungle. Don\'t worry, I\'ll make sure to give you a spot where there is a tiger den!"

Yang Menghuo gulped. He thought that Ying Jie was so strong and brave because she was a mentally strong woman. But turned out, it was part of both biological traits and family environment.

"I—I don\'t think I need to be carried to a tiger den just to fall in love with Ying Jie…." Yang Menghuo tried to refuse his future mother-in-law\'s suggestion.

"Aiya, what do you mean? It\'s already obvious that Shi Ying kidnapped you here. Might as well follow the tradition, right?"

…

Yang Menghuo tried to find some protection from Ying Jie. He looked at Ying Jie and saw her checking the ingredients inside the plastic bag, "Hm… is this enough?" Shi Ying mumbled.

"Ying Jie!"

Shi Ying jolted and looked at Meng Bao with a smile on her lips, "A-Ah, yes, Bao?"

"Why are you even considering that?! I said I won\'t leave you!" Yang Menghuo was worried that Ying Jie actually kidnapped him in the middle of the night to propose to him.

No, he wasn\'t afraid of a tiger. He could\'ve just told his people to be prepared and followed them to the depth of the forest. And if that tiger actually attacked, he could just tell his subordinates to subdue it.

But he didn\'t want to get kidnapped by Jie because the ring wasn\'t ready! Besides, it wouldn\'t be romantic if they proposed in the middle of the jungle. He wanted to propose in a romantic place!

"But…" Shi Ying was truly contemplating whether he needed this or not, but after seeing that Meng Bao\'s expression wasn\'t good anymore, she sighed and then gave the ingredients back to his mom.

"I don\'t need this, mom," Shi Ying said.

"Eh, really?" Aunty Shi thought that her daughter would agree. Because let\'s be honest, unless this was a wish-fulfillment rom-com novel, there was no way for Shi Ying to be with someone like Yang Menghuo forever.

But this was her daughter\'s choice, so she couldn\'t say much, "Alright then, I won\'t force you. But if this young master is trying to cheat on you after you get married, don\'t forget to tell me. I will give you a potion that will make him impotent forever. Not even a professional doctor can fix him."

"Mom! You\'re scaring him!" Shi Ying yelled. She knew that her mother had a very traditional view, including that ridiculous groom kidnapping, but it was just too ridiculous for Shi Ying, who had lived in the big city for so long.

Yang Menghuo felt even more nervous as he was scared something would happen in the future.

But he was relieved that Ying Jie refused it. How could they have children if he can\'t even get it up?

Aunty Shi sighed and nodded, "Alright, alright, don\'t forget to meet with the Old Fu for your red string. Your dad and I want to see if your feelings for each other are true."

"Red string?" Yang Menghuo asked. He was thinking about lingerie, a red lingerie that Ying Jie would use during their first night after the wedding.

Then he took a deep breath and said, "Okay, Jie, let\'s find that red string! We NEED that red string!"

"Why are you getting so excited suddenly?" Shi Ying knew exactly what was that red string about, and she was nervous about it. She didn\'t even want to mention it, in fear that Meng Bao\'s feeling for her wasn\'t that strong since the beginning.

Especially now that the childhood sweetheart had appeared, it was almost like a death sentence if they really got that red string from old man fu.

"Do I have to?" Shi Ying asked. She knew that her sweet days with Meng Bao were about to end after he returned to his childhood sweetheart, but he wanted to prolong it as long as he could.

"Of course! Don\'t worry about it. If you two are meant for each other, it will work out!" Aunty Shi said.

Shi Ying glanced at Meng Bao, who was excited for no reason. She could almost guess that Meng Bao was thinking about the whole different thing in his head right now.

Anyway, this was about to end, after all, the red string of fate will tell Shi Ying that Meng Bao wasn\'t her soulmate, and Meng Bao would leave her for that childhood sweetheart, the result had been predetermined.

"Fine then, Bao, let\'s go there."