Waaah, I'm being forced into loving my yandere wife's brain.

Shen Jin put on a serious expression and said with a hint of shame, "I should have delivered it as soon as we met. It was my oversight."

Lin Zhiyao blinked, but didn't immediately respond. Instead, she followed his lead and chatted for a couple of minutes about the merger and acquisition deal.

Shen Jin answered concisely, leaving room for maneuver in every sentence, so as not to leave anything unsaid.

During a brief chat, the door to the private room was pushed open.

Two rows of waiters filed in.

Each person held a large bouquet of white roses and lisianthus, and the bouquets were layered and piled up on the windowsill and corners, making the entire private room seem to be suddenly submerged in a sea of ​​flowers.

Lin Zhiyao subconsciously leaned back in her chair, her gaze sweeping over the number of bouquets, thinking that the display must have cost at least tens of thousands of yuan.

Lin Zhiyao was a little confused. Was he serious? But she didn't know what to say.

The last person to enter, Zong Te's assistant, carried a dark blue velvet gift box, silently placed it beside Shen Jin, and then quietly withdrew.

Shen Jin picked up the gift box, opened it, and inside lay a necklace.

The main pendant is a South African pink diamond, cut into a teardrop shape, which shimmers with a soft pink glow under the warm lighting in the private room.

Lin Zhiyao recognized the item; it was the one that had been auctioned at Sotheby's a while ago by a mysterious tycoon for fifty million US dollars. She had taken a second look at it when she was flipping through the catalog.

"I just picked it up at an auction the other day," Shen Jin said, pushing the box in front of her. "I heard you're attending a charity gala next month, so this will come in handy."

Lin Zhiyao didn't take it, pushing the gift box back: "Mr. Shen, this is too precious, I can't..."

Shen Jin didn't take the box back. Instead, he stood up and walked around behind her: "Wearing it to the charity gala will not only support the organizers, but also save you the trouble of borrowing jewelry yourself. It's a win-win situation, Miss Lin, you don't need to think too much about it."

As he spoke, he removed his necklace, and with a gentle snap, the cool diamond was already pressed against her collarbone.

As he returned to his seat, he glanced at her and said, "This pink diamond suits you very well."

Lin Zhiyao's ears burned slightly. She lowered her eyes, smiled, and didn't reply.

Shen Jin sat back down in his chair and poured himself another half cup of tea: "I've had the engagement ring ordered. I'll get you the design drawings later. I'm thinking of setting a date within a month and having the engagement ceremony within six months. There should be plenty of time."

Lin Zhiyao looked up at him for two seconds, then chuckled and said, "Mr. Shen is more eager to do things than I expected."

"There's no need to rush."

Shen Jin put down the teapot. "I just feel that it's best to settle things as soon as possible, so that neither of us will be left hanging."

When Shen Jin spoke, his expression was calm and composed, and his gaze was also indifferent.

It seems they are just negotiating a business partnership.

Lin Zhiyao felt that being stared at like that wasn't so hard to accept.

The other party is good-looking and seems very polite, but it's a business marriage, and she'll have to get married sooner or later anyway, so it's better to find someone who's somewhat pleasing to the eye.

Since things are really unbearable, we can just go our separate ways from now on, as long as we need to be together in public or for social occasions.

The other party's businesslike attitude actually reduced her stress a lot.

Lin Zhiyao nodded, "Okay, then I'll follow Mr. Shen's arrangements."

Shen Jin seemed to smile slightly, but the smile was too quick for Lin Zhiyao to see clearly.

She only heard him say, "Okay, then Miss Lin, shouldn't we change our way of addressing each other to be less formal now? After all, we are already engaged."

Lin Zhiyao blushed, but she also felt that what he said made sense. She thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Okay, fiancé, then I'll just call you Shen Jin?"

"Please go ahead."

Shen Jin stood up and gestured for Lin Zhiyao to put her arm around his. "Let's go, Yao Yao."

"It's time to pick out a gift for my future in-laws. I don't know what their preferences are, so... I'll have to trouble you to give me some pointers."

"My fiancée."

In the darkness where the light couldn't reach, Shen Jin smiled like a cunning fox who had succeeded in his scheme.

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Then until their wedding night.

Lin Zhiyao couldn't get out of bed the next afternoon, only then realizing what kind of arranged marriage partner she had gotten herself into.

But it was too late for regrets.