The strange marriage - Chapter 491

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The strange marriage - Chapter 491

“I made you hot cocoa. I‘ll put it in the insulation cup for you since you don’t have time to enjoy it now.
Take it with you to your shop.”
Serenity looked at Zachary in surprise.
To think Zachary would make her hot cocoa.
Zachary cleaned the insulation cup before pouring the hot cocoa into it. He then put the lid on and
packed the insulation cup in a bag before handing it to Serenity.
“Don‘t forget to drink it.”
Serenity took the bag and looked deeply into his eyes. She said, “See you.”
She then took off.
Standing there, Zachary watched her head out the door.
Grandma May told him off, “Can‘t you walk with her?”
“She knows where the exit is.”
Grandma May was speechless.
She was about to prais his progress when reality gave her another slap in the face. This punk … left her
with no words.
“Nana, by the way Serenity was looking at me just now, I think she would‘ve kissed me if you weren‘t
around.”
She was stumped for words.
With Zachary regrettably returning to his seat next to Nana, the pair of grandmother and grandson
quietly had their breakfast.
“I think Seren didn‘t have her thick coat on,” the old lady noted.
Zachary faintly replied, “I‘ll deliver it to her.”
.
Grandma May was pleased with him getting the drift.
LLL
Despite leaving home in a hurry, Serenity did not forget to call Liberty to ask about Sonny. Since her
sister had taken the day off work, Serenity drove straight to the shop without stopping by at her sister‘s.
Having missed the morning rush hour, Serenity set up the store and immediately tidied up the place.
Since it was raining, the shop appeared crammed with the stuff that should have been on display
outside

Armed with a duster, Serenity dusted the shelves.
The students would be having their term break in a few days. She could basically close the shop until
after New Year‘s.
“Serenity.”
A familiar voice came from behind her.
Turning around, Serenity first saw the bouquet of vivid–colored roses before laying eyes on the bouquet
holder–Shawn.
She had not seen him for a while. Shawn appeared rather haggard and unkempt with his five o‘clock
shadow. The usually cheerful boy was nowhere to be found.
Showing not much of a reaction, Serenity looked away from him and back to her cleaning. “Jas is sick at
the hospital. You should visit her there.”
She was giving Shawn an out.
“Seren, I‘m here for you.”
Shawn presented Serenity with the bouquet.
Serenity brushed the bouquet aside with the duster.
Shawn stared at her in dismay without hiding the hurt in his eyes.
“Seren.”
“Shawn, what‘s the meaning of this?” Brewing inside, Serenity glared at him. “Have I not made myself
clear? I‘m married!”
Gu Lingfei: Married at First Sight

Chapter 492

Shawn uttered in agony. “Seren, I know you‘re married, but it‘s just a marriage of convenience. You‘ll
divorce. I like you, Serenity, and I‘ve fallen for you a long time ago.
“I know you can‘t accept me now. I tried to keep my distance from you, but I couldn‘t do it. All I can
think about is you the first chance I get. Serenity, I want you to know that I love you.”
Presenting Serenity with the bouquet once more, he looked her straight in the eye. “Serenity, would you
give me a chance to go after you?”
Jasmine had a talk with him and warned him against it.
However, Shawn could not simply drop his feelings and give up.
He really loved Serenity.
Shawn regretted not confessing his feelings to Serenity the moment he fell in love with her. Serenity
might wait until he was older rather than marry a stranger if he had come clean about his feelings.

Serenity reached out and snatched the flowers before walking past Shawn to throw the bouquet into
the bin at the door.
Turning her body around, she said to Shawn, “Shawn, are you going to leave, or do I need to chase you
out with a broomstick?”
“Serenity!”
Shawn cried in pain, “Can you not be so cold to me? You weren‘t like this before. You used to be so good
to me. Your cold–heartedness now is like a knife cutting through me again and again.
“How am I not better than the husband you married with no prior meeting? We‘ve known each other
for more than a decade and shared everything together. Why didn‘t you pick me?”
Jasmine broke it down to him why Serenity did not pick him. It was because Serenity had always seen
him as a younger brother.
Yet, Shawn would not listen.
He did not want to be Serenity‘s younger brother. He wanted to be her husband and man.
“I was only good to you because you were a younger brother to me. I would rather die than be nice had I
known it would give you the wrong idea.”
After a decade of friendship, she could say that she had been there when Shawn grew up. It was also
tough on Serenity to be indifferent to Shawn now, but she had to!
Serenity was no longer alone with Zachary having her back now. Serenity could not do as she
pleased or be nice to just about anybody like before as she was now Zachary’s wife. She had to take
Zachary’s feelings into consideration.
Besides, she did not like Shawn romantically. She saw Shawn as her younger brother.
How would there be romance between siblings?
She had to be distant so that Shawn could get over his feelings.
Discoloration washed over Shawn’s face.
“Serenity… H– How am I lesser than your husband? You don‘t know each other, but you could get
married without feelings involved. Why can‘t you give me a chance when we’ve known each other for
more than a decade? All I want is a chance to wait for you.”
Looking at him dead in the eye, Serenity ruthlessly uttered, “Shawn, since I rather marry a stranger than
choose you, it proves I have no romantic feelings for you. What we have is a sibling relationship.
“I wouldn‘t accept your feelings even if I was single, much less now that I‘m married. I don‘t want to
date my family. Besides, how could I possibly fall for you when you‘re a brother to
me?
Shawn yelled, “We‘re not siblings! We‘re not related by blood!”

He went up and locked his bloodshot eyes with Serenity.
“Please, Serenity. Please give me a chance.”
He extended his arm to grab Serenity‘s hand, but Serenity slapped his hand away with the duster.
“Don‘t touch me, Shawn, or I won‘t hold back on you. You know I do kickboxing.”
Serenity did not want to get physical with Shawn, but she would show no mercy if he refused to open
his eyes and lay a finger on her instead!
“You haven‘t got a chance! Not in this lifetime, Shawn! You should leave before we become enemies.
Don’t ever come back here.”
Pale in the face, Shawn could not stop his lips from shaking. “Enemies… Serenity, are you going to take
me for an enemy?”
He was in love with her, but she saw him as the enemy. These words were heart-wrenching and eating
him up inside.
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“Shawn, I’m someone else’s wife now. My husband and I have gotten a marriage license. Although we
married right away, we’re developing feelings for each other. I won’t betray my husband.
“If you‘re hell–bent on getting in between my husband and I, starting troubles and rumors, you‘re
depleting what‘s left of our relationship. I‘ll be forced to hate you and see you as an enemy.”
With paleness overtaking Shawn‘s complexion, Serenity sighed, wondering when she ever sent out the
wrong message.
As she would put it, she would rather die than be nice to Shawn had she known it would give Shawn the
wrong idea.
Serenity was long–time friends with Jasmine, so she knew Shawn through Jasmine. As she was older
than Shawn, Serenity had always played the part of an older sister to him.
It never crossed her mind that…
“Shawn.”
Relaxing her tensed facial muscles, Serenity said, “You‘re a nice and cheerful boy, Shawn, but you and I
don‘t go together. Stay away from me. I can promise to keep my distance from you too. Let time and
distance help you to move on. You‘ll soon realize that it doesn‘t have to be
“Letting go is not losing the person. You‘ll be gaining a new life to find the love that‘s yours to keep.
Shawn, thank you for liking me. Please forgive me that I can‘t give you any chance because I‘ve fallen in
love with my husband.
“I won‘t leave him unless he gives up on our marriage. My heart can‘t accept another now that he lives
in it.

“Please don‘t do this again. Next time, I‘ll chase you out with a broom and cut ties with you. That would
be it for our friendship.”
Shawn shook.
He could not believe Serenity could be so cruel.
Her words were more than hurtful.
“Serenity…”
Serenity extended her hand out, gesturing for Shawn to leave.
While doing that, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure standing not too far away.
With Serenity looking over, Zachary threw the coat and umbrella in his hand over the front hood of her
car. The umbrella happened to shield the coat from the rain.
As she watched in dismay, Zachary turned around and took strides back to his car. He opened the door,
got into the car, started the engine, and turned around to drive away.
It was all done without pause.
He was already far by the time Serenity snapped out of the trance.
All Serenity could think about was ‘Oh, sh*t!‘.
She was caught by Zachary yet again.
Was he getting the wrong idea about her again?
o not come home, start another silent treatment, and delete her number once
Wash more?
Shawn‘s full attention was on Serenity, so he did not notice Zachary‘s arrival and departure. Seeing
Serenity stunned there, he sensed something amiss and concernedly cried, “What‘s the matter,
Serenity?”
Serenity pushed him away and ran into the shop to grab the car keys from the cash register. She then
made her way out and unlocked the car without an umbrella. Serenity grabbed the coat and umbrella on
the hood along the way.
She stuffed the coat and umbrella into the car before getting in herself.
“Serenity! Serenity!”
Shawn came after her, slapping on her car window and asking anxiously, “What happened, Serenity?”
All Serenity could think about was catching up to Zachary and explaining to him before he got the wrong
impression again.
The last time, Zachary saw her serving Shawn some food. She had no idea Shawn had a crush on her at
the time and was merely thanking him for his help. Shawn was a younger brother to her anyway.

Zachary did not lose his temper at the time or even let her know that he saw her.
He had an argument with her while he was drunk and started to stay out from the next day onward.
Zachary gave her the cold shoulder for days and also deleted her number.