Chapter 363: Encountered a Psychopath? Miss, what's your doctor's phone number?
What?
Marriage?
Lin Fan thought he had misheard. He was a complete stranger to this beautiful girl, meeting her for the first time, and it had been less than three minutes since they met. He didn't even know her name.
And the girl actually suggested marriage right off the bat?
"Miss, did I hear you right? You said you want to marry me? That's not a funny joke," Lin Fan chuckled.
The beautiful girl said, "You didn't hear wrong. I just want to marry you. I've made up my mind; I think you're the perfect candidate."
Lin Fan shook his head, "Miss, you're quite good-looking, but unfortunately, your mind seems a bit off. Who's your doctor? How could they allow you to leave the hospital?"
Normally, no girl would randomly come up to a stranger and propose marriage, unless she was mentally unstable.
Lin Fan really thought that this beauty might have sneaked out of a mental hospital.
The beautiful girl wiped her sweat and said, "Big brother, I'm really not an idiot. Let me tell you, it's like this. I originally had someone lined up to marry me today, but that guy backed out at the last minute. I have no choice—I must get married today. Seeing you are so kind-hearted, I approached you."
Lin Fan sighed, took out his phone, and said, "Miss, what's your doctor's phone number? I'll give them a call to take you back to the hospital. If not, I could take you back myself."
The beautiful girl wiped her cold sweat and said, "Looks like I'll have to start from the beginning and explain clearly. Let's get to know each other first. Hello, my name is Wei Qingxue."
Lin Fan said, "Hello, I'm Lin Fan."
The beautiful girl had a fleeting thought that Lin Fan's name seemed special, but his delivery uniform dispelled it.
"Lin Fan, it's like this, I urgently need someone to marry me right now. Don't worry, it's not a real marriage, just a fake one. I'm trying to resist the marriage my family has arranged for me. Once I'm married, they can't force me to marry someone I dislike," Wei Qingxue said.
Lin Fan made a sound of understanding. So he was to be a shield.
"Why choose me? We don't even know each other," Lin Fan asked.
Wei Qingxue said, "I had no choice. I initially asked an old classmate to fake marry me. We agreed to meet at the civil affairs office today, but I've been waiting here for half a day, and the guy called saying he's sick and can't come. He's clearly chickening out—a useless fellow."
Lin Fan said, "Maybe it's because he thinks it's a demanding task, so you're offering this 'deal' to me?"
Wei Qingxue laughed, "Don't make it sound so bad. What do you mean by 'deal'? If you help me, I won't treat you unfairly."
Lin Fan said, "What do you mean? Can we turn fake into real?"
Such a sudden question, and yet Wei Qingxue understood it, blushing as she quickly said, "Wait, we're only fake-married, of course, we can't act like real couples. After marriage, we won't sleep together or do what real couples do. At most, we'll just hold hands and play lovey-dovey in front of others. That's it. It's just a marriage in name, nothing real!"
Lin Fan shook his head and said, "That's not a good deal. Marrying you but living like a widower, hanging on a tree I can't touch and giving up a whole forest? No wonder your old classmate got sick. I think I'm feeling sick too. Sorry, I'm leaving."
Lin Fan decisively refused and intended to slip away.
He's still single and unmarried with countless beautiful girls waiting for him to choose from. If he married Wei Qingxue, all those beautiful girls would be off-limits, and he couldn't even touch Wei Qingxue. It would be like being a monk, nothing more.
Seeing Lin Fan about to leave, Wei Qingxue quickly said, "1 million!"
Lin Fan paused, "What?"
Wei Qingxue said, "As long as you help me, after the deal is done, I'll pay you 1 million as a reward. To show my sincerity, I'll give you 200,000 as a deposit first. When we divorce, I'll give you the remaining 800,000."
Lin Fan said, "Goodbye."
Perhaps in the past, Lin Fan might have considered it, but now 1 million meant nothing to him.
Not to mention the system gave him billions at the start, even if there was a bug recently causing it to deposit 5 million in his account daily. In just over half a month, his account balance was nearing 100 million in cash...
1 million is hardly considered money to him; thinking he could be bought with 1 million was too naive.
Damn!
1 million couldn't sway Lin Fan?
Wei Qingxue was anxious. Lin Fan was clearly a delivery guy, who at most earns 10,000 a month. 1 million was equivalent to 100 months' salary for him.
"Think about it, being a delivery guy, you earn 10,000 a month. Without eating or drinking, it would take 100 months to earn that, over 8 years. If you agree to help me, you could save 8 years of effort," Wei Qingxue argued to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan chuckled and said, "Thanks, but I don't need that money."
Wei Qingxue said, "You must think it's too little, right? How about you name a price? We can negotiate on the amount."
Lin Fan said, "Miss, let me put it this way, it's not a matter of money."
Wei Qingxue grew anxious, "Then what would make you willing to help me? Name your conditions. I really need your help."
Lin Fan said, "Why are you so set on choosing me? You're so beautiful and can readily come up with over a million. Your family must be rich. Surely many men would want to take advantage of that."
Wei Qingxue said, "If it were that easy, I'd have found someone already. The person I need must have reliable character to ensure they won't betray me, and also won't be seen through by my family. People like that are hard to find. Those I know, my family knows well; they'd immediately see through the ruse."
Lin Fan said, "We don't even know each other. How do you know I have reliable character?"
Wei Qingxue said, "I saw you helping that divorced woman just now. In today's world, very few people stand up for others, especially when even helping elders might get you scammed. It shows your integrity is rare. Though this is our first meeting, you've earned my trust in that regard. That's the first reason."
Lin Fan said, "And the second?"
Wei Qingxue said, "Second, you're incredibly strong. That divorced guy was so burly and yet you took him down with one kick. If you help me, you can easily handle any threats from my family. I won't have to worry about you being coerced and betraying me."
Wei Qingxue continued, "Also, thirdly, you're a complete stranger to my family. They have no knowledge of you and can't determine if we're pretending. In every way, you're my perfect choice. Handsome, will you please help me?"
Lin Fan said, "Thank you for considering me, but I'm really not interested in this matter."
Wei Qingxue said, "My family has lined up a blind date for me tomorrow. If we don't get married today, I won't be able to escape tomorrow. Even 1 million can't move you—what could possibly move you?"
Lin Fan truly wasn't moved. No matter how he looked at it, this thing did him no good, and he didn't need to fake a marriage for a mere 1 million.
But just then—
Ding!
Suddenly, Lin Fan's mind was filled with a system alert.