Transmigration: Lady Chi Woos The Ice cold Professor Jun
Chapter 491: Is this a short gun marriage?

Chapter 491: Is this a short gun marriage?

It was not everyday that someone’s life changed in a manner of hours, not Ringo’s life anyway. His work life was turbulent but his personal life was calm and steady like a ship sailing on calm waters and he liked it this way. But today was not the day for calmness, it was a day for turbulence. When he took Jiang Cherry to meet his higher ups he did not expect to be any further involved in her affairs, but that’s not how the higher ups saw it. After interviewing her, threatening and coercing, his boss had come out five minutes ago to tell him that she could not be trusted. What happened next however was the biggest shock he had received in his life, bigger than when his younger brother suddenly had children.

"We have looked into the woman’s background and when she was sixteen, she wrote in her high school year book that her goal was to take a photograph that would put her on the map in the news world. She is a photojournalist that apparently she seeks to convey the truth with her pictures. She has taken some scandalous pictures before and published them on her secret account named the ’truth-seeker’. For that reason we cannot trust her at all, she might go ahead and publish her pictures even after we threaten or cajole her. If she were any other person we would find a way of containing her but she is not and the Jiang family will make a fuss if she disappears. Moreover you said that her brother knows your identity and he saw you taking her."

"So what do you want me to do?" Ringo asked.

"Son," his boss touched his shoulder gently and he said, "You might have another sacrifice for the empire." His boss was sixty three years old, he always referred to Ringo as son because of his age.

"What kind of sacrifice?" Ringo asked his boss.

"Marriage." his boss said.

"Marriage." Ringo repeated after his boss.

’Yes, I have spoken to the girl and we have come to the perfect arrangement. In order to protect our safety, she has to align her interests with ours. If she reveals what she knows then her life will also be ruined. Son, please understand that this was not my idea, I offered her other options but she chose you."

Confused, Ringo stared blankly at his boss, what was he talking about? Why was he being so vague? His boss was not the kind of man that beat around the bush, he was usually very forthcoming and commanding.

Ringo looked at Jiang Cherry was quietly sitting on a chair with a sulking on her face. Her legs were crossed and her arms were folded on her chest. What was she sulking about?

"Son, the situation right now is quite precarious, we must all make sacrifices, what I am asking of you is not permanent. The situation can be remedied later."

"Boss, spit it out." The situation was beginning to make him extremely uncomfortable.

"We are going to get married." Jiang Cherry spat out harshly. "I can’t believe you people are threatening to ruin my life like this. I have made a promise, why are you very suspicious? Unless this fellow killed that man and you are trying to hide it. Is that what happened?" she looked at them curiously, "What kind of crime did he commit even, it must be something big for you all to be like this."

"Young lady." Ringo’s boss said sternly. "We have just concluded a conversation about you curbing your curiosity and yet it has not been an hour and you are sneakily trying to find out details about our operation. This right here is why I cannot trust you, the minute you walk out of here you are going to start poking around. Count your stars lucky that I am not putting you on a plane and shipping you off to the North Pole. You are still sitting here because he carelessly grabbed you in public and you carry the Jiang family name."

"Hmph." Jiang Cherry pursed her lips and gave Ringo’s boss a look that clearly displayed how unimpressed she was.

"Boss, can we stop going off track so that you can explain this madness to me right now. Who is marrying who?" Ringo asked a little too loudly.

"You are marrying her." His boss said.

"Why must it be that way? I am the one marrying him." Jiang Cherry opened her small mouth and shouted.

"Hey, young lady, do you not know how to keep your mouth quiet for a few seconds?" Ringo’s boss barked at Cherry.

"I am not getting married." Ringo declared.

"Son," his boss said in his ’please understand voice’, "I am not making you do this because I want to, you know that this is a long term operation. It might take us a year or two conclude and someone needs to keep a close an eye on her during this time."

"It would be simpler to throw her into prison under a false identity." Ringo suggested. He never wanted to get married in his life, not even under false circumstances.

Jiang Cherry hissed, rolled and her eyes and attempted to kick Ringo. How dare he suggest that she be imprisoned? She would not be here in the first place if not for him.

"Just look at her," Ringo said as if her actions justified his disdain, "She is extremely thoughtless. She is the type to bite the hand that feeds her. You said it yourself, she has a secret online account where she publishes her photographs. What makes you think that she will not do it even if I marry her?"

"Because," his boss calmly, "As your wife she will be cautious since your enemies will be her enemies. If she publishes any photograph then these criminals might even start with her. It’s not a permanent marriage, you can divorce the moment we wrap up the operation, I have explained this to her clearly and she understands. This is not something new, we have faked marriages before for the sake of our operations."

"I won’t do it." Ringo shook his head with determination.

"I don’t want to do this too." Cherry said. "Which woman would want to marry a brute like you?" She mumbled.

"A brute!!" Ringo moved his head around, "Why then are you trying to marry me if I am such a brute?"

"I am being forced to." Cherry clenched her fists and she retorted.

"Ah, is this a short gun wedding?" Ringo mocked her with his gaze, "I don’t see anyone holding a weapon to force you into anything. Did you like it a little too much when I carried you? Is that why you picked me because I am sure I am not the first man he offered in marriage. I over heard you telling your brother that you like heroic men, don’t be delusional about me." His boss had said that she chose him and this meant she had others to choose from. Why had she picked him?

"Ahh, this bastard!!" Cherry mumbled out curse words silently.

"Enough." Ringo’s boss roared. "I don’t have time to quash your petty squabbles, Ringo you know why this operation is important. And you young lady, you understand that he is the key to your independence right now. I don’t care how you sort things out on your own but right now the decision has been made. I am not requesting you, I am ordering you both."

A soldier came in with a few papers and a long black box, the size of two hands put together.

When it was opened, a variety of diamond rings were exposed.

"Pick one, put it on her finger and sign here." He told them. "You can both explain it to your families how you want later. Just make sure that you sell the picture of a happy couple who met online and could not wait to marry."