Chapter 31


    The two of them went shopping at a nearby mall. Ines picked out a massage chair for Ethan''s


    grandpa, bought a tie for his dad, and cufflinks for his uncle. For thedies, she got different


    patterned silk scarves and a set of skincare products. When it was time to pay, Ines insisted on


    using her own card. Ethan knew how stubborn she was, so he didn''t argue with her.


    The car drove towards the suburbs. The closer they got to their destination, the more nervous Ines


    felt.


    Ethan noticed her anxiety and said, "You don''t need to be so nervous."


    "I''m not nervous," Ines stubbornly denied.


    Ethan just smiled and didn''t say anything more.


    "Ethan, why don''t you tell me what your family does for a living?" Ines thought it was time to learn


    more about his family. Know herself and know her enemy, and she would never be defeated.


    "My grandpa is a retired militarymander, my dad is a military officer. My mom is the


    chairwoman of apany, but she doesn''t really manage it anymore, only getting involved in big


    decisions. My uncle is the mayor of A City. My aunt is a painter and runs her own art gallery, and my


    cousin is a sophomore in college." Ethan said.


    Ethan''s words were concise, but the amount of information contained was overwhelming for Ines.


    She looked at Ethan in disbelief. Although she wasn''t familiar with military matters, she understood


    the concepts of militarymanders and officers, not to mention a mayor and a painter. His family


    was undoubtedly prominent, far from an ordinary family.


    Something shed through Ines'' mind, and she held her breath as she asked Ethan, "What''s the


    name of yourpany?"


    "The Meyer Group," Ethan replied, seemingly not realizing how shocking the name was to Ines.


    Ines felt as if her brain had short-circuited and couldn''t help but raise her voice, "Ethan, do you get a


    sense of aplishment from lying to me?" She felt like a fool forying everything out in front of


    him, while he hid even the most basic information about his family.


    The Meyer Group was a top-tierpany and a sessful multinational corporation, with branches


    all over the country. And this guy had initially told her that he was running a smallpany. If a


    company like that was considered small, then the otherpanies in A City wouldn''t need to exist.


    Ethan looked at her angry face, feeling surprised. Then heughed and said, "I never intended to


    deceive you. In my eyes, it''s just a smallpany. There are many more like it around the world."


    Most women would be secretly celebrating upon hearing about his family background, not getting


    angry. For some reason, he felt relieved. He was d that he hadn''t told her the truth back then, or


    else he wouldn''t have found such a wife who didn''t care about money.


    Ines was speechless.


    "But do you have to exaggerate it so much?" Ines asked. He actually called it a smallpany. If he


    had said it was a decentpany, she wouldn''t have felt so ufortable.


    Ethan looked at Ines innocently, "If I said the scale of mypany was okay, I was afraid you would


    think I was exaggerating. It''s better not to mention it in the first ce."


    Ines didn''t miss the amusement in his eyes, and she felt both annoyed and amused, cursing, "Sly


    guy."


    "Since you''ve already chosen me, there''s no turning back now." Ethan said.


    Ines didn''t respond, continuing to digest the shocking news. Suddenly, she remembered something


    and said, "You should have reminded me when I was buying gifts earlier." With such a family


    background, the gifts she bought were too modest and not presentable at all.


    Ethan knew what she was thinking and reached out a hand to pinch her face, "Don''t put too much


    pressure on yourself. My family has been desperately looking forward to me getting married. They


    knew I had this n and told me to seize the opportunity and marry someone I found suitable right


    away. They wouldn''t care about your gifts. To them, you''re already the biggest gift, and nothing else


    canpare to you." His family members weren''t superficial people, and they mainly valued a


    person''s character, not the so-called matching of social status.


    Ines suddenly understood and couldn''t help butugh.


    "But you deserve it," Ines continued.


    "Happy now?" Ethan caressed her face.


    Ines immediately put on a serious face. The stories she had heard about people being forced into


    matchmaking were nothingpared to this. How troublesome could he be, making his family


    come up with such a n?


    Ethan touched his nose and pretended to ponder, "Actually, it''s not that bad. At least I got a wife in


    one shot."


    "Are you implying that I was too easy to hook?" Ines narrowed her eyes.


    Ethan raised an eyebrow, "Of course not. My wife has great taste and incredible luck. Otherwise,


    where would you find someone as tall, rich, and handsome as me?"


    "Narcissist," Ines said angrily, then started worrying about her gifts again, "But I feel like the gifts I


    picked aren''t quite suitable. Your dad is a military man, and I got him a tie."


    "It''s okay. Dad asionally goes to business events with Mom, so he''ll be able to use it." Ethan


    said.


    As they chatted along the way, Ines found herself less nervous. Since it was winter, it was already


    dark by the time they arrived at their destination. There was a guard at the gate who smiled and let


    them in without hesitation.


    "Ethan, Phillip has alreadye out to check several times and told me to let you in directly." The


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