Chapter 250 - 148: A Dowry Worth 10 Times the Bride Price Even if the Engagement is Broken?

Chapter 250: Chapter 148: A Dowry Worth 10 Times the Bride Price Even if the Engagement is Broken?

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He thought it was great that she’d called off the engagement, but he still sent a question mark.

Popping the cork and celebrating right away wouldn’t exactly be a normal reaction.

It wasn’t the reaction you’d expect from a guy whose fiancée had just bailed after he’d already paid the betrothal gift.

"Chen Mo, I don’t know what your motives were, but I still have to apologize."

"When we first met, I said I hoped this whole blind date experience wouldn’t give you PTSD. It looks like that’s a long shot now."

"I’m so sorry. I used you. I used you to get back at my parents."

"She and I got together while we were studying abroad. But when my parents found out, they forced us apart. Then they started arranging one blind date after another for me, even offering a dowry ten times the value of the betrothal gift just to marry me off..."

"Before our date, I had already decided to take her abroad. That’s why after we met, I deliberately told them I was very happy with you, that I liked you a lot, and so on."

"I don’t know if you remember that day at my house, but from start to finish, those two never once asked for my opinion. They just made the decision for me."

"They may be my parents, but they don’t get to decide my marriage or my future. I have to fight back. I have to fight for the life I want!"

"But you’re the innocent one in all of this. To make it up to you, I fully support you going to them and demanding the dowry."

"If they refuse, I can help you go public with this. I’m not coming back to the country anytime soon, anyway. And ever since I got together with her, I’ve stopped caring what anyone else thinks of me..."

"Lastly, I hope you don’t actually get PTSD from this. There are plenty of good girls in the world. I found mine, and I hope you find yours soon, too..."

After Chen Mo sent the question mark, she replied with another long block of text.

He scanned through it, a look of sudden understanding dawning in his eyes.

After reading her message, he finally understood the whole story.

’Chen Shuwan must have met another girl while they were both studying abroad.’

’And then they started a relationship.’

’They continued their relationship after returning home and even told their parents.’

’When Old Chen and his wife found out, they couldn’t accept it and forced the two apart.’

’Then they started forcing Chen Shuwan into blind dates, even offering a dowry ten times the value of the betrothal gift to attract a suitable son-in-law who met their high standards.’

’As expected, this brought in a lot more suitors. But Chen Shuwan only had eyes for her girlfriend, so she would just go through the motions of meeting them once before cutting off contact.’

’Then, not long ago, Chen Shuwan decided she was done with her parents’ control and planned to take her girlfriend abroad with her.’

’They would live abroad together, even if it meant being cut off financially by her family.’

’But Chen Shuwan didn’t want to just leave quietly. Before she went, she wanted to fight back and get a little revenge on her parents.’

’That’s when Chen Mo came into the picture. She decided to use him for her rebellion and revenge.’

’So, after her date with Chen Mo, Chen Shuwan went home and told her parents she was very happy with him and liked him a lot.’

’Sure enough, her parents immediately started making arrangements.’

’Soon after, Chen Mo visited their home. And when he offered to pay the betrothal gift, her parents agreed on the spot without even asking for her opinion.’

’This only strengthened her resolve to get back at her parents.’

’So, after watching her parents accept Chen Mo’s betrothal gift and learning that all the neighbors in their villa complex knew about the engagement, Chen Shuwan knew her chance for revenge had arrived.’

’And so, just yesterday, the two of them left the country.’

’For Chen Shuwan to call off the wedding was the ultimate revenge against her parents.’

’She knew her parents better than anyone; she knew that to them, their reputation was more important than money.’

’The whole reason they’d forced them apart in the first place was because they thought she was an embarrassment.’

’And now, Chen Shuwan was calling off the wedding *and* eloping abroad with another woman.’

’She had really piled on the scandals. The humiliation would be far worse than before.’

’Chen Mo guessed that Chen Shuwan was probably eager to see how her parents would handle the fallout.’

"This is fraud! You’re just scamming me for the betrothal gift! How shameless!"

Chen Mo feigned fury as he typed out an angry reply.

"Yes. Go get them. Squeeze them for as much as you can."

"If they won’t pay up, just tell me. I have the contact info for all the guys I went on dates with before. I’ll tell them the whole story."

"Their parents are all influential people, either in business or government. When they find out, they’ll definitely lose it and come after my parents to settle the score."

Chen Shuwan replied quickly.

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Chen Mo could barely contain himself after seeing her reply.

’What a "devoted" daughter.’

’She was even more outrageously unfilial than Pan Kejia.’

’Then again, considering what Old Chen and his wife had put her through, it was pretty normal for her to resent them.’

’She’d already used him to get back at her parents, so what was one last little push?’

’From her perspective, any chance to get revenge on her parents was one she had to take.’

’As for the fact that she was basically throwing away her own future money, she clearly didn’t care.’

’Besides, hadn’t she already said this was her way of apologizing for using him?’

"Do they know you’ve left the country?"

Chen Mo made a point to ask.

"I messaged them first, then I messaged you."

Chen Shuwan’s message came through quickly.

"Alright. I’m furious, of course, but I still wish you happiness."

Chen Mo could barely contain the grin on his face as he sent her his well wishes.

’This wasn’t calling off an engagement; this was a cash delivery.’

’She was a bona fide wealth-bringing fairy. It would be rude not to wish her well.’

"You don’t sound very angry, but thanks for the well wishes anyway."