h4Chapter 466: Chapter 465: Must Find Her (11)/h4

    Mrs. Shi frowned deeply and slowly nodded her head, "Of course."

    At that moment, even though Ling Yunshu tried hard to suppress her emotions, a surge of excitement inevitably rose within her, lifting the corners of her lips. Her originally haggard face glowed with a trace of radiance.

    She had no right to force Shi Che to marry her, but if Mrs. Shi intervened, the oue might be uncertain. After all, Mrs. Shi was seriously ill now, a perfect weapon. Yet, before she could rejoice, she heard Mrs. Shi’s voice again, "However..."

    Ling Yunshu’s smile involuntarily faded. "Madam, however, what?"

    Mrs. Shi looked at Ling Yunshu, her brows furrowing deeply. After a moment of contemtion, she said, "Che’er is a stubborn person. Once he makes up his mind about something, he doesn’t easily change it. If we forcefully push him into an engagement with you, it will backfire. Moreover, I do not want to have a falling-out with Che’er."

    Had it been before, she would have decisively made Shi Che and Ling Yunshu get married. But perhaps due to her illness, her decisiveness was somewhatcking. When one’s heart softens, it inevitably bes hard to stand firm.

    Besides, it was her son. She had grown emotionally closer to Shi Che because of her current illness and she did not want to ruin that.

    "Madam... What do you mean by this?"

    From Ling Yunshu’s understanding of Mrs. Shi, a slight provocation would normally have made Mrs. Shi forcibly arrange the engagement directly, making her Shi Che’s official fiancée and settling everything definitively. But she never expected Mrs. Shi to say such things.

    Her heart chilled slightly, unease flickering through her mind.

    "Let’s do this. As for the engagement, I’ll officially recognize it first, letting everyone know that you are to engage Che’er, the future daughter-inw of the Shi Family. Also, I’ll announce that Che’er and Ling Chuxia have already divorced. This way, even if Che’er wants to deny it, he can’t."

    If she couldn’t be forceful, then she had to be circuitous, proceeding step by step.

    "Official recognition?"

    "Yes. Ideally, I should organize a banquet and formally announce it. But I don’t have the energy for that right now. Thus, I’ll have people inform all the major newspapers, and the front page headlines in a couple of days will announce you and Che’er’s official engagement."

    Mrs. Shi finished speaking, fixing her gaze on Ling Yunshu’s face, her voice softened, "Yun Shu, I know this is still unfair to you, but at the moment, this is the best method. How do you feel about it?"

    Mrs. Shi’s tone was inquiring, but Ling Yunshu knew that Mrs. Shi’s decisions were not typically open to objection.

    From what could have been a real engagement to only announcing the engagement, there was so much difference, and Ling Yunshu felt quite discontent. But now the only person she could rely on was Mrs. Shi, and she dared not offend her.

    Moreover... although it wasn’t a real engagement, once the news of the engagement was released, no matter where Ling Chuxia was, as long as she went online, watched TV, or read the newspapers, she would definitely see it and understand that she and Shi Che were engaged. From then on, she would give up on Shi Chepletely.

    Ling Yunshu thought through all this and a slow smile returned to her face. She lowered her eyes, a hint of shyness in her gaze, and chuckled lightly, "Madam, whatever you decide is best."

    Seeing her sopliant and considerate, Mrs. Shi couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.