Сhарtеr 10: Fighting for the Cоntrаct Wife 10
Тhe neхt dау, аs sооn as Shеn Jiаоjiaо oрened hеr еyеs, befоrе hеr cоnsсiousnеss fullу rеturnеd, shе fеlt рain аll ovеr hеr body.
Frowning, she stаred аt the сеiling аs frаgmented mеmories flаshеd thrоugh hеr mind like sсenеs from a mоviе.
Сlоthеs scаttered on thе flооr,
dishеvеled bedsheеts,
thе sоund of а hairdrуer in the middlе оf thе night.
Shеn Jiaojiао covеred her fасе, but thе cоrnеrs of her mouth lifted. She and the рersоn shе hаd likеd fоr so lоng were finallу togеther.
Тhe jоy of having her wish fulfilled made Shen Jiaojiao forget the pain in her body. She glanced at the room’s decor—the black-and-white color scheme clearly wasn’t from her own room.
Putting on a bathrobe, Shen Jiaojiao walked out while combing her hair with her fingers.
Of course, she walked very, very slowly.
Just as she stepped out of the hallway, she saw Xie Yanqing wearing casual home clothes and an apron, busy in the open kitchen.
His movements were skilled, without a hint of fluster.
Hearing footsteps, Xie Yanqing lifted his handsome face and asked naturally, “Why not sleep a little longer?”
As soon as he spoke, combined with his ongoing stir-frying, it instantly felt as if the two were already an old married couple.
Shen Jiaojiao was momentarily dazed before blushing and whispering, “I woke up…”
Xie Yanqing turned off the stove, arranged the plates, and walked over slowly.
He hugged Shen Jiaojiao, kissing her lips and forehead, his movements as natural as if he had done it many times before.
It felt even more like an old married couple.
Shen Jiaojiao lowered her head shyly but heard Xie Yanqing chuckle softly.
“Haven’t you been shy enough since last night?”
Remembering the previous night, Shen Jiaojiao blushed and glared at Xie Yanqing, saying angrily, “Are we that close?!”
Xie Yanqing put away his smile, reached out to tuck the messy strands of hair behind her ear, then leaned down slightly to meet her gaze.
He spoke earnestly, word by word, “Jiaojiao, let’s be real husband and wife, okay?”
【No!!】
Before Shen Jiaojiao could open her mouth to speak, Little Black Ball’s frantic scream echoed in her mind, causing her to frown involuntarily.
Little Black Ball was still screaming “Ahhhh” in a frenzy—it was truly stunned.
Just because it played games a little longer, how did the male lead end up sleeping with the villainess?!!!
What happened?!!!
Little Black Ball continued to panic—this never happened in the original plot!
Unfortunately, there was no playback function, or else it would definitely have reviewed what happened!
Seeing Shen Jiaojiao’s troubled expression, Xie Yanqing’s face darkened slightly. He suppressed the gloom in his eyes and softened his voice, “Jiaojiao, I know we haven’t spent much time together in the past, and our marriage wasn’t like that of ordinary couples. It’s okay if you’re not willing now, but can you give me the right to pursue you?”
His gaze was extremely sincere and earnest. Shen Jiaojiao bit her lip and nodded.
【Host! How could you agree to him? You’re the villainess!】
Shen Jiaojiao retorted in her mind, 【But the villainess I’m playing loves Xie Yanqing deeply. Isn’t it normal for her to accept his confession?】
【Refusing would be abnormal.】 she added.
Little Black Ball calmed down and thought carefully—its Host made a lot of sense.
But Little Black Ball asked suspiciously, 【But how could the male lead fall for you? What did you do?】
It suspected that Shen Jiaojiao must have deviated from her character and checked the monitoring robot it had placed earlier.
But no abnormalities were detected.Little Black Ball had no choice but to check the plot to find a way to remedy the situation.
Hey, got it!
There’s still hope after all!
Little Black Ball felt it could do this again and said: 【Host, you need to drug the male lead at your father’s fiftieth birthday party next Friday!】
【Then the male lead will start to despise you and will end up with the female lead!】
Shen Jiaojiao: 【Oh.】
Little Black Ball: ?
Afraid it might be overthinking, it quickly searched and found that in human terms, “oh” means “got it.”
Little Black Ball completely relaxed. A little mistake didn’t matter, as long as the ultimate goal was achieved.
It decided to stop playing games and focus on monitoring the Host’s task completion.
Xie Yanqing waved his hand in front of Shen Jiaojiao’s face, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
Last night, he hadn’t held back…
Ahem.
Next time, he would be gentler.
Shen Jiaojiao shook her head, then nodded, but didn’t say anything.
Xie Yanqing took her hand and led her to the dining table, where several beautifully plated and delicious-looking Western breakfasts were already set out.
Shen Jiaojiao blinked: “I didn’t expect you to know how to cook.”
Xie Yanqing glanced at Shen Jiaojiao with slight anticipation, pulled out a chair for her to sit down, and said, “Try it quickly. If it’s good, I’ll make it for you every day from now on.”
Shen Jiaojiao chuckled lightly, picked up an avocado and shrimp bagel, and took a bite.
Hmm, it tasted pretty good.
Shen Jiaojiao gave her praise: “Yanqing’s cooking skills are more than enough to open a restaurant.”
Xie Yanqing, praised so directly, felt his ears grow slightly warm. He couldn’t help but reflect on how misguided he had been before, neglecting such a good life and obsessing over work—what was the point?
Holding onto this thought, Xie Yanqing spent the entire day at the company lost in his thoughts.
His usually cold and stern face even broke into a slight smile during a meeting.
This thoroughly frightened everyone in the meeting, except for He Chuya.
She vaguely sensed that this change in Xie Yanqing was related to Shen Jiaojiao.
But…
Thinking of the Shen Jiaojiao she had seen that day, even as a woman, she couldn’t help but like her.
No wonder Xie Yanqing was acting this way.
Sighing, He Chuya completely let go of her own feelings.
There are plenty of fish in the sea!
………
“Mr. Xie, this is the matter you asked to investigate this morning…”
In the afternoon, after Xie Yanqing finished his meeting, Assistant Li entered his office with a complicated expression, his tone hesitant.
Xie Yanqing, puzzled, took the document and skimmed through it quickly, only furrowing his brows when he reached the end.
How could the Wen family be connected to the Shen family?
Why did they suddenly invest in the Shen family’s hotel?
After a moment of thought, Xie Yanqing gestured for Assistant Li to leave first, then dialed Shen Zhenghao’s number.
The other end seemed busy, as the phone rang for a long time before being answered: “Is that Yanqing? What’s up?”
Shen Zhenghao’s tone was straightforward.
Xie Yanqing fell silent for a moment. It seemed this was the first time in two years he had called Shen Zhenghao.
Feeling somewhat awkward, Xie Yanqing said in a deep voice, “Dad, how have you been lately?”
He wasn’t good at making small talk…
Shen Zhenghao replied cheerfully, “I’m doing great.”
Xie Yanqing began to probe indirectly: “How about the company?”
Shen Zhenghao: “The company is doing well too.”
Xie Yanqing’s slender fingers tapped rhythmically on the desk, his narrow black eyes thoughtful.
“There’s nothing else, really. It’s just that when I was having dinner with the people from Fenggang Investment the other day, I heard they mentioned you had approached them. So I thought I’d ask and see if there’s any way I can help.”
Shen Zhenghao was taken aback. Xie Yanqing was offering to help?He glanced at the sky outside—nothing unusual.
Besides, Jiaojiao had already confessed to him that they were just a contractual couple, so why was Xie Yanqing worrying so much now?
So Shen Zhenghao said irritably, “There were indeed some issues recently, but they’ve been resolved now. Thanks for your concern, Yanqing.”
He then changed the subject, “Yanqing, I have something to attend to here, so I’ll hang up now. Oh, by the way, if you’re busy next Friday, you don’t have to come over. I’ll hang up now.”
After saying that, Shen Zhenghao hung up the phone.
Xie Yanqing lowered his eyelids slightly, the shadow cast by his eyelashes making him appear somewhat profound.
Something was off.
Xie Yanqing had always trusted his intuition—something must have happened.
His knuckles tapped rhythmically on the desk, the crisp sounds one after another plunging him into deep thought.