When the Song and Tan families arranged a marriage alliance, everyone assumed that Song Shuangzhi would marry the second young master, Tan Siye.
But during those few days, Tan Siyan happened to be at home, and she happened to be visiting as a guest. By pure coincidence, the topic of marriage came up while more than a dozen people were lying in wait outside.
Her gambling addict father had accumulated enormous loan shark debts. Unable to repay them himself, the creditors began setting their sights on her.
Tan Siyan looked at the little girl sitting in the Tan residence, trembling all over with tear-filled eyes. She looked like a helpless kitten with nowhere to go.
For some inexplicable reason, he asked, “Song Shuangzhi, would you like to marry me?”
She trembled even harder, her eyes glistening with moisture, her nose twitching slightly as she looked at him like a startled little deer.
He could not give her companionship or love, but he could give her safety.
The wife of Chief Judge Tan was a nationally protected individual.
She was under the protection of state military and government agencies, with a security detail assigned to her side.
Other people might have money and be able to hire bodyguards, but here, no one could compete with an armed security team carrying live ammunition.
“Chief Judge,” his assistant called out, “there’s an interview…”
“Turn it down,” Tan Siyan said. Looking down from above, he glanced at the retreating figures of Song Shuangzhi and Tan Siyin hopping away together.
“Cancel all this afternoon’s engagements as well. I have something to take care of.”
The assistant held his notebook. “What kind of matter? Where will it take place? What type of accompaniment is required?”
Putting on his coat, he replied, “Personal business.”
By the time they finished accompanying Tan Siyin to deliver the materials, it was already after work hours.
Tan Siyin hooked her arm around Song Shuangzhi’s. “Come on, sleep over with me tonight.”
“Okay.”
【Sigh, tonight is the male lead’s last night at home! Shouldn’t you be going back?】 the system said.
“Thank you for reminding me.” Song Shuangzhi turned to Tan Siyin and said,
“Let’s buy two bottles of RIO to celebrate!”
Tan Siyin frowned. “Celebrate what? What good thing happened?”
Pulling her into the convenience store, Song Shuangzhi replied, “Successfully delivering the materials to the Minister of Justice is absolutely worth celebrating!”
The system gnashed its teeth viciously.
【You’re celebrating because the male lead is leaving and the clingy supporting female role missions will trigger less frequently!!!】
【Wuwuwu, the CP I ship is going to be separated! This time, it’ll be forever!】
【Once he leaves, he’ll be gone for an entire year. By the time he comes back, the heroine’s baby bump will practically be showing!】
Song Shuangzhi brightened up. “Then I can finally live the rich lady life of supporting eighteen male models~”
The system fell silent.
【Clingy Supporting Female Role Mission triggered: Check in!】
Furiously, Song Shuangzhi threw the mineral water bottle in her hand away. Then, realizing she lacked public decency, she stuck out her bottom, picked it back up, and stuffed it into the trash can.
“I haven’t even seen him, so why did it trigger again?!”
【The second reason for triggering is that he’s silently doing things for you.】
Song Shuangzhi frowned. “You’re saying that cold Chief Judge, that busy man who should be in meetings or handling cases, is silently doing things for me?”
The system shook its head like a rattling drum.
【Then it must be reason number three!】
“What is it?”
【I splashed chili oil on myself while eating spicy konjac snacks. Let me fix that first!】
【For all we know, he could be cursing you behind your back or sticking needles into a little voodoo doll of you!】
“Whatever.” Song Shuangzhi directly took out her Golden Fruit of Refusal.
“I refuse~”
“Nyeh nyeh nyeh~”
The moment they stepped outside, they unexpectedly ran into someone familiar.
“Grandpa Butler?”
Song Shuangzhi looked at the elderly man collecting recyclables by the roadside. “How did you…”
Tan Siyin grabbed her arm. “Didn’t the sweet white porcelain you gave me before get broken by Grandpa Butler?”
“My eldest brother gave my mom a scolding over it, but he didn’t let Grandpa Butler off afterward either. He ordered him to restore it…”
Tan Siyin sighed. “How could something as delicate as porcelain possibly be repaired? So Grandpa Butler…”
She let out another sigh. “You could say he resigned…”
Song Shuangzhi frowned. “He’s being a little unreasonable…”
【Not exactly. This is called killing the chicken to warn the monkeys. Otherwise, once you return to the Tan family, you’ll still be bullied by the servants…】
Song Shuangzhi nodded. If she were going to be the Tan family’s daughter-in-law for life, his thunderous methods would benefit her.
But she only had three months left.
There was no need.
“Is there any way to remedy the situation?”
【Huh?】
“Blocking the car and smashing my gift weren’t Grandpa Butler’s own ideas, right? He’s just an employee carrying out his mother’s instructions…”
She said softly, “I still don’t want to see Grandpa Butler at his age…”
【Baby, you’re a little too kind!】
Without another word, the system immediately…
【Golden Fruit of Refusal exchange successful~】
【Check-in mission continues. Sweet white porcelain incident updated. Grandpa Butler did not break the porcelain vase. New plot successfully overwritten!】
“Ah??!!”
【Hehe (#^.^#)~】
【I just wanted to see you do the check-in mission~】
Song Shuangzhi: ε=(´ο｀*))) Sigh
Her Tongbao was her own system after all.
She could indulge it a little.
Song Shuangzhi and Tan Siyin sat side by side on the sofa with popcorn in their arms as she took out her phone, preparing to complete the check-in mission.
Wasn’t it just acting like an annoying little pest around the male lead?
Easy!
“Uh…”
After scrolling through her contact list several times, she still couldn’t find Tan Siyan’s WeChat.
She had never thought their lives would intersect before, so she had never added him.
“Yinyin, could you send me your big brother’s contact information?”
“Huh?” Tan Siyin frowned. “He never added you? Why are you looking for him?”
Song Shuangzhi sighed. “Isn’t he returning to The Hague tomorrow? I…”
“You can’t bear to part with him???”
“I want to wish him a safe journey.”
“Okay.”
Song Shuangzhi sent him a friend request.
【Check in】
A few minutes later.
【Your friend request has been declined.】
The system said, 【Zhibao, you were supposed to write your real name there!】
【Bring your stupid name to the next court session! Zhiwu Pig】
“My brother actually dared to reject you?”
Tan Siyin immediately made a phone call.
“You heartless bastard! Our Zhizhi is so cute and so pretty, and she took the initiative to add you!”
“And you actually rejected her so coldly?”
“Big Brother, are you even human?!”
“I hope you get divorced tomorrow!”
After enduring the torrent of abuse, Tan Siyan asked quietly, “Was it her who added me?”
“Of course!!!”
Silence hung on Tan Siyan’s end for quite some time before he finally said,
“It’s improper for a young lady to take the initiative to add me. What I meant was for you to give me her contact information so that I could add her instead.”
“Go eat shit!” Tan Siyin roared.
“Did Doubao write that excuse script for you?!”
With a loud bang, Tan Siyin hung up the phone.
The system sighed.
【It’s over, the check-in mission can’t be completed again.】
Song Shuangzhi spread her hands helplessly. “You can’t blame me for that~”
Holding his phone after the call was disconnected, Tan Siyan fell into silence.
“What are you thinking about?” Qin Chao asked with a smile as he handed him a cup of tea. Then, speaking into his own phone through voice message, he said,
“Did you take your medicine? Did you brush your teeth? If you don’t complete your tasks, I’ll punish you tomorrow~”
The veins on Tan Siyan’s hand holding the teacup stood out.
“Were you talking to Song Shuangzhi?”
“Yeah. What’s wrong? Why does your complexion suddenly look so bad? Should I examine you?”
“It’s nothing.” He pressed his lips together before speaking after a long pause.
“Send me her contact information.”
Without hesitation, Qin Chao forwarded it to him, looking at him with a smug grin.
He said nothing, but his eyes were full of mockery.
【Tsk, and you call her your wife??? You don’t even have your little sister’s WeChat?】
Tan Siyan suddenly felt that Qin Chao was extremely punchable.
For the first time in his life, he had the urge to hit someone.
But when he looked at the screen displaying 【Zhiwu Pig】, that impulse mysteriously disappeared…
Very soon afterward, Buzz~
Song Shuangzhi’s phone vibrated.
【TSY has requested to add you as a friend. Verification message: Tan Siyan, your husband.】