Chapter 15: Going through the marriage process and concluding the marriage.

The next morning, both the Jiang Group and the Lu Group issued announcements, declaring the happy news that Jiang Qingying and Lu Jinyuan were about to get married.

The announcement sparked even more heated online discussions about last night's Reuters report, including lively discussions in WeChat groups.

Jiang Qingying had been in meetings all day, and by the time she finally had a chance to check the group messages, it was already evening and time for her to rest.

The group chat, named "The CEO and Her Two Fairies," had a glaringly obvious 99+ icon at the end.

Too lazy to scroll up the chat list one by one, she typed "1" in the chat box and sent it. Less than ten seconds later, a group video call rang.

"Jiang Qingying!"

Nan Chun and Lin Tingwan spoke simultaneously on the other end of the phone, their voices loud and filled with surprise.

Jiang Qingying moved her phone further away and rubbed her ear that had been attacked. "Shouting so loudly in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid of getting complaints about disturbing the peace?"

"Speak! What happened?" Lin Tingwan pressed directly.

Jiang Qingying yawned, feeling increasingly sleepy, and asked dismissively, "What? What happened?"

Lin Tingwan: "Don't pretend you don't know the answer. I'm asking about the marriage alliance."

Jiang Qingying stared at her phone screen, Lin Tingwan's expression was a mix of gossip and seriousness, while Nan Chun had already started applying a face mask. "It's just an arranged marriage, haven't you seen enough of that? Wasn't your marriage with Song Mingxu also an arranged marriage between families?"

"That's different!" Lin Tingwan exclaimed, her composure failing her. "Lu Jinyuan! Please, your arranged marriage partner is Lu Jinyuan!"

Jiang Qingying: "What's wrong with Lu Jinyuan? Is he a monster? Is he going to eat me?"

Lin Tingwan: "He's no different from a monster, okay?"

“I agree.” Nan Chun finally spoke. She had seen it all clearly that night; it was Lu Jinyuan who personally took Jiang Qingying away. She had already been prepared, so she was naturally calmer than Lin Tingwan.

"I'm not a good person either, so it's not certain who will eat whom," Jiang Qingying said.

Nan Chun: "I agree with that."

Lin Tingwan was speechless. "Nan Chun, don't you have anything else to say?"

Nan Chun: "......"

"You all know that Ms. Qin has been urging us to get married. It just so happened that Lu Jinyuan suggested it, and after thinking about it, I realized it would be a win-win situation for both families, so I agreed."

Nan Chun: "......"

Lin Tingwan: "..."

"How boring your married life must be," Nan Chun remarked.

Jiang Qingying paused for a moment, "I hadn't thought about that in detail."

Lin Tingwan sighed and shook her head: "Lu Jinyuan seems like a very boring man..." Suddenly, she thought of something and asked tentatively: "Are you two getting married by agreement, just to be a fake couple, or are you really getting married and cultivating your relationship?"

Jiang Qingying got up from the living room and walked upstairs to the bedroom. "According to the previous discussion, it seems that both are possible."

Marriage is purposeful.

However, neither of them had any intention of getting a fake marriage.

"Go through the marriage process and make it a reality." These were Lu Jinyuan's exact words, and she did not object.

Enter the bedroom.

They fell silent on the other end of the phone.

Jiang Qingying lay down on the bed, her tired body relaxing, and said in a low voice, "Anyway, that's how it is. It's just an ordinary marriage alliance. There's nothing to worry about."

"How sudden." Lin Tingwan slowly accepted the fact and began to mock, "You're suddenly going to become a married woman."

Nan Chun laughed so hard she rolled around on the bed.

Jiang Qingying shot a piercing glance through the screen, "You're about the same!"

"I'm not having my wedding until next year," Lin Tingwan reminded her.

Jiang Qingying suffered a heart attack. The announcement released by the group this morning stated that they would "get married in a month," which was something she and Lu Jinyuan had discussed.

It was indeed sudden.

But it wasn't sudden.

A long wind blows the moon, and its clear shadow falls onto half the pond.

A pond and an abyss are similar.

A large puddle is called a pool, and a large and deep one is called an abyss.

He started plotting against her a year ago, beginning with digging a small pit and gradually building it into a deep pool. He built it, and she...

Just jump.

Yes, she jumped.

She had actually been quite decisive; she jumped before Lu Jinyuan made any bigger moves, and the beautiful, captivating pool remained undisturbed.

Because she did it willingly.

The video call between the sisters was interrupted by Jiang Qingying's sudden phone call. "I have to go now, I have a call coming in."

Lin Tingwan gave her a final reminder, "Hey! It's a promise, let's get drunk together tomorrow night."

Si Zui is a high-end bar they frequent.

"Okay," Jiang Qingying replied, then hung up and answered another call, "Hello, who is it?"

"Jiang Qingying".

A male voice, thick with drunkenness, rang out. Jiang Qingying quickly recognized the voice and asked in a slightly cold voice, "Chen Liqian, what do you want?"

Chen Liqian gave a cold laugh, his voice hoarse and slightly sorrowful, "Why are you getting married so soon?"

"What's it to you?" Jiang Qingying had almost no patience for him. "Spit it out if you have something to say, or hang up."

"Business marriages don't lead to happiness."

"so what?"

"So... does that mean anyone can marry into your family?"

"It definitely won't be you."

There was no need to get entangled with a drunkard, so Jiang Qingying hung up the phone directly.

On the other end of the phone, Chen Liqian listened to the busy tone, reluctant to take the phone off his ear. His face was flushed, and his senses were numbed by alcohol. He said many things he wouldn't normally dare to say.

"Why Lu Jinyuan? Someone whose blood relation isn't even pure, what makes him so special!"

His friend standing behind him sighed and kindly reminded him, "Don't say that again. If it gets back to Lu Jinyuan or Old Master Lu, you'll be in big trouble."

Chen Liqian glanced at him with disdain and disapproval.

His friend promptly poured cold water on his enthusiasm: "Just the fact that he is the only person in charge of the Lu family appointed by Old Master Lu is enough to make him outshine all the men in Nanzhou City."

"Including you."