Chapter 3 My husband is mine, my child is mine
Pei Jingyan didn't seem surprised by her answer. "Ms. Shen, have you made up your mind so quickly?"
Shen Lai calmed down at this time, "Boss Pei should be very anxious, right? I won't waste your time."
Pei Jingyan laughed meaningfully and stopped mocking her. "Since you agreed, let's get the marriage certificate tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Shen Lai's body stiffened.
Although she was mentally prepared, she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
As if seeing what Shen Lai was thinking, Pei Jingyan said calmly, "The battle for the Gu family's inheritance will be decided next week, so please cooperate with me, Miss Shen."
Of course Shen Lai knew that if Pei Jingyan hadn't been forced, he might not have gotten married with her.
Her fingertips dug into her palms. "But I can't get out now..."
There are paparazzi everywhere downstairs now. If she gets the marriage certificate with Pei Jingyan, it will be on the hot search list soon.
By then, there will be another bloody storm.
Pei Jingyan seemed to have thought about this matter a long time ago, and said calmly: "I will ask the marriage registrar to come to our house tomorrow to get a marriage certificate for us."
A hint of surprise flashed across Shen Lai's face. "Do you want to come to your home to handle it?"
She had only heard of going to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate, but had never heard of someone coming to her home.
Pei Jingyan said calmly, "If one party is seriously ill or disabled, as long as they provide a hospital certificate and other materials, they can apply for a marriage registrar to go to the hospital or residence to handle it."
As for the hospital certificate, it was just a matter of moving a finger for Pei Jingyan.
Shen Lai originally thought she could delay getting the certificate, but now it seems hopeless. She bit her lip and said, "I know."
At this moment, she suddenly remembered something and couldn't help asking: "By the way, you just said you could solve the problem for me, how do you plan to solve it?"
Pei Jingyan said meaningfully: "You will know soon."
Seeing that he had no intention of saying anything, Shen Lai did not continue asking. With Pei Jingyan's status and position, it should be easy for him to solve this little matter.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Lai lay heavily on the sofa, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
What happened today was like a dream.
She actually agreed to Pei Jingyan's request to marry him and give birth to his children.
In the past, she wouldn't even dare to think about such a thing.
Chen Lai and Pei Jingyan have been at odds since childhood. The first time they met was when Chen Lai accompanied his parents to attend Mrs. Pei's birthday party.
Pei Jingyan was noble and elegant at that time. When he walked down the stairs, he was like a prince charming who fell from the sky. He was wearing a black suit and a white tie. The limited edition diamond watch on his wrist reflected a dazzling light under the light. He had an extraordinary temperament from head to toe. It could be seen from a young age that he was a handsome guy.
Shen Lai was pushed by her parents to greet Pei Jingyan. She nervously held the cake plate and came to him awkwardly, "Hello, my name is..."
Before she could finish her words, Pei Jingyan only replied with a cold "Go away", and he passed by her without even looking at her.
Cold, rude, and annoying was Shen Lai's first impression of Pei Jingyan.
When they met again later, Chen Lai stayed away from Pei Jingyan. However, things did not go as planned. Not only did they go to the same kindergarten, they also went to the same elementary school, junior high school, and high school.
As the two grew up, they could not avoid meeting each other in various occasions. However, their dislike for each other did not diminish, but became deeper and deeper.
In the end, they became such a disgusting existence that people felt disgusted when mentioning each other.
So Shen Lai never thought that the scene in the TV series would happen to her, selling her body for money, and the person she sold it to was her mortal enemy.
She could already imagine how Pei Jingyan would humiliate her after they got married.
Shen Lai kept comforting herself that at least her mother's medical expenses were solved, and she would never have to worry about money again, as she still had countless resources.
Besides, being with Pei Jingyan is better than being with those old investors, right?
Thinking of this, Shen Lai finally felt a little better, but it felt like something heavy was pressing on his chest.
If her mother knew she sold herself for money, she wouldn't know how she would react.
After calming down a bit, Shen Lai was about to take a shower and go to bed when a sudden knock on the door interrupted her.
She looked back at the door, a hint of doubt in her eyes.
Who else would come to see her at this time?
Could it be that the paparazzi downstairs came looking for him?
While I was thinking, the person outside knocked on the door a few more times, and a low, impatient voice came, "It's me."
Hearing the familiar voice, Shen Lai walked over to open the door, and sure enough, he saw Huo Chilin standing outside.
Shen Lai's eyebrows moved, "Why are you here?"
Huo Chilin sneered, "You deliberately had morning sickness on the show today, wasn't it just to attract my attention?"
Shen Lai frowned.
"Thanks to you, Sui Sui and I had a fight. Are you satisfied now?" Huo Chilin's eyebrows were filled with irritation. "Chen Lai, we have broken up. Can you please stop pestering me?"
Shen Lai pointed at himself, feeling strange, "Am I clinging to you?"
Huo Chilin rubbed his hair irritably. "Isn't it? You're having morning sickness and making such a big fuss. Who can't see that you're trying to get involved with me?"
Shen Lai didn't know where Huo Chilin got the illusion from. She didn't post a single word online from beginning to end. It was Bai Hansui who jumped out anxiously and even implicated her in this matter.
Huo Chilin thought Shen Lai was guilty, so he got even more excited. "Let me tell you, if you want to use this lame way to make me responsible for you, then you are totally wrong."
"You know whether I've touched you or not, so don't expect me to be the one who takes over."
Huo Chilin was right. The two had been together for less than half a year and had only progressed to the stage of holding hands and hugging when something happened in the Shen family.
On the day Shen Lingzhen was arrested, Huo Chilin proposed to break up.
When disaster strikes, everyone runs for their own lives. Shen Lai didn't blame him. Moreover, the two of them were indeed not a good match now. Even if she continued to be with Huo Chilin, his parents would not accept her with such status.
It was not until a few days later that Shen Lai saw the news that Huo Chilin and Bai Hansui were dating on the Internet and realized that the two had been together for more than four months.
While Huo Chilin was dating her, he also cheated on her with Bai Hansui.
Moreover, Bai Hansui has been her "good friend" for many years.
Huo Chilin's tone was somewhat commanding, "Send a message to Sui Sui right now to explain that the baby in your belly has nothing to do with me."
The corners of Shen Lai's lips curled up in a mocking tone, "Mr. Huo, were you an opera singer in your previous life? Why are there so many operas?"
Huo Chilin's face darkened. "What do you mean?"
"Who said the child is yours?" Shen Lai said, "Did I say on the Internet that the child's father is you?"
Huo Chilin's face looked a little ugly.
Shen Lai certainly didn't say that, but who else could it be except him?
"Could it be that the rumor is true, and you really slept with him?" Huo Chilin looked at Shen Lai with a hint of disdain, "Are you so short of money? Would you rather sacrifice your looks to sleep with those old men in their 50s and 60s?"
Shen Lai said coldly: "Whether I sleep with you or not seems to have nothing to do with Mr. Huo, right? Don't forget, we have broken up."
To Huo Chilin, this meant that Shen Lai tacitly agreed to the rumors on the Internet. The contempt in his eyes was undisguised. "It seems that what those people said is true. You are so casual. You were not a virgin when you were with me, right?"
Shen Lai's fingertip was pricked without any warning.
What Huo Chilin said was not wrong. After all, she had given her virginity to Pei Jingyan two months ago.
"So Master Huo has a virgin complex, that's why he chose Bai Hansui?" When she looked up again, Shen Lai's expression had returned to normal. She raised her eyebrows and said, "That's not right. I remember she had been with several boyfriends when she was with you."
The veins on Huo Chilin's forehead throbbed. "Shut up, Sui Sui is different from you. She's not that kind of person!"
Shen Lai smiled wryly, "She is indeed not a casual person. After all, she only targets men who have girlfriends."
Bai Hansui knew about it on the first day that Shen Lai started dating Huo Chilin. If she said that she was a mistress, Shen Lai would not believe it at all.
Moreover, it was said on the Internet that Bai Hansui was the one who actively pursued Huo Chilin, so the only explanation was that she did it on purpose.
Deliberately steal her boyfriend away.
During that time, Shen Lai thought about it carefully and realized that Bai Hansui had always been stealing her things intentionally or unintentionally, from small things like clothes, shoes and bags to big things like friends and lovers.
It's just that she had never noticed it before.
It was not until the Shen family got into trouble that Bai Hansui blocked her without any warning and spread rumors in the circle that Shen Lai had always treated her like a servant. Only then did Shen Lai realize that the other party did not regard her as a good friend at all.
As for when Bai Hansui began to harbor resentment and desire for revenge, Shen Lai didn't know.
Huo Chilin's voice quickly pulled her back to her senses. "Do you think that slandering Sui Sui will make me break up with her and get back together with you? Stop daydreaming."
Shen Lai looked at Huo Chilin's face and said sincerely: "How could it be, you must not break up, you must lock it up and don't come out to harm others."
Huo Chilin clenched his fists suddenly.
"Are you done?" Shen Lai ruthlessly ordered him to leave. "Leave now, I'm going to sleep."
Huo Chilin narrowed his eyes. "You should go online and clarify that the baby in your belly has nothing to do with me. Otherwise, I won't leave. Who knows what tricks you'll use next."
Although Shen Lai spoke so freely, Huo Chilin always felt that she had not let go of him.
After all, Shen Lai has a mother who is in the hospital for treatment to support, and she is not very successful in the entertainment industry. Apart from her powerful ex-boyfriend, who else in the upper circle will care about her now?
If he holds on to this big tree, at least Shen Lai won't have to worry about money and resources in the future.
Shen Lai was extremely annoyed, especially after having just dealt with her mortal enemy Pei Jingyan, and now she had to deal with her ex-boyfriend Huo Chilin, both of whom she hated. The impact of this was no different from her falling into a manhole and having a close encounter with a rat inside. Her tone also became impatient, "Mr. Huo, if you keep pestering me, I don't mind calling the paparazzi downstairs upstairs and letting them see how you pester me."
"They're worried about not being able to film some explosive news right now, so they should be happy to promote us. I just wonder how your girlfriend will react after seeing the news."
Sure enough, Huo Chilin's face turned ugly.
He knew Shen Lai and knew that she would definitely do such a thing.
Even though Shen Lai is down and out now, she used to be the daughter of the Shen Group who was raised in the palm of her hand and was more proud and willful than anyone else.
Huo Chilin clenched his fists. "Okay, I can go, but I'm telling you, I'm with Sui Sui now. I advise you not to have any lingering feelings for me, and don't try to threaten me with these despicable means, or else don't blame me for being merciless to you."
Shen Lai was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and just closed the door.
After being disturbed by Huo Chilin, Shen Lai lost her mood. She didn't know what day it was today, and her mortal enemy and ex-boyfriend appeared together.
Even for a funeral, it might not be possible to gather everything so complete.
That night, Chen Lai couldn't sleep and only felt sleepy in the second half of the night.
However, less than two hours after she closed her eyes, she was awakened by the sudden ringing of the doorbell.
I went to open the door in a daze and a woman appeared at the door.
Shen Lai's mind was still a little slow, "Excuse me, who are you?"
“Hello, Miss Shen, I’m a marriage registrar.” The woman outside the door said politely.
Shen Lai shuddered and suddenly woke up.
She almost forgot that the other party was coming today to apply for a marriage certificate for her and Pei Jingyan.
Shen Lai adjusted his hair awkwardly and invited the other person in.
When Chen Lai finished washing up and came out, Pei Jingyan also arrived. He was wearing a dark suit today, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His long legs were wrapped in his trousers, and his figure was perfect.
As if noticing Shen Lai's gaze, Pei Jingyan suddenly turned his head and looked over.
Shen Lai quickly looked away and pretended to talk to the marriage registrar.
"I heard that your ex-boyfriend came yesterday?" Pei Jingyan's voice suddenly sounded in my ears.
Shen Lai paused, then looked up at Pei Jingyan with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "How did you know?"
Pei Jingyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "What do you think?"
Seeing Shen Lai's confused eyes, Pei Jingyan sneered, "Miss Shen, do you think those paparazzi downstairs are vegetarians? They even dared to meet up with her ex-boyfriend at night."
Shen Lai choked.
Could it be that Huo Chilin was photographed by reporters when he came to see her?
"If one of the reporters hadn't had good relations with the Pei Group, the photos of you and your ex-boyfriend dating today would have spread all over the place tonight." Pei Jingyan raised the corner of his mouth, and it didn't look like good intentions at all. "Why, Miss Shen agreed and then regretted it, and wanted to ask her ex-boyfriend for help?"
There was something sarcastic about this, but Shen Lai managed to hold it in. "I didn't look for him, he looked for me."
Pei Jingyan couldn't tell whether he believed it or not, and he turned his watch nonchalantly, "Why, he wants to get back together with you?"
Shen Lai pulled the corner of his mouth, "He thought I wanted to blame him for the child, so he threatened me not to daydream."
A hint of sarcasm flashed across Pei Jingyan's lips, then disappeared in an instant. "So? How did you respond?"
"So I told him that the child had nothing to do with him and asked him to stay away from me."
"It seems that Miss Shen is quite good at judging the situation." Pei Jingyan's lips curled up, and he suddenly took a step forward, pushed Shen Lai against the wall, and lowered his eyes to look at her, "Compared to him, of course it's more cost-effective to choose me, right?"
Chen Lai couldn't deny this. In terms of family background, Pei Jingyan was miles ahead of Huo Chilin.
She raised her head and found that Pei Jingyan was also looking at her. Their bodies were less than a finger's distance apart, and the atmosphere was invisibly filled with a hint of ambiguity.
Realizing belatedly that the distance between them was a bit over the line, Shen Lai swallowed and was about to remind Pei Jingyan, but fortunately the marriage registrar came over and reminded them that they could start.
Chen Lai immediately broke free from Pei Jingyan's arms, pretending nothing had happened, and did not notice that Pei Jingyan's eyes behind him were gradually becoming deeper.
The certificate application procedure was completed very quickly in less than ten minutes. Looking at the three words "Marriage Certificate" shining brightly in his hand, Shen Lai was a little dazed.
She actually got married to Pei Jingyan.
A low, mocking voice sounded beside my ears, "Miss Shen, are you regretting this?"
Shen Lai came back to her senses and saw Pei Jingyan looking at her expressionlessly. She took a deep breath and pretended to be calm as she put away the marriage certificate. "Of course not."
Pei Jingyan didn't know whether to mock or disdain, "Even if you regret it, it's too late."
Shen Lai actually didn’t think so.
As long as her mother can be saved, she would be willing to work as Pei Jingyan's maid.
However, Shen Lai did not explain and changed the subject, "Now that the certificate has been obtained, what's the next step?"
Pei Jingyan's tone was a bit more meaningful. "Of course, we should solve the problem in front of us first."
The problem ahead?
Shen Lai quickly realized that it seemed to be about her morning sickness on the show.
But Shen Lai didn't know how Pei Jingyan would solve the problem. Could it be that she was not pregnant?
But if that's the case, it will be even harder to explain when her belly gets bigger. It's impossible for her to quit the entertainment industry during her pregnancy, right?
But soon Shen Lai found out - the solution that Pei Jingyan mentioned.
That night, public opinion about Shen Lai's pregnancy continued to ferment and remained on the hot search for a long time. The live broadcast clips of Shen Lai's morning sickness had been circulated like crazy, and the comment section was full of insults and ridicule.
[Chen Lai still doesn't dare to clarify, could she really be pregnant? ]
[It must be true, so I don't dare to respond. If I was misunderstood, I would have jumped out to clarify immediately!]
[Are the previous revelations true? Did Shen Lai really sleep with her for resources?]
[What's so strange about that? Isn't this the only shortcut for an unknown celebrity like her to become famous?]
[Then she has to hurry up and give birth to the baby. Maybe she can rise from an 18th-tier celebrity to a first-tier actress, hahahaha!]
Is there anyone who can dig up the details of this financial sponsor? I'm really curious about who Zhu Ganglie is. I'd love to see his true appearance; it's bound to be eye-catching.
Just when public opinion was reaching its peak, the official account of the usually silent Pei Group suddenly released a Weibo post.
"@Chen Lai, my husband is mine, and my child is mine."
The marriage certificate was also posted below.
And in the wedding photo, the faces were those of Shen Lai and Pei Jingyan.
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