"What medical record!"
Mu Yiran looked up abruptly from the photo, her eyes filled with disbelief and a fleeting worry.
"Is Shi Youxi... sick?"
Seeing the questioning look in Li Bu Huo's eyes, Mu Yi Ran realized she had overreacted. "I mean... are you sure he's really sick?"
Li Bu Huo shook his head, "No, if it's confirmed, Shi Yan wouldn't need to have a fake marriage."
Mu Yiran: "..."
Damn it, can't this guy just explain things clearly all at once?
What do you mean by saying that Shi Youxi doesn't need to get a fake marriage if he's not sick?
Is the fake marriage directly related to whether Shi Youxi has a disease?
Why is Shi Youxi sick? She looked perfectly fine in this photo...
Feeling agitated, Mu Yiran picked up her iPad and started searching.
But nothing was found; it seems Shi Yan has removed all those reports.
"I just reached a new deal with Shi Yan. Now tell me everything you know so I can think about what to do next."
Li Bu Huo blurted out, "When did you become so serious, Mr. Cheng...?"
Mu Yiran scoffed, "You want to go to the African branch?"
Li Bu Huo: "......."
Mu Yiran crossed her arms, the languidness in her eyes vanished, and she stared directly at Li Buhuo, her imposing aura causing him to subconsciously do as she said.
Through his rambling, disjointed remarks, Mu Yiran finally understood.
The Shi family's main businesses are in Liguo. Although their white industry in China is also very large, the personnel inside are more complex than those in Liguo. Most of them are old shareholders who worked together with Shi Youxi's grandfather's generation.
Shi Yan used to not care much about domestic affairs while he was in Liguo, but now that he has returned, he is carrying out sweeping reforms and personnel changes.
The group's shareholders had long been dissatisfied and were secretly looking for ways to strike at Shi Yan.
However, at this very moment, news broke that Bai Shengsheng and her only son, Shi Youxi, both suffered from mental illness.
Some speculate that Shi Yan was abusive, or even that Bai Shengsheng carries a genetic predisposition to mental illness.
Rumors spread like wildfire throughout the capital, and the stock price of the Shi Group continued to decline over the next few months.
The larger the group, the more important its public image becomes. While this may not directly bring down Shi Yan, it is still a powerful blow.
Although Shi Youxi is not yet an adult, as the only son of the Shi family, he is the third largest shareholder after Shi Youxi.
Shareholders pressured Shi Yan on the grounds that "the group cannot be handed over to someone whose family of three is not functioning properly."
Either hand over Shi Youxi's shares, or get a divorce.
After all, for the shareholders of the group, a marriage that cannot bring benefits is not a marriage, let alone a marriage that damages the group's image.
Coincidentally, Cheng Ran's father, the second largest shareholder of the group, passed away suddenly from an illness. Cheng Ran, who was also in a bad situation in her own group, approached Shi Yan.
Everything is just right.
But Mu Yiran, who had just transmigrated, was in trouble; she couldn't laugh.
Having just learned about her character's background, Mu Yiran has already overcome countless obstacles.
Now that Mu Yiran knows the storyline, she does a backflip on the Titanic!
This dungeon I've traveled through is way too difficult!
How is Mu Yiran, a novice who only knows how to hit stones and operate a sewing machine, supposed to play this game?
That's all.
Mu Yiran crossed her legs, looked out the window with a melancholy gaze, and silently lit a Cyber cigarette.
#Opening#
Mu Yiran didn't have those worldly desires. Anyway, Shi Yan had already said that as long as she cooperated in pretending to be a husband and wife, he would take care of everything else.
Mu Yiran can only take it one step at a time now.
Hopefully, Shi Yan's domineering CEO aura is as invincible as depicted in real-life novels, and she just needs to play the role of Shi Youxi's stepmother well.
With that thought in mind, the car had already entered a hillside villa area within the Third Ring Road of Beijing, and was heading up the winding mountain road.
In an instant, Mu Yiran felt as if she had returned to the time when she accompanied Shi Youxi to and from school.
She suddenly felt a little nervous.
Is Shi Youxi at home or at school? The information shows that he is only 16 years old but is already a senior in high school, which is the time when his studies are most demanding.
Being caught in a media storm alongside his mother at this time must have been incredibly stressful.
Furthermore...
Does Shi Youxi know he's going to have a stepmother? Even if it's fake, he used to care so much about Bai Shengsheng, so he probably won't be very nice to his fake stepmother.
She recalled Shi Youxi's guarded yet crazy behavior when she first traveled back in time.
Mu Yiran sighed inwardly; she would have to start trying to win him over all over again.
The car slowly came to a stop, and Mu Yiran looked at the ridiculously large garden villa outside, which was even bigger than the one in Liguo.
She got off the bus.
There was a familiar face standing at the entrance of the villa—no, there were two.
The woman with the tattooed arm, standing behind the butler, walked up with an imposing air, followed by several bodyguards. "Madam, hello. You can just call me Huabi from now on."
With a swift and decisive command from Lei Feng, the tattooed man, Mu Yiran's belongings were all packed away.
She was about to step through the gate with mixed feelings of excitement when she realized that Shi Yan hadn't gotten out of the car yet.
The car window rolled down, and Shi Yan turned her head slightly. "Ms. Cheng, this will be your home from now on. I will inform you in advance of any occasions you need to attend. At other times, you just need to be a good stepmother to my son."
Mu Yiran: "...Then what about you?"
Shi Yan smiled and said, "I don't live here. Well then, see you next time."
The Rolls-Royce rolled up its window and disappeared in front of the villa.
Mu Yiran turned her head to look at the large villa behind her, thinking that Shi Youxi would finally live with her parents after returning to China.
"Um, is the young master...at home? Shall I go say hello to him?"
Mu Yiran asked the butler who was standing beside her, her tone carrying a hint of respect.
The butler was taken aback.
This Miss Cheng is quite different from what others have said.
"Young Master isn't here; he usually doesn't get out of school until seven."
Mu Yiran breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
That's fine...
She hadn't thought of what to say when she met Shi Youxi yet.
Mu Yiran took the hot black tea handed to her by the housekeeper, sipped it slowly, and completely relaxed.
Just as I was about to go and see my room, I noticed that the butler had seemed hesitant to speak from the beginning, his mouth opening and closing but not saying a word.
"What's wrong? Is my room still not tidied up?"
"No." The butler exchanged a glance with the man with the tattooed arm, then looked at Mu Yiran and said, "It's the young master's homeroom teacher who called. They're talking about the young master's early romantic relationship and want to discuss it with the parents—"
"puff!"
Mu Yiran spat out a mouthful of hot tea.
The butler quickly handed over a tissue, only to be met with an eager and curious gaze from the other party.
Mu Yiran's voice trembled with excitement: "Ahem! Shi Youxi is actually in a relationship?!"
Butler, with tattooed arms: "...??"
Why are you so excited?
And what's with that gossipy expression on his face?
If you put it that way, Mu Yiran will get really excited.
She's really made something of herself, her little beauty.
I was a social desert when I was a child, but now I even have a girlfriend!
She wanted to ask a few more questions, but was interrupted by the tattooed man who couldn't stand it anymore, "Is it true or not? Madam will know once she goes to confirm."
Mu Yiran: #CatFaceConfusion#
"ah?"
He pointed at himself with his backhand, "Me, me?"
The tattooed man nodded, "Young Master is about to take the independent enrollment exam, but the teacher hasn't had time to go to school. The homeroom teacher values Young Master's grades very much."
The tattooed woman glanced at her blank expression and said, "The master said to send you, Madam."
Mu Yiran: "......."
Damn it!
*
Jingyi School is one of the oldest international schools in Beijing, and also the most difficult to get into, with dual requirements for applicants' identity, nationality, and academic performance.
At 5 p.m., Jingyi School was bathed in the warm glow of the setting sun. Classes had not yet ended, and the campus was quiet.
The Baroque-style school building stands tall among the ancient trees in the lush forest, symbolizing the extraordinary background of the students who study here.
A small garden nestled among the trees, a beautiful setting, was incongruous with the sounds of fighting and groans.
Guan Shiyan deftly flipped the sharp scalpel and made a light and precise cut on the wrist of the groaning boy.
"ah!!!"
The boy gripped his arm tightly, convulsing in pain.
"Tsk, this sun is colder than the light in a refrigerator." Guan Shiyan took out a piece of paper and wiped the blood off the knife. He glanced at the boy sitting on the steps.
"Hey, aren't you cold? I know you're wearing a really flashy shirt underneath, but you don't have to show it off all day long."
"Everyone knows you're fair-skinned, but you really enjoy hearing people compliment you like that?"
Shi Youxi looked up from the drawing paper. "Thank you for the compliment. I just forgot my coat."
Shi Youxi stretched out his long legs and walked towards Guan Shiyan. He squatted down in front of the boy and held up the painting. "Did you draw this?"
The boy bit his lip tightly and remained silent.
Shi Youxi smiled and said, "It doesn't look like her... She's not that ugly."
The painting depicts the profile of a young girl.
The light and shadow cast on her face made the little mole on the tip of her nose look delicate and tempting to touch.
"You really know how to think outside the box, actually finding a so-called substitute to seduce you." Guan Shiyan glanced at the painting and clicked his tongue.
Shi Youxi is a celebrity at school, and he always attracts all kinds of attention. There is a very beautiful woman in the sketchbook that the boy always carries with him.
Everyone at the school knows about this.
Shi Youxi knew, but he didn't care. The more people knew, the better; who knows, maybe someone would recognize him?
But that doesn't mean he would allow anyone to use his sister to get close to and scheme against him.
"Heh... a stand-in?"
Shi Youxi smiled, then tore off pieces of drawing paper one by one, took out a lighter and lit them, sparks mixed with scraps of paper falling into the boy's eyes.
"Ouch! It hurts so much!"
"Not even one ten-thousandth of her." Shi Youxi coldly stared at the groaning man, her hard leather shoes pressing down on the boy's face.
"I'll ask you one last time, who told you to do this...?"
"...Yes, Bai, Bai Yuning."
Shi Youxi frowned, withdrew his foot, and turned to walk out.
Guan Shiyan called people to clean up the mess.
But upon seeing the message coming from the other side, he quickly walked to Shi Youxi's side.
"Hey, your homeroom teacher is looking for you again."
Shi Youxi straightened his tie and took out a stylish tie clip from his pocket to fasten it.
"Yes, I know." I've been looking for him since morning, and I asked Shi Youxi to call his parents in for a talk.
That's hilarious.
Where did he get his parents?
Another message arrived, and Guan Shiyan's eyes widened. "Oh, it's you! Your parents are here!"
"…What?"
"Holy crap, it's a woman!" Guan Shiyan screamed as he shoved the photo in front of Shi Youxi. The photo showed the back of a woman with long hair wearing a fur-trimmed bodycon dress.
The background is the teachers' office.
"Could it be your stepmother?! Holy crap, let's go check on her right now, she's come all the way to school."
Shi Youxi didn't know what was going on either.
Did the father send this woman, or did she come looking for him herself?
What a show-off.
The two boys were tall and had long legs; they walked to the office door in just a few steps.
The homeroom teacher's office is separate, with a transparent glass door.
Through the refracted incandescent light, Shi Youxi could clearly see the woman's figure.
I also heard her voice.
"Is that so... He has always been outstanding."
Shi Youxi abruptly stopped, his phoenix eyes widening in disbelief, his breath catching in his throat.
"Oh, you're here, Shi Youxi, come in quickly."
The homeroom teacher peeked out from in front of Mu Yiran and waved to the boy outside the door.
Shi Youxi stood there motionless, staring intently at the figure's back, afraid that she would disappear in the blink of an eye.
The woman slowly turned around, and when she met his gaze, her bright almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile.
Mu Yiran walked up to him in a few steps.
After opening her mouth several times, she finally said softly:
"Nice to meet you, Xiao...Xiao Xi."
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