Chapter 50
The two reached a consensus and the document was made in duplicate.
"Why do you want me to be your fake wife, Mr. Leng?" Li Qingzhu emphasized the word "fake wife" specifically.
Leng Qingxiu stared at her for a long time, as if trying to see something through Li Qingzhu's gorgeous face, but he still saw nothing. He spoke slowly, his voice still lukewarm, "You are suitable."
Moreover, Leng Qingxiu believed that if Li Qingzhu was unwilling, the deal would not be possible.
Li Qingzhu smiled when she heard the answer.
"What if my family finds out about this, but the contract hasn't expired yet?" Li Qingzhu felt that this would eventually be known to her parents, and if there was a surprise attack, she had to be prepared in advance.
Leng Qingxiu didn't think this was a big problem. If he found out, the worst that could happen was that he would confess the truth.
"Once they knew, they told me the truth. When the contract expired, they said they were divorcing because of emotional incompatibility. This way, I wouldn't have to be pressured to find a partner for a while."
Leng Qingxiu is a staunch non-marriage advocate, and he has already decided to be single for the rest of his life. However, life can't always go as one wishes, and he has to shoulder some of the responsibilities of being a child, but he won't live entirely according to his parents' expectations.
When he was young, he also dreamed of a beautiful love, but the flame of love was extinguished by his parents before it even began to burn.
In every relationship now, Leng Qingxiu can't find the feeling he had at that time, that hazy ambiguity and sweetness.
Li Qingzhu wasn't surprised by this answer. Thinking about it now, he probably had made this decision a long time ago and was just waiting for the right person to implement it.
"Ms. Li, you have to think carefully about this contract. You can still choose to tear up the contract now, but once you leave this restaurant, you can't regret it." Leng Qingxiu gave Li Qingzhu a chance to regret and pushed his own contract over to her.
He didn't think this was good for Li Qingzhu, and as for why she agreed, he couldn't guess the reason.
Li Qingzhu looked at the contract that was pushed towards her and pushed it back with a smile in her eyes: "Leng Qingxiu, I don't regret it."
Hearing Li Qingzhu calling his full name, Leng Qingxiu was slightly stunned, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he returned to his usual coldness, "Okay."
This was the first time that Li Qingzhu called him by his full name. Her voice sounded very much like the voice Zhou Tiannong used when she called him upstairs. She had also called him by his full name that time.
Unfortunately, that was also the last time Leng Qingxiu heard Zhou Tiannong call his name.
The past events were still vivid in his mind, but it was a pity that he and she were not destined to be together.
Leng Qingxiu looked at the contract that Li Qingzhu pushed back and said with a half-smile, "I don't regret it either."
He does not regret his previous choices, nor does he regret his current decision.
After returning home, the two told their parents the news of their marriage, and both sides were shocked.
Mother Li felt it was too soon. She suggested they date first before getting married. Although Mother Li maintained some traditional ideas when raising Li Qingzhu, she was still very cautious about marriage. It was a lifelong commitment, so she couldn't be careless.
Although Leng's mother was surprised, she still followed her son's wishes. She had seen the Li family's daughter before. She was gentle and docile, well-educated and well-mannered, a true lady from a noble family. Zou Xiang was 99% satisfied with Li Qingzhu, both in appearance and temperament.
However, their own decisions are the sole responsibility of the two of them, and parents cannot interfere forcibly.
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"Are you getting married? Li Qingzhu, are you crazy? You're going to get a marriage certificate after just knowing each other for a few days, that's ridiculous!" Xu Li felt that Li Qingzhu's brain was filled with mud, and rationality was suppressed tightly.
Xu Li was almost mad with anger, but the person involved was lazily sitting on the sofa watching TV series, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Li Qingzhu, what's going on in your head?" Xu Li sat over, prodding her arm. "You said you quit your job. If you don't like it, it's fine. With your abilities, you could do something else if you weren't a teacher. But you got married without a word. I really don't understand." Xu Li was furious. She wasn't afraid of ruining her life with this decision.
"I just suddenly want to get married." Li Qingzhu was so distracted by Xu Li that she didn't even have the heart to watch TV series. "There's nothing wrong with Leng Qingxiu. He's handsome and capable."
Xu Li: "But he's promiscuous! He's had so many girlfriends, but none of them lasted more than three months."
She was afraid that this marriage would make Li Qingzhu unhappy.
"We're not really getting married. My mother is urging me to get married. His mother is urging him to get married. We both get what we need." Li Qingzhu did not tell Xu Li the truth.
"So you guys are having a fake marriage? What's with the CEO's contracted wife thing?" Seeing Li Qingzhu's slightly raised eyebrows, Xu Li felt that her guess was almost right.
"Oh, you read a lot of novels!" Li Qingzhu joked.
"Don't give me that. Tell me, what's going on?" Xu Li rarely gets angry with Li Qingzhu. She only becomes serious when Li Qingzhu does something stupid.
"It's just that Leng Qingxiu doesn't want to get married, but his family is urging him to get married. You know, he is in his thirties after all, and most mothers can't wait for their children to get married in their twenties." Li Qingzhu spread her hands helplessly.
"He probably thought I was pretty with fair skin, a unique personality, and was considerate, so he chose me to work with him." Li Qingzhu shook her head and suddenly felt that Leng Qingxiu might have other intentions towards her.
"Stop talking nonsense." Xu Li hit Li Qingzhu's shoulder.
"Well, it's a matter of mutual consent. He's handsome, rich, and comes from a wealthy family, so it's not a loss for me."
Li Qingzhu thought of Leng Qingxiu's slender hands, the faintly visible veins on their backs. From his hands, she thought of his face. That handsome face, that face somewhere between cold and wild, appeared in her mind, and it sparked Li Qingzhu's most primal feelings towards Leng Qingxiu. It wasn't about liking or loving, just a pursuit of beauty and physical desire.
Therefore, her intentions towards Leng Qingxiu were also very clear. She wanted to experience a primitive sex and an unconstrained marriage.
Seeing Li Qingzhu's careless joke, Xu Li knew she was serious and stopped trying to dissuade her. "Just be aware of what's going on. You've always been very opinionated. To others, you seem obedient and sensible, always following your family's advice. But in reality, you're secretly planning for yourself. For example, when you chose to study at a normal school, it wasn't because your mother told you to, but because of that person, right?"
Coincidentally, the QQ number that Li Qingzhu found online for chatting with someone differed by only one digit from Deng Kangyu's. Li Qingzhu entered the wrong number and accidentally added Deng Kangyu. At that time, Deng Kangyu thought it was a student and agreed. Later, he found out that it was not and wanted to delete it. However, Li Qingzhu would send him messages every day, all of which were random, as if she was treating him like a tree hole. However, the excessive amount of negative messages made Deng Kangyu empathize with Li Qingzhu.
"I've deceived many people. The real me is actually quite cruel. I'll obey, but I'll also secretly resist things I don't like. They don't know, and I'm complacent about it. Anyway, they're all easy to deceive."
Li Qingzhu posted a lot, but none of them involved her personal information.
Later, Deng Kangyu would reply to Li Qingzhu's posts and offer her insights. During this process, she realized she had added the wrong person. At that time, Li Qingzhu felt that Deng Kangyu understood her very well, and she developed a sense of admiration for him, which was then interspersed with affection.
As the two gradually became familiar with each other, Li Qingzhu learned about Deng Kang's occupation and roughly guessed his age. However, she did not reveal her real age to him, but simply made up a number and occupation. Later, things moved to reality, and the two lost contact.
Li Qingzhu still keeps his QQ number, but the other party has deleted her long ago.
Li Qingzhu applied to Kyoto Normal University for her college entrance exam, largely for Deng Kang and her partner. But despite attending the same university, the two never met. Perhaps it was fate.
"Li Qingzhu, the love you had when you were eighteen doesn't have to last long, because it's not equal. Don't indulge yourself in a relationship without destiny." Xu Li has always been worried that Li Qingzhu is still trapped in the past. Perhaps this marriage will allow her to let go of the obsession with competing with herself.
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