Chapter 108 The Name of Marriage

Wang Lan has obviously made up her mind to let her husband have a fake marriage with her best friend, and now no one can persuade her.

Wang Lan sighed and said she would have to convince her husband when she got home: "I don't even know how to talk to him."

Qi Nian was speechless: So you know that you can't talk about this kind of thing.

Liu Yu just smiled and said nothing.

Wang Lan didn't say much when she saw this. Before leaving, she assured Liu Yu again: "Don't worry, I will return the money to you soon."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry."

After Wang Lan left, Liu Yu looked around and confirmed that she had gone far away. She finally couldn't control her desire to complain: "I'm telling you, this is the first time I've seen this kind of operation. I've learned a lot."

Qi Nian shrugged his shoulders. He had indeed seen many people taking advantage of others for money.

——

That day, when Qi Nian got home, he heard some bad news: his brother was going on a business trip!

After hearing what Ning Min said, Qi Nian was stunned for a moment: "Has he left already?"

"Not yet. We have a flight in over an hour, so we should go to the airport." Ning Min said.

As he was speaking, Qi Nian heard footsteps. When he looked up, he saw Chu Rongshi walking down from the upstairs step by step.

Qi Nian pursed his lips, trying to look normal, and asked, "How many days will you be away on business?"

Chu Rongshi's Adam's apple moved: "At most ten days, at least a week."

Qi Nian: "Oh."

He didn't say anything, feeling a little aggrieved. His brother was clearly going on a business trip but he didn't even tell him, and he would be gone for such a long time.

But Ning Min was beside him, and Qi Nian couldn't say anything, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"I'm leaving." Chu Rongshi looked at him and said.

Qi Nian was stunned for a moment, then immediately followed him: "I...I'll take you to the airport."

Chu Rongshi did not refuse, and the two got into the car in silence. Qi Nian glanced at the driver in front of her, pursed her lips, and said nothing.

He turned his head to look out the window, and soon felt a hand holding his hand gently but firmly. Qi Nian subconsciously glanced at the driver, and when he saw that the other party probably didn't notice, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But this sneaky feeling still made him a little nervous, and he subconsciously tried to break free from Chu Rongshi's hand, but he held it even tighter.

Not only that, Qi Nian also felt the other person's body close to his back, with his chin resting on his shoulder. From the perspective of others, he was almost completely nestled in Chu Rongshi's arms.

Qi Nian's face flushed red. He stared at the driver in front of him and tried to get Chu Rongshi to let him go. However, his struggle was no different from a kitten stretching out its claws.

Qi Nian had no choice but to lower his voice and said anxiously: "We will be seen..."

"Don't worry, he knows what to see and what not to see." Chu Rongshi slowly helped Qinian tidy up her messy hair and said in a low voice.

However, this sneaky feeling is really embarrassing.

But when Qi Nian thought that Chu Rong was about to leave, his heart ached, so he simply gave in and let the other party hold him.

He whispered, "Why didn't you tell me you were on a business trip?"

Chu Rongshi: "It's a temporary decision. I'm waiting for you to come back."

After listening to his explanation, Qi Nian felt a little better and smiled: "Then don't work too hard, make sure to rest, and eat on time."

This is the key point, because Chu Rongshi works as if he is risking his life. This kind of behavior must be resolutely stopped. Work is important, but without a good body, how can you work well?

Although... ahem, Qi Nian was now being held in the other person's arms, and he could feel Chu Rongshi's strong muscles with the slightest movement.

Hmm...you seem to be in good health.

"What are you thinking about?" Chu Rongshi asked him.

Qi Nian's guilty eyes flickered and he shook his head: "No... I didn't think about anything."

Chu Rongshi smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

The car stopped at the airport. The driver got out silently and waited under the car. Qi Nian could see from inside the car that several of Chu Rongshi's subordinates came over. The driver said something to them and they did not come forward.

Qi Nian turned around and pushed Chu Rongshi, asking him to let him go.

Chu Rongshi not only did not let go, but lowered his head and kissed Qi Nian on the lips, and whispered: "Nian Nian, I don't want to go on a business trip anymore."

Qi Nian naturally knew why he was like that, so he coughed lightly and said, "Come on, you can do it."

Chu Rongshi was amused by his serious expression and said sadly, "So cruel?"

"Otherwise, you must still go." Qi Nian made Chu Rongshi face the reality.

Chu Rongshi looked at him and thought: "How about you come with me?"

Qi Nian refused earnestly: "But I still have to go to class."

Chu Rongshi sighed slightly and joked, "I will tie myself to your belt in the future."

Qi Nian was amused: "Haha, how funny."

Before they could say a few words, there was a knock on the car window, reminding Chu Rongshi that it was time to board the plane.

Qi Nian suddenly felt a little sad, and when he hugged Chu Rong tightly, he felt that he was a little too sentimental. It was obviously only ten days at most, so why did he make himself so sad?

"Crying?" Chu Rongshi asked in a low voice.

"No." Qi Nian groaned, and opened his mouth to bite Chu Rongshi's shoulder as if to vent his anger.

Chu Rongshi took a deep breath and laughed softly, "Baby, I think you don't want me to leave."

Qi Nian's eyes widened, realizing what he had done. He quickly let go of Chu Rong, who blushed like a tomato and said shyly, "Don't yell!"

Who understands? Chu Rongshi’s word “baby” is so hurtful.

Obviously, many couples would call each other like this, but when it came out of Chu Rongshi's mouth, why was it so...

Qi Nian raised his hand and rubbed his cheek. Without waiting for Chu Rongshi to do anything, he quickly opened the car door and got out first.

Chu Rongshi looked up at him.

Qi Nian coughed lightly and said seriously, "Brother, it's almost too late, don't try to catch up on sleep in the car."

Hehe, so many people know that he and Chu Rongshi are in the car, so don't let them notice anything wrong.

Chu Rongshi lowered his eyes to hide his smile. This idiot, did he really think these smart people would believe it?

"Yeah." Chu Rongshi got out of the car.

Qi Nian waved at him and said, "Come back to sleep on the plane. Remember to send me a message when you arrive."

Chu Rongshi nodded, looked at Qi Nian deeply, and then left quickly.

Qi Nian waited until she could no longer see him before getting into the car. She felt fine just now, but now she felt empty inside.

The phone vibrated, Qi Nian lowered his eyes and opened it, then he smiled immediately. After seeing the content clearly, he curled his lips again.

[Chu Rongshi]: Don’t cry, I’ll bring you a gift when I come back.

[Qinian]: I'm not crying, I just wish you would leave, okay?

[Chu Rongshi]: ...I believe it.

【Joint Thoughts】：……

[Qinian]: How can you believe everything? You are not allowed to believe it!

[Chu Rongshi]: Well, I don’t believe it.

Finally, Chu Rongshi ended the chat at Qi Nian's urging, and Qi Nian estimated that the plane was about to take off.

Maybe because he had just sent a message to Chu Rongshi, Qi Nian felt much better.

He specially checked the flight information, and when he was about to arrive, he turned on his phone, and Chu Rongshi's message just popped up.

【Chu Rongshi】：[Picture]

[Chu Rongshi]: We’ve arrived. Let’s go to the hotel now.

[Qinian]: Okay, settle down and have a good rest first.

【Chu Rongshi】: I’m not tired now.

【Qinian】：But I have to go study.

【Chu Rongshi】：……

Qi Nian held the phone in his arms, taking advantage of the fact that Chu Rongshi couldn't hear him, and laughed wildly.

He was so tired after the long journey, he didn't want Chu Rongshi to force himself to chat with him, so he decided to go and rest first.

Qi Nian sent a cold "goodbye" emoticon and simply stopped replying to the message.

Chu Rongshi sent a few messages, but seeing that he really didn't reply, he had to go and rest.

After a long time, Qi Nian's phone vibrated again. He thought it was Chu Rongshi again, but when he opened it with a frown, he found it was Liu Yu.

Liu Yu told him an outrageous news that Wang Lan actually divorced her husband. Fearing any problems with the property, her husband left the house with nothing.

The two had just divorced, and her husband got a marriage certificate with her best friend, and now they are just waiting to split the relocation money.

After hearing this, Qi Nian didn't know what to say.

【Qinian】: How do you know all this?

[Liu Yu]: Oh, Wang Lan asked me for leave today, and she wanted to take care of this.

Well, it seems to be true.

At night, before Qi Nian went to sleep, Chu Rongshi sent him a photo.

Qi Nian was still a little curious about what he had sent, but when he clicked on it, his face instantly turned red, his fingers trembled, and he turned off the phone screen instantly.

He blushed and hesitated for a while before slowly opening it, and couldn't help but click on the photo.

In the photo, Chu Rongshi was patting his shoulder near his collarbone in front of the mirror, where there was a circle of red teeth marks.

It goes without saying who the culprit is.

Qi Nian felt guilty. Did he bite so hard? It was only a light bite.

Also, why does this photo look so erotic?

Although there was no one else in the room, Qi Nian felt extremely guilty. He reached out his hand stealthily and honestly saved the photo.

After saving it, I still felt uneasy, so I set up a private album and created a particularly complicated password.

After doing all this, he breathed a sigh of relief, patted his cheeks, and put on a serious expression.

【Qinian】：？ What’s the matter?

[Chu Rongshi]: You bit it.

[Qinian]: Oh, apply some safflower oil.

【Chu Rongshi】：……

This was the umpteenth time that the other party was speechless. Qi Nian lay paralyzed on the bed without any image, shaking his legs and smiling with his teeth showing.

However, joy turns to sorrow. Chu Rongshi suddenly played a video. Qi Nian's hand trembled and he clicked to connect.

Over there, Chu Rongshi saw Qi Nian's look and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Qi Nian coughed lightly, quickly covered the camera of his phone, tidied his appearance, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong, he picked up the phone with a red face.

Qi Nian even complained: "Why did you suddenly call me on video? I was startled."

Chu Rongshi smiled and said, "Let the baby see if my wound can be treated with safflower oil."

After saying this, Chu Rongshi moved the camera.

This time it was clearer than in the photo, and Qi Nian swallowed his saliva helplessly.

The camera clearly captured Chu Rongshi's beautiful muscles and the red mark above his sexy collarbone, which was indescribably sexy.

It's no wonder that Qi Nian is so useless and has never seen the world; it's just that this picture is too shocking.

Qi Nian turned over in panic, burying half of his face in the pillow, revealing only a pair of beautiful deer eyes. He couldn't speak clearly when he opened his mouth, and stammered: "You...you put on your clothes."

Chu Rongshi leaned lazily on the bed and said slowly, "Do you know what the temperature is in Guangdong City now?"

It is still a bit cold in Beijing now. People like Qi Nian who are afraid of cold still need thicker coats in the morning or evening. However, the temperature in Guangdong is already very hot now.

Qi Nian felt that Chu Rongshi didn't dress properly, and he didn't even have the energy to think about what to say. His eyes wandered: "If you... feel hot, turn on the air conditioner."

Chu Rongshi: "The hotel conditions are not good."

Qi Nian: "..." Do you think I will believe it?

When he glared at Chu Rong, the latter remained as steady as a rock: "Who told me to apply safflower oil?"

Obviously, Chu Rongshi was very dissatisfied with Yu Qi Nian's previous perfunctory attitude.

Qi Nian thought, why didn't I realize his brother was so petty before? Wasn't he just saying it casually? And it was good enough to apply safflower oil. Look at the tooth mark on Chu Rongshi's shoulder. It's not even a wound.

Qi Nian was complaining like crazy in his heart, but he didn't dare to laugh on his face. He smiled ingratiatingly: "I'm sorry, brother, I was too cold to you, please don't be angry."

Qi Nian suppressed his embarrassment and acted cute, then he pinched his thumb and index finger together to make a little heart.

The young man's face was full of shame, and his deer eyes looked at him eagerly. Chu Rongshi picked up the ice water beside him and drank it all, then lowered his eyes to calm his heartbeat.

"Why aren't you talking?" Qi Nian saw Chu Rongshi drinking water non-stop, yawned and asked concernedly, "You weren't even given water to drink on the plane?"

Chu Rongshi was almost choked to death by him. He coughed and said, "No."

"Oh." Qi Nian guessed that it was because the temperature in Guangdong was too high, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Considering that Qi Nian has to get up early tomorrow and Chu Rongshi is still busy with work, Qi Nian said "good night" first and then fell into a sweet dream.

Unfortunately, Chu Rongshi’s sleep quality was not that good tonight.

The next day, the assistant saw the faint dark circles under his boss' eyes and scratched his head in confusion. How come he didn't know that his boss slept in his own bed?

——

The situation on Wang Lan's side was getting more and more outrageous. She had previously agreed with her best friend Yuan Ximu that although Wang Lan's husband Ke Xian and Yuan Ximu had already obtained a marriage certificate and were nominally husband and wife, Ke Xian and Wang Lan were the actual husband and wife, so the two of them still lived together, and it seemed that there was no difference from before.

But just two days later, Yuan Ximu suddenly suggested to Wang Lan that Ke Xian move in with him.

Although Wang Lan and Ke Xian could arrange a fake marriage for Ke Xian and Yuan Ximu for money, to put it bluntly, it was still a fake marriage. If they lived together, Wang Lan would be unhappy.

When Yuan Ximu talked about living with Ke Xian, her eyes were extremely clear, and she didn't seem to have any other thoughts. She said helplessly: "Lanlan, we have been best friends for so many years, don't you know me? Your husband is not my type at all, and you know that if I like someone, I will definitely take the initiative. How could I wait until now?"

Wang Lan was a little shaken by what Yuan Ximu said. Well, it was obvious that Yuan Ximu had no interest in her husband.

Moreover, when the two of them lived together, it was the girl Yuan Ximu who suffered more.

However, Wang Lan still trusts Ke Xian and thinks he will not do anything bad.

However, Wang Lan thought about it and told the truth: "Why did you let him live with you for no reason? You have to give a reason, right?"

After hearing this, Yuan Ximu seemed a little embarrassed to speak.

Seeing this, Wang Lan's originally wavering attitude became firm again: "If you don't tell me the reason, I won't agree to anything."

"No, we've come this far, I'll tell you the truth." Yuan Ximu couldn't help but reveal a sad look, sighing, "You know the situation in my family, I have a younger brother, and my parents favor boys over girls. I was so anxious to get the marriage certificate with Ke Xian before, actually because of my parents, in order to get a little more money for my brother's family, they let me have a fake marriage with the person they introduced to me."

As Yuan Ximu was talking, she couldn't help crying and wiped her tears, saying, "That's fine. They said that when the time comes, I should give them the money I get, and they also said that I don't have to pay the person I had a fake marriage with. Look at what they said, it's as if I got the upper hand."

After hearing this, Wang Lan also felt a little angry for her best friend: "Your parents are going a bit too far, aren't they?"

It’s not a big deal that Yuan Ximu ended up getting married for the second time, but he hasn’t even received a penny yet. Who would be willing to do this?

"Yes, so I firmly disagreed. After getting the marriage certificate with Ke Xian, I told them directly that I was married." Yuan Ximu said, "But my parents didn't believe that I was really married. They said they wanted to come and see where I lived. If they found out that Ke Xian didn't live with me at all, they would definitely have caught me and would take the opportunity to ask me for money."

Wang Lan really believed what Yuan Ximu said. As a close friend of his, she had more or less come into contact with Yuan Ximu's parents. That couple exactly fits her stereotype of all parents who favor boys over girls. They only care about their sons and don't care about their daughters' life or death, as if Yuan Ximu was born to be her brother's vassal.

It's a joke. It was obviously Yuan Ximu who was born first. If one is really a vassal of the other, then her brother is her vassal!

Yuan Ximu cried and looked at Wang Lan eagerly. Seeing that her attitude had softened, she quickly said, "Don't worry, when the demolition payment comes, I will give you another 50,000 yuan."

Wang Lan looked a little embarrassed when she heard this. She was too embarrassed to ask Yuan Ximu for money again, but she was reluctant to refuse 50,000 yuan.

Wang Lan: "What are you talking about? You are my best friend, how can I have the nerve to ask you for money again?"

Yuan Ximu immediately said, "It's better for me to give it to you than to my brother."

After hearing this, Wang Lan no longer refused: "Well, I'll go back and discuss it with Ke Xian. I need his consent."

Yuan Ximu nodded. Since Wang Lan agreed, Ke Xian would most likely agree as well.

As she expected, Ke Xian agreed, and soon the two moved in together.

At first, Wang Lan was a little worried, but after a few days, Yuan Ximu and Ke Xian still seemed unfamiliar with each other, which made her feel relieved.

At the same time, she secretly asked Ke Xian whether Yuan Ximu's parents had ever been to her house.

Ke Xian said: "Not only his parents, but also his brother and sister-in-law went there and quarreled over a share of the money."

After listening to this, Wang Lan felt that Yuan Ximu should not have lied to him, and he was completely relieved. He then gave Ke Xian instructions for a long time.

Ke Xian was silent for a while, then assured, "Don't worry, my dear, there will be nothing going on between Yuan Ximu and me."

Wang Lan smiled and kissed him: "I believe you."

——

On the weekend, Qi Nian was a bit bored, so he went to Liu Yu's store together.

The store was a little busy today because they had to sort out the goods, so he went there early and was able to help before the store opened.

"Hang these clothes here. Oh, these are in the warehouse." Liu Yu simply categorized the clothes.

Qi Nian listened carefully, nodded, and followed Wang Lan to sort the goods.

As the store manager, Wang Lan has strong business capabilities and is very familiar with doing all these things.

Qi Nian followed the other person, asking from time to time where the clothes were hung.

When the clothes were almost sorted out, Wang Lan's cell phone rang urgently. She told the clerk to put the remaining clothes into the warehouse and then answered the call.

As soon as the call was connected, Qi Nian, who was close by, could faintly hear crying.

Wang Lan asked anxiously: "Xiu Mu, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"

"No one bullied me, I just... I was just scared." Yuan Ximu cried and said, "Lanlan, I... I'm pregnant."

Wang Lan's head suddenly buzzed. She didn't even bother looking for a place where no one was around. She immediately asked, "You're pregnant? Whose?!"

"Lanlan, calm down. This has nothing to do with Ke Xian. It happened before I married Ke Xian. I was drunk outside and accidentally... I didn't expect that I would get pregnant at once. I'm so scared now, wuwuwu..." Yuan Ximu cried bitterly.

Wang Lan breathed a sigh of relief: "What should we do now? I will go with you to abort the baby?"

Yuan Ximu didn't say anything for a long time. After Wang Lan called him several times, he whispered, "I... don't plan to abort the baby. I want to give birth to it. You know, I don't plan to get married in the future. Giving birth to the baby will give me a companion."

"Then..." Wang Lan frowned, not understanding Yuan Ximu's approach, but still said, "Since you have made up your mind, take good care of the baby."

Yuan Ximu hummed, then said, "It's just that my divorce with Ke Xian may have to be postponed until the baby is born. Lanlan, you don't want my child to be unable to register for hukou, do you?"

Wang Lan was so confused that she wanted to wait until the child was born before getting a divorce. How long would it take? Almost a year?

To be honest, she now regretted agreeing to such a ridiculous thing.

"Wait, let me calm down." Wang Lan closed her eyes and hung up the phone.

She sat on the chair with a headache, muttering to herself: "I really regret it. It's just 150,000 yuan, isn't it?"

"Sorry, I just overheard a little." Wang Lan's phone call was really loud, Qi Nian apologized embarrassedly and asked, "But, do you really still want to agree?"

"What else can I do if I don't agree?" Wang Lan didn't want to agree, but what else could she do now?

She couldn’t really prevent Yuan Ximu’s child from being registered.

Qi Nian was silent, but his complaints were deafening: [Ah, this... But the child that Yuan Ximu is pregnant with is Ke Xian's child! ]

[Yuan Ximu had a crush on Ke Xian and was jealous of Wang Lan, but the two of them were so close that she had no other choice. She only had an accident with Ke Xian after getting drunk. But she didn't expect Ke Xian to deny it and said that it should be an accident. Yuan Ximu was very angry, but there was nothing she could do. She felt that if they fell out, there would be no chance for Ke Xian to be with her? ]

【Until her hometown was suddenly demolished, she thought it was a godsend, so she proposed a fake marriage, hoping to make the marriage a reality before making it a done deal with Ke Xian. But she didn't expect that Ke Xian might have learned from his past experience, and even though they lived together, he was hiding from Yuan Ximu. She originally thought there was no way out, but she suddenly found out she was pregnant.】

[She had no doubt that this was Ke Xian's child. So she discussed with Wang Lan that she would divorce Ke Xian after the child was born.]

[Now Ke Xian doesn't know that Yuan Ximu is pregnant with his child. Yuan Ximu is thinking that she will tell him after the child is born. By then, with the blessing of the child, Ke Xian may agree to continue with her. Hiss... I don't know what Yuan Ximu is thinking. ]

Qi Nian looked at Wang Lan, who looked confused, and sighed.

The other party should not have agreed to Yuan Ximu's fake marriage in the first place, but... by then, the incident between Ke Xian and Yuan Ximu had already happened.

It seemed that no matter whether she agreed or not, Yuan Ximu would definitely use the child in her belly, but now there was an additional bargaining chip in the name of marriage.