Chapter 159 I only want wealth and glory; men are mere accessories!
Qian Yuexia is a completely different woman from Qian Yueshu and Qian Yueqiu.
Both of them are incapable of accepting the existence of other women.
Even if Qian Yueqiu wasn't very bright, she still knew to kill the two rivals who were competing with her for Xie Jingxing.
But Qian Yuexia is perfectly accepting of the existence of other women.
All she wants is power and status!
Men were merely stepping stones for her, accessories to her wealth and status.
Qu Mansion.
Wedding night.
The largest and most luxurious main courtyard deep within the Qu family mansion was currently enveloped in an atmosphere of thick, unyielding night and festive celebration.
Bright red silk ribbons hung from the eaves, swaying gently in the evening breeze, and the "囍" (double happiness) character was carefully cut and pasted on the windows.
Even if Qu Bai is a "good-for-nothing".
But Qu Bai's stepmother was good at putting on a show, and the best courtyard in the mansion would definitely be given to him.
It was completely different from the bustling scene outside the courtyard.
Inside the new house, however, there was a deathly silence.
The first thing Qu Bai, the groom, said to Qian Yuexia was: "I know you don't love me. You only plotted to marry me, the legitimate son of the Qu family, for the sake of the Qu family's military power."
Upon hearing this, Qian Yuexia couldn't help but think disdainfully, "You talk as if a playboy who was spoiled by his stepmother could control the military power of the Qu family. I just believe my cousin, the Crown Princess, and that she can make me the head mistress of the Qu family in the future!"
but.
These swirling thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant.
On the surface.
She raised her eyes, and those almond-shaped eyes, which had been trained countless times by the nanny to show "pure innocence," instantly filled with tears. With a gaze that was a mixture of grievance and utter admiration, she timidly looked at Qu Bai, her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was so soft and sweet it could drip honey: "Husband... how could you think that way?"
She looked as if she had been greatly wronged, her eyelashes trembling slightly. "Yuexia comes from a merchant family and has limited knowledge... how could she have imagined such profound and complex matters?"
He paused for a moment.
Two blushes appeared on Qian Yuexia's face at the right moment, perfectly concealing the stiffness of her makeup. "I... I have only liked good-looking men since I was a child. Husband, you... you are so handsome and your family background is so illustrious... I am the one who is marrying above my station."
Her words were sincere and heartfelt, perfectly portraying the image of a young woman who simply admired her husband's looks and family background.
Especially that one word, "husband," was uttered with a thousand turns of emotion, carrying the shyness and dependence of a new wife.
really.
Upon hearing this, Qu Bai's mocking expression froze for a moment.
He seemed surprised to receive such a response.
When Qian Yuexia bluntly said that she liked him because he was "handsome," he looked away somewhat awkwardly, raised his hand to touch the bridge of his nose, and his sharp aura from before dissipated a bit.
He was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his tone was a complex mix of self-deprecation and probing: "Heh...good family background?"
Qu Bai chuckled, as if he had heard a joke, "You...you probably don't know, but in this Qu family, I actually...have no status at all."
He raised his hand and tugged at the collar of his wedding dress with some irritation, the gesture carrying the rudeness unique to a dissolute young man. "The entire Qu family, from top to bottom, is run by my stepmother! I'm just... just an idle person who collects a monthly stipend and lives a life of idleness."
That's half true and half false.
He really had no status in the mansion.
But whether he is truly a "lazy bum who just wants to live off others" is something only he knows for sure.
Qian Yuexia sneered inwardly once again.
He's truly a hopeless case.
On his wedding night, instead of thinking about how to establish his authority in front of his bride, he couldn't wait to expose his shortcomings. Was he afraid that others wouldn't know about his incompetence?
"Of course I know it's your stepmother who's in charge," she thought to herself, "but the situation in the Qu family will change soon. Now that I, Qian Yuexia, have stepped into this house, I'm not willing to be just a puppet young mistress who depends on others. Who will ultimately call the shots in this huge Qu family will depend on their own methods!"
She has that confidence.
The Qian family's immense wealth was her source of confidence, and her cousin, the Crown Princess, was her strongest support.
And she herself is cunning and resourceful!
As for that stepmother-in-law whom I've never met, she's certainly not someone to be trifled with, having managed the Qu family for so many years. But so what?
She was patient and strategic, playing along with them at a leisurely pace.
My thoughts were racing.
Qian Yuexia quickly switched to a tearful expression.
She stood up, took two steps forward, approached Qu Bai, looked up at him, her eyes glistening with genuine heartache: "It's alright, my husband."
Qian Yuexia gently shook her head, her voice as gentle as a warm spring breeze, "I love you as a person, not your family background."
She reached out her hand, as if to touch him, but then shyly withdrew it halfway. "Even if... even if we can't gain any advantage over the Qu family, it doesn't matter. I... I have you, that's enough."
She bit her lower lip slightly, her eyes pure and determined, as if Qu Bai was not that good-for-nothing playboy: "As long as we are of one mind, things will get better in the future."
These words were like a final blow, precisely shattering the already fragile layer of ice that had built up Qu Baixin's defenses.
He jolted violently, and a surge of scalding heat unexpectedly welled up in his eyes, making him blink almost awkwardly.
How many years has it been?
He himself couldn't remember.
From a young age, under his stepmother's "meticulous" care, he was forced to wear the mask of "useless".
The women surrounding him were either spies planted by his stepmother to monitor him, and their every move was full of calculation.
Or perhaps it's those women from the entertainment industry that he had to deal with in order to maintain his image as a loser.
They were after his money and his status as the young master of the Qu family; behind their flattery lay naked desire and greed.
Has there ever been a single person?
After he voluntarily tore off the halo of being the eldest son of the Qu family and frankly admitted that he was worthless, he would still look at him with such pure eyes and say to him, "I have you and that's enough."
No.
Not a single one.
Qian Yuexia was the first!
How could he not love a woman like that?
A little over a month ago, at the gambling den in the west of the city that he frequented, she disguised herself as a man and won with her amazing gambling skills, almost making him pawn his jade pendant.
He still remembers the amazement and astonishment he felt when Qian Yuexia took off her hair crown, revealing her long black hair and her bright yet slightly mischievous smile.
He looked at Qian Yuexia, who was gazing at him with deep affection.
Qu Bai felt an indescribable heat rise from his dantian and instantly sweep through his limbs and bones.
He suddenly reached out and pulled the docile, lamb-like woman in front of him into his arms, with such force that he almost crushed her against his chest.
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