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Chapter 147: Chapter 0147: You Ungrateful Dead
Tang Yurou had left Qin Rumeng’s place a while ago, and Qin Muge had already departed, leaving only Ye Xunhuan alone.
Upon seeing Tang Yurou, Ye Xunhuan immediately greeted her with a beaming smile, "Little Rou Rou, where did you just go?"
Tang Yurou glanced at Ye Xunhuan and said softly, "The president called for me, so I went over there!"
Ye Xunhuan felt a sudden jolt in his heart when he heard Tang Yurou’s words. Qiu Ruoxi was looking for Tang Yurou?
What did that woman want with Tang Yurou for no reason?
Could it be that, seeing she had no way to deal with me, she wanted to use Tang Yurou as a scapegoat?
"Little Rou Rou, tell me quickly, did she bully you?" Ye Xunhuan asked with a face full of concern, "If she bullied you, tell me, and I’ll go find her right away!"
Seeing Ye Xunhuan’s anxious expression, Tang Yurou gently shook her head, "No!"
"Then why does your face look somewhat off?"
"Xunhuan, you... you..." Tang Yurou was at a loss for words for a moment!
"What’s the matter, Little Rou Rou?"
"Do you... do you really like me?" Tang Yurou asked, mustering all her courage.
After saying those words, Tang Yurou immediately lowered her head. Although Ye Xunhuan was very kind to her, and in many people’s eyes she was his girlfriend, Ye Xunhuan had never said he liked her.
Now that she asked like this, it could be seen as an indirect confession.
"Of course, I like you!" Ye Xunhuan answered without hesitation, "Why, do you not like me?"
"No... it’s not that!" Tang Yurou quickly shook her head.
"Then why are you suddenly asking these questions?" Ye Xunhuan paused as if something had dawned on him, then immediately asked, "Did that old hag Qiu Ruoxi say something to you?"
Tang Yurou slowly lowered her head, unsure of how to begin.
"Little Rou Rou..."
"President Qiu said that you are not a good person, said that you are fickle, that you often look for other women outside..."
Three black lines suddenly appeared on Ye Xunhuan’s forehead. He knew it! Qiu Ruoxi looking for Tang Yurou definitely had no good intentions, and he hadn’t expected Qiu Ruoxi to badmouth him behind his back.
That damn gossipmonger!
If Qiu Ruoxi knew that she had been outright betrayed by Tang Yurou, who knows what she would think!
"Is what she said true?"
"What do you think?"
"I don’t believe it!"
"That’s right, how could I possibly be that kind of person!" Ye Xunhuan boasted, "I am a good, progressive young man who follows the Five Stresses, Four Beauties, and the Three Loves. How could I possibly be such a person? She’s deliberately slandering me!"
"Why would she slander you?"
"Little Rou Rou, do you know why I can act so uninhibited in HuanTu Group, not scared of that old hag Qiu Ruoxi at all?"
Tang Yurou shook her head!
"Haven’t I told you before, Qiu Ruoxi is my wife..."
"You... are you serious?" Tang Yurou’s complexion immediately turned pale.
Ye Xunhuan had indeed said so before, but Tang Yurou had not believed him, as it seemed too far-fetched.
Qiu Ruoxi is the new nobility of Jiangzhong City’s business scene. Men line up to pursue her; countless are officials of high rank, yet she hasn’t taken a liking to any, so how could she possibly be Ye Xunhuan’s wife?
However, after meeting Ye Xunhuan’s aunt Qin Rumeng yesterday, she realized Ye Xunhuan’s identity was not at all simple.
"Of course it’s true!" Ye Xunhuan declared very cheerfully, "That old lady is my wife, but indeed a ’contract wife’!"
"Does the ’contract wife’ know?"
Tang Yurou shook her head blankly.
"It means although we are married, we have an agreement. I do not interfere with her life, and she absolutely cannot interfere with mine. Once we find our respective marriage partners, we’ll get a divorce!" Ye Xunhuan emphatically stated, "I’m what you call a ’beard’!"
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you for no reason!" Ye Xunhuan vowed earnestly, "If you don’t believe me, I can bring our contract over to show you another day!"
"We’re just using each other," Ye Xunhuan exhaled a pent-up breath, "She deals with her parents, and I, well, I was dragged into it unwillingly. I had no desire to marry her at all, cold as an ice sculpture, always with a stink face, as if everyone owes her money. Nowhere near as adorable as our little Rou Rou!"
"I don’t believe that!" Tang Yurou blushed slightly, "Miss Qiu is so beautiful, and so many men want to marry her..."
"Really, I’m telling you, my aunt hasn’t even met her, nor does she recognize my aunt," Ye Xunhuan insisted, "And she doesn’t know a single person from my family either!"
"You’re the first one to appear in front of my aunt with the status of being my girlfriend!"
"Really?"
"How about, I call my aunt over and you ask her?"
"No... No need!"
"Then why did Miss Qiu come to me with these matters..."
"Isn’t that simple, this old lady saw I met you, and if we were to get married, we would need to divorce, which means I would be kicking her out. Do you think someone with her mentality could stand that?" Ye Xunhuan explained, "So she wants to scare you away, and when she finds her true love, she can kick me to the curb easily!"
"Isn’t that a bit too domineering?"
"Isn’t she always like that!" Ye Xunhuan said nonchalantly, "It’s not your first day working under her!"
"But you can rest assured, I have nothing with Qiu Ruoxi."
Ye Xunhuan, as someone seasoned in the game of love, knew that he could hide the truth only temporarily and it was impossible to hide forever, so he preferred to just come clean about it.
"You must not believe what she says, that woman is dark-hearted!"
If Qiu Ruoxi found out about Ye Xunhuan speaking of her in this way, who knows if she would explode with anger and have it out with Ye Xunhuan.
She’s a victim too, alright!
"But... but what if she doesn’t want to divorce you?"
"What she says doesn’t count," Ye Xunhuan chuckled, "Little Rou Rou, just be at ease!"
As Ye Xunhuan and Tang Yurou were speaking, Ye Xunhuan’s phone suddenly rang.
Ye Xunhuan glanced at Tang Yurou before hurriedly taking out his phone. Upon seeing that it was Qin Rumeng calling, he felt a wave of helplessness in his heart—speak of the devil, and he shall appear!
After answering the call, before Ye Xunhuan could speak, Qin Rumeng’s voice immediately reached his ears, "You little rascal, come downstairs and pick me up right now!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xunhuan’s heart did a somersault, "Auntie, you... you couldn’t be at Huangtu Group, could you?"
"Nonsense, your old lady is here not knowing anyone, of course, I came looking for you. You heartless thing, after troubling me all last night, you left without a word in the morning..."
Ye Xunhuan was covered in sweat. To anyone unaware of his relationship with Qin Rumeng, it sounded like he had done something untoward to Qin Rumeng!
