Jiang Xiao said, "If I leave Cheng Yuan, it won't just affect the Cheng family. Our family will be affected too. The company's stock price will fluctuate, and the shareholders won't agree."
"You know how business marriages are."
"Let it fluctuate. It's just losing some money. That's nothing compared to your happiness," Shen Yue urged. "Listen to me. Leave him."
"Let me think about it some more," Jiang Xiao said. She still held out hope for Cheng Yuan. Maybe he would change. "Maybe I can endure a little longer."
"Endure what?" Shen Yue frowned. "I don't understand. What kind of spell has Cheng Yuan cast on you? Why are you so devoted?"
"No spell," Jiang Xiao said, getting out of bed and walking to the living room on the carpet. "Remember the story I told you?"
"The time you fell into the water and were rescued?"
"Yes, that one."
"I remember. But what does that have to do with Cheng Yuan?"
"It was A Yuan who saved me. At the time, I thought I was going to die. He risked his life to save me."
"Even if he saved you, you can't spend your whole life repaying him. Besides, from what I can see, he doesn't even remember it."
"He may not remember, but I can't forget. A Yue, he's the one who gave me a second life."
That year, she fell into the water by accident. Just as she was losing consciousness, Cheng Yuan jumped in and saved her. To this day, she remembers the scene clearly.
She had been one step away from death.
"That's true, but it doesn't excuse his jerk behavior," Shen Yue pouted. "Anyway, he's not good enough for you."
"I know you care about me," Jiang Xiao soothed. "Don't worry. I won't let myself suffer too much. When I can't take it anymore, I'll leave."
She had said this before, but it was just talk. It never happened.
"Ah, I really don't know what kind of sin you committed in your past life to meet him in this one."
Jiang Xiao leaned against the bar. "Maybe I committed murder or arson."
...
An hour later, the trending topic was finally removed.
Cheng Yuan rarely called to explain. "About the trending topic..."
"I know. They were grasping at straws," Jiang Xiao said. "A Yuan, I believe you."
Cheng Yuan had originally been about to explain something, but upon hearing Jiang Xiao's words, he changed his tone and said coldly, "You're quite confident in me."
"You're my husband. Of course I believe you," Jiang Xiao expressed her feelings. "Your taste can't be that bad."
He wouldn't like a woman with a plastic face.
"Is that so?" Cheng Yuan gave a short laugh. "Maybe my taste is just that bad."
"..." The line went silent. Jiang Xiao didn't know what to say, biting her lip helplessly. "Are you really with her?"
Cheng Yuan said, "If I said yes, what would you do?"
Jiang Xiao had always told herself that if she didn't see it with her own eyes, it didn't happen. "...I don't know."
She really didn't know.
"Didn't you just swear you believed me? Now you don't?" Cheng Yuan scoffed. "Jiang Xiao, your trust sure comes and goes easily."
Jiang Xiao sensed Cheng Yuan was displeased. She explained, "No, I do believe you. I do."
"Prove it."
"How do you want me to prove it?"
"Make a public statement yourself," Cheng Yuan said. "Tell everyone that we were together last night."
"..." That would be lying.
Jiang Xiao had never done such a thing. "I'm not good at handling these things. I'm afraid I'll mess it up."
"You're not good at it?" Cheng Yuan sounded as if he had heard a joke. "Jiang Xiao, isn't lying what you're best at?"
Author's note:
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Random red envelopes, 15 of them.
Sending love to all the wives. Adding chapters if nutrient solution reaches 100.