Gu Haoran left the lounge to give her some space to think calmly. After that, Xia Tong sat alone for a long time before sighing. She stood up and changed out of her dress.
She felt very tired and wanted to go home and rest. As for what to do next, she no longer wanted to think about it.
Walking out of the Sophia Hotel, night had fallen on the streets, and the lights were on. The pale yellow light and shadow made her shadow extra long, making her feel especially lonely. She lowered her head and was about to rummage through her wallet, but a pair of hands suddenly grabbed her and pulled her out.
Walk.
She raised her head in surprise, and was shocked to realize that the person in front of her turned out to be - Qin Mujue?
He tilted his face sideways, and the opaque light from the hotel entrance streamed down from his tall nose, condensing into a focus on his chin, and his scattered hair was placed on his forehead. Those beautiful eyebrows, just like this
, broke into her sight again.
Not far from the hotel, many reporters who had not yet left had already excitedly picked up their cameras, and more reporters rushed over, surrounding the two people.
Flash lights kept coming and going, and Xia Tong reached out to cover her eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Master Qin... Is Miss Xia Tong next to you really your wife?"
"Master Qin, what do you want to say to Miss Xia Tong about her 'forever' success this time?"
"Master Qin..."
The man ignored the recorders and microphones he handed over and pulled her all the way into the car. Xia Tong didn't resist, as if everything was unconscious and allowed him to pull her like this.
The car door closed, and the dark blue Ferrari sped away.
"We..." Where are we going? She opened her mouth, but did not ask.
"I've already watched the TV show just now." He slowly turned his head and glanced at her with faint eyes. At that second, she caught a trace of faint joy flashing in his eyes.
So that’s it, he had already heard her lie at the press conference. So, is his current act of grandeur specifically coming to cover this lie for her?
Xia Tong lowered his head: "Thank you for coming all the way, but you also know that in the situation just now, I have no other way."
"I understand." He curled his lips, half-smiling, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Xia Tong wanted to say more, but when her eyes touched the obvious joy in his eyes, she finally swallowed it.
******* ********
After a while, the car stopped at the entrance of Huyuan Villa.
He led her out of the car and opened the door. The huge villa was empty, there was no one, and it looked very deserted.
Xia Tong was surprised: "Where is Ranran?"
He put away the keys: "I'm almost never at home these days, and she's bored being alone, so I asked her to go back to Zuofeng Mountain first."
"You're not at home all the time?" Xia Tong couldn't help but be surprised: "You don't still live in Zijin Apartment, do you?"
Seeing him nodding, she didn't know what to say. She was afraid that she would be moved, so she hurriedly escaped from there and moved into West Lake Bijing. She thought that after she left, he would leave
.
Unexpectedly, he has stayed alone in Zijing Apartment for more than a month?
"Why are you doing this?" Xia Tong stared at him in the darkness, his tone choked with sobs.
"Didn't I say that I would try to get into your life and keep up with you? Do you think I was joking?" He spoke in a relaxed tone and took her hand: "Okay, let's not talk about this now. You
You're probably tired too, so I'll go upstairs and put the bath water in for you."
******* *******
In the bathroom, Xia Tong took off her clothes and walked into the bathtub. The water was thick and the temperature was so beautiful that it made people sigh.
She leaned against the warm wall behind her, slowly allowing her thoughts to settle and then settle again. Unsurprisingly, scenes from the press conference in the evening came flooding in again.
She didn't expect that she had escaped for so long, but in the end she realized that she and him were inseparable.
Does she really want to attend the cocktail party with him a week later? If Qin Mujie is absent for no reason, Xia Tong can't imagine what news those reporters will dig up then?
If the news of her divorce from him breaks out, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous. But even if he attends the meeting, he may not be able to hide it.
Suddenly, Xia Tong regretted that she shouldn't have exposed herself under the flashlight. If she had just been a designer silently behind the scenes, she wouldn't have to worry about these things now, right?
Gu Haoran was right, this was the price one had to pay for being famous. She thought of Shen Yuan a year ago, when someone exposed her affair with her stepfather. At that time, her mood should have been even more desolate than her own.
After taking a shower and getting dressed, Xia Tong walked towards the room. When he passed by the study, he saw that the light inside was still on, so he should be there.
Xia Tong hesitated and opened the door.
The burgundy solid wood tables and chairs were placed quietly. Qin Muzhen was sitting on the black leather chair with his eyes half open and half closed. When he heard the door, he almost raised his head very quickly, his eyes deep. , what is brewing is a bit of well-hidden joy.
"Have you finished washing?" he asked.
"Yes." Xia Tong nodded, walked to his desk and stood still, "I want to discuss something with you."
He put down the pen in his hand: "Tell me."
"About the reception a week later..." She paused, "I think you should also know that those reporters think we are husband and wife now, and I don't want our divorce to be exposed in such a hurry."
He raised his eyebrows, waiting for her next words.
"So during this period, I hope you can cooperate with me and pretend to be husband and wife."
"..." He held his chin with one hand, half-smiling, and said nothing.
"Aren't you willing?" Xia Tong asked, feeling a little anxious.
He was silent for a moment and nodded: "Yes, I don't want to."
Xia Tong was surprised, and his heart suddenly sank. Unexpectedly, he added another sentence: "If they are a real couple, I can consider it."
"..." She was silent.
The joy in his eyes was crushed, and his expectation was slowly extinguished. He picked up a document in front of him and said casually: "Don't worry, it's just a joke. Even if you are willing, I won't take advantage of this to add insult to injury. "
"you mean--."
"Of course you can pretend to be husband and wife. Even if it's just to be good, I will help you this time."
Xia Tong breathed a sigh of relief.
He tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "Is there anything else?" He looked towards the door, as if to chase people away.
"No more." Xia Tong said, "Then you get busy, I'll go out first."