Chapter 115 Let’s get married

The next morning, Han Zhe returned home expressionlessly after sending Liu Zhimin back home, who looked a little tired but had a happy and sweet smile.

There was no one else at home except Xue Run'e, who was hiding in the nanny's room and not meeting him. He just drank half a bottle of whiskey, waited for the PD and camera crew from his personal studio to arrive, and immediately went to shoot the program content.

The first thing filmed was the comeback surprise prepared for Yoo Ji Min - ten helicopters orbited Seoul, carrying banners of Aespa and Yoo Ji Min to promote their pre-comeback song "Strange Fire".

Han Zhe smiled in front of the camera, with a confident and sunny smile and humorous conversation, no different from the past.

But when the camera was turned off, even the cameraman who was not very familiar with him could see that he was in a very bad mood that day, even extremely bad.

Han Zhe just sat back in the car without saying a word. Today's driver was the employee in charge of his personal studio.

After returning to the company in the afternoon, Han Zhe quickly handled a number of official business, and then continued filming in the evening.

Today he has to shoot two episodes of content - one for Yoo Ji Min, of course, and one nominally for Aespa's comeback surprise, a promotional helicopter prepared in the name of fans.

Another is for fans to buy apartments for the show's content.

Because the fan is only fourteen years old and still has to go to school, we can only choose to take the photo in the afternoon after school to give him a surprise.

However, when Han Zhe walked to the semi-basement of the fan, the smile on his face, which was originally smiling freely in front of the camera, slowly disappeared.

Only silence remained.

Han Zhe squatted down gently by the window of the semi-basement room.

The window of the semi-basement was right at the edge of the street. The layout of the room, illuminated by flickering electric lights in a space only half the size of a window, made Han Zhe's eyes suddenly a little dazed.

The memories that I thought had become distant suddenly became clear again at this moment.

He just stared quietly for a moment. The parents of the fourteen-year-old fan, junior high school student Li Shijun, just stood beside him uncomfortably, thinking nervously - maybe the other party disliked this basement and didn't want to go in to shoot?
No one in the camera team urged them to do anything. The PD silently made a scissors hand gesture, indicating to the team not to worry, as it could be edited out in the end anyway.

Until Han Zhe slowly stood up and revealed a somewhat complicated smile.

"actually."

"I've lived in a similar place before."

Everyone showed a shocked expression, but Han Zhe just quickly returned to normal and started the normal shooting process.

After the filming, Han Zhe returned to his expressionless look. After returning home, he put on a smile that was no different from usual. He teased Pei Yanzhu to see her angry and then coaxed her into peace. He talked and laughed normally with Jiang Xiuyan, but after dinner, he rarely went straight into the study.

In the next few days, everyone noticed Han Zhe's sudden change.

He seemed to have suddenly become a workaholic - the meeting with Xu Youlin's cousin was quickly finalized, the company's split was carried out at an extremely fast pace, and the entire month of June seemed to have been fast-forwarded by him.

The process of negotiating the cooperation with Amorepacific Group was very smooth. After Han Zhe demonstrated some patents and Xu Youlin acted as a guarantor, and the other party also investigated Han Zhe's funds, a very pleasant cooperation was reached.

Amorepacific invested in a complete production line, including skilled workers in the factory, and used collateral financing to enter Han Zhe's company, holding a 35% stake. The valuation of his company was ultimately set at billion won.

Han Zhe borrowed 50 billion won for registered capital and agreed with the other party to retain the priority of follow-up investment in the next round of financing. After that, the product line was quickly built up.

Han Zhe exchanged the fame and fortune points he accumulated through videos for the system's OEM coupons and quickly acquired several necessary new production equipment. After that, the progress of establishing the cosmetics company increased rapidly.

We were planning to start promotion and sample testing in July, and after getting all the links in August, we started preparing for the new product launch. This speed is truly amazing.

This is of course inseparable from the efforts of employees like Jin Youzhen, but Han Zhe is also very hardworking.

Apart from daily exercise, he devoted almost all his energy and time to work - even to social events that he had never liked very much, he attended them very frequently.

Even though some so-called superiors had certain prejudices against Han Zhe, a foreigner, with Han Zhe's outstanding connections and financial offensive, it took only half a month to get through all the links, and the new brand of cosmetics passed the safety review in June.

The number of employees in the company is also expanding rapidly - after Han Zhe re-split and reorganized the company, it became a completely group-based company. The parent company was named ES International Investment Company, which holds shares in other subsidiaries.

However, Han Zhe did not just treat the investment company as a shell company. On the contrary, he began to expand aggressively, recruited new employees, and even spent money to purchase business orders from the investment company.

The three systems provided business investment projects, which cost 25 billion won, billion won and billion won respectively, to invest in three small businesses and obtain more than % of the other party's equity. According to the system's judgment, these three investments can pay back in just half a year, and each one can bring Han Zhe a profit return of more than billion won per year.

Of course Jiang Xiuyan noticed his changes, but she didn't ask anything. She just worked hard every day and went home on time. Occasionally, when she was really curious, she would just speculate a few questions. If Han Zhe didn't say anything, she wouldn't ask. She vaguely understood that he seemed to be standing at a fork in the road in his life.

She would not interfere with Han Zhe making his own life choices.

So, she just stayed by his side gently, and even became skilled in controlling her working hours. As long as Han Zhe was at home, she would never be busy with any work. When he was busy, Jiang Xiuyan would silently help him. When he was tired and wanted to rest, she would watch TV with him, have a drink or two, or go for a walk.

In the evening, Han Zhe would still call Liu Zhimin and chat with Shen Youna with a normal expression - the two groups were preparing to return almost one after another, and they were very busy recently and had no time to meet.

Shin Yu-na did take the initiative to invite Han Zhe to meet with herself and the members of the group, but Han Zhe declined temporarily on the grounds that he was very busy at the company and said that they would meet again when she was less busy after her return. Shin Yu-na didn't notice anything wrong, but just felt a little regretful.

Time flies and it is July.

It has been more than a month since Han Zhe became a workaholic.

Han Zhe returned home drunk again, lying tiredly in the bathtub, staring at the ceiling blankly.

Outside the bathroom, there was a sudden sound of slippers tapping.

He opened his eyes and turned to look.

Jiang Xiuyan, who was only wearing a bathrobe, hummed a little tune. She first hung the bathrobe on the hook by the door, and then pushed the door open and walked in. Her white jade-like body reflected a little jade-like fluorescence under the light, but she was unaware of it. She just turned on the shower and simply rinsed her body.

Then, she smiled at Han Zhe who remained silent, and playfully showered him with the shower head, so much so that he couldn't open his eyes.

It was not until she saw Han Zhe's helplessly wrinkled face that she chuckled softly, turned off the shower, and got into the big bathtub. Like a mermaid, she slipped into his arms and lay comfortably on his shoulders in the water. His hands then hugged her waist, helping her to soak in the water comfortably.

"Han Zhe~"

She drew out the tone.

Han Zhe just squinted his eyes and continued to be in a daze: “Huh?”

"When will you get better?"

She made a somewhat coquettish sound.

Han Zhe looked down subconsciously, but in Jiang Xiuyan's fox eyes, there was only gentle worry and a little sadness.

She gently hugged Han Zhe and rubbed her face against his. Her body swayed, making some water sounds: "It's been more than a month. What are you worried about?"

Han Zhe just sighed softly and sat up slightly in the water.

Jiang Xiuyan then leaned over even more aggressively, knelt up, held his face in her arms, and stared down at his eyes condescendingly: "Can you tell me?"

"It's actually nothing."

Han Zhe leaned his face against her soft embrace, closed his eyes tiredly, hugged her waist tightly, buried his face in her arms, and said vaguely: "It's just a feeling. In the many moments of choice in life,
For the first time, I chose to side with the devil."

"Is that so?" Jiang Xiuyan suddenly realized.

She knew who Han Zhe had met that night - based on what they said and his unexpectedly well-behaved behavior recently, she guessed the truth of the matter.

Jiang Xiuyan lowered her head, gently reached out her hand, and gently stroked his hair and the back of his head: "Did you lie? Or were you afraid of breaking up, so you made a false promise? Or did you hide something? Or is it simple, just because you feel that you don't want to become that kind of bad person, so you regret it?"

"All of them."

Han Zhe finally confessed to her, sighed, raised his head, and looked at her face with a somewhat dazed and helpless expression: "I found that only by being a complete villain can I satisfy my own desires, but I don't know if I will really be happy after satisfying my desires, or will I regret and be filled with guilt like now.
So for a while I didn’t know whether to advance or retreat.”

Jiang Xiuyan gently reached out and stroked his cheek. In just one month, the man in front of her seemed to have become more handsome. Not only had he grown a little taller, but his face had also become more coordinated. It must be some strange gene optimization drug or something like that.
She actually thought that there might be aliens behind Han Zhe, but it didn't matter what it was, so she was too lazy to think about it anymore.

Anyway, the Han Zhe in front of her is real to her, and that's enough.

"You are also worried that even if you become a bad guy, the final outcome may not be what you want, right?"

Jiang Xiuyan's voice was gentle, and while holding his face, her fingers gently touched his nose and lips.

Han Zhe remained silent and nodded.

"Hmm." Jiang Xiuyan showed a distressed expression and let out a long sigh. After a while, she lowered her head and leaned it against his head: "It's so annoying. How can you let your girlfriend think about such things for you? You are so annoying."

"Don't be annoying." Han Zhe stretched out his hand to pinch her waist, raised his head, and gently bit her shoulder, or more like savoring it: "Actually, what I think may be even more excessive than that."

"So you want to become a complete bad guy? A playboy?" Jiang Xiyan was not surprised, she just chuckled: "It seems that the girls in the entertainment industry are really attractive to you. Even though you are so distressed, you have never thought of giving up?"

After she finished speaking, she twisted her body slightly and showed a doting smile: "Okay, okay, Itchy doesn't hate you!"

She stood up, changed her position, and sat down slowly again, making a soft hissing sound. Then, she just hugged him tightly and kissed his lips: "What is there to worry about?"

"When you are in doubt, just do it. It doesn't matter if you regret it. I will always be by your side. What if you make a mistake? It doesn't matter if they are sad or upset to us."

Jiang Xiuyan said nonchalantly, but her cheeks were slightly flushed as she stared at Han Zhe affectionately: "Isn't it?"

Only the slow sound of water could be heard. Han Zhe stared at Jiang Xiuyan's face. After a long while, he suddenly said softly, "Is this all part of your plan?" "What?" Jiang Xiuyan was slightly stunned.

Then, Han Zhe just stared at her, reached out, and gently stroked her cheek: "Xiu Yan, I mean, is all this in your plan?"

"What's the meaning?"

Jiang Xiuyan hesitated and did not answer immediately. She just sat quietly in his arms, staring at his face and pursing her lips. For the first time, there was no expression on her face. Only her slightly shaking pupils proved that her mood was not as calm as she appeared.

"Isn't it expected that I would be so confused like this?"

For the first time, he showed a somewhat pleading expression to Jiang Xiuyan, and whispered: "What is Xiuyan's plan? In Xiuyan's expectation, what choice will I make?
I want to hear what you think my final outcome will be."

Jiang Xiuyan finally showed a distressed and tangled expression. She sat in Han Zhe's arms, and after a long while, she hugged him and buried her face in his arms.

"Of course, I'll become a complete villain first. This is a very normal process of human expansion. With so much money, your social status is also expanding rapidly. More importantly, Han Zhe's changes and improvements are all-round.

Even the body is getting better and better, even more handsome
Aren't humans like this? When we are poor, we will be grateful and satisfied with a piece of bread and a cup of coffee. But when we become rich, three dishes are not enough for a meal. We must have five, six, or twelve dishes. If we can't finish them, we still want to enjoy them equally.

Oppa is even more troublesome than this situation, because Oppa has a big appetite, and two dishes are not enough for him, and five dishes are not enough for him either."

She said softly, with a sigh of helplessness in her voice: "Of course the result will be like this. It's not enough with me, it's not enough with Haewon, it's not enough with Yeonjoo,
So when does one stop?"

Jiang Xiuyan's hands gently embraced him until she was completely close to him, and there was no gap between them. Then she said with a bit of boredom: "In my opinion, if I persuade Oppa not to do this, the final result will be worse, because Oppa will always meet more beautiful girls who are worth his heart. If I let you start making choices in advance, then I will never win in the end.

That’s why I had to speed up the process—because I know that although Oppa is a greedy bad guy, here”

She kissed Han Zhe's left shoulder and raised her head: "The kind, amazing Han Zhe that I like and that makes me proud will not disappear.

The result I expected?
That is it now. You will start to feel entangled and sad, but there are only two possibilities afterwards. Either you give up and find the best solution under the existing circumstances, and try to get happiness as much as possible while preserving the majority.

What I have to do is to stand on the side of the majority - didn't I agree to everything you said? I acquiesced to the existence of Yeonjoo, Haewon, Yoona, etc., so I am absolutely safe. Even if I just maintain my current life, I am very satisfied~ At least I am treated as a legal wife now, right? "

She smiled, stretched out her hand and pinched Han Zhe's face cunningly, and then continued softly:

"Another possibility is that my dear has become a playboy who lies to women. To me, that's not a bad thing.

Because when you feel uneasy in your conscience or suddenly realize that you are losing control, my dear will only run to me and seek my advice and comfort. This is our agreement, and you did it, didn't you?
And it always gets boring.

Whether it's a pretty idol like Yoo Ji-min, a lively and cute girl like Shin Yu-na and Yeon-joo, or a beautiful woman with a powerful aura like Kim Mi-so.
But dear, one day you will feel tired. By that time, will you still try your best to satisfy everyone's needs as you do now? Will you still spend a lot of time and energy to weave a beautiful lie and enjoy the love that is born under such false circumstances?
Or will you be more selfish, focus on your own feelings, and choose the most relaxed and comfortable lifestyle?

In fact, the moment you become a bad person, your dear will only consider the last possibility, that is, when making a choice, he will only choose the lifestyle that makes him most comfortable and relaxed.

So in this situation, what choice is there that is better than being with me?"

Jiang Xiuyan raised her head, gazed at him tenderly, and caressed his cheek affectionately and gently: "I am not as capable as Secretary Kim in work, and perhaps I am not as good as those young girls with different styles in appearance and charm.

But the only thing that makes me love you and make you happy and blessed is that I am more confident than anyone else - haven't I always done well?
I will always give you enough sense of security and trust, and will try my best to satisfy all your preferences and understand your thoughts.
Who can do what I do?

Who can be capable of doing this?
just me."

She smiled confidently and gently, kissed his lips lightly, and hugged his neck: "Only I can do it. So, I won't give you any advice.
If you want to be distressed, go ahead and be distressed. No matter what happens, I will be the ultimate winner in the end.
This is my only goal for my future life - can other girls be as pure as me? Can they do it, move towards our future without distraction like me, without thinking about anything else?
No.
Only I can do this!"

"Only asteroids will tirelessly and persistently orbit the sun forever. I firmly believe that I am unique to you and there will never be a replacement. As for them?"

Jiang Xiuyan smiled, looking at Han Zhe's complicated expression at the moment, and just chuckled: "What does it have to do with me? Dear, if you want to find the answer from me, you've found the wrong person~
It's up to you. If you want to cheat on those girls and have fun, go ahead. If you want to change your mind, just be my man. You don't think you can get away, do you? "

She blinked, stretched out her hand and pinched Han Zhe's face, and couldn't help laughing more and more happily as she said, "Anyway, I won't give you any advice, but no matter what choice you make, I will follow your changes and become the final winner.

Am I smart?"

Han Zhe let out a long sigh, then just hugged her, watched her let out a low exclamation, and adjusted the details of their hug in the bathtub.

"Smart. But I hate the way you deliberately provoke me and want me to make a decision quickly."

"Don't be annoying."

Her cheeks were slightly red as she bit Han Zhe's shoulder lightly, with a lot more force than Han Zhe biting her: "So, have you thought it through?"

"Think about it."

Han Zhe answered calmly, but his movements became a little rough.

"What is it?" She was a little curious, but she couldn't help biting her lower lip while speaking.

Han Zhe raised the corners of his mouth.

"Don't tell you."

"Ah! Han Zhe. Hey!" She was somewhat flustered as he hugged her tightly in the bathtub. Soon she could not utter anything else, but from the details of her expression, it was clear that she was trying to hold back a smile.

Han Zhe's performance and words all confirmed one thing.

That is, her plan was correct, and she was indeed on the path to becoming the ultimate winner. Even though the end seemed a little far away, the dawn of victory was already clear.

Even though he knew her thoughts and feelings, Han Zhe did not seem to have any objections, which only confirmed one thing - he had indeed acquiesced as she thought, and no matter which direction her life would go in the future, he hoped that she would stay.
That's enough.

Of course she would stay.

And, I will definitely stay until the end!
Until a while later.

The water in the bathtub was only lukewarm.

Jiang Xiuyan bit his shoulder lightly in annoyance and said, "What if I get pregnant?"

"born to."

Han Zhe stared at her face, seeing her expression of shock that she could not hide. After a while, he chuckled smugly and stood up while holding her.

Jiang Xiuyan hesitated, patted his shoulder gently, stared at his face, her heart beating very fast: "What do you mean?"

"If she's pregnant, let's get married? And then divorce. How about that?"

He said it as if he was joking.

Jiang Xiuyan just widened her eyes, stared at him without saying a word, her lips trembling slightly.

"Get married if you get pregnant. This way, the child will not be an illegitimate child born out of wedlock, but a child with status. Divorce afterwards and give it to Haiyuan and forget about it. I don't know who else there will be. Anyway, give them a chance. If they want to be together forever, then let's do it."

He chuckled calmly: "After we get married and divorced, we will be ex-husband and ex-wife. In this kind of relationship, we will have children and a house together. It is normal for us to support each other and live together in the future, right?
In the eyes of outsiders, I am a fairly responsible playboy. At least I am married. You are just poor people who got divorced by me not long after getting married.
If you still have some contact, people can still understand it, after all, I am the father of the child. Even if it is for the sake of the child, as a mother, it is normal for you to keep in touch with the child's father, right?

All the guys who break up and get back together, get married and divorced can only say that our life is really like a melodrama, or that I am really a philandering bastard. How about that? "

Jiang Xiuyan's eyes were slightly red. "Dear, is this considered a proposal? It's so hasty, there's no ring, no flowers."

"So what do you think?" Han Zhe just asked with a smile.

"Okay!" She smiled, but a tear suddenly fell from the corner of her eye. Then, she rubbed her face against Han Zhe's, and then raised her head again. On her fair little face, there was only a happy smile: "Why do you always disrupt my life plan? It's just that it's too early to have a baby now!"

"So that's why you said if you get pregnant, it depends on your luck?"

Han Zhe smiled jokingly and said, "And the wedding will definitely not be a big one. We'll try to focus on the bride's family, otherwise it won't be appropriate to invite anyone - who gets married once every one or two years? The gift money will be too much."

Jiang Xiuyan thought about it for a moment, then shook her head gently. She got down from his arms in front of the bathroom, just smiled contentedly, picked up the towel and gently wiped him clean, then hugged him and kissed him. After a while, she gently touched his back: "It's still too early now. Don't be too emotional."

"Shouldn't we take advantage of this opportunity to pursue the victory?" Han Zhe looked at her with some amusement.

"I can't help it. My husband is such a troublesome guy. I have to think carefully for him."

She smiled happily, calling out this name for the first time, showing a charming yet sweet smile: "You should solve Liu Zhimin's problem first because she has been troubled for so long, and he must like her very much, right?

There are also Shin Yu-na and others."

Jiang Xiuyan narrowed her eyes, then laughed again: "Forget it, I don't care."

She hugged Han Zhe frankly and threw him on the bed. For the first time, she completely revealed all her little thoughts and said in a relaxed tone in his ear: "I don't care about the women around you. You, a playboy, go worry about it yourself! I don't want to think so much about you."

"Then what are you thinking about now?"

Han Zhe touched her hair gently.

Jiang Xiuyan raised her head and smiled slyly: "Guess?"

Han Zhe didn't have to guess at all.

Because she had already taken action.

(End of this chapter)

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