The Secret of Second Marriage

I was silent for a long time before saying, "President Jiang, I think we should reconsider our relationship... I haven't made up my mind yet... Please give me some time, I really haven't thought it through... Thank you for today, but I will definitely give you an answer once I've thought it through, okay?"

Mr. Jiang looked at me seriously for a while and said, "Man, I know you don't trust me. Give me some time, I'll sort out the company's shares, and then I'll officially marry you. I want to marry you, I want to have a home with you, and I want to have a child with you."

I dream that I accompany you to your prenatal checkup and write a prenatal checkup diary for our baby.

I will be a good dad, okay?

"But what about Lu Xiao? He's innocent. If I really agree to be with you so quickly, what will happen to Lu Xiao? He genuinely wants to marry me, and his career in Beijing is going very well. But because of the broken engagement, his reputation is ruined, and he's been forced to travel for work and transferred to another city."

My voice was trembling with tears. To be honest, I couldn't forgive President Jiang for everything he had done, but Lu Xiao was indeed implicated because of me.

Mr. Jiang explained to me, "Man, I didn't mean it... I really didn't mean it. I'm a man, I don't have a saintly heart, and I'm not soft-hearted. I weigh the pros and cons in everything, and I'm just afraid of losing you."

"I can't get over this... At least for now, I need time to heal our feelings for each other."

After I finished speaking, I didn't look at President Jiang again. With a heart full of unease, I got into the car and left the business gala.

I returned to my villa, took a shower, and lay in bed when I unexpectedly received a WeChat message from Juan. She said to me with a hint of provocation, "Man, Shen Xing agreed to go on vacation to Sanya with me."

Wait for our good news!

"Juan, there's no need to tell me what happened between you and Shen Xing."

If you and Shen Xing are really together, then I wish you happiness.

I replied to two messages, then lay on the bed alone, reminiscing about my time with Shen Xing. Actually, I didn't know what I was thinking. I felt a pang of sadness and pain deep inside.

If I were to say that I deeply loved Shen Xing, that wouldn't be true. It's because I weighed the pros and cons time and time again, gave up on Shen Xing, and chose a more mature and rational man who was more suitable for me.

If I don't love Shen Xing, why do I feel inexplicably sad?

I told myself not to overthink it. I told myself that since Shen Xing chose the rich woman Juan, it was fine. I lost a cute young man who was pursuing me, and I also lost my best friend.

I couldn't sleep, so I went to the living room and grabbed a bottle of red wine. I opened the cap, poured myself a glass, and took a small sip. The red wine had a rich and fragrant flavor, and I felt like I wanted to get drunk tonight.

I was drinking red wine in the living room when my mom came out in her pajamas to comfort me, saying, "What's wrong? Are you heartbroken? Man, I rarely see you like this, drowning your sorrows in alcohol. Usually, you're incredibly strong and calm, like nothing could break you!"

"Mom, to be honest, I don't regret my relationship with Shen Xing. From the very beginning, Shen Xing was just a pawn that my ex-husband planted next to me."

He conspired with my ex-husband to manipulate me, but I never expected that although I may seem like just an ordinary housewife who is not noticed by anyone, I have a brain and an intuition. Shen Xing is not as simple and innocent as she seems.

So I never fell into Shen Xing's trap of gentleness. But after my divorce from my ex-husband, Shen Xing came to help me without hesitation on several occasions when I was helpless...

Humans are made of flesh and blood, and I have feelings too. I'm actually quite unhappy inside.

Mom, what really upset me was Juan. How could she treat me like that? We're best friends.

We've known each other for 10 years, since college. I know everything about her, and she knows everything about me. I really want to cry, Mom. Do you think the bond between best friends really can't compare to romantic love?

I leaned against my mother's chest, and the two of us poured out our hearts to each other. My mother cried when she got emotional. She took the red wine, poured a full glass of red wine, clinked glasses with me, and said while drinking the red wine: "Yes, I considered Tian Hongxia my best friend in this life. I never thought that people's hearts could be so treacherous. She actually conspired with the nanny to kidnap my daughter and have been kidnapping her for decades."

My heart is bleeding from the kind of life I've lived these past few decades. I hate her; I wish I could drink her blood and eat her flesh.

"Man, do you think your best friend Juan might also give up your friendship of so many years for a guy?"

"I always thought Juan was a very rational woman. After her divorce, she wouldn't develop real feelings for any man. She had so many boyfriends, but she only dated them casually."

But I never expected her to actually develop real feelings for Shen Xing… Oh well, Mom, if they really do get together, I'll give them a big red envelope and wish them well.”

I say.

……

My mom and I drank a lot of alcohol in the middle of the night, and we were both very drunk. My dad tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. When he got up and didn't see my mom, he came to the living room to look for us.

Helpless, he picked up my mother and carried her back to the bedroom. He let me sleep on the sofa in the living room, covered me with a blanket, and turned the heat up high. He said to me from the floor, "Goodnight, daughter."

He then took my mother back to the bedroom to rest.

When I woke up the next morning, I was still drunk, and my eyes were red.

The nanny made me a cup of hangover soup and handed it to me.

I glanced at the time; it was already 9 a.m. I drank the hangover soup to cheer myself up!

Just then, the nanny said to me, "Miss, someone is looking for you at the door."

"Who?"

I say.

The nanny said with starry eyes, "He's a very handsome young man, Miss. He looks like a popular young actor from a TV drama. He has a fair complexion, a high nose bridge, big, dark eyes like a deer, and thin, slightly red lips. I've never seen such a handsome guy in real life."

I knew it must be Shen Xing from the nanny's reaction.

Shouldn't she be going to Sanya with Juan to celebrate the New Year today?

I picked up my phone and glanced at the calendar; there were less than two weeks left until the Lunar New Year.

To confirm my suspicions, I opened the door and peeked out. Standing in the dim morning light, a handsome young man met my gaze. He was wearing a white down jacket, and his features were still as delicate as ever, his looks were breathtaking.

He greeted me with a smile: "Good morning, Man."

Why did you suddenly come to see me?

"Man, I suddenly really want to see you. I've never wanted to see you like this before!"

Shen Xing took off one of the earphones she was holding and put it in my ear. Familiar music flowed from the white earphone: I want to see you, I want to see you, I want to see you... I really want to see you. In the future and in the past, you are the only one in my eyes.

When I hear this music, I feel my soul melt.

This is truly a beautiful love song.

I was lost in thought for a moment, then suddenly took off my headphones and said, "What brings you here?"

"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"

Shen Xing said, "Sister, I ran away. I blocked my agent, director and all that. He Juan put a final pressure on me last night, making me agree to go on a trip to Sanya with her."

She said that after she came back, she promised to take care of me, and she could use 100 million yuan from the company's accounts to make movies for me, promote me, invest in my films, and help me become a movie star.

"This deal is quite tempting. No wonder Juan texted me yesterday, sounding so confident. Shen Xing, you're really lucky with men. With your looks and angelic face, you're most likely to attract the ladies in the rich women's circle."

I sincerely praised him.

Otherwise, my ex-husband wouldn't have chosen Shen Xing to seduce me.

Shen Xing said, "This offer is indeed very tempting. Sister, you will never know what I have done for you. Last night, my agent almost betrayed me for profit. He arranged for two burly men in black to tie me up and take me to the airport, forcing me to board the plane."

When I was at the airport, I tore up my ticket, told the staff I had been kidnapped, and called the police. After the police arrived and I was freed, I ran back home as soon as possible.

I want to tell you that I'm not that kind of person. The only time in my life I've ever wanted to sell my soul was to sleep with you, sister, and that was the only time. But that time, you didn't sleep with me...

"Stop talking... Shen Xing, this is my house, my parents are home, it's so early in the morning, don't say such nonsense, okay?"

My face immediately darkened.

My mom woke up from yesterday's hangover at this time. After washing up and getting dressed, she looked refreshed and came over to see me talking to Shen Xing at the door.

My mom asked curiously, "Man, who is this? He looks so familiar. I feel like I've seen him somewhere before. Oh, right, I used to have a crush on him when I was playing mahjong with some chairmen's wives. He was the champion of last year's boy group talent show. He's so handsome!"

Could it be that your friend Juan has fallen for a boy?

"Mom, this is him. Let me introduce him to you. His name is Shen Xing, and he's a celebrity."

I say.

My mom quickly changed her attitude and said warmly, "Shen Xing, come in and sit down. Auntie will make you some tea and fruit!"

I said, "Shen Xing, didn't you have something to do? Should we go first?"

"Man, I said I came back because of you, and I'm not leaving."

Shen Xing squeezed through the door behind me and brazenly entered my living room. However, when he encountered my father, who was having morning tea and reading the newspaper with a serious expression, he stopped and respectfully called him "Uncle".

My dad, Mr. Xia, didn't seem to expect that he forgot to add you early in the morning. Moreover, this person is a boy who is much younger than me, very handsome, and seems quite interesting.

He coughed awkwardly twice and said, "Man, since you're a guest, please treat us well. Come and stay for lunch."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle."

Shen Xing said.

My dad seems to be quite interested in this Shen Xing. From the first moment he saw her, he would scrutinize her height and facial features, nodding in praise every year. The only thing he was slightly dissatisfied with was that Shen Xing had been practicing dance for many years because of participating in talent shows, so she was particularly thin and frail.

My dad invited Shen Xing to sit on the sofa in my living room and asked him about his education.

Shen Xing said he has a bachelor's degree and is a student majoring in performance at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

My dad said, "From the art academy, huh? Getting in proves you're really talented. Can you play the piano?"

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Upon hearing that this was directly related to his field of expertise, Shen Xing immediately responded modestly.

My mother then took Shen Xing to our piano room and played a piano piece called "Autumn Whispers" on the spot. It was beautiful, fresh and romantic, truly worthy of being a "World Classic Piano Masterpiece".

My mom exclaimed with admiration, "My goodness, that sounds amazing! No wonder you're a top student from the art academy, you're practically a walking piano prince!"

My dad's dark eyes seemed to be thoughtfully calculating something. During lunch, he asked Shen Xing some questions.

I heard that Shen Xing's family background is quite complicated. Her father doesn't care about her and her mother doesn't love her. My mother was heartbroken and kept crying. She grabbed Shen Xing's hand and said, "Xing, you are our friend. Come to Auntie's house more often. Auntie will cook delicious food for you."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Shen Xing adopted the humble demeanor of a model student.

I sat next to him and wondered what was going on.

After lunch, I called Shen Xing to the garden on the first floor of our villa and asked him, "What are your plans? You've deleted your agent's contact information; are you planning to retire from the entertainment industry completely? And what about that contract?"

"Man, I'll just have to take it one step at a time. I'm penniless right now, my bank cards and passport have all been confiscated by my agent, so I ran away on my own. Anyway, I absolutely won't do anything I don't want to do!"

Shen Xing looked like she had me cornered.

I stood there dumbfounded, momentarily at a loss for words, and said, "What do you mean? Are you planning to stay in my house and never leave?"

"Sis, I've offended everyone I could this time, I really have nowhere to go."

Shen Xing suddenly looked at me very seriously, a melancholy look in her eyes.

Seeing his feigned pitiful state, I finally couldn't hold back my anger and yelled, "Shen Xing, you did this on purpose, didn't you? You're so young, yet you're so cunning. You left without your ID, bank cards, or passport, just running off to wander the streets alone. Did you think I'd be soft-hearted and abandon you?"

"Yeah, sis, I've got you all wrapped around my little finger."

Shen Xing suddenly gave me a bright smile, the corners of her mouth slowly curving upwards, like a spring breeze in full bloom.

To be honest, it's still the dead of winter outside, but I could feel the warmth of spring on his face.

"Whatever, it's freezing outside, I'm not going to care!"

I say.

Shen Xing remained adamant that he would not leave.

I don't know why, but Shen Xing came to find me without any regard for anything. In that instant, I felt that this boy was too cunning. His father is a famous director. It's impossible that he has no money and can't completely ignore his son.

As far as I know, Shen Xing's ability to debut in the entertainment industry and land various leading roles in idol dramas in just two years is inseparable from the support of his father, a well-known domestic director.

I hardened my heart and saw the guests out.

Shen Xing, wrapped in a down jacket, stood at the entrance of my villa, waiting and refusing to leave... A biting wind blew in from the doorway, hitting his face and making his skin turn red from the cold.

I was in my room, enjoying the warmth of the heater and drinking tea, trying to ignore everything and waiting for Shen Xing outside. I was still a little angry because my relationship with Juan, which had lasted for so many years, had been completely destroyed because of a guy.

Nanyan really is a femme fatale.

It wasn't until after 8 p.m. that the stars lit up, but the sky outside was as black as charcoal, and you couldn't see anything at all.

Shen Xing started by standing, then silently squatted down at the front gate of my villa, wrapped himself in a thick down jacket, gradually became sleepy, and fell asleep in the corner next to the villa entrance.

In the middle of the night, I finally couldn't bear it anymore. Wearing snow boots and a thick sweater, and with a flashlight in hand, I went to the door to meet him: "Shen Xing, wake up! You can only stay in my guest room for one night. You have to leave at dawn tomorrow."