We've been in a marriage of convenience for three years without sleeping together. Why am I goi

The redness on Lu Zhi's neck hadn't faded yet, and her eyes were red again.

Completely unaware, Yu Yin walked towards her, holding a glass of whiskey. "Want a drink?"

Lu Zhi replied indifferently, "No."

The woman in front of me was tall, fair-skinned, and slender. She wore a very form-fitting Dior little black dress, and her chest was quite ample, which she made no attempt to conceal.

She was holding a Hermès Birkin bag.

It was her former best friend, Yu Yin.

Since the Lu family fell into decline, the two have not been in contact for a long time. All of this was done by Lu Zhi herself, for fear that she would be implicated as well.

Before blocking her, Yu Yin had proactively transferred a considerable amount of money to her, amounting to several million yuan, but she refused to accept it.

At that time, Lu Zhi despised friends who placed particular emphasis on wine, women, wealth, and power.

They believe that true love is more important than money.

Seeing this scene now is nothing short of irony.

Yu Yin found a seat next to her, sat down, picked up her wine glass and took a small sip. "Have a drink, let's celebrate our CEO Gu finding true love."

Yu Yin's expression was generous and frank, without any attempt to hide her true abilities.

Shen Luoyao, feeling mocked, bit her lip and stood stunned in Gu Yizhi's arms.

Lu Zhi's face froze, and she said somewhat hesitantly, "If you're here to laugh at me, then you don't need to."

Yu Yin looked at him with exasperation, "I thought you were going to throw a glass of wine at me. Where did that pride of yours, Lu Zhi, go?"

Even after being told this, Lu Zhi's expression remained indifferent. "Things are different now."

The two have known each other for more than ten years. Since their school days, Lu Zhi has had a bit of a temper, but Yu Yin was the only one who could tolerate it. This is how the two became best friends.

Yu Yin was bullied because she came from the worst family in school. In order to curry favor with others, she approached Lu Zhi.

The Lu family provided a lot of support to the Yu family back then.

Now, they are one of the top wealthy families in Shengcheng, second only to the Gu family.

She couldn't afford to offend them, and she had no face to cling to them anymore.

Just as Lu Zhi thought she was about to say something even more hurtful, Yu Yin slapped a bank card on the table. "I'm starting a business recently and don't have much money on hand. There's 500,000 in here."

"No need." Lu Zhi pushed the card back, her almond-shaped eyes filled with shame.

This is more distressing than any form of coercion or violence.

Yu Yin didn't force her, her eyes fixed on the marks on her neck. "Take it if you give it to me. You can always get some money after you escape the Gu family."

Gu Yizhi's eyes sharpened. "Is our Gu family some kind of den of iniquity? Do we need Miss Yu to come and rescue us?"

"Isn't that right?" Yu Yin retorted with a half-smile.

Gu Yizhi gritted his teeth, "It seems the Yu family has no intention of cooperating in the business world."

"casual."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi looked up abruptly, realizing that she still cared about her.

She thought that her reluctance to leave Gu Yizhi was purely for money.

Lu Zhi felt a warmth in her heart, and realized how foolish she had been to abandon all her friends in her past life in order to take care of her family.

A single tear slowly rolled down her cheek.

They didn't notice a figure about to approach.

-

Jiang Xing was surrounded by several wives, and they were talking about marriage.

"The Xu family's wedding banquet was truly magnificent. With this marriage between the two families, their market value is likely to skyrocket."

"That bride is beautiful. I heard she has a fake bank account worth hundreds of millions of yuan."

Hearing the discussions, Jiang Xing found them particularly grating. Everyone else's weddings brought benefits, but her son and Lu Zhi's wedding banquet brought them no advantages whatsoever.

What talk of a life-saving grace? It happened so many years ago. A sum of money won't suffice.

Gu Yuanming is really something.

They're ruining her son's life, wasting his time.

No, she had to take advantage of the fact that the news hadn't spread yet, quickly find other women, and kick Lu Zhi out of the house as soon as possible.

As Jiang Xing walked, he noticed Yu Yin sitting next to Gu Yizhi, and a look of delight immediately appeared on his face. "Yizhi, why don't you pour Yu Yin a cup of coffee?"

Gu Yizhi was practically grinding his teeth to powder, but he could only maintain a facade of politeness and hand it over in a gentlemanly manner.

Seeing his discomfiture, Yu Yin raised an eyebrow but did not refuse. She carefully stroked the inside of the cup, quite pleased with herself, and said, "Thank you."

The two, who had just been at loggerheads, had to pretend to be amicable. Lu Zhi almost burst out laughing when she saw this.

As Jiang Xing's mother-in-law from her previous life, Lu Zhi understood him well. She was simply after the Yu family behind Yu Yin and wanted to form a marriage alliance.

She bit her lip, preparing to see how the show would unfold.

With the comparison, Jiang Xing became more and more satisfied with Yu Yin. She was covered in designer brands, unlike Lu Zhi who had to borrow them to make a good impression, and she would never cause a scandal because of her jewelry.

This is the kind of daughter-in-law she's always dreamed of, except for her revealing clothing, which she can change after marriage.

Shen Luoyao watched Gu Yizhi being taken away, her anger simmering. "Yizhi."

"What's all the fuss about?" As soon as the indifferent voice came out, she fell silent, afraid of making the man even more disgusted, and continued to maintain her obedient appearance.

Jiang Xing greeted him warmly, "I remember you. You were in the same class as Yi Zhi back then, you were classmates. It's been a long time since we've kept in touch, hasn't it?"

Yu Yin: "Mm."

Gu Yizhi frowned. "If there's no contact, then don't contact us again."

Jiang Xingman disagreed, "How can that be? Feelings are precious. Yi Zhi, you can give it a try."

Thinking about Yu Yin's attitude just now, Gu Yizhi felt extremely disgusted and subconsciously wanted to pull Shen Luoyao over to block her in front of him.

Just as they were about to act, Jiang Xing looked at Shen Luoyao with a reprimanding gaze, "Years of friendship are always better than some people who are only here for money."

Shen Luoyao's face stiffened; she hadn't expected such a blunt point.

Jiang Xing beckoned to his assistant, "This one..."

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xing couldn't remember the name. He adopted an extremely condescending attitude and said, "Take this young lady to the west reception room. There's an event going on there."

The thought of leaving, especially with other women present, and the possibility of losing her man, was unbearable.

Shen Luoyao looked pitiful, wanting Gu Yizhi to let her stay.

The man merely gave a dismissive look, "I'll be there later too."

With her protests ineffective, Shen Luoyao had no choice but to obediently follow her assistant, leaving behind only a vicious glare.

Jiang Xing didn't even raise an eyebrow. "Yi Zhi, don't let yourself be blinded by those vixens outside. One Lu Zhi isn't enough; there aren't many good people with that kind of face."

Lu Zhi sneered, "I didn't expect Auntie to think so highly of me."

Jiang Xing waved his hand, "You have no right to interrupt when your elders are speaking. As expected of someone who has lost their parents, you have no manners."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi clenched her fists, wanting to make a move. However, after looking around, she was afraid of hurting innocent people, and since she was outnumbered, she had no choice but to give up.

He silently kept the grudge in his heart, waiting for an opportunity to get revenge later.

Jiang Xing asked Gu Yizhi without any hesitation, "What do you think of Yu Yin?"