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2.95% Full Marks Hidden Marriage: Pick Up a Son, Get a Free Husband / Chapter 64: A Late-night Visitor

Chapter 64: A Late-night Visitor

Jiang Muye expertly set up all the game equipment, grabbed a few bags of jelly, chips and dried fish from who knows where, and took out a bottle of good wine from the wine cellar while he hummed a happy tune.

Everything was ready, and he sat on the floor with his legs crossed and rubbed his hands together. Just as he was about to familiarize himself with the game, the doorbell outside suddenly rang.

Jiang Muye’s face immediately turned black. He didn't answer the door, and instead, directly called Lei Ming and said bad-temperedly, "Stop ringing! I’ve already promised I’ll be on time tomorrow morning, isn’t that enough? Every day bossing me around like I'm a pet, not even letting me play some games, you don't believe that I won’t be able to take it anymore and quit?"

"Ah? Ring what?" On the other end of the call, Lei Ming was utterly baffled.

Jiang Muye choked and paused. "You’re not outside ringing my doorbell?"

"I’m pretty far away from your place now, and I’m driving!" Lei Ming was innocent.

"Then who can it be… not many people know I live here…"Jiang Muye murmured suspiciously.

"Don’t tell me your address was leaked? Be careful, don't open the door, what if it’s the media! Ning Xi’s still there!" Lei Ming immediately turned vigilant.

Jiang Muye humphed, not caring in the slightest, "So what if it’s the media! So what if they see her here?"

Lei Ming said helplessly, "Muye, I’m not lecturing you, but even if you want to help her, she needs to accept your help first! It’s already clear that Ning Xi doesn’t want to get on your pirate ship1…"

Jiang Muye immediately exploded. "What pirate ship! Who are you calling a pirate ship!"

The doorbell was still ringing, at five-second intervals in a very regular pattern.

"I won’t talk to you anymore, I’m going to go open the door! It’s so late, who on earth could it be…"Jiang Muye hung up and walked impatiently to the drawing room.

Jiang Muye deliberately checked the electronic monitor first to see who was outside, and was stunned, like he had seen a real ghost.

"F***! Lu Tingxiao!!! Why is he here…"

The man at the door was wearing gray home clothes and a pair of slippers, and was carrying a few things in his hands. Even though he was dressed extremely casually, for some reason, Jiang Muye felt as if a gust of wind off a glacier was blowing down his neck, so cold it made him shiver.

Like a rabbit that had just seen a wolf, Jiang Muye paced frantically in circles. After the doorbell rang twice more, he took a deep breath, and opened the door.

The moment he opened the door, his attitude from before suddenly turned cautiously respectful. "Eh, why are you here…"

"To visit you," the man answered emotionlessly.

"Oh… come in please! Come in…"Jiang Muye busily welcomed him in.

Lu Tingxiao glanced at the game controllers on the floor, and also the snacks and wine, then sat down on the sofa.

Noticing what Lu Tingxiao was looking at, Jiang Muye coughed and explained, "Cough, work is tiring, I seldom have time to relax."

This was of no concern to Lu Tingxiao. He asked casually, "When did you arrive?"

"Not that long ago." Jiang Muye searched for a while and finally found a pouch of tea leaves, but there was no hot water, so he could only take out a bottle of mineral water from the fridge. "I haven’t boiled any water here, is this okay?"

"No need to fuss, I won’t stay long." Lu Tingxiao pointed at the few boxes he had brought. "These are from your mother"

"She could have sent someone to bring these here, why is she troubling you to personally come here yourself at night!" In his heart, Jiang Muye reproached his mother a hundred times over. Why would she, without any rhyme or reason, ask him to bring things over! Didn't she know he was terrified of this person the most? … Fine, it was obvious, it was because his mother definitely knew, that she had sent Lu Tingxiao to check up on him…

  1. ‘A pirate ship’ is a figure of speech that refers to a venture of dubious merit.

Chapter 65: An Unreal Meeting

"How long will you be staying?" Lu Tingxiao’s tone was like that of both an elder and a boss.

Jiang Muye sat straight, and answered like a good student. "If all goes well, I’ll stay back in the country this time. Even though a lot of people in the industry are pushing overseas this year, our local film industry has been growing quickly these past few years; plus, the market is extremely big. Going abroad to learn is necessary, but I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I think I still need to come back to my roots and principles here in the country."

"Mm." Unexpectedly, Lu Tingxiao nodded at his words in agreement.

Jiang Muye relaxed a bit, then asked concernedly, "How’s Little Treasure?"

Lu Tingxiao: "Not bad."

"Ah, right, I brought him toys and some small gifts for you. I was going to visit you tomorrow, I didn’t expect you would come see me first…" Jiang Muye went to grab the gifts from the suitcase.

Lu Tingxiao: "Thanks."

And then… then it was followed by silence.

Hence, in that moment, the sound of running water in the bathroom could be clearly heard…

Feeling a bit awkward, Jiang Muye scratched his head.

Lu Tingxiao seemed to understand the situation, and stood up with a few more words. "I’m leaving, if you have time, go home and see your mother."

"Sure, sure, I’ll walk you out."

Feeling like he had been given a reprieve, Jiang Muye was about to walk Lu Tingxiao out, when suddenly there was a furious voice behind them —

"Jiang Muye — what kind of shitty clothes are these?! How can I wear something with such a big hole in the back?!"

Lu Tingxiao, who had been about to leave, froze like he had been pierced by acupuncture needles when he heard the voice. A second later, he slowly turned around, and shot a sharp and icy look in the direction of the voice.…

The girl was bare-foot, her hair damp and her cheeks flushed from the hot shower. She stood outside the bathroom door, exasperated; there was a big hole near the waist on the right side of the large men’s T-shirt she was wearing, which exposed her white, smooth skin…

Not paying attention to Lu Tingxiao’s expression, Jiang Muye just felt like dying. The man had been about to leave, why couldn’t that damn girl have waited a little bit longer to come out? 

"I forgot to throw it away after I tore it when I fell from my bicycle. There were so many to choose from, why did you pick the one that was ripped?!" Jiang Muye felt like he was at his wits’ end with Ning Xi. He then turned in embarrassment to face Lu Tingxiao and make introductions. "Cough… this is my friend, Ning Xi…"

After saying that, Jiang Muye suddenly noticed the weird look on Ning Xi’s face.

She stood still as a statue as she stared at Lu Tingxiao...

This damn girl, even if Lu Tingxiao was pretty good-looking, she didn’t have to stare at him like that…

Jiang Muye was very unhappy seeing Ning Xi act like this, and he said stiffly, "Ning Xi, this is my uncle, CEO of Lu Corporation, Lu Tingxiao. Why are you standing there like a rock? Say hi!"

In that moment, her hair dripping water and her hand clutching the sides of the hole in the T-shirt together, Ning Xi finally found her voice. With a mystified expression, she dropped the syllables blankly. "Un…cle…?"

While Ning Xi said the word like a question, to Lu Tingxiao, it sounded like an affirmative tone, as if she was calling him uncle., Instantly, Lu Tingxiao’s face looked like that of a big demon king who had just doused all 18 levels of hell in blood. His whole body emitted a cold and frightening air, scaring the two of them so much they shivered…

Who knew how long that strange atmosphere lasted for, before Lu Tingxiao’s icy gaze landed on Ning Xi. "The person you said you were going to pick up, it was Muye?"

Standing next to him, Jiang Muye was shocked at his words. " Ning Xi, you know my uncle?"


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