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0.47% The Young master's fake bride and her lucky system / Chapter 3: Marrying the wrong sister

Kapitel 3: Marrying the wrong sister

Something was wrong, Zhang Caishen thought, things always went wrong at weddings and he knew that his would be no different. He never wanted to get married in the first place. After all, which woman would willingly tie herself down to a crippled man except for a greedy one that wanted benefits?

Lin Billi was not the selfless kind of woman; he knew this from the few times that he had met her. She chased her own glory so it was very unsettling to him that she would consider going through with this wedding.

Still, to alleviate his mother's broken heart and his grandfather's fears, he accepted to marry the bride that was arranged for him when he was still a boy.

His mother had put so much effort into the wedding, spending so much money to prove that the Zhang's were still wealthy and connected.

She booked an expensive wedding hall and employed the most artistic decorators who turned the hall into the closest place to a fairy world if one existed. From the chandeliers, artistic centerpieces, drapery, table settings to heavy and unnecessary floral arrangements, everything was on point.

The guests were very much impressed, expressing their sincere or insincere good wishes to the bride and groom. Everyone had a smile on their face, real or fake except for the groom whose still and calm face gave away nothing.

Caishen neither looked happy or sad, he was just uninterested. He wondered why nobody seemed to notice or care that the bride had been delayed. Then again, they were all taken in by the luxuriousness of the wedding hall and other things.

Eventually, he was pushed to the front by his elder brother and informed that the bride was coming.

Right from the onset however, he noticed that something was off. It was slight but it almost looked like the bride was being dragged to the altar by her father.

And then, there was her height, she was taller than Lin Billi. He also noticed the nervousness of his father-in-law which the man tried to cover up with a forced smile.

Something was wrong with the bride, but he did not want to dwell on it because of his mother's beautifully relieved smile. As they took the wedding vows, he got his answer finally; she was not the real bride and he did not need to take off the veil covering her face to know who she was.

He had investigated the Lin's thoroughly and he had an understanding of their family. The oldest daughter had been involved in some kind of accident and her left hand had three damaged fingers. Two fingers barely moved while a third one was slightly bent inwards.

These were the fingers of the oldest sister and not the younger one.

So, the Lin's had actually dared to play a fast one on them by having him marry the oldest and unwanted daughter of their family. Very good, Lin Qianfan, I will teach you a lesson for daring to think that you can treat me like a stupid man. Even though he did not care who he married, he was still offended by what the Lin's had done.

He looked at the Lin family members who were smiling and clapping with their fake smiles. The mother of the bride even dared to wipe fake tears away as if she actually cared about her step daughter.

Zhang Caishen smiled wryly when she finished saying her vows. He gripped her hand a little tightly as he slipped the ring on her finger and he sneered when she lowered her body and he took off the veil which resulted in the crowd gasping.

Many of them had a similar thought, this was not the bride. This thought was followed by the question, who has Zhang Caishen married? Not everyone recognized Lin Alix; she was the unknown Lin family's daughter, unlike Lin Billi who had national and some minor international fame.

The wedding hall was plastered with pictures of Lin Billi, she was the one they expected to see, not this stranger!

The Zhang's were taken aback as well, and they looked at the Lin's. What have you done? Their eyes asked.

Luckily, Zhang Caishen's secretary who was also acting as the host for the ceremony was very quick and sharp.

"Ladies and gentlemen, being introduced you for the first time as husband and wife, the groom Mr. Zhang Caishen and his bride Mrs. Lin Alix."

The Lin's were very eager to clap and the unwilling Zhangs followed suit which prompted other people into following suit however the damage had been done. The whispers were already travelling around the hall, faster than the wind could carry them.

"That is the oldest daughter of the Lin family."

"She stole her younger sister's husband, what a scandal!"

"The Lin's are so bold to double cross the Zhangs like this. There is going to be a blood bath in the capital city in the next few days."

Zhang Caishen was ruthless in the way he dealt with his enemies and competition; he decimated them and left them on the ground. Most people in the business world knew not to try and double cross him. If he had been fooled, he would not take it laying down.

Some of the guests looked forward to seeing the events which be following in the next days to come.

Still, everyone faked their reactions, congratulated the couple and stayed on until the end of the ceremony. The news however was out; the oldest daughter had stolen her sister's man.

Alix was so uncomfortable with all the stares and whispers that she excused herself and returned to the bridal dressing room. As she picked up the few pearls which remained of the bracelet her mother left her, she wiped away a tear again because Jing Hee had maliciously stepped on a few pearls, crushing them deliberately under her heels. 

She vowed in her heart that she would use the fortune of the Zhang family which they wanted so desperately to crush on them as they had done to her. 

She also found her bag which had been tossed in the corner and immediately called her old nanny. She got no response, which worried her. Had her father lied and he had already harmed her? 

She called someone else, her bestfriend Holea and to her relief Holea picked up immediately. 

"You, are you crazy? Why am I seeing images of you online as young master Zhang's wife? Some people are calling you a home wrecker. I warned you not to go for that wedding with the way they were insisting that you be there. What happened?" 

"Holea," Alix called her friend desperately, "Please listen to me first. I need you to drive to studio apartments block B and check on the occupant of 33B. Please, go quickly and tell me if you find her. If you don't, find her, ask any of the neighbors what happened to her." She hung up quickly before her friend could ask anymore questions.

She kicked the ill fitting shoes off her feet, ignoring the blisters which had formed on some of her toes. The back of both her feet hurt as well and had slight wounds which were caused by the way the heels dug into the skin. 

She hissed and squatted down. Then, she hit her yellow heels really hard on the ground, breaking the heels off and turning them into flat shoes.

She needed to leave and find her old nanny immediately.

As for Zhang Caishen, she would stay away from him for a while and see how he wanted to proceed. If possible, she would explain the circumstances which had led down this path. 

The door swung open and she looked up quickly. Her eyes met with Caishen's cold ones which were looking at her with disgust. 

"Let's go." he commanded in a cold tone. 


Kapitel 4: Entering the lion's den

Alix was so startled that she almost dropped her purse.

"Mr..Young master, sir." She said in a small voice.

Caishen did not respond to her and instead, he turned his wheel chair around with the expectation that she would follow him immediately without resistance.

Trapped for the moment, she had no choice but to unwillingly follow him all the way to the car. It had been decorated as well and the words newly weds covered the license plate.

"Take those things off." She heard Zhang Caishen ordering the driver who was holding the car door open for him.

"Yes young master." The driver answered obediently.

Caishen's secretary helped him into the car while she stood on the opposite side wondering if Holea had found anything.

"Young madam, please get in." The driver told her.

Alix looked around first, and she saw the Zhangs and her former family all standing outside the hotel. The angry Zhangs were getting into their cars while her father run after grandpa Zhang shouting explanations and begging for a minute of his time.

She sneered and smiled satisfactorily when grandpa Zhang shut the car door, effectively cutting her father off.

She entered the car then, without any further request from the driver or prompting from her fake husband.

As the car set off for a location which had not been shared with her, she could not help stealing small glances at Zhang Caishen, wondering what he was thinking with his eyes closed. Was he sleeping? Or did he have a headache? He must have an opinion about all this so why isn't he saying anything?

Looking at his handsome face upclose, she felt pity for him. Aside from his business acumen, he was well known for his good looks. Zhang Caishen could have been a model or actor with that face alone. Her eyes traveled to his long legs and she thought, it's such a pity. Such a handsome man has to sit in a wheel chair for the rest of his.

"The infinite gaming luck system has all it takes to cure restore him to his former self. Host should the system start setting up now?"

"Yes." She responded immediately. It would be foolish to reject this gift which was capable of many wonders.

She felt a light buzz in her mind and a series of dings as if a computer was operating inside of her head.

While that happened, she decided to grab the bull by the horns. She cleared her throat softly, trying to get Zhang Caishen to look at her.

"Mr.Zhang."

She got no response and assumed that she had spoken so softly. She called his name again, louder this time as if she was a teacher addressing a class of loud students.

"I can hear perfectly." He responded.

"Oh, sorry." She apologized. "I thought you were sleeping and I didn't want to bother you ..."

"But you are." He said, cutting off the rest of her words.

"Hmm?" She responded slightly confused.

He looked at her with indolent eyes and said, "You are bothering me."

"I can't help it, we need to talk." She answered boldly. "We both know that I am not the bride you expected. My sister was the one you were supposed to marry today. Don't you have anything to ask me about the switching of the bride? I am a fake for crying out loud."

He laughed lightly but his eyes had a fierce and piercing gaze. With revulsion on his face, he asked her, "Did you think that I really expected your sister to show up for the wedding? A part of me was already expecting to be stood up. I have been informed that she is participating in a small amateur music competition in Venice. But I guess you Zhangs are so greedy that you still want my money and connections which is why you accepted to marry me in her place. I will warn you right now, do not expect anything like that from me. And for the humiliation your father has brought upon my mother, I will make him pay."

"Aah, so a wedding without a bride would have been better than a wedding with me. I must say that I am disappointed Zhang Caishen. I married you because I wanted to, not because I was forced or because of your status. I did it because I have always admired you, young master Caishen."

"Don't patronize me." He said slowly through gritted teeth.

Alix however had no plans to back down. The system had said she could double her luck if she married him and she needed all the luck she could get. She had no money, her small music school was on the brink of being shut down, her life was empty and she had cut ties with her family. The system was all she had to rely on now, him and the system. If walking into the lion's den changed her luck, she would close her eyes and do it.

"I was engaged to you first and I was jealous because she stole you from me." She told him.

Caishen who had already looked away from the woman that he thought of as a gold digger scoffed. He tilted his head slightly to the right, looking into her defiant eyes and he said, "I have no recollection of that engagement. I also have a headache, don't say another word."

Alix lips moved around mimicking his words in a whisper. "I have no recollection of that engagement, tch,as if I believe that." She mumbled.

He was fourteen when the engagement was proposed and she was his fiance for a while before it was turned into Lin Billi. There was no way he did not know.

That was not important anyway, she looked at her phone and sent a text to Holea, no words, just question marks. What was going on?

Caishen, even though he had his eyes partially closed had seen that woman mimicking his words. His lips thinned and he took in a deep breath, the doctors had told him not to be overly stimulated. He had to reign in his anger.

Did she think him so foolish that he had not noticed the bruise on her forehead or the ill fitting shoes during the wedding? He knew that she was the unloved daughter and he had already sent his people to investigate what happened in that dressing room and how she became his wife.

Inside of a bathroom at the hotel where the wedding had been, Jing Hee was on the phone with her daughter Lin Billi. She had a broad smile on her face as she said, "Our plan worked perfectly Billi, that wretch Alix married Zhang Caishen in your place."

On the other end of the phone, Lin Billi laughed and answered, "Mother, thank you for saving me. I would not have known what to do without you."

Jing Hee replied arrogantly, "How could I allow my precious daughter to marry a crippled man? Alix on the hand makes him the perfect wife. One has crippled fingers and the other has crippled legs. They are the perfect match."

Both women laughed like witches, delighting in their plot which they believed had ruined Alix's life.

"Oh, even better news is that Alix declared that she is no longer a member of our family. You should return quickly and get your father to give you a significant number of his shares in the company. We must strike while it's hot, Alix must not take anything from you."

"I will return tonight mother."

Jing Hee left the bathroom, concluding her phone call. After she left, a woman in a black and white suit came out of one of the stalls and left as well. In her hands was a phone and on her face was a smile.

"Looks like I will make some money from this." She said to herself.


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