Chapter 270: Chapter 270: Playing at Pretend, Becoming Real

Early the next morning, Wang Miaomiao touched the spot beside her that only retained a trace of warmth. Remembering his outrageous behavior yesterday, she wanted to grind her teeth and bite him.

She reached for the wristwatch on the bedside table to check the time. It was six o’clock; time to get up, but she didn’t feel like moving at all today. What to do? She really wanted to stay in bed…

“Creak…” The door was gently pushed open, and Wang Miaomiao immediately closed her eyes and listened. Then she heard extremely soft footsteps.

She felt a familiar warm breath approach her face, then a light kiss landed on her forehead…

For a moment, Wang Miaomiao’s breath hitched, but she quickly calmed down. She still didn’t move, quietly waiting for him to leave.

However, he didn’t leave as she expected. Instead, he became bolder, kissing her brow, eyelids, cheeks… and finally lingering on her lips.

Wang Miaomiao felt she couldn’t hold her breath any longer and heard a low, amused chuckle by her ear.

That damn guy, he did it on purpose. She thought, how could he keep kissing endlessly?

Wang Miaomiao, in frustration, ground her teeth and did what she wanted to do yesterday. She opened her eyes and, sure enough, saw him grinning, which infuriated her.

She abruptly lifted her head and bit his chin fiercely.

Wang Miaomiao harbored her anger and bit down with all her might. That one bite…

Caught off guard, Jiang Yan let out a muffled groan, and his brows knit tightly.

Wang Miaomiao was snapped back to reality by the taste of blood in her mouth and released him in shock, collapsing onto the pillow. She then saw two rows of bright tooth marks on his chin, with some areas already bleeding—it looked rather terrifying…

Wang Miaomiao said regretfully, “Oh no, it’s bleeding.” As she spoke, she attempted to get up, intending to fetch the first aid kit to treat his wound.

To her surprise, just as she moved, Jiang Yan, who was hovering above her, pressed her down, “Since my wife is so enthusiastic, I won’t be polite…” After he spoke, Wang Miaomiao felt a tingling sensation spread from her heart to her limbs…

When the two left the room, for once, Wang Miaomiao’s back seemed hesitant.

“Ah Yan, what happened to your chin?” At the dining table, Old Master Jiang and Mr. Jiang were having breakfast while reading the newspaper.

Occasionally looking up, Old Master Jiang saw the two cartoon band-aids on his grandson’s chin, which looked really adorable.

Upon hearing the question, Wang Miaomiao nervously clutched her chopsticks, her ears pricked up to hear Jiang Yan’s response.

And his answer was indeed hard to explain, “It’s nothing, just got bitten by a little dog…”

Who would believe such a thing… there were no cats or dogs at home…

Old Master Jiang and Mr. Jiang exchanged a knowing smile, initially wanting to tease Jiang Yan ruthlessly. However, seeing Wang Miaomiao’s face turning so red it was almost buried in her bowl, they knew they shouldn’t push it. Thus, they casually wrapped up the conversation with a dry remark, “Mind your image.”

Wang Miaomiao felt utterly embarrassed, quickly finishing her breakfast before returning to her room to gather her things and prepare for school.

But just as she stepped into the room, Jiang Yan followed right behind her.

“Why aren’t you going to work yet? Why are you following me?” Wang Miaomiao glared at the man with annoyance.

“I’ll take you to school.” Jiang Yan had thought it over; his wife attracted too much attention. He needed to make an appearance to assert his claim, preventing any clueless men from approaching.

“No need. Aren’t you busy?” Wang Miaomiao was quite surprised to hear he wanted to take her. She quickly looked up to question him about it. But she knew how much effort her husband had been putting into his work lately.

“Silly, work is not as important as you.” Jiang Yan’s sincere emotions lay bare before her, making Wang Miaomiao’s heart melt once again.

The two strolled together with affection visible between them.

Wang Miaomiao was quite a celebrity among this year’s students. Yesterday, many had already wandered outside her classroom. Today, her conspicuous arrival left quite a number of teachers and classmates stunned.

Then, the news that the liberal arts top scorer of that year’s college entrance examination, Wang Miaomiao, was already taken spread rapidly throughout the school. With Jiang Yan picking her up and dropping her off for three consecutive days, the news that Wang Miaomiao was married and a mother was no longer a secret.

Jiang Yan wanted just this effect. Wang Miaomiao was frustrated by some people’s pestering for the first few days, but soon the news blew over like the wind and gradually calmed down. And then, wave upon wave of rumors swept by…

Wang Miaomiao tacitly accepted his actions, not wanting to waste valuable study time over trivial matters.

Five days later, Jiang Yan had already investigated the situation involving Lu Xuemei and Zhou Hu. That evening, after their activities, Wang Miaomiao nestled in his arms to listen to the story.

First, the latest situation was that Zhou Hu had been admitted to university, but Lu Xuemei had failed.

Before Zhou Hu reported to school, he again asked Lu Xuemei for a divorce. Of course, Lu Xuemei refused, and after a bout of fussing, the divorce matter was left unresolved.

And Zhou Hu’s action coincidentally confirmed that there was something fishy between them; there was definitely something shady about the events of that time.

After some investigation, the incident from back then was soon revealed.

Zhou Hu was completely fooled by Lu Xuemei; he didn’t know when he became her target.

That time, he helped Lu Xuemei out of sympathy, took her home, and applied ointment for her. At that time, he still had a good nature, helping her out of classmate friendship.

But the conspiracy followed. A man bringing a woman home, ha, in those days, once caught, how could it be explained? Of course, that so-called fiancé was fake, just her cousin.

Lu Xuemei reacted quickly, immediately claiming they were a couple, and their relationship had been approved by their parents, with marriage just a matter of time.

At that time, Zhou Hu’s mind was blank; faced with the choice of being dragged out for public criticism or going along with her story, he had no other options.

Helpless, Zhou Hu had to bite the bullet and concede to the truth that he and Lu Xuemei were in love. This so-called truth forced him into a sham marriage with Lu Xuemei.

Indeed, at that time, he and Lu Xuemei agreed to a sham marriage, planning to divorce once the storm blew over. But although he thought it’s fine, he never anticipated that once the storm passed, he and Liu Xuemei ended up having a relationship as a result of a drunken mistake.

At that moment, he could no longer deceive himself; he knew he had been played by Lu Xuemei, and everything was orchestrated by her.

During an argument, Lu Xuemei eventually admitted it, but unfortunately, it was too late to undo the marriage.

Although they had lived as husband and wife, it was only that one time. Afterwards, they slept in separate rooms, and Zhou Hu never touched Lu Xuemei again, making their relationship cold as ice.

These years, Lu Xuemei was a good friend outside, but at home, she was out of control. Zhou Hu’s parents were so irritated by her antics that they often complained of heart pain.

After the reform and opening up, divorce was no longer stigmatized, and Zhou Hu proposed a divorce, but Lu Xuemei refused. This time, she disagreed again… Who knows what Zhou Hu will do next.

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