Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 283, Section 284: The Young Wife Begs to Be Pounced On

A thrilling confession began and ended in awkward silence.

Lin Xiao's heartfelt confession.

Han Haijun and Liu Liyun ultimately didn't say whether they forgave or not, and left with complicated expressions... Of course, they left separately.

Lin Xiao knew that the elderly couple needed to take it easy.

He didn't take it seriously, knowing deep down that he had passed this hurdle.

From now on, I will no longer have to carry this heavy secret, and I can enjoy my happy married life with Xixi with a clear conscience.

Oh, and there's also that chubby little girl, Lin Xiaoxi.

"By the way, didn't you guys imitate a first birthday celebration this afternoon and do a card-grabbing ceremony? What did Xiao Chu grab?"

After his parents-in-law left, Lin Xiao finally remembered to ask his wife.

Xi Xi rolled her eyes helplessly and complained, "You're such a good dad! The ceremony ended two hours ago, and you're only now thinking to ask your daughter what she grabbed!"

Lin Xiao scratched his head awkwardly.

"I'm so focused on apologizing to my parents-in-law, I don't have time to think about anything else. Your husband isn't that mentally strong!"

He said this, grinning with a smirk.

Xi Xi smiled coquettishly, turned the table around, and reached out to pat her husband's head.

Actually, she felt relieved after confessing today.

Even her breaths were much longer than Lin Xiao's.

After all, she grew up as a "good girl" and rarely disobeyed her parents.

Applying to a music academy is the only thing I want to do.

Now, she is burdened by two major secrets: "agreeing to divorce her husband" and "her husband is the photographer who secretly took and published the photos of her and her father." She is under a lot of psychological pressure.

Seeing that Lin Xiao got along extremely well with his parents.

On the surface, she was happy, but in her heart, she was torn between family and love.

This past year has been truly exhausting.

Now, I feel much lighter without any debt.

"So, what picture is my daughter holding?" Lin Xiao asked again.

"abacus."

"abacus?!"

Lin Xiao was shocked.

Xi Xi looked helpless: "Well, an abacus... your daughter is going to be an accountant!"

Lin Xiao imagined the chubby girl wearing glasses and sitting in a cubicle doing reports, and he burst into laughter, unable to stop.

Xixi was also infected by the laughter and kept laughing.

"What are you laughing at! You're so happy that your daughter is an accountant?"

"no no……"

Lin Xiao quickly waved his hand, "Is it possible that the abacus doesn't mean she'll be an accountant in the future, but rather that she'll be a money-grubber... a miser!"

Xi Xi frowned: "Uh..."

Lin Xiao was inexplicably in a good mood. He pulled his wife into his arms with one hand and kissed her hard on the face, making her face contort.

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

Xi Xi stomped her feet, her face flushed with shyness, yet her cheeks were as radiant as the clouds in the sky.

Lin Xiao chuckled, "A miser is good, a miser is especially good! Anyway, neither of us plans to live a life of extravagance. No matter how much money we earn, it will all be hers in the future. We don't expect her to be successful, as long as she can keep the money, that's fine. It's better than being a spendthrift. At least we can be worry-free for life. What do you think?"

Xi Xi had never thought of this angle before, and her eyes lit up immediately.

Thinking about it, that makes sense.

"It has to be you! You can make the dead sound alive. That's how you tricked me into marrying you, isn't it?!"

Xi Xi stood with her hands on her hips, looking like she was about to settle scores later.

Lin Xiao wasn't intimidated at all. He put his other arm around his wife's waist and grinned like he didn't care about anything.

"I lied to you? You're the one who lied to me, okay?"

"When did I ever lie to you..."

"Didn't you promise me so confidently when you signed the contract that we would have a fake marriage for a year?"

Lin Xiao said with a sly grin, "Now, the contract is torn up, the one-year period has passed, and even the child has been born... Isn't this a lie?"

XiXi: "..."

I was speechless!

"I'm such a pitiful young man, and you've swindled me out of all my clothes..."

Lin Xiao sighed insincerely, then said angrily, "Han Xixi, you've got some tricks up your sleeve!"

Xi Xi covered her forehead, feeling extremely ashamed.

"Sigh... I only ended up on this path of no return because I wasn't careful!"

Seeing how seriously Lin Xiao was acting, she could only play along, adopting a posture of worldly wisdom and vicissitudes.

The young couple exchanged a glance.

They couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.

……

The trending topics outside are still ongoing.

Even in the neighborhood, Lin Xiao and Xi Xi didn't dare to show themselves during the day, only daring to go out for a stroll at night.

"Brother, do you think my mom... and my dad can accept the truth?" Xixi asked.

"Definitely, don't worry!" Lin Xiao said firmly.

"You're so confident?"

"Of course!"

Lin Xiao grinned, "What can they do if they don't accept it? Can they break us up and force us to divorce? That's impossible! As for your mother, she's determined not to let her daughter go through what she went through. As long as I don't cheat or commit domestic violence, she'll always be our number one CP fan. Right now, she's just too shocked to hear the truth all of a sudden, so she needs to go home and calm down. She'll recover in a couple of days and realize that everything was just a coincidence and an accident, but my feelings for you are more real than pearls!"

Lin Xiao spoke with certainty, and then kissed his wife on the forehead.

Xixi smiled shyly and gently.

"Then...where's my dad?"

"Your dad is fine too!"

"..."

Xi Xi frowned and remained silent, clearly doubting Lin Xiao's answer.

Lin Xiao pinched her cheek and laughed, "Don't doubt me! Your dad is easier to deal with than your mom!"

Xi Xi became increasingly confused: "You must be mistaken. My mom seems strong, but she's actually very soft-hearted. My dad is the complete opposite—he seems easygoing, but he's actually very hard-hearted! Once he's made up his mind, it's almost impossible to change it, and he hates being lied to or played with..."

"So when I was about to confess at noon, you kept giving me meaningful glances, telling me not to say anything?" Lin Xiao retorted.

"Ah."

Xi Xi admitted it with a sigh.

Lin Xiao laughed and said, "Don't worry! Your dad has the typical boss's temper. He only likes people to go along with him and can't stand being disobeyed or deceived. He's actually been nurtured by power... just like a spoiled child."

Xi Xi found these words a bit harsh, but she didn't refute them.

Lin Xiao continued, "But after this major setback, no matter how tempered or proud he is, he should have been worn down... Although I lied to him, I also repented in time. I made such a big fuss just to get the organization to rescind the punishment against him. In the end, I did not fail in my mission and even unexpectedly helped him keep his official position."

“Emotionally, my feelings for you are genuine; I am his true son-in-law. Rationally, I did save his life, after all… A political life is a life too! Knowing what people in the system are like, isn’t this generous gift enough to appease your father?”

After hearing the analysis, Xixi's eyes lit up.

Although she did not follow in her parents' footsteps into this industry, her family had various cadres since childhood, at the very least being employees of state-owned enterprises.

From a young age, I was influenced by what I saw and heard.

She had an intimate knowledge of the leaders' temperaments and personalities, and was deeply impressed by them.

Putting aside others, just look at my father, Han Haijun. If he were to prioritize his life, he would definitely put his political life first, with marriage, children, and even health coming after that.

This is also why he has never complained or regretted taking up positions in various places over the years.

Although Lin Xiao's words sounded chilling, they were not an exaggeration at all.

He is now truly the South Korean Navy's "savior".

Realizing this, Xixi finally felt relieved and looked at her husband with a complicated expression.

What do you mean by looking at me that way?

Lin Xiao laughed and said, "So you finally noticed how incredibly handsome your husband is and think I'm super cool?"

Xi Xi rolled her eyes.

My husband is good, handsome, but all he has is a mouth! "Brother, Dad's job is safe, but... are you really going to resign?"

Xi Xi asked with a serious expression.

Lin Xiao's smile also disappeared, and a look of fatigue appeared on his face.

"Resigning is impossible. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't!"

"Why? Just because the organization rescinded its decision to dismiss my father, so in exchange, you have to stay in your position?"

"Theoretically speaking, that's correct!"

Lin Xiao shrugged and laughed, "Of course, I can back out. After all, it's not a written contract, so it doesn't bind me at all. But you don't understand your husband... A person should only act with a clear conscience! But right now, I feel so incredibly guilty towards the organization, I can't leave even if I wanted to. Besides..."

Xi Xi smiled and continued, "Besides, you don't actually want to quit your job. You love your current career, right?"

Lin Xiao scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Chinese people are generally ashamed to talk about "love." They can openly express their love for people or things, but they dare not frankly admit to loving their country or their job, always feeling that it is a bit pretentious.

Lin Xiao also has this problem; he finds it difficult to be completely open and honest even in front of his wife.

Seeing his embarrassment, Xixi stopped teasing him and her expression turned serious again.

"Brother, I'll say it again: I will always support your work and career, but..."

Xi Xi hesitated, "You've already publicly stated in front of the entire internet that you're going to resign and retire from the entertainment industry. You said it so confidently, but then you went back on your word. The online public opinion will definitely reverse immediately, and people will say that you're greedy for power and wealth and chasing fame and fortune... What should we do then?"

Lin Xiao shrugged, looking relaxed, as if he had expected this outcome.

"Whatever~"

"Don't mind?"

"Well, whatever. I can't have all the good things, can I?"

Lin Xiao laughed and said, "My press conference was originally a gamble. If I win, your parents will be exempted from punishment, and I'll consider it me paying for the mistake caused by that photo. If I lose, I'll resign or retire from the entertainment industry if necessary. That's the outcome I deserve."

"Now that I've won, I've also gotten rid of the secret and deception I made of your parents. This is the ideal outcome. I can't possibly get both my in-laws to forgive me and all the netizens to like me; that would be too greedy!"

Lin Xiao sighed softly as he spoke: "So, to put my mind at ease, I'm willing to be a faithless, two-faced villain, letting netizens criticize, curse, and humiliate me... It doesn't matter, I'm going to run off to some remote mountain village anyway, you can keep cursing me, I won't hear it, hahaha!!"

Xi Xi's emotions fluctuated because of her husband's words.

At first, I felt sorry for him, but then he suddenly started acting silly, and my initial pity for him vanished instantly.

"Fine, whatever makes you happy..."

Xi Xi looked helpless, then suddenly asked nervously, "So you're really going to that Mashan County... what town?"

Starlight Town!

"Oh right, Starlight Town, you're really going to become the mayor of Starlight Town?"

"It's almost like ten!"

"But aren't the higher-ups still counting on you to write songs and boost the province's cultural tourism industry? You're a hot commodity right now, would the leaders really send you to this remote town?"

Xi Xi's tone held a hint of anticipation.

Lin Xiao said seriously, "To be honest, I don't know where I will be transferred in the end, but if I were a superior, I would definitely not change my mind. Even if I did, I would be transferred to a more remote mountain valley, and I would definitely not be transferred back to the higher-level organization!"

"Why?" Xixi asked, puzzled.

"First, the reason why this trending topic on the internet is about me is that I was promoted by relatives under your mother and then promoted exceptionally under your father, which has already caused a great uproar."

Lin Xiao analyzed carefully, "The fact that the organization didn't punish me is already a sign of valuing my talent. After the storm subsided, the best way for the organization to protect me was to transfer me to a remote mountain village. This would minimize the impact of the 'promotion without regard to seniority,' and it would also be the best way for the organization to maintain the government's credibility!"

Xi Xi nodded seriously, accepting this logic.

Lin Xiao continued, "Secondly, no matter where I go, it won't conflict with my service to the province's cultural and tourism industry. It's just songwriting; you can write songs anywhere. It's not like you can only write songs while sitting in the provincial cultural and tourism bureau's office."

"Therefore, I guess the higher-ups won't interfere with the Yizhou Organization Department's transfer and arrangements for me. They just need to make sure I haven't resigned and am still within this system, and that's enough!"

Upon hearing this, Xixi knew that the outcome was already predetermined, with almost no chance of changing it.

"All right……"

She looked disappointed.

Lin Xiao understood her feelings. After all, a girl who grew up in the city and had wandered around the dazzling entertainment industry was suddenly asked to live in a remote mountain village with her husband. This huge gap, coupled with the fear of the unknown, would make anyone feel uneasy.

Moreover, their child is only 100 days old, and no one can guarantee whether a sudden change in their living environment will be good or bad.

Xi Xi's hesitation and worry are normal.

Lin Xiao pulled his wife into his arms, stroked her back, and gently inhaled the fragrance of her hair.

Xixi was enveloped in this warm embrace, and her unease was instantly soothed.

After a long while, Lin Xiao finally let go of her and said, "Wife, when I asked you to come with me to Mashan County last time, it was just a suggestion, not something I was forcing you to do. If you don't want to go, I completely understand. We can just travel back and forth to Ninghai every weekend. I checked the travel time, and it's only about four hours. I can come back to see you and Xiao Chu every weekend, no problem!"

Xi Xi wasn't comforted and said in a low voice, "But even so, I still won't see you five days a week. And you were already so busy when you were the deputy mayor of Chaobai Town, you'll only be busier when you become the mayor. It'll be good if you can come back once a month. Not seeing you for so long, I..."

Xi Xi was on the verge of a breakdown.

But she soon realized that what she had done had done nothing but make things difficult for her husband.

So she quickly adjusted her breathing and smiled brightly, "It's okay, honey, it's only four hours. If you can't go home, I can bring the baby to see you! Besides, this is only because I can't accept living in town. But what if I can? After all, I'm very happy staying at your house... I think I can adapt, but I'm not so confident, so I don't dare to say anything too definitive. Don't think I'm being dramatic, brother..."

As he spoke, a hint of humility and pitifulness appeared on his smile.

Lin Xiao's heart softened completely.

He rushed forward, hugged his wife tightly, and held her close.

"Don't be dramatic. My wife is the most understanding and considerate person... We'll listen to you and try staying here first. If we can't adapt, we'll see. There's always a way!"

"Um!!"

Xi Xi nodded vigorously and finally smiled brightly.

Lin Xiao's heart was filled with emotion as he looked down and gently touched his wife's lips.

"Honey, haven't I told you I love you in a long time?" he said softly.

"Hmm? You...you're not usually talkative anyway..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xiao had already opened his mouth.

"I love you, my wife!"

He spoke very seriously and earnestly, without a trace of coyness or joking.

Xi Xi's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.

Even though they had been together for almost two years and had a child, she was still deeply moved by her husband's sincere confession and completely succumbed to his charm.

The night was gentle, and the summer breeze was tranquil.

The dim streetlights cast long, narrow shadows, and the gardenias in the flowerbeds suddenly bloomed.

Xi Xi stood there, stunned, her eyes slightly moist, completely at a loss.

Lin Xiao stared at her intently.

Although it's quite inappropriate, I suddenly realized that my wife now has a very mature and charming look.

Despite no change in appearance or weight, the baby fat on her cheeks has disappeared and moved elsewhere.

Their overall temperament is completely different.

Lin Xiao was inexplicably excited, but felt that now was not the right time, especially since his wife had only given birth a hundred days ago and her body was still in the recovery phase.

Lin Xiao swallowed hard, forcibly suppressing his excitement, and the laser light in his eyes returned to a soft glow.

"Aren't you going to say 'I love you too'?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile when he saw that Xi Xi remained silent.

"..."

Xi Xi just smiled gently and remained silent.

She wanted to say it, but couldn't bring herself to say it.

Under the intense gaze of her husband's big eyes, she became as shy as when they first fell in love, burying her head directly in his heart.

Lin Xiao laughed heartily, his heart filled with joy, and gently stroked her long hair and back.

At this moment, my heart is like that of a sage.

But unexpectedly, Xixi leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Brother, I have a secret to tell you..."

"what?"

"Um……"

Xi Xi blushed inexplicably, and after a long pause, she finally mustered the courage to say:
"I've almost fully recovered... Honey~"

Lin Xiao had been listening to something he didn't understand at first.

Why are you suddenly bringing up the body? The baby is already 100 days old, of course he's recovered!
Until the very last, sweet and charming "husband," Lin Xiao's heart melted and his legs went weak.

He was able to solve the level 10 reading comprehension question by considering the context and surrounding text.

His eyes suddenly lit up, like lightning!
"What are you doing out for a walk so late at night!"

Lin Xiao roared in a low voice, his face filled with righteous indignation.

"go home!!!"

After saying that, he took his wife's hand and started walking back, his steps firm and resolute!
Tonight, the lifespan of the master bedroom mattress will be reduced by one year!
(End of this chapter)