spring bite mark

Chapter 116 Xie Yunxi was tricked into marriage
At first, Yan Changye did not expect to get himself into trouble.

Since they were just killing time anyway, and their physical intimacy had satisfied them, he became more interested in verbal communication. After dinner, he took Jiang Manman to a lounge chair in the garden, where they drank the juice delivered by their neighbor and casually chatted about the various gossips they had heard during their feud with the BlackRock consortium over the past few months.

The story begins with a BlackRock vice president secretly renting a two-unit apartment in a New York building to keep his lover, only to discover during his affair that the other unit is actually his wife's lover; then it recounts the socially awkward moment when the president of an overseas subsidiary accidentally wandered into a conference room wrapped in a bath towel; and finally, the bizarre fetish of the BlackRock chairman…

His voice was sexy and pleasant to listen to, and his storytelling was so vivid that Jiang Manman chuckled softly from time to time. Seeing that Jiang Manman enjoyed listening, Yan Changye became even more interested.

Once their interest got the better of them, they started digging beyond BlackRock, even getting involved with the Xie family conglomerate and the Yanjing Group.

When Shen Zongqian and his group arrived, Yan Changye was talking about how a shareholder of Yanjing Group had three sons, but during a physical examination last month, it was discovered that their blood types didn't match, and after testing, none of them were his biological children...

Shen Zongqian stopped in his tracks: "Wait here."

The candidates exchanged glances, and someone whispered, "They seem to be just chatting idly..."

Shen Zongqian hummed in agreement: "Chatting is the most enjoyable time for the BOSS, so we should wait for it."

The crowd fell silent and stood still. They were far apart, and Yan Changye's voice was deep, so they couldn't hear him clearly. They only felt that the legendary, aloof, arrogant, and womanizing chairman had a gentle and doting voice, full of patience, and was clearly a very easy person to get along with.

Another half hour passed, and the gossip had shifted from the Yan family to the Xie family, and then spread to other wealthy families in the capital.

Just then, Jiang Manman said softly, "Yan Changye, I want to hear some gossip about Xie Yunxi."

Yan Changye's eyes flickered slightly: "This... isn't quite right..."

Jiang Manman looked at him with bright almond-shaped eyes, her smile still lingering on her lips: "Xie Yunxi is a mysterious person, I'm sure he has a lot of gossip. And since you're close to him, you must know a lot about him."

Yan Changye's tone was ambiguous: "It's inappropriate for Madam to be interested in other men's affairs in front of me."

“What you just told me was all gossip about other men.” Jiang Manman looked at him suspiciously. “You even talked about Chen Jinzhou and Li Dashao’s cronies, but you avoided talking about Xie Yunxi. You’re up to something.”

Yan Changye took a sip of his drink, his peach blossom eyes glancing at her: "It's not that I can't talk about it, but why is Madam suddenly paying attention to him?"

“His lawyer has mistaken me for his wife time and time again, and Xie Jian is always making a fuss about wanting me to be his mother.” Jiang Manman thought for a moment, “You know what, it’s made me suddenly quite curious about Xie Yunxi and his wife.”

Yan Changye remained silent.

Jiang Manman gently tugged at his sleeve, her voice soft and sweet, mimicking his old tone: "Just tell me, is it okay or not?"

Yan Changye hesitated for two seconds, then finally sighed softly, "Then, shall we tell you one?"

Not far away, they couldn't hear the other gossip clearly, but when Jiang Manman talked about Xie Yunxi, her voice was clear and bright, and all the potential presidents could hear her.

Shen Zongqian looked at Yan Changye, who was completely obedient and unprincipled in front of Jiang Manman and even dared to expose his own melons. He felt complicated and couldn't bear to watch.

He made a quick decision and whispered, "Everyone, leave here and wait in the living room."

It's one thing to gossip about others. But if these people actually dared to stand here and gossip about the boss, their chances of promotion would be slim.

Soon, the group left quietly.

On a garden lounge chair, Jiang Manman and Yan Changye both had their backs to the others. Jiang Manman was engrossed in gossip and didn't notice anyone else in the house, while Yan Changye did notice but didn't think much of it. "We agreed, just one person." Yan Changye looked at Jiang Manman, his eyes slightly unfathomable. "Did I really mean that?"

"Go on," Jiang Manman said, feigning attentiveness. "Tell me something really exciting."

Yan Changye thought for a moment, then slowly smiled, and indeed his words were astonishing:

"Xie Yunxi has been tricked into marriage."

Jiang Manman wondered if she had heard clearly: "Marriage fraud?"

“A marriage scam.” Yan Changye nodded firmly. “Just over six years ago, on the night of Xie Yunxi’s family reunion banquet, he was scammed out of all his clothes.”

Jiang Manman's almond-shaped eyes couldn't hide her surprise. Xie Yunxi's family reunion banquet was the same large family banquet she had attended on the night she went to the port with Xie Yuheng. At that time, Xie Yuheng and Xie Yunxi were the two most sought-after heirs of the Xie family conglomerate. The former mingled among elegant ladies and beautiful women, feigning a dissolute and philandering lifestyle in order to break off his engagement; while the latter did not appear in public that night.

At the time, people said that Xie Yunxi was unruly, ignorant of worldly affairs, and indifferent, even disdaining to attend his own banquet.

But he was tricked into marriage that very night?
Jiang Manman's curiosity was piqued, and she couldn't help but urge the relaxed and lazy man beside her: "Tell me more?"

Yan Changye did not answer immediately, but instead glanced at Jiang Manman with a faint look in his eyes.

Then, with a hint of barely perceptible resentment, she slowly spoke:
"Xie Yunxi did appear at the family reunion banquet that night. However, he disliked noise and did not enter the main hall. He stayed in a secluded corner for a while, where he happened to see the girl he liked being bullied and crying her eyes out. He was worried that something might happen to her, so he followed her all the way back to her room."

Jiang Manman asked blankly, "And then?"

"The girl was heartbroken and drank a lot. Emboldened by alcohol and lust, and seeing Xie Yunxi's good looks, she forced him into bed." Yan Changye clicked his tongue. "Xie Yunxi naturally resisted, but the girl used all sorts of sweet talk to coax him. Poor Xie Yunxi, in his twenties, had never even been in a relationship; how could he resist her teasing and deception..."

Jiang Manman exclaimed, "Is that girl also a seasoned player in the dating game?"

Yan Changye paused for a moment: "That's not it. It's their first time, cough."

Jiang Manman blushed suddenly: "Xie Yunxi even tells you such details?"

Yan Changye gave an ambiguous "hmm".

"So, they got married?" Jiang Manman thought for a moment. "This can't be considered marriage fraud, right? We were in a similar situation back then, got married, and we're doing just fine, aren't we?"

"Xie Yunxi may seem like a playboy, but he's actually a very reserved person. He wouldn't stoop to doing anything without a title or status," Yan Changye scoffed. "The girl tried her best to seduce him, but he absolutely refused. Later, the girl took the initiative to propose marriage, and Xie Yunxi, being too naive, believed her and immediately had his lawyer bring the documents to complete the marriage registration for the two of them."

"In the middle of the night?" Jiang Manman raised an eyebrow. "Did they really bring the Civil Affairs Bureau here?"

"The way people get married in Hong Kong is a little different from the mainland. A notarized marriage by a lawyer is also possible," Yan Changye explained slowly. "They went through the marriage formalities before they slept together. As for what I called marriage fraud, it's because Xie Yunxi pleased his new wife in bed for most of the night, but when he woke up, she denied it."

Jiang Manman: "..."

She asked, "How exactly are you denying it?"

(End of this chapter)