I didn't get a good answer to the questions I asked Xin Ying a few days ago, and I didn't get the results I wanted.
However, Lin Leyao did not want to hide it, not even if it was an arranged marriage without any feelings.
So today, she suddenly told Xiao Yan.
After a while, Xiao Yan calmed down and plopped down in a chair.
She said in a resigned tone, "Let's get married then. It's already a very good result for an actress to marry a female CEO."
Lin Leyao: "?"
Xiao Yan sighed, handed the contract to Lin Leyao, and said, "You should sign the contract first."
After signing her name, Lin Leyao said, "Sister Yan, could you please come up with a public relations plan for our marriage announcement? I don't care about myself, as long as it doesn't bother my fiancé. If it doesn't happen within the next six months and my contract with the company expires, then you don't need to worry about it; I'll figure it out myself."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan smacked Lin Leyao on the head with the document: "Are you being so formal? Even when the contract expires, you can still use this PR plan!"
After talking for so long, Xiao Yan, who was initially shocked by Lin Leyao's marriage, had calmed down. She sat in a chair, drinking water, and asked curiously, "So when do you plan to get married?"
Lin Leyao replied slowly, "We'll get our marriage certificate this Friday."
Xiao Yan sips water: Pfft!
Today is Wednesday, and our artist is getting their marriage certificate the day after tomorrow!
Author's Note:
At this time, Xin Ying had not yet truly fallen in love with Le Yaoang. Later, when he realized he had fallen for her, he worked hard to win her over!
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 00:00:00 and 23:00:00 on February 10, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: 55157345 (1 landmine);
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: My lifelong love is fried rice balls (8 bottles); Mo Han is my wife (1 bottle);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 21
After explaining the marriage arrangements to Xiao Yan, Lin Leyao left the meeting room.
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Mao Xinxin walking towards me wearing sunglasses.
In the past, this person would always make sarcastic remarks whenever he saw her, but this time, Mao Xinxin showed no emotion whatsoever when she saw her.
As the two drew closer, Mao Xinxin twisted her body and turned away from Lin Leyao, pretending not to see the person next to her.
Lin Leyao blinked, slowly realizing what she meant.
Mao Xinxin's big change is probably due to the influence of Xin Sinan greeting her during their last meal together.
Lin Leyao left the company without paying any further attention to the matter.
Back in the apartment, Lin Leyao changed out of her high heels that she had worn all day, slipped on her slippers, and walked to the cat bed that had been prepared especially for YOYO.
Noticing someone nearby, YOYO opened her round eyes and glanced at them, then closed them again and pretended to sleep.
After returning from Xituo Mountain, the kitten moved in with her in the apartment.
For some reason, YOYO was extremely energetic the night it moved in, pacing around the house and not sleeping at all. It only became sleepy and curled up in its cat bed during the day. Now that Lin Leyao has returned, it still looks drowsy, clearly having been busy all night again.
Lin Leyao didn't disturb them. She took out her phone, snapped a few photos, and went back to sit on the sofa in the living room, quietly playing with her phone.
She opened WeChat, edited the photos she had just taken, and posted a status update.
Lin Leyao: [Cat's daily life, sleeping zzz]
Xin Ying left the meeting room and returned to her office to rest for a while. While waiting for the coffee machine to start, she opened WeChat to check her messages for the day.
There were messages from Xu Hong, as well as routine greetings from business partners. Xin Ying skimmed through them, skipping over them all, until her gaze paused at the bottom of the chat list.
Although she and Lin Leyao hadn't been in contact for only three days, she usually received a lot of messages on WeChat. In just a few days, Lin Leyao's name had been pushed to the bottom of her WeChat feed.
Xin Ying was silent for a while, then took a cup of coffee and casually opened her WeChat Moments.
Lin Leyao's post popped up instantly.
Upon seeing this post, Xin Ying's heart skipped a beat. After browsing through a few photos, she silently gave it a like and exited WeChat.
I gulped down the coffee that had already been poured, but it was already cold, and my mouth was full of bitterness.
After learning that her sister-in-law was bringing her boyfriend home for dinner, Xin Wenwen had been feeling uneasy. It wasn't until today, when she saw her sister-in-law like the photos of kittens Lin Leyao posted on her WeChat Moments, that she finally couldn't hold back any longer.
She opened Lin Leyao's WeChat, and the chat history on the page was still from more than half a year ago.
She pondered for a long time, then slowly pressed the keys on the keyboard and clicked send.
The WeChat notification sounded on my phone, which was quite noticeable in the quiet room.
When Lin Leyao opened her phone and saw the sender, her expression faded.
She actually forgot to block this person.
Xin Wenwen: [Le Yao, how have you been lately?]
Lin Leyao: [What is it?]
In the blink of an eye, Xin Wenwen made a voice call, which Lin Leyao promptly hung up.
After a moment of silence, Xin Wenwen sent a string of text.
Xin Wenwen asked: "I heard you've started dating recently."
Lin Leyao coldly retorted: "What's it to you?"
Lin Leyao's reply was extremely blunt. Xin Wenwen felt a lump in her throat after seeing those words and slowly typed them out.
Do you... know your current romantic partner well enough?
Lin Leyao narrowed her eyes, her gaze shifting back and forth over the sentence, before replying with a message: 【What do you mean?】
Although Lin Leyao only sent those few words, Xin Wenwen could sense Lin Leyao's impatience through the message. Worried that she would block her if she kept dawdling, Xin Wenwen quickly made a call.
Lin Leyao received an incoming call on her phone, but she didn't answer it. Several messages popped up on the screen.
[Le Yao, answer the phone, I have something very important to tell you!]
Answer the phone!
Lin Leyao pursed her lips and answered the phone when it rang again.
Xin Wenwen sounded very agitated on the other end of the line, quickly saying, "Le Yao, how far have you and your boyfriend gone? Are you getting married? You're only twenty-five, your career is just starting to take off, you're getting married so early..."
Lin Leyao answered the phone not for this insincere concern, and asked coldly, "You called me just for this?"
Xin Wenwen stopped abruptly, stammering, "No, no." After a pause, she asked again, "Le Yao, are you getting married?"
Lin Leyao answered decisively, "Yes."
"So, your... your marriage partner... is his surname Xin?" Xin Wenwen hesitated before finally asking the question that had been bothering her.
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Leyao opened her eyes slightly, as if she had realized something.
After Xin Wenwen finished speaking, there was a long silence on the microphone before Lin Leyao's voice came through.
Lin Leyao said slowly, enunciating each word clearly, "His surname is Xin."
Xin Wenwen blurted out, "Xin Ying is my aunt!"
These words exploded in Lin Leyao's mind like a bomb.
"Aunt?" Lin Leyao opened her mouth, her face turning pale with shock at those words.
Her mind was a jumble of thoughts, a jumble of ideas surfacing all at once. Aunt, her own aunt. They were clearly only five years apart, how could she be her aunt?
Seeing that there was no sound from the microphone, Xin Wenwen pressed her advantage, saying, "Le Yao, I haven't told you about my family background before. Actually, I'm from the Xin family of Huanning Group. My aunt is my grandfather's only daughter and is now the president of Huanning Group. My grandfather moved from Guangdong to Hong Kong when he was young. You should know how traditional and superstitious the wealthy people in Hong Kong were at his age. If they knew that you had been with me and my aunt, and had dated people from different generations, they would definitely be unhappy. And since you're a celebrity, if you really choose to be with my aunt, you'll definitely have a hard time later on. Le Yao..."
Xin Wenwen spoke at length, and Lin Leyao had slowly come to her senses. She hadn't been listening carefully to what Xin Wenwen was saying. However, in that short while, many things were on her mind, and she finally remembered something Xin Ying had once said, which helped her quickly calm down.
As her emotions calmed down, Xin Wenwen's words began to relentlessly penetrate her ears and pierce her mind. Lin Leyao abruptly interrupted, "What do you mean by all this?"
Xin Wenwen's words came to an abrupt halt, while Lin Leyao remained coldly retorted: "You're making so many excuses because you don't want me to marry your aunt, right?"
Each word pierced straight into Xin Wenwen's heart.
Xin Wenwen's face changed instantly, and she was speechless. After a long while, she stammered, "Le Yao..."
He was interrupted as soon as he started speaking.
"So what if Xin Ying is your aunt?" Lin Leyao sneered. "We have no relationship anymore after you cheated on me. By what right do you speak to me like this? As Xin Ying's niece? If you're going to speak to me in that capacity, you should address me as 'aunt' first."
The next second, Lin Leyao hung up the phone.
Having known each other for so long, this was the first time Xin Wenwen had heard Lin Leyao speak to her in such a cold, impatient, and even contemptuous tone. She felt as if she were meeting Lin Leyao for the first time.
No longer the dull and silent person she used to be, this tone of voice, combined with her appearance, made Xin Wenwen feel that this was the real Lin Leyao, proud and arrogant, which was also very attractive.
Lin Leyao hung up the phone and sat on the sofa, lost in thought.
Previously, she didn't know Xin Wenwen's identity, and Xin Wenwen didn't know her family background. She probably still thinks Xin Wenwen is just an ordinary artist. It's unclear what her purpose is today, but the reasons she gave were all aimed at preventing her from being with Xin Ying.
Admittedly, a few years ago, she probably would have believed her reasons. But now she's grown up; she's, after all, a child of the Huanling Ji family, pampered by Ji Hongchen. If she really wanted to get married, it wouldn't be a problem!
Suddenly, Lin Leyao remembered the time she went to the restaurant with Xin Ying that day, and her calm expression slowly darkened again.
Xin Ying must have heard everything that Tang Ran and I said in the bathroom that day, so she already knew that I had been with Xin Wenwen.
Why didn't she mention this at the time?
Lin Leyao closed her eyes, and after a long while, slowly exhaled.
The phone suddenly rang in the room, and the phone in her hand vibrated incessantly with the ringing. Lin Leyao came back to her senses and answered the call.
As soon as the call connected, Ji Rong's angry voice came through: "What's going on with your marriage alliance with the Xin family? You were already married and about to get the marriage certificate, and I only found out now? You kept this from me for so long? Do you even consider me your mother?"
A barrage of questions burst through the microphone and pierced Lin Leyao's ears; it was likely that her grandfather had just told Ji Rong the news of the arranged marriage.
Lin Leyao pursed her lips and said, "Grandpa has already met him beforehand. Our two families will eat together on the day of the Xin family banquet. Xin Ying will visit you and your uncle the day before."
These words sounded to Ji Rong like she was being given an easy task. Ji Rong glared and said angrily, "We haven't even met each other's parents, what kind of marriage is this! Lin Leyao, you've really grown some guts!"
Lin Leyao calmly said, "You'll see her in a couple of days. You should have met Xin Ying before, or heard others mention her. We'll have dinner together then, and you can meet her in person. Okay, Mom, I have something else to do, so I'll stop here."