Zhuang Shuqing twisted her body and reached for her bag to open the door, "If you’re busy, I can get back on my own."
"Don’t get too close to other men."
The man’s voice was as deep as ever, her hand paused on the doorknob, and she pursed her lips, "I haven’t."
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Zhuang Shuqing, listening to his displeased tone, suddenly felt like laughing, "Lu Jinyang, you and I are just a couple by agreement, this marriage is bound to end sooner or later, you don’t have to keep such a tight rein on me."
Her words were not polite, and yet, surprisingly, he didn’t get angry, "Go back and read the agreement again, to see whether this marriage ends or not."
"What do you mean?" Her heart skipped a beat; Zhuang Shuqing started to realize she had overlooked something.
Lu Jinyang turned his head, patiently explaining, "The clause you added, that the marriage lasts until that child’s death."
The marriage lasts until Xiaoxuan’s death?
Zhuang Shuqing’s mind flashed with sudden realization, her eyes widening in disbelief; had she trapped herself?
Back then, the doctors said the condition was serious, and without money for Xiaoxuan’s treatment, that’s why she had that idea. Now that Xiaoxuan’s surgery was successful and his biological parents had taken him back, this meant that their marriage wouldn’t be ending anytime soon, and might even last for decades.
When she realized what she was thinking, Zhuang Shuqing shivered. It must be a sin; had she been with this person too long, or why else would she think about decades later?
"Mr. Lu, do you think it’s possible to..."
"It’s not." His cold voice interrupted, "Military marriages are protected by law, so, you can only be Lu Jinyang’s woman for the rest of your life."
She had heard his domineering words before, but never had she heard such dominance from him.
She was an orphan, with unknown parents; a person like her would definitely bring quite a few negative impacts to Lu Jinyang, possibly even affect his career. Therefore, this marriage had to end.
"Why don’t you give it a try? Perhaps, your superiors will treat us favorably because of our good deed?"
No sooner had her words fallen than Lu Jinyang’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, his expression grew heavier and ignoring her words, he started the car and drove away.
After dropping her off, Lu Jinyang left; on his way back, he received a phone call, looking quite troubled, yet he insisted on dropping her off first.
Watching the disappearing Bentley, Zhuang Shuqing shook her head helplessly. Let it be, let it be; this matter could be put aside for now, she would find a suitable opportunity to have a proper talk with him later.
When she got home, she then remembered that today was Monday; her hands frantically searched through her bag for her phone to call Manager Chen.
As the phone connected, before she could speak, Manager Chen spoke first: "Shuqing, feeling better?" "Manager Chen, I’m so sorry, really sorry. I just got back from the hospital, and I just realized it’s Monday. I didn’t go to work nor did I call in sick..."
"It’s alright; President Gu has already informed me."
"Take good care of your injury, there’s a task waiting for you when you get back."
After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Shuqing thought for a long time but could not understand why it was President Gu who had asked for leave on her behalf.
The fact that she was injured was known only to her and Lu Jinyang, but how did President Gu find out?
A thought flashed by, and without thinking, Zhuang Shuqing denied it; Lu Jinyang knew where she worked, but it couldn’t have been him, he couldn’t possibly do such a thing.
Unable to come to the conclusion she wanted after much thought, she decided to wrap herself in the blankets and take a nap. She hadn’t been comfortable sleeping with someone by her side last night; now she urgently needed to catch up on sleep.
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