She was afraid that the escort might misunderstand and think it was just a small amount of money, so she quickly said, "This isn't a small figure, it..."
She had booked the presidential suite, thirty thousand a night, with excellent privacy.
She had spent a fortune to stay here for a reason: the security was top-notch, to prevent Xu Hongyuan from catching her.
However, while she was speaking, the escort had already signed his name on the bill, "I know, it's no trouble."
His signature was bold and decisive, not at all like an escort's.
Perhaps this was the charm of financial capability!
Fu Hanzheng finished signing, put down the pen, and walked away. After a few steps, seeing she hadn't followed, he raised an eyebrow, "Follow me, let's get that wound treated."
Xu Ningxi uncharacteristically followed him.
It wasn't until the escort was treating her wound with a cotton swab that she realized what was happening.
How could she be so obedient, letting an escort dictate her actions?
Fortunately, the escort was skilled at treating wounds and didn't hurt her.
Indeed, those in the service industry do have standards!
Then she thought about how good the escort was, yet his fiancée despised him for not being able to afford an engagement ring.
She mulled over it for a while before speaking up, "Don't worry, when my friend comes over, I'll pay you back."
She also took out two custom-made rings from her pocket, "I won't be needing these either, so I'll give them to you. Give them to your fiancée, she'll definitely be satisfied."
Gu Huai'an was someone who always claimed he wouldn't "despise the poor and love the rich," yet he did everything he could to climb the social ladder.
She had long given up on him, completely disillusioned.
These rings, they were meaningless to her now!
"Fiancée? Where do I have a fiancée?" Fu Hanzheng looked up at her and asked with a smile.
There was a sparkle in his eyes like the shimmering stars.
He didn't know how he had given her the wrong impression.
Xu Ningxi was taken aback.
The escort must have been really hurt by that woman.
He had even forgotten about his fiancée.
That's good.
Wrong feelings should be thrown out of mind, just like with her and Gu Huai'an.
Come to think of it, she and the escort truly shared a bond of mutual misery.
As she pondered, an idea suddenly struck her!
She grabbed the escort's hand and blurted out, "If you no longer have a fiancée, how about we enter into a marriage of convenience! You help me get through my difficulties, I'll help you deal with your elders! It's a win-win!"
She and the escort were both drifters in the world, and both desperately needed a marriage at the moment.
And just right, aside from his special profession as an escort, she thought everything else about him was quite good.
He was loyal, generous enough to pay off his girlfriend's gambling debts, and willing to help others, such as offering aid to downtrodden herself.
In terms of character, he was absolutely up to par!
Much better than Gu Huai'an, that sanctimonious hypocrite!
More importantly, he was incredibly handsome.
Gu Huai'an always prided himself on his good looks, considering it his greatest asset. She would find someone even more handsome! That would show Gu Huai'an!
Upon hearing her proposal, Fu Hanzheng was initially stunned.
But he quickly regained his composure, put the medicine box away, and turned to leave.
Xu Ningxi watched his retreating figure, feeling somewhat hurt.
It was her first time proposing marriage to a man, and she had been flatly rejected. What a failure.
Her obstinate nature wouldn't allow her to give up; she called out to him again, "You don't want to marry me?"
Fu Hanzheng turned his head back, glanced at the time on his wristwatch, and said, "Go home and get your household registration book. If we hurry, we can still make it in time to register at the civil affairs bureau."
Xu Ningxi: "..."
The anxious heart finally settled down!
...
Civil Affairs Bureau.
The sunshine filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled spots of light on the red booklet. Xu Ningxi felt an unreal sensation.
She was truly married.
Although the proposal had been her initiative, the future filled her with so much uncertainty.
Fu Hanzheng noticed her mood and was about to say something when an overseas call came in, and he had to take it.
Xu Ningxi waited by his side. The evening breeze blew, and her clothes being thin, she involuntarily shivered.
Fu Hanzheng, catching a glimpse from the corner of his eye, took off his suit jacket with one hand and gently draped it over Xu Ningxi.
With his jacket on her, she felt a warmth that mingled with the man's temperature and scent.
She came back to her senses just in time to hear Fu Hanzheng on the phone.
Listening to the fluent French accent that kept coming out of his mouth made her somewhat uncomfortable.
Was this guy serving French rich women?
His clients really were diverse!
Lost in her thoughts, Ruan Tiantian had already arrived.
"Here's the new phone, try it out."
Xu Ningxi hurriedly inserted her SIM card into the new phone and powered it on.
Ruan Tiantian snatched the red booklet from her hand, "You really did get married! Your dad is going to be furious; he threatened that if you dare to get married, you'll have no share in the family stocks! You better think of something quick, we absolutely can't let that malicious mother and daughter get their way!"
Right in the middle of speaking, a call from Xu Hongyuan came in.
Xu Ningxi accidentally pressed the accept button.
Immediately, Xu Hongyuan's furious voice came through, "Xu Ningxi, if you dare to get married, I'll break your legs, believe it or not! What's wrong with Lin Hao? He was more than suitable for you. Now, while the Lin Family is still giving you a chance, you better come back home!"
Xu Ningxi felt so pressured that she almost couldn't breathe; she clenched the phone tightly and it took her a long time to squeeze out from her throat, "It's too late, the certificate is already issued."
Xu Hongyuan was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing incredulously, "Who? Who dared to marry you?!"
She had long given up hope on him and said indifferently, "You don't need to worry about who I married. Anyway, the certificate is already issued, I can't marry Lin Hao anymore. The path you chose to sell your daughter has already been cut off, unless you're willing to sell Xu Huanyan."
After speaking, Xu Ningxi promptly hung up the phone.
Only the fingers clutching the phone were left cold.
She had so many times held out hope for fatherly love, but no matter what she did, Xu Hongyuan would always despise and mishandle her, only showing favoritism to Xu Huanyan.
Even the position she had fought hard for in the company would be easily taken away if Xu Huanyan wanted it.
Xu Huanyan not only took her position, her clients, and her deals.
She even took her man!
All this was due to Xu Hongyuan's indulgence towards Xu Huanyan!
Ruan Tiantian steadied her, "Tell your husband to be careful, your dad might give him trouble."
Xu Ningxi forced a bleak smile, "He wouldn't bother with a gigolo."
"Gigolo?" Ruan Tiantian stared in shock, "What! You married a gigolo?!"
Xu Ningxi's mood remained low as she murmured, "Haven't you seen the marriage certificate? Did you not recognize him? The gigolo you introduced to me yesterday, that's him."
Ruan Tiantian was baffled and stared at the marriage certificate again, finally confirming, "Sis, I don't know him at all! You...you must have married the wrong person!"