Chapter 581

"By the way, that boyfriend of yours from the countryside—after tonight, you are to break it off completely by tomorrow. Our family cannot afford to lose face like this, do you understand?"

Shen Anran replied in a low voice, "Understood."

Give it a try.

Try this one last time.

If every method fails, then the Shen Family's reputation can be discarded at a time like this; Shu Xuan is her final choice.

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After leaving the restaurant, Shu Xia went to meet Jiang Nannan.

Sheng An was filming today, and it was actually at their university.

While Sheng An was on break, Jiang Nannan took a half-hour leave, and the two of them walked through the familiar campus together.

Even though it had only been a little over a year since she left campus, she felt a sense of unfamiliarity toward it.

It felt as if a very, very long time had passed.

"You must give me a proper explanation. What exactly is going on between you and Qiao Muting? When did you pull off such a big move?" Jiang Nannan narrowed her eyes and stared at Shu Xia.

She had the air of someone who would absolutely not let Shu Xia go if she didn't explain herself properly today.

Shu Xia briefly explained the situation.

She gave a short report on how she married Qiao Muting through Qiao Nainai, and the state of their current life together as a makeshift couple.

"So, you two had a flash marriage?" Jiang Nannan's eyes widened.

Shu Xia nodded. "Mm, a flash marriage. So far, I haven't seen any drawbacks."

"Do you like Qiao Muting?" Jiang Nannan asked.

She regretted it the moment she asked.

How could a flash marriage possibly involve love or lack thereof?

Besides, looking at the timeline, Shu Xia had just broken up with Fu Chenyan at the time.

Shu Xia paused and said, "We agreed on it—no love involved, just living together as partners. Actually, this is quite good. Qiao Nainai treats me very well, and since I have no expectations for Qiao Muting, I won't feel any disappointment."

"If that's the case..." Jiang Nannan frowned, feeling that Shu Xia was being wronged.

However, once she thought about it, love didn't seem that important anyway.

She herself had loved Huo Jingyan until she was scarred in body and mind, and didn't it still end in divorce?

"How does Qiao Muting treat you?" Jiang Nannan asked.

Shu Xia smiled. "He treats me well. We get along very well."

Of course, there was no need to mention Qiao Muting's little unknown temper tantrums.

They were harmless.

It was just that he would get angry for no reason, and he was a bit too unrestrained in bed.

"I've seen Qiao Muting a few times, and I always felt that he... is hard to get along with. You two..." Jiang Nannan suddenly gave a mischievous smile, checked that no one was around, and teased, "Have you slept together?"

Shu Xia's mouth twitched, and she couldn't help but blush slightly. "Once married, we are husband and wife. It's normal for such things to happen naturally."

Jiang Nannan's eyes widened. "Not bad! You dare to sleep with him? I've heard many people say that plenty of socialites in Jing City want to sleep with him, but he keeps everyone at a distance. For a while, some people even said he might have problems in that department. Seeing you like this... is he capable?"

Jiang Nannan, who was born to gossip, couldn't help herself at all.

She was truly too curious!

She believed that people in Jing City who were just as curious as her could form a long line.

She was at the center of the gossip, and since she was seeing one of the parties involved, she definitely had to ask!

Shu Xia was caught between laughter and tears. "That's just other people's misunderstanding of him."

If Qiao Muting weren't capable, then the people spreading these messy rumors would likely be even less so.