Chapter 12: The Wife I Reeled In Is a Big Star!

Coffee shop.

Chu Yourong sent Zhang Xian an electronic contract. This book is exclusively published on TianTian Kan XiaoShuo -> ttks. tw, offering you a reading experience with no errors and no out-of-order chapters.

"Take a look—if there are no issues, sign it."

Zhang Xian opened the contract and reviewed the terms—it had a full twenty-nine clauses.

1. This agreement is a confidentiality contract; Party B must not disclose it to any third party, otherwise it shall be deemed a breach, with compensation of one hundred million yuan to Party A.

The first clause was a bombshell—Zhang Xian would have to pay a small fortune if he breached it!

But confidentiality was no hardship for Zhang Xian—he always kept his mouth shut.

The following clauses outlined the duties and obligations both parties must fulfill.

Zhang Xian's primary duty was to cooperate with Chu Yourong in acting out the role of husband (boyfriend, fiancé).

Another crucial clause stated that Zhang Xian could not make any intimate gestures without Chu Yourong's permission, and the two would not consummate their marriage.

Zhang Xian had some objections to this clause, but then he remembered he was the one getting paid, so he swallowed his protest.

"If there's anything unclear or you'd like to add clauses, speak up."

After Zhang Xian had studied it for a while, Chu Yourong spoke again.

"Add one more: without my permission, you can't make any intimate gestures either—violate once, fined one hundred thousand!"

Zhang Xian said seriously.

Same as always—boys must protect themselves too.

Even though Chu Yourong looked harmless, what if she was secretly a "female seductress"?

"Pfft!"

"Overkill!"

Chu Yourong sneered: "Unless absolutely necessary, I won't even touch you!"

She said that, but still added Zhang Xian's clause—the contract now had thirty clauses.

Both parties signed the agreement, and Chu Yourong immediately transferred fifty thousand yuan as the first installment; according to the contract, another fifty thousand would be transferred starting next month.

"Later, help me take a few photos—I'll post them on social media so everyone knows I'm getting married!"

"But don't worry—I'll blur your face; it won't affect your life!"

After transferring the money, Chu Yourong pulled out her phone and prepared to take couple selfies.

"OK!"

With fifty thousand in hand, Zhang Xian happily cooperated, posing for several intimate photos—even one with a kiss, though it was shot from an angle.

"You can go now—I'll call you if anything comes up."

"By the way, can you be found at the address you gave?"

"We're getting married—we can't even locate your home."

After taking the photos, Chu Yourong said while editing them.

"Yes, I've been home almost all the time lately, besides fishing."

"Good—if I can't find you at home, I'll go find you by the river!"

Chu Yourong replied without looking up, sounding exactly like a woman who'd slept with someone and now refused to acknowledge it.

Zhang Xian didn't care at all—he already had the money.

He left the coffee shop; the time was still early.

And the rain had stopped. Disappointed, Zhang Xian went back to the river.

Three hours later.

Again empty-handed, Zhang Xian rode his electric scooter home, grumbling.

"Big Brother Xian, you're back so late."

"How was it today? Any luck?"

Liu Dongxu, having finished dinner, was cooling off at the door; seeing Zhang Xian, he immediately came over.

"Caught a few underage fish—released them."

Zhang Xian brushed him off—admitting to a zero catch was unthinkable.

"Big Brother Xian really has vision."

Liu Dongxu feigned admiration with a thumbs-up, then grinned: "Big Brother Xian, I need a favor."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"I'm getting married next month—can you be my best man?"

"Getting married next month??"

Zhang Xian was stunned: "With Wang Jiajia?"

"Yes!"

Liu Dongxu nodded, beaming: "Jiajia and I feel like we were meant to meet—we've already had preliminary talks with both families, and everyone agrees marriage should happen sooner rather than later!"

"Build a home first, then build a career!"

"A man needs a stable home front to focus fully on his career!"

Zhang Xian instinctively frowned, wanting to warn Liu Dongxu again—but then he remembered what this guy had said to him that morning, and swallowed his words.

Liu Dongxu was clearly head-over-heels; nothing he said would matter now.

Whatever. Everyone has their own fate.

An octogenarian stands before his door; a three-year-old child heads to the underworld.

Good advice can't save a man doomed to die.

Better not meddle in others' lives—don't entangle yourself in karmic bonds.

"Best man, right? No problem."

Zhang Xian agreed without hesitation.

After all, he and Liu Dongxu were childhood friends who grew up together, so being a best man was no big deal.

"Alright then, it's a deal!"

"Brother Xian, don't worry, I'll definitely pair you with two beautiful bridesmaids!"

"Also, about you and Jiajia—I hope that whole thing is completely behind us. From now on, she's going to be your sister-in-law!"

Liu Dongxu added with a smug look on his face.

"You already said that during the day. Don't worry."

"I'm not that petty!"

Zhang Xian shrugged: "Heading back to eat first, I'm still starving!"

Back home.

Fourth sister Zhang Laidi, who was interning at a law firm, had come home for once.

"Attorney Zhang, what brings you home with so much free time today?"

Zhang Xian teased with a grin. Law firm work was hectic and the office was far from home, so Zhang Laidi usually stayed in her graduate dorm.

Even though she was out interning, she still had a year left before finishing her graduate studies.

"Where have you been off gallivanting again, coming back this late?"

Zhang Laidi glared with her almond-shaped eyes and interrogated.

"Job hunting, obviously."

"You know perfectly well what the job market is like these days!"

Zhang Xian said as he sat down at the dining table. Their old man had already gone off to do his livestream, but dinner had been set aside, covered with a mesh food cover.

"Hmph, job hunting my foot! Job hunting with a fishing rod on your back, more like!"

Zhang Laidi snorted coldly, then said with frustration at his lack of ambition: "If you keep wasting your days like this, don't even talk about finding a job—even supporting yourself will be hard, let alone finding a wife!"

"Our dad is counting on you to carry on the family line!"

Zhang Xian picked up a piece of braised spare rib and said between bites: "I may not have any skills, but Dad and my sisters do!"

"Take Fourth Sister, for example—she's going to become a famous lawyer known all over the country someday. So, could our great Attorney Zhang bear to watch her little brother never find a wife?"

"If you ask me, being born into the right family is the real skill. Look at the family I was born into—I landed straight in Rome!"

Zhang Laidi was only two years older than Zhang Xian, and the way the two of them got along was completely different from how Zhang Xian interacted with his eldest sister Zhang Xinan. Zhang Xian also knew this fourth sister of his pretty well—praise her and you're golden.

Sure enough, after Zhang Xian finished his little speech, Zhang Laidi stopped lecturing: "Xiaoxian, let me tell you, our firm just took on a big case, and I'm participating as an assistant lawyer. For the next stretch of time, I'm going to be incredibly busy, so I carved out time today to come back and check on you, Dad, and Zhaodi."

"See, I told you!"

"Fourth Sister's going to become a famous lawyer known all over the country someday—she's still interning and already getting to work on a case that big!"

Zhang Xian kept buttering her up.

And all the grievances swallowed today are for one day in the future when he can say: "Sis, you there?"

Those with sisters understand.

"Xiaoxian, do you know who our client is?"

"Who?"

Zhang Xian replied casually while gnawing on a spare rib.

"Chu Yourong!"

"Who??"

Zhang Xian was shocked, and the bone in his mouth dropped onto the dining table with a *clack*.

"Chu Yourong!"

"You know, that 'otaku goddess'—do you want an autographed photo??"

Zhang Laidi asked triumphantly.

But Zhang Xian had no mind to play along at the moment. He quickly pulled out his phone and searched Chu Yourong's name.

【Chu Yourong, female singer from mainland China, member of Moonlight Girls...】

I knew it, the name sounded familiar. So she's the "Nai Rong" from Moonlight Girls!

In other words, the "wife" I hooked while fishing is actually a big celebrity!