[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hidden-marriage":3,"chapter-hidden-marriage-hidden-marriage-chapter-269":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Hidden Marriage",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1621975,2092,"Chapter 269: The Ice Cold Devil Who Left Angrily","hidden-marriage-chapter-269",269,"\u003Cp>Under the bridge, with lanterns that lit up the surroundings, the wind blew steadily as a young girl kissed a stunned young boy, separated by a mask…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene was unexpectedly more beautiful and moving than a direct kiss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut! Good!\" Guo Qisheng came to his senses and called the scene to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, Ning Xi, the way you dealt with this by hiding half of your face actually resulted in a better effect!\" Guo Qisheng complimented, while the other crew members also nodded their heads in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, as long as you’re satisfied, all’s good,\" said Ning Xi, forcing herself to smile. Dang you! I was just acting out a romantic kiss scene, not a crime scene, yet I had to act till I was physically and mentally exhausted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes then involuntarily shifted to a certain direction…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite her, the producer was saying something to Lu Tingxiao while he sat there quietly, like a dull oil painting that had been sitting in a dark corner of an old castle for many years, cold and lonely. Somewhere within his eyes, there was a heart-wrenching sort of loneliness…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Xi was taken aback by that sight, hurriedly turning around to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Xi, where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The toilet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Xi quickly sent a text message to Lu Jingli as she walked down the corridor —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Senior Vice President, what is your brother trying to do???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Jingli replied her swiftly, \"How would I know? He was already acting weird yesterday when he saw the TV play your interview and behind-the-scenes footages. Then, this morning he saw the tabloid news about the both of you playing video games all night, so he immediately postponed a meeting and came here to inspect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Did he let you know what he’s thinking about doing, or if he has any plans?] Ning Xi quickly asked, since she knew that the best strategy to win was to know her enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s not like you don’t know how my brother is like - he would never tell me this kinda things!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then…then was there anything that was odd about him? Try to recall anything!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Odd…yes, I think there was one incident! Yesterday, after he finished watching TV, he suddenly glared at a plate of carrots coldly, and then told the butler to never serve this dish! Isn’t that weird? As smart as I am, I can’t seem to understand what this odd behaviour means!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…] Ning Xi’s head immediately flashed across the words \"harvest the carrot\". It looks like Lu Tingxiao had entirely misunderstood her and Jiang Muye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Xi thought for a while, and typed again, [How’s your brother now? He should be okay, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already used up all her brain juices to come with the idea of kissing through a mask…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No way. The moment you kissed him, the air turned so chilly that I felt like I was ten million meters underground in some thousand year old ice cave.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Uhh…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh, right, little Xi Xi, where are you? Be careful! My brother’s currently not in sight, and I don’t know where he went. My guess is that he’s probably gone to look for you, be careful okay!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Ning Xi finished reading that last sentence from Lu Jingli, a silhouette fell from behind her, and someone was forcefully pulling her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a hand grabbing her waist and when the world seemed to be spinning around her, she was pushed into the toilet, and she heard the sound of a door closing. Then, she felt her back pressed up roughly against the door and before she could call out in pain, her voice was muffled by a hot, crazy, and hungry mouth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, because Ning Xi could barely breathe, the only thought that crossed her mind was —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dang you, Lu Jingli! You did this on purpose, didn’t you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She refused to say out loud, \"You could have warned me earlier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",668,"2026-06-06T10:48:50.570Z",1,"novelbin.me","573249477c1bcb412957132578c7ef6e699a13dd2acb92d974084fd6b6002f2c","hidden-marriage-chapter-448","hidden-marriage-chapter-447",2163,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhidden-marriage-cover.jpg"]