Chapter 15: Chapter Thirteen

Bai Bai Ziling suddenly rose; it turned out her saying "a truce for one night" was a lucky hit, yet they could not even endure a single night of peace; the more she understood him, the more disappointed she became; to make him fall in love with her, it would be easier even to climb to the heavens.

"Bai Bai Ziling, I know many 'golden-turtle sons-in-law'; after you are free from me, I can..."

"Jiang Jie, being torn into pieces and pierced by ten thousand arrows is not enough; I hope you..." Her sweet smile. "... float and sink in the bitter sea of love for all lifetimes, never reaching the shore for eternity."

At a gratitude banquet hosted by a vendor, Jiang Jie and Di Di Zhiwei met; Jiang Jie was very surprised.

"Why is it you? Where is your uncle?"

"Because he has a connection with the vendor and cannot free himself, so he sent his idle and good-for-nothing precious son to represent him!" Di Di Zhiwei said with a free and easy air. "Where is your wife?"

"Bai Bai Ziling?"

"Cousin, do you have other wives?" Di Di Zhiwei teased.

"I do not, but your tone in asking was so natural, as if she were truly my wife, that I could not comprehend it for a moment." Jiang Jie looked at him provocatively.

"Where is she?" Di Di Zhiwei was actually quite concerned about her.

"At home."

"Why didn't you bring her?" he asked again.

Jiang Jie replied coldly, "Why should I bring her?"

His reaction made Di Di Zhiwei smile inwardly; he dared not laugh openly, fearing his cousin would lose his temper. It seemed this pair of Jin Tongyunu were not getting along well. After chatting with Bai Bai Ziling last time, he thought there might be some progress or change between the two, but...

"Cousin, I have had coffee with 'Cousin-in-law'." Di Di Zhiwei said as if he did not care.

"You have met?!" Jiang Jie was extremely surprised.

"Didn't Cousin-in-law tell you?"

"No." His expression was hard to read.

"You two... are not getting along well?" Di Di Zhiwei asked with a grin: "Cousin, I always thought you were unstoppable with any woman and could catch them at will, while Bai Bai Ziling is just a girl in her early twenties."

"Di Di Zhiwei, what do you want?" Jiang Jie glanced at him sideways.

"Cousin, this is a fake marriage, so... may I pursue Bai Bai Ziling?" Di Di Zhiwei, who had always been lawless, directly stated his intention.

"You want to pursue her?!" Jiang Jie could not believe it.

"May I?"

"You..." Jiang Jie could not react for a moment; his closest cousin actually wanted to pursue his "wife"; if people around knew, would it not be a joke? "Di Di Zhiwei, are you bluffing me or joking? Speak clearly."

"I am serious!" Di Di Zhiwei was serious for once.

"Does Bai Bai Ziling know?"

"I have only had coffee with her privately once; do not speak as if we have already exchanged secret signals. I like her, and since you only married her for Grandfather's inheritance, then I want to pursue her..." He wore an expression as if there was nothing wrong with it.

"A little over a month will pass quickly!" Jiang Jie warned him. "Give me some dignity, will you? Do not let outsiders say that not long after my 'new marriage', my wife got involved with my cousin."

"Cousin, that sounds terrible!"

"Can't you pursue another woman?" Jiang Jie said with a sour taste; what was this all about!

"How much longer until Grandfather's inheritance is transferred to your account?" Di Di Zhiwei only wanted to know this most important thing.

"I have already handed the pregnancy proof to Uncle; if it is fast... it should be one or two weeks!"

"Then will you and Bai Bai Ziling separate earlier?" he asked hopefully.

"Di Di Zhiwei, do you want me to divorce as soon as I get the money? Do you think Uncle will not suspect?" Jiang Jie said angrily; he had always treated Di Di Zhiwei as his own younger brother, but this time he had a strong impulse to beat him up; Bai Bai Ziling was at least his nominal wife!

"If the money has already entered your account, even if Uncle suspects, what can he do to you? You can announce that Bai Bai Ziling suddenly had a miscarriage, that you had a big quarrel, and then decided to divorce."

"Di Di Zhiwei..." He was furious.

"I have thought it all out for you."

"Thanks!" He gritted his teeth.

"Since you have no interest in Bai Bai Ziling, then do not stop those who are interested in her." Di Di Zhiwei did not know whether he was provoking Jiang Jie or if his desire to pursue Bai Bai Ziling was truly that strong. "You cannot bind her for a lifetime."

At this moment, Jiang Jie very much wanted to chop up his cousin, and also... what was going on with Bai Bai Ziling? What exactly had she done to Di Zhiwei? How had she bewitched him? He wanted to know immediately.

Bai Bai Ziling was curled up alone on the sofa watching a DVD; it was the Western version of "Ring"; the plot was quite story-driven and impactful; the scene where the female ghost crawled out of the well and then from the TV screen onto the floor was indeed terrifying; no wonder some people, after watching this film, were afraid to watch television for quite some time; this female ghost was scary enough.

Just as it was exciting, the front door opened; Bai Bai Ziling, being too focused on the TV screen, did not hear the door opening, so when the door was slammed shut forcefully, she let out a scream, jumped up onto the sofa in fright, and then looked around in panic.

Jiang Jie did not know why she reacted so strongly, so he glanced at the TV, then slowly walked toward her.

Bai Bai Ziling was truly frightened; if she got along well with him, she would have eaten his saliva to calm her nerves, but since they were "like strangers", she could only glare.

"Did you do something wrong?" Jiang Jie casually tossed the keys, making noise again.

"Who are you saying did something wrong?" Bai Bai Ziling jumped off the sofa; besides fear, her mood also held anger; where had she provoked him?

"Turn off the TV." He gave an abrupt command.

"It is already the final ending."

"Turn it off!" He emphasized again.

Bai Bai Ziling looked at him; she had never seen him so angry, as if she had committed some great crime, but even though unwilling and reluctant, she obediently turned off the TV; after all, the ending could be watched anytime.

"Sit down." He commanded again.

"What? Giving a lecture?"

"Bai Bai Ziling, my mood right now..." He looked at her with a warning gaze.

"What did I do?" She sat down while speaking. "Do you treat me like a criminal caught in the act? Did I kill someone or rob a bank?"

"Di Di Zhiwei." Jiang Jie coldly spat out a name.

Bai Bai Ziling thought for a moment. "Your cousin?"

"You really met him and had coffee with him!" So Di Zhiwei was not just talking nonsense; they really had something.

"That day we happened to meet; he called out to me, so..."

"Bai Bai Ziling, get this straight; you are still my Jiang Jie's 'wife'; you still have one million five hundred thousand in final payment not yet received; if you... behave improperly, I will refuse to pay that one million five hundred thousand!" Jiang Jie threatened her furiously.

"I behaved improperly?!"

"Ask yourself."

"Jiang Jie, I just went for coffee with Di Di Zhiwei; I didn't go to a hotel to rent a room. You have no right to insult me!" Bai Bai Ziling rose in anger. "Can't I 'socialize' with your relative? Di Di Zhiwei knows our situation; didn't you tell him everything?"

"But I didn't tell you to have coffee with him." Jiang Jie shouted in anger.

"Will having coffee with him kill someone?"

"Bai Bai Ziling, he said he wants to pursue you!" He looked at her coldly. "You've only had coffee together once, and you... you truly have talent, truly have charm! I truly underestimated you."

"He said he wants to pursue me?!" Bai Bai Ziling was startled.

"He told me himself."

"He must be joking." She hurried to explain. "We just talked pleasantly, but if it comes to pursuing, that's impossible!"

"What did you talk about so pleasantly?" Jiang Jie seemed to be looking for trouble in an egg; he was full of jealousy and anger.

"Just chatting." She didn't want to talk more.

"Just chatting, indeed!" He said sarcastically.