After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 104

In front of a group of strong men, the man didn’t dare to move a muscle, only his mouth was still swearing.

Ye Murou slapped him a few times, finally silencing the man completely.

With the household register in hand, Ye Murou should leave after finishing the planned scene. However, she still felt it wasn’t enough. After thinking for a while, she had someone soak all his clothes and bedding in water.

“It’s so dirty, it needs a wash.” She certainly wasn’t going to wash it, so she’d just see if the man would use cold water to wash them in the middle of November or December.

Wei Xixue: “…”

“Let’s go.” Ye Murou didn’t want to stay any longer now that she had the household register. Wei Xixue looked back, placed something in the corner, and then turned to follow.

The way down the mountain was less effortless than the ascent.

Zhao Dahai and his group were quite happy at first; three thousand yuan was so easily obtained. But seeing Ye Murou not smiling, they didn’t dare to be happy and could only hurry on, heads down.

Other than stopping her briefly, Wei Xixue had only watched their actions from start to finish, barely saying a word.

At the foot of the mountain, Ye Murou transferred the money to Zhao Dahai.

Ye Murou: “If the teacher asks you directly, you can tell them, but I still hope you won’t worry the teacher.”

Zhao Dahai: “I understand.”

Ye Murou was still uneasy: “What if you run into that man on the street one day…”

Zhao Dahai: “You’re still our eldest sister!”

Only then did Ye Murou smile. Although the household register was obtained, the matter was not yet concluded. Zhao Dahai also hoped for another transaction like this; it was just too easy.

Watching Zhao Dahai and the others leave, Ye Murou turned to Wei Xixue: “What did you put in his room?”

Wei Xixue looked quite surprised: “You saw that?”

Ye Murou thought, I’ve been keeping an eye on you, but felt the explanation was too ambiguous, so she didn’t say it, just nodded.

“Nothing much, just something that will allow him to rest well.”

“Doctor, you truly have professional ethics.”

The two of them didn’t dwell on this issue. Instead of worrying about it, they should think about transferring the registration out of the household register.

“My vacation is over.” Wei Xixue looked at her. “I have to go to the station to buy a ticket back later. Do you want to come along?”

Ye Murou looked hesitant, unsure if Wei Xixue’s invitation was simply for company on the journey or for something else.

They shouldn’t be going the same way, as they don’t live in the same city. So, was Wei Xixue inviting her for something else?

She stood still, deliberating, while Wei Xixue waited patiently, not looking at all like someone whose vacation was ending and was anxious to return. She was more composed than Ye Murou, who currently had no job.

“Then… let’s go together.”

It really was just traveling back together by car.

Wei Xixue first drove Ye Murou home. Just as she had said, if the two of them dated, she would fulfill the obligations of a partner. Even though Ye Murou hadn’t agreed yet and she was currently only pursuing her, she still had to do what was expected of a suitor.

After making sure Ye Murou was safely home, Wei Xixue bought a plane ticket and flew back.

For quite a long time afterward, Wei Xixue would be busy, giving Ye Murou more time to think things over carefully.

However, Ye Murou didn’t stay at home for too long and soon came to see Xia Shishi.

Xia Shishi was currently preparing for her final exams but was still very happy to see Ye Murou arrive. But upon seeing Ye Murou empty-handed, she blinked: “No local specialties?”

Ye Murou: “…I’m sorry, I forgot.”

“Forgot!” Xia Shishi said mournfully. “I kept texting and calling you, and you still managed to forget about me!”

Ye Murou looked a little awkward. She really hadn’t remembered to bring local specialties for Xia Shishi, which seemed a bit unreasonable.

Wen Jiao heard the voice and came out of the bedroom, holding a cat in her arms.

She could now walk without the aid of a wheelchair or crutches, although she was very slow and had to stop and rest after walking a short distance.

However, in the area of the apartment, that was completely enough.

Wen Jiao scratched the cat’s chin and called Xia Shishi over: “I can have someone buy whatever local specialty you want.”

Xia Shishi snuck into her arms, taking the cat’s place: “It’s not the same, this is different! Studying is so boring, I relied entirely on the anticipation of Little Ye bringing specialties to keep going. She actually forgot about me! Who is standing by her side that she could forget me!”

Ye Murou was too embarrassed to speak. After her wailing finished, Xia Shishi was quiet for a few seconds, then suddenly looked up: “Is there really someone?”

There really was.

Only then did Ye Murou tell Xia Shishi about the recent events. Several times, Xia Shishi wanted to get angry but was held back by Wen Jiao. But by the end, even Wen Jiao stopped holding her back, and Xia Shishi looked at Ye Murou angrily: “You didn’t ask me for help with such a huge matter! You’d rather spend tens of thousands of yuan to find someone else to help!”

“And that Wei Xixue, who have I known longer, her or you!”

“You can accommodate her, but not me!”

Ye Murou didn’t know how to answer Xia Shishi and could only lower her head.

Xia Shishi now looked genuinely sad: “I thought we were friends, and there was no need to be polite. I ask you to do everything for me. Will you think I’m annoying?”

Ye Murou quickly said, “Of course not!”

That sentence didn’t seem convincing, after all, she only came back to see Xia Shishi after finishing the business.

But Ye Murou genuinely wanted to be Xia Shishi’s friend. She urgently explained: “You have your final exams coming up, I was worried it would affect you…”

“No need to say more!”

Xia Shishi sat beside Wen Jiao, crossing her arms.

“Then what do you plan to do next? According to your statement, getting married and then divorced is the safest way. Have you found a fake marriage partner? Do you need me to arrange it?” Xia Shishi’s question stunned Ye Murou.

She slowly calmed herself down, thinking that having Xia Shishi arrange a fake marriage partner was the most reliable option.

In fact, not just for the fake marriage, involving Xia Shishi in this entire matter from the start would have been the most appropriate choice. However, she wanted to solve and handle it herself.

Then that idea was shattered when Wei Xixue became involved. Since she had already been helped, it was pointless to be concerned about it now.

If she asked Xia Shishi for help, she wouldn’t have to consider Wei Xixue’s proposal.

Ye Murou: “I… I’ll think about it again.”

Xia Shishi didn’t force Ye Murou to give an answer right away, but a long time had passed since the last choice, so Xia Shishi asked her: “Did you consider the acting job I mentioned to you before?”

Ye Murou nodded. She desperately needed this job now.

However, Xia Shishi was not very supportive at this moment: “What if your father sees you on TV and continues to harass you shamelessly?”

Oh no.

Ye Murou hadn’t considered that possibility at all.

Xia Shishi sighed, then her lips curved into a dazzling smile: “So, still leave it to me to solve, Little Ye. You’re a working person now, and your boss will cover for you.”

Now, Xia Shishi had become Ye Murou’s boss again.

She seemed to have gotten used to it; Ye Murou had been working for Xia Shishi ever since she graduated.

According to Xia Shishi, a boss solving an employee’s family difficulties is to enable the employee to work better, and it doesn’t count as helping. She told Ye Murou to accept it with peace of mind.

Signing the contract only took one morning, not much different from the last time she came to apply for the assistant position.

Ye Murou specifically paid attention to her contract and found that there was no clause prohibiting dating or marriage during the contract period. Furthermore, the contract period was only two years, renewable afterward.

Simply put, this contract was custom-made for her by Xia Shishi, having only benefits and no drawbacks.

The only drawback might be that it didn’t specify the quality of resources that must be provided to Ye Murou each year, but Ye Murou didn’t need much anyway.

She just wanted to film, earn money, and be able to afford her mother’s monthly medical expenses.

Whether it was a supporting role or an extra, she didn’t care.

Because the footage would be broadcast using face-swapping technology, only Ye Murou was needed for filming. She held the script, facing the photographer and a dedicated acting coach.

Ye Murou had never studied acting, so she was very nervous at first and needed the coach to teach her every expression.

Later, Ye Murou gradually got the hang of it and could achieve good results without the coach’s guidance.

“You really haven’t studied acting?” The director looked at Ye Murou in amazement, his eyes seeing a promising talent.

“I…” Ye Murou concealed her past experiences. “I used to be Zhou Xiaojiang’s assistant. I was there when she filmed; maybe you didn’t notice.”

The director’s expression became subtle: “I see.”

Ye Murou hummed in agreement.

The subsequent time was spent filming day and night.

Because they only needed to film her, the time was shorter. Post-production was more complicated, but that wasn’t Ye Murou’s concern.

After the filming was complete, the payment was also credited to her account. Seeing the hundred thousand yuan she received, after deducting the tax, Ye Murou breathed a sigh of relief and transferred all the money to Wei Xixue.

Wei Xixue didn’t reply immediately, but sent a text a few hours later: “Received.”

Ye Murou looked at the message, about to turn off her phone, when Wei Xixue seemed unable to sit still and called her.

Ye Murou hesitated for a moment, then answered the call.

Wei Xixue’s voice was a little low, presumably still at the hospital. Just listening to her, Ye Murou felt as if she were seeing a psychologist, with a clear state of mind.

Simply put, she sounded very happy.

Among the people she knew, only Wei Xixue could bring her this feeling.

Wei Xixue knew all her embarrassments, yet didn’t care too much, but instead was even more caring. Ye Murou had to admit, she enjoyed this treatment.

“What job are you doing now?”

“…Acting.”

“Acting?” Wei Xixue’s voice rose slightly, sounding a little surprised, then she said with a smile, “Not bad. Your acting is quite good. I wonder if I count as your first audience.”

Ye Murou quickly realized Wei Xixue was referring to the time when they went to retrieve the household register.

She had first played a person on vacation from a big city, and then an unfilial daughter…

Wei Xixue wasn’t her first audience.

Ye Murou said softly: “The first time I lied was right after I graduated from junior high. I wasn’t an adult yet, but I lied to the boss that I was an adult and would be a long-term worker.”

The result goes without saying: Ye Murou quit after two months because she had to go to school.

It was an act of desperation at the time, but later, such desperate acts became more and more frequent.

To put it nicely, it was acting; to put it harshly, it was lying.

She, a student with a tender face, had to pretend to be an adult, and when customers asked her why she wasn’t studying but working, she had to continue pretending to hate school.

She had even told many lies to make the man agree to let her study and not bother her.

She thought at the time that she couldn’t let anyone see through her.

Then she would carefully consider every expression.

She wasn’t a good person either… If she hadn’t constantly held herself to a moral standard, she probably would have become a liar.

Later, she lied to Ji Yan and lied to Zhou Xiaojiang. Now, she just had to lie to the audience. With a ready-made script, why worry about not being convincing?

Ye Murou tentatively continued: “I might lie to you too. Will you mind?”

Wei Xixue: “I don’t mind, because I know you’re not a person who can be ruthless. If I were you, I wouldn’t be so gentle with that man.”

Ye Murou: “But the doctor still cared about his health for me.”

Wei Xixue chuckled: “I just did it out of convenience. If that man had read a little, he wouldn’t touch it.”

Ye Murou said: “Don’t worry, he hasn’t read.” Even if he had, it would have gone into a dog’s stomach.

The casual chat between the two was unexpectedly harmonious. In the end, Wei Xixue still asked the question: “The household register you worked so hard to get shouldn’t have expired, right?”

That night, Ye Murou bought a ticket and went to the city where Wei Xixue was.

Then, the next day, the two of them walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Ye Murou looked at the small marriage booklet. It would take at least a month to get a divorce. She looked at Wei Xixue: “I suppose I’ve informed my family. What about you?”

Wei Xixue: “No. Are you free tonight? Come back with me to inform them?”

Ye Murou remembered the relationship between Wei Xixue’s mother and her own mother and felt a surge of apprehension, shaking her head fearfully.

“Forget it, we’ll divorce eventually anyway.”

Wei Xixue stood in the bright sunshine, her fingers moved, and finally she sighed: “Wait for me here, I’m going to smoke a cigarette.”

Ye Murou watched Wei Xixue walk to the corner to smoke. She carefully observed Wei Xixue’s expression.

She must be happy; at least she didn’t seem to be in a bad mood. Ye Murou didn’t smoke, so she didn’t understand if Wei Xixue smoking at this moment was simply due to an addiction or if she wanted to relax her mood.

A doctor shouldn’t be unable to control a smoking addiction, and Ye Murou couldn’t think of any worries that would require a cigarette to suppress.

One cigarette was all it was. Wei Xixue walked over after finishing it, standing three steps away from Ye Murou: “Are you in a hurry to go back? If not, let’s eat before you leave.”

“I’m not in a hurry.” Ye Murou looked into Wei Xixue’s eyes and then said, “I’m moving.”

“Oh? Moving where?”

“Moving to this city.”

Ye Murou looked up at the sun in the sky. It was already January, and the New Year was fast approaching. To have such good weather at this time made people look forward to the new year.

After the New Year, there would be new beginnings.

Ye Murou: “There are more opportunities for acting in this city, which makes it easier for me to earn money for my mother’s medical treatment. …And it also makes it easier for me to understand you.”

Ye Murou: “You said, let’s try dating first… Although we’ve already gotten a marriage certificate to transfer the household registration, we don’t have to divorce if we are suitable for each other.”

Ye Murou lowered her head, very nervous.

In terms of understanding, Wei Xixue knew everything about her, having understood her thoroughly, yet she still hadn’t given up.

That is to say, as long as Ye Murou was willing, the two of them could support each other and continue together.

This simple truth was known to both of them, and they also knew the meaning behind that statement.

Wei Xixue’s fingers moved again, but this time she didn’t leave to smoke again. Instead, she smiled and nodded: “Alright, let’s try spending some time together. After all, we still have a lot of time.”