After Secretly Marrying the Top Celebrity, I Fell in Love - Chapter 24.2

This was the only person Lin Yu could think of, the only one connected to Ye Manqing… the only possibility.

“Who else would it be, besides her?” Ye Manqing’s somewhat lazy voice sounded on the phone, calm and unaffected.

“I knew it!” Lin Yu excitedly raised her voice.

She never thought her casual joke about “offering yourself in return” would actually come true; this girl really did offer herself in return!

Unbelievable! This iron tree, once it blossomed, immediately bore fruit. The speed of this flash marriage was simply comparable to the speed of light!

“You, Ye Manqing, you actually went and got your marriage certificate behind my back! Is that how a friend behaves!”

“Tell me, what do you want? I’ll buy it for you.”

“To be honest, I attended an auction a few days ago and spent a lot, a lot of money on an ancient painting. Hiss, my heart aches.”

“How much? I’ll transfer it to you.”

“Really?!”

“When have I ever broken my promise?”

“Haha, true.”

For dinner, the family went to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

To celebrate the couple getting their marriage certificate, Ye’s mother specially treated the two wives to a state banquet.

When discussing which restaurant in Beijing has the greatest influence, outsiders might first think of “Quanjude,” as Beijing roast duck is extremely famous. However, most locals would first think of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

The cuisine at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse draws from the strengths of the Eight Major Cuisines, exploring the essence of dishes, ranging from the finest palace and state banquet delicacies to distinctive folk flavors. This ultimately formed the unique culinary characteristic of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse: light, fresh, and elegant; rich, harmonious, and enduring.

At 8:00 PM, in the private room with Chinese-style decor, the color scheme was dominated by stately imperial yellow, showcasing royal grandeur everywhere.

Ye’s mother sat in the main seat at the dining table, with a jade-green screen painted with the “Four Gentlemen” behind her, featuring lifelike carved dragon patterns.

Shu Jing exuded the demeanor of a refined lady in every gesture. She lowered her eyes, opened the menu, and expertly began ordering.

“We’ll have three cold appetizers: Spring in the Garden, Three Flowers Competing, and Bamboo Reports Peace. For main courses, we’ll have Yellow-Braised Shark Fin, Four Treasures of Shark Fin, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Pearl King Crab, and Agate Fish Balls.”

“For soup, let me see… we’ll have the Chrysanthemum Tofu Soup, Clear Matsutake Soup, and Ginseng King Health Soup.”

“And a bottle of Maotai.”

“That’s all, thank you.”

With that, Shu Jing closed the menu and handed it to the waiter nearby.

The waiter took the menu with both hands, held it against his chest, and nodded respectfully.

“Very well, please wait a moment, three guests.”

After the waiter left, only the family remained in the private room, where the faint, elegant scent of sandalwood lingered.

The dishes were served relatively quickly.

More than ten dishes were successively brought to the table. First, the three cold appetizers, followed by the five main courses, and finally, the three soups.

Shu Jing suddenly thought of a very important question, so she asked directly, “Are you planning to announce your marriage, or keep it a secret for now?”

Ye Manqing replied, “We’ve discussed it. We’ll keep the marriage a secret for now and announce it later when the time is right.”

The couple had discussed the various issues related to their marriage over the past few days and reached a consensus. This included whether to keep the marriage secret or announce it officially.

Shu Jing slowly took a sip of hot tea, nodding, “That makes sense. Both of you are actors, and still so young, both at the peak of your careers.”

“Given the current environment of the entertainment industry, if a celebrity rashly announces their marriage, the disadvantages will only outweigh the benefits.”

Everyone understood this principle. Ye Manqing certainly understood it, yet she not only wanted to marry her but also didn’t mind keeping the marriage a secret. This made Bai Yiyan a little puzzled.

When the meal was almost finished, Shu Jing took a bank card from her Hermes handbag and placed it on the glass lazy Susan.

She pressed her finger on the turning plate, applied a little force, and the bank card was spun clockwise until it stopped in front of Bai Yiyan.

Shu Jing said, “Xiao Bai, there are five million yuan on this card. It’s the bride price from our Ye family to you.”

“The password is Qingqing’s birthday.”

“…” Bai Yiyan was stunned, her gaze lightly falling on the bank card.

Bai Yiyan hadn’t expected Ye’s mother to give her a bride price, as she hadn’t mentioned it at all. Furthermore, she was an orphan and didn’t have any family on her side to prepare a dowry.

Without a dowry, how could she request the other party to provide a bride price? Besides, both she and Ye Manqing were women. Why should the Ye family give a bride price? Why shouldn’t she give Ye Manqing a bride price?

“Mom, I can’t accept this money,” Bai Yiyan looked up, her eyes firmly fixed on Ye’s mother.

“Why?” Shu Jing asked.

“I… I don’t have a dowry,” Bai Yiyan replied.

She changed the “our family” that was about to leave her lips to “I.” Bai Yiyan was an orphan and didn’t have parents to prepare a dowry.

“Is that all it is?” Shu Jing immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Anyway, the dowry goes to your little family; it doesn’t matter if you have one or not.”

“But the bride price is different,” Shu Jing immediately changed her tone, a very serious expression appearing on her face.

“The bride price has been around since ancient times, and it represents our Ye family’s recognition of you.”

After these two brief days of getting along, Ye’s mother always gave people a feeling of warmth, always wearing a gentle smile, and her tone of voice was both pleasant and soft.

This was the first time Bai Yiyan felt a look of “no refusal” on the face of this constantly poised and elegant woman.

After a brief moment of absentmindedness, Bai Yiyan subconsciously turned to look at Ye Manqing sitting beside her.

“Take it,” Ye Manqing supported her chin with one hand, turned her head to look, her deep eyes filled with a gentle smile.

After a few seconds of consideration, Bai Yiyan decided to accept the bank card.

Bai Yiyan said, “Thank you, Mom.” As she spoke, Bai Yiyan reached out and picked up the bank card in front of her, holding it in her hand.

Accepting it didn’t mean she would spend the money.

Shu Jing smiled broadly, happily saying, “That’s right, now that’s a good girl.”

Both of them had quite a bit to drink at the dinner table. Baijiu (Chinese liquor) has a strong kick, but thankfully Bai Yiyan had a good tolerance and wasn’t drunk.

As for Ye Manqing’s alcohol tolerance and whether she was drunk, Bai Yiyan initially thought she wasn’t. Because other than being a little unsteady when walking, Ye Manqing didn’t show any signs of intoxication.

It wasn’t until they returned to the villa and to the master bedroom on the second floor that Bai Yiyan negated her initial thought.

The fact was: Ye Manqing was drunk.

Ye Manqing walked ahead, swaying toward the bed. Then, she fell headfirst onto the large bed.

The woman’s long legs dangled over the edge of the bed, and the slipper on one foot quietly slipped off, landing on the Mediterranean-style embroidered rug.

Bai Yiyan stood rooted to the spot, staring at the scene before her. After recovering, Bai Yiyan quickly walked to the bedside. Bending down, Bai Yiyan took off the slipper on the woman’s other foot as well, then picked up Ye Manqing’s lower legs and properly placed them on the bed.

“…” Suddenly looking up, Bai Yiyan’s gaze froze.

She saw Ye Manqing lying flat on the large bed, her long, raven-wing-like lashes lowered, casting a small shadow.

The woman’s sharply defined fingers curled up, her fingertip resting on the collar of her shirt, and she began to unbutton it.

The top button of the shirt was already undone, so she started with the second button. Ye Manqing frowned slightly, her hand movements looking a little labored.

Finally, the second button of the shirt was undone. Her fingertip slid down, and the woman began to unbutton the third one.

By the time Bai Yiyan snapped back to attention, Ye Manqing had already unbuttoned the third button of her shirt on her own.

Instantly, the woman’s smooth, fair neck was completely exposed to the air, with a few glistening sweat beads clinging to her neck, tracing a path downward.

Bai Yiyan’s throat tightened. She leaned forward and quickly grabbed Ye Manqing’s wrist, trying to stop her from unbuttoning further.

“…” Ye Manqing felt her wrist being held. After a few seconds of hesitation, she slowly opened her half-closed eyelids.

Ye Manqing’s eyes were hazy, her reddened outer corners slightly curved, holding a seductive charm Bai Yiyan had never seen before, as she quietly gazed into Bai Yiyan’s eyes.

Almost at the same moment, both spoke.

“Teacher Ye.”

“Yanyan.”

The sound of “Yanyan” caused Bai Yiyan’s body to stiffen. She suddenly widened her brown eyes, and the grip on the other person’s wrist instantly tightened, which she didn’t realize.

“Yanyan, it hurts~” Ye Manqing let out a soft groan, her tone carrying a hint of a spoiled request.

“…” Bai Yiyan was momentarily stunned, shocked twice in a matter of seconds. Her long lashes fluttered, and she immediately released the woman’s wrist.

Bai Yiyan lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on Ye Manqing’s cheeks, which were flushed with a beautiful pink. She was gradually drawn in by the woman’s cold, deep eyes.

Below her, Ye Manqing’s slender, fox-like eyes were slightly curved as she quietly stared back at Bai Yiyan.

Reaching out, the woman grabbed a strand of Bai Yiyan’s falling hair, slightly raised her smoothly contoured chin, and leaned in to smell it.

“So fragrant,” Ye Manqing’s eyes showed a look of fascination, and her voice was slightly lazy.

“…” Bai Yiyan’s breathing hitched, and her heart pounded heavily several times. Just as she was thinking about how to pull her hair away from Ye Manqing’s grip, the other person did something that greatly astonished her.

Under the hazy, intimate light, Ye Manqing’s eyes were half-closed, and she kissed that strand of hair.

Cherishing it like a precious treasure.

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