Daily life of working as a substitute bride for a wealthy family

Because he was drunk the night before, Sheng Yang got up a little late at noon the next day.

Fortunately, the luggage had already been packed.

Sheng Yang said goodbye to his wife and children in a hurry.

I didn't even have time to eat lunch. I just went to the airport VIP lounge and got a sandwich to fill my stomach - there would be meals on the plane.

As the saying goes, the real differences in the world are always made inadvertently.

Xiang Ran saw that Sheng Yang's handkerchief was a little crooked. She couldn't help but reach out and straighten it for him. Her delicate fingers smoothed the two corners, then she stepped back, looked at it, and said with a smile, "It's done."

This was the first time she packed his luggage after they had been together for so long.

This should be the last time.

Sheng Yang held up his phone. "Xiao Chen just called me. Where's my son? Is he still asleep?"

"Do you want me to bring it to you?"

He smiled and said, "No need, let him continue to sleep. You don't need to come down, be careful of the wind."

Having said that, he went downstairs.

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Xiang Ran leaned against the door, listening to his footsteps going down the stairs, which were getting farther and farther away.

She flung the door open.

Ran downstairs in slippers.

The stairs turn corners one after another.

Through the foyer,

Through the garden,

I heard Xiaofu shouting, "Madam, where are you going?"

Her heart was beating so fast it was about to jump out.

Finally, on the steps of the garden, I saw Sheng Yang about to get into the car.

"Sheng Yang!" she called him, panting.

Sheng Yang turned around.

His little wife, standing gracefully on the steps,

Walk towards him.

He watched her approach, but he didn't know why she followed him out.

After putting the luggage in the trunk, Xiao Chen got into the driver's seat very consciously.

Xiaofu also stopped not far from the garden.

Only the couple were left facing each other.

Sheng Yang looked down and saw that she was only wearing soft pink satin slippers.

"Why did you come out like this? You just left the confinement period." He asked, "Did I forget something? Why didn't you let Xiaofu and the others take it out?"

Xiang Ran panted and said, "No, I just have something to tell you."

Sheng Yang waited.

"You...take care of yourself," she said.

Sheng Yang nodded.

A little confused,

Just look at her.

"There's nothing else to say, I just wanted to say this," she said.

"Ah?" Sheng Yang asked with a smile, "Can't bear to leave me? Silly, we can contact each other on WeChat every day. I'll be back soon."

His laughter was mellow, and there was tenderness in his deep eyes.

Sheng Yang was particularly pleased with his wife's abnormal attachment today.

He reached out and plucked a flower from the branch.

The pink petals are as light as feathers.

He gently inserted the flower into his wife's hair and said: "Wait for me to come back - I will draw your eyebrows."

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Xiang Ran watched him turn around and get into the car.

The car's automatic door closes.

The Maybach disappeared into her sight...

When the wind blows, the shadows of the trees sway.

This year seems like a dream.

Like the paper on a desk calendar,

The wind blew it over gently.

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After Sheng Yang left, Xiang Ran closed the door and began to count the things she wanted to take away.

In order to make it easier to escape, she even secretly placed an order for a pair of waterproof outdoor shoes and a waterproof backpack.

After all, none of the shoes in this whole house are suitable for running.

As for the rest.

The money has been transferred to the card, so at most I will take some gold and silver jewelry that are easy to cash in.

You don't need to take any other personal belongings with you.

Just as she was immersed in the idea of ​​running away, Aunt Zeng's voice rang out from outside the door - "Miss, can I come in?"

Xiang Ran was startled.

She immediately closed the cabinet door: "Come in."

Aunt Zeng asked with a smile, "Miss, has Mr. Sheng left?"

"Yeah. He said he'll be away on business for quite a while this time."

"Oh, how are you recovering?" Aunt Zeng asked.

Xiang Ran pretended to be weak: "I feel dizzy just by a little breeze. My physical strength is not as good as before after giving birth. I even break out in a sweat when I walk a few steps outside."

"Ah, you're so young, and you've recovered so poorly. You've been giving birth for a full thirty-five days."

Xiang Ran raised her eyelids and looked at her: "Thank you for remembering it so clearly. Wasn't it your Miss Su's aunt who told me that I didn't need an epidural? It took me twenty hours to give birth. Now the minimum confinement period is forty-two days."

"Not getting an epidural, isn't that for the good of the baby? Back in our time, it was common for women to writhe in bed in pain for three days and three nights before giving birth."

Xiang Ran couldn't bear it any longer: "Aunt Zeng, don't keep bringing up your era. It's been so many years since the reform and opening up! But then again, there haven't been any changes to Manager Su's arrangements. Is it just as we said before? After a while, you send me to Australia, pretending to visit your Madam Su, and then after a while, your daughter returns to China to take my place at the Sheng family, right?"

"That should be the case. You should ask Butler Su yourself." Aunt Zeng looked at her. "But when will your body recover?"

"Wait a few days." Xiang Ran answered nonchalantly, "After two months, it should be much better."

"Then I'll go back today. There are too many people here and the rooms are full."

The bed that Aunt Zeng used to sleep in is now where Aunt Gao sleeps.

So she could only report for duty every day.

“You don’t have to come here every day…”

"That won't work. I have to be there every day, but I have to come in the afternoon on weekends because I have some church stuff in the morning."

"Oh, church?" Xiang Ran asked, "Aunt Zeng, when did you become a believer in religion?"

"Last week!" Aunt Zeng said a little embarrassedly, "I was at the market buying groceries last week when someone handed me a flyer introducing me to the organization."

"Don't worry, just go to church. It doesn't matter if you come later!"

After Aunt Zeng left,

Xiang Ran counted on her fingers - there were still three days left until the weekend.

The only time she has left for the operation is half a day on weekend mornings.

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Author's words:

Regarding the controversial points that have been brewing in the previous chapters, I would like to answer some questions through private messages from readers and combined with relevant information online. (I originally didn't plan to explain these, for fear of spoiling the plot later.)

"1. Regarding the male protagonist and Miss Su's marriage certificate.

Answer: It is an invalid marriage registration and can be revoked by providing evidence.

First, it was involuntary, second, it was deceptive and forced, and third, the male protagonist was "forced into marriage" without knowing it. In summary, the marriage can be revoked if one party provides evidence.

The following is an online interpretation of a similar case: "From the perspective of maintaining the implementation of the Marriage Law, 'forced marriage' not only affects the rights and obligations of the parties involved, but also undermines the strict implementation of the marriage registration system, posing a challenge to the 'monogamy' system and, in turn, undermining the marriage system. Therefore, from the perspective of maintaining the correct implementation of the Marriage Law, proactively correcting errors is also an unshirkable statutory duty of marriage registration authorities. For example, in the case of Woman A using Woman B's identity to register for marriage with Man C, the marriage registration authority has verified the facts and, therefore, should revoke Woman B and Man C's marriage registration in accordance with the law. If Woman A and Man C meet the statutory requirements for marriage, they should also be ordered to re-register their marriage."

2. The male and female protagonists can be considered husband and wife (as long as they obtain a marriage certificate later, the marriage relationship can be traced back).

The man and woman had lived together for more than a year and had a child, and their relationship was good. "Since December 2001, 12, those who lived together as husband and wife without registering their marriage can have their de facto marriage retroactively legalized and recognized and protected by completing the registration process.

"A de facto marriage has the force of a marriage. Any recognition of a de facto marriage is actually a confirmation that it is a legal and valid marriage, and the relationship between the two parties is subject to the provisions of the Marriage Law regarding the rights and obligations of husband and wife."