Marriage of convenience blossoms into love; the husband turns out to be a billionaire CEO.

Hua Zhixin sat up straight and said in a serious tone:

"What 'friendship price'? That's all nonsense. Look at him, handsome, no house, no job, yet he lives in a multi-million dollar house."

He tricked people into marriage to cover his tracks; this Ji Lingfeng might just be one of those incompetent, kept gay men.

Ye Cheng scratched his head, feeling like his brain wasn't working properly.

Not only did she find a gay man, but she was also being kept by him?

Ye Cheng asked, puzzled, "You mean that so-called friend is the man who's keeping him? That's unlikely!"

Hua Zhixin crossed her legs:

"What's impossible! Maybe he's just a little canary clinging to a man."

Ye Cheng pictured Ji Lingfeng's arrogant and aloof face, finding it hard to reconcile with the canary Hua Zhixin had described.

She blinked: "A poor man being kept by a sugar daddy, that doesn't make much sense!"

Hua Zhixin said with a serious expression:

"What's so hard to explain? Do you think being kept by a sugar daddy guarantees wealth? Many kept women appear glamorous on the surface, but are actually destitute and have no savings in the bank."

"These canaries are mostly in debt because they owe huge sums of money, or because a family member is sick and needs a large sum of money to save their life."

For money, one can only be manipulated by their sugar daddy. Besides, there aren't that many truly wealthy people out there.

Living in Jingtai Garden only makes you a lower-middle class at best. You think being a kept woman guarantees you'll get rich?!

Ye Cheng thought for a moment, "That man owes money? Doesn't seem like it."

There's a sick person in the family? That's completely irrelevant.

With his ruddy complexion, Grandpa Ji didn't look like someone who was seriously ill at all.

She suppressed a laugh and said slowly, "Big Mouth Hua, you're spouting nonsense with a straight face. I don't believe a word you say!"

Hua Zhixin was getting anxious:

"I'm not talking nonsense. I've analyzed it thoroughly with my brain. If you don't believe me, just secretly observe it yourself."

Let's see if he's having any intimate contact with any wealthy men. If he is, then it confirms my bold guess!

Ye Cheng stared at her friend with a serious expression for a while, then asked:

"Miss Hua, let me ask you, have you been reading a lot of novels lately?"

Hua Zhixin, not understanding why, replied blankly:

"Look! You know I've always loved reading novels."

Ye Cheng chuckled and said, "That's right! You have so many creative ideas, it's a shame you don't write novels."

Hua Zhixin chuckled twice, scratched her head sheepishly, and said awkwardly:

"Never mind, forget I said anything. I'll wait until the next dinner party to meet your handsome guy."

Ye Cheng nodded thoughtfully.

It's a free feast, you'd be missing out if you didn't go!

……

The CEO's office in the Ji Building.

Ji Lingfeng sat at his desk, which was piled high with thick stacks of documents waiting for his signature.

He was busy until the afternoon before he had time to check his phone.

An expired transfer notification popped up on WeChat.

That was the 5,000 yuan that Ye Cheng transferred to him yesterday, but he did not accept it.

Before the notification that the transfer had been refunded, Ye Cheng sent a message.

Is there something you need to do and you're going back to your parents' home?

He remembered that a few days ago, the woman received a phone call from home in the morning; it seemed to be a call urging them to give the bride price.

Ji Lingfeng stared blankly at the dark orange frame on the screen.

When I took Grandpa home today, he told him to go to the Ye family to give them an explanation.

"That Ye family is even more feudal than an old man like me in my seventies or eighties. They actually favor sons over daughters and dare to treat my granddaughter-in-law badly. I, an old man, don't want to have anything to do with such in-laws!"

The old man was a man of strong likes and dislikes. He was very open and honest with those he liked, but he showed no mercy to those he disliked.

"Ling Feng, you've still married someone else's daughter. You should at least go to the Ye family and give them a dowry as an explanation."

From now on, just focus on being good to my granddaughter-in-law. What the Ye family does is none of my business!

Grandpa finished speaking casually and then turned and left.

He brought the trouble upon himself, and his grandson has to clean up the mess.

Ji Lingfeng rubbed his temples.

Why did the old man have to set his sights on that woman?

Ji Lingfeng's gaze fell once again on the five thousand yuan that had been returned on the screen.

After thinking for a while, he decided to visit the Ye family today and give them the woman's betrothal gifts.

However, he is currently a penniless migrant worker, so the bride price will naturally not be much.

Do as Ye Cheng said that day, no more, no less, fifty thousand.

Helping that woman solve her problem was the same as solving his own.

……

After get off work, Ye Cheng took the subway and then a shared bicycle to Xicheng District.

After parking her car, she went into a small shop that sells spicy hot pot.

She was already married, and she never expected her mother to invite her to stay for a meal. She decided to fill her stomach outside and then go back to deal with things slowly.

I've been to Ye Cheng's Mala Tang (spicy hot pot) at this restaurant many times. It's spicy and fresh, and very appetizing.

After ordering a balanced meal of meat and vegetables, Ye Cheng found a seat and sat down.

While waiting, she took her phone out of her bag and discovered that it had run out of battery and shut down automatically.

In her rush to leave work, she didn't notice her phone's battery level and even forgot to bring her power bank.

Ye Cheng borrowed a power bank from the shop owner and charged her phone while eating spicy hot pot.

Halfway through the meal, Lai Yulan started making a barrage of calls.

Ye Cheng picked up her phone, feeling utterly hopeless.

"Ye Cheng, what are you doing? A strange young man has come to our house claiming to be your husband!"

Lai Yuban called out irritably on the other end of the phone.

"What?!"

Ye Cheng opened her mouth wide in astonishment, almost spitting out the meatball in her mouth.

"Are scammers this brazen these days? They come right to my doorstep to scam me! If he weren't so good-looking and well-dressed, I would have smashed a broom in his face!"

Lai Yulan was cursing and swearing on the phone.

"By the way, you brat, where are you and Cheng Yuan now? When will you arrive?"

"Mom, wait a minute, I'll be right back!"

Without a doubt, the swindler/pretty boy that Lai Yulan was talking about was most likely Ji Lingfeng.

Ji Lingfeng didn't even make a phone call. Why did he suddenly go straight to her house without saying a word?

Also, how did he know about this place?

Without time to think it through, Ye Cheng hung up the phone, hurriedly paid the bill, grabbed her bag, and ran home as fast as she could.

After running half a street and passing through an alley, I saw Ji Lingfeng standing in front of his house from afar.

Lai Yulan, holding a broom, was yelling at him:

"I'm saying, you swindlers, if you're good-looking, why can't you do something legitimate?"

"You came to my house pretending to be my son-in-law? How much money are you trying to scam? Let me tell you, my daughter and son-in-law are here right now! If you don't leave, I'm calling the police!"

As she spoke, she swung the broom around wildly in the air, making a gesture as if to chase people away.

Ye Cheng ran forward, shielding Ji Lingfeng behind her, panting, "Mom, you've got it wrong, he's not a liar!"

Ji Lingfeng's face was tense, his lips were tightly pressed together, and his expression was cold.

Ye Cheng glanced at Ji Lingfeng and said with a forced smile, "He...he is indeed your son-in-law. We've already registered our marriage."

Why would this man suddenly appear here? She was also puzzled.

"what?!"

Lai Yulan's broom, which she had been swinging high, stopped in mid-air.

My brain is stuck.

She looked at Ji Lingfeng again, full of doubt, then threw down the broom and dragged Ye Cheng into the house.

"Where's Cheng Yuan? Didn't you go to get your marriage certificate with him the other day? How come you suddenly changed to another man!"

Lai Yulan hadn't quite processed what was happening when she asked in a high-pitched voice.

"I broke up with Cheng Yuan!" Ye Cheng answered directly.

Lai Yulan thought for a moment, then realized something was wrong and slapped her daughter on the head.

"Ye Cheng, you better tell me the truth! Are you keeping a gigolo?"