Chapter 1

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It's only the afternoon, but the sky has gradually darkened. Not long after, thunder roared followed by a pouring rain.

A teahouse in Shanghai was fully seated, and the people were drinking hot tea to disperse some of the chilly air.

A hot pot of tea was placed on the table near the window, a lady with good looks was wearing a porcelain colored Qipao (TL: AKA cheongsam). Her fingers were slim and long, and she was toying with a small exquisite gun in her hands.

The people below were eating snacks as the storyteller's saliva was spattered in all directions with a look exultation.

"Speaking of Lu family's third young master, as normal civilians, who had not heard of him before. Third young master was originally the previous provincial military governor's third son, one year ago he has taken over the provincial military governor's position….."

"But today, the one I want to talk about isn't the famous Lu third young master, but the only woman by his side."

"Speaking of this madam, we need to start from the sensational wedding from 5 years back…"

Everybody knows that Lu third young is cold and detached, and doesn't near women. Lu Huai rejected all talks about marriages, the Lu family was worried sick for his marriage matters.

One day, out of the blue, Lu Huai said that he wants to marry a girl.

This unknown lady Ye Chu, with no parents, no one to rely on had been noticed by Lu third young master. No matter how unhappy the Lu family was with Ye Chu, they still agreed to this marriage.

When the news of their marriage was spread on the second day, all the tabloid companies were trying hard to dig up Ye Chu's family background. Strangely, they could not find anything on her.

Ye Chu this person is like a blank piece of white paper.

Ye Chu's past seemed to be intentionally hidden by someone, raising the suspicions of others. But this was the matter of the provincial military governor's family, no one dared to continue their investigation.

The public only knows that this girl who popped out from nowhere claimed the heart of Lu third young master.

No one viewed this wedding well, but their marriage lasted for 5 years. Till now, Ye Chu was still the only woman in Lu third young master's heart.

The storyteller spoke enthusiastically, the big hall was filled with noise and excitement. The common people love gossip and towards this past event, there were many who were familiar.

A man proudly spoke: "Not long ago, I was at Mi Gao Mei Ballroom drinking, and I personally saw Third young master."

"Lu third young master doesn't near women, how would he be at the ballroom?"

"Could it be those rumors were false?"

This person shook his head: "I was at Mi Gao Mei Ballroom for nearly half the night, and did not see even one woman get close to Third young master."

On all sides, there was only silence for a few seconds, they were even more curious. How charming is Ye Chu, that even Lu third young master is so smitten by her.

The rain got lighter, but the patter of rain did not stop.

The lady by the window was silently listening on. Lowering her head to sip on the tea, the corner of her lips rose in a faint smile.

The teahouse was very lively, but she only continued toying with that small gun.

Ye Chu appeared unconcerned, but she was slowly frowning.

A married couple very much in love…. Common people used the most beautiful words to describe this marriage, but Ye Chu knows, her t.i.tle as the provincial military governor's wife was just an empty one.

These five years, the two had never been a real couple. The love that outsiders saw was the result of their acting.

Lu Huai and her were a fake couple, this was their unspoken secret.

The discussion of the people were getting louder, and someone was unhappy with the storyteller, saying that these stories were not fresh.

"What you have said are nothing new to us."

A group of people agreed.

"That's right, these unimportant matters, what's the point in saying them?"

"Do you actually have something fresh to say or not?"

The storyteller was not hurried, seemingly already had some plans. His facial expression was unchanged, and mysteriously swayed his fan.

"What if I said I want to talk about the secret of the provincial military governor's residence? Does this count as fresh?"

The teahouse got quiet for a moment, everybody was waiting with expectation. He was very satisfied, and continued.

"It was rumored that the wife of the provincial military governor is unparalleled in appearance. Her talents and ability are above average, but her background is questionable."

Ye Chu set aside the teacup, lifting her eyes towards the storyteller.

"Ye Chu is a lone girl from Jiangnan, but how would Lu third young master marry a common girl with no background?"

"After inquiring from many people, I finally know the truth. This wife of the provincial military governor doesn't have a common background at all."

The storyteller looked around, leaving people hanging for awhile then said: "Do you remember the rich merchant Ye family who announced bankruptcy back in the days?"

"Ye second miss, is also called Ye Chu."

Ye Chu gazed into the distance and smiled. The smile at the corner of her lips were cold.

At this time, a black sports car stopped at the doorway. A tall man walked into the teahouse. He was wearing military uniform, below the lowered army cap was a solemn and cool face.

That man had a pair of clear and deep eyes, straight nose (TL: the author used 鼻梁修挺 which Idk what's a proper translation… but it basically means he has a beautiful nose lol), his lower jaw was well shaped.

His temperament was cold to the extreme. He made a sweeping glance and the teahouse suddenly fell into silence.

This was Lu Huai.

Lu Huai's gaze was slightly heavy, an invisible pressure hung in the air. Then his sight fell on Ye Chu.

The porcelain colored cheongsam accentuated her figure, a white slender neck, exquisite facial features, glowing white skin…. Every part of her was perfect.

Lu Huai walked towards Ye Chu, using his army uniform to cover her thin and delicate shoulders, acting as if no one else was present as he hugged her waist.

His lowered voice became gentle because of her presence.

"Wife, let's go home."

The people in the teahouse were in a daze, staring at the sports car that was leaving helplessly. They were stunned, no one cared about what the storyteller said previously.

He doesn't near women, but submits only to her.

The two sat in the car, and no longer had any physical contact. Lu Huai started the car, Ye Chu was quiet, there was no interaction as usual.

A deal was a deal, all those affections was just an act.

The rain had stopped, and the sky had darkened as it turned dusk. The sports car had driven to a famous mansion area, garden villas were on the sides of the long and wide street.

The ground was still wet, Ye Chu's high heels lightly touched the ground and Lu Huai also got down the car.

They came to a villa enclosed by brick walls, the outer walls seemed to have been recently revamped. It was said that a few days earlier, a certain high ranking official's mistress moved in.

This used to be Ye family's residence, it was the place where Ye Chu lived for more than 20 years. Ye family had some standing in the Shanghai's business world, and from young she was raised as a pampered girl.

After she turned 16, that enemy appeared and caused Ye family's gradual downfall. Her father committed suicide and her mother got depressed and eventually died…. At this point, Ye Chu came to a realization, all her past experiences were actually from a novel.

This novel is called