G City.
A silent night.
A Mercedes-Benz nanny car slowly stopped at the brightly lit entrance of the Lu family mansion. A graceful figure stepped down from the car. The nanny car turned around and left, quickly disappearing into the pitch-black night.
Tang Muqing raised her weary eyes and lingered outside the house for a while. After a long time, she picked up the large red suitcase beside her and dragged her tired steps towards the house.
"Click!"
The fingerprint lock was opened.
The house was quiet; the usual bodyguards and servants were nowhere to be seen. A hint of doubt flashed through Tang Muqing's mind. Not having time to think too much, she placed the suitcase aside, took off her high heels, replaced them with a pair of cotton slippers and headed upstairs.
"Oh, how annoying..."
Before she got to the room door, Tang Muqing heard a coquettish woman's voice coming from inside the room.
As she approached, the voice became clearer, and her footsteps stopped at the door of the room.
"Master Lu, don't, you can't..."
A series of panting, pleas.
Anyone could imagine the passionate love scene unfolding in the room at this moment.
Tang Muqing furrowed her brow, her slightly trembling hands slowly reaching for the door handle while her drooping eyes gradually misted over.
After a while, she took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
"Ah!" The woman on the bed screamed as she heard the door burst open with a loud bang.
The two on the bed quickly turned their gazes towards the door.
Tang Muqing stood by the door, in the dimly lit room, Lu Chenfan leaned against the bed. His flawless facial features, akin to a Greek statue, were so perfect that even women would be jealous. His fitted white shirt was half-open, revealing his firm pectoral muscles. His custom-tailored trousers beautifully accentuated his lean legs.
If.
If it weren't... For Shen Xinxiang, with her heavily made-up face, sitting on top of him, Tang Muqing was uncertain if she could resist the magnetic pull of the man before her.
At this moment, Shen Xinxiang was glaring furiously at Tang Muqing, if looks could kill, Tang Muqing would have died a few hundred times over already!
She had schemed so much, finally got the chance to seduce the Young Mister Lu onto his bed, literally on the brink of success, only to have it ruined by this woman who appeared out of nowhere. Shen Xinxiang felt a murderous rage.
Lu Chenfan glanced at the intruding silhouette, a barely discernible smile flashed across his face. His gaze was indifferent, as if anticipating a wonderful show to unfold.
"Young Master Lu, who is this, scared me..." Seeing that neither of the two confronting her were speaking, Shen Xinxiang feigned shyness and crept into Lu Chenfan's embrace.
Tang Muqing clenched her somewhat trembling hands, took a deep breath, and then put on a charming smile.
"Sorry for the interruption, please carry on..."
She turned around gracefully.
Lu Chenfan's face darkened.
"Wife!" Lu Chenfan's voice, as low, charming, and slightly husky as a cello, echoed behind her. Tang Muqing froze, halted her steps.
A wicked curve lifted the corners of Lu Chenfan's mouth.
"Why didn't you tell me when you got back? I could have picked you up. Still giving me surprises after all these years of marriage huh?"
Tang Muqing almost choked on his words, "Lu Chenfan, your skin is so thick it can add to your height!"
However!
Thinking of playing a rival scene, she didn't consider who I, Tang Muqing, am!
"Darling——" Tang Muqing turned around, intentionally drawing out the last syllable. Her sweet voice almost made her own skin crawl in disgust.
"All because you can't stop causing trouble. I just finished fixing things with the woman you impregnated months ago. Be more careful, ok? The umbrella is in the second drawer of the left bedside table. Have fun, bye!" After saying this, she stuck out her tongue at Lu Chenfan and ran off.
Lu Chenfan looked at the figure running off, a smile involuntarily lifted the corners of his mouth.
This Tang Muqing was pretty interesting.
Shen Xin Qiang, who was standing by the side, was dumbfounded. Only after a close look did she realize that was Tang Muqing, and Lu Chenfan called her... wife?
The top film, television, music triple threat just hid her marriage, and she married the CEO of the Lu Corporation, Lu Chenfan!
And here she thought of attaching herself to the Lu family, never expected Tang Muqing would swoop in first!
"Lu, Mr. Lu..." Shen Xin Qiang was about to speak.
"Leave!"
Without even glancing at her, Lu Chenfan coldly spoke and walked towards the bathroom.
At the Tang residence.
"Miss Tang is back!" Aunt Liu opened the door, and looked at the weary-faced Tang Mu Qing, feeling a pang of sympathy. She quickly ushered her into the living room.
"The big star is back!" Before she could take a seat, a sarcastic voice drifted from the direction of the staircase. Lei Xiu Zhen, dressed in a Chanel miniskirt suit, fully made-up, with a pearl necklace around her neck and her hands crossed over her chest, slowly made her way down the stairs.
"It seems that marrying into a rich family is not as good as expected, you still look gloomy." As she passed by Tang Mu Qing, she eyed her sideways, took a glance and then sat on the sofa.
Tang Mu Qing had long gotten used to such an introduction.
"I’m looking for dad." At this time, Tang Shun Xiang was usually in the study, Tang Mu Qing turned and headed toward the study.
"Hold it right there!"
"Have you lost all your manners? Is this the way to speak to your elders?"
"Don't think you’re impressive because your marriage to the Lu family helped the Tang family out of this crisis!"
"Don't forget that your father was able to raise you only with the money from my Lei family!"
"You, a jinx brought up without a mother!"
Tang Mu Qing quietly turned around to face Lei Xiu Zhen, who was no longer showing her high-class pretense. Her mean face gradually twisted as the pitch of her insults rose.
She was sick of that face.
She was sick of those malicious words.
In the past, out of respect for her father, she simply turned a blind eye to the insults. But today, she didn’t want to stand it anymore.
"Are you done?" Tang Mu Qing asked calmly, no emotion reflected on her serene face, "It's been over a decade, don't you think you should get some new lines?"
"Yes, my mother abandoned me, but she might be living a better life than you now. Aren't you tired of holding a grudge against someone you don't even know for over a decade?"
"You…" Lei Xiuzhen was so angry that she stood up.
"Furthermore." Tang Muqing interrupted her, "If it wasn't for your dowry, my father would not have been able to make a comeback. I thank you for that, but consider the Lu family's recent investments as payback. Don't ever say that I was raised with your Lei family's money. I can't bear it!"
"You, you ungrateful brat..." Lei Xiuzhen's face turned green with anger, as she came rushing forward and lifted her hand as if to slap her.
"Hold your hand!"
A stern voice came from behind her, and Lei Xiuzhen's hand stopped mid-air.
"Dare to lay a finger on her and see what happens!"
Tang Shunxiang had heard the commotion from the study and came out to see this scene unfolding.
"Old Tang, look at what your dear daughter has done..." Lei Xiuzhen retracted her hand upon seeing Tang Shunxiang's angry expression.
"Go back to your room!"
Seeing the rarely-angry Tang Shunxiang's wrath, Lei Xiuzhen knew she was in the wrong today. After shooting Tang Muqing a fierce glance, she grudgingly went upstairs.