Chapter 744 - 740: Is Bai Zhiqing Getting a Divorce?
"It was because of Zhiqing’s father that we ended up signing the contract marriage."
Lu Tianxing looked at Lin Qianru, sighed, and said, "It was several months ago, one night on my way home, when I ran into Zhiqing. She was being chased by a few men and I rescued her. I originally planned to take her home, but Zhiqing had been dosed with a strong aphrodisiac, and if it wasn’t dealt with promptly, she might have ended up a fool from the effects of the drug..."
"So to save Zhiqing, you became involved with her, and the person who drugged her was her father, Bai Shan," Lin Qianru continued.
"Exactly, I really had no other choice at that time, so I had to do it."
Lu Tianxing nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "It’s also for that reason that I and Zhiqing signed a contract to become a legally recognized couple in pretense, which allowed us to divorce automatically once the time elapsed. Honestly, I never regarded Zhiqing as my wife initially, and she likewise never saw me as her husband. To her, I was nothing but an insect in a dirty ditch compared to the phoenix she is, without any connection whatsoever. In the company, Zhiqing tolerated me time and again; you all probably thought I was Zhiqing’s relative, not her nominal husband!"
At this, Lu Tianxing’s mouth curled into a self-mocking smile, "Unfortunately, fate doesn’t play by human calculations, the unpredictability of life. As time went on, I found myself gradually getting used to Zhiqing’s presence. Though she seemed cold on the surface, she was actually soft-hearted, and over time, Zhiqing became increasingly important in my heart until, unbelievably, she began to fall in love with me."
"At that point, I realized that I was on a narrow bridge with no way back. I didn’t want to see you in pain because I know your personality; if you knew that the man you liked was your best friend’s husband, you might silently disappear forever, a prospect I never wished to face," he said.
"Qianru, no matter what, I want to apologize to you. You can call me fickle, or even scum if you wish, but I want to tell you that I love you, and you are as important to me as Zhiqing is. I don’t want to lose you."
Lin Qianru fell silent. Lu Tianxing was right. If he had told her that his wife was Bai Zhiqing, most likely she would have vanished from Bai’s Group forever, perhaps even marrying Tan Heng and then ending her life on her wedding night, disappearing from the world forever, or finding a place where no one knew her to live out her days alone.