Assistant to My Contracted Husband

Now... there’s hesitation.

The man isn’t giving a friendly look, and insisting on staying under the pretense of being a sister would be too pretentious.

After some consideration.

Gu Xiran decided to leave.

Just as she was about to leave, an unexpected guest appeared...

Song Le...

Heh.

Why is she here?

When Song Le appeared at the celebration party, not many people noticed, everyone merely thought the women in gowns were some performers in the show.

After all, for this kind of performance, besides someone like Gu Xiran who consistently comes every year, others just show up for the media coverage.

Moreover, when Gu Xiran performs, she mostly wears costumes or military attire, never flaunting herself or showing off jewelry.

Song Le, wearing a deep purple evening gown, walked straight toward the place where Qin Jin was.

The weather’s getting cold, yet women wear less and less.

Being a woman, Gu Xiran had to admit, the woman’s figure is really good.

...

"Mr. Qin..."

Qin Jin: "..."

Song Le...

Qin Jin squinted his dark eyes, watching the woman walking toward him, he furrowed his hawk-like eyes and said coldly.

"Why are you here?"

"I heard the drill here is over... Xiran came, so I came too. Aren’t we supposed to pretend to be a couple in front of Xiran? I think this is a good opportunity."

Song Le said with an innocent face, her eyes dodging, clearly with ulterior motives.

Qin Jin stared at the woman for a moment and then pursed his lips and said, "Hmm, next time don’t make decisions on your own, you’re not worthy."

Song Le was displeased inside, the man’s words were neither cold nor warm, but at least he didn’t tell her to get lost directly, suggesting she still had a chance.

Humph...

She came to upset Gu Xiran.

Today, she not only took her place as the leading actress but also aimed to take her man.

Having known Gu Xiran for years, Song Le naturally knew that the annual performance at the military district was the most important thing for her... it’s the one chance she could openly see Qin Jin.

So at such an important moment today, she had to come, to anger Gu Xiran.

...

Gu Xiran: "..."

Song Le had walked up to Qin Jin’s side, talking to him with a full smile, and surprisingly the man responded.

Gu Xiran was furious...

What is this?

Originally, Qin Jin used to sneer at women dressed so revealingly, with a strong perfume odor, and would tell them to leave immediately when they approached.

But today is clearly different...

Heh...

Playing games, indeed.

And quite a big game too...

Gu Xiran held a charmingly cold smile at the corner of her mouth, clinching her small fist, suppressing her anger.

Song Le’s presence is utterly disgusting.

...

Ping Jie squinted her eyes, briefly analyzing the situation, and took the initiative to speak, "Tang Bao, let me take you back, out of sight, out of mind."

Here the crowd is dense with watchful eyes; if Gu Xiran really gets angry and does something extreme, it would inevitably become a negative scandal for an artist.

Gu Xiran has been in the industry for over ten years without any scandals.

"Sister Ping, don’t worry, I’m not that fragile, and I know what’s going on... Since she’s here, if we were to leave, wouldn’t that mean we’re chickening out? Hmm, let’s just stay."

Ping Jie: "..."

The next moment, Gu Xiran spoke word by word.

"Let’s stay and watch Song Le make a fool of herself."

"Hmm."

Ping Jie tugged at her lips, listening to Gu Xiran’s words, secretly thinking, she must give Song Le a hard time later...

Jian Ran had repeatedly cautioned before, not to be careless.

...

Gu Xiran watched as Song Le stayed glued to Qin Jin, talking non-stop, really annoying.

Gu Xiran squinted her phoenix eyes, then the corners of her mouth lifted into a faint smile.

"Sister Ping, I need your help."

"What?"

Gu Xiran leaned in to Ping Jie’s ear, whispering a few words, after which Ping Jie’s eyes brightened.

"Tang Bao, isn’t that a bit much?"

"Hmm... I think so too, but... it also serves to test my acting skills a bit."

"Alright."

...

Gu Xiran’s mouth curved upwards. After reaching an agreement with Ping Jie, she quickly walked to the dining table, picked up a wine glass in her palm, filled it with juice, and headed toward Qin Jin’s location.

Here she comes.

Song Le’s expression lit up as she saw Gu Xiran approaching, secretly thinking that Gu Xiran must be envious and jealous.

By then, when a woman envies and gets jealous, she’s bound to do something reckless.

Humph, waiting to watch Gu Xiran’s performance.

...

"Brother Qin Jin, Sister Song Le, a toast to you both, um, Ping Jie and I are getting ready to leave."

Gu Xiran’s lips curved upward, her whole demeanor extremely radiant, unlike Song Le’s dressed-up elegance, Gu Xiran wore her military uniform, landing her a down-to-earth and vigorous look.

"What?"

Song Le’s face changed slightly.

She didn’t expect Gu Xiran to be leaving, this was way beyond her expectations.

She thought the woman would linger a bit longer...

"You’re leaving?"

"Yes, why?"

Gu Xiran looked innocent.

"Nothing...it’s nothing."

Realizing she was overreacting, Song Le squeezed out a smile at the corner of her mouth.

Qin Jin’s dark eyes had been on the wine glass in Gu Xiran’s hand ever since the woman appeared.

...

The three of them together, the atmosphere was somewhat awkward and tense.

Song Le racking her brains to break through the silence.

"Xiran, I owe you an apology."

"Hmm?"

"About the lead actress in the drama Heart of the Palace, I really didn’t mean to take it, and I didn’t want to overshadow you, you aren’t mad at me, are you?"

Gu Xiran: "..."

At this moment, Gu Xiran’s mind only repeating one sentence.

Karma is bound to catch up with the wicked.

How shameless.

The ultimate white lotus.

What Song Le just said, was clearly meant for Qin Jin to hear.

Gu Xiran’s lips curved upwards, squinting her phoenix eyes, casually shaking her head.

"Of course not, Sister Song Le, during the audition, you were also there, I resigned from the role of the lead actress in Heart of the Palace because I was more interested in the supporting actress, it was all captured by the photographers, later on, I’ll have Sister Ping explain to the fans..."

"Oh, and it wasn’t just that scene, there were many, like audition footage, that got captured."

Song Le’s face slightly changed; she was fuming but helpless.

Gu Xiran smiled brightly, there’s no way Song Le could pin this on her.

Besides... whether or not Song Le got that role based on her acting, all the footage is preserved.

"Hehe, as long as you don’t mind, I was worried you’d be mad at me."

"Not at all, it’s unnecessary and pointless anyway, besides... since Sister Song Le has confidence in playing the role, I’m not going to worry myself over it. Yesterday you were asking me to pull some strings... and today you got it... looks like Sister Song Le has her ways."

Gu Xiran’s "extravagant praises" left Song Le with a terrible expression, flushed with embarrassment.

Gu Xiran was immensely satisfied seeing Song Le nearly livid, yes, her mood improved instantly.

Gu Xiran’s beautiful eyes settled on the Qin Jin beside her, the corner of her mouth curling.

The show has just begun.