Chapter 80: A New Kind of Scam?

“Yes, it just so happens that I’ve terminated my contract with my agent.” Jiang Sui picked up a bunch of grapes from the fruit platter and began eating them one by one.

Lu Ye responded with a quiet “Hmm.” “Shi Heng has a good reputation in the entertainment industry. There are plenty of people watching him, waiting for him to leave his job. The fact that you managed to recruit him is quite impressive.”

Jiang Sui took Lu Ye’s words as a compliment.

It was true—if she’d been even a step slower, if she hadn’t used that single, well-placed lie to lure Shi Heng over, he would probably have become Bai Xixue’s agent.

“Jiang Sui,” Lu Ye suddenly called her name.

She looked at him. “What is it?”

Lu Ye’s gaze drifted to Xuanxuan, who was flying a kite on the lawn outside the window. “If you ever run into trouble, you can come to me. Like yesterday, when you messaged me and asked me to go to the police station.”

Jiang Sui was momentarily taken aback.

“I knew nothing about today’s video.” Lu Ye frowned, his voice low and dissatisfied. “I am your husband.”

Jiang Sui wasn’t sure why Lu Ye was suddenly saying this, yet it seemed he was offering her his help if she needed it.

It felt inappropriate to refuse him now, so she replied politely, “Alright, if I ever need you, I’ll let you know.”

The insincerity of her words made Lu Ye’s expression turn colder.

He dropped the pretense.

“What I mean is, since we’re married, you can come to me about anything. Whatever other husbands can do, I can do too.” Lu Ye’s voice was cool and detached.

Jiang Sui blinked, swallowing another grape.

She almost choked.

Seeing her dazed expression, Lu Ye abruptly changed the subject. “Shall we go shopping this afternoon?”

Jiang Sui had been pondering over Lu Ye’s words, but his question disrupted her train of thought.

“Sure, I was just thinking of going shopping, maybe picking up a few things for Xuanxuan, and getting a beauty spa… What about you? Planning to go back to the office?”

Lu Ye: “…”

He didn’t reply.

He stood up.

He left…

Jiang Sui: “??”

What just happened?

Wait—was he suggesting that he wanted to go shopping with her?

Jiang Sui was bewildered.

She glanced at Lu Ye, who was already upstairs, then at Lu Xuanxuan outside flying her kite, and frowned.

She felt as if she had wounded the fragile heart of a young man.

She got up to return to her room, but noticed Lu Ye’s tablet still sitting on the table.

Curiosity got the better of her, and she stole a glance.

There, on the still-lit webpage, Jiang Sui saw several search records:

—Best places to take your wife
—Where should I take my wife on a date
—How to cheer up your wife and make her more gentle and considerate (Answer below: Of course, take her shopping! Don’t be stingy! Bags cure everything! Whatever your wife wants, buy it for her—she’ll be utterly devoted to you!)

Jiang Sui was instantly thrown into confusion.

Lu Ye… could it be he’s fallen for her?

No, impossible.

Maybe this was some kind of new scam.

In other worlds where she’d encountered this man, he’d fooled her feelings in similar ways.

And then, in the end, sold her out without a second thought.

So Jiang Sui didn’t bother to resolve her doubts, instead she grew more wary of Lu Ye.

She didn’t seek him out. After a bit of tidying up, she took Xuanxuan out shopping that afternoon.

As a newly minted heiress of five billion in assets, she decided to go out and spend lavishly for once.

And for Xuanxuan, she’d already mapped out a plan to alter her future.

She would raise her in wealth.

She wanted Xuanxuan to have lofty vision, broad experience, and to meet many young men—so she wouldn’t be dazzled by those outwardly glamorous heirs of domineering families.

Money couldn’t solve absolutely everything, but it could solve ninety-nine percent of problems.

As long as Xuanxuan was cultivated to be outstanding, she’d never settle for less.

Rejecting impulsive romance, she would start from childhood.