Chapter 3: The Most Familiar Stranger (1/2)

– The next day –

Xu Cheng woke up, finding himself in a completely unfamiliar environment. Being vigilant, he immediately sat up straight and looked around.

Lin Chuxue was in a green home dress, and her hair was tied into a ponytail. She poured a glass of water, placed it on the table, and softly said, “You were here once before, remember?”

“Oh, it’s you.” Xu Cheng finally let out a sigh of relief and lightly massaged his temple, “I’m sorry to disturb you.”

Then, he got up and prepared to leave.

“Drink some water first,” Lin Chuxue said indifferently, then walked to an independent room that was designated for her to create music. She sat down in front of the piano, and her 10 slender and snow-white fingers began playing the repertoire from her new album.

After Xu Cheng drank all the water and was prepared to leave, Lin Chuxue spoke without even turning her head around, “If you leave right now, you will be caught by the paparazzi, and then our relationship will no longer be a secret.”

Xu Cheng pouted as he walked downstairs and sat on a sofa. On the other side sat Lin Chuxue’s assistant Lan. Xu Cheng asked Lin Chuxue, “Do you mind if I smoke?”

She didn’t reply, just continuing to play her piano.

The music was very gentle and soothing.

With the music plus the cigarette, Xu Cheng’s mood was much better.

After Lin Chuxue finished playing, she turned around, glanced at him, and asked, “You are out?”

Xu Cheng nodded, “Yeah, couldn’t get in, so I got out. I’m going to be working in Shangcheng for now, but don’t worry, we will live our own lives. I will stay by my promise before to not walk into your life.”

“No need for the reminder, you’ve done well for the past 3 years.” Lin Chuxue asked again, “What are you planning to do?”

“My higher-up arranged something for me,” Xu Cheng replied. “It will start with just small patrolling police matters, but I won’t give up on my dream.”

“I envy that you still have your dream.”

Xu Cheng knew that this woman was making an oblique accusation.It was unfair for Lin Chuxue to have to marry Xu Cheng just because it was arranged by their parents before they were even born. This also interrupted a lot of her previous plans for her own life, leaving her no choice but to come to Huaxia to be his wife.

“I’ve tried to convince Uncle Lin many times in the past few years, and I’m really sorry that you had to marry me. But don’t worry, I will give you enough freedom and respect, and you can even disregard this whole marriage thing to look for your true love. I know that our marriage will sooner or later be exposed, which could harm your career, but give me some time to convince Uncle Lin and then we can immediately divorce,” Xu Cheng sincerely said.

Lin Chuxue didn’t say anything and just quietly looked at her sheet music.

Assistant Lan on the side clearly made a subtle scoffing sound after hearing about Xu Cheng’s job. In her eyes, Sister Lin’s potential marriage choices should be either the rich or the powerful, instead of a little policeman who doesn’t have the looks nor the background. It was no wonder that Sister Lin was talking to him in such an indifferent tone. But speaking of being indifferent, Sister Lin seemed to act this way towards all the men they came across.

Originally, she was planning to suck up to Xu Cheng a bit, thinking that he might be from a stunning background. However, after finding out what he really did, Lan suddenly took it upon herself to think that she must evaluate the risk this guy could pose to her boss’s career. It was known that Lin Chuxue’s fame was still on the climb, and each minute of her daily schedule could be compared to the value of gold. In terms of both net worth and pay, she was top tier in the celebrity circle, and Lan couldn’t help but suspect whether the little policeman Xu Cheng would blackmail her later. So, after suppressing her intention for awhile, she finally took out an agreement and placed it onto the table.

Xu Cheng looked at the table and asked, “What is this?”