A Contractual Marriage with the Best Leading Actor

A Contractual Marriage with the Best Leading Actor Chapter 98

A Newly Written Love Story (1)

Xi Chengyun had chosen the clothes that he was buying for Bai Qi long back. Bai Qi only had to try them on to see if they fit.

Shang Guang was like a personal assistant—he immediately went to pay when he received a nod from Xi Chengyun.

He was worried that Xi-ge would suddenly ask him what on earth he had said to Bai Qi today and announce the method of his death.

Bai Qi exited from the changing room and Xi Chengyun passed his phone to him. “You have a call.”

Bai Qi immediately took the phone and looked at his screen.

His dad’s name was on the screen.

“Hello,” he quickly picked up the call.

“Erm...” Papa Bai coughed and continued, “En, you are... done with your recording, right? And you are on vacation?”

Bai Qi was kinda surprised. “Yup, but how do you know? Last year when I came back during the holidays, you even asked why I wasn’t in class.”

Papa Bai was speechless.

“I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I’ll drink three shots as punishment.”

“Oh, it’s fine. Mom will beat you up if you do.”

“...”

“Okay, enough with all that blather. I’m calling you to ask when you’ll be coming back home? Of course, it’s fine if you don’t. Other newlyweds visit the woman’s side of the family during the first new year after their marriage. You don’t have to do that, though, and you should listen to what your significant other has to say. But I still hope, just for a short while, that I can meet...”

Papa Bai said that he wouldn’t blather, but in the end, he still prattled on long-windedly.

Bai Qi thought, ‘We wouldn’t be visiting the Jiang family anytime soon.’

Based on the information Xi Chengyun had revealed to him, the Xi family... his mom was no longer around.

Bai Qi was stunned for a moment.

‘Then, where does Xi Chengyun go during the New Year’s?’

Bai Qi swallowed his ‘not going home,’ and instead said, “We’ll see. I have a recording tomorrow.”

A thought slowly appeared in Bai Qi’s mind, on whether he should bring Xi Chengyun home.

He opened his mouth and said, “It’s all thanks to Xi-ge that I’m earning appearance fees.”

Bai Qi was hinting at Papa Bai to not chase Xi Chengyun down the road with a stick if he brought him home. Although, based on Xi-laoshi’s stamina, it was likely that it’d be Papa Bai who’d faint in the end...

A string of different thoughts appeared in Bai Qi’s mind.

At last, he held himself back and didn’t mention any of that to Papa Bai. “Okay, I’ll be hanging up now.”

After the call, Papa Bai held his phone and muttered, “My son is like a young and handsome womanizer…”

His wife had just given him 50 million and said that it was from his son.

‘How could Bai Qi have so much money? Surely it was that celebrity who gave it to him.’

Papa Bai wouldn't be dramatic, and it was useless for him to be dramatic. He needed this sum of money anyway.

He kept his phone away, looked up, and happened to come face to face with President Peng.

President Peng smiled at him. “I was about to go and find you. Old Wang told me that you’ve transferred the money over to the other party this month. Why did you send it over yourself?”

Papa Bai smiled and said, “I just happened to have some time, and I …  the incident happened years ago and I figured that there’s no harm in me trying. What if the other party doesn’t hate me anymore? Then, I wouldn’t have to trouble you with all this.”

50 million is quite a sum, and it was from his son. He was worried that he’d do something wrong, and when he was transferring, he hated the fact that he couldn’t cross-check each amount in the lumpsum.

President Peng said, “If that’s so... Fine, go ahead and do what you have to do. I’m just asking. Oh, and it’s almost the end of the year, when I’m free, I’ll help you find out the progress of the situation…”

“Thank you, and sorry for the trouble.”

“No worries, there’s no need for pleasantries between us.”

Papa Bai smiled again. He adjusted the safety helmet, turned around, and left.

President Peng stood where he was and mumbled, “50 million... where does all that money come from?”

On the other hand, by the time Bai Qi got off the phone, Shang Guang had already asked the attendant to pack the clothes up for them and he was now carrying many bags with both hands.

“We are buying so much?” Bai Qi asked Xi Chengyun with a shocked expression.

Xi Chengyun nodded. “There’ll be other instances where you’d have to accompany me in the future. I can’t let you attend them all wearing the same outfit, can I?”

Bai Qi nodded.

‘True.’

At first, Shang Guang was worried that Bai Qi wouldn’t accept the clothes.

Then, Xi-ge would ask why he wouldn’t accept them, and Bai Qi would likely say that it’s because he’s unhappy. Then, Xi-ge will ask why Bai Qi is unhappy. Then, Bai Qi will say it’s because Shang Guang blabbered too much.

Shang Guang was stunned by the chain of events he himself had imagined.