7 Happy Married Life, Mrs. Lu.

"Or, do you want me, Mrs. Lu?"

The deep arrogant voice immediately caused Meng Xi to snap out of her reverie, she jumped out of his embrace and threw him a cold look before taking a step back away from him.

"Watch what you say Mr..." she opened his mouth to say only to be interrupted by the man.

"Lu Jingze" he pronounced clearly with his eyes fixed on her.

Meng Xi was just about to turn her face away from him when his voice reached her ears, she froze for a split second and her brows twitched.

Lu Jingze?

She looked intently at the man in front of her and trembled slightly. He said Lu Jingze just now, did he mean he was the same Lu Jingze that everyone knew? The young man who took over the Lu corporation in less than six months and successfully upturned the business hierarchy in the country?

She chewed the insides of her lips regretfully, if only she had not been so engrossed in her acting career, perhaps she would have known what that certain Lu Jingze looked like. Whatever, whether it was this Lu Jingze or that, she must remain composed.

Meng Xi cleared her throat and tuck her fingers in her trousers nonchalantly, her brows jumped and she was surrounded by a vibe of arrogance. Without seeking his permission, she walked around and sat down. Lu Jingze saw this and also sat down across her.

"Mr. Lu, I am here to discuss the matters of our contract with you" Meng Xi stated without beating around the bush.

Lu Jingze was stunned, his neatly carved brows tilted forming a questioning arch and he looked at her, "our contract?"

"Yes, Mr. Lu" she answered naturally and gave a tiny nod. "I know I must have been a bit rash this evening and demanded that you marry me. As we agreed, I was going to pay you back and then sign our divorce papers but, I would have to come clean now, I really can't afford to pay you got your effort as I earlier promised... How about this, you can hold on to the marriage certificate first, give me a month or two then I will be able to pay what I promised. I understand if you find it hard to believe me but, I can tell you, Mr. Lu, I have always been a woman of my word"

While Meng Xi spoke seriously, the man also listen to every word that passes her lips carefully. When she was done talking, he slowly raised his head and looked into her eyes. For an instant, it looked as though he wanted to capture the soul of the interesting lady.

For some reason, Lu Jingze found her amusing, she would probably be the first and only lady who would have the courage to face him and speak to him in that manner. First, she made them marry, and now she was talking about payment and divorce?

It was understandable if she did not recognize him at first but even after he had said his name to her, she still acted nonchalant towards him. It was either because she was naive or simply brave. Whichever way, she was a woman who have caught his eyes so why let her go?

"Mr. Lu, why ain't you responding? I was asking if you are okay with the arrangement?" Meng Xi stated with an unnoticed hiss. She caught a glimpse of the time on her wristwatch and rolled her eyes back, she thought the man's reaction was simply too slow. She parted her lips and was about to say something else when his next words reached her ears.

"When did I ever say there would be a divorce, Mrs. Lu?" Lu Jingze enunciated.

What?

"What?" Meng Xi paused and shot him a look, she almost believed that she heard wrong until she saw the corner of his lips raise in amusement and seriousness flashed in his eyes.

"You heard right, I will not be agreeing to a divorce" He answered her.

"You–!" Meng Xi glared at the man in disbelief and narrowed her eyes.

"It would be better if you start getting accustomed to your status now, Madam Lu" Lu Jingze uttered frankly and offered her a smile as though he could not see the astonishment written in her eyes.

"What the heck are you talking about?" Meng Xi voiced through gritted teeth, she was only a step away from losing her temper and she tried to inhale deeply and calm her nerves.

Lu Jingze suddenly rose from his seat and walked in her direction. He leaned across the table and fixed his eyes on her, a patient smirk curled up on his face and he slowly parted his lips.

"Simple, Miss Xi, you and I are legally a couple now, I find you to be a very interesting woman and I think I would be crazy to let you go after you have bumped right into me. Let me rephrase, give yourself to me and I will take care of you, there is no need to run away. I bet you will still need me so why don't we remain in this thing called marriage? Of course, even if you want to leave... thanks anyways for trusting me to keep our marriage certificate" Lu Jingze said and straightened his back.

Meng Xi sat frozen, her face darkened as the seconds went by. She was not a child anymore and of course, she sure did detect the threat in the man's words. She threw her head in his direction but before she could even come up with something to say, the man already opened his mouth, and deep melodic words flowed out of his parted lips.

"Happy married life, Mrs. Lu"

His words sank deep into her head and her eyes blurred, the last thing she saw was the man calmly putting away their marriage certificate securely.

The true identity of the man standing a few feet away from her and flashing her sweet smiles crossed her mind and she quivered. Meng Xi finally knew what she had gotten herself into, she was not only done for but was also going to be stuck with the man until he got tired of playing...