Chapter 80: Main Story Conclusion

Bai Yuanzhi and A Yao registered their marriage.

It was only then—

That she learned his name wasn’t Ming Jiayao, but Ming Jiayao.

Same pronunciation, different characters.

Ming Jiayao explained, “This was the elders’ wish.”

Bai Yuanzhi tilted her head and gave him a sidelong glance.

To be honest, she did find him rather strange:

Whenever he fell ill, he never went to the hospital, always recovering after resting at home for a few days;

The birthday on his ID card wasn’t the one he always mentioned—January 1st, New Year’s Day;

And now, even his name wasn’t the “Ming Jiayao” she had imagined, but “Ming Jiayao”…

Why was it like this?

Surely he couldn’t be a fake person too!

Ming Jiayao found it difficult to explain.

—He didn’t go to the hospital when he was sick because he had a family doctor taking care of him. This was done because his grandfather didn’t want outsiders to know his true health condition and physical state.

—The birthday on his ID card wasn’t his real birthday but an auspicious date chosen by his grandfather. This was done to prevent outsiders from knowing his true birth details, lest someone with ill intentions use the Metaphysical Arts to cause him trouble.

—His name on the ID card was Ming Jiayao, but his grandfather always referred to him as Ming Jiayao in public, also fearing that those with malicious intentions might learn his real name and harbor ill intentions.

“The birthday… is according to the lunar calendar,” Ming Jiayao explained awkwardly. “As for the name… the character ‘Yao’ has too many strokes. When I was little, I couldn’t write it, so I wrote the ‘Yao’ from ‘glory.’ I got used to it over time, so…”

“Sister, I didn’t mean to deceive you,” Ming Jiayao said softly.

Bai Yuanzhi snorted, “You couldn’t deceive me even if you wanted to.”

She had signed a prenuptial property agreement and made an arrangement with Ming Jiayao that all her personal assets before marriage would remain her own.

Originally, she had wanted to advise him to do the same.

But Ming Jiayao quickly declined—

“Anyway, I don’t have much money or assets worth protecting. Whether I sign an agreement or not makes no difference. Besides, in the future, when I make something of myself, your money will be yours, and my money will also be yours.”

Bai Yuanzhi couldn’t help but laugh at his words.

Bai Yuanzhi and Ming Jiayao did not hold a wedding ceremony.

Because—

Agreeing to marry was, for Bai Yuanzhi, an impulsive decision in the first place.

Moreover, the day after they registered their marriage,

Bai Yuanzhi’s tech company faced a lawsuit in Germany, forcing her to fly there to handle the matter;

Ming Jiayao, too, had to brace himself and give his all due to the joint counterattack from Chen Shen and the Xu family.

Of course, Ming Jiayao couldn’t bear the pain of longing.

Whenever conditions allowed, he would discreetly travel abroad and make his way to Germany to see his wife.

After Bai Yuanzhi resolved the lawsuit in Germany, she coincidentally encountered a promising development opportunity.

Thus, she settled in Europe and began focusing on the operations of Zhou Sier’s Intelligent Care Device brand.

Back and forth, the company’s performance in Europe grew better and better.

And because Ming Jiayao frequently traveled to Europe to visit her,

One year into their marriage, Bai Yuanzhi became pregnant!

By the third year of their marriage,

Ming Jiayao finally succeeded in sending Chen Shen back to prison and completely crushed the Xu family, which had been clinging to life for years.

He finally let out a long sigh of relief.

By then, he and Bai Yuanzhi had been married for three years.

Their son, Ming Siyao, had just turned one year old.

With some free time on his hands, Ming Jiayao began to feel anxious and uncertain.

—How should he tell his wife that her husband bore the infamous reputation of “the worst and richest man in all of Hong Kong City”?!

—And how could he make sure his wife didn’t misunderstand, thinking he had deliberately pretended to be poor in front of her?

What on earth should he do?

Ming Jiayao, who should have felt relaxed and content now that his greatest adversaries had been completely eliminated, was instead frowning with worry all day long.

At this moment, in their villa in Germany,

Bai Yuanzhi was doing Pilates in the gym with her personal trainer,

the nanny was playing with little Siyao in the garden,

and Ming Jiayao, after spending some time with his son, couldn’t stop thinking about Bai Yuanzhi. He headed to the gym, pretending to work out while secretly observing her expression and paying attention to her mood.

He wanted to find the right opportunity to confess to her,

but—

it seemed he had once again been captivated by her.

Both Ming Jiayao and Bai Yuanzhi were now approaching their thirties.

Ming Jiayao had single-handedly competed with the Chen Group and the Xu family for years, finally succeeding in acquiring both…

He had truly exhausted his mind and energy, working tirelessly day and night.

But he had an excellent foundation,

so, despite being a year younger than Bai Yuanzhi, he looked to be in his late twenties, not far from his actual age.

Bai Yuanzhi, however, was exceptionally skilled at maintaining her appearance and looked as if she were only twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

After all, she had given birth,

and her figure had been blessed as a result, becoming fuller and healthier, radiating a vibrant, youthful energy.

At this moment, she was completing Pilates movements with the help of her female personal trainer.

Her limbs were fully stretched, making them appear slender, while the lines of her neck, back, and shoulders were elegantly beautiful.

Ming Jiayao was mesmerized.

Even after Bai Yuanzhi finished her Pilates class and saw the trainer off,

Ming Jiayao still couldn’t snap out of it, staring straight at Bai Yuanzhi.

Bai Yuanzhi found it amusing and threw the towel draped over her shoulder at his face, saying, “Hey, what are you daydreaming about?”

Only then did Ming Jiayao snap back to reality.

He casually grabbed the towel she had used, wiped the sweat from his face and head, and chuckled, “It’s been so long since I last saw you, my wife’s figure has gotten even better.”

Bai Yuanzhi frowned, “What do you mean ‘so long’? You’ve been staying here for over a week now!”

Ming Jiayao also frowned, “I just went to the garden earlier! It’s been at least fifteen minutes since I last saw you… isn’t that long enough!”

Bai Yuanzhi: …

She couldn’t be bothered with him and turned to go upstairs, planning to take a hot shower.

Ming Jiayao followed her upstairs, pondering what excuse he could use to tell her that he was the current shipping magnate of Hong Kong City.

But even after she finished her shower, Ming Jiayao still hadn’t found the right opportunity.

Because—

little Siyao came looking for his mother.

The child was just half a month away from turning one,

and had recently learned to walk.

Since he was raised by both a German nanny and a Hong Kong City nanny,

and Bai Yuanzhi spoke English with her assistant while working,

little Siyao could now use about a hundred words in German, English, and Cantonese, such as calling for mom and dad, saying he was hungry, asking for food, or complaining about falling down or feeling pain.

Ming Jiayao adored little Siyao because the boy looked so much like Bai Yuanzhi.

Seeing the adorable, chubby little one, with a face so similar to the person he loved most, making all sorts of cute gestures and speaking in the most endearing ways…

His heart was melting with joy!

So, Ming Jiayao played with his son for a long time…

Before he knew it, it was time for dinner.

Father and son ate while playing, laughing and joking all the while.

Then, before he knew it again, it was bath time.

Father and son bathed together, still laughing and joking…

As they played, Ming Jiayao fed his son, then gently lulled him to sleep.

Just like that, the whole day passed.

Ming Jiayao: …

This kind of life was just so damn blissful!

Then, he hesitantly climbed into bed, lay down, and admired his beautiful wife.

—Bai Yuanzhi was doing her skincare routine.

Of course, his burning gaze followed her intently.

How could she not notice?

“What’s wrong with you?” Bai Yuanzhi asked while applying body lotion, “You’ve been looking at me like that all day… What, have you found someone else?”

Ming Jiayao was startled, “Don’t talk nonsense! You know exactly who’s in my heart.”

“I don’t know,” Bai Yuanzhi teased him on purpose.

Ming Jiayao gritted his teeth, “Bai—Yuan—Zhi!”

“You’re so heartless for saying that!”

“Should we settle accounts? Before you and I got together, who invested more feelings?”

“When we were apart, I called you five or six times a day on average, and sent you over a hundred calls!”

“And you? You would never take the initiative to call me! Even when I called you, the most you’d say was—’Don’t bother me, I’m working,’ ‘Let’s talk later, I’m busy now,’ ‘I’ll talk to you in a bit’…”

“Right?”

Ming Jiayao asked angrily and aggrievedly, “Bai Yuanzhi, tell me, am I talking nonsense?”

His tone was so much like a resentful wife’s.

Bai Yuanzhi couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.

But the person before her… had the mature, robust physique of a man, yet his face and demeanor were still that of a youth.

Truly a feast for the eyes.

Bai Yuanzhi was more than willing to indulge him a little.

“Alright, alright, it’s my fault… Our A Yao really has been wronged. So tell me, how should I make it up to you?” she asked with a smile.

Ming Jiayao hugged her.

His wife, fresh from her skincare routine, was fragrant and soft. So lovely…

He bit her ear and whispered a few words softly.

Bai Yuanzhi’s face flushed instantly. She shot him a sidelong glance, a mix of reproach and something else.

Ming Jiayao chuckled, walked over, and closed the door.

After a long session of expressing love,

Ming Jiayao, looking thoroughly satisfied, placed his exhausted wife on his chest and gently combed his fingers through her smooth, dense long hair.

“Ah Zhi, do you know how much I love you?” he asked softly.

Bai Yuanzhi was a bit dissatisfied, “I did everything you said… Why are you still bringing up the past?”

“But do you know or not?” Ming Jiayao insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

Bai Yuanzhi sighed, “I know, I know!”

Ming Jiayao steeled himself and said, “Then, if… I mean if, if I did something that would make you angry, you… you could forgive me for the sake of how much I love you, right?”

Bai Yuanzhi: ???

“What’s really going on?” she asked, puzzled, “Have you really… found someone else?”

“No!” Ming Jiayao grew a bit angry again. “Why do you always think that way? Even if I did something wrong to you, it definitely wouldn’t be betrayal.”

Bai Yuanzhi fell silent for a moment before saying, “Then tell me! I’m already mentally prepared.”

Ming Jiayao suddenly felt afraid.

He didn’t dare speak for a long time,

until Bai Yuanzhi urged him impatiently, “Are you going to say it or not? If not, I’m going to sleep… I’m exhausted!”

Ming Jiayao thought to himself: Maybe she won’t be as angry about him hiding his background because she’s too tired?

So—

He steeled himself and said with a fatalistic determination, “Ah Zhi, there’s something… I lied to you! Please, please don’t be angry with me?”

“Click!”

What responded to him was the sound of Bai Yuanzhi turning on the bedside lamp.

She propped herself up halfway, squinting at him with an unfriendly look in her eyes. “You lied to me?”

Ming Jiayao panicked, kneeling on the bed. “I didn’t mean to lie to you!”

“Speak!”

Ming Jiayao looked at her cautiously. “Then… then you absolutely must not get angry! No… what I mean is, if you do get angry, you can hit me, scold me, bully me however you want… all of that is fine, but you can’t leave me, you can’t abandon me…”

Bai Yuanzhi’s expression was cold as ice. “Are you going to tell me or not?”

Ming Jiayao lowered his head. “I’ll say it—”

“Ah Zhi, when we went to register our marriage, didn’t you ask why I had the same name as the shipping magnate’s heir, and why the name on my ID was different from the one I usually use?”

“That’s because… I am the CEO of the Ming Family enterprise.”

“Well, I wasn’t when I first met you… Over these years, I finally defeated Chen Shen, brought down the Xu Family, and even sent my old man to a nursing home…”

“Everything has settled now. No one can hurt me whenever they want anymore, and no one can stop us from being together. That’s… that’s why I dared to tell you.”

“Ah Zhi, please don’t be angry with me, okay?”

“I didn’t mean to deceive you intentionally, it’s just… along this journey, there have been too many people who wanted me dead. I… I really didn’t dare expose your existence.”

“If people knew you were my weakness and it brought you danger or harm, then I…”

Ming Jiayao looked at Bai Yuanzhi anxiously and asked cautiously, “Ah Zhi, promise me, please… please don’t be angry with me, okay?”

Bai Yuanzhi stared fixedly at him,

until Ming Jiayao felt uneasy inside,

then she asked, “Is this the only thing?”

Ming Jiayao nodded.

“Are there any other things you’re hiding from me?” Bai Yuanzhi asked again.

Ming Jiayao shook his head.

Bai Yuanzhi stared at him for another long moment, then said calmly, “Oh, I already knew.”

Ming Jiayao was stunned, utterly shocked. “You… already knew?”

Bai Yuanzhi nodded.

Ming Jiayao looked bewildered. “Since when?”

Bai Yuanzhi smiled. “Before we got married.”

“Before we got married???” Ming Jiayao was dumbfounded.

Bai Yuanzhi nodded. “When I saw the name on your documents.”

Ming Jiayao’s mouth fell open.

Bai Yuanzhi recalled the day they registered their marriage,

how she had stared at the name on his documents, listening to his clumsy explanation…

She suddenly understood—her husband was actually the shipping magnate’s young master!

“Otherwise, who would worry about their health and physical condition being known by outsiders? Who would worry about their birth details being known by outsiders? And who would be so cautious that they wouldn’t even want their real name known by outsiders?”

Bai Yuanzhi listed several suspicious points one after another,

Then added, “Who among the truly poor would care about such things!”

Ming Jiayao smiled bitterly, “Then you—”

“Since the young master of the shipping magnate family is willing to register our marriage with me, and not even set up prenuptial asset protection, even saying to me, ‘After marriage, my money is mine, and my husband’s money is also mine’… so why wouldn’t I be willing to marry you?” Bai Yuanzhi laughed, “Clearly, I’m the one taking advantage, right?”

Ming Jiayao kissed her, stopping her from continuing.

Only when she was breathless,

Did he finally stop, “Wife, don’t talk nonsense… marrying you is clearly me taking advantage.”

Ming Jiayao held Bai Yuanzhi tightly, “Wife, I’m so happy… you’re not angry with me after all.”

“Why are you so good to me?”

“Wife, do you know, I’m the happiest person in the world!”

“I’m so happy because I’m lucky… my wife is the most beautiful, smartest, cutest, and most amazing person in the world!”

“Wife…”

…

Bai Yuanzhi was almost intoxicated by his sweet words!

“Ming Jiayao! If you have something to say, say it properly… what are you doing with your hands and feet?!” Bai Yuanzhi scolded in a low voice.

Ming Jiayao, with a serious expression, did the most indecent things, “I’m serving my wife!”

“No! I’m already very tired…”

“Really don’t want it?”

“No!”

“Alright then, if you say you’ve forgiven me, and will never be angry with me over this again, then I’ll…”

“But I don’t want to forgive you so easily. I’ve been supporting you for three years of marriage, I’ve suffered a lot.”

Ming Jiayao laughed heartily.

He hugged her, kissing her again and again, then said contentedly, “Then tomorrow I’ll have the lawyer come over… transfer 50% of Ming Family shares to you!”

“You’re crazy,” Bai Yuanzhi rolled her eyes, “Just give me 5%, don’t think about binding me as CEO with 50% shares…”

Ming Jiayao beamed with joy, “So my wife sees money as dirt! I knew it, what my wife loves most isn’t my money, but me! Wife, here I come!”

Bai Yuanzhi, both embarrassed and angry, “Ming Jiayao, get off me! Get off!”

Much later,

Ming Jiayao held the deeply sleeping Bai Yuanzhi, smiling with narrowed eyes.

So wonderful,

He would have many, many years in this lifetime to grow old with her.

And would always love her just as he did now.

So wonderful!

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