“Boom,” “bang”! The torrential rain seemed intent on washing everything away.
In the emergency room of the city hospital, the continuous beeping of the heart monitor echoed incessantly.
Suddenly, the light above the sign on the emergency room door went out.
Seeing the doctor emerge, she immediately ran to him.
“Doctor, my parents, how are they?”
The doctor pulled down his mask and spoke to her with a voice full of regret.
“I’m sorry, family. We tried our best, but they didn’t make it.”
She couldn’t accept the truth, feeling utterly despairing.
Her second aunt approached and comforted her.
“Lạc Hy, I’m so sorry for their passing, but you must overcome this pain soon. I believe your parents wouldn’t want to see you like this.”
She stood up and said to everyone,
“Everyone, please go home first. I’ll be back later. For now, I want to be alone.”
Having said that, she turned and ran out of the hospital.
Under the rain, tears mixed with pain and despair streamed down the young girl’s face.
The tears on her face fell, blending with the rain.
Her parents, on a business trip, were returning home when their car’s brakes failed. The road was slick from the rain, and they were hit by another car driven by a drunk driver.
That person and her parents were taken to the emergency room, but that person miraculously survived while her parents passed away.
In the rain, a young man holding an umbrella walked towards her.
He tilted the umbrella to shield her.
Realizing someone was sheltering her, she looked up at the person holding the umbrella.
It was a handsome young man in a dark blue suit.
His face held a cold expression, yet there was a hint of warmth.
She choked back tears and asked him,
“Who are you?”
The young man knelt before her and asked,
“Does who I am matter to you?”
The young man had a deep, warm voice that made people feel very secure when he spoke.
When she looked closely at him, she recognized him.
The young man desired by girls across the country—Lâm Hải Thần.
He continued to speak to her gently,
“Right now, you need a family, and I need an obedient wife. So, do you want to come with me?”
She looked at him blankly and replied,
“Why me?”
He smiled and told her,
“Because I find you agreeable.”
“Give me four days. After I’ve settled my family’s affairs, I’ll give you an answer. Is that alright?”
“Alright, I’ll give you four days.”
The next day, the news of the vice president of Thiên Tinh Group and his wife dying in a car accident was known nationwide.
Upon hearing the news, her younger brother immediately returned from England.
On the day of her parents’ funeral, it rained heavily, as if even the heavens were grieving for the unfortunate couple.
Lạc Hy hugged her brother and cried,
“Brother, didn’t Mom and Dad say they would be with us until we had our own little families? Why didn’t they keep their word?”
She cried louder and louder. Her brother, Thiên Đường Lăng, tried his best to comfort her.
“Lạc Hy, Mom and Dad always kept their promise to us. They are still with us until we have our own little families. Mom and Dad are still with us, but they’re just in a better place.”
“Brother Đường Lăng is right, Sis. Uncle and Auntie are always with you. As long as you always remember them, I believe they will always be by your side,” her younger brother also tried to comfort her.
After returning home, she went to talk to her grandfather. Her grandfather was almost eighty, but he still…
Up until now, the affairs of both the Thiên family and the Thiên Tinh Group had mostly been handled by him.
“Grandpa! I want to move out and live alone, like before. Perhaps I won't be the Second Young Miss of the Thiên family for a while.”
Her grandfather was extremely puzzled.
“Could you tell me why?”
She remained silent, not answering.
Looking at the expression on her face, Thiên Duệ continued:
“If you truly want to go, I won't stop you. I respect your decision. As for the company's affairs, Xiao Lăng and I will handle them for you for a while. Whenever you're tired of playing around, just come back, and I'll restore your title as heir.”
She ran over and hugged her grandfather tightly:
“Thank you, Grandpa.”
“I'll miss you very much, Xiao Hy.”
After she finished talking with her grandfather, she, her older brother, and her second aunt's family saw her cousin off at the airport. Mạc Lăng Tùng couldn't stay long because he still had to attend school.
After everyone went home, Lạc Hy got into a car and headed to Lâm Hải Thần's place. As she traveled, she wondered what her life would be like from now on.
In just a moment, she arrived at Lâm Hải Thần's Đế Viên villa.
When she arrived, a maid from the villa came out to open the door for her. The villa's butler then led her to his study to meet him. She hesitated for a moment, then decided to knock on the door.
A voice from inside rang out:
“Come in!”
Cautiously, she opened the door and stepped inside to meet him.
When he saw that the person entering was her, he smiled faintly and spoke:
“If you've come here to see me, I presume you have an answer to my proposal.”
Lạc Hy looked at Hải Thần, then said to him:
“I agree to your proposal, but I have conditions.”
Lâm Hải Thần looked at Lạc Hy, then calmly replied:
“Go on. As long as the conditions are acceptable, I will fulfill them.”
“First, you and I will not interfere in each other's private lives. Second, our marriage must not be known to others, except for the adults in our families, if necessary. Third, I will not accompany you to parties.”
Lâm Hải Thần walked up to Lạc Hy and said:
“Alright, I accept your conditions. However, the marriage contract between us will be open-ended. The contract will end when both parties agree to divorce. Of course, you may tell those you trust about our arrangement.”
After that, Lạc Hy and Lâm Hải Thần both signed their marriage contract. Both parties signed, with the signatures of “Party A: Lâm Hải Thần” and “Party B: Thiên Lạc Hy”.
Lâm Hải Thần then took Lạc Hy back to her private residence to pack her belongings and move them to the Đế Viên villa. Once all her belongings had been moved, the two of them began unpacking in the bedroom.
Lạc Hy cautiously asked Lâm Hải Thần:
“Can we sleep in separate rooms?”
“Yes! If you wish, I'll have someone prepare a room for you.”
She happily said to him:
“Really? Thank you.”
Her happiness was short-lived, however, as Lâm Hải Thần pressed Lạc Hy against the wall and whispered into her ear:
“Although I'm giving you a separate room, you still have to fulfill your duties as a wife.”
Her face suddenly flushed red. She nodded and said to him:
“Um. I understand.”
The maid brought her belongings up, and then he and she together arranged the furniture and tidied up the room. After they finished, he told her to take a shower and rest.
After her shower, she realized it was almost dark outside. She went down to the kitchen to see if any help was needed. In the kitchen, she saw the villa's housekeeper preparing dinner. She walked over to see if she could assist:
“Aunt Lưu, do you need any help?”
The housekeeper smiled and gently replied:
"Miss Tian, you really don't have to. Please go rest."
"It's okay. I know a little about cooking."
"Besides, I'm not used to just sitting around," she replied softly.
A little later, Lin Haichen came down to the kitchen to see how dinner preparations were coming along.
When he saw her in the kitchen helping with dinner, he was extremely surprised:
"You don't need to do this. We have a chef."
"Oh, it's you? It's just that I'm not used to sitting still."
He teased her:
"Do I need to prepare any medicine or anything?"
She suppressed her anger, stopping herself from running over and hitting him.
She calmly replied:
"Don't worry! It won't kill you."
After hearing her say that, he smiled:
"Alright, then I'll wait."
After saying that, he went to the dining room to wait.
After he left, the nanny was extremely surprised:
"Miss Tian, it seems the Young Master's mood has been very good since you came here."
"Aunt Liu, are you misunderstanding something? That guy just wants to tease me."
Afterwards, Luoxi and the maid served the food onto the dining table.
Lin Haichen looked at the table full of food, then at a new dish that had appeared, and asked the nanny:
"Aunt Liu, this dish doesn't seem to have been on the menu before, does it?"
The nanny looked at Luoxi, then happily told Lin Haichen:
"Young Master, Miss Tian made this dish today."
He tried a bite, then said to her:
"At least it's acceptable. Not so bad that it's inedible."
She looked at his "stubborn" expression, but saw him eating her dish with apparent enjoyment. *He thought to himself:* "The Tian family isn't inherently strict with their children, but how can a distinguished young lady like her cook such excellent dishes?"
He turned to look at her. *He thought:* "Tian Luoxi, you truly are an interesting girl, one that people can't take their eyes off. Just how many more things about you do I not know yet? I truly look forward to what kind of flavor this girl will bring to my life."
When she realized someone was staring at her, she spoke up:
"Why are you looking at me instead of eating? Do you think looking at me will fill you up?" she asked.
He brought a hand to his mouth and smiled slyly:
"Looking at you can't fill me up, but 'eating' you might be different."
Luoxi blushed and yelled at him:
"LIN-HAI-CHEN! You look perfectly respectable, so why do you always make people think you're a hooligan?!"
After seeing her "bristling" appearance from his teasing, he couldn't help but laugh.
Everyone was very surprised to see the Young Master, who was usually as cold-faced as ice, laughing like that today. "It's clear the Young Master's mood has been very good since Miss Tian moved in," the butler, standing near Lin Haichen, thought happily.
Suddenly, Lin Haichen remembered something:
"Are you free tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow is Sunday, so I don't need to go to work. I should be free. But why are you suddenly asking me this?"
"Tomorrow, I'll take you somewhere."
"Where is that?"
"You'll know tomorrow."
"Mm," she replied calmly.