Chapter 38: Twenty Million Flies Away

Mu Ruo slept quite well.

She chose a small corner of the grand bed and lay on one side of it.

Although she didn’t understand why Fu Jianzhi wanted her to do this.

But big shots must have their reasons.

Would Fu Jianzhi suddenly have his way with her in the middle of the night?

Mu Ruo felt that was unlikely.

The villainous white moonlight in this book, who isn’t even favored by the male lead, is hardly going to be valued by someone far superior to him.

Certainly not.

Fu Jianzhi had much more self-control than Lu Beichen.

Well, of course, it was also possible that Fu Jianzhi was impotent.

Mu Ruo mused silently in her mind.

Sleepiness soon overcame her. She lay on the soft pillow, which had a faint scent of ebony and sandalwood, a scent similar to Fu Jianzhi’s own.

It oddly made her feel at ease.

In a daze, Mu Ruo fell into a dream.

Before long, Fu Jianzhi noticed that Mu Ruo had rolled over in her sleep and unconsciously moved closer to him.

Perhaps drawn by his scent, Mu Ruo didn’t seem to mind his presence.

Fu Jianzhi raised his hand and pulled Mu Ruo into his embrace.

It was true that he had once disliked Mu Ruo.

And he might still not like her now.

The reason he allowed her to sleep in his bed was simply because she was like a sleeping pill.

A human-shaped sleeping pill, nothing more.

But Mu Ruo’s body was incredibly soft.

Her touch was surprisingly comforting.

Fu Jianzhi had always been averse to physical contact with others.

Mu Ruo, not used to being held while asleep, shifted slightly away.

Fu Jianzhi’s eyes darkened, and he pulled her back.

Even with a contract in place, their marriage was not fake.

What’s wrong with sharing a bed?

When Mu Ruo woke up the next day, as expected, Fu Jianzhi was not in his room.

As she wandered out of Fu Jianzhi’s room, she saw the housekeeper cleaning the floor.

Perhaps due to Fu Jianzhi’s prohibition on gossiping about him, the housekeeper remained silent.

But her gaze toward Mu Ruo was warmer than usual.

A nominal wife and a real wife—naturally, the household staff respected the latter more.

Fu Jianzhi had been very busy lately, likely with an important project at the company, and had not been home.

After receiving the twenty million, Mu Ruo began searching for a house.

For her, the first thing to do with money was to arrange a property for herself.

Even if, as the novel’s ending suggested, she was left abandoned and scorned by everyone, treated like a pariah.

She would still have her own place, somewhere to sleep at night.

However, choosing a house wasn’t something that could be decided casually.

Mu Ruo wasn’t very familiar with the housing market in Rongcheng and couldn’t immediately decide where would be most convenient.

Bored, she poked at the wealthiest Fu family big shot in the city, presenting four chosen locations and asking which property was better.

Fu Jianzhi quickly replied: “The second and the fourth.”

Mu Ruo’s curiosity was piqued, and she asked with a humble attitude: “Why?”

She was waiting for the big shot to analyze the pros and cons from aspects like transportation, medical facilities, and environment.

Fu Jianzhi’s response was very brief: “Because they are our own.”

Mu Ruo took a deep breath.

Alright then.

So, they could flaunt their wealth like this.

She decided she was done with these rich people.

Fu Jianzhi asked, “Why do you want to buy a house?”

Mu Ruo, feeling wronged, replied, “Because I need to move out. At your place, I can’t make any noise at night, or I end up as a ‘sleeping companion’.”

Since that night, even if Mu Ruo went downstairs for water in the middle of the night, Fu Jianzhi would catch her. He would fine her twenty million for making noise and if she didn’t want to be fined, she had to be his sleeping companion.

Yes, Mu Ruo had finally pried this information out of Butler Li.

Like most eccentric CEOs, this Fu family big shot had his own quirks.

Some CEOs have stomach issues.

Some have incurable conditions that only the female lead can heal.

Some suffer from insomnia.

Fu Jianzhi, as it turned out, had insomnia.

Whether he had any other issues besides insomnia was still unknown.

Mu Ruo, sleeping beside this CEO, seemed to perfectly solve his insomnia problem.

Fu Jianzhi said, “Did I allow you to move out?”

Mu Ruo: “??? ”

Mu Ruo: “Aren’t I just staying temporarily?”

Fu Jianzhi: “According to the marriage contract, to avoid suspicion about our marriage, we must live together.”

Mu Ruo suddenly realized a serious issue.

Since entering the book, she had not seen the marriage contract.

But Fu Jianzhi’s mouth was the marriage contract.

She had no idea what was included in the actual contract.

Mu Ruo: “Mr. Fu, could you send me a copy of the contract so I can take a look?”

Fu Jianzhi: “Is your contract missing? If yours is missing, I can freely add or delete content from mine.”

“……”

Mu Ruo: “Of course not, I hid it in the safe and am too lazy to look for it.”

Three minutes later.

Mu Ruo pestered the diligent Butler Li, asking about the contract.

Butler Li knew that besides the marriage agreement, there were no other contracts between Mu Ruo and Fu Jianzhi.

But it seemed the Madam was legally blind and completely forgot the original contents, being completely deceived by Mr. Fu.

Mr. Fu was a big capitalist in the business empire.

As everyone knows, capitalists are unscrupulous.

As Fu Jianzhi’s highly paid chief butler, Butler Li naturally sided with the one who paid his salary.

Butler Li: “I’m just a humble butler and don’t know.”

Mu Ruo: “…… Fine.”

Whether or not she stayed, she would first buy the house.

The properties in Rongcheng’s high-end neighborhoods were more expensive than Mu Ruo’s life.

The freshly acquired twenty million flew away like cooked ducks.

Mu Ruo was once again the Mu Ruo with limited cash flow.

At this moment, Mu Kui and Yao Wanzhen called her.

They knew that at the beginning of each month, Mu Ruo would receive a large sum of money from Fu Jianzhi.

In the past few months, every time Mu Ruo received money, she would buy a large amount of luxury clothes and bags, and then spend the rest on the Mu family.

Even though the marriage with Fu Jianzhi might have earned two or three hundred million, the original owner had saved very little.

Moreover, the original owner thought Fu Jianzhi was very stingy, believing that with his billions, the amount he provided her through marriage was just a small fraction.

Mu Kui was still very jealous of Mu Ruo’s marriage into a wealthy family.

On one hand, she envied her, and on the other, she wanted to extract all possible benefits from Mu Ruo, draining all her wealth.