Chapter 34: Remarriage (Extra)

Tang Xin’s teahouse was elegant and refined, serving only premium tea, naturally attracting a high-end clientele. Logically, the number of patrons should have been limited. However, thanks to her endearing role in Under the Sky and her pairing with film emperor Shen Yanzhi as an on-screen couple, she garnered a wave of fans after leaving the entertainment industry.

After she announced her teahouse on Weibo, many of these fans, along with Qi Shu’s efforts to promote it, flocked to support her business.

Of course, aside from genuine customers and fans, there were also those drawn by Tang Xin’s beauty, intending to flirt with her. Among them were no shortage of wealthy business moguls and playboy heirs.

Yet, starting from the second day after the teahouse opened, another prominent figure began showing up—Yue Yuze.

Yue Yuze would stop by every morning before work for some tea. After work, he’d return to “supervise.”

Because Tang Xin and Yue Yuze had been secretly married, few people knew even after their divorce. Naturally, her teahouse employees were clueless about their relationship.

This led to whispered discussions:
“That super handsome guy is here again…”
“He looks so familiar.”
“Me too.”
“Are you all blind? That’s Yue Yuze!”
“What?!”
“Why does he keep coming here every day?”
“What do you mean ‘every day’? He comes twice a day! Is it because our tea is that good, or is it our boss who’s irresistible?” they laughed quietly.

This super-handsome boss always stole glances at Tang Xin when she wasn’t looking. His focused gaze seemed to exclude the existence of anyone else. Yet, when Tang Xin looked his way, he would feign indifference with a cold expression.

“Secret admirer,” the employees concluded.
“Probably a fan of our boss too, because they don’t seem to know each other?” They noticed the two hadn’t spoken once.

For days this continued, and the employees began to think that someone like Yue Yuze—wealthy, clean-living, ridiculously handsome, and with a stellar reputation—might not be a bad match for their boss.

But Tang Xin showed no reaction.

And Yue Yuze, seemingly too reserved to initiate conversation, never approached her directly either, which left the employees anxious. They feared the two would simply miss their chance—after all, they appeared to be strangers without any interaction.

Half a month passed without any progress. Yue Yuze remained as persistent as ever, but during this time, a playboy heir began pursuing Tang Xin, bombarding her daily with flowers and confessions, and showing up at the teahouse every day with sweet-talking attempts.

These occasions became a source of entertainment for the staff, especially since Yue Yuze’s expression would always darken whenever the playboy appeared—but he never acted.

Fortunately, Tang Xin didn’t like the playboy and politely declined him every time.

At first, the heir maintained a decent attitude, but one day, while she was serving tea, he grabbed her wrist and sneered, “I’ve wasted so much time on you, and for what? You women are all the same—playing hard to get! You should be honored that I want to spend time with you. Stop acting coy! Spend a few nights with me, and I’ll build you ten of these teahouses!”

“Let me go…” Tang Xin shook off his hand and turned to leave, but he yanked her back and pulled her into his arms.

“Let go!”

Before she could finish speaking, a scream erupted.
“Ah! Ow, ow, ow!”

“Wow!”

Yue Yuze had somehow made his way over without anyone noticing. Without a word, he grabbed the playboy’s wrist and squeezed it with unrelenting force. His face was cold and stern, but his gaze was fixed on Tang Xin.

The playboy, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, was convinced his wrist was about to snap—it hurt so much he could barely breathe.

“Who the hell are you?! Do you know who I am—” the playboy started to threaten, but as he looked up at the taller man and recognized Yue Yuze’s face, his voice faltered. “You—you… President Yue?! Haha… what a coincidence! I didn’t expect to see you here…”

Yue Yuze’s deep gaze finally shifted from Tang Xin’s face to the playboy. His tone was icy as he sneered, “Huo Qi, are you suggesting I can’t afford to build ten teahouses like this?”

The hapless heir, Huo Qi: “…” Huh??

The employees watching: “…” Uh, what’s happening? Boss Yue, what do you mean?

“Still don’t get it?” Yue Yuze’s lips curled faintly, his voice low and magnetic, yet tinged with cold amusement. “I said… since when did you think it was your place to offer my wife ten teahouses?”

Huo Qi: “…” Mom, help me!!

All the employees stared wide-eyed: “…” Completely dumbfounded, their single-dog hearts utterly shattered!

“No, no, no… This is a misunderstanding! I didn’t know she was your wife, President Yue. Please forgive me this once. I—I’ll leave immediately!” Huo Qi stammered. As soon as Yue Yuze released his grip, Huo Qi hastily bowed slightly to Tang Xin. “Mrs. Yue, I’m so sorry for disturbing you!”

Then, like a whirlwind, he bolted out of the teahouse.

Ahhh! Survival is key!

Mother of God, why was this “retired” little celebrity actually… Yue Yuze’s wife?!

Do you know that being this secretive about your marriage could kill someone from shock?

The employees remained frozen: “…” Oh, my gosh! The world… is truly insane!

Tang Xin slowly turned to the man. “Uh, um…”

“Let’s go home!” Yue Yuze, with a serious expression, strode forward. In front of everyone, he swooped his wife into a dashing and warm princess carry and whisked her away!

The employees finally snapped out of it:

“Ahhhhh!”

“Ahhhh!”

“So dashing!”

“Oh my, they weren’t strangers at all—they were secretly married all along! How romantic!”

“Waaaah, this is so sweet I could cry. Don’t stop me; I’m going to find a proper boyfriend now…”

Tang Xin couldn’t return to her original world. However, she didn’t exactly remarry Yue Yuze either because…

Yue Yuze had given her a fake divorce certificate!

The two had never actually divorced. So, technically, the mission was a failure.

What’s more, even if they had divorced, she couldn’t return…

Because the condition required them to divorce before the male lead fell in love with her. And by the time they divorced, Yue Yuze, that repressed, brooding man, was already secretly in love with her!

Eventually, Tang Xin had to resign herself to reality—and to Yue Yuze’s stunning good looks.

But after giving in, she discovered…

Damn it, she was still a virgin!

So that drunken night they supposedly spent together had never actually happened.

She realized she’d been played by a sly old fox! But by then, she was already aboard the pirate ship and couldn’t get off.

Still, Tang Xin thought continuing their secret marriage wasn’t a bad idea. Unfortunately, after today’s incident, keeping things under wraps was now a pipe dream.

After Yue Yuze brought her home, his jealousy began to seep out little by little. By the time he was done with her, her legs were weak, and she didn’t even have the strength to curse him. Meanwhile, he was relaxed and content, carrying her to wash up and drying her hair for her.

However, that very night, Tang Xin—who had left the entertainment industry—was back in the headlines.

The paparazzi, who had been suspicious of a connection between Tang Xin and Yue Yuze for a while, finally got their smoking gun. They broke the news that Tang Xin was… Yue Yuze’s mistress!

The biggest gossip account posted it.

Initially, the public expected Yue Yuze to spend money to suppress the news. But to everyone’s surprise, not only did he refrain from doing so, but he even shared the post himself—along with their marriage certificate! The revelation was like a slap in the face.

Yue Yuze went a step further, thanking the paparazzi in his post. He expressed his gratitude, saying that if not for them, who knew how much longer his wife would’ve insisted on keeping their marriage a secret. Now that it was public, let’s see who dares to covet Mrs. Yue Yuze ever again!