My Husband Can Read Minds
The story follows Tang Kexin, a sharp-witted woman married to the wealthy Lu Shiche in a nominal marriage. When Lu is lightly injured in an accident, Kexin initially hopes to inherit his fortune. However, Lu suffers amnesia and remembers only her, forgetting his “white moonlight,” Sun Yiyi. As Kexin schemes to expose Sun’s manipulations, she discovers Lu had long seen through Sun. With his amnesia giving him mind-reading abilities, Lu realizes Kexin’s true thoughts. He confesses his love and vows to prove himself, forcing Kexin to reconsider their relationship. The story humorously blends scheming, romance, and witty banter.
When the secretary called me, his tone was exceptionally solemn.
"Madam, Mr. Lu has been hit by a car. Please come to the hospital right away!"
"He was hit? Is he dead?"
Lu Shiche drove his luxury car to the airport to pick up his divorced white moonlight who had returned from abroad.
And he actually got hit by a car.
My clever little brain started working.
[If he dies.]
[I'll be a widow sitting on billions in assets.]
[Ahhh!]
[This is absolutely delightful.]
[I love being a widow.]
The next second, the secretary's words brought me back to reality.
"Madam, what nonsense are you talking about? Mr. Lu is blessed with good fortune. How could he possibly die?"
[Damn it, I celebrated too early.]
I also realized my inappropriate reaction and quickly switched to a crying voice.
"Which hospital is he in? I need to see him one last time!"
"Ren'ai Hospital."
I didn't even have time to change out of the sexy outfit I had planned to wear clubbing, and immediately took a taxi to the hospital.
Pushing open the ward door, before the doctor and secretary could speak.
I wailed first as a sign of respect.
"Husband, how could you at such a young age..."
When I clearly saw the person on the hospital bed, the second half of my sentence got stuck in my throat.
[Wasn't he in a car accident? Why does he look completely intact sitting on the bed?]
[Just... some minor scratches on his face.]
[Could he be paralyzed from the waist down?]
I hurriedly lifted the blanket.
[Hey, he's not wearing pants, but his legs are perfectly fine.]
[Seriously, what kind of car accident only results in a few scratches?]
I turned around and looked angrily at the secretary.
He explained awkwardly: "Madam, it was an electric scooter with brake failure that hit Mr. Lu's car. Don't worry, Mr. Lu is fine."
At that moment, I couldn't adjust my facial expression properly.
Disappointment was something I couldn't show at all.
I glared at him: "You jinx, you almost scared me to death."
As I spoke, I took Lu Shiche's hand and said tenderly: "Darling husband, I was really worried about you."
[Why didn't you get killed!]
[Running out to have an affair, didn't get the affair, and got into an accident instead.]
[Serves you right!]
"Husband, does it hurt?"
[I hope it hurts like hell.]
[Ah, to have missed becoming a widow by such a narrow margin. What a pity, what a shame!]
For some reason.
I felt like Lu Shiche's face was twitching a bit.
So I reached out and rubbed his cheek, asking thoughtfully: "Did you hit your face?"
[It would be better if he hit his brain. If he becomes stupid, it's not a problem, the money will still be mine.]
The secretary nodded repeatedly.
"Mr. Lu did indeed hit his face, otherwise he wouldn't have his appearance damaged. It was all because Old Li wasn't careful while driving. Seeing the electric scooter coming, he still braked so hard..."
[He calls this a damaged appearance?]
[A band-aid would fix it, and he calls it damaged appearance.]
[Staying in a high-end hospital room, really just burning money for no reason.]
[It would be better to use that money to keep a few more male models for me.]
Lu Shiche stared at me intently, his eyes deep and profound.
I immediately turned to the doctor and asked: "Did my husband's brain get damaged? Why isn't he saying anything?"
"Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu did hit his head and has amnesia."
My brain froze for three seconds.
I almost couldn't keep my composure.
"Amnesia?!"
[Damn! Such a Mary Sue plot twist actually happened to Lu Shiche.]
[I'm laughing hysterically.]
[Um... does he still recognize me?]
"You are my wife."
Lu Shiche suddenly spoke.
[What happened to the amnesia?]
"What's my name?"
"Your name is... Tang Kexin."
[The hit was too light, why didn't it kill him.]
[Why remember my name? Why not remember Sun Yiyi instead?]
2
After such a roller coaster of emotions.
Looking at Lu Shiche again, I felt a bit...
[Tsk, sigh...]
[What a pity.]
[It's hard to be a widow.]
[He can forget anyone but he can't forget his white moonlight!]
I turned to question the secretary: "Have you called Miss Sun?"
The secretary waved his hands repeatedly, looking terrified.
"No, no, no, absolutely not. I've only informed you about Mr. Lu's situation."
[I understand.]
[Lu the dog is afraid his white moonlight would worry.]
[He already risked his life to secretly meet his white moonlight, it wouldn't be appropriate for her not to know about such a serious incident.]
"Husband, where's your phone?"
Lu Shiche's perfect face finally showed some emotion.
"What are you planning to do?"
[Of course, to notify your mistress!]
Resisting the urge to roll my eyes, I grabbed his phone and called Sun Yiyi.
"Ren'ai Hospital, come quickly."
"If you still want to see Lu Shiche."
Sun Yiyi: "Wait, isn't this Ah Che's phone? Who are you?"
"Are you Tang Kexin?"
Me: "Is that strange? Hurry up and come quickly. If necessary, I can send a driver to pick you up."
Sun Yiyi: "What have you done to Ah Che?"
[So much nonsense.]
I hung up decisively.
Looking at Lu Shiche again, my eyes held a bit of sympathy and pity.
[To the white moonlight, this Lu dog is actually just a dispensable backup.]
[She talked so much but didn't ask a single relevant question.]
[Tsk, a dog who licks too much ends up with nothing in the end.]
Lu Shiche looked at the phone, his expression displeased.
"Why did you call her to come?"
[Has Lu dog's brain short-circuited?]
[Calling the white moonlight to come is of course to let her witness firsthand how far this licking dog would go for her!]
[Perhaps with some excitement, one being dry tinder and the other a raging fire.]
[By the way, how old is Sun Yiyi's ex-husband? Fifty or sixty?]
[Did that old man run out of money or was he physically inadequate?]
[Lu dog probably knows the reason for their divorce.]
[But how should I bring it up?]
Lu Shiche turned his head away, his tone proud and aloof.
"I don't want to see her."
"Shh, you shouldn't say that."
[I won't allow my own backyard to catch fire.]
"Secretary Chen, quickly get your Mr. Lu changed into a hospital gown. I'll go find a nurse to get some bandages!"
Ignoring their puzzled faces.
After getting the bandages, I wrapped Lu Shiche up like a mummy.
"Lu Shiche, listen. When Sun Yiyi comes, you pretend to be weak, gain her sympathy."
"Don't be embarrassed, I'll give you two some space when the time comes."
"Do you understand? If you understand, make a sound."
The secretary couldn't help but remind me: "Madam, you've wrapped Mr. Lu's mouth so he can't speak."
"I know."
[That's exactly what I want, for him not to be able to talk.]
[One with a thousand words to say, the other only able to gaze lovingly.]
[It has that old-school tragic Qiong Yao romance flavor.]
[Only this way can Lu dog leave an unforgettable impression in his white moonlight's heart!]
[This secretary doesn't understand anything, and talks too much.]
[How did he become Lu dog's confidant? He can't even guess what his boss is thinking.]
I patted Lu Shiche's bandage-covered face.
"Make a sound."
"Mmm... mmm..."
"That's enough."
As Sun Yiyi pushed open the door, I pinched myself hard.
Tears welling up, heartbroken to the extreme.
"Husband, wake up!"
Sun Yiyi paused in her steps, staring fixedly at Lu Shiche on the hospital bed.
"Ah Che, what happened to you?"
3
"It was because he wanted to see you, he got into a car accident."
"You vixen, it's all your fault."
"If anything happens to my husband, I won't live alone!"
I spoke while wiping away tears.
[My acting shouldn't be too obvious, right?]
[Fortunately, for this day, I've watched countless melodramatic TV shows.]
[It would be better if the white moonlight's reaction is more intense, then I'd have an excuse to storm out.]
[Tsk, I booked so many male models, and I haven't even seen one yet.]
Sun Yiyi stepped forward, tears in her eyes.
"Is it true, Ah Che?"
[Damn, the progress is too slow, really not effective enough.]
[I should have put some fake blood on Lu dog's head.]
"Ah Che, you're so foolish."
[It's my turn to show off my acting skills.]
"You two, you disgusting couple make me sick!"
After saying this, I turned and ran.
[One, two, three...]
Rip—
I looked back.
Lu Shiche was staring at me intently.
His fist, with veins bulging, was tightly gripping the hem of my dress.
Damn it!
[This is my newly bought battle outfit!]
[I was planning to show off my dance moves in the club tonight.]
[Ruined.]
Sun Yiyi: ???
Me: ???
Secretary: "Miss Sun, Mr. Lu and his wife are handling family matters. Perhaps you should..."
"No, I want to stay with Ah Che."
"Yes, if Lu... if he dies, not seeing you with his last breath would leave him with regrets."
I desperately winked at Lu Shiche.
He failed to receive the signal.
[It seems his brain really was affected by the amnesia.]
[How am I supposed to divorce him now!]
[Without a divorce, how can I take half of his assets?]
[God, are you messing with me?]
I turned to look at Sun Yiyi, my eyes full of tears: "Sun Yiyi, I've thought it through. I've decided to give Lu Shiche back to you."
"Look, he risked half his life for you."
"I don't want him to spend the rest of his life in pain, so..."
I grabbed Sun Yiyi's hand and asked: "For better or worse, for richer or poorer, are you willing to take care of Ah Che for the rest of his life?"
Sun Yiyi was stunned.
She hesitated.
And then.
She actually shook her hand free and ran out crying.
[???]
[Wait, sister, you're just abandoning Lu the dog, your backup like this?]
[If Lu the dog was really half-dead, he'd surely be hooked up to machines all over his body!]
[You didn't even check before running away?]
[Damn!]
When I turned back, Lu Shiche had already excitedly torn off half of his bandages.
[He should be angry.]
[His white moonlight has abandoned him.]
[Tsk, it seems regardless of gender, those with love-addled brains don't end up well.]
[But he deserves this, right?]
[Hee hee hee haha haha hee hee hee...]
"Let's go home!"
"Uh, I think I'll pass. I have plans with friends."
[A bunch of male models are waiting for me to light their fire!]
[I can abandon anyone but not fresh meat!]
[Hee hee hee, sister is coming to favor you all!]
"Then I won't go home either."
"???"
Lu Shiche turned to look at me, "Where are you going?"
"I'm meeting friends. You don't know them."
"I will after I go with you."
[??? Has Lu the dog's brain really been damaged?]
"Doctor, please give my husband another brain CT or MRI. I think there's something wrong with him."
"Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu has amnesia."
"...I know, but I'm worried he might have other issues, like in Korean dramas where there might be blood clots pressing on nerves. His memory needs to be recovered quickly!"
[Oh my, I really don't want him clinging to me.]
4
[He only remembers me, not his white moonlight.]
[How terrifying!]
"Madam, all those tests have been done. Mr. Lu's brain is fine."
"You call having amnesia 'fine'? Quickly take Mr. Lu home to rest properly."
Lu Shiche gave the secretary a faint glance.
He immediately understood: "Oh right, Mr. Lu, I just remembered that I haven't submitted the documents you asked for. I'll head back to the company right away."
"Madam, I'll leave Mr. Lu in your care."
He seemed eager to dump Lu the dog on me.
[Time reveals people's true hearts. It seems Lu the dog doesn't treat his employees well.]
Lu Shiche's deep eyes gazed at me.
It almost made me think he had fallen in love with me.
[Tang Kexin, use your brain.]
[Lu the dog is the typical type who has one eye on his plate and another on the pot. You absolutely cannot develop feelings for someone like him.]
"Do you... love me?"
His words were shocking.
"Love, of course I love you, very much. My love for you is as vast as the heavens and as bright as the sun and moon."
[Love him? As if! I do love his money though.]
"Then swear it."
"..."
[Damn! A dog is a dog, I really can't treat him like a human.]
[He still wants me to love him, what a joke!]
I smiled sweetly back at him.
"Husband, do you love me? How much? Do you love me more than Sun Yiyi?"
Lu Shiche was choked up.
A pair of deep eyes surged with countless emotions.
[I think he's like a bat with chicken feathers tied to it, forgetting what kind of bird he really is.]
He turned away in silence.
"Hey, where are you going? You're still a patient. Why don't we go home and rest?"
Lu Shiche suddenly stopped, causing me to bump into his shoulder.
[Forget it, why argue with a dog?]
I rubbed my nose tip, suppressing my emotions.
"Husband, what's wrong?"
"Kexin, I suddenly feel like I've wronged you."
"Huh?"
[Was his head kicked by Sun Yiyi?]
"We've been married for three years, but I've neglected you."
"I only knew how to give you money, but never spared time to accompany you."
[No, no, no, I love this arrangement too much.]
[It's practically no different from having a dead husband.]
[Wait, why is he suddenly saying these strange things?]
[Could it be that he was traumatized by Sun Yiyi seeing him seriously injured and running away quickly?]
[That's not her fault, anyone would run in that situation.]
[Well, since I'm such a living Buddha, I might as well comfort him.]
"Husband, I'm fine with it. As your wife, I'm very supportive of your work."
"As they say, behind every successful man, there's a woman silently making sacrifices!"
"I am that woman!"
[Sob, sob, I'm moved to tears by my own words.]
Lu Shiche's hand caressed my face, his voice clear and crisp.
"From now on, I'll make time every day to accompany you."
"???"
[Brother, are you messing with me!]
[Don't you understand human language?]
[With you around, how am I supposed to spend time with male models?!]
"Husband, really, there's no need. For you, time is money."
"Shh—"
Lu Shiche made a gesture to silence me.
"No amount of money can buy a wife as unique as you."
[Hmm?]
[Why does that sound strange?]
A strange chill rose up my spine.
"Kexin, I feel bad about tearing your dress. Let me take you shopping for clothes."
Oh right, my dress is still torn.
[Fortunately, the male models didn't see it.]
[I need to think of an excuse to get rid of him.]
[My friend is waiting for me to pop champagne!]
5
"Kexin, let's go on a date."
"..."
[What kind of seizure is he having?]
[Has he gone crazy?]
[Maybe he was really hurt by his white moonlight.]
Looking at his paw that was tightly holding my hand.
I had an epiphany.
[Sun Yiyi is nothing!]
[I'll find him ten or eight more, wouldn't that work?]
"Let's go, sister will take you to paradise!"
Lu Shiche's eyes were deep and profound.
At the entrance of the Westin Bar.
I took advantage of Lu Shiche's inattention to message my friend.
[Do you have pretty ladies?]
Friend: [You...! No gender preference now?]
Me: [Not for me, for Lu Shiche.]
Friend: [!!! Isn't that your husband?!]
Me: [Yes, he's heartbroken.]
Friend: [Respect, you're a living Buddha.]
"What's wrong?"
I immediately turned off the screen.
"Nothing, I'll introduce you to some friends later."
"As the saying goes, the more friends, the fewer troubles."
"In the future, if you're feeling down, these friends of mine will guarantee your happiness!"
Lu Shiche's mouth twitched slightly.
"What about you?"
"Of course I'll be there with you to enjoy it."
Not waiting for him to speak again, I pulled him inside.
I found the booth with practiced ease.
Looking at the row of eye-catching beautiful ladies, I felt a bit regretful.
[I also want to cuddle with beautiful women.]
[Really wasting them on Lu the dog, that scumbag.]
My hand was suddenly grabbed.
Lu Shiche's face showed a hint of timidity.
"What is this?"
Look at his inexperienced appearance.
[Brother, stop pretending. You weren't like this when you were desperately seeking excitement with your white moonlight.]
I smiled sweetly and said: "They're all friends."
"Ladies, take good care of my... cousin!"
I winked at Lu Shiche.
[All shapes and sizes, various types, enough for him to choose from.]
[I should make my graceful exit now.]
[Tsk, male models, here I come!]
"Wife, I'm scared."
I stumbled and fell into his arms.
[I must be hearing things.]
[Lu the dog can feel fear?]
I looked up at him.
A pair of clear black and white eyes full of fear and helplessness.
Like a homeless stray dog.
"Don't be afraid."
[Acting?]
[Let's see how long you can keep up this Liu Xia Hui act.]
I snapped my fingers, and the beautiful women immediately surrounded him.
"The handsome guy looks very young."
"Is this your first time here, handsome?"
"Come, I'll buy you a drink tonight."
Watching him look as helpless as Tang Seng falling into the Spider Cave.
I stood aside and laughed unkindly.
My friend reacted and whispered: "You're just encouraging others to ruin your husband like this?"
I moved closer to her and lowered my voice: "Don't you know? He's just my husband in name only."
Back then, when Lu Shiche found me, he made things crystal clear.
"Miss Tang, our marriage relationship is only nominal."
He might as well have written "I have someone in my heart" on his forehead.
These three years, I've been a dutiful qualified wife.
What I should ask about, I never ask.
What I shouldn't ask about, I pretend not to know.
If I weren't such a kind-hearted beauty, seeing him hit stupid and with amnesia.
I really wouldn't bother with him.
My friend clicked her tongue, "So you two are still pure as jade!"
I gave her a side-eye.
"Couldn't it be that I find him dirty?"
My friend had a hard time holding back her laughter, tears streaming down her face.
I was really planning to sneak away with her to see the male models...
"I'm married!"
Lu Shiche shouted with full force.
Before the beautiful ladies could react, he quickly stood up and came to me.
Leaning down, bending over, kissing.
6
[I'm no longer clean.]
[I'm going to kill Lu Shiche, that son of a dog!]
Just as I raised my hand, I was embraced fully.
"Qiqi, they really are a couple?!"
"A couple having a spat and using us for entertainment!"
"Am I just a part of your roleplay?"
"It's no fun hitting on a married woman."
Me: ???
"Sister, don't go!"
"Lu Shiche, let go of me!"
When he looked down at me, his eyes welled up with tears.
"Why do you want to push me to other women?"
[That's a good question.]
Before I could come up with an excuse, I heard a gasp.
"Ah Che!"
Lu Shiche and I slowly turned around to see Sun Yiyi standing nearby, looking incredulous.
At that moment, she looked like a shining savior in my eyes.
I pushed Lu Shiche away as if to clear myself of any relationship.
"We're not what you think!"
Sun Yiyi glared at me with hatred.
She turned and hugged Lu Shiche.
"Ah Che, I-I thought you really..."
"You can lie to me, I don't blame you. As long as you're alright, I'm content."
My friend's mouth twitched as she listened.
"So this is your husband's white moonlight?"
"No wonder you said her combat power is extraordinary."
"She opens her mouth and she's already a thousand-year-old demon Biluochun tea."
I nodded in agreement.
"She's my role model."
Friend: "..."
[This sister's psychological resilience is not ordinary.]
[Turning the tables, and still making it so Lu the dog can't find fault.]
[No wonder after years of marriage she still has Lu Shiche's heart firmly in her grasp.]
"Who are you?"
Lu Shiche pushed Sun Yiyi away, his face full of disgust.
"Don't touch me, you're dirty."
Wow!
[These words came from Lu the dog's mouth?]
[Is he playing hard to get with Sun Yiyi?]
Lu Shiche strode toward me, "Wife, she's seducing me. Aren't you going to do something about it?"
I was stunned.
Sun Yiyi's face turned as iron-blue as if she'd been punched.
[This doesn't seem right.]
[As if you weren't the one obsessing over her yesterday.]
"You... really don't remember her?"
Sun Yiyi's eyes were full of tears, her delicate little face looking so pitiful.
Lu Shiche shook his head, his gaze cold.
"I don't remember. Is it important?"
"It is important."
Sun Yiyi now reacted, angrily questioning me: "What have you done to Ah Che?"
Damn!
[What does she mean, what have I done to him?]
"Sun Yiyi, speak with a conscience."
"You married abroad and still had my husband buy you an alligator skin Hermès bag."
"My husband hit his head and damaged his brain just to see you."
"This morning when you saw he was in bad shape, you were so scared you ran without looking back, and now you're here at the bar trying to get ahead."
"What, now that you know Lu Shiche is fine, you remember he's your backup again?"
When I spoke, it happened to coincide with the DJ switching tracks.
The brief silence combined with my full-throated shout.
Successfully attracted everyone in the bar to watch the drama.
Sun Yiyi's face went from white to blue, then from blue to red, like she was running a dye factory.
Lu Shiche's face was half in light and half in shadow, making it impossible to read his emotions.
As for me!
Under everyone's gaze, I was happy to play the victim.
"This life, it's unbearable!"
After wailing, I ran out crying.
When my friend caught up with me, she still looked worried.
But seeing my shoulders shaking up and down, she instantly understood.
"You just left your car-accident-amnesia husband and the green-tea white moonlight behind like that?"
"What else could I do?"
7
"Should I have called them each a taxi to send them home?"
"Or booked a room and locked them in until they produced a child?"
Lu Shiche.
Husband in name.
Sugar daddy in reality.
Sun Yiyi.
The person who gave me green hat.
One I dare not offend.
One I cannot offend.
But I'm also human.
I have my temper too.
This mess today, sister isn't cleaning it up!
"Respect! So where are you planning to go now?"
"Heh, of course to find male models! Quick, tell me where you've hidden the handsome guys?"
Just as I finished speaking, I saw Lu Shiche's unpredictable face.
I rubbed my eyes.
Making sure I wasn't seeing things.
I've always been good at reading situations, and many things I only say but don't do.
In the blink of an eye, I forcefully squeezed out two golden tears.
"Husband, did you come looking for me?"
After saying this, I didn't forget to give my friend a fierce glare.
[He followed, but did he have to bring a tail along?]
Friendship gone wrong.
My friend also had a helpless expression.
Lu Shiche frowned deeply, holding me tightly in his arms.
"Kexin, I never realized I was such a jerk before."
[You're only realizing that now?]
"Thank you for being so tolerant of me all this time."
[I'm also grateful for his wallet supporting me for so long.]
"From now on, I'll be wholeheartedly devoted to you."
[He's going crazy!]
[Is Lu the dog going to reform?]
[Please don't!]
Lu Shiche, probably not hearing my response, raised his head with dissatisfaction and asked: "Don't you want me to return to family life?"
[Truth: I don't.]
[Lie:]
"How could I not? I couldn't be happier!"
"That's good then."
[Good my ass.]
[I only want money, who wants to talk about love with you!]
"Kexin, although I don't remember things from before, I've made up my mind. From now on, I want to have a love affair with you that will never end."
"Pfft—Hahahahaha!"
My friend's burst of laughter was both discordant and sarcastic.
Honestly, I had an urge to call the police.
[Someone save me, I'm being harassed!]
Lu Shiche asked my friend: "What are you laughing at? Is it that funny?"
My friend had a hard time holding back her laughter.
Her answer was also very perfunctory.
"No, I wouldn't dare. My laughter is a kind blessing."
"Kexin, since you've reconciled with your husband, you two should handle your family matters first. I just remembered I have something to do."
She left ruthlessly, quickly, without a trace of attachment or sympathy.
"Kexin."
Lu Shiche gazed at me deeply.
"Don't speak."
[Just shut up, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist giving him a big slap.]
"No, why don't you just hit me instead? Hitting me might make you feel better."
"What?"
[Has Lu the dog been possessed?]
[Me hit him? What if he frames me?]
Lu Shiche grabbed my hand and forcefully brought it toward his chest.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"
"Lu Shiche, have you gone stupid?"
[What kind of seizure is he having now!]
"I'm not stupid or having a seizure, I just figured things out."
I stared at him blankly, not understanding.
[Had enough fun or seen through everything?]
[Scumbags all have the same routine, can't keep their mouths shut.]
Lu Shiche's mouth twitched, "It's not what you think."
My heart skipped a beat.
[What does he mean?]
[What does he mean it's not what I think?]
[Could it be that he can hear what I'm thinking?]
"You... don't... have mind-reading abilities, do you?"
Before Lu Shiche could answer, I already got the answer from his eyes.
8
"Alright, you don't need to say anything else."
"Kexin."
"Please stay away from me!"
[If he gets too close, I'm afraid I'll get beaten up.]
[All those things I said about him, he must have heard them all, right?]
[And he could tolerate all that?]
[Is he secretly planning something to humiliate me?]
It was chaos.
Complete chaos.
I was becoming a tangled mess.
After walking quickly for a long time, I finally slowed down.
Looking back, Lu Shiche had been following a hundred meters behind me.
Heh.
He really listened.
I told him to stay away from me, and he really didn't come close.
Curiosity outweighed fear.
I waved at him.
Lu Shiche tugged at the corner of his mouth and quickly came forward.
"What is it?"
"Ahem, I just wanted to ask, can your mind-reading ability hear everyone or..."
"I can only hear your thoughts."
"..."
That hit hard, old friend.
"Is there anything else you want to ask?"
"Can you shut up? I need some quiet."
[It's over, it's over.]
[I thought he could hear everyone's thoughts.]
[If I had known, I wouldn't have cursed so much.]
"You don't need to feel so guilty. The things I did before really deserved those curses."
I almost agreed with his words.
"Lu Shiche, you don't have amnesia!"
"Well... I did lose some memories."
Facing my dumbfounded expression, he explained further: "Temporarily."
Wait a minute.
I need to sort this out.
He hit his head in the car accident.
Amnesia—not completely—already recovered.
Mind reading—only my thoughts.
I understand now.
This car accident was specifically designed to counter me.
I stared at him.
If looks could kill.
Lu Shiche would be stabbed to death right now.
Who could understand me?
Our relationship, which started as purely financial, was being turned into love by Lu Shiche.
Love?
Get lost!
I held my head, completely disheveled in the wind.
Lu Shiche explained unhurriedly: "I know you might not believe what I'm saying, but... I actually saw through her a long time ago."
I was confused for a moment.
"Sun Yiyi?"
He nodded.
"I admit, when I first asked you to marry me, it was indeed to make her jealous."
"That kind of thinking was very childish, wasn't it?"
Instinctively wanting to flatter him, he spoke again: "Just say what you want to say, don't hold back."
[That's right, anyway he knows what I'm thinking.]
[Being inconsistent would just be more awkward.]
I smiled sheepishly.
"Did you like Sun Yiyi that much?"
Lu Shiche calmly corrected: "That was before, a long time ago."
I was slightly surprised, my mouth opening slightly.
"Perhaps my obsession with her was merely due to my unfortunate childhood."
In three years of marriage, this was the first time I heard Lu Shiche open his heart to me.
Before, I had deliberately avoided him.
Regarding his childhood experiences, I had only heard vague accounts.
The nanny said that Lu's mother was in poor health, and Lu's father was busy working and taking care of his beloved wife, with no energy left to care for their child.
Lu Shiche was much more sensible than his peers when he was young.
But as Lu's mother's health deteriorated day by day.
Even at his young age, he felt panic and fear.
Later, Lu's mother passed away, and Lu's father, heartbroken, went to the mountains to become a Taoist priest.
Lu Shiche felt that it was because of his birth that his mother died in her prime.
And his father's heart had no place for this son at all.
They had both abandoned him.
Sun Yiyi was the daughter of his family's old driver, three years older than him, and often stayed by his side to provide comfort.
"Even I don't understand myself, whether I liked her or just cherished the friendship from my childhood."
9
"Then she got married."
That's right.
After Sun Yiyi came of age, she met many rich second-generation heirs through the education and resources provided by the Lu family.
At that time.
The Lu family had no head.
Lu Shiche's grandfather, Old Master Lu, was willing but unable.
The Lu family began to decline.
Sun Yiyi started to look down on Lu Shiche.
But this sister was a master of psychological manipulation.
She flirted with rich heirs on one hand.
And kept Lu Shiche as a backup on the other.
It was truly a divine life.
Until she reached a certain age and happened to meet a foreign wealthy businessman old enough to be her father.
This sister steeled her heart and married him.
That's when Lu Shiche impulsively found me.
To be precise, I wasn't the victim.
Lu Shiche was the big victim.
Pining for his white moonlight while married.
Lu Shiche frowned with dissatisfaction: "It wasn't pining, it was confusion. From the moment Sun Yiyi contacted me again, I already understood."
I remembered.
After our marriage, Lu Shiche was indeed depressed for a period.
Drinking himself into a stupor every day.
It was his secretary who called me.
I watched him hugging a vase, saying nonsensical things like "why, why."
I even secretly mocked him.
"I decided to forget her after I drank myself into a gastric hemorrhage."
That left a deep impression on me.
Everyone around was frightened.
Only I remained calm, calling 120 and quickly performing some basic first aid measures.
"After that incident, I felt I wouldn't do anything like that again."
"Until she contacted me again."
I knew about this too.
That day, Lu Shiche was in a low-pressure mood.
Because of this, I deliberately made excuses to go out and avoid him for a while.
But I didn't succeed.
He only dropped one sentence: "She contacted me again."
Then he became melancholic.
Tsk.
I was still feeling sorry for him being tormented by his white moonlight.
Later I found out that Sun Yiyi contacted him just because she wanted a limited edition Hermès bag.
Damn it!
Green tea bitches truly have no bottom line.
I simply felt that Lu Shiche was being taken advantage of.
[Absolutely not because of marital property or because I wanted that Hermès bag too.]
But... he confused me.
"If you figured it out so early, why did you still go to the airport to pick up Sun Yiyi as if your life depended on it?"
Hearing this, Lu Shiche didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I wasn't picking her up, I was going to pick up HT's CEO."
"Really?"
"I have no reason to lie to you, do I?"
That's true.
What benefit would Lu Shiche get from lying to me!
"You saw through her, why did you still buy her a bag, almost granting her every request?"
Lu Shiche's face paled a bit.
"She said she wasn't happy, that the man she married was abusing her."
"You believed her?"
He was silent for a moment before saying: "Half believed, half doubted."
"That bag... since she asked for it, I considered it compensation for our childhood."
A flash of disgust crossed Lu Shiche's eyes.
"I haven't contacted her since then."
For some reason, looking at his deep eyes, I actually believed his words.
[Is it because deep-set eyes make even a pile of shit look sincere?]
Lu Shiche looked up, giving me an ambiguous smile.
"It's okay, I have plenty of time to prove it."
My face reddened, and I immediately looked away.
"Who wants to see you prove anything?"
Back home, I quickly retreated to my room.
Despite being married for three years, we had always maintained the habit of sleeping in separate rooms.
After all, neither of us had planned to develop any emotional attachments to each other from the beginning.
But now...
Lu Shiche today was really too abnormal.
Perhaps it was true as he said.
This accident made him realize he should cherish those around him.
That sounds exactly like something a professional sweet-talker would say.
10
Sun Yiyi actually came to our door.
As soon as I opened the door, she fell to her knees with a thud.
"I don't have money to give you."
"Can you give Ah Che back to me?"
"What nonsense is this?"
Sun Yiyi looked up at me, her palm-sized face perfectly positioned for the camera at the door.
Tsk.
It would be a waste if she didn't become an actress.
She has such a great camera presence.
"It's obvious you don't like Ah Che, you only like his money."
That made me laugh.
"And you truly like him? If you liked him, why didn't you wait two more years? You two could have gotten married and lived happily ever after, wouldn't that have been nice?"
"Don't tell me you don't like money. If you don't like money, why did you marry a rich old foreigner whose stepson is two years older than you? And if you don't like money, why did you shamelessly ask him to buy you a bag after he married me?"
"Laughable."
"Sun Yiyi, we're both thousand-year-old foxes. Why are you trying to play 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio' with me?"
"Furthermore."
I glanced at the camera and smirked.
"You've been kneeling for about five minutes now. If Lu Shiche still liked you and cared about you, why hasn't he called me?"
Her calculations were so transparent, the abacus beads were practically hitting my face.
If it weren't for Lu Shiche confiding in me last night.
I might have really been fooled by her act this morning.
"That's, that's because Ah Che is on his way here."
I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
"Please, do yourself a favor and take a good look at yourself."
"You used to be his white moonlight, his cinnabar mole."
"From the moment you decided to get married, the mask you wore in front of him was already torn off."
"You think Lu Shiche is like you, only growing in age but not in wisdom over these years?"
"Look, ever since Lu Shiche met you, the Lu family started going downhill."
"But what happened? As soon as you left him, Lu Corporation was revived. Would you say you're bad luck for the Lu family?"
Sun Yiyi was both angry and anxious, her face flushed red.
She couldn't even maintain her act anymore and immediately stood up from the ground.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"Oh, how can you prove I'm talking nonsense? If you don't bring bad luck to husbands, why did the old man divorce you?"
"You, you're simply slandering me!"
"Hehe, I don't have that kind of ability like you do."
"I want to see Lu Shiche, get out of my way!"
"This is my home, why should I move aside?"
I might not be good at many things, but I never fear losing an argument.
Sun Yiyi was no match for me at all.
By the time Lu Shiche rushed back, I had already finished the battle.
Sun Yiyi was almost about to faint from anger.
Seeing Lu Shiche, she rushed toward him in one stride.
"Ah Che, I knew you wouldn't abandon me."
Unexpectedly, Lu Shiche didn't even look at her, nimbly avoiding her soft jade embrace and rushing straight to me.
"Are you alright?"
I was a bit dazed.
"I'm fine."
"Did she give you a hard time?"
I was stunned.
Sun Yiyi was even more stunned.
"Ah Che, it's actually her who's giving me a hard time."
"Nonsense!" Lu Shiche's sharp glance scared Sun Yiyi into silence.
"My wife is gentle and sweet, delicate as a little bird. You say she gave you a hard time?"
"I saw clearly in the surveillance video, you knelt down first to force her into a difficult position!"
[Master.]
[I absolutely love Lu Shiche's clever mouth.]
"That's right, I-I was so scared."
After saying this, I leaned into Lu Shiche's arms and pretended to cry.
"Why did you take so long to come back? I was really scared just now."
11
"It's my fault."
"Next time when strangers knock on the door, call the police directly."
Sun Yiyi: ???
"Ah Che, what are you saying?"
"Ah Che, did you deliberately let her come to hurt my heart?"
"Fine, you succeeded."
"Ah Che, I realized too late, I found that I can never forget you..."
Lu Shiche not only remained expressionless and unmoved, but even took out his phone to dial.
"Hello, officer, I'm being sexually harassed."
Me—dumbfounded.
Sun Yiyi—dog-dumbfounded.
I never thought that I, Tang Kexin, would be fortunate enough to witness drama from the front row in this lifetime.
And it was a perfectly ripe melon.
[Ahhh the TV drama plot has come to life.]
[Lu Shiche has turned dark from love to hate.]
A hand suddenly wrapped around my waist, giving it a gentle squeeze.
"What nonsense are you thinking?"
"..."
Lu Shiche's move of pulling the rug out from under her almost smashed Sun Yiyi's face.
In order to win back her backup, she nearly ended up in jail.
I heard she packed her bags and left the country overnight.
Tsk.
"How heartless."
Hearing this, my friend slapped me on the forehead.
"Tang Kexin, are you sick? Isn't it good that your husband cleared things up between you and her?"
"It's not that simple. Why say it was for me? It was clearly also for himself."
"Well, just tell me, did he do the right thing or not?"
He did nothing wrong.
He even apologized to me afterward.
"I'm sorry, I should have dealt with Sun Yiyi earlier, instead of putting you in a difficult position."
"Um, you don't need to apologize. I wasn't really in a difficult position."
I enjoyed confronting her that day.
Epilogue
Lu Shiche goes to work and comes home on time every day.
He prepares gifts and flowers for me on every holiday.
He says he wants to make up for everything he missed before.
The prenuptial agreement was sent through the shredder by him.
He said: "I know you can't trust me now. It's okay, I'll use my entire lifetime to explain."
"You like money, so I'll hand over all my assets to you."
I was stunned.
"What did you say?"
"Tang Kexin, can you give me a chance to make amends?"
I thought seriously.
Men aren't hard to find.
But men like Lu Shiche who are both wealthy and keep their promises are rare.
Moreover, even if we divorced, I would get a large portion of his assets anyway.
The money is secured.
As for love, giving it a try wouldn't hurt.
Who says women always lose out in love?
I looked at his face.
Besides, his appearance suits my taste quite well.
Thinking of this, I hooked my arm around his neck and gently breathed into his ear.
"Well... let's see how you perform."
At that moment, my phone rang.
My friend's shrill voice pierced through the screen.
"Kexin, meet at the usual place."
"Don't say your sister doesn't think of you. Alan is making his debut tonight, you know what I mean."
Alan, a male model who joined Westin six months ago.
So many sisters were envious.
Yet this Alan only paid attention to me.
I had even made a bold declaration back then.
When he made his debut, I would definitely book the entire venue.
Lu Shiche raised his eyebrows and looked at me.
No need to say anything, he heard it all.
See, you just listen, and don't make a sound.
I smiled awkwardly and immediately said: "Xinxin, stop joking. What Alan, Andy, I don't know them. Tonight, I'm planning to watch a movie with my husband."
After saying this, I hung up the phone without waiting for my friend to respond.
Lu Shiche narrowed his eyes, smiling without humor: "Westin? Alan? You want to go? Very well."
"No, listen to my excuse—I mean, explanation."
"Let's go together."
"What?"
"I'll accompany you to watch."
"..."
[Ahhh when will this mind-reading ability disappear?]
(The End)