The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 856 - 277: He Made a Choice Nobody Expected

Chapter 856: Chapter 277: He Made a Choice Nobody Expected

Song Qiao looked up at him, her gaze somewhat unfocused. Staring at that handsome face, she felt an intense sense of unfamiliarity. After a while, she seemed to react, and spoke with a cool smile, "What? You want to marry me? Didn’t you hear the person below say just now that my parents killed your foster parents..."

Song Qiao hadn’t finished her sentence when, the next second, she froze in place, looking at the man’s actions as if in a daze.

Lu Jingchen ignored her words, more like ignoring everyone’s words altogether. He directly placed the ring he had been holding onto Song Qiao’s ring finger, then extended his own hand, slightly frowning as he reminded, "Help me put it on."

Murong Rui saw this scene, her expression changed drastically, and she immediately shrieked sharply, "Brother Jingchen, how can you..."

Song Qiao didn’t move. She seemed a bit puzzled by Lu Jingchen’s actions. Not only Song Qiao didn’t understand, even Ning Wan, who had been supporting Song Qiao, didn’t understand. The two best friends just looked at Lu Jingchen without any reaction.

Song Qiao just didn’t comprehend. Logically, she was the daughter of the murderer of Lu Jingchen’s foster parents. Did he really want to marry her, or was Lu Jingchen marrying her just to get something from her?

But she had nothing to offer, nothing at all for him to take. All she had left was herself.

Yet, hadn’t he already gotten her?

Seeing Song Qiao not responding, Lu Jingchen frowned slightly and reminded her once again, "Put the ring on me."

Song Qiao held the ring tightly, gripping it so hard that the hard object hurt her palm a bit, slowly bringing her back to her senses. Lowering her head to look at those clearly defined hands, after a while of everyone thinking she wouldn’t put it on, she directly held the ring up and put it on the man’s ring finger.

It seemed only at that moment everyone managed to react, followed by a spontaneous burst of applause.

The situation exceeded everyone’s expectations. When Murong Rui spoke those words, everyone present, including Song Qiao herself, thought the wedding certainly couldn’t go on, and the two of them definitely wouldn’t be able to get married today.

However, this man made a choice that no one expected.

But there were still doubts as to why Lu Jingchen married Song Qiao after all.

As Murong Rui said, Lu Jingchen surely knew long ago that Song Qiao’s parents were the ones who killed his foster parents. Marrying the daughter of the murderers of his foster parents — what was he after?

Some bold individuals had already started guessing that perhaps Lu Jingchen married Song Qiao to torment her.

"Rui." After putting on the ring, Lu Jingchen directly turned to look at Murong Rui, and spoke clearly, word by word, "No matter who was responsible for killing your parents, you only need to know one thing, Song Qiao is innocent, she didn’t do anything."

Murong Rui’s expression changed repeatedly, turning from green to white. Her hand at her side unconsciously clenched into a fist, but she gritted her teeth and spoke adamantly, "But if it weren’t for her parents, my parents wouldn’t have died..."

Lu Jingchen’s brow furrowed slightly, and after Murong Rui finished speaking, the man’s thin lips parted lightly, his deep voice remained consistently slow yet clear, "But Song Qiao hasn’t done anything wrong at all. She never knew about these matters, her identity is not something she could decide. Now that she has married me, if you would be willing to call her sister-in-law..."

"Impossible." Before Lu Jingchen could finish, Murong Rui interrupted forcefully, "Brother Jingchen, anyone you marry I could call sister-in-law, but her — absolutely not. She has no qualification to be my sister-in-law!"

Song Qiao showed no reaction, her face seemingly carried a smile, yet not quite. She was just standing there, assisted by Ning Wan, and today she was supposed to be the most beautiful and happiest woman present. But due to Murong Rui’s appearance, it seemed like everything was mocking her.

She didn’t speak, merely stood there listening to the words exchanged between Lu Jingchen and Murong Rui.

Lu Jingchen seemed not intending to continue the conversation with Murong Rui, and directly turned to Song Qiao. Upon seeing her bloodless face, he subtly furrowed his brow, stepped forward, and bent down, lifting her horizontally. His movements were completely smooth, even Ning Wan didn’t manage to react, and Song Qiao was already held horizontally by Lu Jingchen.

"My wife is feeling a bit unwell, sorry, I’ll excuse us for now." Lu Jingchen explained to the guests with an unchanged expression, then signaled with his eyes to Assistant Xue to handle the remaining matters.

Standing below the stage, Assistant Xue received his boss’s instructions, seemingly barely returning to his senses. Everything that happened today was totally unexpected for everyone, even he hadn’t managed to react yet. However, seeing his boss’s reaction, it appeared to be true love between the boss and the CEO’s wife.

Lu Jingchen directly carried Song Qiao away. Seeing this, Ning Wan wanted to chase after them, but her hand was suddenly grabbed by Xi Mohan who had also stepped onto the stage.

Ning Wan turned back, glaring at him angrily, her voice carrying a hint of anger, "What are you doing? Let go!"

Xi Mohan, however, answered with a question instead, "Where do you want to go?"

Ning Wan struggled a few times, unable to break free from the man’s large hand. She spoke with a hint of urgency, "Didn’t you see that Qiaoqiao was taken away by Lu Jingchen? I’m worried, can’t I go and see?"

"Do you think it’s appropriate for you to go after them at this moment?" Xi Mohan remained unperturbed, his face still indifferent, but his tone softened a bit, "Now that something like this has happened, they should be left alone to handle it themselves. Why would you cause a disturbance?"

Ning Wan was left speechless by his words, but she was still very worried about Song Qiao, afraid of what Lu Jingchen might do to her. Moreover, Qiaoqiao didn’t seem to be in a good mood. She was just afraid something might happen to him. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

But Xi Mohan wasn’t entirely wrong. Lu Jingchen probably didn’t want anyone to bother them now, and Qiaoqiao likely wanted to talk to Lu Jingchen alone, right?

Seeing Ning Wan’s response, Xi Mohan knew his words had taken effect and immediately said, "Come back with me."

Ning Wan frowned, reaching out with her other hand to pry his hand away, speaking unhappily, "Xi Mohan, what are you doing? Let go of me. Who’s going back with you? Damn it! If you don’t let go, I’m going to shout for help..."

However, the man didn’t react at all, unfazed by her threat, and pulled her to walk off the stage.

Everyone was focused on the matter between Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao, so they didn’t notice these two on the stage. But in a corner not far away, Ning Yan’er sat there, her gaze fixed on Xi Mohan and Ning Wan, her eyes looking as if they were laced with poison.

...

After leaving the wedding venue, Lu Jingchen carried Song Qiao out of the hotel and back to the villa. From beginning to end, Song Qiao remained silent, not speaking a word, like a soulless person. She allowed Lu Jingchen to carry and hold her, even to help her out of her wedding dress and remove her makeup, all with an expressionless face.

In the bedroom, Song Qiao sat on the big bed. The room was still in the state from when Lu Jingchen’s bridal party came to pick her up in the morning. Nothing had changed. The room was still decorated for the wedding, with the bed covered in peanuts and red dates. She sat right on top of them, seemingly undisturbed.

Lu Jingchen changed into casual clothes and emerged from the bathroom, only to see Song Qiao sitting so still on the bed, causing his brows to furrow inadvertently. He took a few steps forward to the bedside, one knee propped up on the bed, his distinct fingers lifted her chin, forcing her to look at him. He instinctively leaned down and planted a kiss on her lips, but it was only brief.

The man was about to speak when his hand felt a sting from pressing on the peanuts and red dates in the quilt. He frowned and looked down, finally noticing the peanuts and red dates that the wedding company had spread over the bed, symbolizing the hope for a quick conception.

Lu Jingchen’s expression shifted as he immediately scooped Song Qiao up, inspecting where she had been sitting, and sure enough, found more peanuts and red dates.

Looking down at her, his tone carried a hint of displeasure, "Doesn’t it hurt?"

Song Qiao remained silent, showing no reaction, as if lost in her own world.

This made Lu Jingchen feel an overwhelming panic, as if something was slipping beyond his control. He placed her on the tatami in the room, not leaving immediately but keeping her in his arms.

He gazed quietly at her delicate face. Although Song Qiao looked beautiful with bridal makeup, she wasn’t much different without it. Looking closely, he realized she seemed to be in a daze.

The man pinched her chin, then began to kiss her gently, his voice low and seductive, "Qiaoqiao, can you say something?"

His words seemed to bring her back to her senses, as Song Qiao abruptly turned her head to avoid his kiss. Her hands began to push against him, fear creeping into her voice, "Don’t touch me..."

Lu Jingchen raised a hand to restrain her pushing hand, his brow furrowing, but he spoke, "What were you thinking just now? Hmm?"

He could tell that something was off with her mood. Since the things Murong Rui said, her mood had been weird, but seeing her react this way made him feel that his concerns were an illusion.