Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After dinner, Chen Jin dilly-dallied past nine, with no intention to leave. On the contrary, he followed Mother Su’s arrangements. He went to the bathroom, took a shower, put on his pajamas, and popped into Su Yun’s room.
“What are you doing here? Why aren’t you going back?” Su Yun pushed him outside.
“Okay, okay, that’s enough, I want to discuss some serious stuff with you.” Chen Jin grabbed the woman’s hand and reached out for her waist with a serious expression on his face.
The woman struggled coyly. She turned her head aside. “If you still mean to say that, then there’s nothing for us to discuss. I will not marry a man with a false identity.”
“Don’t be so agitated, let’s sit down and have a nice talk.” Chen Jin held her to sit by the bed. He reiterated his ideas. “I didn’t express myself well enough the last time around. You’ve misunderstood me. My intention is not to deceive you. I just want to pursue a simple life with you. Many people on the internet say that my net worth will soon surpass Jie Kema. I’m the soon to be the richest man in Z and am thus destined to entice a whole lot of attention. In the future, whether it is my career development or my private life, they will all be drawing a lot of attention. Once you get together with me, could you get used to living under the spotlight? As the wife of the richest man, could you still go to work and live as usual? To ensure your safety, preventing kidnappers and what not, you would have to bring a few guards with you to work. You are a very independent woman. You are no flower vase. But if you really wish to be the wife of the richest man, I’m afraid that you will have to become a vase at home… is that the life you desire? Of course, if you so desire this kind of life, I could go register us with my real ID.”
Chen Jin tossed out a problem, a problem that Su Yun was destined to encounter in the future.
“I…” The woman calmed down. After thinking thoroughly, she realized the man’s words truly made sense. The man in front of her was like a star. For those who were near to him, if even they themselves did not emit light, they would also be drawn into the spotlight as the moon. Living around a star, her future work and personal life would undoubtedly be greatly affected, heaping lots and lots of trouble onto her.
Once again, Chen Jin said gently, “Besides, after we get married, we will be living together every single day. What are you worried about? Is it that you do not trust me?” He spoke these words out of his own heart. When he had a wife, he would definitely restrain himself in his private life. He couldn’t be staying out all night anymore; unless it was for a business trip, he would surely return home at night… he would become a qualified husband. As for daytime, the movements of his real self were as erratic as Schrödinger’s cat. He might be at the office, the R&D factory, or maybe loitering around the Junting Grand Court. After all, having an Avatar robot made things so convenient for him. He could take good care of her in every possible aspect… he truly was not a playboy.
Besides, he alone was really not enough for the whole of planet Haierfa. It would be great if someone was there to help him. If he were to voyage to the stars in the future, he can’t possibly be going all alone, right? Humans were group animals. Although there would be tears and divisions when people could not get along, they still couldn’t live without other humans in entirety. One strand of silk doesn’t make a thread and one tree doesn’t make a forest. He couldn’t conquer the whole world alone!
In this world, the thing that rendered humans in despair was actually loneliness. No matter how much he had, Chen Jin still wished for more liveliness on planet Haierfa. It was true that he could use invitro cultivation techniques and breed a ton of babies, or use the cloning technique to clone a couple of millions of humans, but thinking about the scene of a whole horde of individuals walking out from dense culture tanks and calling him “Dad” while being covered in sticky substances gave him the major heebie-jeebies.
Oh well, better be with a real human.
…
Su Yun stewed through all the information.
“We could get registered with that ‘Chen Jing’ ID of yours. I’m not after your assets. But what about our children? Is it that our children have no rights to inherit your company?” She rolled out a very serious question. Child inheritance rights! Su Yun did not covet his wealth. But their children would be born without the rights to inherit Xing Hai Technologies and his trillion-dollar assets.
“What you said makes sense!” Chen Jin slapped his own forehead. “Even I didn’t consider this issue. I will also need someone to inherit Xing Hai Technologies. If things go down this way, it would be quite troublesome for our child to inherit the company. Is using my real identity the only way?” He sighed. “Oh well. Su Yun, it turns out to be me that did not think about things thoroughly. I give up. Let’s just go through the main gate and forgo all those devilish thoughts.” He would still need someone to inherit his possessions on Earth. He couldn’t be weaving a cocoon of trouble for himself by making things more complicated.
Su Yun, who was beside him, looked at him with surprise.
This man… did I wrong him? Is he really not thinking about keeping his wealth all to himself, but just to have an ordinary and simple life? Did he really just want to leave out his halo and keep a low profile?
But upon thinking about their children, he regained his rationality.
Su Yun clasped her hands together and said, “How about this; let’s get married in secret. Use your real ID during registration. On normal days, use that fake ID of yours. Be rest assured, I will for sure sign on the prenuptial agreement. Your company is 100% yours, nobody can possibly snatch it from you. Isn’t this a perfect solution to the problem?”
Chen Jin’s eyes shimmered. He slapped his forehead again. “Most certainly! Why didn’t I think of such a great idea? You have the brains, my wife.” He grabbed the woman and kissed her face frantically! There were too many people with the same name in this world. The richest man in Z was called “Chen Jin”. As a matter of fact, he could still call himself “Chen Jin” even when disguised as a normal person; it would not really cause too much suspicion. Nobody would have realized that the richest man got married.
In his usual life, on the other hand, he would use that fake ID by the name of “Chen Jing,” living a simple life with a low profile. When people at his surroundings do not spot any major problems, his real identity would be successfully concealed. It was the perfect solution!
The woman poked his chest and said, “Dummy. And you dare accuse me of having a rigid brain! You are the one who can’t think.”
“Yes, yes, yes. My brain was clogged. You, my wife, are the wisest among all!” He held the woman with one arm around her waist. Chen Jin pressed his body against hers while his other hand was unbuttoning her pajamas. “Let’s heat things up, my wife.”
“Muttonhead.” The woman rolled her eyes at him. Her hands, however, uncontrollably hooked around the man’s neck. Their lips came together, falling into a deep, affectionate kiss.
After a little while…
“No, no! I’m not giving it to you now.”
“Let’s get married tomorrow!”
“Ah!” Tears rolled down from the woman’s eyes.
Her last line of defense was therefore broken.