Chapter 4: The Truth
What?!
Cheng Fei’s mouth almost dropped open like a frog’s.
Stay by his side, and with no clear time limit at that? What kind of joke was this?! Living under the same roof, staying so close every day... and men were creatures that cared a lot about looks. After spending more than twenty years as a man herself, she understood that better than any woman.
That strange smile he gave while taking out the trash, and the way he said “interesting,” wasn’t that proof enough?
Who knew when he might suddenly get interested. With her current weak little arms, she probably would not even be able to resist before getting completely taken advantage of. With her current appearance and identity, even if she called the police, they probably would not care. At most, the women’s association might only give him a verbal warning. By then, she would not even have a place to cry about it!
Even though she was unhappy inside, she did not dare show any of it on her face. Since this guy refused to let her go for now, the best thing she could do was calm him down first and wait for a chance to escape later.
Cheng Fei scratched her head and turned back to the sofa. Out of habit, she still sat with her legs spread in a very manly way. Gao Ming helplessly clicked his tongue.
“You’re injured, so sleep on the bed instead. I’ll sleep on the sofa tonight.”
“You’re surprisingly loyal...”
She rolled her eyes at him and climbed back onto the bed.
After that, neither of them spoke again. So much had happened today that their minds had been under extreme stress. Now that everything had finally settled down, her tense nerves relaxed a little, even if she did not want to admit it.
Sleepiness quickly hit her, and she slept through the whole night without dreaming.
People always want back what they lost. When Cheng Fei woke up again, she hoped yesterday had only been a dream. But the soft and very real feeling of her body, along with the almost overwhelming strange sensation, told her clearly that she truly could not change back anymore.
The person on the sofa was already gone, but there was still some hot breakfast on the table.
“Wash your face and eat quickly. We still have something to do today.”
Cheng Fei jumped in surprise when Gao Ming suddenly walked out of the bathroom.
“Not to your taste?”
Cheng Fei glared at him angrily.
“You keep appearing out of nowhere. Do you know how scary that is?!”
After taking care of everything else, she also removed the bandage from her forehead. Honestly, her “human cushion” body was surprisingly durable. Cheng Fei did not have any injuries at all, except for a little redness and swelling near her forehead.
When she came back, several sets of women’s clothes had been placed on the hospital bed. Cheng Fei glanced at them, picked up a crab soup bun, stuck a straw into it, and sipped the soup inside. After satisfying herself a little, she asked,
“I forgot to ask. What are we doing today?”
“We’re going to the airport to pick up your future parents-in-law. They went back to their hometown to personally hand out the wedding invitations. Their flight arrives at noon.”
“......”
“There are some things you don’t know yet, so I should explain them to avoid you making mistakes.”
Go ahead.
He was already taking her to meet her... parents-in-law. Was there anything more miserable than this in the world? He might as well just say everything openly!
Judging from the packaging, the crab soup buns in her hands came from the most famous local restaurant, a century-old shop. The taste was naturally excellent. Normally, she could easily eat ten of them in one sitting. But now, after hearing this, the food tasted like chewing wax.
“Between us...”
“Get to the point!” Cheng Fei interrupted impatiently.
“...We only got our marriage certificate yesterday morning. We still haven’t held the wedding banquet yet...”
Gao Ming explained everything in great detail. From the moment Cheng Fei started eating until they finished the hospital discharge process, he talked for a full two hours! At the same time, she finally learned a little more about this unfamiliar man.
Compared to the legendary rich and handsome elite who supposedly commuted in fighter jets and treated atomic bombs like fireworks, Gao Ming only barely matched the “handsome” part. In terms of money, he was nowhere close...
However, this guy had started his own company and managed several mobile games, and the business was doing very well.
The amount of money he earned in one year was equal to what she would need more than ten years of nonstop work to make!!!
Was she jealous? Of course not.
There were just two oval-shaped yellow lemons in her eyes, that was all!
Without realizing she had turned into a sour “lemon spirit,” Cheng Fei suddenly thought about her own work life, where she had been treated like a work animal.
If she really stayed beside a man like this now, and lowered her pride a little, then the rest of her life would probably be... Bah!
No matter what, she used to be a man. For a man, pride was equal to life itself. How could she throw it away so easily?!
Back to the main point. As for this Cheng Fei, besides her good looks and the fact that both her parents had passed away early, there was nothing special about her background. She was just a very ordinary young woman among countless people in the world.
After graduating from college, just like Gao Ming back then, she wandered around like a headless fly. Gao Ming at least had been lucky enough to get a stable job, but Cheng Fei did not have that kind of luck. After struggling for a while, she realized most people were only interested in her appearance. In the end, she had no choice but to open a tea drink shop.
Meeting Gao Ming could probably be called fate.
That day, while Gao Ming was eating, his parents once again called him to pressure him into marriage like they were demanding his life. They told him to go on a blind date that afternoon.
Even during his school years, Gao Ming’s private life had always been closely watched by his family. Since he only wanted to focus on studying without being disturbed, he made up an excuse that he was already dating a girl who had gone abroad with him.
At first, that excuse worked. But since nobody ever saw the girl, and there were only a few blurry side-profile photos and some carefully prepared voice messages, Gao Ming’s parents had already guessed the truth. Either the relationship was fake from the beginning, or they had secretly broken up long ago. Gao Ming was just using it as a shield to avoid being pushed into marriage.
Watching people their age already holding grandchildren, and thinking about both family pride and future descendants, his parents had almost become unreasonable about it.
Gao Ming was completely tired of all this. After eating, he rushed into a bar he had never visited before.
There, he met Cheng Fei, who had also come to the bar to drown her sorrows after discovering that her longtime boyfriend had cheated on her. During their conversation, the two desperate people quickly came to an agreement.
So that explained the sigh she had heard in the elevator earlier...
The current owner of this body silently thought to herself. At this moment, she truly wished she could smash the original owner’s soul out of the body and ask her what she had been thinking.
Agreeing to a fake marriage without hesitation, what kind of behavior was that? It was basically giving herself away for free! And she was not someone whose life was already ruined, so why throw herself away like this?
And now, she had dragged *her* into this mess too!
Returning to the earlier topic, after that Gao Ming and Cheng Fei made a simple plan together. They decided to let Cheng Fei play the role of the “girlfriend nobody had ever met,” the one who had supposedly dated Gao Ming since studying abroad.
The reason was simple. It would make everything safer and more believable. After all, with years of “relationship history” as a foundation, the marriage would not look rushed on the surface. That way, the fake marriage story would seem real.
Later events proved this decision was absolutely correct. The two of them acted carefully, and Cheng Fei’s good personality made Gao Ming’s parents like her very much. Gao Ming also successfully completed the lie he had kept going for years, and his parents immediately accepted her as their future daughter-in-law.
As for the smaller details afterward, Cheng Fei only remembered the general idea. There was simply too much information. If someone seriously tested her on every detail, there was no way she could remember everything perfectly. She could only manage a rough understanding.
“Using someone else to cover your lies... As expected of a businessman. You’re really clever.”
“......”
Gao Ming walked ahead expressionlessly. Cheng Fei curled her lips and pulled the hem of her dress down again.
Deep inside, it felt like two armies of ants were crawling around in her teeth from anger. She seriously wanted to strangle him!
He talked as if she could choose whatever clothes she wanted, pretending to be considerate, but the moment she picked a T-shirt and casual pants, he grabbed them away and forced her into this outfit instead!
But...
She had to admit that in the hot summer, this outfit really was sexy, pretty, cool, and comfortable. It felt much better than the pants and leather shoes she used to wear for appearance’s sake when she was still a man.
However, every advantage came with disadvantages. She was afraid that a sudden gust of wind might lift her skirt and expose everything.
And the bra also felt unnecessary. It was tight and uncomfortable! But compared to her hair...
Just thinking about how she had grabbed a comb earlier and brushed downward out of old habit made her scalp hurt again, as if dozens of needles were stabbing her head at the same time!
Safety shorts were something she used to think were annoying and completely unnecessary. Now she wished she could wear several layers of them.
Luckily, the heels on these shoes were not high. Otherwise...
Cheng Fei was already on the edge of a mental breakdown. At this moment, if some accident suddenly threw her out of the hospital building, she almost felt that might be better!
After leaving the room, they headed straight for the elevator. Gao Ming checked messages on his phone, while Cheng Fei ignored him and looked around instead. Her eyes landed on the floor guide beside the elevator.
Morgue.
According to Gao Ming, her original body, now without a soul, was being stored there frozen.
She did not know how badly the body had been damaged from the fall, but she knew it had probably become an ice block by now.
Sigh... she also wondered how the two people back home were doing...
Seeing her stare sadly at the sign, Gao Ming more or less guessed what she was thinking and pressed the button for the fourth basement floor.
“Thank you.”
Whether someone was sincere or pretending could often be seen through just their words and eyes. Earlier, Cheng Fei’s acting had been full of flaws because she was too nervous to control her emotions. But this heartfelt thanks now made Gao Ming feel a little warmth inside.
Still, once they arrived at that cold and gloomy place, even a perfectly normal person would feel uncomfortable there.