Hidden Marriage
Summary of Chapter 186 – 236
Lu Tingxiao saves Ning Xi from the attackers
Ning Yaohua arrives on the scene and a.s.sumes that Lu Tingxiao isn’t rich because of the cheap family car
Ning Yaohua scolds Ning Xi for having a kept man and leaves
Little Treasure wants to grow up faster so he can protect her
Ning Xi opens the package, a birthday gift from her female cousin, Ning Tianxin: a perfume bottle
Ning Tianxin was the only one who treated her well in the Ning Family
The second package has no sender written on it, so Lu Tingxiao offers to open the package for her
The car continues driving itself on autopilot
The package turns out to be a diamond glitter bomb from YS
A car has been following them, it’s Ning Yaohua
They return to Platinum Palace and Ning Yaohua gets blocked at the entrance
Ning Xi, Lu Tingxiao and Little Treasure change into ap.r.o.ns
Ning Xi melts from Little Treasure’s cuteness and takes more photos
After cooking up a storm, Lu Tingxiao asks if she dreamt of being a cook
Ning Xi reveals that her dream was to be someone’s wife
They forgot to buy vegetables
Lu Tingxiao mentions that they can go to Lu Jingli’s place to pick some
Ning Xi and Little Treasure head over to Lu Jingli’s vegetable garden and trigger a burglar alarm after picking some vegetables, calling Lu Jingli out
Lu Jingli joins them for dinner and posts a photo on his Weibo, showing off his future sister-in-law’s cooking, earning the praise of his parents
Lu Tingxiao reveals Ning Xi’s manager: Lin Zhizhi, who created an international movie star, Leng Manyun
Ning Xi needs to pa.s.s her test before Lin Zhizhi will accept training her
Ning Xi puts Little Treasure to sleep and offers to cook more for Little Treasure
Lu Tingxiao refuses, asking her how he’ll be able to cope after she leaves
She sleeps badly and dreams of the night that she was drugged and dreams that she lost control and threw herself into Lu Tingxiao’s arms
The next day, she heads to Golden Age Entertainment to meet Lin Zhizhi
Lin Zhizhi tells her that she is to replace Leng Manyun and has to meet her standards for half a year
She introduces her to her new a.s.sistant: Hu Tao, nicknamed Taozi
Lin Zhizhi issues her an apartment in Pearl River Apartments, the most expensive apartments in Beijing
Ning Xueluo lives there too
The previous artist she had nurtured for years, Leng Manyun, retired because of a man, so Lin Zhizhi gives a condition: Ning Xi can’t date anyone
Ning Xi checks online news, Lu Jingli tweeted that Ning Xi has joined Golden Age
Lu Tingxiao retweeted it, causing netizens to think that Ning Xi is innocent and there’s something more to the story
Ning Xi returns to Platinum Palace and is given the go-ahead to tweet about the upcoming press conference
She takes a call from Jiang Muye in her room, he scolds her for joining Golden Age, and nags at her to open the email again
The email contains two recordings: one of Lu Tingxiao mentioning a girl he likes to his parents
The second recording is the one where Lu Tingxiao was talking to Jiang Muye and kissed Ning Xi
Jiang Muye reveals that Lu Tingxiao kissed her
Ning Xi tells him that she trusts Lu Tingxiao and that company and private matters are kept separate
After hanging up, she imagines the scene where Lu Tingxiao kissed her
Ning Xi stays in bed and tells them that she’s not going to have dinner
Her mind is blank as she thinks about what happened
Lu Tingxiao is trying to put Little Treasure to bed but he’s not cooperating
Ning Xi reads a story and Little Treasure sleeps
She reveals that she used to hate children and would dodge them, but she unexpectedly feels close to Little Treasure
She goes to bed and dreams in a daze that Lu Tingxiao kissed her and said ‘Good night, I love you’
Ning Xueluo, Chang Li and Cui Caijing are worried about the upcoming press conference
Ning Xi appears at the press conference with Lin Zhizhi, Lu Jingli, the great lawyer Chen Jing and the head of PR, Liang Feixing
The reporters are stunned that so many bigshots appeared at a newcomer’s press conference
Lawyer Chen plays an audio recording of the prop director, Zhang Qiang, confessing that someone hired him to frame Ning Xi and reveals the IP address traced back to Ning Xueluo’s apartment, as well as the bank account that was traced to Ning Xueluo’s a.s.sistant
The lawyer also reveals Ning Xueluo’s injury report and the doctor’s diagnosis detailing that Ning Xi held back to Ning Xueluo only suffered superficial wounds and could be discharged on the same day
Lawyer Chen then shows a doc.u.ment for a lawsuit against Ning Xueluo’s defamation of Ning Xi
Lu Jingli answers a reporter’s question: Golden Age took on Ning Xi because of her great potential
He then demands for all the reporters to apologise to Ning Xi
After the press conference, he requests a reward: Ning Xi’s cooking
Su Yan and Ning Xueluo watch the press conference live in Xueluo’s apartment
When the truth is revealed, Ning Xueluo turns the blame on Cui Caijing, but Su Yan no longer believes her and runs out, thinking about Ning Xi
Ning Xi and Jiang Muye meet in a bar to discuss Lu Tingxiao
Ning Xi reveals that Lu Tingxiao proposed to her when they first met
Ning Xi
asks Muye: “If you walk into a room and the person you love has been dosed with aphrodisiac and is wearing a transparent nightgown, lying on a king size bed with rose petals scattered around, what would you do?”
Muye: “Of course I’ll just get on the bed and do her! Otherwise I wouldn’t be considered a man! Or I probably don’t even love that woman!”
Ning Xi reveals that Lu Tingxiao didn’t do anything at all when he was in the same situation
Jiang Muye tries to convince her that there’s another side to Lu Tingxiao she hasn’t seen, but Ning Xi states that he has only ever treated her well
Jiang Muye asks if she wants to get together with him
Ning Xi says, “Of course not! I’m clear on what my status is like, compared to his!”
Her heart is moved, but she still holds on to her rationality
Back at the Lu Residence, Lu Jingli manages to connect to a listening device at Ning Xi and Jiang Muye’s table
Lu Tingxiao orders him to delete it without listening
Ning Xi returns with Jiang Muye
She gets a call from the hospital saying that her boyfriend was in a car accident, but she doesn’t have a boyfriend
Lu Tingxiao, Lu Jingli and Jiang Muye stare at her
She doesn’t know who it is, but in case it’s a friend, she goes to the hospital with Lu Jingli as company
Lu Jingli tries to convince her to leave when they see it’s Su Yan, but Ning Xi pets Su Yan and calls him Yan-gege
Lu Tingxiao, Jiang Muye and Little Treasure arrive at this moment and stand outside the ward
Su Yan wakes up and apologise to Ning Xi
She refuses his apology and reminisces about good memories from the past
Little Treasure rushes in and cries, causing Ning Xi to panic
Su Yan asks who the child is but Ning Xi just leaves
Outside the ward, Lu Jingli asks what she’s pulling and Jiang Muye reveals that she’s just acting innocent to play Su Yan
Ning Xi calls Ning Xueluo to inform her about Su Yan, and records Ning Xueluo swearing and scolding at her, and sends it to Su Yan
At 3am at night, Ning Xi can’t sleep
Lu Tingxiao ‘sleepwalks’ to her room, lies in her bed and cuddles her
She stares at his face and is conflicted about whether to kiss him, since he won’t remember anything in his ‘sleepwalking’
She doesn’t kiss him and Lu Tingxiao relaxes, but suddenly, she french kisses him
Ning Xi still can’t sleep so she looks at entertainment news
Jiang Muye calls her and realises there’s someone beside her, suspects that it’s Lu Tingxiao
Ning Xi claims that it’s Little Treasure and then invites Jiang Muye out the next day
When Ning Xi wakes up, Lu Tingxiao is no longer there
She brings Little Treasure and Jiang Muye out to the supermarket and cooks for them
Jiang Muye takes a picture of her back and shows it off on his Weibo, and Lu Tingxiao messages him: Don’t let Little Treasure eat too much, he’s been getting heavier
Ning Xi reveals that Lin Zhizhi is her new manager, and it turns out that Lin Zhizhi is Jiang Muye’s ex-girlfriend
Another day, Ning Xi brings Little Treasure out shopping with some bodyguards
They b.u.mp into Su Yan and Ning Xueluo out shopping for a gift
Ning Xueluo tries to act as if Ning Xi would never forgive her and tears up
Ning Xi forgives her on the spot, and Little Treasure comes out of the changing room
Ning Xi buys a bunch of kids’ clothing at once
Ning Xueluo states that Ning Xi must have become a kept mistress and given birth to a child
Su Yan refuses to hear any of it
Ning Xi has been avoiding Lu Tingxiao for 2 days but he comes to pick her and Little Treasure up
When they reach home, she hides in her room
Lu Tingxiao comes to find her
Lu Tingxiao: I miss you
He hugs her and rests his head on her shoulders
Ning Xi tries to dodge him the next morning but he’s at home
He gives her a kiss on the forehead before he leaves
Ning Xi realises that he’s getting more active in chasing her
Little Treasure draws the three of them together as a family
At dinner, Lu Jingli points out that Ning XI is dodging Lu Tingxiao
At 12 midnight, Ning Xi goes out in heavy makeup and s.e.xy clothing, she meets Lu Tingxiao on the way out, then goes to a bar
A guy who is clearly married hits on her and they go out to an alley
Lu Tingxiao and Lu Jingli followed her out, and watch
The guy gets beaten up
Ning Xi video calls his wife (about to be divorced) and shows her the beaten up husband
Lu Jingli speculates that Ning Xi’s long list of ex-boyfriends was due to her complex about men who cheat and she executes justice on them
Ning Xi goes to the riverside and lies on the bank, waiting for mosquitoes to bite her
She falls asleep and Lu Tingxiao hugs her to keep her warm
When she wakes up, she has a few mosquito bites
She returns home and shows off the mosquito bites, thinking that Lu Tingxiao would a.s.sume that they are hickies
Lu Tingxiao sees through her ploy and applies ointment on the bites for her instead
She continues going to bars every night and abusing cheating men
However, Lu Tingxiao isn’t turned off by it at all, so she just accompanies Little Treasure in the day instead
Little Treasure becomes less depressed and introverted and becomes more like a normal child
