Chapter 145

Suddenly, all sorts of posts about Sima Qi meeting her secret lover had disappeared. Sima Qi was puzzled when she received a call.She looked at the caller ID “Kissing Husband”, and gulped.She looked at Shen Yue and said, “Oh no.”Sima Qi and Shen Yue had allowed the gossip to fester without clarifying the matter. As a result, many people were convinced that Sima Qi had a secret lover.Sima Qi and her manager had been busy hyping up the issue. Thus, it had slipped Sima Qi’s mind that her real husband, Shi Mo, did not know about this.After Sima Qi picked up, Shi Mo’s lowered voice sounded, “Where are you?”Sima Qi gulped, “Well, I’m with Sister Shen. Please let me explain…””Oh,” Shi Mo’s voice became colder, “Wait there, I’ll be there soon.”After saying that, he hung up.Shen Yue hurriedly stood up. “Wait here, I still have things to do so I’ll be leaving first. You two can handle your own matters.”After saying that, Shen Yue immediately stood up.Sima Qi stretched out her hand. “Sister Shen…”Shi Mo had arrived too quickly and pulled open the door of Shen Yue’s office.”I didn’t know that you had a secret lover?”Shi Mo said as he strode in.When he had first seen the gossip, he had not believed it.However, it was true that his wife had disguised herself to meet another man.He had thought that it might just be a misunderstanding.He had not expected Sima Qi to pretend to be mute and just consent to the gossip.Shi Mo had not been able to stand it any longer and ordered the thread to be taken down.”Tell me, who was that handsome man?” Shi Mo sat down on the sofa.Sima Qi replied guiltily, “That’s the man who came to buy the rights to my manga.””Buy the rights? Then why the need for the disguise?” Shi Mo stared at her.Sima Qi sheepishly showed him the transcript of her conversation with the website’s chief editor. “This is what happened. I was afraid that someone would find out about my large-scale manga and embarrass me, so I disguised myself.”Shi Mo heaved a sigh of relief.On the way here, he had thought of many possibilities.If Sima Qi really had an affair with someone, what should he do?Should he let her go free, or break her wings and lock her up at home without letting her out?Or should he kill that man?Knowing that Sima Qi was trying to overshadow Zhang Rong, Shi Mo did not know whether to laugh or cry. “If you want to stir up the hype, I can cooperate with you.”Sima Qi spread her hands. “Forget it, I’ll just walk the right path.”It would be fine if she did not want to be as popular as Zhang Rong.Shi Mo frowned. However, wasn’t that the right path if she wanted to use him to stir things up?Seeing that he was not angry anymore, Sima Qi heaved a sigh of relief.When Shi Mo had walked in earlier, his gaze had been so scary, as if he could swallow her alive at any moment.She immediately walked over and obediently sat down beside Shi Mo. In front of him, she made a public announcement to clarify that the man in the picture was not her secret lover.The onlookers then lost their interest and immediately dispersed. So, it had only been a mistake.”Are you saying that the other party offered a huge price to buy the rights to an adaptation of your manga?” Shi Mo asked.Sima Qi nodded.Shi Mo said, “I can offer more. You can sell it to me.”Who did Sima Qi want to sell it to other than keeping it herself? That manga was based on Shi Mo and Sima Qi, so naturally, Shi Mo was reluctant for the rights to be sold.Sima Qi blinked.Then, Shi Mo said, “By the way, are you willing to come back to the Shi family with me?””What?” Sima Qi asked, “Are you taking me to meet your parents?”All along, the two of them had been in a secret marriage. Sima Qi had never met a single member of the Shi family.Even when she lived in XiangYu Residence, the servants had only served her. No relatives had ever visited.Sima Qi had thought that Shi Mo did not have any family.”Yes, my father wants to meet you,” Shi Mo said.The news of him appearing in a variety show had shocked the entire Shi family.Shi Mo, who had always kept a low profile and did not even appear in media interviews, had actually appeared in a variety show himself.Many people had been secretly investigating the reason for such an unusual occurrence.In the end, they had naturally found out about Sima Qi.Shi Mo’s father had quickly found out about the fact that Sima Qi had been living in XiangYu Residence all this while.It was impossible to hide such a matter from any of the hired help.After finding out about it, Shi Mo’s father had asked him to bring his girlfriend home.Sima Qi immediately jumped up. “Then, what should I prepare? What kind of clothes should I wear? Do your parents like traditional or fashionable clothes?””It’s good enough to have your presence there!” Shi Mo held her hand.Very quickly, Sima Qi got into the car.The car drove off in an unknown direction.Shi Mo said, “My father isn’t feeling well. He has been recuperating quietly for the past few days.”They arrived at a relatively quiet courtyard.Sima Qi got out of the car.This place was similar to when they had been filming ‘Life in the Country.However, the scenery here was better and the living quarters were more modern.Outside was a large grassland, with mountains and water in the background.Between the mountains and water, lay a secluded mansion.