"You are making a lot of sense! Fine, for the sake of my future nephew, I'll do you a favor and drive my sister-in-law home," Niles said into his phone.
"It would be your honor to drive my woman home," Wesley said.
Niles was shocked by his words. "Bro, how do you always have a way to piss me off?"
"Cut the crap. Drive her back now, or I'll beat the shit out of you when I'm back."
"Just come back and fight me; that's what brothers are for," Niles shrugged. He liked bantering with his brother.
"Niles Li, one more word and I'll fly back now!" Wesley said impatiently.
"Sorry, bro. I was just kidding. Of course I'll drive Blair back home now. Please don't get mad at me, okay?"
"Now!"
"Yes, sir!"
Meanwhile, Blair's brain was preoccupied with the fact that she and Wesley were legally married. She no longer was in the mood to stay at the party.
So when Niles offered to drive her back, she agreed without hesitation.
"Miss Jing, you haven't introduced me to this young man." Someone seemed curious about Niles' identity.
Blair paused for a while and was about to tell that person that Niles was her boyfriend's brother when Niles cut her short. "Nice to meet you. I'm Niles Li. Blair's husband is my brother," he said with a polite smile.
"Li? Niles Li? You look a lot like Wesley Li. Are you his..." Niles knew that his brother was popular but he didn't expect the man to know him.
People around them started to listen in carefully, curious to know who Blair's husband was.
"Wesley? He is my elder brother," Niles answered proudly. "We have the same father and mother."
"The same father and mother? Are you implying you have another brother with whom you share the same father but different mothers?" someone asked casually.
Niles wasn't pleased by his words and cast a reproachful glance at the man. "Of course not. What nonsense are you talking about? My dad would never do that to my mom."
The man gave Niles an embarrassed smile and walked away.
People around them finally found out who Blair's husband was. "Hey, apparently Miss Jing's husband is Senior Colonel Li. Miss Jing...I mean, Mrs. Li, you've kept your private life very private indeed. If it weren't for Doctor Li, we probably would have never known."
"How lucky of you, Mrs. Li."
The look in the eyes of the people began to change. After all, Blair's husband was the youngest senior colonel with a bright future ahead of him. Some of them even thought if they should curry favor with her.
Blair's smile froze. 'I just found out that I'm Wesley's wife today, same you guys, ' she thought and secretly rolled her eyes.
Faking a smile, she told them, "You are flattering me. I still have some work to finish, so I'll be leaving now. You guys have fun."
"Sure, Mrs. Li. Goodbye!"
"Mrs. Li, allow me to walk you out."
"Mrs. Li, do you know me? We work in the same company. I'm an assistant manager. If you have trouble in the future, please feel free to call me."
"Mrs. Li..."
Blair felt mentally exhausted dealing with these people. She could only say "Thank you" repeatedly.
She felt as if her face had gone numb from wearing that fake smile the whole time. Even Niles felt annoyed at one point. After Blair told Orion that she was leaving, she and Niles left the party as soon as they could. Niles rubbed his ears and sighed,
"They all want to butter my brother up. I shouldn't have told them that you are my sister-in-law. I'm sorry, Blair."
Blair cast him a casual glance and said, "I guess I'm the most pathetic woman in the world. Many people knew that Wesley and I are married, but I didn't know anything."
"Maybe...Wesley had his own reasons for doing that." Niles tried to comfort her.
"His own reasons?"
"Yeah."
'What reasons could those be? Marriage is no small thing, yet he had it done without my knowledge and consent. He didn't even respect me enough to tell about it!'
Niles drove Blair back to the Eastern Coastal Apartments. The marriage was the only thing lingering in her mind. After she got out of his car, she waved her hand at him before heading into the apartment building.
"Hey, you didn't even say goodbye," Niles shouted from inside the car.
Blair turned her head and asked in confusion, "Pardon?"
"Nothing..." Niles felt helpless.
'I'd better leave her alone, ' he thought.
Blair nodded and kept moving forward.
She clearly remembered the date on the marriage license. It was just a few days after they had their first time.
'So he decided to legally marry me a few days after our first time.
He just wanted to be responsible. But why didn't he tell me?"
That question kept popping up in her mind and she spent the whole night tossing and turning in bed. The next morning, she went to work with dark circles around her eyes.
Two days later, she received a delivery. It was from a cosmetic brand. She opened it and saw a new Perfecting Cushion. But it was not the same brand as the one Megan had destroyed. This one looked more expensive.
Blair was aware of this brand—a high-end cosmetic brand under the ZL Group. This one must be more expensive.
She knew who had sent it to her without even thinking too much.
If Wesley had bought it as a gift, she would have happily accepted it. But he bought it to say sorry on behalf of Megan. This only infuriated Blair even more.
Without further delay, she called the courier guy over to have it sent back.
Then, she sent Wesley a text message. "I received your present, but I had it returned."
By the time Wesley saw this message, it was already evening. He opened the Taobao app and saw that the gift he had bought for her was refunded. And the reason was that the recipient was not satisfied with the item.
He called Blair's phone, but she rejected the call and replied via text, "In a meeting."
Wesley willingly chose not to disturb her.
He waited until the next afternoon, but she still didn't contact him.
Wesley sent her another text message. "I've wired you some money. You can buy whatever you want."
Then he thought it was not enough, so he added, "Megan is just a kid. Don't take a little girl's naughtiness to heart. I'll go talk to her when I get back."
Well, if he hadn't sent the second message, Blair might have already forgiven him. But his second message only added fuel to the fire.
Blair opened her bank app and saw that she had received a large sum of money. Her balance should have been five figures, but now it was seven figures.
She checked the details of transfer and found that he had wired her a million today and another million a long time ago.
She thought about the date for a while and then remembered that it was the day she had that car accident.
Blair didn't know about it until now.
Annoyed, she decided to go to the bank and activate the SMS alert service. Then she would return the money to Wesley.
The first thing was easy to do. But the second was not.
She tried to ask for Wesley's bank account from Niles. Unexpectedly, Niles wasn't his usual foolish self today. He just refused to tell her and asked her to talk to Wesley instead.
Having no other choice, Blair had to ask Wesley for his bank account, but obviously he knew what she was up to. He even countered with a threat. "I am your husband and it is my duty to support the family. If you wire the money back, I swear I'll go to your company and quit your job for you. Then, I'm going to ground you and ban you from going anywhere!"