My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!
Chapter 140 - 140 140 A Woman Makes Herself Beautiful to Please Others

140: Chapter 140: A Woman Makes Herself Beautiful to Please Others?

140: Chapter 140: A Woman Makes Herself Beautiful to Please Others?

A cold shout rang out.

Tang Xin was frightened and fell on the ground with a thud.

“Ow, my sister!

Don’t you know that scaring people can scare them to death?”

Tang Xin complained, slowly and gingerly getting back up.

“What are you sneaking around for?” Tang Xiao sat up, glanced at the open door, “How did you know where I hid my keys?”

Tang Xin pouted, “How would I know?

The door wasn’t locked at all!”

“I came to call you for dinner, it’s already half past nine, aren’t you two going to greet the guests?”

Greet the guests?

“Why does that sound so awkward when you say it?”

Tang Xiao let go of the covers and got out of bed, heading straight for the dressing room.

Tang Xin was just about to crouch down to take a close look at the wastebasket when Tang Xiao suddenly turned around.

“Hurry up!

You agreed to help me with my makeup, just a light one will do, I don’t like heavy makeup!”

“Sure!” Tang Xin happily agreed.

Once in the dressing room, Tang Xin immediately locked the door.

“Sis, aren’t you two in a pretend marriage?”

“Yeah?

What about it?”

Tang Xiao sat in front of the vanity, looking around.

She woke up this time without the painful agony of her old injuries resurfacing or the severe menstrual cramps from the early morning.

On the contrary!

She felt relaxed, spirited, and her facial skin was much ruddier and smoother as well.

Tang Xin picked up a comb, and as she brushed her hair, she said,

“Since it’s a pretend marriage, how did it feel sleeping with him last night?

Awkward?”

“Did you spend a long time distracted by wild thoughts before you could fall asleep?”

Tang Xiao nodded, unable to deny it.

“It’s impossible not to feel awkward or nervous!”

“But…

when you do nothing and just lie there, you eventually fall asleep!”

Tang Xin laughed, “Do nothing?

Do you think I’m blind?

What’s with the bloody tissues in the wastebasket?”

“My period just came early!” Tang Xiao rolled her eyes, “What else would you think?

Even if it was ‘that,’ could there be that much blood?”

“Uh…”

Tang Xin was taken aback, then nodded slightly, “That’s true, but why are there so many syringes?”

Tang Xiao sighed and shook her head.

“My old injury relapsed!

And lately, the frequency of the episodes has been increasing.

I’m not worried about frequently jabbing needles and ruining the skin on my back.”

“What worries me the most is the medication losing its effect, and no matter how many shots I take, I won’t be able to control the injury.

Then I’ll really be doomed!”

As she said this, Tang Xiao felt somewhat disheartened.

In front of outsiders, Tang Xiao, who was strong and proud, didn’t need to hide anything in front of her cousin.

Her true feelings exposed, she was genuinely panicked.

Who would want to be paralyzed in bed due to illness during the prime years of youth, or even worse, die?

“Oh no, that won’t happen, don’t be so pessimistic!

If you ask me, we should continue to increase investment in medical research.

Maybe one of these days, the biopharmaceutical company will make a breakthrough!”

Tang Xin quickly offered comfort.

Tang Long was also deeply concerned for his daughter’s love, and to cure Tang Xiao’s stubborn disease, he not only funded several domestic medical research laboratories but also acquired a pharmaceutical company.

He had spent a lot these past two years, yet there had been no major breakthroughs, but he was still pouring money into it.

“Alright!

It’s the engagement day today, let’s not talk about such gloomy things!” Tang Xiao lifted her head with a smile, “Since it’s a day of celebration, let’s wear some jewelry then!”

“Okay!”

Tang Xin immediately got to work.

Before long, the makeup was done.

Light makeup with subtle touches, like the finishing stroke to a dragon painting.

Already a stunning beauty, now accentuated with light makeup, her image was even fresher and more vivid.

“Wow!

So beautiful!”

Tang Xin praised with amazement.

“No matter how beautiful, it’s just a skin after all, it will eventually age!”

Tang Xiao spoke indifferently, very open-minded.

“True, but with your incredible beauty and perfect figure, do you really plan to keep putting on an act with Jie forever?”

Tang Xin probed indirectly once again, wanting to know her cousin’s true feelings towards Jie.

“We only share a bed when there are guests at home.

Otherwise, we sleep separately.

He and I lead our own lives without interfering with each other!”

Tang Xiao’s expression was indifferent, her tone placid.

Tang Xin let out a deep sigh, “Jie is really something.

He’s got the skills and ability.

How much are you paying him to make him so willing to act and deceive people with you?”

“The most bewildering thing is that he’s not afraid of being called a kept man, someone who rides on the coattails of the rich.

The only thing I can think of is that you’re paying him enough to make him not care about his reputation!”

Tang Xiao snorted lightly, “The compensation isn’t much, but we are using each other, taking what each of us needs!”

“I see!”

Tang Xin nodded somewhat understandingly, and didn’t ask any further.

Anyway, asking more would not yield any good results.

To make their ‘pretend play’ turn into reality, it seemed she still had to rely on the “magic pills” she bought.

…

Wu Jie woke up to find the bed empty.

Upon checking his phone, he saw several missed calls and realized it was almost ten o’clock.

He quickly washed up, got dressed in a shirt, trousers, and leather shoes.

Ravenous, he spotted breakfast on the table, immediately started eating, and returned the calls.

“It’s almost ten, why aren’t you hurrying over?

Some guests have already arrived!”

The moment the call connected, Wu Jianguo’s chastisement came through.

“I’m already getting ready, will be there shortly!”

“Hurry up!”

After hanging up, Wu Jie quickly finished his breakfast.

Suddenly, a shout came from behind him.

“Cousin-in-law, quick, look!!”

Tang Xin’s voice was high-pitched, mixed with excitement.

Wu Jie turned his head to look, and his eyes lit up immediately.

He saw Tang Xiao dressed in a white gown, like a fairy descending to earth, a princess arriving.

She stood tall and slender, her waist graceful, her perfect figure captivating.

Of course, what was even more rare was that she had applied light makeup and done her hair in a style that was simple yet not plain.

Especially since she had shed the stern coldness of a domineering CEO, her bright eyes and white teeth complemented by a faint smile.

A smile that bewitched all who saw it?

Wu Jie did not know how beautiful a woman in a poet’s eye could be.

But Tang Xiao in front of him was indeed more pleasing to the eye.

“Do you know what ‘a woman dresses for the man she loves’ means?” Tang Xin, taking Tang Xiao by the hand, slowly approached, “Brother-in-law, you’re really lucky!

To marry such a stunningly beautiful woman.”

“Is that so?”

Wu Jie’s lips curled into a cold smile.

Tang Xin laughed, “Look at my sister, isn’t she a nation-toppling beauty?

And the most important thing is, in this era of ubiquitous internet-celebrity faces, my sister is a natural beauty, genuine and guaranteed!”

“Yes, yes, you are right!”

Wu Jie agreed perfunctorily.

No matter how beautiful, she was still just a fake wife.

Could she end his single troubles?

Tang Xin said with a light smile, “Of course, you aren’t bad either!

Dressed in a shirt and trousers, you do look quite presentable!”

“Quite presentable?

Is that how you compliment someone?”

Wu Jie glanced at Tang Xiao, “Are you still having breakfast?

Dad said guests have already arrived at the hotel!”

“Of course!”

The next second…

Where was the nation-toppling beauty?

The exceptional lady?

Tang Xiao sat down and started to eat.

The speed and gusto…

just like a female warrior ready for battle, all about speed!

Not the slightest bit pretentious or affected, she finished eating quickly like the wind sweeping fallen leaves.

Elegance?

Grace?

Nonexistent!

After eating their fill, the trio finally headed straight for the hotel.

As noon approached, the eagerly anticipated engagement banquet saw more and more guests arriving.

There were many who hadn’t received an invitation, yet still came.

Among them were a group of people Tang Xiao least wanted to see…