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Chapter 2: 第二页裂痕

Chapter 2: Forced cohabitation begins in the penthouse. Lin Wei organizes Gu Jingchen's chaotic home office as a coping mechanism and accidentally overhears his tense phone call with Second Uncle revealing the marriage is a board-required stability facade. She spots a suspicious 38 million transfer to a terminated partner right before the board meeting. At the family lunch, cousin Gu Jingheng openly mocks her as a "temporary leased wife" and echoes the gold-digger headline; Gu Jingchen's first protective gesture (tightening grip on her chair and sharp defense) surfaces. That night Lin Wei directly confronts him about the transfer; he stonewalls per contract rules. Chapter ends at 1:07 AM with an anonymous note slid under the door: "Ask him about the 2018 audit," leaving Lin Wei realizing she may be trapped in far more than a 90-day transaction.

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第二页裂痕

晨光透过落地窗,切割在顶层公寓的开放式餐厅。林薇站在厨房岛台前,指尖按着冰凉的大理石台面。昨晚合同条款像自动滚屏一样在她脑中循环:九十天,独立卧室,三米私人界限,非必要不交流,无情感纠缠倾向,违约双倍赔偿加信用污点。

她把煎好的鸡蛋和吐司摆上餐桌,每一样都码得像Excel单元格整齐。秩序是她唯一的武器,能让她暂时忘记胸口那股被彻底掌控的压迫。

顾景琛从主卧走出,西装笔挺,领带一丝不苟。他扫了眼餐桌,拉开椅子坐下,目光冷淡得像在审阅一份无关紧要的报表。

林薇在他对面落座。咖啡机滴落的最后一声,在死寂中格外刺耳。

她本想提昨晚慈善晚宴后刷屏的“通过电子表格钓金龟婿”热搜,话到嘴边却被他先打断。

“报道无关紧要。”顾景琛声音低沉,不带温度,“公众形象我负责。你只需按时出席。”

林薇指尖在桌下停住。她忽然明白,从签字那一刻起,这场交易的主动权就彻底不在她手里。

顾景琛吃完最后一块吐司,起身:“下午三点,家族午餐,别迟到。”

门锁轻响,他离开。林薇盯着对面空荡的椅子,煎蛋热气早已散尽。餐桌干净得像一张刚清空的表格,却让她第一次真切感受到——这份合同是一副看不见的枷锁。

为了不让自己彻底失控,林薇走进顾景琛的书房。黑胡桃木书架、黑灰皮沙发,桌面却一片狼藉,文件夹散落,咖啡渍像深褐色的地图。

她告诉自己,这只是整理,不是窥探。

刚把一叠Q1财报码齐,桌面手机突然震动,屏幕亮起“二叔”二字。紧接着,顾景琛低沉的声音从门外传来,已接通,语气比冰还冷。

“……这场婚姻把戏必须撑过下周董事会,你心里清楚。”

林薇瞬间僵住,指尖还压在财务附注页上。

“董事会要的是‘已婚且形象正面’,不是真爱故事。”顾景琛打断对方

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