Contract Marriage: Let's Make It Real, Mrs. Sterling!
Chapter 439 - 438
The online trending topic about that agreement is getting more and more discussed, and the third episode of "Only You in this Lifetime" is about to start filming.
They couldn’t just break the contract and stop Leo Lynn and Ethan Spencer from coming. After all, it’s just netizens discussing it online, and the people involved haven’t confirmed anything. They can’t rush to label others.
However, before the third episode started filming, the directors had already gone to Leo Lynn and Ethan Spencer to understand the situation.
"Mr. Lynn, I’m sure you’ve seen the recent trending topic. We just want to understand the situation, since we’re doing a variety show, you know..." The director said somewhat awkwardly.
Leo Lynn nodded, indicating his understanding: "I don’t know how the rumors online started, but rest assured, none of them are true."
Hearing this, the director rubbed his hands together, hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "Then during the first few episodes...?"
Ethan Spencer: "There was just a little conflict because of some things recently, nothing major."
"Oh, so that’s it. That’s a relief." The director smiled, as long as it’s not really about some agreement that could tarnish their show’s reputation. It’s perfectly normal for couples to have minor quarrels.
"Alright then, you guys go ahead. I won’t disturb you any longer."
After speaking, the director left.
Since the guests had just arrived, the production team didn’t rush to have the staff film with cameras. They just installed small cameras in their rooms to appease the netizens, as they had been urging them for a long time.
The production team didn’t assign any tasks to the guests, just let things broadcast casually.
[Here I am, immediately in my girl and some dog man’s live room, showing my love for you.]
[Now, Mr. Sterling doesn’t deserve a name anymore? He’s just referred to as the dog man.]
[He whisked away our precious Mia, so calling him a dog man, how could he have any complaints?]
Because this episode was shot in a different location, Mia Sutton and Jensen Sterling no longer had to squeeze into that small bed.
When Jensen Sterling entered the room, he glanced at the bed with a somewhat ambiguous look.
[That deliberate glance at the bed, especially with that intriguing look, can I interpret it as him regretting not being able to squeeze into the small bed with Mia?]
[After all, with a small bed, you can pile on top of each other, right? Hehe... the smile becomes increasingly vulgar.]
[Actually... with a big bed, you can roll around, you know, so when you think about it, Mr. Sterling, isn’t the big bed a better idea?]
[You bunch of old perverts, discussing inappropriate things.]
In the evening, Mia Sutton was comfortably leaning on the sofa, her two fair legs swinging, holding a book that was unknown to be.
Jensen Sterling was sitting at a desk, his fingers typing quickly on the keyboard, producing a series of crisp sounds.
Occasionally, during his free time, he glanced at Mia Sutton, and moments later got up, picking up his coat and covering her legs, then continued working.
[This old man is jealous. He’s not letting us see Mia’s legs. This dog man won’t let us see even her legs. He’s so mean.]
[Take that coat off. Is there anything a valued VIP customer is not allowed to see!]
By the time Jensen Sterling looked up at Mia Sutton again, the young girl had somehow moved from the sofa to the bed.
Just as he walked over, Mia Sutton looked up, saw him coming, shifted her body to make room: "You’re done with work?"
There’s a hint of a coquettish tone, only perceivable by Jensen Sterling.
Jensen Sterling had been particularly busy lately, and Mia Sutton knew why, so she hadn’t been bothering him too much.
"Yeah, done. What are you watching?" He leaned slightly forward, his gaze landing on Mia Sutton’s phone screen.
[What are you watching? I want to know too. It’s all the production team’s fault for installing the camera so far away.]
"Just this." Mia Sutton was watching a movie they both starred in before, which had recently been discussed a lot on super topics, sparking her interest to watch it again on her phone.
"Drama Tragedy?"
[Oh my, it’s Drama Tragedy. I just re-watched it a few days ago, and when browsing their super topic, so many sisters were saying they wondered how Mia would feel watching the movie she shot with Emperor Sterling again.]
[After discussing it, Mia started watching, which means she visits our super topics too.]
[Indeed, real couples making movies together are the best.]
"Are you almost finished?"
Mia Sutton heard, checked the progress bar a bit: "Hmm... almost, just ten more minutes."
Then, the netizens in the live room saw a very familiar scene, with Jensen Sterling calmly taking a towel and indifferently covering the camera lens.
The netizens felt a lump in their throats, then patted their chests and told themselves.
It’s routine now, they have no temper anymore.
Really, they’re not really angry at all, yeah, right!
...
After covering the camera and turning off the mic, Mia Sutton continued watching the movie and asked: "Mr. Sterling, how much longer are you going to be busy?"
Jensen Sterling had been busy for a while, and Mia Sutton was genuinely worried about his health.
"Not busy anymore."
Mia Sutton moved her gaze from the phone and stared at Jensen Sterling intently, softly asking: "Have you finished dealing with everything?"
"Yes, almost done."
The matters over there had almost been settled, and some people would probably receive news tomorrow. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Jensen Sterling’s gaze darkened: Actually, if some people just kept their heads down, everyone would be at peace, but they insist on causing trouble, so they should bear the consequences of their failure.
...
Meanwhile, in Leo Lynn’s live room, the number of viewers more than doubled compared to usual due to the recent trending topic.
In the live room, at first, the two were the same as before, but midway, Leo Lynn took a phone call and then the atmosphere changed.
Leo Lynn, looking helpless, handed the phone over to Ethan Spencer. Whatever the person on the other side said made Ethan Spencer’s face broke into a helpless smile: "Mom, there’s nothing going on, don’t listen to the nonsense online, our relationship is great."
"We’re not planning to divorce, really."
"It took me a lot to marry her, I won’t get a divorce."
"We’re recording the show right now, I’ll tell you when we get back, okay?"
The live room audience listened as Ethan Spencer said a series of sentences, leaving netizens completely dumbfounded.
Now, what on earth was going on?!!
Once Ethan Spencer hung up, he looked at Leo Lynn, whose brows were twisted in unexpected ways, and he just gave a wry smile.
Then Ethan Spencer opened their live room on his phone, sat next to Leo Lynn: "Honey, it seems we have to explain ourselves now."
Ethan Spencer looked at the live room comments: "Initially, we didn’t plan to explain because it was based on nothing." He said with a sarcastic tone.
"But now it seems that if we don’t, I probably won’t be able to get home next time."
Leo Lynn understood too and told the netizens.
"Since it’s like this, let me explain a bit. There’s no such thing as a contract marriage, it’s not like we’re in a TV drama."
"Why so distant? Simply, we had a little conflict recently." Leo Lynn casually said.
Seeing this, the netizens got all fired up, insisting on knowing what the conflict was about.
Ethan Spencer: "Why are you all so nosy?" Clearly, he didn’t want to say, but the netizens weren’t going to let them off so easily.
Finally, after they explained, it turned out there was no contract marriage. They just met through a blind date, and if anything, both families were quite well-off, so from an outsider’s perspective, it might seem like a business marriage.
Recently, Ethan Spencer thought they should have a child, but Leo Lynn believed work should be prioritized, leading to a slight disagreement.
Ethan Spencer: "It’s that simple. I don’t know who spread these false rumors, but when we find out we’ll pursue legal action."
"Lastly, let me advise everyone not to easily believe online rumors."
Netizens: [Hahaha, we don’t believe anymore, you won’t be refused entry to your home, don’t worry.]
[For how outrageous a rumor can be, please refer to Leo Lynn and Ethan Spencer.]