This sudden hug, however, felt a bit strange to Janice. She froze for a moment before wrapping her arms around his back.

"What’s wrong?"

Only then did Christopher slowly let go of her. When she didn’t answer the phone earlier, he was so anxious.

Thus, when he saw her coming back, he subconsciously hugged her.

With regard to her question, he suddenly didn’t know how to explain.

He said, "I haven’t seen you for a whole day. I missed you."

The wind in the courtyard messed up Janice’s hair. He reached out and gently hooked her hair behind her ear. His gaze was gentle.

Janice stared at him, somewhat intoxicated.

No matter how curious she was about the relationship between him and Sophie, she restrained herself.

She wondered if she should doubt Christopher.

"Who did you have dinner with today?" He asked suddenly.

Janice recovered from her thoughts and looked away. "With my colleagues."

Christopher nodded, put his hand around her shoulder and walked into the house. He said, "When will you introduce your colleagues to me? I’ll treat them to dinner."

Hearing Christopher ’s words, Janice paused and said, "Don’t you dislike eating with strangers?"

Christopher replied, "I don’t like it, but they are your colleagues."

He didn’t want to have no one to ask when he couldn’t find her in the future. "Let’s talk about it later."

"Oh, right. Have you eaten yet?" Janice asked.

Christopher shook his head. "Not yet."

Janice was surprised. "It’s so late, why didn’t you eat?"

Christopher thought to himself, "Because I was worried about you."

Aloud, he said, "I have no appetite without you around. Why don’t you eat with me?" He suddenly asked with great interest.

However, Janice knitted her brows. When did he become so clingy?

She nodded. "Okay."

After the two entered the house, Janice went upstairs to take a shower, while Christopher went into the kitchen to cook.

He made two bowls of noodles just in time as Janice came down.

She walked to the dining table and sat down, but she had no appetite at all, although she had not eaten anything at the restaurant earlier.

"Why aren’t you eating?"

Christopher found that she didn’t touch her noodles for a long time, so he frowned and asked.

Janice didn’t answer. She just stared at him and asked with pursed lips.

"Hubby, can I ask you a question?"

Christopher nodded. "Of course."

As he ate the noodles in his bowl, he waited for her to speak.

Janice poked at the food in his bowl and hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Why did you marry me back then?"

She had thought about it. She could not ask about the relationship between him and Sophie.

However, she wanted to know why he married her.

"What do you mean?" Christopher frowned.

Janice briefly paused before she continued, "You should know that I married you to avoid being forced into an arranged marriage by my family. But back then, you clearly knew that I mistook you for someone else, so why did you still choose to be with me?"

Janice stared at him carefully, waiting for his reply. Christopher frowned. "Of course it’s because you’re beautiful." The words came out of his mouth before he could think of them. Janice froze for a moment, but couldn’t help but glance at him angrily. "You are so superficial. Can’t you say anything else?" She poked at her food in frustration.

...

Hearing this, Christopher scratched the back of his head in distress.

He truly did not marry her for such a shallow reason.

However, it was undeniable that he was indeed attracted by her getting out of the car to help the old lady.

In addition, what she said at that time was so sincere.

He had never encountered such a sincere girl before.

So, it was her outer and inner beauty that prompted him to make that decision.

He said, "Doesn’t everyone start from the superficial? After all, when we don’t know each other, appearance is the first impression. What do you think?"

Janice had no way of refuting him.

Indeed, under the circumstance that they were unfamiliar with each other, good looks were indeed a person’s first impression.

"Then... other than that, is there no other reason?"

Christopher, however, frowned. If there had to be a reason, it was probably his rebellious mentality against his father.

At that time, he had just returned from Europe. He knew very well that he could not escape his father’s arranged marriage.

That was the reason why he made the decision to marry after seeing Janice.

Speaking of which, their reasons back then were more or less the same.

However, if he gave her such a reason, he was afraid that she would be disappointed.

After all, women sometimes hoped to be praised, even if it was for a shallow reason.

Thinking of this, he said, "Actually, sometimes, original intentions are not so important. What is important is our current situation."

As he spoke, he reached out to hold her hand in his. He looked at her affectionately.

Even if there were no sweet words, his actions and gaze still spoke volumes.

For a moment, Janice thought of not pursuing the matter any further.

She thought that his kindness to her after marriage was enough to offset all his original intentions, even if it was not good.

Why did she have to suspect him just because of a few words from Sophie?

Thinking of this, she held his hand back tightly and said, "Hubby, no matter what your original intention was, I just hope that you won’t hide anything from me in the

future, even if you think it’s bad for me, okay?"

"Okay, I won’t hide anything from you." Christopher nodded.

Janice smiled.

"By the way, it will be Grandpa’s birthday next week. He said that he doesn’t like crowds, so we’ll celebrate his birthday at home."

Christopher nodded. "He and I will listen to you."

After briefly thinking, Janice added, "Also, I’ve prepared a small surprise for him, but I’m still lacking a small piece of the puzzle."

Hearing this, Christopher looked at her.

"Do you need my help?"

Shaking her head, Janice replied, "No need. I can complete it on my own, but you have to keep it a secret from your grandpa."

"Okay, I’ll keep it a secret."

Christopher chuckled and reached out to rub the top of her head. "Hurry up and eat. It’s getting cold."

Janice nodded and started eating.

However, Christopher stared at her as she ate the noodles. He frowned slightly. It seemed that she had something to hide from him.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have suddenly asked these questions.

It seemed that he had to be on guard.

The next day, Janice went to the TV station to find the director of her show.

Since she was sure that the childhood sweetheart was Christopher, she would have to bury the story.

Otherwise, what would she become?

She placed the draft in front of Director Caleb and said, "Director Caleb, I think this story goes against our principles, and it doesn’t match the purpose of our program. It’s better not to use it."

...

Director Caleb was a little surprised. "Why? Didn’t we agree before?"

Janice knew that it wouldn’t be easy for the production team to stop the entire segment.

After all, it took time and effort to find a story.

Moreover, it was difficult to find a popular story.

However, even at the risk of offending the show’s crew, she still had to stop it.

She said, "Director Caleb, I know that you’ve invested a lot of time and energy in this story. It’s a shame to cancel it like this, but I think that our program has finally gained popularity. If the audience has a bad impression of us because of such a story, it won’t be worth it. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Director Caleb nodded. "Yes, but I still have to report this to Director Troy."

Janice knew that this wasn’t something that could be decided by one person. After all, the entire program team was involved, so she said, "Then... no matter what the result is, please inform me."

"Of course."

"Thank you."

Janice turned around and walked out, but she wasn’t very confident.

After all, Director Troy was notoriously difficult to deal with.

Sure enough, Director Caleb brought news at noon, saying that Director Troy did not agree to her request.

"Janice, maybe we can change the direction of our program to focus on persuading and guiding the female protagonist. In this way, it can highlight the positivity of our program, and it won’t come off as seedy or low-brow. What do you think?"

Hearing Director Caleb’s words, Janice couldn’t help but frown.

In fact, she could imagine this result, that was why she went to find Director Caleb to persuade Director Troy.

But now, it seemed that Director Caleb did not succeed. She paused and said, "I’ll talk to Director Troy myself."

As she spoke, she rushed straight into Director Troy’s office.

"Director Troy, must you do that story?"

Director Troy was on the phone when he saw her. He hung up in a hurry and said unhappily, "You didn’t even knock when you came in."

Suppressing her anger, Janice replied, "I’m sorry for being reckless. But Director

Troy, must you use this story?"

Director Troy frowned. "I’ve already talked to Director Caleb, you can ask him about the details."

At this time, Director Caleb happened to come in. "Yes, Director Troy has already told me the details."

Janice didn’t care about the details, all she cared about was the story itself.

She said, "Director Troy, to tell you the truth, I will not host this story. If you insist, I will quit the recording."

With that, she took her staff pass down from her neck.

Seeing the situation, Director Caleb hurriedly stopped her. "Janice, don’t be so impulsive. Let’s discuss this matter again."

"There’s no room for negotiation." Janice replied.

No matter how ambitious she was, she couldn’t interview her husband. Otherwise, what would she be?

"Am I going to be a joke in the eyes of others?"

She placed her staff pass on the table and turned to leave.

Director Caleb frowned. "What’s wrong? Why did she have such a strong reaction to this?"

Director Troy replied, "Who knows? Let’s not bother with her for now. Have you informed the protagonist?"

"She’s already on her way."

After leaving Director Troy’s office, Janice walked out of the television station since there’s no need for her to continue staying.

She had just walked to the entrance when she ran into Sophie.

The two of them saw each other from afar.

Janice stopped in her tracks.

"What are you doing here?"