Wang Chunyan was completely stunned, so much so that she didn’t react at first. Her daughter-in-law had become her sister-in-law? Her sister-in-law had become her daughter-in-law?
Shen Yunzheng’s dark pupils swept over her changing expression as he lowered his voice, “Sister-in-law, are you here at the hospital now to plead for your nephew? Or are you worried about Wanqing?”
Wang Chunyan was, of course, the former.
She had received word from her elder brother and rushed to the hospital first, thinking that since she, as the mother-in-law, wouldn’t pursue the matter, she could ask Lin Wanqing to forgive Xiangdong for the sake of their being one family. As for Yunzheng, no matter what, he was only Chongli’s second uncle—how much trouble could he really cause Xiangdong? A big matter could be reduced to a small one, and the small one to nothing at all.
But now she was being told that Shen Yunzheng had taken a liking to Lin Wanqing, and that Xiangdong had bullied his woman—this was going to be difficult to handle.
Her young brother-in-law was already a regimental commander in the military district at such a young age. Even though her father-in-law was a retired senior chief of the military district, no one in the entire district dared to question his rank. His capability was self-evident!
As the eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Yunfeng was especially skilled at business. Shen Yunzheng had “inherited” the old man’s ideals and become a pillar of talent useful to family and country. Everyone said Elder Shen knew how to raise his sons—a tiger father doesn’t beget a dog son.
Wang Chunyan was still quite afraid of the three Shen men. Never mind that she was the eldest sister-in-law; Shen Yunzheng was actually more mature and composed than she was.
“Yunzheng, how… how can you do this? Does Chongli know about this? Wanqing is his fiancée. If you snatch your own nephew’s fiancée, and word gets out, outsiders will laugh at our family. And what about our father? He’s always been traditional in his thinking. How will you explain this to him?”
Wang Chunyan tried to persuade Shen Yunzheng not to set his sights on Lin Wanqing. Wasn’t Song Huixin good enough?
“You haven’t met Huixin yet, have you? She’s no less beautiful than Wanqing. You’ll see when you get back.”
“Sister-in-law!” Shen Yunzheng stood straight in his military uniform, his face stern, his voice low, and his bearing cold and sharp. “I was the one who brought them back this time, so of course I’ve met her. There’s no need for you to trouble yourself over my affairs. If you have time to say useless things here, you’d be better off going back and advising your brother and sister-in-law to have another child while they still can—lest the Wang family line come to an end.”
Hearing this, Wang Chunyan’s face turned deathly pale again. Her young brother-in-law intended to pursue this to the very end.
“Yunzheng…”
“You don’t actually like Wanqing that much either. Everything you’ve said to me is for your own selfish reasons.” Shen Yunzheng coldly cut off Wang Chunyan’s words, showing her no face at all.
Wang Chunyan swallowed hard, hesitating several times without knowing what to say.
The pressure Shen Yunzheng exerted on her was too strong. Wang Chunyan’s mind couldn’t even keep up.
…
When Lin Wanqing woke from her sleep, she found Shen Yunzheng still by her side. She opened her mouth, her voice still hoarse, but much better than when she’d first woken up that morning.
“Didn’t you go to the old residence?”
“I’ve already come back.” Shen Yunzheng’s thin lips curved slightly. She had slept for several more hours in a row. The doctor had said that morning that if there were no problems, she could be discharged, but he was still uneasy and had asked the doctor to run another examination on Wanqing.
Lin Wanqing nodded lightly, propping herself up with her arms and slowly sitting up. The dizziness had lessened considerably.
“How do you feel now?”
Shen Yunzheng could see that her condition seemed much improved.
Lin Wanqing softly replied, “I’m fine.”
“Good. Since they haven’t gotten off work yet, I’ll take you somewhere.”
Whatever Shen Yunzheng was talking about was urgent—urgent to the point of impatience.
Lin Wanqing thought about the man she’d come to know over this period. He didn’t seem like the type to be unstable or rash.
Even if there was something truly important, shouldn’t he at least wait until she recovered?
Did it really need to be this urgent?!
Just as she was thinking this, the car arrived at their destination. Lin Wanqing got out with the man’s support, her legs still weak…
The man simply bent down and scooped her up into his arms—a solid, secure princess carry.
“Ah!” Lin Wanqing was startled by the sudden sensation of being lifted off the ground and instinctively reached out to wrap her arms around the man’s neck.
“Hello, we’d like to register our marriage.”
Shen Yunzheng carefully set Lin Wanqing down on a bench, then pulled out a stack of documentation and handed it to the staff member.
“Marriage registration?”
Lin Wanqing was slightly taken aback.
“Yes, that’s right. I’d originally planned to do this last time, but it was delayed by an urgent mission.” Shen Yunzheng was in a hurry to get married. Only once he had the marriage certificate in hand would the two of them truly be husband and wife in the real sense.
“Comrade, are you doing this voluntarily?”
The civil affairs officer found their conversation quite puzzling—how could they not even know they were here to register for marriage?
“…Yes.” Lin Wanqing figured that since they were already here, and the two of them would marry sooner or later anyway, it didn’t matter when they got the certificate.
“Alright.”
The civil affairs officer worked efficiently, and finally stamped the red seal.
The marriage registration was officially complete.
Shen Yunzheng naturally took the marriage certificate, not even letting Lin Wanqing have a look, and tucked it away directly. “Let’s go home!”
Lin Wanqing wasn’t particularly interested in the contents of the marriage certificate anyway. She was starting to feel drowsy again.
After getting in the car, she dozed off again, though her sleep was restless.
She could feel the man carrying her back to the room.
“Sleep now~”
His deep, magnetic voice lingered by her ear. Lin Wanqing mumbled a vague “mm” in response and continued sleeping.
But sleeping in her clothes was uncomfortable. Shen Yunzheng hesitated for a moment before deciding to take them off for her.
He unbuttoned the top, then… Shen Yunzheng restrained himself from letting his thoughts wander. The effects of the drug on Wanqing hadn’t worn off yet. If he had any improper thoughts at this moment, how would he be any different from someone like Wang Xiangdong?
But after being single for so many years, finally having a taste of it—the meat was right at his lips, yet he could only look and not eat. Shen Yunzheng endured until he felt like he was about to explode.
His hand touched the marriage certificate in his pocket, and the man’s thoughts calmed down slightly.
Now their relationship was completely legitimate. He could wait a little longer.
He just wondered how his dear nephew was doing.
Neither he nor Chongli had ever actually seen their respective fiancées.
Shen Yunzheng had taken a liking to Chongli’s fiancée, but Chongli and Song Huixin were actually quite well matched too.
…
The Shen family’s old residence.
Shen Yunfeng had urgent work to handle at the cotton mill. Even though he had just been discharged from the hospital and hadn’t fully recovered, he insisted on going to the factory to oversee things.
Wang Chunyan had disappeared somewhere—she hadn’t come back all day.
Elder Shen had gone to rest early after dinner.
At this moment, only Song Huixin and the just-returned Shen Chongli were left at home, staring at each other.
Song Huixin’s eyes lit up the moment she saw him! Her back didn’t ache, her legs didn’t feel sore—her eyes were filled with that handsome face so youthful it seemed like it could drip water!
Oh my~ Why did this uncle of the Shen family look even younger than his nephew?
Song Huixin had never met her fiancé before, and she’d been worried he might be “old.”
Now it seemed all her worries were completely unnecessary.
Having spent so many years in the entertainment industry, Song Huixin had seen every caliber of handsome man, but one this handsome? Never!
Shen Chongli cleared his throat uncomfortably. The way she was looking at him made him feel like he’d been stripped bare.