The man’s voice was deep and magnetic. Hearing such touching words, Yu Zhiwan’s heart suddenly tightened, and her eyelashes fluttered twice like startled butterfly wings.
How could he…
Take this engagement so seriously?
Seeing that she remained silent, Xie Jingmo slowly straightened up. He lowered his eyes and calmly adjusted his cufflinks, his long, pale index finger lightly tapping against his wrist.
When he spoke again, there was barely any emotion in his voice.
“I know you once said yourself that you don’t like me and don’t want to marry me.”
“But my grandfather takes promises very seriously. Even though Old Master Yu has passed away, he still doesn’t want to break the engagement. He wants you and me to fulfill it.”
Xie Jingmo lifted his eyes, his dark, deep gaze meeting the girl’s beautiful, luminous eyes.
His sexy Adam’s apple moved slightly as his low, husky voice slowly sounded.
“Yu Zhiwan, if you don’t mind, marry me first.”
“After a year, we can get divorced. By then, once Grandpa sees that we don’t get along, he naturally won’t insist on the engagement anymore.”
“As compensation, after the divorce, you can have half of my assets.”
Tang Yi’s eyes widened instantly when he heard this.
Half of President Xie’s assets…
Good heavens.
That was an astronomical fortune!
Tang Yi immediately turned to Yu Zhiwan, his eyes practically glowing.
How could Miss Yu not be tempted by an opportunity like this falling straight from the sky?
Does she really dislike President Xie that much?
He almost wished he could turn into a woman and marry President Xie himself!
Yu Zhiwan couldn’t possibly say she wasn’t shocked.
She stood there somewhat dazed, one hand still gripping the handle of her suitcase.
“Miss Yu, you can take some time to seriously consider the proposal.”
The man neither urged her nor pressured her, thoughtfully giving her enough time to decide.
The air fell silent for a while, with only the occasional sound of birds in the distance.
Tang Yi looked at Yu Zhiwan, then at Xie Jingmo.
He suddenly felt a little worried for his boss.
Judging by Miss Yu’s hesitation, she really didn’t seem to want to go through with the engagement.
But at the very moment Tang Yi had that thought, Yu Zhiwan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
The girl’s features were as beautiful as a painting. Her skin was fair and flawless, and her clear, shimmering eyes gazed at the man before her.
“Mr. Xie, I’m willing to fulfill the engagement with you. And even if we divorce after a year, I don’t want half of your assets.”
“I just want to ask you for one favor.”
“Help me move my household registration out of the Yu family. I want to completely cut ties with them. I don’t want to have the slightest connection or involvement with the Yu family anymore.”
She couldn’t change the blood that ran through her veins.
But she wanted to completely sever the bonds of family.
Unfortunately, transferring her household registration wasn’t that simple. She had just left the Yu family, had no property of her own, and didn’t have a permanent residence.
Marriage would be a convenient way to transfer her household registration.
When Xie Jingmo heard her answer, his breathing paused for a brief moment.
He hadn’t expected that this was the reason she had agreed to marry him.
But soon, his thin lips slowly curved upward.
A low, husky laugh escaped his throat, and his flirtatious eyes curved slightly, giving him an effortlessly seductive air.
“All right. Then we’ll get our marriage certificates today.”
“Let’s move your household registration out of the Yu family as soon as possible.”
That was exactly what Yu Zhiwan wanted.
She nodded.
Xie Jingmo raised an eyebrow and naturally reached out to take her hand.
“Then let’s go to the Yu family home and get your household registration booklet. I’ll go with you.”
His movement was so natural that Yu Zhiwan couldn’t help but freeze for a moment.
It almost felt as though she wouldn’t have to face the hardships of the Yu family alone anymore.
The man’s hand was large and warm, completely enveloping hers.
Yu Zhiwan had the strange sensation that where their skin touched, it was almost like an electric current had passed through her.
Her skin tingled and grew warm, and her fingers instinctively wanted to curl inward.
Several seconds passed before she came back to her senses.
She quickly stopped him.
“No need. I secretly brought the household registration booklet with me.”
The Yu family had already made up their minds to marry her off to Gu Chengfeng. How could she possibly feel comfortable leaving such an important document behind?
The Yu family had some influence, after all. Even without her being present, they could potentially use her household registration booklet or identification documents to sign things on her behalf.
So when she had packed her belongings earlier, she had made sure to take her ID and all her other important documents.
She had even gone into the study and taken the household registration booklet.
Hearing this, Xie Jingmo’s eyes quietly turned cold.
Just how badly had the Yu family hurt her for her to be this cautious about everything?
Xie Jingmo couldn’t help reaching out and gently rubbing her head.
“Good girl, you thought everything through carefully. You did well.”
Yu Zhiwan blinked in confusion when he suddenly patted her head.
Perhaps she had spent so much time being belittled, disliked, and suppressed by the Yu family that she wasn’t used to being praised in such a gentle, almost childlike way.
And then there was the way he called her Wanwan…
How did he say it so naturally and effortlessly, as though he had called her that countless times before?
Maybe this is just one of the skills of someone at the top of the game.
He can handle anything with ease.
Yu Zhiwan silently made a note to herself.
I should learn from him.
Xie Jingmo, the very definition of effortless confidence, glanced at Yu Zhiwan’s suitcase.
There was an unmistakable hint of grievance in his voice.
“Now that Wanwan is willing to marry me, you shouldn’t hate me anymore or not want to live with me, right?”
“Of course, Wanwan and I aren’t familiar with each other yet. Agreeing to marry me is already asking a lot of you. If you don’t want to live with me, that’s fine too. I won’t make things difficult for you. Really.”
Yu Zhiwan froze and quickly shook her head.
She knew better than anyone what it felt like to be disliked and rejected.
“No, it’s not a burden!”
She had already agreed to fulfill the engagement.
Living together after marriage was perfectly normal. There was no need to make a fuss about it.
Hearing this, a lazy smile spread across Xie Jingmo’s flirtatious eyes.
His lips curved casually.
“Good. It’s almost noon. Let’s go home first and put your luggage away. Then we’ll get our marriage certificates this afternoon.”
Home…
Did she even have a home anymore?
Yu Zhiwan’s eyelashes trembled.
Her eyes shimmered as she looked at the man.
For some reason, she suddenly wanted to see the home he was talking about.
She gently nodded.
“Okay.”
Beside them, Tang Yi kept his eyes fixed straight ahead, pretending he hadn’t heard or seen anything.
He had completely mastered the art of pretending not to notice his boss’s shamelessly coy remarks.
The moment Yu Zhiwan said “Okay,” Tang Yi immediately stepped forward and offered to carry her luggage.
But President Xie beat him to it.
He effortlessly picked up Miss Yu’s suitcase and placed it in the car’s trunk.
Tang Yi understood instantly.
President Xie was determined to handle even Miss Yu’s luggage personally!
On the way to Lanxi Garden, Tang Yi drove from the front seat.
As President Xie’s loyal assistant and self-proclaimed “little cotton jacket,” he thoughtfully raised the privacy partition between the front and back seats.
Yu Zhiwan and Xie Jingmo sat together in the back.
For convenience, Yu Zhiwan suggested that they exchange phone numbers.
They exchanged contact information and added each other on WeChat.
Yu Zhiwan had assumed that someone with Xie Jingmo’s status would have a WeChat profile picture that matched his cold, intimidating image—or perhaps something related to business.
But after adding him, she saw his profile picture.
It was a cute little pink cartoon bunny.
Uh…
It was completely at odds with his usual style.
Yu Zhiwan couldn’t help looking at it a couple more times.
It was clearly a hand-drawn bunny, drawn with colored pencils or a digital brush.
And the drawing style was rather childish.
Did Xie Jingmo draw it himself when he was still in school?
Yu Zhiwan stared at the adorable pink bunny and blinked in amazement.
Maybe pink really is the color for tough guys.
She turned her head toward Xie Jingmo, intending to ask whether he had drawn the bunny himself.
But the moment she turned around, she saw Xie Jingmo pinning her WeChat chat to the very top of his list, placing her first among his contacts.
And he had changed her contact name to:
Wife.
Yu Zhiwan: “…?”