After filling out the necessary paperwork and receiving their red marriage certificates stamped with the official seal, Yu Zhiwan still felt somewhat dazed.
She was really married.
And her husband was Xie Jingmo.
The man she had always thought would never have anything to do with her.
But now that she was married, Yu Zhiwan didn’t have time to dwell on the end of her single life. There was something more important she needed to take care of.
She needed to move her household registration out of the Yu family as soon as possible.
She never wanted to have even the slightest connection with the Yu family again.
When they walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the sky had unexpectedly cleared.
A rainbow even stretched across the distant sky after the rain.
Yu Zhiwan’s eyes lit up as she looked at it in surprise.
At that moment, Xie Jingmo bought a bouquet of roses nearby and held it out to her.
The man looked devastatingly handsome and distinguished, his flirtatious eyes carrying a lazy smile. Behind him, the rainbow glowed brilliantly.
Yu Zhiwan suddenly remembered a line:
“A person can be like a rainbow—you don’t know how beautiful they are until you meet them.”
Xie Jingmo raised an eyebrow and held the roses closer to her.
His voice was deep and irresistibly sexy.
“Happy newlywed life, Mrs. Xie~”
Meanwhile, at the Yu family home.
In the living room.
Yu Shaoze’s face alternated between pale and flushed with anger.
“That damn Yu Zhiwan! She’s really gotten bold! She even dared to block me!”
Yu Xiangxiang sweetly tried to calm him down.
“Second Brother, don’t be angry. Maybe Sister is just using this to get your attention and make you care about her more.”
She then looked at Yu Xiuqi.
“Big Brother, hurry and call Sister. Comfort her properly.”
Yu Xiuqi expressionlessly pulled out his phone.
“Comfort her? Does she even deserve that? First she runs away from home, then she starts blocking everyone. I’d like to see what other tricks she has.”
But when he called, he was blocked too.
Yu Xiuqi froze, his expression turning extremely unpleasant.
Yu Zhiwan had never treated him with such contempt before.
This was the first time.
Yu Zhiwan…
A bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
He took Yu Xiangxiang’s phone, then Yu Changde’s and Tao Shuqin’s phones, calling Yu Zhiwan from each one.
As expected, every single number had been blocked.
Tao Shuqin was so angry that her chest hurt.
“That unfilial daughter! She even blocked her own biological mother’s number! How could she be so heartless?”
Yu Shaoze looked at Gu Chengfeng.
“Try calling Yu Zhiwan from your phone.”
Gu Chengfeng gave a disdainful snort and spoke with absolute confidence.
“There’s no need. She definitely wouldn’t block me.”
“Yu Zhiwan likes me so much. She rejected everyone else’s pursuit and only accepted mine. She wouldn’t have the heart to block me.”
The living room suddenly fell silent.
Yu Changde and Tao Shuqin exchanged a glance.
Yu Xiuqi and Yu Shaoze exchanged one as well.
None of them said anything.
They didn’t tell Gu Chengfeng the truth.
Yu Zhiwan had only accepted his pursuit because they had forced her into it.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Xiuqi spoke.
“Dad, Mom, Xiangxiang is grown up now, and she’s at the right age. It’s time for her to fulfill the engagement with Xie Jingmo.”
Yu Changde nodded.
“That’s right. I’ll visit Old Master Xie in the next few days and formally discuss the marriage. At the very least, we’ll get the engagement settled first.”
Yu Xiangxiang immediately blushed and shyly hid herself in Tao Shuqin’s arms.
Yu Shaoze grinned and teased her.
“Xiangxiang, don’t be shy! Second Brother is already looking forward to getting wedding candy from you and Xie Jingmo!”
Gu Chengfeng couldn’t be bothered to look at Yu Xiangxiang’s coy act. He stood up from the sofa.
“What about Yu Zhiwan? Is she going to marry me or not?”
At first, he had genuinely only intended to have some fun with Yu Zhiwan.
But when Yu Zhiwan had suddenly broken up with him that day, it made him reconsider her.
He realized that he didn’t merely want to play around anymore.
He wanted to continue dating her.
He admitted that Yu Zhiwan had successfully caught his interest.
No wonder he usually got bored with his girlfriends within a week, while after three weeks with Yu Zhiwan, he still wanted more.
Their social circle was full of arranged marriages anyway.
If he had to marry someone, why not choose a woman who actually interested him?
Besides, Yu Zhiwan was beautiful, easy to control, and hopelessly in love with him.
She was an excellent candidate for an arranged marriage.
Yu Shaoze was extremely confident.
“Don’t worry. Yu Zhiwan isn’t going anywhere. Sooner or later, she’ll obediently come back and apologize!”
At worst, her household registration booklet was still in the study upstairs.
Even if Yu Zhiwan refused, with the Yu family’s influence, they could still find a way to get her marriage certificate with Gu Chengfeng.
Once everything was official, it would be too late for Yu Zhiwan to resist.
She would have no choice but to marry into the Gu family.
And as for Xiangxiang, once she married Xie Jingmo and became the highly envied young mistress of the Xie family, the Yu family would have successfully attached itself to the most powerful family of all.
Their status would naturally rise along with it.
After obtaining their marriage certificates, Yu Zhiwan and Xie Jingmo immediately went to handle the transfer of her household registration.
According to the procedure, it would take approximately a week for Yu Zhiwan’s household registration to be transferred out of the Yu family.
Once it was completed, she would have a new household registration and would be registered under the same household as Xie Jingmo.
One more week.
Just one more week.
Then she and the Yu family would truly have nothing to do with each other anymore.
When they returned to Lanxi Garden, Yu Zhiwan was still holding the bouquet of roses Xie Jingmo had given her outside the Civil Affairs Bureau.
It was the first time Xie Jingmo had ever given her flowers, and he had given them to her on the very day they registered their marriage.
That made them meaningful.
Throwing them away would obviously be inappropriate, but simply leaving them somewhere didn’t seem quite right either.
So Yu Zhiwan asked Butler Fu to bring her a vase so she could arrange the flowers.
Xie Jingmo curled his lips and sat down beside her on the sofa.
One arm rested casually along the back of the sofa. His wrist bones were sharply defined, and faint veins stood out beneath his fair skin, giving him an undeniably masculine appeal.
He simply watched Yu Zhiwan without blinking.
When she had almost finished arranging the flowers, he suddenly spoke in a lazy tone.
“We’ve already registered our marriage, right?”
Yu Zhiwan looked up at him in confusion.
“Yes. Unless… you’ve lost your memory?”
The man lowered his eyes and chuckled.
His eyelashes were ridiculously long.
Yu Zhiwan couldn’t understand why he was asking such a strange question.
Then she saw him suddenly lean closer and raise his phone, switching it to selfie mode.
Yu Zhiwan: “?”
The man looked at her delicate, fair face.
“Come on. Smile.”
He suddenly moved so close that his face was almost touching hers.
His warm, suggestive breath brushed against her cheek as he spoke, while that distinctive, pleasant woody scent from his body filled her senses.
Yu Zhiwan’s heart tightened slightly.
Almost instinctively, she obediently smiled at the camera.
Click.
In the photo, the girl looked directly at the camera. Her skin seemed to glow, her cherry-red lips curved into a smile, and her beautiful features looked bright and radiant.
The man, however, wasn’t looking at the camera.
He was looking only at her.
His lips curved lazily, and his flirtatious eyes were relaxed and captivating.
Tenderness seemed to flow between them, creating an indescribably intimate atmosphere.
After taking the photo, Yu Zhiwan watched as the man openly set it as both his phone wallpaper and lock screen.
Yu Zhiwan: “…”
So this was what he meant by pretending to be affectionate.
Once his grandparents saw the wallpaper, they would assume the two of them were getting along wonderfully.
The way he had looked at her while taking the photo had been so affectionate that she had almost believed it herself.
Those flirtatious eyes of his really could make even a dog look like the love of his life…
After setting the wallpaper and lock screen, Xie Jingmo was about to put down his phone when he received a message from one of his closest friends.
[Xiao Yichen: Mo-ge?]
[Xiao Yichen: Master Mo?]
[Xiao Yichen: Where are you? What are you busy with?]
Xie Jingmo raised an eyebrow and slowly typed.
[How did you know I was busy getting my marriage certificate?]
[Xiao Yichen: ???]
[Xiao Yichen: What the hell?]
Xie Jingmo continued typing leisurely.
[All right, don’t rush me. I’ll show you my marriage certificate with Yu Zhiwan.]
[Xiao Yichen: ???]
[Xiao Yichen: Who was rushing you?]
[Xiao Yichen: Wait, you actually registered your marriage?! Holy shit?!]
[Xiao Yichen: With Yu Zhiwan???]
After registering their marriage, both marriage certificates had been placed inside Yu Zhiwan’s handbag.
Xie Jingmo turned his head toward her, his expression calm and composed.
“Madam, could you give me the marriage certificates?”
Yu Zhiwan reached into her bag and casually asked,
“What for?”
Xie Jingmo replied,
“Someone keeps pestering me to see our marriage certificates.”
Yu Zhiwan: “…”
Her watery eyes blinked.
She pulled both marriage certificates from her bag and handed them to him, looking confused.
“Why would someone do that?”
Xie Jingmo’s tone was completely innocent.
“Exactly. Why would someone do that?”
He took the certificates, opened them to the pages containing their photographs and information, placed them side by side, and took a picture.
Then he sent it to Xiao Yichen.
[Xiao Yichen: Holy shit! Holy shit! You really registered your marriage!!]
[Xiao Yichen: What happened? Why did you suddenly get married?]
[Xiao Yichen: Yu Zhiwan actually agreed to marry you? Did you trick her somehow? Of course you did! You definitely lured her into it!!]
Xie Jingmo leisurely typed his reply.
[Stop calling her Yu Zhiwan.]
[Call her Sister-in-law from now on.]
[Xiao Yichen: …You’re really showing off now!]