Get married now?
What time is it now?
Before taking a shower, Shi Xing glanced at the clock in his room—it was already past eleven at night.
She was bewildered. “What do you mean by ‘now’?”
“Right now.”
Qi Chenyan stopped his teasing play with her earlobe, leaning close to her ear as he whispered, “Xingxing, do you want to marry me?”
Shi Xing suddenly felt a sense of unreality.
Marriage…
He had brought it up many times in her past life, wanting to marry her.
At first, she disliked him, so of course she refused. Later, when she became the way she was, she was even more unwilling.
After that, he stopped mentioning it, silently staying by her side.
But Shi Xing had once seen a pair of custom-made wedding diamond rings in the drawer of his study—they were beautiful.
He didn’t know she had secretly taken them out and tried them on. They fit perfectly.
But no matter how dazzling and beautiful the rings were, they couldn’t hide the ugly scars covering her hands.
That day, she wore the rings and cried for a long time. Then, before he returned, she put them back, pretending nothing had happened, still treating him coldly.
Shi Xing’s silence made Qi Chenyan’s breath freeze. The air grew so quiet that the beating of their hearts could be clearly heard.
The palm pressed against her slender arm tightened slowly, his voice strained. “You don’t want to?”
Shi Xing snapped back to reality and hurriedly said, “No.”
She spoke urgently, “I do.”
Qi Chenyan’s gaze flickered, finally daring to turn and look into her eyes.
Her eyes shimmered, glistening with tears, the corners slightly red.
Qi Chenyan’s brow furrowed, his thumb gently touching the corner of her eye. “Why are you crying?”
Was it because marrying him was too much of a burden for her, so she said yes reluctantly, or was she feeling sad?
Unexpectedly, Shi Xing said, “I’m just too happy.”
Her hands, wrapped around his waist, moved upward to hook around his neck. She looked into his eyes and said, “A Yan, I like you so much. I really want to marry you.”
Qi Chenyan looked into her moist yet bright eyes, his heart tightening.
If he hadn’t known since childhood how much she disliked him, if he hadn’t seen the tie clip in her bedroom that she hadn’t given away a few days ago, along with the note: “A Sheng, happy birthday,”
He might have truly believed her.
At that moment, he thought, who said she wasn’t good at acting? She was clearly excellent.
If she wanted to deceive someone, even her eyes would lie.
So affectionate, making one truly believe she loved him deeply.
But even knowing she was deceiving him, Qi Chenyan was willingly fooled in this moment.
He chuckled softly, his palm sliding from her arm to her face, slowly covering her eyes. “Xingxing, remember what you said.”
His voice was low and soft as he said, “If Xingxing lies to me…”
Shi Xing’s eyes were covered, her eyelashes fluttering lightly against his palm.
Hearing him pause, she couldn’t help but ask, “And then?”
What would he do if she lied to him?
Then, she felt Qi Chenyan lean close to her ear again, his voice low and hoarse. “Then I’ll tie Xingxing up and…”
Shi Xing’s eyelashes fluttered again, almost able to guess what he was about to say, her ears instantly turning bright red.
Sure enough, she heard his slow, amused voice whisper a single word into her ear, “Fuck!”
Shi Xing’s heart pounded violently.
Now he was truly becoming more and more like the Qi Chenyan she knew—fierce, domineering. All that noble aloofness was just his public persona.Yet if he were not this kind of person, they would not have been entangled until the end in their previous life.
Just as Qi Chenyan thought Shi Xing would be frightened by his words, the corners of her lips curved upward as she said, “Okay.”
Her voice was sweet to the point of cloying, and the hand wrapped around his neck slowly tightened. “A Yan doesn’t need to tie me up. I’ll be good and let A Yan…”
She whispered the last word close to his ear, soft as a breeze yet carrying a hook that made Qi Chenyan’s entire body tingle with anticipation.
Her boldness stirred his blood, making it boil. His Adam’s apple bobbed, and before he lost control, he released the hand covering her eyes and sat up, holding her in his arms.
He straightened the jacket he had just unzipped, zipping it back up, and gently smoothed her silky hair behind her shoulders, revealing her beautiful, delicate face. Only then did he cup her face and scoff lightly, “Don’t you know any shame?”
He even wondered if she had often said such things to He Sheng before, which was why they flowed so easily from her lips.
If it were any other girl, she would likely have been too embarrassed to look at him, let alone respond.
Shi Xing simply blinked at him. “Why should I be ashamed when you’re not? There’s no one else here now.”
Qi Chenyan’s gaze flickered. “Don’t you think I’m terrifying like this?”
After all, he had suppressed these feelings for many years, endured for too long. He himself didn’t know what his pent-up desires for her might drive him to do or say.
Didn’t she find him frightening? Didn’t she want to retreat?
Shi Xing smiled, wrapped her arms around his neck, and tilted her head to look at him. “Desire is human nature. Isn’t this perfectly normal? Besides, A Yan thinks this way because he likes me. I think this way because I like A Yan. Why should it be terrifying?”
Qi Chenyan slowly narrowed his eyes.
Yes, he thought, Shi Xing was even more terrifying than him.
After all, she could act so convincingly, to the point where even if she were to give herself entirely to him, she showed no hesitation or retreat.
After saying this, Shi Xing asked curiously, “But you said we’re getting married now. It’s almost midnight, right? How do we do that?”
Upon hearing this, Qi Chenyan simply smiled. “As long as Xingxing is willing, we can get married anytime.”
Shi Xing: “…”
Then, she experienced firsthand what it meant to be a domineering CEO—no, a future domineering CEO!
Qi Chenyan made just a few phone calls, and within about an hour, bags filled with various clothes and accessories piled up across half the living room.
He even patted her head apologetically and said, “It’s too late now. I’ll have more sent over tomorrow. These were all bought according to your previous preferences. Take a look and pick a set to change into. We’ll take photos later.”
Shi Xing: “…Okay.”
During this time, Qi Chenyan also changed into a suit, still in silver-gray.
He seemed to have a fondness for silver. Shi Xing had noticed earlier that the bedsheets, carpets, curtains, and even his toiletries in his bedroom were all silver, custom-made.
Various shades of silver, from deep to light, silver-white to silver-gray. Even items with color had silver accents.
Shi Xing rummaged through the bags and, sure enough, found a dress in a matching color scheme. Without hesitation, she changed into it.
It was like wearing a couple’s outfit with him.
She twirled in front of him. “Does it look good?”
Qi Chenyan leaned back on the sofa, his long legs casually crossed, his deep eyes fixed on her. “It looks beautiful.”
The silver-white dress on her made her look like a little silver star, shining brightly.When they were very young, he and she once looked at the stars together. He pointed at the stars in the sky and said to her, “Shi Xingxing, look at that little golden star, so beautiful, just like you.”
Back then, she was only a few years old but looked at him with disdain, saying, “Why are you so silly? Stars are clearly silver!”
It seemed she had always looked down on him since childhood.
Qi Chenyan smiled inexplicably, leaned in, took her wrist, and pulled her onto his lap. Holding her waist tightly, he lowered his head to kiss her sweet lips, whispering, “My star looks beautiful in anything.”
Just as he began to savor her lips, the doorbell rang again.
Qi Chenyan paused, his lips still pressed against hers, his brow slowly furrowing.
It suddenly occurred to him that although they had kissed many times today, the deep kisses had only lasted a few seconds each. In his eyes, those didn’t even count.
He hadn’t truly savored her sweetness.
It seemed there were always various people and things interrupting their kisses.
Why was it so hard to have a proper kiss?
Shi Xing must have thought the same, as she suddenly laughed.
Qi Chenyan pulled back slightly, looking at the amusement in her eyes. He couldn’t help but gently pinch her cheek, asking, “Funny?”
Shi Xing nodded, pushing him away with a laugh and urging him to answer the door. “Hurry and open the door. Once we’re married, A Yan can kiss me however you want.”
Qi Chenyan agreed with her. At this moment, getting married was indeed more important.
He straightened her hair, placed her on the sofa, and stood up to answer the door.
It was the staff from the marriage registration office. Qi Chenyan had used his connections to call them in for overtime work.
When the three staff members entered and saw Qi Chenyan and Shi Xing, their eyes flickered with curiosity, their gossipy flames burning brightly.
Holy crap!
Before arriving, they had been complaining about some big shot making them work in the middle of the night, insisting on getting married at this hour. Were they in such a hurry that they couldn’t wait until morning? Did the sun not rise anymore?
But after arriving, they were stunned.
It turned out the ones insisting on getting married at this time were Qi Chenyan, the young master of the Qi Family, and Shi Xing!
Right now, Weibo and various forums were still speculating about their relationship, with many accusing Shi Xing of seducing Qi Chenyan and confidently claiming that he would discard her once he grew tired of her.
The three couldn’t help but think that many people were about to be proven utterly wrong.
However, they also secretly wondered: Could it be, as speculated online, that Shi Xing was holding something over the young master to force this marriage?
Their doubts lingered until it was time to fill out the forms and take photos. As the two sat side by side, Qi Chenyan suddenly looked at Shi Xing and said, “Wait.”
Shi Xing looked at him in confusion. “What’s wrong?”
The staff members’ hearts leaped into their throats.
Was he regretting it? Was the young master having second thoughts?
Watching this drama unfold was truly thrilling.
But Qi Chenyan had already stood up and picked out a lipstick from the pile of cosmetics that had been delivered earlier.
He walked back, leaned down, gently lifted Shi Xing’s chin to tilt her face upward, and focused intently on her lips as he carefully applied the lipstick for her.
Shi Xing blinked, her eyelashes fluttering as she watched him. After he finished applying the lipstick, he tilted his head to examine her closely, then smiled in satisfaction. He leaned down and lightly kissed the corner of her lips, whispering, “Your lipstick was smudged a little earlier.”
She had applied light makeup after changing into her dress, but the earlier shallow kiss had caused some of it to wear off.
Shi Xing’s cheeks flushed slightly. “Oh,” she said. “Is it better now?”
Qi Chenyan chuckled and gently pinched her chin. “Yes, it’s perfect. You look beautiful.”After he released her, she turned her gaze and met the astonished yet excited eyes of three staff members.
Shi Xing: “…”
She offered an awkward smile.
The staff members smiled back at her.
It seemed they had seen too little.
Damn, where did it look like Shi Xing had caught the young master’s weakness?
Look at how gentle the young master was just now when applying lipstick for her, almost kissing her right in front of them, and the words he spoke were so ambiguous—and so beautiful. What adult wouldn’t understand, ahhh!
Qi Chenyan, however, remained unfazed. After putting away the lipstick and sitting back down, he wrapped his arm around her waist from behind, pulling her closer to him, and said to the photographer, “Alright, let’s take the photo.”
The staff member looked at the two through the lens, eyes gleaming.
To be honest, they had only seen these two on phones, computers, or TV before. They were good-looking, sure, but it always felt like there was some filter at play.
But now, the two were right in front of them, without any filters, their real beauty striking straight to the heart.
The marriage registration process wasn’t complicated. Before long, two red booklets were handed to them by the staff.
In that moment, Qi Chenyan felt particularly dazed.
It really felt like a dream.
In the morning, he was still heartbroken over her disgust toward him. Now, she was already his wife.
His fingers trembled slightly as he held the red booklet. He turned to look at Shi Xing and saw her also staring down at the marriage certificate in her hands, lost in thought.
Qi Chenyan pursed his lips, unable to help wondering whether she felt more joy or more annoyance at this moment.
When the staff were leaving, Qi Chenyan handed three red envelopes to them, each thick and heavy. “Thank you for your hard work.”
The three instantly beamed with joy. “No need to thank us, it’s our duty. We wish Mr. Qi and Miss Shi a happy marriage, filled with love and longevity!”
Such a wonderful thing—they wouldn’t mind it happening a few more times, even every night!
Qi Chenyan’s expression softened further at their words. “Thank you.”
A marriage filled with love and longevity.
What a beautiful blessing.
After seeing the staff off, he turned back and saw Shi Xing still looking down at the marriage certificate in her hands.
He walked over, his voice inexplicably hoarse. “What are you looking at?”
He was afraid of seeing unhappiness in her eyes when she looked up.
But when she raised her gaze, her eyes were sparkling as she called out, “A Yan.”
Qi Chenyan was momentarily stunned by her expression. “Hmm?”
She asked him, “Can I post on Weibo?”
“Weibo?”
Qi Chenyan was puzzled. Shi Xing waved the marriage certificate in front of him. “This. I want to announce it on Weibo. Is that okay?”
When he mentioned marriage, Shi Xing had already thought of this—it was the best solution. As long as she posted the marriage certificate and announced their marriage in advance, Shi Yue wouldn’t be able to stir up any trouble.
Qi Chenyan truly hadn’t expected her to be willing to announce it.
“Of course.”
He sat down beside her. Shi Xing suddenly frowned again. “But I don’t have my phone.”
Her phone was with Song Lan, and she didn’t remember the password to her Weibo account, which had always been managed by Song Lan.
Qi Chenyan smiled. “Then I’ll post it.”
He took a few photos of the marriage certificate and logged into his Weibo account, which he had never used before.
Not long after, netizens who were still staying up late, chattering and gossiping, came across an official announcement post.
Qi Chenyan: “Stars cannot be plucked, but I will forever look up to them and protect them. My most beautiful star, eternally radiant.”
Accompanied by photos of two marriage certificates.
Late at night, the online discussion exploded once again.While everyone was speculating about their relationship, Qi Chenyan gave the most direct answer.
They were married, husband and wife.
Shi Xing looked at the Weibo post he had shared, her gaze flickering slightly.
“I just thought of something,” she said as Qi Chenyan turned to look at her. “Your parents still don’t know we’re married, do they?”
Qi Chenyan chuckled softly, his voice low and husky as he called her, “Baby.”
Shi Xing loved it when he called her that—his voice slightly rough, sensual and full of desire, making her blush and her heart race.
She blinked. “Hmm?”
Qi Chenyan laughed again. “Instead of thinking about that, you should think about something else.”
Shi Xing was puzzled. “Think about what?”
Qi Chenyan leaned closer. “It’s almost one in the morning. Time to sleep.”
As he spoke, his breath brushed against her ear, his lips grazing the edge of her earlobe as he whispered, “You should think about whether you’ll sleep with me tonight, or I’ll sleep with you.”
(Sweet note: How about I sleep with both of you? ~(@^_^@)~)