Tang Yan blinked lightly, then nodded solemnly. “Really.”
“Tomorrow!” Sheng Yanyu said. “We’ll go get our marriage certificate tomorrow!”
“Okay.” Tang Yan grinned at him.
Sheng Yanyu’s expression remained unchanged, but the hand gripping the doorframe grew increasingly tense. He restrained himself with great effort. “Tang Yan, you only have one night to think it over. If you regret—”
“I won’t regret it!” Tang Yan cut him off, smiling. “Sheng Yanyu, see you tomorrow! Good night!”
With that, she turned to leave. Then, as if remembering something, she stopped, turned around, and walked back toward him.
“Are you having second thou—”
“Mwah!”
Before Sheng Yanyu could finish his sentence, his cheek was suddenly touched by something soft, and a trace of warm breath quickly spread through his entire body.
By the time he snapped back to his senses, the girl in front of him had already disappeared.
Tang Yan, who had already returned to her room, had no idea that Sheng Yanyu stood at the door for a full hour.
Back in her room, Tang Yan picked up her phone and found a phone number she hadn’t contacted in a long time. Yet her fingertip hovered in midair, hesitating to press down.
Her slightly furrowed brows revealed her inner conflict.
After a long moment, as if she had made an important decision, she finally pressed the call button.
The call connected, and Tang Yan couldn’t help but feel nervous.
It wasn’t until an aged voice came through the receiver that she grew even more uneasy.
“What made you think to call this old man?”
“Teacher…” Tang Yan gripped her phone tightly, her lips tense with nervousness, revealing her anxiety.
“Go on, what do you want from me?”
As if he knew her habit of never coming to him without a reason, the person on the other end of the line spoke with a less-than-friendly tone, yet didn’t choose to hang up.
Tang Yan took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Teacher, I want to come back and continue my studies… Is that okay?”
The person on the other end suddenly fell silent, which made Tang Yan even more uneasy.
After a long while, the voice came through again, tinged with caution. “Are you serious?”
“Really, Teacher!” Tang Yan said urgently. “Teacher, can I still?”
“When are you coming back to class?”
“Can I come to the school to see you tomorrow?” Tang Yan asked nervously.
“Mm.” The person on the other end sounded slightly proud.
Tang Yan let out a sigh of relief, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.
“Teacher, I’d like to bring someone to see you tomorrow, is that okay?” Tang Yan asked again.
“Is he also here to study medicine?”
“No, he’s here for a consultation.” Tang Yan paused, then continued, “And also, I’d like to introduce him to you.”
“Mm.”
The call ended, and the smile on Tang Yan’s face grew even brighter. She was even filled with anticipation for tomorrow.
She slept soundly through the night, and for the first time since her rebirth, Tang Yan had a beautiful dream.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Shen Ze and Song Wan were having a rough time.
Shen Ze had gotten three stitches on his head, and Song Wan had injured her tailbone from the fall, requiring her to stay in the hospital for half a month.
After having his head wound treated, Shen Ze came to the ward to find Song Wan.
“Brother Aze, how are you? Does it still hurt?” Song Wan looked at him with a worried expression, struggling to get up from the hospital bed, but the movement pulled at her wound, causing her to frown in pain while forcing herself to endure it.
“Don’t move.” Shen Ze quickly stopped her, stepping forward to help her lie back down.
“Brother Ze, what do you think is going on with Yanyan? How could she hit you?” Song Wan asked in confusion. “Could it be that Sheng Yanyu said something to her about the car accident, trying to drive a wedge between you two?”
Shen Ze sat down nearby, his expression far from pleasant. At the thought of Tang Yan, anger surged within him.
Thinking back to what happened tonight, he couldn’t shake the feeling that Tang Yan was slipping out of his control!
He hadn’t been able to reach Tang Yan these past few days. When Sheng Yanyu finally brought her out, he’d hoped to use the opportunity to talk to her—but never expected her to actually hit him!
What was she thinking?
Shen Ze refused to believe that Tang Yan would betray him and genuinely fall for Sheng Yanyu.
“You’re injured, so rest well. I’ll find a chance to talk things over with Tang Yan.”
“Brother Ze, please talk to Yanyan gently. She must have her reasons.”
“Mm.” Shen Ze responded flatly.
But Song Wan froze at his reply, even the smile on her face turning somewhat stiff.
She felt a pang of discomfort.
In the past, whenever she said something like this, Shen Ze would counter with complaints about Tang Yan. But now he said nothing of the sort—instead, he seemed genuinely considering the matter!
Song Wan lowered her gaze slightly, her hand at her side gripping the blanket tightly.
Tang Yan absolutely cannot stay!
Moreover, the relationship between Tang Yan and Sheng Yanyu seemed to have shifted somehow.
She needed to get rid of Tang Yan as soon as possible!
Early the next morning, Tang Yan woke up. After washing up, she had just stepped out of her room when the door to Sheng Yanyu’s room next door opened.
She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, “Morning.”
“Mm.” Sheng Yanyu responded flatly, but his gaze swept over her from head to toe—his eyes shifting from initial anticipation to gradual disappointment, and finally to self-mockery.
So yesterday really was just nonsense to fool him!
Tang Yan noticed Sheng Yanyu’s visible mood shift and the way he’d looked at her, and suddenly realized what was going on.
At this moment, Sheng Yanyu was dressed in a sharp suit, his hair styled handsomely. His already striking features looked even more dashing.
Then she looked at herself—still in loose pajamas, hair casually scattered over her shoulders, looking sloppy and unkempt.
“I’ll go change right now!” Tang Yan turned and went back into her room, slamming the door shut behind her.
Sheng Yanyu stood in place, staring at the closed door. The disappointment on his face gave way to a slight upward curl at the corners of his mouth.
A moment later, Tang Yan emerged wearing a white knee-length dress.
Sheng Yanyu looked at her for a long while, then said, “Wait for me a moment.”
With that, he turned and went back into his room.
A minute later, he came out—his suit jacket removed, leaving him in just a white dress shirt.
Tang Yan stared at him and couldn’t help but laugh at his subtle little gesture.
Sheng Yanyu averted his gaze awkwardly and walked ahead first. “Let’s go downstairs for breakfast.”
Tang Yan grinned and quickly caught up. “Sure!”
After breakfast, Sheng Yanyu drove himself, with Tang Yan in the passenger seat.
They arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau in silence.
The car came to a stop, but Sheng Yanyu’s hands didn’t release the steering wheel—instead, he gripped it tighter, betraying his nervousness and unease!
“Are you really sure about this?” Sheng Yanyu couldn’t help asking one more time.
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Provided by the esteemed author Nine-Four, “After Rebirth, That Paranoid and Obsessive Big Shot Insists on Marrying Me”