Fu Xiuyuan's eyes landed on Shi Jin's unblemished identification card before he lowered his eyes and contemplated.
Did she not burn them?
Shi Jin did not give Deng Yufei her identification card at all. All she gave her was an expired student identification card.
Deng Yufei had no clue that Shi Jin knew what she was up to, so she did not double-check the envelope. Instead, she set fire to the envelope after she came downstairs in an attempt to drive a wedge between Fu Xiuyuan and Shi Jin.
In Shi Jin's past life, Deng Yufei succeeded in driving them apart.
Shi Jin had a huge fight with the angry Fu Xiuyuan when he came in with the doctor. She ended up running out, and it pushed their relationship even closer to the edge.
They naturally did not manage to get married. It drove them further apart and made them completely irreconcilable.
Shi Jin was not going to be stupid this time by letting the vile woman have her way.
Fu Xiuyuan and Song Fan were stunned as Shi Jin waved her identification card and smiled.
Shi Jin waved her hand at Fu Xiuyuan. "Fu Xiuyuan, where is your ID?"
The two of them snapped out of their shock. One of them looked at Shi Jin in a daze and was at a complete loss as he wondered whether this was a dream. The other man climbed up the stairs at top speed to Fu Xiuyuan's room and retrieved his identification card.
Shi Jin took the card and placed it in her bag.
She stopped holding Fu Xiuyuan by the arm and held his hand instead as she beamed brightly. "Let's go get this done."
Fu Xiuyuan could sense the girl's slightly cold hand in his palm while his heart felt as though it was set ablaze.
Did his girl just hold his hand?
That was the first time. It was the first time she clasped his hand with fingers intertwined.
An electric current shot into his brain as fireworks exploded in his eyes and mind as she held his hand.
"Let's go get it done."
Those were the most beautiful words that Fu Xiuyuan had heard in his life. It was the most romantic thing he had ever heard.
Shi Jin held Fu Xiuyuan's hand and got into the car with Song Fan hurriedly following them.
He was genuinely worried.
Shi Jin often caused trouble and made all kinds of excuses to go see her fiancé. However, his boss kept getting fooled by her and trusted her no matter what she did. She ended up hurting him completely.
Song Fan was worried that Shi Jin might be up to something again, but he could only keep staring at Shi Jin.
Even though Song Fan's eyes were sore from keeping an eye on Shi Jin the entire time, she did nothing.
Shi Jin continued to hold Fu Xiuyuan's hand tightly as the car drove into the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Song Fan could sense how happy Fu Xiuyuan was, and even the atmosphere felt good. He had not seen Fu Xiuyuan in such a good mood in a long time.
He prayed that things would go without a hitch and that Fu Xiuyuan and Shi Jin would get their marriage license.
Even though everything seemed absolutely surreal today, it was worth it if it could make Fu Xiuyuan happy!
***
Shi Jin felt nervous when the employees at the Civil Affairs Bureau talked to her.
She looked sideways at the nonchalant Fu Xiuyuan. He seemed calm and answered all of the questions swiftly before he quickly signed his name on the document.
If not for his sweaty palm, Shi Jin would have thought that he was completely composed.
Fu Xiuyuan looked at her sideways. Shi Jin felt sad as she recalled how he fell into her arms with his face covered in blood in her past life.
She disregarded her urge to cry and hurriedly picked up the pen to sign the document.
Shi Jin held the two red booklets tightly in her hands as they walked out.
Song Fan rubbed his eyes and pinched his thigh as though he were dreaming when he witnessed the sight.
He was genuinely not dreaming! His thighs had even become bruised from all the pinching.
Fu Xiuyuan sat upright in the car. Even though the coldness on his face had dissipated, an imposing aura continued radiating from him.
He was happy to accept Shi Jin's unexpected change in attitude, but he was afraid that this was just the calm before the storm.
Shi Jin was keenly aware of the lies and empty promises she made all these years so that she could run from him. Even with the marriage license, he was worried that she was not in it wholeheartedly.
Fu Xiuyuan was deep in thought when he suddenly felt a cool sensation in his hand. He lowered his eyes to see the red booklets.
"Xiuyuan, why don't you keep this?" Shi Jin sounded relaxed as she smiled candidly. "You can keep the marriage license. I will stay in Repulse Bay Villa from now on."
His long fingers instantly froze as he held the marriage license so tightly that his knuckles turned white. He looked fixedly at her face.
Shi Jin held his hand up somewhat sadly. "Deng Yufei said I wanted to run, but it's not true. From now on, you can only believe what I say."
"Shi Jin." Fu Xiuyuan's voice sounded deep and husky as he held her soft hands. However, he continued frowning and seemed as though he was trying to figure out the veracity of her words.
Shi Jin said softly, "I used to be blind and couldn't tell humans and animals apart. It stops now. Please don't believe anything you hear unless it comes from me, especially Deng Yufei."
"Okay." Fu Xiuyuan's Adam's apple moved as he promised deeply.
"Why can she enter Repulse Bay Villa as she wishes? Why can she get in touch with you?" asked Shi Jin.
Fu Xiuyuan replied, "I don't know either."
Shi Jin instantly realized that Deng Yufei could have such access because of her and not Fu Xiuyuan.
Deng Yufei went around pretending to be her best friend. Would anyone deny her entry into Repulse Bay Villa? Would it dawn on Fu Xiuyuan that anything could be amiss with what Deng Yufei said? It was all her fault.
Shi Jin saw Fu Xiuyuan looking worried after she gathered her thoughts. She felt bad, so she turned to kiss the corner of his lips with her mask on.
She saw the darkness in his eyes disappear and get replaced by a dazzling light.
***
At Repulse Bay Villa.
Everyone could sense something different about the mood Fu Xiuyuan was in. He was unusually warm, and his previously stern expression had lifted.
A servant was distracted by the change in Fu Xiuyuan and accidentally spilled some water. He was so terrified that he turned pale and felt that he was dead meat. However, Fu Xiuyuan waved his hand and let him leave.
It was an unprecedented miracle!
Song Fan was sitting in the front passenger seat on the way back and did not keep an eye on Shi Jin, so he missed the sight of Shi Jin kissing Fu Xiuyuan. Hence, he did not know why there was such a huge change in Fu Xiuyuan's mood.
Fu Xiuyuan clearly seemed unperturbed when they left the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Nevertheless, he hoped that Shi Jin would stick to her word this time!
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