Chapter 26: The More High-Profile the Marriage, the Better

“So handsome!”

“Like a well-behaved little wolfdog!”

They arrived early. It wasn’t a special holiday, and there weren’t many people getting marriage licenses at the Civil Affairs Bureau, so the process went smoothly.

Seeing the official stamp being pressed, Jian Yao felt a sense of both loss and relief.

Holding this small red booklet, she was now Gu Zhiyan’s wife.

It turned out that not marrying Lu Chengze wasn’t as painful as she imagined.

As they came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, there was already a line of people outside.

All of them were sweet young couples, some joking around, some nervous and excited.

Jian Yao couldn’t help but take a few extra glances.

Gu Zhiyan followed her gaze. It was a couple playfully teasing each other, clearly fresh graduates, their eyes still holding a naivety untouched by the world.

He lowered his eyelids and looked at Jian Yao beside him. “Envious?”

Jian Yao was startled. “What?”

Gu Zhiyan nodded towards the couple. “You’ve been staring at them for a long time.”

Jian Yao “oh”ed, realizing belatedly. “Not envious, just think it’s nice.”

“Sometimes, witnessing others’ happiness can make you happy too.”

Gu Zhiyan held the newly issued red booklet, his gaze sweeping over the couple. “Is that so?”

He retracted his gaze, his deep eyes falling on Jian Yao, his voice soft and meaningful.

“You’ll be the one being watched someday.”

“Huh?”

Jian Yao hadn’t grasped Gu Zhiyan’s meaning when the man had already started walking towards the parking lot.

Jian Yao blinked and followed.

She would be the one being watched?

Was that what he meant?

Jian Yao looked at Gu Zhiyan’s back and bit her lip.

She must be overthinking it.

She had barely interacted with Gu Zhiyan before, only exchanging greetings when they happened to meet.

Jian Yao patted her face, warning herself to be clear-headed and stop being delusional.

The parking lot exit was blocked by a couple’s car.

While waiting for them to move their car, Gu Zhiyan took out his booklet, raised his phone, and looked at the one in Jian Yao’s hand.

“Take a picture?”

Jian Yao, like a tool, raised her hand, placing her booklet next to his, watching him take three pictures in a row. Then he chose the best one, opened Weibo.

When Jian Yao saw him opening Weibo, her scalp tingled.

Didn’t this guy have any idea how many Weibo followers he had?

A retired e-sports player with millions of fans, the most beloved grandchild of the Gu family, casually announcing his marriage would definitely make headlines!

Wouldn’t his female fans tear her apart?

As if sensing her emotional change, Gu Zhiyan turned to look at her, his beautiful eyes curving into a charming arc, his lips slightly curled. “Don’t want me to post on Weibo?”

Jian Yao blinked, wanting to say if it wasn’t too high-profile?

Suddenly, she remembered that when Gu Zhiyan agreed to get engaged to her, he just wanted a wife in name only, to deal with his family’s pressure to get married and to reassure business partners, dispelling rumors within the circle.

Therefore, the higher profile the marriage, the better.

Besides, it was just a photo for the cover of the wedding album, it wouldn’t affect her much.

Jian Yao bit the soft flesh on her cheek, shaking her head repeatedly, “You can post it.”

Gu Zhiyan stared at her for two seconds, then lowered his eyes to look at the phone in his hand, quickly exiting Weibo. However, there was an unmistakable disappointment on his face, and his tone was also listless.

“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to. It doesn’t matter.”

The car blocking the road had already driven away. Gu Zhiyan looked straight ahead, started the car, only leaving Jian Yao with a side profile, and repeated, “It doesn’t matter.”

She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but she felt that Gu Zhiyan said it didn’t matter, but he was clearly full of disappointment and accusation, from his hair to his jawline.

And she, was the one who went back on her word, the one who was being accused.

Seeing Gu Zhiyan about to turn the steering wheel and leave the parking lot, Jian Yao quickly spoke, “I don’t mind, you can post it.”

Gu Zhiyan kept his hands firmly on the steering wheel, just turned his head to look at her, as if confirming if she was fooling him again.

Jian Yao was looked at by his accusing and aggrieved eyes, feeling like a big fraud who was cheating on marriage.

She was the one who took the initiative to ask for his help. Now that her problem was solved, it was Gu Zhiyan’s turn, but she was hesitant and reluctant, getting the benefits while acting innocent.

A sense of guilt welled up in her heart…

She pinched his shirt sleeve and pulled it gently, whispering, “You can post it.”

Gu Zhiyan’s aggrieved expression finally softened, confirming again, “Really?”

Jian Yao nodded, and to show her determination, she took the initiative to hand Gu Zhiyan’s phone, which was placed aside, “Post it, post it now.”

Gu Zhiyan finally “reluctantly” took the phone, unlocked it, quickly edited the caption, and paired it with the photo he had chosen earlier, “Shall I post it then?”

In Jian Yao’s rapid nodding, he posted it.

The car started again, slowly driving out of the parking lot.

As expected, almost from the moment Gu Zhiyan posted it on Weibo, his Weibo notifications kept ringing, continuously.

Gu Zhiyan looked intently at the road ahead, “You can help me choose a few comments to reply to.”

Jian Yao pointed at herself, surprised, “Me?”

They didn’t seem to be familiar enough to look at each other’s phones, right?

In this era where people would delete their chat history even before they died, looking at someone else’s phone was tantamount to invading their privacy.

Besides, someone like Gu Zhiyan, his phone should have a lot of company secrets, right?

Did he really trust her that much?

To be honest, she wouldn’t dare let Gu Zhiyan see her phone under the same circumstances.

Her chat history with Xu Si was the kind that would ruin both of them if even a little bit was exposed.

Gu Zhiyan nodded, taking advantage of the red light to unlock the screen with his fingerprint, “You can add your fingerprint, it will be much easier in the future if something like this happens again.”

Jian Yao’s lips parted slightly, as if in a dream, “Isn’t that a bit inappropriate? I’m afraid I’ll see something I shouldn’t.”

The green light came on, Gu Zhiyan held the steering wheel nonchalantly, “I don’t have anything I can’t let you see.”

He paused, then added, “Besides, aren’t we married? My things are all joint property, including my phone.”

Jian Yao looked dumbfounded at Gu Zhiyan’s phone, then at her own phone that couldn’t be seen.

She had a whole new understanding of joint property.

She was afraid that if she continued to talk, Gu Zhiyan would also want her phone password, so she quickly clicked on Gu Zhiyan’s Weibo.

The post he just posted already had 99 comments.