Chapter 17

“Tomorrow is a good day?”

“Such a coincidence?”

Jinwu looked at the calendar on the screen in surprise. The 19th, tomorrow, was circled, and below it, three large golden characters were written: Auspicious for Marriage.

“…”

It really was such a coincidence.

Jinwu handed the phone back to Duan Shiyan in a daze. He took it, his eyebrows slightly raised, seemingly nonchalant, he asked casually, “How are you thinking about it?”

His tone was lazy. “If tomorrow doesn’t work, we can reschedule.”

“But the days after tomorrow are all mediocre.”

Duan Shiyan quickly flipped through the calendar he had already thoroughly studied, still in a lazy tone. “So I suggest, if possible, get the license tomorrow, the sooner the better.”

He raised his head, his eyes slightly lifted, looking quite sincere. “Sorry, I’m a little superstitious.”

Jinwu: ?

Ah??

Duan Shiyan was actually superstitious???

This was as shocking as hearing that someone who hates cilantro would protect all the cilantro in the world.

Jinwu looked into his eyes, trying to find a hint of a joke in them.

But he didn’t shy away, he met her gaze directly, even using his peach blossom eyes, which were so deep that they could even look at a dog with affection, to wink at her, his charm irresistible.

Jinwu quickly averted her gaze, her face slightly flushed, her heart still beating faster as if something was wrong.

Actually… it wasn’t completely unreasonable.

After all, rich people are quite superstitious, it’s not completely impossible for him to be superstitious.

And since she had already agreed to marry him, it didn’t matter when they got the license.

“Okay.”

Jinwu nodded. “I’m fine with that, let’s get the license tomorrow.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the man in front of her, who had just been exuding a lazy and relaxed aura, seemed to react slowly, blinking his eyelashes slowly.

Then, a faint blush seemed to appear in his eyes.

“Okay, let’s get the license tomorrow.”

Just as Jinwu thought she had seen wrong and was about to lean in to see more clearly.

She saw him chuckle softly, returning to the arrogant and unrestrained demeanor she was familiar with, as if the redness in his eyes that had flashed by was just her imagination.

“By the way, I think I need to remind you of something.”

Duan Shiyan looked at her directly, his naturally affectionate peach blossom eyes holding a hint of arrogant playfulness. “I don’t do secret marriages.”

“So, in the future, when you’re ready, we’ll have a big wedding.”

Actually, if he wanted to, he could hold a wedding at any time, even a different theme every day wouldn’t be impossible.

But a wedding was one of the most important things in a girl’s life, he didn’t want to be the only one enjoying it.

As long as she hadn’t truly fallen for him, even for a second, he didn’t want to make her feel wronged or regretful in any way under any pretext.

The man sitting across from her had superior and arrogant features, with the flamboyant arrogance of a child of privilege, he didn’t look like he was joking at all.

Jinwu was a little stunned.

She thought they would be like partners who had reached an agreement, just get a marriage certificate to prove their relationship, and then help each other.

She didn’t expect him to go through the trouble of having a big wedding.

“It’s not necessary to be so troublesome…”

Jinwu suddenly felt like a straight man who didn’t understand romance. “We’re not really getting married like that…”

“Of course, we have to have a big wedding.”

Duan Shiyan raised his eyebrows, looking like he was saying “What are you talking about?” “If we just got a license and that’s it, those old geezers would definitely be suspicious.”

“And Jinwu—”

His eyes burned with intensity as he looked at her. “Even though we’re a little special, I still want to give you all the rituals, without missing a single one.”

“That’s the most basic respect and etiquette for the woman.”

Jinwu was scorched by his deep gaze, her heart suddenly beating faster.

These were things Fu Yulchen had never given her.

Even on their first day of dating, and even later, he never once made a public announcement or showed off their love like normal couples.

It was as if the person who had confessed to her on the rooftop that day wasn’t him, but someone else.

Fu Yulchen had patted her head and said he liked her being obedient, and wanted her to stay that way.

So, she had gotten used to not caring.

But now, suddenly someone had walked in front of her, looked at her seriously and firmly, and said he would give her all the rituals.

It was a very subtle feeling, to say the least.

Jinwu’s eyelashes fluttered, she felt like a hollow space in her heart had been filled.

It wasn’t that she didn’t care.

It was because she had never been given this kind of initiative.

Seeing that she didn’t say anything, Duan Shiyan’s hand on the table couldn’t help but clench nervously.

He seemed to calmly change his posture, and when he spoke, there was a hint of resentment in his voice. “Jinwu, you’re not having second thoughts, are you?”

If she really did have second thoughts.

Then he would… then he would kneel down again!

Jinwu shook her head.

“No, it’s just…”

She looked at him with clear eyes, soft yet stubborn. “It’s just that if you ever have someone you truly love, you have to tell me honestly. Don’t worry, I won’t bother you, if you want to get a divorce then…”

“That won’t happen.”

Before she could finish, Duan Shiyan quickly interrupted. “I don’t care about anyone else, but in our Duan family, once you’ve chosen someone, it’s for life, there’s never been a precedent for divorce.”

His handsome and playful brows were filled with seriousness, making people feel a sense of awe.

“So you have to think carefully, marrying me is for life.”

A certain Secret Crush Brother hummed with a serious yet delicate air. “Jinwu, you can’t make me the first scumbag in the Duan family, I’m yours now, you have to take responsibility for me.”

Jinwu was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but smile.

He was so much like a whiny and delicate little princess.

“I know.”

Her bright apricot eyes below her slender brows were filled with a sweet smile, like a soft spring water reflecting in her eyes. “I’ll take responsibility for you.”

Duan Shiyan’s gaze locked onto the smile on her face, the invisible dog tail he had been nervously tucking behind him immediately wagged like a tornado.

But suddenly!

Jinwu remembered something, her smile faded, and a hint of difficulty appeared on her face. “But…”

Duan Shiyan: !

The tail that had been wagging wildly immediately stopped abruptly, and instantly stood up like an antenna, tense.

“There will probably be a lot of things I need to cooperate with you on, but I have a few surgeries scheduled in my work schedule, and my time is pretty tight.”

Jinwu pursed her lips slightly. “So, I might not be able to cooperate with you in time every time, you’ll have to accommodate me then.”

Oh, so that’s it.

Duan Shiyan relaxed his tense back without showing it, his tail immediately started wagging happily again.

“Of course, no problem at all.”

He raised his eyebrows, radiating a dazzling and bright confidence. “I told you, you can completely continue your career, I will give you all the respect and support, and I will never interfere, I will never restrict you in any way under any pretext.”

A Scorpio Secret Crush Brother who held grudges once again sharply criticized that useless scumbag. “Unlike that scumbag named Fu, he’s so irresponsible, he really shames all men.”

Jinwu was charmed by him.

Growing up in a long-term environment of suppression, she wasn’t someone who was good at expressing herself, she was always worried about offending others.

But for some reason, she could always relax quickly in front of Duan Shiyan.

Jinwu chuckled softly, even when talking about things she would have been worried about in front of Fu Yulchen, her tone became much lighter. “I thought you would ask me to put my hospital work on hold, that you would think I was a nuisance.”

Duan Shiyan frowned.

Click.

That idiot had actually instilled so many idiotic ideas in his baby.

He should have just found a few people to pin him down and beat him up on his birthday.

So infuriating

“Why would I think you’re a nuisance?”

Duan Shiyan looked serious. “Isn’t it natural for a doctor to put their patients first?”

Yeah, isn’t it natural?

Jinwu looked at him, a touch of awe in her eyes.

He wasn’t lying to her.

He was really respecting her profession and wishes.

“By the way, do you have a work schedule on your phone?”

Duan Shiyan asked lazily, holding his phone. “If you do, can you send it to me on WeChat?”

“Hmm? Yes.”

Jinwu took her phone out of her bag. “But we probably haven’t added each other yet, open your homepage’s QR code, I’ll scan you…”

“Ding”

Just as she opened WeChat’s scan function, she saw a little dog avatar with a red dot pop up on the screen.

Your Dear Fiancé: Hi