Chapter 26

A straight ball came flying in, completely unexpected.

My heart skipped a beat, and my pale pink fingertips involuntarily curled around his collar.

And the culprit, like a seductive fox spirit, had a playful, alluring smile on his face, his deep, beautiful peach blossom eyes curving mischievously.

“Duan Shiyan.”

I snapped out of my daze, the suspicious blush on my face making the light-colored mole under my eye even more vibrant, “Be serious.”

I suppressed my inexplicably racing heartbeat, pulled my hand back from his collar, which was already buttoned, and pulled away from him, “Or I won’t help you anymore.”

I was wearing a pearl white new Chinese-style cheongsam, my lightly made-up face was ethereal and refined, my cold temperament like the white plum blossoms that stand proudly in the winter snow.

My slender back was straight, my brows slightly raised, giving off an air of a cold beauty scolding a dog.

The man who was scolded, not only didn’t get angry, but his entire face was filled with a joyful smile.

“Alright, alright”

Duan Shiyan raised his hands in surrender, as if welcoming being shot in the heart by her at any moment, a playful glint in his eyes, “I’m good.”

If Xue Nan and Xiao Yuan were here, they would definitely cover their mouths and whisper,

“Sister-in-law/Madam, don’t scold Duan Ge/Duan Zong so happily.”

“Also, I heard that married men should uphold male virtues, don’t leave your collar open like that anymore.”

Feeling like I was really a wife disciplining her husband, I cleared my throat and quickly added, “I’m just saying this because I’m worried about being exposed, I definitely don’t mean anything else.”

Usually, the arrogant and rebellious crown prince wouldn’t be easily controlled by a few words from me.

But I didn’t expect.

This crown prince was actually so willing to be controlled by me.

“Okay, as you command.”

Duan Shiyan looked at me with his deep, burning eyes, a faint smile on his lips, his dimples deepening, his low, magnetic, lazy voice full of indulgence and pampering, “My, Queen.”

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Whether it was fate or coincidence, the number we got was 9, which has the meaning of long and lasting.

Following the notary’s instructions, we filled out the forms and then went to take a photo. Throughout the entire process, my heart kept beating inexplicably fast, unable to calm down.

I couldn’t help but rub my still hot earlobes in annoyance.

What’s going on!

Duan Shiyan used to tease me in high school, often using his peach blossom eyes that made everyone feel like he was looking at them with affection, and his contrasting dimples.

At that time, I only felt helpless, I didn’t feel my heart pounding like this.

It was as if an unfamiliar wave had suddenly and unexpectedly crashed against my chest, causing ripples of excitement in my entire heart.

And Duan Shiyan, why is he being so obedient…..

I thought that someone like him, who didn’t like to be controlled, would show impatience or anger.

But not only didn’t he, but he even spoke to me in a gentle tone….

“Miss, please move closer.”

The photographer we hired adjusted the camera and gave directions, “Move a little closer to your husband.”

The word “husband” made my cheeks flush, my heart still hadn’t calmed down, and my hands holding the flowers trembled nervously, a little helpless.

As I stood stiffly, my shoulder was gently tapped, and then the man standing next to me gently pulled me closer.

The familiar warmth spread through my body like fire, following the shoulder he held, my eyelashes trembled, and my heart sped up again.

I clutched the flowers in my hand, subconsciously looking up at him.

As if sensing something, Duan Shiyan gently patted my shoulder.

His deep, beautiful peach blossom eyes curved towards me, as if reassuring me not to be nervous, everything was fine with him.

My heartstrings were touched again.

Holding the bouquet of vibrant flowers, I faced the camera, my cold and outstanding brows softened into a gentle arc, my clear pupils flashing with unconscious, flickering lights of excitement.

“Click—”

The moment was captured.

“Let’s take another shot of you two looking at each other, don’t waste such a good atmosphere.”

As soon as the photographer finished speaking.

The man in the pure white suit turned around, facing the cold beauty in the cheongsam in front of him, his ten years of secret love.

Just then, I also looked up at him.

In that instant, their eyes met.

Duan Shiyan looked down at her.

As if transcending time and space, all the feelings he had hidden for so many years finally found an opportunity to be expressed openly and unrestrainedly, without reservation, surging towards her like a tidal wave.

Duan Shiyan’s heart pounded violently in his chest, his dark, deep eyes filled with a vast expanse of obscure affection.

If he hadn’t gotten into that car accident back then, after the graduation ceremony in senior year, would there have been a scene like this on the school rooftop?

He would have held flowers and a love letter, his face flushed red from embarrassment, his mouth, which usually remained silent or could effortlessly crush anyone with its words, would have stammered from nervousness.

But he would have been incredibly serious and earnest as he told her when he first noticed her, when he started to have feelings for her, and when he confirmed how much he liked her.

Then he would have stood there nervously and clumsily, like a good little boy, waiting for her response.

The man’s gaze was incredibly deep and incredibly hot.

Like a blazing fire, just the touch of his sight could make her entire body feel hot and restless because of him.

My heart, which had just calmed down, started to race again.

I couldn’t help but look into the depths of his eyes.

For some reason, I felt like he was trying to tell me something through his gaze…..

As our eyes met, I looked at the man in front of me, the arrogant, unrestrained, and carefree man I had secretly envied during my school years, and suddenly I felt—

If it wasn’t for Fu Yuchen, he would have been the one who would have made my entire youth dazzling.

—

The rest of the process went quickly and smoothly.

As I sat outside again, looking at the fresh, hot, and brand new marriage certificate in my hand, I couldn’t help but feel a little bit of a strange feeling.

I had married an old classmate I had just reunited with.

He was also someone I thought I wouldn’t have much interaction with, a crown prince who seemed to be forever suspended in the sky like the sun.

Now, this crown prince, after being separated for several years, had become my legally recognized husband not long after we reunited.

Although it all started under the guise of a partnership.

But I still couldn’t help but say, fate is truly unpredictable sometimes.

I opened the marriage certificate in my hand, inside was a very ordinary red-backed two-inch photo.

In the photo.

The girl in the exquisitely tailored pearl white cheongsam was holding a bouquet of flowers, her clear and beautiful brows curved like crescent moons.

The coldness and aloofness in her had melted away, as vibrant and bright as the bright spring flowers blooming all over the mountains.

Standing next to her was a man in a pure white suit, his neatly styled hair framing a pair of eyes that usually exuded arrogance and wildness.

But when he stood with her in front of the red backdrop for the photo, his arrogance faded, his eyes were filled with a smile, and the passionate feelings inside him were almost about to burst out.

My breath hitched.

Looking at it this way, we really did look like a loving newlywed couple.

As if my memory was automatically triggered, I couldn’t help but hear the photographer who took the picture for us, his excited voice.

“Perfect! Perfect! You two are truly a match made in heaven! You two are clearly meant to be together!”

My heart started to race again.

“What’s wrong with me?”

I touched my chest, feeling the frantic rhythm of my heart in my palm, “Why am I being so abnormal today?”

Calm down.

I need to calm down.

This is just the first step in my partnership with Duan Shiyan, I have to stay steady!

I absolutely cannot fall for him this quickly!

Despite constantly trying to convince myself, my heart had its own ideas and continued to beat faster in my chest.

“Jinwu.”

Duan Shiyan, who had just finished the rest of the paperwork, walked over with the red marriage certificate in hand, showing it off.

He sat next to me, placing his marriage certificate next to mine, close together.

His bright and joyful eyes were burning with passion as he looked at me, like the hottest fire, “We’re married.”

“From today on.”

“Our story is finally about to begin.”