Chapter 33: You are my fiancée, so who else should I go to register with?

After leaving the canteen, Lu Sinian asked Ye Sanqiu, “Shall we go home?”

Ye Sanqiu countered with a question, “Can I take a shower if we go home?”

After eating to her heart’s content, she just wanted to relax with a nice shower and then sleep peacefully. Although she had slept for two days on the train, it was nowhere near the same as sleeping in her own bed.

She had tasted the delicious food of the capital, but she hadn’t slept in its bed yet! She came to enjoy the benefits, so sleeping and eating were both essential parts of her plan!

Lu Sinian hesitated. At this time, if things had gone according to plan, Chen Xiaobing should have received results. It was still uncertain whether Chen Huiru had lost her job, but it was definitely affected. If he wasn’t mistaken, that ugly woman, Chen Huiru, would probably be running home for help by now.

Also, with Ye Sanqiu suddenly showing up and publicly slapping Wang Xiaoyun in the face, that old nasty woman would no doubt call the old man to complain as soon as she got home. Given the old man’s inability to discern right from wrong, he would likely be back home by noon.

At this moment, that family of three would likely be waiting for them to go back. Returning home now would allow them to watch the drama unfold, but it would definitely not be possible to shower.

Between watching the drama and letting Ye Sanqiu shower, Lu Sinian decided to let her shower first, then take her to handle a few important matters before heading home to enjoy the spectacle. He would leave them waiting at home.

“I’ll take you to the bathhouse.”

There was a collective bathhouse within the compound, and all they needed was a bath ticket to use it. Lu Sinian just so happened to have one on him.

They went directly to the bathhouse in the compound. Ye Sanqiu brought a change of clothes and even a towel with her. Aside from soap, which she didn’t have, she had everything else she needed.

She wasn’t too concerned about the soap for now and planned to take a quick wash to get rid of the sweat before changing into clean clothes. As for soap and other necessities, she would buy them from the state-run store when she had the chance. She had only heard about the state-run stores in the capital but had never visited one yet—she was quite curious!

Ye Sanqiu finished her shower quickly and was out in less than half an hour. When she came out, Lu Sinian was waiting for her under a big tree not far away, having changed into a new set of clothes. There was a bicycle standing nearby.

When he saw her, he walked up with a smile, his lips curving in a pleasant arc. He asked, “Finished already?”

Ye Sanqiu nodded and glanced at him, her eyes flashing with surprise. “Did you go home?”

Earlier, he had been wearing army green, but in the time she was in the bath, he had changed into a completely new set of clothes. He was now wearing a white shirt, perfectly pressed with not a single wrinkle, and black pants that made his legs look long and straight. Ye Sanqiu, who was nearly 1.7 meters tall herself, felt like his legs were almost at her armpits when standing next to him.

What long legs he had!

The hem of the white shirt was tucked neatly into his waistband, with a black leather belt at his waist. His shoes had also changed from army green liberation shoes to polished black leather shoes. Even his hair had been neatly styled.

He was already handsome, but in new clothes, he looked even better. His features were delicate and handsome, his skin fair, and his lips red and teeth white. Standing in the sunlight, his face seemed to glow.

Even though Ye Sanqiu had seen many handsome men in her life, she was still amazed by his appearance.

Cough, so what if she had seen a lot of handsome men in her previous life? What did that have to do with this life?

Anyway, in this life, she had only ever seen one handsome man, and that was Lu Sinian!

The thought that this handsome man was her fiancé made Ye Sanqiu’s smile widen even more.

Damn, she had struck gold!

This trip to the capital was totally worth it!

Lu Sinian noticed her gaze and blushed slightly, “I didn’t go home. I accidentally got my clothes wet, so I went to a friend’s place to borrow a clean set.”

Ye Sanqiu didn’t suspect anything and, seeing how neat his clothes were, couldn’t help but praise him, “Your friend is really good to you!”

Looking at Lu Sinian’s new clothes, she could tell they were brand new. It was rare these days for someone to lend their new clothes to a friend. Whoever did that must be a true friend.

Lu Sinian’s lips curved slightly. She wasn’t wrong.

Wei Pingan was indeed good to him.

But he was also good to Wei Pingan.

However, the clothes Lu Sinian was wearing were not from Wei Pingan. They were clothes he had left at Wei Pingan’s house. The only pair of shoes that were from Wei Pingan were the black leather ones, and Lu Sinian had been forced to wear them. It was his first time wearing leather shoes, and they felt a bit uncomfortable.

Looking at the bicycle under the tree, Ye Sanqiu asked, “Where are we going now?”

Lu Sinian hesitated for a moment, his lips curving into a dazzling smile. He said, “Can you come with me to a place?”

Ye Sanqiu curiously asked, “Where to?”

“To the Civil Affairs Bureau!” Lu Sinian replied.

Ye Sanqiu froze. “What are we going to the Civil Affairs Bureau for?”

Lu Sinian, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, answered, “Of course, to register our marriage!”

Ye Sanqiu: … Could it be what she was thinking?

Although she was quite satisfied with her fiancé, it was only in terms of his appearance. As for his character, she was still uncertain. Was it too rushed to register now?

She asked, hoping for a different answer, “Who is going with whom to register?”

Lu Sinian raised an eyebrow. “You’re my fiancée, so who else should I go with to register?”

Ye Sanqiu: …

“Isn’t this a bit too rushed?” she asked.

Lu Sinian’s smile faltered for a moment, his eyes locking onto hers. He pouted slightly, looking a bit aggrieved. “Do you not want to register with me? Do you have a problem with me? Are you rejecting me?”

The three “are you”s completely left Ye Sanqiu at a loss.

No, she had only said it might be a bit too soon, so why was he so worked up?

It was as if if she didn’t register with him, she would be some kind of heartless person!

But they had known each other for less than half a day!

Before Ye Sanqiu could respond, Lu Sinian continued on his own, “But now everyone in the compound knows you’re my fiancée. If you don’t go with me to register, wouldn’t my reputation be ruined?”

Ye Sanqiu stared blankly.

How would it ruin his reputation if she didn’t go to register?

She wasn’t afraid of a bad reputation as a woman, but what was a grown man like him so afraid of?

But seeing Lu Sinian’s aggrieved face, Ye Sanqiu couldn’t bring herself to question him.

Her mouth moved faster than her brain. “I didn’t say I wouldn’t go to register!”

Lu Sinian froze for a moment, then his eyes lit up in delight. “You agreed to go with me to register?”

Ye Sanqiu, seeing the dazzling smile on his lips, thought, “Fine, let’s go register. Anyway, the person who’ll lose out definitely won’t be me.”

“Fine, I’ll go with you to register, but you have to tell me the real reason why you’re in such a hurry to register,” she added quickly before he could speak.

“Don’t try to fool me with a fake excuse. I know you’re not someone who cares about your reputation,” she added, narrowing her eyes.

He had the nerve to argue with his stepmother in front of everyone, and now he was claiming he cared about his reputation? Please.

She knew from the moment she saw him that he and she were cut from the same cloth!

Lu Sinian didn’t expect that Ye Sanqiu had already seen through him. Instead of feeling uncomfortable about being exposed, his smile widened even more.

Now he finally understood why “she” had arranged this engagement for him!

Since he had been exposed, Lu Sinian wasn’t going to hide it anymore. He told Ye Sanqiu everything—the full story of how his biological father and stepmother had schemed to send him to the countryside. He told it all without holding back, as if he were talking about someone else’s affairs.

He spoke calmly, as if it were someone else’s problem, but Ye Sanqiu’s anger grew.

Damn, anyone who dared to scheme against her, Ye Sanqiu, was looking for trouble!

“Let’s go. We’re going to register now,” Ye Sanqiu said, pulling Lu Sinian by the hand towards the bicycle under the tree.

Once they got the marriage certificate, Lu Sinian wouldn’t meet the criteria to go to the countryside anymore. Ye Sanqiu was eager to see how the people who secretly signed him up for the countryside would explain things to the Youth Affairs Office!