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Chapter 13: I’m Not Selling Myself

The back seat of the Maybach felt spacious and quiet.

That day, Jiang Yubing looked just like a fairy-tale princess who had stepped right out of a dream.

She wore a pristine white short dress, the hem falling just perfectly above her thighs.

Her slender legs seemed even fairer and longer against the dress.

Her long hair flowed smoothly over her shoulders like a waterfall.

With every little movement she made, her hair gently swayed.

A faint, enchanting fragrance lingered in the air with her every motion.

Yet, at that moment she sat huffing with anger.

She hugged her arms tightly across her chest, looking exactly like a little kitten with its fur standing on end.

“Bad guy! Shen Qingxuan is such a big villain.”

She mumbled under her breath.

Her beautiful eyes were filled with a teasing anger.

“Is it so hard for you to get the marriage certificate with me?”

She turned her head, fixing her gaze straight on Shen Qingxuan, and demanded, “Am I ugly?”

Shen Qingxuan jumped at the sudden question.

He hurriedly waved his hands.

“Of course not.”

He truly admitted from the bottom of his heart that Jiang Yubing’s looks were extraordinary.

If she counted as ugly, then there could hardly be any good-looking people left in the world.

Jiang Yubing saw his reaction and spoke in a slightly sulky tone.

Shen Qingxuan opened his mouth, but for a moment, he did not know how to respond.

He still clutched the household registration book tightly in his hands.

With the way his parents acted, it was obvious they already treated Jiang Yubing as their daughter-in-law.

If Jiang Yubing ran off now, he probably would face a real beating when he got home.

Shen Qingxuan heaved a heavy sigh.

His face carried nothing but helplessness.

“That’s not what I meant.”

“If you just explained things properly, we wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

“After all, that night, we really didn’t do a thing. Nothing happened between us.”

Jiang Yubing listened, lowered her head, and thought for a moment.

She gently bit her lower lip and said softly, “I’ll explain it to you later. I have my own reasons.”

Thinking about her own impulsiveness that night, she also felt a bit guilty inside.

If not for that, things wouldn’t have turned out this way.

Shen Qingxuan could only nod helplessly in the end.

“So where are we going now?”

Looking at the unfamiliar streets outside the window, Shen Qingxuan could not help but ask out loud.

This clearly was not the road to the civil affairs bureau.

Jiang Yubing glanced at him, reached out, and lightly tapped his hair with her finger, then pouted.

“Are you really planning to get the marriage certificate with this hairstyle?”

She thought back to how Shen Qingxuan looked when he saved her.

She remembered catching a glimpse of his sharp features as he brushed aside his long hair.

Jiang Yubing truly could not understand why Shen Qingxuan insisted on keeping such an out-of-fashion hairstyle.

He really looked so handsome!

Uh…

Shen Qingxuan felt a bit embarrassed by her words.

He got the odd sensation of being questioned by a girlfriend for holding onto something from an ex.

But he did plan to get a haircut earlier.

Yet right now he faced a bigger problem.

Shen Qingxuan raised his hand and rubbed his neck, then mumbled quietly, “Well… I… I have no money.”

He spent all his money during the gathering with Zhao Ran yesterday. Now he did not have a single cent to his name.

“Pfft~”

Jiang Yubing could not help but burst out laughing, her pure laughter echoing throughout the car.

After a moment, she realized she lost her composure, so she quickly covered her mouth.

Still, her beautiful eyes were full of amusement.

“I have the money.”

She blinked playfully as she spoke.

“What do you mean?”

Shen Qingxuan looked at her with a face full of confusion.

“Auntie transferred your living expenses to me and put me in charge of the money.”

Jiang Yubing said, while covering her mouth to stifle another laugh.

Her eyes curved into little crescent moons as she smiled.

Shen Qingxuan: “?”

He opened his mouth, but in the end, nothing came out.

He could only sigh helplessly, “Sigh!”

Leaning back in the rear seat, he turned his head to gaze out the window as the scenery flew by outside.

But Shen Qingxuan could not find it in him to appreciate the view, his heart was all gloom.

“I did a good thing and saved someone’s life, so how did it end up that I can’t even handle my own living money?”

“So tired, let it all end!”

……

……

“So, beauty, did I give your boyfriend a good haircut or what!”

Tony the stylist stood behind Shen Qingxuan, his face beaming with pride.

His eyes gleamed with anticipation for approval.

Earlier, when he saw Jiang Yubing and Shen Qingxuan walk into the shop together, He had his doubts in his heart.

How could such a pretty little girl have a boyfriend like that? She must be after money, right?

But after he finished the cut, Shen Qingxuan’s good looks left him stunned.

With that appearance, he looked fit to be a celebrity.

He could not help but marvel in his heart.

Now, when he looked at the two, they really were a perfect match made in heaven.

Jiang Yubing nodded slightly in response.

Although she looked calm on the surface, her heart already churned with surging waves.

She knew before that Shen Qingxuan looked good, But now, with those unruly bangs out of the way, He practically looked like a whole new person.

Shen Qingxuan stared at his reflection in the mirror, his eyes shining with surprise and satisfaction.

He gave Tony the stylist a thumbs-up right there in front of the mirror.

When Tony saw this, his grin grew even wider.

The smile on his face almost overflowed.

After fiddling with his hair a bit more in the mirror, Shen Qingxuan finally stood up and walked to the cashier desk.

The cashier girls all stared straight at Shen Qingxuan, stars twinkling in their eyes.

Their voices even went a little higher.

“Handsome, that’ll be eighty-eight yuan!”

“If you get a membership card, there will be discounts next time!”

Damn!

Shen Qingxuan cursed inwardly.

Eighty-eight for a haircut? Daylight robbery!

And a card? What for!

In his mind, spending that much on a guy’s haircut was simply unacceptable.

After that, the two went to the mall to buy some new clothes, and only then arrived at the entrance of the civil affairs bureau.

“Take out the agreement!”

Shen Qingxuan reached out to stop Jiang Yubing, who was still heading forward.

There was a look of determination in his eyes.

Earlier, Jiang Yubing said she had her reasons, though he did not know why.

But it looked like she was being forced into marriage.

Based on the stories he read on Fanqie Novel, This was usually when Jiang Yubing would take out a marriage agreement asking him to enter into a fake marriage with her.

The contract would be full of different conditions, and when enough time passed, he would receive a generous reward.

He did not believe these two people, who only knew each other for two days, Would truly want to become a real married couple.

But after waiting for a while and hearing nothing from Jiang Yubing, Shen Qingxuan finally spoke up to ask.

“What do you mean?”

Jiang Yubing looked confused, clearly not understanding what he meant.

Shen Qingxuan rolled his eyes helplessly.

He thought to himself, this young lady was playing dumb.

So he patiently explained it all to her in detail.

After listening, Jiang Yubing blinked her beautiful large eyes.

The corners of her mouth curled up with a slight smile, “Okay.”

“Let’s go!”

She lifted her heel to walk forward again.

Shen Qingxuan stopped her once more.

“Hey, wait a minute!”

“What now?”

Jiang Yubing frowned a little, a hint of puzzlement in her eyes.

“Uh, shouldn’t we discuss the price first?”

Shen Qingxuan rubbed his hands together, a bit embarrassed as he spoke.

At his words, an amused glint flickered in Jiang Yubing’s eyes.

Her lips curved with a hint of mischief. “How much do you want?”

Shen Qingxuan thought for a moment and held up one finger.

“Ten thousand?”

Shen Qingxuan shook his head resolutely. “It’s ten thousand a year.”

To him, that seemed pretty reasonable already.

Without hesitation, Jiang Yubing nodded. “Alright.”

“Huh?”

Shen Qingxuan froze. That was not how he pictured this.

Shouldn’t there be haggling back and forth?

Wait a second.

What was he even thinking? He was not selling himself!

Looking at Jiang Yubing’s completely calm expression, he suddenly felt a twinge of regret.

“Did I ask for too little?”

“Ahem!”

He cleared his throat and tried to look calm as he said, “Let’s go!”

The two walked into the civil affairs bureau together.

They lined up.

And got their marriage certificates!

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