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Chapter 14: Is That Okay

Two and a half hours passed in a flash.

Shen Qingxuan and Jiang Yubing walked out of the civil affairs bureau side by side, each holding a little red booklet in their hands.

When he looked at the marriage ertificate in his hand, Shen Qingxuan’s eyes became dazed.

He had not even started high school, yet he already became a married man.

His beautiful high school life had not even begun, yet it seemed like it was about to end.

Although it was just a fake marriage, and they would divorce after the agreement expired, once he thought about if he met a girl he liked in the future, and she found out he had been married, wouldn’t that scare her away?

Fortunately, he could get one million a year, when he thought of this, Shen Qingxuan sighed quietly, that was the only comfort left in his heart at the moment.

After sighing, Shen Qingxuan glanced at Jiang Yubing by his side without meaning to.

He saw her raise the marriage certificate high, her face blooming with a brilliant smile.

Sunlight fell gently across her face, outlining a beautiful and heartwarming scene.

“I’ll head home first.”

Shen Qingxuan retracted his gaze, looking a little awkward as he spoke.

When Jiang Yubing heard this, she froze for a moment, then came back to her senses.

She hurriedly put the marriage certificate into her little bag and jogged to catch up with Shen Qingxuan.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Shen Qingxuan felt curious.

He stopped, turned around, and frowned at Jiang Yubing:

“Why are you following me?”

Jiang Yubing looked perfectly calm, as if it was only natural: “To your house!”

Could it be that her house was also in this area?

It should be so!

Surely it couldn’t be…

At this thought, Shen Qingxuan quickly shook his head, mocking himself that he had gone through too much lately and was starting to overthink.

She was a rich young miss, after all, the situation before had forced her hand.

Now, how could she possibly share a cramped little room with him?

Shen Qingxuan stopped worrying about Jiang Yubing and sped up, heading for his neighborhood.

At that moment, he only wanted to get home quickly and have a good rest.

So many fantastic things had happened in the past two days, and his mind felt worn out.

As Jiang Yubing watched Shen Qingxuan walk farther and farther away, she muttered softly: “Stupid pig, he won’t even wait for me.”

When she really could not keep up with Shen Qingxuan, Jiang Yubing simply found a place by the side of the road to sit down.

She took out the freshly issued marriage certificate again, gently running her fingers across the photos on it, and her eyes filled with an indescribably complex emotion.

Did I really get married just like this?

It truly felt a bit unreal!

She thought of the agreement Shen Qingxuan mentioned.

A fake marriage, huh?

Jiang Yubing’s lips curled up in a gentle smile.

She was not someone who treated marriage like a joke.

After that, she took out her phone and snapped several pictures of the marriage certificate.

She sent them to her grandparents and only then stood up.

She put the marriage certificate back into her bag and started walking toward Shen Qingxuan’s house.

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……

After arriving home, Shen Qingxuan quickly took a shower.

Then he grabbed his tablet and logged into the game.

He noticed that his deskmate Zhang Yunhao was online, so the two of them teamed up and started a duo match.

“He’s low! The other side’s Cheng Yaojin barely has any health left!”

Zhang Yunhao’s anxious voice sounded through the game chat.

Both sides only had one person left, and both only had one crystal.

Whichever side was wiped out, that side would lose.

When Shen Qingxuan heard this, he controlled Han Xin to chase Cheng Yaojin.

As he used his skill to hurl Cheng Yaojin into the air near his crystal, he suddenly heard a loud “click”— the door to his room burst open.

Shen Qingxuan’s hand jolted, and his operations stalled instantly.

He looked at the doorway in shock.

Because of that glance, the game screen instantly turned gray.

Han Xin, the character Shen Qingxuan played, was killed right in front of the crystal.

Not even caring about the game result, Shen Qingxuan asked in surprise, “How do you have a key?”

Jiang Yubing, taking off her shoes, answered without even looking up, “Your mom gave it to me.”

“Bro Xuan, why is there a girl’s voice on your end?”

Zhang Yunhao’s curious voice came through the headphones.

Didn’t you say you wouldn’t chase after Chu Yunshu anymore a few days ago?

But that didn’t sound like Chu Yunshu’s voice.

That was strange.

When Shen Qingxuan pursued Chu Yunshu, he always kept his distance from other girls.

“The food delivery guy. I’m logging off, not playing anymore.”

Shen Qingxuan made up a random excuse.

He was not about to tell anyone about getting a marriage certificate.

Not even his best buddy.

“Oh! I see, then I’ll log off too.”

Though Zhang Yunhao remained curious, he did not press further.

After quitting the game, Shen Qingxuan finally remembered what Jiang Yubing just said.

He frowned and reminded her, “That’s my mom.”

Jiang Yubing looked up, rolling her eyes at him in annoyance:

“Your mom, your mom, fine, whatever you say!”

Shen Qingxuan opened his mouth to retort, but something felt off—he almost felt like he had just been scolded.

“By the way, what do you mean by this?”

Shen Qingxuan came back to his senses and looked at Jiang Yubing.

“I’m living here!”

Jiang Yubing looked as if it was only natural.

“Living… living here…”

Shen Qingxuan’s voice rose by several octaves, “Are you kidding me? You’re a rich young miss. Shouldn’t you be living in a villa and riding luxury cars to and from school every day?”

Jiang Yubing explained patiently, “My family doesn’t have a house around here, and the closest one is more than twenty minutes from school.

It’s exhausting to commute by car every day, okay?”

Shen Qingxuan froze for a moment. After thinking it over, it actually made sense.

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In the evening.

On the sofa.

Shen Qingxuan and Jiang Yubing sat on opposite ends.

“Shen Qingxuan, I’m hungry.”

Jiang Yubing turned slightly, looked at Shen Qingxuan with a pitiful expression, her voice soft and even a bit coy.

When Shen Qingxuan heard it, his finger, which was swiping on his phone, stopped abruptly, and his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Was this young lady treating him as her househusband?

Hey, this is just a fake marriage!

Suppressing his inner speechlessness and raising an eyebrow, he gave Jiang Yubing a sidelong glance and said teasingly, “Hey, big miss, doesn’t your family have a chef?

Just have them make food and deliver it. Wouldn’t that be easier?”

Jiang Yubing didn’t even hesitate, “We do, but I’m tired of the chef’s food. I just want to eat what you cook.”

At this, her eyes softened with a trace of nostalgia.

The food Shen Qingxuan made that night, every bite remained vivid on her tongue—warm and comforting.

Just like what her mother used to make, it tasted of home.

But her mother was no longer there.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yubing’s eyes instantly dulled, and her once bright eyes became misty with tears.

Shen Qingxuan originally wanted to refuse a few more times, but when he looked up, he met Jiang Yubing’s reddened eyes, like a little bunny who had just been abandoned.

His heart skipped a beat. He slapped his own forehead.

Just to get him to cook, did she really have to go this far?

She was about to shed tears.

With skills like that, she was wasting her talent if she didn’t join the acting world.

Sigh!

Forget it, forget it.

He just couldn’t stand to see girls cry!

Let alone Jiang Yubing looking so heartbroken now, Shen Qingxuan really couldn’t deal with it.

“Fine, fine, you win. Say it, big miss, what do you want to eat?”

After hearing that, Jiang Yubing’s once-dim eyes instantly brightened, shining like two brilliant stars.

She rolled her eyes and smiled with a hint of mischief, testing as she asked, “Can you give me your noodles to eat?”

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