Chapter 372: Chapter 372: Happy Honeymoon
In the blink of an eye, it was Monday.
Ella arrived at the side courtyard, looked at Ah Gui guarding the door, and asked, “Where’s Ye Jiuqing?”
Ah Gui swallowed and replied, “Sister Ella, my master isn’t feeling well today. He hasn’t gotten up yet.”
Ella squinted slightly, “Not feeling well?”
Ah Gui nodded, “Yeah, not sure if he caught a chill last night. He woke up with a fever this morning.”
Ella sneered. She could see right through Ye Jiuqing’s little schemes!
“It’s nothing, just a fever. It’s not going to delay getting the marriage certificate.”
“I’ll give you five minutes to bring him out, or I’ll go in myself.”
Ah Gui tried to speak on behalf of his master, “Sister Ella, how about we wait until he’s well-rested to do it later?”
Ella looked at him deeply, “Getting the certificate takes less than half an hour. Once it’s done, he can rest as much as he wants.”
Then, she raised her wrist and checked the time, “You have four and a half minutes left.”
Ah Gui had no choice but to bite the bullet and go inside.
Inside the room, Ye Jiuqing was lying in bed.
“How about it, has she left?” Ye Jiuqing asked.
He had no choice but to fake illness to buy some time.
Buy a day if he could!
Ah Gui said nervously, “Young Master Jiuqing, Sister Ella said if you don’t come out in five minutes, she’ll come in and drag you out herself.”
“Feigning illness doesn’t seem to be working.”
He said this last part a little quietly, mainly for fear of being hit.
Ye Jiuqing’s face was especially dark, “I’m sick, and she still won’t leave me alone!”
Ah Gui secretly thought: It’s just a fever, not a serious illness.
“Young Master Jiuqing, Sister Ella is serious this time. Maybe you should just go along with it,” Ah Gui suggested.
What he got in response was a cold stare.
Ye Jiuqing glared at him, “Why don’t you marry her instead.”
Ah Gui waved his hands, “Master, please don’t scare me. I could never match up to Sister Ella.”
The man chuckled, “As if she could match up to me.”
Ah Gui was the type who spoke first and thought later.
“Young Master Jiuqing, to be honest, Sister Ella does match you. In terms of looks, capability, and family background, she’s more than worthy. It’s like a fresh flower put on cow dung.”
He immediately felt a chill up his spine after he said this.
“Who are you calling cow dung?”
The man’s low, cold voice reached his ears, making him shiver.
Ah Gui awkwardly smiled, “Just a metaphor, a metaphor.”
The biggest mistake of Ye Jiuqing’s life was falling for Helan Lingshuang!
“Did I dig up the Helan Family’s ancestral graves in my past life?”
Ah Gui chimed in, “Maybe.”
Ye Jiuqing glared at him again, “Why is it you always side with others, maybe it’s time you don’t have any arms left!”
“…”
Time was up, and Ye Jiuqing still hadn’t come out, so Ella had to go in herself.
But just as she stepped inside, Ye Jiuqing’s tall figure appeared.
“Oh, future husband has given up resisting?” Ella teased him with a smile.
Ye Jiuqing’s blue eyes were a bit gloomy.
He looked at her, remained silent for a while, then spoke: “You want to marry me? Fine, but I have conditions.”
Ella nodded, “Alright, tell me your conditions.”
Whether to agree or not, she needed to hear them before making other plans.
Ye Jiuqing: “You agree first.”
This woman had all sorts of tricks!
Ella: “You say first.”
Ah Gui listened beside them, secretly sighing. These two had more than 800 tricks up their sleeves combined.
After Ella finished speaking, seeing him remain silent, she took a step back.
No matter what tricks he had, once they had the certificate, he wouldn’t escape her grasp.
“Alright, I agree.”
“Whatever I say, you have to agree.”
Ella never liked to dawdle, in action or speech.
“Hurry up and say it. If you keep dawdling, I’ll change my mind. Anyway, I have ways to get you to register the marriage!”
Ye Jiuqing knew she meant what she said, so he quickly said, “After marriage, we can’t live together, and you cannot demand marital relations from me!”
Ella stood there quietly, listening to him.
“Anything else?” she asked calmly.
Ye Jiuqing: “Of course, you can’t interfere in any of my affairs, and I won’t interfere in yours.”
Ella raised an eyebrow slightly, nodded, “Continue.”
Ye Jiuqing couldn’t think of anything for the moment, but those points were the most important.
“That’s it.”
“Alright, let’s go, don’t keep the staff waiting too long.”
After saying this, she turned and prepared to leave.
“Wait.” Ye Jiuqing called from behind her.
Ella turned around, frowning, “Anything else? Say it all at once!”
Ye Jiuqing saw her stance, so fierce!
“Sign this first.” Ye Jiuqing signaled to Ah Gui.
Ah Gui, trembling with fear, stepped forward and handed the agreement to her, “Sister Ella, here.”
Ella glanced down, “Well prepared.”
Ye Jiuqing said nothing.
“Hand me the pen.”
Ah Gui immediately handed the pen to her.
Ella took the pen and signed her name smoothly and neatly.
After signing, she looked at him with a smile, “Is that fine now?”
Twenty minutes later.
“Miss Helan, Mr. Ye, here are your marriage certificates. Congratulations, wishing you both a lifetime of happiness and a growing family,” the staff said, handing them the certificates and offering congratulations.
Ye Jiuqing didn’t plan to accept it, but Ella took them with ease, “Thank you, sorry to make you travel so far. I hope you can keep this confidential and not tell my family for now.”
The staff replied, “No trouble, Miss Helan, we understand. Now that it’s done, we’ll be on our way.”
Ella said, “Alright, I’ll have someone see you out.”
Once the people left, only the two of them remained.
Seeing him looking like he wanted to die, Ella felt a little sad, but she could accept it.
She curved her lips, smiling, “Husband, starting now you’re free to go wherever you like.”
Ye Jiuqing didn’t immediately react to her calling him so.
He just stared at her without saying a word.
Ella, puzzled, took a step forward and waved her hand in front of his eyes.
Ye Jiuqing returned to his senses and swatted her hand away.
Ella said, “Are you mesmerized by your wife’s beauty?”
Hearing this, Ye Jiuqing’s blue eyes were filled with mockery, “With your looks, you could act in a horror movie without makeup!”
“…”
Ella told herself not to be angry with such an immature man.
After all, she wasn’t the one feeling upset now. She should be happy.
“Well, you’ll have to spend the rest of your life looking at my face. Husband, happy wedding, you’re finally out of the single life.”
She called him ‘husband’ smoothly, but it made Ye Jiuqing uncomfortable all over.
“Aren’t you disgusted? Stop calling me that!”
He said with a face full of disdain.
Ella said, “You should be glad I want to call you that now. If a day comes when I don’t want to, you can beg me, and it won’t help!”
Ye Jiuqing sneered, “Beg you? Are you dreaming?”
Ella didn’t want to speak with him any longer. She had achieved her goal.
She held the two marriage certificates and turned to leave.
In the afternoon.
Su He looked at the two bright red marriage certificates in front of her, along with the wedding photo, still feeling a bit bewildered.
She glanced up at Ella, who was sitting opposite her, and asked incredulously, “Isn’t this photo edited?”
Otherwise, given Ye Jiuqing’s attitude, would he cooperate nicely for a photo shoot?
Ella replied grumpily, “Of course it’s real.”
Su He gasped in surprise. Did the sun rise in the west today?
She had been worried Ella wouldn’t manage, but she did.
Su He extended a thumb towards her.
“Impressive! I never thought the person who would conquer Ye Jiuqing would be you.”
“Congratulations on your wedding! When are you planning the ceremony?” Su He said, “I’ll handle your wedding dress, design a unique one just for you.”
Ella smiled bitterly, “You probably won’t see the wedding. Just getting him to marry me was his limit. If we had a wedding, I couldn’t handle it and might exhaust myself. If he runs away during the wedding, I’ll be embarrassed, and I don’t want that.”
But the next second, she added, “However, you can start preparing it. Maybe it will be useful someday. Even if it isn’t, I can wear it for myself.”
Su He could hear the helplessness and bitterness in her words.
But some things are better understood without saying them aloud.
She smiled, “Okay, I’ll prepare it for you.”
“So are you planning to return to F country, or stay here for now?”
Ella thought for a few seconds, “I’ll not go back for now. I’m planning to take a long vacation.” She raised her eyebrows at her, “You don’t mind, right?”
Su He: “Of course not, take as long as you need.”
Because Su He knew, she would arrange everything before leaving.
Ella always gave her peace of mind with her actions.
Over the following days.
Ye Jiuqing expected Ella to keep pestering him, but she didn’t.
Since the day they registered the marriage, it was as if she vanished from the world.
“Young Master Jiuqing, I checked, and madam didn’t return to F country, but she’s also not in Yue City,” Ah Gui said.
Ye Jiuqing was lying on a rocking chair when he heard this, he raised an eyelid and looked at him, “Madam?”
Ah Gui was a bit dazed but still responded honestly, “Yes, sir, I got it right.”
Ye Jiuqing sneered, “You’re quick to change sides. Are you mine or hers?”
“I’m definitely yours, Young Master Jiuqing.” Ah Gui said with a grin, “But now you’re married to Sister Ella, so you’re one unit. It would be unfair to pick sides, right?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he got kicked.
“Get lost!”
Ah Gui took a step back.
Soon after, the man’s deep voice sounded again.
“Did you find out about the traitor who betrayed me?”
Helan Lingshuang suddenly appearing in Yue City caught him off guard with no prior rumors.
The key was he sent someone to investigate, and they reported that this woman had never left F country.
But she turned up right in front of him.
If there wasn’t a traitor, he wouldn’t believe it!
Ah Gui investigated, but he thought the result wasn’t something their Young Master Jiuqing wanted to hear.
After not hearing him speak for a while, Ye Jiuqing stretched out a long leg and kicked again.
“Talk, are you mute now?”
Ah Gui stammered, “Young Master Jiuqing, well, actually it’s not that important anymore. After all, you and Sister Ella are already married, set in stone. Chasing this issue won’t change anything.”
“Speak!”
Sensing his persistent inquiry, Ah Gui had to talk.
“Young Master Jiuqing, there’s actually no specific person who deliberately betrayed you, but the entire Zhu Feng Island was bought off by madam. You can’t wipe out the whole island, right?” Ah Gui stepped back again, to a safe position, “The cost would be too high, and it’s unnecessary. Besides, marrying Sister Ella isn’t a loss for you.”
After saying this, the man wanted to kick him again.
But he was wise enough to dodge this time, so he didn’t get kicked.
Ye Jiuqing was exasperated, his handsome face turning blue and then purple, looking very uncomfortable.
“Young Master Jiuqing, don’t be mad. Anger causes wrinkles easily.”
“Besides, madam doesn’t restrict your freedom, you should be happy.”
Ah Gui continued to nag in persuasion.
“Shut up!”
Ah Gui instantly clammed up, not daring to say more.
“…”
City First Hospital.
An Chengyuan had just finished his chemotherapy and was preparing to leave when Wan Muqi arrived.
The man politely greeted, “Uncle An.”
An Mi saw him and smiled, walking over and actively taking the man’s hand in front of Mr. An.
Mr. An watched this scene with furrowed brows.
Before he could speak, An Mi spoke first, “Dad, let me formally introduce him to you.”
She slightly tilted her head to look at the man beside her, then looked back at Mr. An.
“Dad, this is my boyfriend, Wan Muqi.”
Mr. An: “…”
He didn’t get angry nor show any expressions, he just stayed silent for a while, saying nothing.
Seeing him silent, An Mi became anxious.
She let go of the man’s hand, walked over to her father, and said, “Dad, I…”
Mr. An turned his head to her, “Enough, you don’t need to say more. I understand. Since you’ve made your choice, be good together, and don’t let yourself be wronged. Dad will always be your strong backup.”
Upon hearing this, the two knew Mr. An had agreed.
Wan Muqi immediately said, “Uncle An, rest assured, I won’t let Mimi suffer any wrong.”
An Mi thought her father would make things difficult for Wan Muqi, but to her surprise… she overthought it.
She hugged his arm, acting coquettishly, “Thank you, Dad.”
Since An Chengyuan fell ill, he thought about many things. His time was short, and within the time he had, he only wanted to see his children safe, healthy, and happy.
He didn’t worry about Su He, as with Jiang Yan as his son-in-law, he felt reassured.
But he was most concerned about An Mi, fearing she might choose the wrong person.
But now it seemed Wan Muqi was indeed the best choice.
Both daughters had someone to care for them, and even if he died in the future, there would be no regrets.
As for An Mi and Wan Muqi, their relationship slowly spread within their social circle.
Gold-plated Club.
Xiao Si organized this gathering for over half a month and finally got enough people.
Xiao Si looked at Wan Muqi and jokingly said, “You’ve done well, becoming in-laws with Ah Yan, impressive.”
Then he glanced at the other three, each already settled down and married.
Leaving him as the only lonely soul.
Not only that, their wives were all close sisters.
He really admired how intertwined these relationships were like a big stew.
“Didn’t you say you were going for a flash marriage? Where is she?”
Gu Beiyan asked.
Xiao Si replied, “I’m not as casual as you guys. I need to consider it carefully.”
He was just talking in a fit of anger before.
At this moment, Lu Zhiyang, who rarely spoke, lightly said, “Don’t let our kids be running around before you get married.”
“…”
Wan Muqi remembered something, “What about your head nurse?”
If he remembered correctly, Xiao Si had pursued her before, but there had been no news since.
Xiao Si shot him a frustrated glance.
“Get lost, don’t bring up old stories.”
He and Jiang Huai were long in the past.
Moreover, she never liked him.
Though he had a thick skin, he hadn’t reached the point of being shamelessly pushy.
After speaking, he poured himself a drink.
The group did not press further on the matter.
Around ten-thirty, they all had enough to drink and headed home one by one.
Leaving only Wan Muqi and Xiao Si as the last to leave.
Seeing Xiao Si a bit tipsy, Wan Muqi asked, “Are you heading back to Xizi Bay or the Xiao Family?”
If he were heading to Xizi Bay, he would take him along.
Xiao Si muttered, “I’ll return to the Xiao Family, you go ahead. Someone will pick me up later.”
Hearing this, Wan Muqi didn’t say more, “Alright.”
Upon leaving, he instructed the people outside to look after him.
At the Gold-plated Club, he wasn’t worried Xiao Si would get into trouble.