Chapter 24: Marriage Certificate
The rest of the day passed in a haze, and the next morning, Lu Zhiyin woke up in Long Qinxin’s embrace.
She touched Long Qinxin’s neck, wanting to squeeze the girl’s slender neck more than once, but ultimately restrained herself.
Not long after Lu Zhiyin woke up, Long Qinxin also became clear-headed. After their usual morning kiss, Long Qinxin helped Lu Zhiyin get dressed.
Because they had agreed to get their marriage certificate yesterday, Long Qinxin meticulously picked out a beautiful white dress for Lu Zhiyin.
Fearing Lu Zhiyin would get sick, Long Qinxin prepared white stockings and leggings for her to keep warm. On her upper body, she layered a wool sweater under the dress.
Long Qinxin also wore a white dress, her only difference from Lu Zhiyin being the color of her stockings.
Long Qinxin’s stockings were black.
In fact, they could have worn cotton-padded clothes, which would have been more comfortable, but Long Qinxin wanted them to look pretty in their wedding photos, so she ultimately chose dresses.
As for Lu Zhiyin… she didn’t have any objections.
“Let’s go, Zhiyin, it’s time to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau. We can eat breakfast outside later, okay?”
As Long Qinxin tidied Lu Zhiyin’s hair, she couldn’t suppress her joy.
“I’ll listen to you, Qingxin.”
Lu Zhiyin replied with a gentle smile, then remained silent.
Long Qinxin was already accustomed to the taciturn Lu Zhiyin. She tied her hair into a ponytail and then took Lu Zhiyin away from the basement.
Without stopping, they left the basement and went outside, with Long Qinxin carrying Lu Zhiyin.
The wheat in the distant fields had already been harvested, leaving only bare stalks. It was likely that even the stalks wouldn’t remain for long.
“Hoo…”
Leaning in Long Qinxin’s embrace and feeling the cold wind blowing against her, Lu Zhiyin took a deep breath.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been out.”
She sighed softly.
Indeed, she hadn’t been outside for several months.
Long Qinxin, behind her, remained silent, holding Lu Zhiyin tightly as if letting go would mean someone would snatch Lu Zhiyin away from her.
After a while, waiting by the door, the driver of Long Qinxin’s family arrived in a car in front of the house in the suburbs.
Lu Zhiyin was carried into the car by Long Qinxin.
There wasn’t much communication. Perhaps Long Qinxin had already told the driver the destination. After Long Qinxin and Lu Zhiyin got in, the driver immediately turned the car around and headed towards the distant city.
The journey was silent, and the atmosphere in the car was a bit desolate. Lu Zhiyin simply leaned against the car window, watching the scenery flash by, just as she had looked on her arrival.
The car wasn’t moving fast, and by the time they entered the city, it was already approaching afternoon.
Long Qinxin brought Lu Zhiyin back to Leng Qingqiu’s home. Actually, Long Qinxin didn’t want to come, but Lu Zhiyin told her that her ID card and household registration book were all there, so Long Qinxin had no choice but to agree.
After looking around Leng Qingqiu’s house, Long Qinxin found the smell of dead rats in the room somewhat repulsive. Lu Zhiyin didn’t care much about these things anymore. She directed Long Qinxin to find all the necessary documents and the hundred thousand yuan cash left there.
“This is the compensation from the person who caused the car accident,” Lu Zhiyin explained to Long Qinxin, clutching the money bag.
To her, this money was important. To get Leng Qingqiu out of prison, Lu Zhiyin would inevitably have to borrow Qin An’s help.
She remembered that Qin An was currently in some sort of predicament, and Lu Zhiyin didn’t think she could convince that scoundrel with just her words.
She also remembered that Qin An’s father was a judicial officer. If she provided Qin An with enough money and helped her resolve her predicament, all problems should be easily solved, right?
Thinking this, Lu Zhiyin held the money bag in her arms even tighter.
“Mmm…”
Gazing deeply at Lu Zhiyin, Long Qinxin inexplicably felt a sense of relief.
If Lu Zhiyin hadn’t been in a car accident, perhaps she wouldn’t have had the chance to grow further, nor would she have had the thought of kidnapping Lu Zhiyin?
After confirming that all the documents were ready, Long Qinxin took Lu Zhiyin back to the car, and the car drove towards the Civil Affairs Bureau in the city.
Upon arriving at the Civil Affairs Bureau, Long Qinxin paid a sum of money to cut the line and skip some unimportant review processes.
After taking their wedding photos and finishing everything, Long Qinxin rushed Lu Zhiyin back to the car.
She always felt unsafe outdoors, afraid Lu Zhiyin would leave her.
“…Now, we’re married. As for the wedding banquet… we’ll have it after graduation.”
Looking at the little red book, Long Qinxin pressed the marriage certificate to her chest and gently touched Lu Zhiyin’s hand.
“…Mmm, I’ll listen to you, Qingxin.”
Smiling, Lu Zhiyin returned the grasp of Long Qinxin’s hand.
The girl’s face turned visibly red, and she seemed to have returned to her former innocent self.
Lu Zhiyin’s eyes dimmed. She probably couldn’t return to her former self anymore.
After today, Lu Zhiyin and Long Qinxin would be considered husband and wife… or perhaps wife and wife?
In any case, this further step in their relationship gave Lu Zhiyin the confidence to make a not-unreasonable request to Long Qinxin.
Sitting by the window in the car, Lu Zhiyin leaned her body against Long Qinxin’s embrace, looking like a little bird seeking shelter.
“Hey… Qingxin.”
She tilted her head up and cautiously reached out to touch Long Qinxin’s lips.
“What is it?”
The girl’s weight in her arms and her exceedingly gentle words made Long Qinxin’s heart skip a beat.
“…Can we go back to the apartment to live?”
Lu Zhiyin asked softly.
“No problem.”
The joy of registering her marriage with Lu Zhiyin made Long Qinxin unable to consider too much. She readily agreed to Lu Zhiyin’s proposal.
Whatever happened in the suburbs would happen when they returned.
After registering their marriage with Lu Zhiyin, she was no longer as afraid of Lu Zhiyin escaping.
She was now her wife, firmly bound to her. Even if she escaped, Long Qinxin could openly tie her back.
“Mmm hmm… Thank you, Qingxin… It’s really too cold outside, I can’t stand it.”
Lu Zhiyin wrapped her arms around Long Qinxin’s neck, kissed her with some difficulty, and then explained her reason for wanting to move.
In reality, with the heating, she wouldn’t feel particularly cold.
“…Mmm…”
Long Qinxin let out a low hum. Kissing Lu Zhiyin in the car made her feel a bit shy, her face flushed. However, considering the change in their relationship after what had happened, she quickly became less shy.
They were married now, so what if they kissed in front of others?
Thinking this, Long Qinxin instructed the driver to change their destination and then pulled Lu Zhiyin down, kissing her passionately.
As she kissed, Long Qinxin thought about how to coax Lu Zhiyin into becoming one with her that night.
She could hardly suppress her desire to enter Lu Zhiyin’s body.
