Soon they arrived at the Shanghai Notary Public Office, where many people came to notarize their assets, mostly couples like them.

With divorce rates soaring these days, notarizing assets has become a popular pre-wedding activity.

Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue were queuing up. In front of them was a couple who seemed to be at odds.

The woman frowned slightly: "We've been dating since college, all the way to our engagement. I've been devoted to you, but I never expected you to be so wary of me. Do you think I married you just for your money?"

The man flattered, "Nonsense, I've always believed in you, and we'll grow old together. The prenuptial agreement just brings us closer together."

"Then tell me, in what ways has prenuptial asset notarization become more closely linked?"

"Huh?" The man was momentarily speechless, unsure how to respond.

It just so happened that it was their turn to notarize their assets. The woman said, "If you don't give me a reason today, I won't notarize my assets, and I won't marry you."

The man was in a dilemma.

The clerk patted the counter: "Do you two need notarization done? If not, please leave."

The man said, "We have some ideological differences, so let the people behind us come and witness it first."

As he spoke, he pulled the woman aside to make way for them. Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue then stepped forward. When the clerk saw Chu Fang, he smiled and said, "Oh, isn't this Brother Billionaire?"

This clerk was the same one from last time. He had a deep impression of the two of them. On the one hand, they were both very good-looking, with Chu Fang being handsome and Zhong Tingyue being beautiful; on the other hand, Chu Fang had boasted that he had hundreds of billions last time, which the clerk remembered very clearly.

Clerk: "You're here for notarization again today? Have you prepared the necessary documents?"

Zhong Tingyue nodded: "Ready."

She immediately handed her documents to the clerk, while Chu Fang took out the corresponding documents from his backpack and said, "These are the property ownership certificates, these are the car transaction contracts, this is my stock and fund holdings data, this is my bank account balance..."

"This is a document summarizing my assets. It has been audited by a professional accountant and signed by a lawyer, so it has legal effect."

"It looks quite convincing." The clerk smiled, his gaze fixed on the documents, his mouth slightly agape.

Silence...

The clerk stood there dumbfounded for more than ten seconds. Just as Chu Fang was about to remind him, the clerk slowly came to his senses and said, "You really have hundreds of billions?"

Because of the shock, the clerk spoke loudly enough for everyone around to hear.

Everyone looked on in surprise.

Chu Fang said, "You swore."

The clerk came to her senses: "I'm sorry, it was my mistake."

Chu Fang waved his hand: "It's alright, you should go ahead and complete the formalities."

He sensed the curiosity directed at him and didn't want to be watched like a monkey.

The clerk replied, "Um, I can't handle this; it'll have to be done by my supervisor."

This amount is too large, exceeding the scope of her role as an ordinary clerk.

"Call your leader here."

A moment later, a middle-aged man strode out and said with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Chu, may I have a word with you in private?"

"good."

Immediately, Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue, guided by the middle-aged man, headed deeper into the notary office and eventually disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Oh my god, could that clerk be telling the truth?"

"It must be true. How could a fake one make that leader personally receive you?"

"This is the first time I've come this close to a billionaire."

"Oh dear, what a pity, why didn't I record a video to document this?"

The couple who were in front of Chu Fang and his partner earlier, the boy said, "See, honey? Even such a rich man needs notarization, which shows that notarization is very important."

The girl glanced at him sideways and said, "Are you as rich as him? Are you as handsome as him? You have nothing, yet you dare to treat yourself and that guy as people on the same level."

At this point, the girl felt that her boyfriend was wary of her and said, "I'm not going to do this prenuptial agreement."

The girl strode away, and the boy glanced in the direction where Chu Fang and the other girl had disappeared, sighed, and hurriedly chased after them to coax his girlfriend.

The clerk, still sitting in his seat, was incredulous: "My god, how did I have the nerve to joke about a billionaire? Where did I get the audacity?"

After muttering to himself until the very end, the clerk straightened his chest and exclaimed, "I'm truly awesome!"

... ...

"Please have a seat, both of you."

The middle-aged man led Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue to the conference room and gestured to his subordinates to pour two cups of tea. “This is the first time we’ve encountered notaries like you two. Please forgive us for any shortcomings in our service.”

Chu Fang asked, "This is Shanghai, where there should be many people richer than me. How come this is the first time I've encountered someone like this?"

The middle-aged man explained with a smile, "A notary office is a legally established certification body, and the certificates it issues have legal effect."

Zhong Tingyue nodded.

Understood.

Notarized assets do not mean that the other party cannot receive a share of your assets after a divorce. Under certain conditions, they can also receive a share of the notarized assets.

The wealthy do not necessarily divide their assets equally in divorce. They can hide their assets in various ways, but once the divorce is notarized, all assets are exposed, and the public authorities can restrict the wealthy's various schemes.

Therefore, wealthy people do not have their assets notarized when they get married.

Thinking about this, Zhong Tingyue realized that suggesting notarization might have been a mistake.

I was thinking that if the marriage didn't go well, I wouldn't want to get any of Chu Fang's assets, but after notarization, I might still be able to get some.

"It's a little different from what I expected."

"That's great." Upon hearing this, Chu Fang patted the sofa. "Ms. Zhong, this is the most useful advice you've ever given in your life."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the middle-aged man got down to business:

"Because Mr. Chu, you have too many assets, in order to be cautious, we will record it in video form and keep it until you are both gone. Please think carefully."

Then, with a serious expression, he asked, "Are you two prepared to have your assets notarized?"

Chu Fang nodded: "Yes."

Zhong Tingyue was silent for less than a second before nodding, "Yes."

She believed that her relationship with Chu Fang would last, and whether or not their property was notarized was not important.

The middle-aged man nodded, and his subordinate wrote out the notarized agreement and handed it to the two men to sign.

After a series of complex and tedious procedures, the notarization was completed, and the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Congratulations to you both."

Chu Fang stood up: "Thank you."

"It was just a small favor."

Chu Fang exchanged pleasantries with the middle-aged man, then took his leave.

"Boss, he's so rich, why does he need to have it notarized?" the subordinate asked earlier.

The middle-aged man said, "This is love, not a marriage based on material things. However, this kind of love is becoming increasingly rare nowadays, and it's almost extinct."

He worked in the notary industry his whole life and witnessed many couples having conflicts because of notarization, and even ruining their marriages.

"well!"

... ...

Zhong Tingyue took Chu Fang's arm and asked, "Mr. Chu, are you regretting it?"

Chu Fang shook his head: "I have never had any regrets about money."

"I really regret it."

"Someone made a mistake on their abacus."

... ...

At a high school near the Tanhua residential area, a teacher was lecturing when, while the teacher was writing with their back to the students, a book flew into the air, spun around, and then landed on the ground with a thud.

Wenqing picked up her textbook, blew off the dust, and asked her best friend, "Rou Rou, what's wrong? You seem distracted."

In the past, Zhong Rou could catch a spinning book that she threw into the air without any trouble, but today she failed many times.

Zhong Rou stroked her chin: "Qingqing, tell me, is there any way to get a very rich person to give you one percent, no, one-thousandth of their assets?"

“This doesn’t amount to much money for him.”

Wen Qing shook her head: "I don't know."

Zhong Rou's eyes lit up: "Kidnapping!"

Wen Qing: "... ..."