Chapter 168 I am willing to stand behind you

Chu Jin, who was sitting in the second row, was stunned for a moment, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and then quickly suppressed them.

He stood up with a grim expression and hugged Director Li who was sitting next to him.

Director Li patted him on the shoulder and motioned him to go on stage to receive the award.

Liu Yilan, who was sitting not far behind him, looked at Chu Jin with envy, and then became more determined in her thoughts.

She must also be as capable as Chu Jin and not bring shame to Miss Ji.

When Chu Jin went on stage to deliver his acceptance speech, Qi Xiuxu looked up at him.

It was not until he heard Chu Jin say, "The person I am most grateful to is my agent, she..." that Qi Xiuxu paused and looked up again.

Ji Jinhe, who was standing aside, didn't notice his actions. She looked up at Chu Jin with a satisfied smile.

Cheng Feng, who was sitting behind the two of them, inexplicably felt a chilly air pressure coming from the front and kept shrinking his neck.

Why is it still so cold in spring?

It was already past eight o'clock when the ceremony ended, and Ji Jinhe and Qi Xiuxu got in the car and left.

After returning home, Ji Jinhe took a shower in his room.

After taking a shower, she sat by the dressing table and waited for Qi Xiu to come and blow-dry her hair.

Bored of waiting, she tugged at a small drawer next to her dressing table.

There was a thud, the sound of something falling to the ground.

Ji Jinhe bent down to pick it up.

It was a photo frame containing photos of Mrs. Qi and Mr. Qi.

When Qi Xiuxu pushed the door open after taking a shower, he saw Ji Jinhe with his head down, not knowing what he was doing.

He took out a hair dryer from the cabinet, plugged it in and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Not getting a response, Qi Xiuxu walked behind her and looked down.

In the photo, Mr. Qi is hugging Mrs. Qi, and both of them are smiling brightly.

It can be seen that the photo was taken in the backyard, and behind the two people there are blueberries planted by Liu Ma.

I don’t know when this photo was taken.

Qi Xiuxu shifted his gaze from the photo to Ji Jinhe's face. The expression on her face was normal.

"Qi Xiuxu." Ji Jinhe called him softly.

"Hmm?" Qi Xiuxu held the hair dryer in one hand and lifted her hair with the other.

"I took this photo. Does it look good?" Ji Jinhe held the photo in front of Qi Xiuxu so that he could see it more clearly.

Qi Xiuxu stared at the photo for a moment with deep eyes and replied, "It looks good."

Ji Jinhe lowered her eyes. This was the wedding anniversary gift she had prepared for Mr. Qi and Mrs. Qi, but she had not had time to give it away.

The sound of a hair dryer starting up was heard in the room.

When the sound ended, Ji Jinhe yawned and felt a little sleepy.

She stood up with the photo frame, thinking about putting it on the second floor tomorrow.

Behind him, Qi Xiuxu came over after putting the hair dryer back in its place. He glanced at the photo frame placed on the bedside table.

Ji Jinhe fell on the bed, feeling a little sleepy.

Qi Xiuxu leaned over and kissed her lips, his voice lazy and magnetic, "It's still early."

"Hmm?" Ji Jinhe raised his eyes in confusion.

Qi Xiuxu kissed him down, "Do something else."

Ji Jinhe had no strength left, so he raised his neck according to his force, and then stopped suddenly.

She raised her hand and pressed against Qi Xiuxu.

Then he bent down, reached out and snapped the photo frame down, looking a little unnatural.

Qi Xiuxu watched her movements, then chuckled and said nothing.

The curtains on the balcony were not completely closed, leaving a gap of a few fingers in the middle.

Ji Jinhe could just see a star hanging in the night sky outside through the gap.

The star kept swaying from side to side, creating some double images.

Ji Jinhe closed his eyes and his breathing became slightly heavier.

After an unknown amount of time, Qi Xiuxu leaned over and took her hand away, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Shall we go get the marriage certificate?"

Ji Jinhe opened his mouth to say something, but stopped abruptly after uttering just one syllable.

She raised her hand to cover her mouth.

"Hmm?" Qi Xiuxu did not let her have her wish, and a slight sound of doubt came out of his throat.

Ji Jinhe glared at him, he did it on purpose.

As his peripheral vision swept across the photo frame on the bedside table, he became more convinced of his guess.

Ji Jinhe raised her arms and hugged Qi Xiuxu's neck, raising her head slightly.

A familiar pain came from his shoulder, but Qi Xiuxu didn't even frown. He just smiled and quickened his movements.

…

Ji Jinhe lazily huddled on the sofa, watching Qi Xiuxu change the quilt. Her hands were so tired that she didn't even want to lift them.

By the time Qi Xiuxu carried her back to bed, Ji Jinhe was already a little drowsy.

The photo on the bedside table was stood up at some point, and Ji Jinhe could see it as soon as she opened her eyes slightly.

Qi Xiuxu hugged her from behind, leaned over and kissed the corner of her mouth, and repeated the question that had not been answered just now.

"Shall we go get the certificate?"

This time, Ji Jinhe responded softly, "Yeah."

Qi Xiuxu raised his eyes and smiled, then leaned over to whisper in her ear, "Mom and Dad heard it, there's no point in regretting it."

Ji Jinhe: “…”

It was a nice day when the two of them went to get their marriage certificate, and the sunlight sparkled on the water droplets on the road.

They were wearing couple outfits that Mrs. Su had specially customized for them.

Ji Jinhe was wearing a black stand-up collar and buttoned cheongsam. The well-cut cheongsam fit her body perfectly, outlining a beautiful curve at the waist.

Qi Xiuxu wore a black Chinese-style long gown with the same stand-up collar and buttoned design, but his temperament was both noble and cool.

There were not many people in the Civil Affairs Bureau when the two of them went there. Today, both of them were very low-key and had no one around them.

When the staff inside saw the two men's faces, they hurriedly bowed their heads and welcomed them in.

The entire process went so smoothly that Ji Jinhe was a little unresponsive when he came out.

She blinked at the freshly-issued marriage certificate.

Qi Xiuxu held her hand and calmly held the two marriage certificates together. "What's wrong?"

"Ah," Ji Jinhe looked up at him, "So fast."

She thought the process needed to be reviewed.

"Not happy." Qi Xiuxu smiled and touched her head.

After Qi's parents passed away, the adoption relationship was automatically terminated and Qi Xiuxu did not meet the adoption criteria.

The Su family first thought of the custody of Ji Jinhe, and immediately completed the procedures to transfer Ji Jinhe's household registration to the Su family's name, thus retaining Ji Jinhe's adoption relationship for the Qi family.

Mrs. Su secretly handed the household registration booklet to Ji Jinhe before the two of them left.

At that time, she avoided Qi Xiuxu, her voice choked with sobs, "Go, kid."

Thinking of this, Ji Jinhe raised his eyes and looked at Qi Xiuxu, "Let's go and move our household registration back."

Perhaps because Qi Xiuxu felt too much pressure, the household registration transfer was processed very quickly, and the staff's hands almost flew off.

Ji Jinhe smiled and flicked the two pages of the household registration book, "Mr. Qi is not alone anymore."

"Yeah." Qi Xiuxu looked deeply at the two pages of the household registration book.

There was one page there eight years ago, and now there is another one.

The page that was originally migrated has now returned intact.

Just like it should be.

Qi Xiuxu hugged Ji Jinhe, with a raised corner of his mouth, "Ji Jinhe, I'm always here."

Wherever you are, there my heart is.

I am willing to stand behind you, even if I have to look at your back all the time.

The sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves onto the two of them, as if they were coated with a layer of gold.

The sun was shining brightly at that time, just as bright as when the two first met.

In the orphanage, the boy bent down and looked at the expressionless little girl in front of him. Ignoring the wariness in her eyes, he asked softly, "What's your name?"

Even though he didn't get an answer for a long time, he didn't get annoyed and continued to wait patiently.

Until I heard the answer——

"My name is Xiao He Miao."

"Well, would you like to go home with me?" The boy ignored the surprised looks from the people around him and squatted in front of the girl to tie her loose shoelaces.

After tying it, the boy looked up at the girl with a serious look in his eyes.

"I'll back you up."

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