Extra Chapter: Getting a Certificate (1)
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
Early in the morning, when the light is dim and the rooster has just crowed.
Tian Xin was sleeping soundly when the cell phone on the bedside table suddenly started ringing like crazy.
"Who is this? It's the middle of the night, can't you let me sleep?"
She was too lazy to move, still in a half-asleep state. She subconsciously reached out from under the quilt to touch her phone and turned it off, then turned over and continued to sleep soundly.
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
Within two minutes, the phone rang again.
This time the noise never stopped.
She was probably too tired, so she ignored it and let the phone chatter on its own.
Seeing that no one answered the phone, the person on the other end sent another text message.
This time there was a brief "beep", and then no sound.
She woke up from her dream with a start, sat upright on the bed with her frightened eyes open, breathing heavily, and her eyes were still unfocused.
After about ten seconds, her mind finally came back to her senses. Her phone started ringing again, and she grabbed it and looked at it: "Damn, it's only 6 o'clock."
Then he pressed answer.
"Hello--"
She was very impatient: "What are you doing? It's only a few hours now, go to bed."
The voice on the other end was very gentle, and it only said, "Wife...I miss you."
"You're crazy." She immediately hung up the phone, threw it away, and continued to fall asleep.
"Why are you calling me wife when you're not sleeping in the middle of the night? Who are you..."
She suddenly woke up halfway through her mumbling.
Wife?
He immediately stood up, found his phone and called back.
There was only one ring on the other end before I picked up the phone: "Hello..."
"You call me again—"
She was a little impatient and kept swallowing, waiting for the word "wife" to appear again.
But the wait was long—about three seconds, or five seconds, or perhaps as long as a century for her.
That sentence still did not appear.
She was very impatient, but she still lowered her voice and asked, "Were you calling me just now?"
"Yeah." said the other end.
"Then...call again and let me hear it."
"Wife—"
"Oh——" Her eyes turned red instantly.
Now I am completely awake.
"Call again," she said.
But the voice on the other end stopped shouting. Instead, it seemed to laugh and then said, "Have you forgotten what day it is today? It's time to get up!"
The voice is still gentle.
She remembered: Lin Zhou had just returned yesterday and they had agreed to get the marriage certificate today.
"But there's no need to go so early, right? The Civil Affairs Bureau...maybe it hasn't opened yet!" she said.
"I'm downstairs."
"ah?"
"I'm downstairs, can you come down?"
"You...you come so early?"
"I didn't go back."
"ah?"
"I didn't go back... I... I couldn't bear to leave... You..."
"Wait, give me five minutes, I'll be down right away."
She hurriedly put on her clothes, washed up briefly, and went out wrapped in her coat.
It was almost New Year's Day, and the weather was so cold that even your breath would freeze into ice.
She couldn't wait for the elevator to come, so she ran down the stairs from the 6th floor and headed straight for the parking space in the community yard.
She knew the spot where Lin Zhou parked last night.
He didn't leave and just stood there watching the light in her room turn on and off. Did he finally couldn't help it and called her at this point?
Fool! What a fool!
Sprinting all the way over, she saw Lin Zhou standing next to the car waiting for her.
She is still as tall and graceful as ever, and still as bright and dazzling as ever.
Just one glance and she couldn't look away.
"husband--"
She ran towards him with her arms open, her face filled with tears of joy. As she threw herself into his arms, she smiled and hugged him tightly.
This was the second day after he returned, and less than 24 hours had passed since the two met.
"I miss you so much..." Lin Zhou rubbed her hair and whispered in her ear, "I can't bear to leave..."
Before he could finish his words, the voice disappeared.
Tian Xin recalled how Li Jing forcefully kissed Zhang Shuai outside the villa that day.
I didn't see clearly.
But——this should be the case.
She started aggressively, trying to conquer his territory bit by bit, from lips and teeth to the tip of nose, then to eyes, brow bone, and lips. When he was almost out of breath, she moved to cheeks, neck, and finally to the tip of his ears.
She opened her eyes slightly and saw Lin Zhou's red ears and trembling hands. He said, "That's enough. If you continue like this, I won't be able to stand."
He also held her in the "monkey hanging from a tree" position.
"I miss you too - one year and 38 days." She said while holding Lin Zhou's face.
"Compared to that, you haven't waited as long as I have."
"Yes, blame me, wife."
"Didn't you say... you couldn't say it?" She couldn't help but touch his lips lightly, and said with a smile: "Why..."
"I heard it."
"Hear...what do you hear?"
"You said, next time we meet, call me 'wife'. I heard you."
"You heard it?" Tian Xin was shocked and a little bit unbelievable: "How did you hear it?"
"In a dream. You told me in a dream."
Dream?
She smiled, got off him, and they returned to the car.
"Are you sleepy? Why don't you go back and take a nap first?"
As soon as they got in the car, Lin Zhou was ready to take her away. They had agreed to go get the marriage certificate with Li Jing and Zhang Shuai today.
"Let's not sleep anymore and just go. It will take more than an hour on the road!" Lin Zhou rubbed his eyebrows, backed the car out of the parking space, and drove straight out of the community.
"It's almost time. I'll take you to have breakfast first," he said.
"oh."
This community has an excellent geographical location, with the TV tower to the south and the Bell and Drum Tower to the north. Not only is the transportation convenient, but the variety of snacks and delicacies are also first-class.
The two went to "Huimin Lane".
Halfway through the meal, Tian Xin remembered that she hadn't washed her hair or put on makeup.
Going to get a marriage certificate like this?
Oh My God!
The roujiamo in her hand suddenly lost its flavor. She stared at Lin Zhou for a long time without blinking, until his face turned red and he couldn't help asking her, "What's wrong?"
"I want to go back."
"Why...?"
Lin Zhou was puzzled: "Didn't we put the household registration booklet and ID card away yesterday? They're in the car."
"I know." She still insisted: "I have to go back."
"Oh." Lin Zhou put down his chopsticks, pushed the half-eaten bowl of noodles forward, reached out to tear off a piece of paper to wipe his mouth, and then went straight to pay the bill.
He didn't ask anything, nor did he care about Tian Xin's eyes that never left him.
They didn't say a word all the way from Huimin Lane back to the community.
When they got downstairs, Tian Xin said, "It'll probably take me an hour, maybe even longer. Won't you come up with me?"
"I'll just wait for you here."
"You go upstairs and sleep for a while. My...my mom should have gone to work, and Xiaoxu also...went to school. There's no one at home." She insisted.
Lin Zhou shook his head and said, "I'll wait for you here."
When she came down again, the sun was already high in the sky, almost 9 o'clock.
Lin Zhou fell asleep in the car as expected.
He slept very deeply and soundly, just like he did in the hospital.
She suddenly lost her mind. Although she knew she couldn't disturb him, she couldn't help but shout, "Husband—"
"Yeah." Lin Zhou quickly responded to her, then opened his eyes: "I'm-"
She suddenly couldn't hold back her tears, and was afraid that her tears would ruin her makeup, so she forced herself to raise her head.
"Why don't you just come with me? Get some sleep and get yourself refreshed. It doesn't matter if you go a little late. There's still plenty of time to go..."
"Let's go." Lin Zhou didn't give her any time to explain. He adjusted his posture and came over to fasten her seat belt.
"Don't say there's a long time to come. I don't want to wait even a moment now."
Perhaps he was not fully awake yet, as he was pulling on his seat belt when he said this, his face only a few millimeters away from Tian Xin. Her breath hit his face, and he finally woke up completely and looked at her face seriously.
"It looks good," he said.
"So you just... went to put on makeup?"
Tian Xin nodded: "Yeah."
She had her eyebrows done in the straight, girlish style that became popular more than a decade later. Her eyes were big, and the texture of her double eyelids matched the bags under her eyes. She wore light earth-toned eyeshadow, and her half-bitten lips were painted with orange lip gloss.
In order to look cute yet dignified, today's hairstyle is a high ponytail with small curly hair.
She was wearing a coat, but she took it off as soon as she got in the car. She put on a lotus-colored sweater dress with no waist belt, which made her look a bit lazy but sweet and cute.
"How is it? Not looking old, right?" she asked.
"What do you mean?" Lin Zhou couldn't help but look at her face again and laughed, "Looks old?"
"Hmm. Is there one?"
Perhaps he didn't know how to answer this question. Lin Zhou frowned and thought for a second, then leaned back in his seat with his arms folded, looking at her with a slight smile, as if thinking about something.
"I'm trying my best to look young. If that doesn't work, I'll just go get another set," she said.
It's a bit of an effort to explain.
Lin Zhou probably hadn't thought about that yet, so he asked, "Why are you pretending to be young? Don't you think you're not young enough?"
The words burned a little when they came out of his mouth, and he regretted it the moment he asked. He began to explain again: "Oh, that's not what I meant. I meant that you are...very good, and you don't have to deliberately...pretend. Yeah, yes, that's it."
He looked pious and serious, and it was obvious that he was trying his best to explain.
After hearing this, Tian Xin couldn't help but move closer to him. She used her cherry lips, which had just been painted with lip gloss, to "smack" his lips, then pressed her hand against his forehead and said, "Do you know that you are really charming like this?"
"ah……"
Lin Zhou really had no resistance left.
His face flushed again, he turned his head to avoid her fiery gaze, then rubbed his nose: "Then... let's go."
He didn't know what to ask, but when he came back this time, he always felt that Tian Xin had changed a little.
Become...very bold, very proactive, and speak without restraint.
She can easily say sweet things that make people blush, and she doesn't shy away from telling people what to do, even in public.
When they were together before, if he kissed her, she would push him away and blush uncontrollably.
But now, he comes over to me at every turn, and not only does he kiss me, but his hands are also not honest, and he always touches me all over.
Even though he is a man, he feels that doing this before marriage is inappropriate.
But it seems that Tian Xin is enjoying it - she doesn't seem to care about other people's opinions at all.
But at the same time, she began to care about her image.
She didn't like to wear makeup before. She always had a plain face and dressed casually.
He liked her radiant smile, and loved her unpretentious soul even more, so he didn't mind.
But now, she seemed to be deliberately showing her best side in front of him.
Just yesterday, after the two met, she said she wanted to go out for a while, but ended up going to the beauty store next door to tidy herself up.
He wanted to laugh when he saw it, as he always felt that something was wrong. He didn't expect it to be even worse today.
I've been struggling for several hours and still haven't left the house - I don't know if I can get the certificate today.
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