"Sisi!"
Gu Chengfeng braved the cold wind and walked quickly toward her.
This was the first time Shen Sisi had ever seen him so anxious: "What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"
He stopped, panting heavily as he tried to calm his wildly beating heart.
Beneath his tightly furrowed brows, a strong sense of agitation surged: "N-nothing... I just wanted to ask what you've decided."
He passed the political review just yesterday, and it's only been one night, yet he seems impatient.
Shen Sisi felt that he was acting strangely today, looking restless, as if a dog was chasing him.
She stared at him silently for a few seconds: "Are you in such a hurry?"
“I…” Gu Chengfeng was speechless for a moment, his brows furrowing tightly: “I’m afraid things might get complicated if I wait too long.”
Shen Sisi keenly noticed his unusual behavior: "Has something happened?"
A dark glint flashed in Gu Chengfeng's eyes, but he pursed his lips and pretended to be nonchalant: "It's nothing, I just wanted to ask how you've decided? If you're in a hurry, I can wait patiently..."
"But Niu Niu's illness can't be delayed..."
His face suddenly turned gloomy, and he stared at her intently, as if he were begging Shen Sisi to marry him.
Shen Sisi saw it all.
Although I don't know what happened to him, I'll stop teasing him.
"I've made up my mind. How about today?" Shen Sisi asked with a smile.
It's better to do this sooner rather than later; if it's delayed, something unexpected might happen.
Shen Sisi had already planned everything out. Once they got their certificates, they could transfer their household registration to the city.
We'll take Niu Niu to the military hospital for a thorough check-up, and if necessary, she'll be hospitalized and treated.
Upon hearing this, Gu Chengfeng's cold and sharp expression softened involuntarily.
"There's no time like the present, so let's settle on this..."
"Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau now."
Shen Sisi was worried that she was too impatient, but she didn't expect Gu Chengfeng to be even more impatient than her.
"Now?" She hadn't expected Gu Chengfeng to leave so suddenly. Did he bring his identification?
"Don't laugh at me, but ever since I passed the political background check last night, I've been carrying my identification with me."
Gu Chengfeng opened his coat and took out a brown paper document bag containing a household registration book and some certificates.
“What a coincidence, me too…” Shen Sisi patted the cloth bag on her body.
The two exchanged a knowing smile, realizing they were thinking the same thing.
Gu Chengfeng gestured for her to enter: "Comrade Shen Sisi, please!"
Everything went smoothly.
As she left the Civil Affairs Bureau, Chen Sisi's head was still spinning. Staring at the thin piece of paper in her hand, she couldn't help but feel her heart pounding wildly.
They got married...?!
A small piece of red paper thus bound their fates together.
Gu Chengfeng glanced at it briefly.
After confirming that his and Shen Sisi's names were written on it, he folded it up and stuffed it into the brown paper bag.
Chen Sisi kept stroking the certificate, looking at it repeatedly, unable to get enough of it.
"Gu Chengfeng, let's go take some pictures!" Shen Sisi suggested.
Even if it's a marriage of convenience, even if Gu Chengfeng doesn't want to marry her, she still wants to properly commemorate this special day.
Gu Chengfeng was somewhat surprised. When he looked up, he was met with a delicate and beautiful face, which was clearly carefully made up.
"Okay, let's go take pictures as a family of three!"
Gu Chengfeng reached out and hugged Niu Niu. There was a Red Star Photo Studio right across the street.
Chen Sisi followed behind, her eyes crinkling with happiness; she hadn't been this happy in a long time.
Since her parents passed away one after another, she went to the countryside to work as an educated youth, and it seemed like she hadn't been this happy in a long time.
When she arrived at the photo studio, she clearly only intended to take one family photo.
Gu Chengfeng, however, generously waved his hand and took five or six photos.
One of them is a family photo of the three of them.
The two sat on a stool, shoulder to shoulder, with a little girl between them.
She and Niu Niu were smiling sweetly, but Gu Chengfeng, standing to the side, kept a straight face, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
After the photo shoot, Gu Chengfeng suggested that each of them take a solo photo, and then he and Shen Sisi would take a couple photo.
A photo of two people... Could it be a wedding photo?
As soon as the thought crossed Chen Sisi's mind, she forcibly suppressed it.
What are you thinking? Gu Chengfeng doesn't want to marry her, and she's not the person he wants to take wedding photos with.
No wonder he couldn't laugh just now.
She stood awkwardly to one side, so far from Gu Chengfeng that a person could fit between them, as if there were a chasm between them.
Gu Chengfeng's expression grew even colder when he saw her deliberate distancing.
The photographer gestured for a long time, but the two people in the shot looked really awkward, as if the other had thorns in their side.
They were clearly a perfect match, but they seemed not to know each other very well.
"Hey lady, why are you standing so far away? Are you holding your lover's hand?"
spouse……
Shen Sisi's heart was pounding. She looked at him cautiously, afraid that he would be upset by the word "lover".
Seeing her hesitation, Gu Chengfeng took a step closer to her.
She still minded, as expected...
His voice was deep: "If you don't want to stop, that's fine too, let's just shoot like this!"
Before Chen Sisi could react, the photographer said that this would work, and had the two of them stand in a line, starting the countdown: "Three, two, one..."
As the count of "one" was given and the shutter was pressed, Chen Sisi and Gu Chengfeng simultaneously took a step toward each other and collided.
Her body was almost thrown away by the impact. She staggered and cried out, instinctively reaching out her hand to Gu Chengfeng.
In the midst of her panic, a large, burning hot hand wrapped around her waist.
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