Ye Guanguan suddenly flushed and she backed away. “Uh, my family can afford the compensation for a vehicle.”
“Oh? But you’ll go to jail for destroying a military vehicle in public.”
Lu Jinting breathed sweetly to Ye Guanguan’s neck, making her heart itchy and ears burning.
“Mm… Officer, please show some mercy.”
Ye Guanguan stretched out her arm willingly and took Lu Jinting’s. The latter, obviously, froze. The next second, Ye Guanguan felt dizzy as she was picked up.
She cried out in a low voice, “I haven’t had a bath yet!”
“You love to shower with me, don’t you?”
Lu Jinting carried Ye Guanguan in his arms and strode towards the bathroom on the second floor. Ye Guanguan was so shy that her cheeks flushed. Indeed, she took the initiative shamelessly last time.
But she did that to ruin the wedding. Why did she do it again this time?
Before she figured it out, Lu Jinting had put her into the bathtub with one single strong arm. He adjusted the water temperature and then walked in.
The next day, when Lu Jinting came back from running three kilometers cheerfully, Ye Guanguan was still sleeping.
Lu Jinting didn’t wake her up gently until he finished making breakfast. Ye Guanguan fluttered her long eyelashes, but didn’t seem to open her eyes.
“Mm, Mister, stop it.”
Her drawling voice made Lu Jinting’s throat roll. He kept waking her up patiently.
“If you don’t want to have breakfast now, I’ll have you…”
“I’m getting up right away!”
Ye Guanguan got up immediately as if someone turned her on. She no longer wanted to sleep late.
Lu Jinting nodded satisfactorily. He turned around and walked into the bathroom to have a bath again.
When Ye Guanguan put on her nightgown and walked downstairs with her eyes narrowed, Tuanzi was having breakfast obediently at the table.
“Morning, Mummy!”
Tuanzi was always lovely and energetic. Ye Guanguan stroked his chubby chin, pulled out a chair beside him and sat down.
“I’ll send you to the kindergarten later.”
“Great!”
“No,” said Lu Jinting, as he walked downstairs a few moments later. His strong abdominal muscles wrapped in the bathrobe gradually came into sight.
Ye Guanguan touched them, but she still couldn’t help feeling bashful every time she saw them.
She pretended to be indifferent and stared at the sandwich on the plate. Holding the fork and knife, her trembling hands betrayed her nervousness and she was still protesting.
“Why? I’m rarely free today.”
Tuanzi covered his mouth and chuckled. He teased Ye Guanguan upon seeing her crimson face.
“Mummy, you’re getting shy!”
Lu Jinting paused when he was drying his hair. It was then that he realized that Ye Guanguan was shy. Instead of dodging, he sat directly in front of her.
Ye Guanguan hated to say, but she was inferior to Lu Jinting, speaking of being decent.
“Let’s get to the police station later to get your residence registration transferred to our family. This time, no one will interfere.”
Last time, Old Mr. Lu disturbed them out of no reason. He even brought out Qiao Xinyi to overwhelm Ye Guanguan. But Lu Jinting witnessed how thick-skinned Ye Guanguan could be.
She wasn’t scared of Qiao Xinyi at all. And she had many plans to fight back.
“Really? We’re going today?”
Ye Guanguan gave a pleased smile. She was excited to be a real member of the Lu family. In this case, she would completely get rid of Lu Mingye.
“Precisely.”
Two hours later, Ye Guanguan and Lu Jinting appeared before the camera, wearing white shirts. When the photo was done, police officers would verify the files and transfer the residence registration.
Ye Guanguan was cheerful. She had been waiting for a long time. So had Lu Jinting. He had been waiting for Ye Guanguan for five years.
When the photo was taken, a lot of scenes flashed in Ye Guanguan’s eyes, most of which were bad memories in the previous life.
She was desperate when trapped in the fire; she felt the pain when watching Tuanzi die in the fire just to save her. Lu Mingye had brought her far more pain.
He ruined her youth when she had been dreaming all her life to marry the man she always loved.
Everything, however, turned out to be a hoax at last.
“What’s wrong?”
Lu Jinting noticed her serious look after taking the photo, and he seized her cold hands tightly.
Ye Guanguan then realized she was somewhat absent-minded. She smiled hurriedly and replied, “Nothing. I just wonder why I suddenly married you.”
“Yeah. It’s truly a sudden decision.”
Speaking of this, all sorts of feelings welled up in Lu Jinting’s mind, too. He had never dreamed that Ye Guanguan would change her mind.
His answer sounded depressed, and Ye Guanguan explained, “Mister, I don’t mean that…”
“I know.”
They left the police station, preoccupied.
When doing the residence registration, Ye Guanguan was overwhelmed with anxiety. She didn’t know if she would regret such an important decision she was making.
But she was sure she would regret if she didn’t marry Lu Jinting now.
In the previous life, Lu Mingye used her and she failed to fight back, because she had total confidence in him. She never expected him to play a double game.
Lu Jinting walked downstairs and saw the depression on Ye Guanguan’s face. He thought she was upset because of the conversation during the shooting. He stretched out his hand to her.
“From now on, you’re Mrs. Lu. You’re always a family of mine.”
“I’m your wife.”
Ye Guanguan knew what Lu Jinting was worried about. She had never hesitated when doing so many stupid things. But why was she so indecisive about a right decision?
What she said relieved his anxiety. Lu Jinting certainly looked better.
“It’s still early. Let me take you to a place.”
“Where are you taking me?” asked Ye Guanguan confusedly.
“To bribe the military officers.”
When Ye Guanguan composed herself, she was already in front of a quadrangle. They were not in Beijing, so they felt much easier. But MILITARY RESIDENTIAL QUARTER on a vertical signboard still made her nervous.
Ye Guanguan asked Lu Jinting in a low whisper, “Mister, what do they usually call you?”
“Sir.”
Ye Guanguan held her breath and asked, “What should I call you then?”
“Call me honey.”
“You…” Ye Guanguan flushed and reached out to punch him. Lu Jinting, however, seized her fist tightly. He put on a smile on his usually serious face.
Lu Jinting seldom joked like this. Realizing Ye Guanguan was so nervous that she even had sweaty palms, he held her hand a bit harder.
“Call me like you always do. They don’t dare to tease you.”