Cai Jingyao looked shocked as she waved her hands. “I didn’t!”
Cai Jingyao looked like she was about to cry. She glanced at Lu Jinnan, who had his eyes half-closed. Seeing no response from him, she gritted her teeth and knelt on the ground…
“Jingyao!” Lu Jinbei tugged at Cai Jingyao’s arm.
“Xiaonian, can you forgive me? It was really my fault in the past… I hope you won’t stop me from being together with Xiao Bei!” Cai Jingyao sounded like she was crying. “I might have used the wrong method, but I… but I really want to be together with Xiao Bei!”
Bai Xiaonian sneered. “I’ve never objected to the two of you being together. I’ve said it before, a bastard matched with a bitch… is perfect!”
“Bai Xiaonian!” It was rare for Lu Jinbei to raise his voice in front of Bai Xiaonian.
“Xiao Bei, please don’t flare up!” Cai Jingyao quickly tugged at Lu Jinbei’s arm and begged him.
“I agree!” Lu Jinnan suddenly said.
Lu Jinbei was stunned, and Cai Jingyao looked at Lu Jinnan in surprise.
“You guys go get married! I agree…” Lu Jinnan still had a hint of a smile on his face. “Go get your marriage certificate now! I’ll inform Dad. Now leave and get your marriage certificate. Don’t appear before us again!”
When Lu Jinbei heard this, his lips curled up uncontrollably. He tugged at Cai Jingyao’s arm. “Jingyao… get up!”
Cai Jingyao didn’t move. She hadn’t expected Lu Jinnan to agree to this.
If Lu Jinnan agreed, what excuse would she have to appear before him?
“Let’s go! We don’t have to bow down to them!” Lu Jinbei smiled and pulled Cai Jingyao up, then said to Lu Jinnan, “I hope you keep your word. I’ll go back and get the household register right now!”
Lu Jinnan’s expression was indifferent as he gestured for them to leave. He then said to the two aunties, “Remove these messy things. In the future, if any Tom, Dick, or Harry were to come in and help you with your work… then you might as well stop working!”
The two aunties kept quiet and nodded vigorously, hurriedly removing the food from the table.
“Let’s eat out!” Lu Jinnan held Bai Xiaonian’s hand. “Go upstairs and change your clothes!”
Lu Jinbei was dragging out Cai Jingyao, who was still rooted to the spot in the living room.
Lu Jinbei held Cai Jingyao’s shoulders and smiled as he asked, “Are you unhappy that we got what we wanted?”
Cai Jingyao didn’t say a word. After a long while, she looked up with teary eyes. “Isn’t Brother Jinnan speaking out of spite? Why do I feel that if we go to Uncle’s place… Uncle might not acknowledge you anymore?”
“I don’t care! So long as I can be with you…”
Cai Jingyao was momentarily at a loss for words to rebut. Lu Jinbei dragged her to their place to retrieve her identity card. He then rushed to the Lu family’s old house.
After Bai Xiaonian was done changing her clothes, she stood at the window and watched as Lu Jinbei dragged the unwilling Cai Jingyao away. When she turned around, she heard Lu Jinnan talking with his father on the phone.
“Right, Dad… it’s okay. Don’t worry, give them the household register and let them register their marriage!” Lu Jinnan held his phone between his shoulders and his cheeks. As he spoke, he buttoned his shirt. “Be nice to them and don’t act all reluctant. You can be more enthusiastic. Cai Jingyao is bold. She definitely won’t be willing to get married to Lu Jinbei just like that. When that happens, she’ll have the reputation of being a divorcee.”
On the other end of the line, Lu Jinnan’s father still hesitated. “Then, what if Cai Jingyao really gets married to Xiao Bei? Such a character… I’m really worried!”
“Dad, she won’t! This woman is very scheming. She won’t waste her life with Lu Jinbei! Trust me, I never do anything that I’m not confident of!”
After hearing Lu Jinnan’s words, Lu Jinnan’s father still felt a little uneasy. However, his eldest son had always been the backbone of the family. Since Lu Jinnan had said so, he would listen to him. After all, he hadn’t been able to come up with a better solution.
After Lu Jinnan hung up, he heard Bai Xiaonian say with a smile, “Tsk tsk… Mr. Lu, you’re too wicked!”
“I initially wasn’t going to deal with Cai Jingyao to let Xiao Bei suffer a setback and learn his lesson. But it’s starting to affect you, so I’d better let Xiao Bei’s blow come faster!” Lu Jinnan said with a smile.
“Where are we going out to eat?” Bai Xiaonian asked as she held onto Lu Jinnan’s arm.
“What do you want to eat?” Lu Jinnan smiled gently at Bai Xiaonian.
“Let’s eat wontons!” Bai Xiaonian replied.
“I just happened to know a decent wonton place. All their other snacks aren’t bad either…” Lu Jinnan held Bai Xiaonian’s hand and helped her down the stairs. “Pregnant people don’t have a good appetite, so remember to eat less!”
Bai Xiaonian was speechless.
Anyway, they just had to control the diet. If anyone was to blame, it was their son for absorbing the nutrients that well.
…
Cai Jingyao believed that going to the Lu family to collect the household register would result in more drama. When that happened, Cai Jingyao would persuade Lu Jinbei to stop arguing with his father and keep the matter of them getting married on hold.
She was in for a surprise because upon arriving at the Lu family residence, Lu Jinbei’s father opened the door with a smile and personally handed the household register to them. He even asked if they would come back for dinner after registering their marriage!
Even Lu Jinbei thought he was dreaming. He took the household register and asked, “Dad… am I dreaming?”
“Look at you… you’re saying such silly things. Hurry up and get your marriage certificate! Dad will prepare a feast for us to celebrate!”
Cai Jingyao left Lu Jinbei’s house with a muddled look on her face. It was only when Lu Jinbei brought her to the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau that Cai Jingyao panicked and wanted to retreat.
“What’s the matter? Didn’t you want to get married to me?” Lu Jinbei’s eyes were full of smiles. “Now that my dad and my brother no longer object, we can be together openly!”
“Xiao Bei…” Cai Jingyao frowned, looking troubled. “I…”
“Mm?” Lu Jinbei was all smiles as he waited for Cai Jingyao to continue.
In Lu Jinbei’s opinion, Cai Jingyao was the most beloved woman in the world…
He even started to develop feelings for Cai Jingyao, wanting to spend the rest of his life with her.
“Are you nervous about getting married?” Lu Jinbei rubbed Cai Jingyao’s hand and said softly, “Don’t be nervous, I’m here!”
Cai Jingyao remained silent, and Lu Jinbei added, “Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of you after we get married. We’ll definitely live happily ever after! Trust me!”
Cai Jingyao gritted her teeth and retracted her hand from Lu Jinbei’s. “I’m very sorry, Xiao Bei…”
Lu Jinbei paused in surprise. He looked at Cai Jingyao and quickly explained, “I know. I know you mind that I still have Bai Xiaonian in my heart… But don’t worry, I’ll gradually forget about her. Over time, I’ll eventually give you my entire heart. I know that you’re the one who loves me the most in the world!”