"What do I need to do?"

Standing in front of the marriage registration window at the Civil Affairs Bureau, Anxin looked somewhat at a loss, staring at the man before her.

Dressed in a white shirt and a pair of faded jeans, her appearance was a stark contrast to the man's sharp suit.

However, the man was courteous, always carrying a smile in his eyes, as he handed her two identical application forms.

He gently asked, "Miss Shen, could you please check if there are any issues? If not, you can sign your name at the bottom right corner."

Anxin quickly skimmed through the application form.

There was not much to examine. Apart from a several-pages-long property certificate that clarified the substantial wealth that the man possessed before the marriage which wouldn't belong to her, what remained was just her simple personal information.

She wasn't marrying for the man's wealth, so of course, there was no issue!

"No problem, I'll sign it then."

The man nodded and watched her sign the two identical application forms. He then took out two additional papers from his briefcase and combined them with her signed forms.

Anxin, curious, glanced at the new forms and noticed that they were similar to the ones she had filled out. Presumably, these contained the man's personal information. His signature was also present at the bottom right corner, assumedly prepared beforehand.

The man handed over the completed application forms along with identification cards, household registration documents, and the like to the window.

Before long, the clerk efficiently handed two marriage certificates from the window.

Accompanying this was a congratulatory message: "Congratulations on your marriage, wish you a hundred years of happiness!"

The man chuckled lightly and expressed his gratitude towards the clerk behind the window.

Anxin said thank you as well!

She wanted to take her marriage certificate and have a look, after all, she hadn't taken any wedding photos with this man, and she wondered how he had created the composite photo?

But the man seemed to have no intention of giving the marriage certificate to her.

"I'll be taking this back as I need to report to the old master. You don't mind, do you?"

Anxin realized that the marriage was orchestrated by the old man. This man had only married her following the old man's instructions. Taking the marriage certificate to report was certainly justifiable!

She knew her place. Normally speaking, this wealthy gentleman had nothing in common with her.

As for why the elderly had them marry, there must have been hidden reasons. She didn’t want to investigate, and she probably wouldn’t have the energy to.

Now her main focus was to escape her predicament, and marriage was undoubtedly the best choice. So it was perfectly fine to do whatever was required of her.

So, she obediently responded, "Okay."

As they left the Civil Affairs Bureau, the man paused on the stairs and looked back at the silent Anxin.

"For now, that'll be all, Miss Shen. You can continue living your life as before. In the short term, our side won't have any impact on you. As for the future... we'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

Anxin was momentarily stunned. This was not what she had expected. Having married, even without a wedding ceremony, shouldn't she be living with her husband's family?

The man pulled out a business card from his document bag and handed it to her, saying, "This is my business card. You can call me anytime you need to."

Anxin took over the business card and glanced at it. It was an elegantly embossed gold card, bearing the title "Shine Group CLO: Fu Qingyang," along with his contact number.

Ironically, she was just getting to know that her husband's name was Fu Qingyang, who was the Chief Legal Officer of a prestigious corporation in the capital city!

"Alright, I understand."

The man nodded at her politely once again, said no more, and turned to descend the stairs.

Anxin watched him walk straight to the car parked not far away, get in, and drive off, as if he was leaving behind just a stranger.

With the occasional passersby casting glances her way, Anxin felt somewhat embarrassed.

They knew she was here to get married. If they hadn't known that, they would probably have thought she had just divorced that man...

She was somewhat distressed, unsure if she had made a mistake by getting married. But in reality, she didn't have much of a choice.

She didn't want to go home, but she had nowhere else to go, so she had to return to the house that tormented her.

Unexpectedly, just as she entered the door, she was hit by a backpack. It nearly knocked her petite body back out the door.

Narrowly catching the bag, Anxin recognized it as her old schoolbag.

The woman who had just thrown her bag at her stood in the room, hands on hips.

"Are you done with your wedding now? Good, take your things and get out!"

Anxin wanted to say the wedding was over, but they didn't want her to live with them.

The woman pushed her and her bag towards the door.

"Don't say anything, from now on you're not part of this family anymore. Get out, the farther the better!"

The door shut with a bang right in front of her. Anxin blinked reflexively and took a step back, clutching the bag.

Originally, it was her who was desperate to leave here, but unexpectedly, she was kicked out this way...

With her backpack on her back, Anxin slowly descended down the stairs, step by step. As she exited the building, she overheard two women from her floor gossiping.

"Do you know the Shen family is rich now?"

"How could I not know? Everyone in the compound is talking about it. Shen Er sold that girl for five million!"

"Well, someone even sent a lot of gifts, all valuable stuff like Cordyceps and Bird’s Nest!"

"Damn! This girl really wasn't raised for nothing!"

"Well, yeah. Selling for five million, even if Shen Er's wife cuckolds him, and the child born is a little bastard, it's still worth it!"

"He is worth it! Haven't you heard about Shen Er sneaking into the girls' bed at night?"

"Shh… ha ha! Anxin, are you leaving?"

Anxin nodded timidly at the woman who spotted her, and quickly walked away with her head down.

She had heard this kind of gossip too many times, so she knew that if she didn't want to feel embarrassed, it was best to pretend she hadn't heard!

Meanwhile, in S City, in the Cloud Peak International Building, the atmosphere in the CEO's office suddenly froze.

He Jinxi slowly raised his handsome face from the pile of files, giving a chilling look to the assistant standing in front of him.

"What did you just say?"

Even though the air conditioning was turned very low, Assistant Jiang was still sweating slightly.

"Boss, I just mentioned earlier, the old master was worried that you would not wake up, so he arranged a marriage for you to ward off bad luck!

Manager Fu called just now to say that he had already collected your marriage certificate for you, I was wondering how long do you still plan to pretend to be a comatose person?"

Behind the desk, the man's handsome face darkened noticeably, accurately catching the key points in the assistant's words.

"Married to ward off bad luck?"

Assistant Jiang replied in a low voice: "Yes."

He Jian-chen's tone became even colder: "Did Fu Qingyang collect the certificate for me?"

Assistant Jiang this time raised his voice: "Yes, exactly, Manager Fu! He said, out of respect for your...no no no, out of respect for your authority, he didn't dare to tell the old master the truth, and had no choice but to follow the old master's orders."

He Jian-chen emanated a chilling sense of danger.

"Good! Notify Fu Qingyang, Africa could really use his skills, let him go and put in some good work for a couple of years, if he can't achieve anything, then don't come back."

Assistant Jiang responded loudly: "Yes! BOSS! I'll get right on it."

Before He Jian-chen could remember to ask who his wife is, Assistant Jiang had already stormed out of the office.

He Jian-chen lit a cigarette, leaned back in his boss chair, and thought with a frown.

Since that woman could casually marry him, the old master definitely must have given her some benefits, otherwise, who would marry a vegetable?

Nevermind, let that woman enjoy her time at the He's residence for now, when he decides to return, or when he truly wants to marry, then he can always divorce her!