Chapter 64: Happy Ending

The tea table was cluttered with notebooks and scattered files, and Guan Xi was also in chaos.

She stared at him for a while before confirming and repeating, “You’re not short of money? Are all those things fake?”

“Yes.”

Guan Xi’s immediate reaction was a sigh of relief because she genuinely didn’t want Jiang Suizhou to face difficulties. But after the relief, she suddenly became agitated, “What do you mean by telling me that I’m busy with my own matters, and I don’t need to worry about this! This is not a trivial matter. How could you not tell me!”

Seeing her genuinely annoyed, Jiang Suizhou responded, “Okay, I understand. Next time, if there’s something similar, I’ll inform you.”

“Enough of it… It’s better if there isn’t a next time.”

Jiang Suizhou smiled, “Anyway, this matter has come to an end, no need to worry.”

Guan Xi asked puzzled, “So, why did you do this?” wife

Jiang Suizhou didn’t hide anything and explained directly, “My father wanted me to clear out everyone standing behind Jiang Jiamao and Jiang Jiarong in the company. He wanted to prevent too many people from obstructing me once I take that position. So, I just used a relatively simple method, created a big flaw at a critical moment, letting those with ulterior motives oppose me.”

Guan Xi questioned, “So, your father knew about this?”

“Yes.”

“But why did he allow you to do this? Your brother is his son too…”

“One mountain cannot have two tigers,” Jiang Suizhou said indifferently. “He knew we couldn’t get along, and he didn’t expect us to. So, he just made a choice for the sake of clarity.”

“What will happen afterward?”

“Once they know who the enemies are, we can handle things slowly. As for my older brothers, they’ll know about father’s decision and the truth of the matter this afternoon. Of course, they’ll also know their own fate.” Jiang Suizhou added, “In fact, according to their usual slow-paced style, working in subsidiary companies is not bad for their retirement.”

Retirement… who starts retiring at the age of thirty or forty?

To put it nicely, it’s retirement, and harshly, it’s seizing power and exile.

However, Guan Xi also knew that after Jiang Suizhou took over, he wouldn’t tolerate his two brothers, who considered him a thorn in their side, to continue meddling in Guangyi.

“No wonder I thought Song Li and the others didn’t react… I thought they were just a bunch of fake brothers, knowing you were in trouble and not saying a word. So, they all know, right?”

Jiang Suizhou nodded and added, “Whether they are fake or not, I don’t know. But you are definitely not fake.”

Saying that, he casually picked up a notebook from the coffee table. Opening the red notebook revealed a piece of real estate in the prime location of Shanghai. It had a large area and generated considerable rental income.

“What are you looking at? No peeking allowed.” Guan Xi got up from his lap, putting everything back into the bag.

Jiang Suizhou, with a hint of a smile in his eyes, teased, “Didn’t you just say you could give me anything? Why can’t I look now?”

“You’re not short of money, why do you need to see?” Guan Xi zipped up the bag, slightly nodding, “If you are so curious and want to know, come with me to get the marriage certificate. Once we’re married, you can look all you want.”

Jiang Suizhou’s smile softened.

“So, are you coming or not? You just said your company’s matter has come to an end, so we can go now.” Guan Xi casually, with a touch of dissatisfaction, said, “What are you waiting for? Establish a legal relationship with me sooner, so if anything happens in the future, we’ll face it together. Isn’t that a good deal?”

Jiang Suizhou, hearing these words, was momentarily unsure whether to be happy or helpless. In fact, when he initially mentioned “getting the certificate in two months,” he didn’t have full confidence at that time. So, he didn’t want to involve her temporarily.

He did it for her good, but now her words made it seem like he didn’t want to marry her.

How could he not want to marry her?

“Xi Xi, your ring hasn’t been made yet,” Jiang Suizhou said.

“The ring? That’s mine sooner or later. When it arrives is not that important.”

“Are you sure?”

“I’m sure. Do you really think I want a grand proposal scene? Cheesy…”

Jiang Suizhou stood up, suddenly holding her to leave, “Let’s go.”

“Huh?”

“Go back, get your ID card, and let’s get the certificate today.”

Guan Xi was stunned for a moment, “Today? You’re quite quick to decide. Isn’t tomorrow or the day after tomorrow better…”

“No need, the night is long, and dreams are plenty.” Jiang Suizhou smiled and said, “So that you won’t suddenly run away to some admirer who lives several circles away.”

Guan Xi was momentarily surprised, then her lips lifted in a high arc, “Oh! You should have had this realization earlier!”

“Yeah, my mistake.”

So, quite suddenly.

Jiang Suizhou, who had always been meticulous and precise in his planning, was now taking the young lady from his family to the road of marriage without any preparation or plan. As the elevator descended, Jiang Suizhou looked at Guan Xi, who was smiling happily, and knew that his life was probably completely surrendered.

From now on, it had nothing to do with any interests, only one thing he had never thought of before: love.

**

Getting their household registration books was extremely easy for the two. After all, both families were eager for them to get married, and hearing that they were going to register was a wish come true. Registering was a simple matter, in and out. It only took a small fraction of time from their past years, and their identities had changed.

Guan Xi came in a hurry, but after getting the red book, she didn’t feel any sense of unreality. Perhaps, from childhood to adulthood, the timeline of the topic about her marrying Jiang Suizhou had been dragged for too long. She had long been accustomed to the idea of becoming his wife.

After finally completing it today, it felt like hitting a certain “checkpoint” in life. It was a kind of settling dust, a relaxed feeling of finally reaching this step.

After leaving the Civil Affairs Bureau, the two planned to drive back home. Guan Xi, holding the marriage certificates, sat in the passenger seat.

“This is the first time we’re getting married in our lives. Let’s celebrate tonight!”

Jiang Suizhou helped her fasten the seatbelt, “The first time? Do you want a second or third time?”

Guan Xi replied, “If you treat me badly, then maybe.”

Jiang Suizhou asked, “How do you define ‘bad’?”

“Bad is just bad… What else can I say?” Guan Xi waved the marriage certificate and suddenly leaned over, wrapping her arms around Jiang Suizhou’s arm. “But I believe my husband will definitely not treat me badly, right?”

Jiang Suizhou’s hand, about to start the car, paused. He turned to look at her.

Guan Xi blinked at him, “Why no nod? Isn’t that right, dear husband?”

“…”

Guan Xi had called him many endearing names before, and when she was happy, she could say sweet and affectionate things like “darling” and “dear.” However, she had never used the term “husband” before.

So much so that now, when Jiang Suizhou heard this unfamiliar term, he felt a strange sense of novelty.

After a while, he nodded and asked, “Where do you want to celebrate?”

“Since we’ve got the certificate, let’s inform our friends. Invite them to the Lingfan Bar. Today, we won’t return until we’re drunk~”

“Bar? Who goes to a bar to celebrate getting a marriage certificate?” Jiang Suizhou asked. “Me,” Guan Xi said, “Don’t you think it’s great? You don’t agree? Is there anything wrong with it?”

Jiang Suizhou glanced at her and started the car, “Whatever, go ahead and inform them.”

He accepted it, after all. He knew that if he disagreed, he would face Guan Xi’s subsequent theories like “You just married me, and you’re already opposing me” and so on.

Guan Xi was very satisfied with his answer and immediately took out her phone, “Okay, I’ll inform them, dear husband.”

“…Mm.”

After Guan Xi finished speaking, she quickly created a WeChat group and added all their mutual friends. After completing this task, she took Jiang Suizhou’s phone and swiftly sent a row of red envelopes in the group.

People in the group were exploded by the red envelopes—

Song Li: 【Huh??? What’s going on?】

Song Li: 【Mr. Jiang, if you have something to say, just say it. Don’t do this, I’m scared】

Lang Ningyi: 【What happened?! Did I miss something?!】

Jin Kaicheng: 【Why did I only get the last one every time? Am I so unlucky? Jiang Suizhou, send me a few consolation ones individually!】

Song Li: 【It’s a trick, definitely a trick. I don’t even dare to open these red envelopes!】

Guan Yuanbai: 【In a meeting, what’s up Suizhou? A bit noisy.】

Guan Zhiyi: 【Brother, can’t you block it? So silly.】

Guan Yuanbai: 【I didn’t even have time to block it, and I was shaken badly. Can you understand the feeling of a ringing phone during a meeting?】

Qi Chengyan: 【The meeting doesn’t seem very important, or why are you chatting here?】

Guan Yuanbai: 【?】

Guan Zhiyi: 【Brother Suizhou, send a few more! We can’t go out to work recently, and we’re so broke!】

Qi Chengyan: 【?】

Lang Ningyi: 【I’m ready for fast fingers, continue, continue!】

Song Li: 【You dare to take Jiang Suizhou’s red envelopes???】

Zhong Lingfan: 【Everyone, it seems that the focus now is on what this group is for】

…

The group was lively, and the number of people in it was slowly increasing. Those who entered later were also confused. After figuring it out, they started asking what was going on while collecting red envelopes.

Guan Xi’s fingers were sore from sending so many red envelopes, so she stopped this activity and started typing.

After a few seconds, the people in the group saw Jiang Suizhou’s message: 【Today, my wife and I got our marriage certificate. We’re going to the bar tonight, and I’ll treat everyone to drinks~】

After a momentary lag in the WeChat group, everyone’s responses immediately followed.

Guan Yuanbai: 【Guan Xi, it’s you, right?】

Lang Ningyi: 【Guan Xi, it’s you, right?】

Jin Kaicheng: 【Guan Xi, it’s you, right?】

Song Li: 【Guan Xi, it’s you, right?】

…

Copy and paste, the formation was not chaotic at all.

Guan Xi rolled her eyes, took her own phone, and typed rapidly: 【Why is it always me? Can’t you catch the point? The point is that we got our marriage certificate, okay!!!】

Song Li: 【Our General Jiang never uses waves~ a bit too girly】

Guan Yuanbai: 【Got the certificate, oh, you didn’t say you’ve been married for several years】

Guan Xi: 【…】

Guan Zhiyi: 【Ah ah ah ah congratulations, sister!!!】

Guan Xi: 【Little Zhiyi is still obedient. Oh, by the way, don’t come tonight, the bar is too noisy, not good for the baby】

Guan Zhiyi: 【o.o】

Guan Xi: 【Anyway, the point is that we’re going to the bar tonight. Lingfan, get ready to welcome us. Good wine is all set, and Jiang Suizhou is paying】

Zhong Lingfan: 【Roger that!!!】

…

After sharing the news on WeChat, Guan Xi exited the app and happily took a photo of the marriage certificate.

Jiang Suizhou: “Notification done?”

Guan Xi: “Yes, notification is done, everyone thinks it’s great!!”

Jiang Suizhou: “Shall we go home now?”

“Sure, let’s go back now, and we can head out later in the evening. I’ve already asked Lingfan to prepare.”

“Okay.”

**

At nine in the evening, people gradually arrived at the largest reserved VIP area prepared by Zhong Lingfan. Guan Xi took a long time to get ready at home, doing her makeup and choosing clothes. By the time she arrived, she was half an hour late.

“Can we get started? Who’s treating today? The one treating can’t be late, right?” Song Li teased when the two protagonists finally appeared.

“We’ve been waiting for a long time,” Guan Xi said politely but with a hint of impatience. “I had to dress up for the occasion, so I was a bit slow.”

Lang Ningyi took her hand, “So you really got the marriage certificate, quite sudden.”

“This is still quite sudden; we’ve been brewing it for a long time.” Guan Xi took out her phone and showed the marriage certificate photo taken today in the car, sitting among a few female friends. “Come on, let’s appreciate the radiant beauty of my precious.”

“Nice photo, really well taken.”

“With good looks, anything looks good.”

“Oh, it’s making me jealous.”

…

While the girls chatted excitedly, Jiang Suizhou sat down among the men.

As soon as he sat down, he was pulled by Song Li. “Congratulations, General Jiang, stepping into the fiery sea!”

Jin Kaicheng poured him a drink. “Even if Guan Xi is a fiery sea, Suizhou has long practiced the indestructible body of Vajra.”

Jiang Suizhou smiled, with a hint of agreement.

Song Li raised his glass and clinked with a few people, saying, “I don’t know why, but at this moment, I feel a bit touched. I watched you all grow up… No, I watched you all from your teens until now.”

Guan Yuanbai: “Who isn’t the same?”

Song Li: “Right! So it’s quite emotional!”

Jin Kaicheng laughed. “Yes, yes, what’s the feeling? Suizhou, you’ve got the certificate, share some thoughts.”

Thoughts?

Jiang Suizhou glanced at Guan Xi sitting across from him.

With bold and beautiful features, even in this slightly dim environment, she could easily attract others’ attention. Her beauty never hid; it was just like her personality, never restrained at any moment.

Guan Xi was indeed a fiery sea, hot enough to burn everything else away. But for him, the fire she carried couldn’t harm him at all. In fact, he hoped her fire could burn even more vigorously, keeping others at a distance, unable to adapt.

So his thoughts should be… For him, getting the certificate is not jumping into a fiery sea; it’s embracing the fiery sea.

He felt it was warm.

“Not bad.” Jiang Suizhou withdrew his gaze from Guan Xi.

Jin Kaicheng: “Just not bad? Is there nothing touching about it?!!”

Jiang Suizhou glanced at him, “Do you think I’m you? I’m not going to shed two pounds of tears on my wedding day.”

Jin Kaicheng: “…………”

Song Li: “Hahaha—alright, don’t expect Jiang Suizhou to say sentimental things. I’ll cut my head for you! Come on, let’s have a drink, celebrate General Jiang ending his bachelorhood!”

…

After a few drinks and some chatting, the atmosphere heated up. Guan Xi was obviously in a good mood today. After drinking, she went to the dance floor with a few girls and played around. After several rounds, Jiang Suizhou watched as she became more and more carefree.

“Alright, behave.” The last time Guan Xi came to the seating area, she was pulled by Jiang Suizhou.

Guan Xi sat down with the force he used, naturally resting her chin on his shoulder. She said, “Just now, they were talking about our wedding. They said the decorations might not be very beautiful, but in all aspects, it must be luxurious. What do you think? Is that how they see our taste? So tacky, right?”

Jiang Suizhou touched her face, preventing her from leaning to the side. “You don’t like luxury?”

“No, I like it.”

Jiang Suizhou smiled, “Then, where did they go wrong?”

“Grossly wrong! I not only pursue luxury, but I also pursue beauty! I have a great taste~”

Jiang Suizhou nodded, “Oh, so what style do you like?”

“Style… I still need to think about that. After all, we got married suddenly, and I haven’t thought about those things.” Guan Xi hugged him and asked, “What about you? What kind do you like?”

“I like whatever you like.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, I’ll listen to you.”

“Wow~ Husband, you’re so good~ Suddenly feel that I love you even more~”

Jiang Suizhou found these words quite gratifying, and his tone softened, “Don’t drink anymore. You’re a bit drunk.”

Guan Xi said, “I’m just in a good mood, so I drank a bit more. How about you? Are you happy?”

“Happy.”

“Do you think marrying me is really great?”

“Yeah, it’s great.”

“Do you feel like you love me more now?”

“…”

“Do you? Do you?!”

Relentless, Jiang Suizhou smiled lightly and pulled her closer, “Yes, I love you more, a lot more.”

“Really? Then tell me!”

Jiang Suizhou pinched her waist, “Let’s go home, you talk too much.”

“No! You say it, or I won’t go home.”

Jiang Suizhou glanced at her; she had a hint of drunkenness in her eyes, stubborn and adorable. He shook his head somewhat helplessly, almost coaxing her, “Yes, I love you more. I love you more than any time before, more than anything that suits me.”

…

Meanwhile, Song Li, who came back to get his phone, stood behind the seats. He looked at someone he had known for many, many years in shock and then turned to Jin Kaicheng beside him.

Jin Kaicheng raised an eyebrow slightly, “See, isn’t he good at saying sweet things?”

Song Li took a deep breath, “Fine, I’ll cut my head for you, I’ll cut it!”

**

This certificate celebration gathering didn’t disperse until late at night. When Jiang Suizhou carried Guan Xi home, it was almost dawn.

“My marriage certificate… Where is it?” Guan Xi snuggled in bed, tugging at his sleeve and murmured.

“In the living room,” Jiang Suizhou replied.

“Don’t lose it…”

“I won’t.” Jiang Suizhou brushed a strand of hair that fell onto her nose, “Not as clumsy as you.”

Guan Xi gave a soft hum, half-asleep, “Put it away properly, Jiang Suizhou, you better put it away for me…”

“I know, you sleep well.”

“Mmm… okay…”

Jiang Suizhou turned off the light, got up, and went to the living room. On the coffee table in the living room, their certificates were placed, shining brightly in red.

He picked them up and went into the study.

In the study, there was a cabinet without any books. When opened, it revealed neatly arranged boxes, a total of twenty-eight. These were gifts that Guan Xi had earnestly prepared for him earlier to win his favor.

Twenty-eight, she said, represented her making up for every year of his past.

Thinking of Guan Xi’s conscientious look at that time, Jiang Suizhou found it somewhat amusing. He realized he liked her even when she wasn’t too sincere.

“Jiang Suizhou~ Jiang Suizhou~”

Just then, a somewhat affected voice came from outside the study. It seemed Miss Guan wasn’t asleep yet and was about to make some noise again. Jiang Suizhou’s lips curled slightly. He placed the marriage certificate in the position of the “Twenty-Ninth Gift” and closed the cabinet door.

“Jiang Suizhou~ Darling, where are you~”

“Coming.”

The Twenty-Ninth.

This was his twenty-ninth year, seemingly an ordinary one.

But it was also their first year, a year that finally belonged to the two of them, a new and special year.

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