"Oh~~~"
The man responded softly.
With a hint of pity and reluctance, he drove at forty miles per hour.
Grace glanced at the dashboard, "Faster!"
At this speed, when would they ever reach the embassy? Did he want to wait until dark?
The great Qin: "..."
This time, he didn't even respond with an "oh." With great "reluctance," he stepped on the accelerator, increasing the speed to seventy miles per hour.
"That..." the man said awkwardly, "Why don't you calm down a bit more? Think about it again?"
Grace: "Shut up!"
Qin Yunxi: "—"
The car sped down the express lane, and neither of them spoke again.
The silence in the air was unnerving.
However, beneath Qin's "going to his death" expression, he was actually extremely excited and exhilarated.
Hahahaha!
They would reach the embassy in twenty-something minutes.
His wife would be his soon!
Whoever gave Grace this terrible idea, he thanked them, thanked them profusely!
Cough, cough, cough!
He couldn't get too excited, or it would blow his cover.
Qin Yunxi continued to feign resistance, "That... this..."
Grace: "Shut up!"
Qin Yunxi weakly said again, "I mean, why don't we go another day? My household registration is in Haishi, and I can't get it immediately. And your passport too."
Grace shot him a cold glance, "Aren't you all-powerful? You can get it reissued on the spot."
"My passport is in my suitcase, I'll get it now."
Qin Yunxi's facial muscles twitched, "From here to your place, and then to the embassy, with traffic, it will definitely be noon."
"You don't know, most Chinese government offices only work half-days, and don't handle business in the afternoon."
Grace: "Then find someone to get it from my place!"
This should be enough, right?
It wouldn't delay things.
At that moment, Grace, who was being manipulated step by step, didn't know that she had been fooled by Qin Yunxi's smooth talk again.
All public officials in China work both mornings and afternoons, and some departments don't even close during lunch.
Qin Yunxi: "...Alright."
He silently took out his phone and dialed his subordinate. "Go to the white suitcase in the bedroom of house number XX, building XX, unit XX, XX Garden on XX Road and get the passport. Come to the embassy to find me."
Bodyguard: "Yes."
The Koenigsegg sports car soon arrived at the embassy.
Qin Yunxi hesitated for a long time before unbuckling his seatbelt and turning off the engine.
Grace opened the door, her long legs stepping out, and urged, "Hurry up!"
Qin Yunxi still feigned resistance, "That... I... I need to go to the restroom!"
With that, he bolted away.
Grace watched the man's retreating back, let out a cold scoff, and her lips curled into a mocking smile—Qin Yunxi, if you don't want to marry me, just say "over."
You let me go, and I'll let you go.
Neither of us will bother the other again.
At that moment, Grace, who thought Qin Yunxi was a coward, didn't realize that after leaving her sight, he made several phone calls.
"Clear out an office immediately, I need to sign the marriage registration with my wife."
"Send the passport by drone."
"Has my new household registration been processed? Send it by drone, quickly!"
"Create a wedding photo of me and Grace."
"Within five minutes!"
He couldn't delay too long, in case Grace found out she was being tricked again and changed her mind and left.
Who would give him a wife then?
Quickly, quickly!
After hanging up the phone, Qin Yunxi instructed his bodyguard to receive their passports and his household registration book at the entrance, then ran into the lobby with a mournful face.
His ability to manage his expressions was no less than that of a film emperor.
Inside the embassy.
A woman in a work uniform was very striking. Amidst the sparse crowd, he saw her at a glance.
Proud and independent.
Untainted by the mud.
Pure and unstained by the lotus.
She was becoming more pleasing to his eyes, more captivating with every glance.
How could he have thought she was ugly before? She was incredibly beautiful!
He quickly put away his admiring gaze and, with a look of pain, approached Grace. "That, do you need to go to the restroom?"
Grace rolled her eyes at him, "So many things!" She walked inside, "Where can I register for marriage?"
Qin Yunxi strode forward, taking the woman's hand and leading her to the second floor, the first office on the left.
They approached the staff.
"For marriage registration, please fill out the form and sign."
The staff member said professionally.
Qin Yunxi suddenly "cough, cough, cough," showing signs of distress. Not only was he coughing, but his face was also twitching.
Seeing the man's fearful expression, Grace took the registration form and waved it at him, "Come here, sign."
Qin Yunxi reflexively stepped back a few steps, "I won't sign!"
As if realizing his reaction was "overdone" and his voice was a bit "loud," he lowered his volume, "Darling, have you thought it through? Are you really willing to have ten or eight children for me?"
"That thing—"
"My mother has very high expectations, you must... have a football team for the Qin family!"
"Yes, you have to have many, many children!"
Grace glanced at the man who was starting to "ramble incoherently" and lose his composure, "Yes, I've thought it through."
"Come here, sign."
Qin Yunxi shivered with fright and quickly retreated to the door, clearly indicating his refusal—I won't sign, I won't sign!
His face was filled with horror, "You sign first!"
Grace picked up the pen and neatly and decisively signed her name.
Then, she provocatively looked at Qin Yunxi.
"Your turn!"
She said.
[Qin Yunxi, if you don't want to be bound by marriage, let's let each other go.]
"Ah?" The man looked at the registration form with "heartache."
Step by step, he continued to resist, "Have you really thought it through? Having children is very painful, and ten or eight of them at that."
As he spoke, Qin Yunxi's tall figure moved beside Grace, separating her from the registration form to prevent her from regretting it and tearing it up.
"Mmm!" The woman nodded.
"Alright." Then he would reluctantly accept the wife who had come to him willingly.
Qin Yunxi quickly signed his name.
Grace: "——————"
Something's wrong, this plot!
How come it's not going according to the script? Where was the part where the scumbag was afraid of marriage, afraid of women dividing his assets? Where was the part where Qin Yunxi was supposed to force her to sign a prenuptial agreement, and the part where...
Before Grace could recover from her shock, a bodyguard rushed in with their passports, household registration books, a composite marriage certificate, and other documents.
"Sir, everything is ready."
Qin Yunxi took the documents and handed them to the staff.
The staff member quickly entered them into the computer...
Grace: "!!!!"
Holy crap!
Listening to the rapid clicking of the keyboard, she broke out in a cold sweat.
The situation was not right!
Although she didn't know what had gone wrong, she couldn't just let things unfold like this.
Grace leaped up and rushed towards the registration form.
Target: Tear it up!