"Give me your hand," Xiao Nanchen called to her.
His voice was gentle.
Xia Qiqi bit her lip.
She didn't want to give it.
Even though there was a slight flutter in her heart when he called her name just a moment ago.
But she couldn't overcome her intense hatred for him.
The two of them were clearly at odds.
Xiao Nanchen explained, "I'm leaning on a cane, I can't hold your hand."
Xia Qiqi glanced at Xiao Nanchen again.
She reached out her hand.
It was definitely not because she was being soft-hearted.
It was simply because she didn't want to waste time.
And she didn't want so many people to witness her humiliation.
Xiao Nanchen seemed to let out a sigh of relief.
He was obviously anxious, but he didn't let anyone see it.
He gently slid the ring on his finger onto Xia Qiqi's ring finger.
He bought this pair of wedding rings himself.
Because he didn't know Xia Qiqi's ring size, he estimated it based on his intuition. But he didn't expect it to fit perfectly.
Xia Qiqi began to doubt whether Xiao Nanchen had secretly measured her ring size at some point without her knowledge. Otherwise, how could he be so precise?!
"It's your turn, Qiqi," Xiao Nanchen reminded her.
"I know, I just don't want to," Xia Qiqi stubbornly refused. She had been daydreaming just now.
Xiao Nanchen pursed his lips and stopped urging her.
Instead, the priest couldn't help but remind, "Please let the bride put the wedding ring on the groom."
Reluctantly, Xia Qiqi picked up the men's ring and put it on Xiao Nanchen's ring finger.
A pair of couple's wedding rings...
Anyway.
Once the ceremony was over, she would throw it away immediately.
Thinking like this.
She heard the priest say excitedly, "I now pronounce you, Miss Xia Qiqi and Mr. Xiao Nanchen, officially married. The groom may now kiss his bride!"
The venue erupted in a chorus of voices again.
Xiao Nanchen was controlling his emotions.
He tried to appear natural.
Naturally, he shifted his cane a little and approached Xia Qiqi.
"Don't touch me," Xia Qiqi said coldly, interrupting him.
Xiao Nanchen's lips stopped just 0.01 centimeters away from hers.
Just a little closer, and they would kiss.
They would leave their mark on each other.
But in the end...
Xiao Nanchen moved away.
From afar, it looked like they were kissing.
But even the closest guests could see clearly that Xiao Nanchen didn't actually kiss Xia Qiqi.
Xiao Nanchen stood up straight.
The priest announced the end of the "wedding ceremony."
Everyone at the venue followed the staff and left.
An Nuan also left.
She turned her head and glanced at the couple on the stage.
She saw Xiao Nanchen's attending doctor, who was clearly following him, helping him sit in a wheelchair.
For Xiao Nanchen, it was probably his limit.
An Nuan left with Ye Jinghuai.
At this moment, Xiao Nanchen and Xia Qiqi were sitting in a black car nearby.
They didn't go directly to the banquet venue.
The car took them to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Xia Qiqi suddenly realized that they hadn't obtained the marriage certificate yet.
Legally speaking, they were not yet a legally married couple.
She clenched her teeth.
Without hesitation, she walked into the building with determination.
Since they had made an appointment in advance, they didn't need to wait in line.
The two of them submitted their ID cards and household registers.
They took two passport-sized photos.
"Clap, clap!" Two loud stamps.
Two bright red marriage certificates were placed in front of them.
One for each person.
Xia Qiqi didn't want it at all.
Then she heard Xiao Nanchen say, "We'll need it for the divorce too."
And then...
She reluctantly took it.
Because of the words "divorce."
The wedding planner was clearly stunned.
She looked at the bride and then turned to look at the groom.
The bride had a clearly unwilling expression and a childish temperament.
But the groom... he smiled gently.
Anyone with eyes could see it.
The groom's eyes were filled with the bride.
They received the marriage certificates.
The two of them returned to the car.
Inside the car, it was still quiet.
Xia Qiqi would never take the initiative to speak to Xiao Nanchen.
And Xiao Nanchen wouldn't take the initiative to speak to Xia Qiqi either.
The two of them were somewhat like...
Strangers sharing a ride.
No.
It wasn't just sharing a ride.
It was sharing a marriage.
One day, they would go their separate ways.
The car quickly arrived at the five-star resort hotel at the golf course. Before they headed to the banquet hall, they each went back to their own dressing rooms to change.
Xia Qiqi really didn't want to change.
Just as she was about to give instructions to the staff, she saw An Nuan waiting for her in the dressing room.
Xia Qiqi was somewhat speechless. "Why aren't you accompanying your scumbag Ye and what are you doing here?"
"To supervise you changing clothes."
"..." She knew what she wanted to do regardless.
An Nuan instructed the staff to help Xia Qiqi change clothes.
Seeing that she didn't resist, An Nuan said, "I'm going to check on Xiao Nanchen."
"What's so interesting about him?!" Xia Qiqi was displeased.
An Nuan had already left.
She walked towards Xiao Nanchen's dressing room across from hers.
She knocked on the door.
Xiao Qiang opened it.
An Nuan was very polite to Xiao Qiang. "Auntie Xiao."
Xiao Qiang was still courteous to An Nuan.
To be precise, she was courteous to everyone, and she wasn't really bad to Xia Qiqi either.
But Xia Qiqi had always hated her.
She wouldn't let herself appear too humble in front of Xia Qiqi.
So, she would be a bit colder towards Xia Qiqi.
Of course, she wouldn't be overly enthusiastic either.
Who knows, Xia Qiqi might just pour a bucket of cold water on her.
"I came to see Nanchen."
"He's inside." Xiao Qiang quickly let her in.
As soon as An Nuan walked in, she saw Xiao Nanchen receiving an IV drip.
Besides the IV drip, there was also a doctor correcting his bones.
It was because he had forced himself to stand up earlier, causing his already fragile bones to become slightly misaligned.
"I'm fine," Xiao Nanchen looked at An Nuan and quickly explained, "My mom just isn't at ease, so she had the doctor come to check on me."
The doctor glanced at Xiao Nanchen.
The expression on his face indicated that Xiao Nanchen was lying.
"Then you go ahead, I want to chat with Auntie for a while." An Nuan decided not to disturb Xiao Nanchen for now.
She had a feeling.
Xiao Nanchen didn't want others to see his physical weakness.
"Come sit over here." Xiao Qiang heard that An Nuan wanted to talk to her and quickly gestured for her to sit on the nearby sofa.
The two of them sat together.
Maintaining a moderate distance.
Actually, when they were young, she was often influenced by Xia Qiqi.
If Xia Qiqi didn't like someone, she wouldn't let herself like them either.
For example, Xia Qiqi's father and her stepmother.
Even Xiao Nanchen.
For a long time, she was repulsed by them all.
Even when she grew up and could distinguish right from wrong, there was still an instinctual aversion toward them.
If it weren't for being reborn in this lifetime.
She wouldn't have known how foolish she had been in the past.
Almost all the good people were completely negated by her.
Almost all the bad people were mindlessly affirmed by her.
"Auntie, I just want to talk to you about Qi Qi," An Nuan spoke frankly.
Xiao Qiang seemed to anticipate it and let out a sigh, "Qi Qi is not a bad person, actually, I know."
