Chapter 1251: Shi Ran Forces a Marriage

As long as she hasn't married someone else for a single day, he will keep doing things that cross the line; this time it was an assassination attempt, and there is no telling what it will be next time.

Yun Qitian was the first to bear the brunt; he is so kind and sunny, and Shi Ran does not want him to get hurt!

Yun Qitian: "Can you give me a day to consider?" He knew Shi Ran was doing this to keep him from harm, but he still hoped there would be love in his marriage.

Shi Ran: "No, I can only give you one minute to consider."

"So overbearing?"

"Yes."

"Alright, I accept your proposal, but I have conditions too."

Shi Ran: "Go ahead, what conditions?"

"What about the engagement ring? You haven't prepared anything at all; this proposal is too insincere." Yun Qitian acted haughty.

Shi Ran was speechless.

She hadn't taken this proposal seriously at all in her heart; it was merely a stopgap measure. He had quite a lot of demands, being so pedantic about wanting an engagement ring—where was she supposed to find a ring right now?

She looked around the Hospital Ward and found one.

There was a can of Sprite on the bedside table; she didn't know whose it was, but it would be perfect to use.

She opened the Sprite, grabbed Yun Qitian's hand, and slipped the ring-pull onto his ring finger—it wouldn't fit, it wasn't big enough!

So it just hung on his finger, and Shi Ran said: "There's your ring, let's go get the certificate tomorrow."

Yun Qitian looked at the ring-pull hanging on his finger, then looked at Shi Ran's indifferent attitude. The demands he had originally wanted to make were all swallowed back into his stomach.

Forget it, she was in a bad mood, so he would just listen to her; as long as she was happy, that was enough.

The news that Shi Ran was going to marry Yun Qitian shocked the parents' group!

Sheng Han and his wife, Yun Zhe Hao and his wife, and their friends gathered at the Club again.

This time it was to discuss the children's wedding.

Shi Youxuan's opinion was very clear—she opposed it!

It was obvious that this was not a marriage for love, and from the perspective of someone who had been through it, she knew it would be hard to find happiness.

But Sheng Hanyu and his wife had differing opinions; he agreed, feeling that love could be slowly cultivated within a marriage, as he and his wife had fallen in love after marriage themselves.

Although there were many twists and turns, the result was good; after the bitterness comes the sweetness.

Yun Zhe Hao and his wife were in agreement—they approved!

Their son liked Shi Ran, and he hadn't just liked her for a day or two; he had even gone so far as to disguise himself as a gay man for her sake.

If that didn't count as love, the couple couldn't think of anything else that would.

Shi Ran's feelings for their son were not yet clear, but that didn't matter; it could be cultivated slowly.

They knew this girl well, and she was excellent; the couple was very satisfied.

The friends were also in agreement; everyone consented to Shi Ran and Yun Qitian getting their certificate tomorrow, and then finding a good day in the near future to hold a lively wedding.

The venue was ready-made, as they had their own hotel; they just needed to pick a good date.

The wedding dress was also ready-made... no, this ready-made one couldn't be used, it was unlucky!

Ma Ling'er immediately rushed off, dragging Shi Youxuan along to arrange the wedding dress.

If they wanted to find a top international master, a handmade custom wedding dress would take at least half a year in advance.

There wasn't enough time, and no one wanted to wait that long to hold the wedding.

Ma Ling'er's suggestion was to use the wedding dress that Shi Youxuan and Sheng Hanyu had used for their wedding, just making some minor alterations to the details.

Back then, that wedding dress of Shi Youxuan's had taken nearly a whole year to sew; it was breathtaking and incomparable.

Shi Ran's figure now was very similar to Shi Youxuan's figure back then, so there shouldn't be any major issues; just minor adjustments to the details would suffice.

Shi Youxuan felt it wasn't quite appropriate; although her wedding dress from back then was still like new and well-maintained, it wasn't new after all—how could a bride wear an old dress?

Ma Ling'er felt it was no problem, saying Shi Youxuan had old-fashioned ideas.

What was there to fear about a worn wedding dress?

It mainly depended on who had worn it.

She and her husband had always been very happy in their married life, with both a son and a daughter, so how could it be unlucky?

She thought it was very auspicious.

Shi Ran felt her future mother-in-law was right, and she agreed.

If Shi Youxuan disagreed any further, it would make her seem stingy.

And so, the matter of the wedding dress was settled.

Since the wedding dress was Shi Youxuan's, Yun Qitian simply asked for his father-in-law's suit from back then for the groom's attire as well.

Since he was already taking their daughter as his wife, could they really begrudge him a suit?

The next day.

Under the protection of bodyguards, Shi Ran and Yun Qitian went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to obtain their marriage certificate.

It happened to be May 20th, and there were many people preparing to register for marriage; Sheng Hanyu pulled some strings to cut the line, and the two of them very smoothly obtained their marriage certificate there.

When the bright red marriage certificate, still warm to the touch, was placed in front of the two of them, Shi Ran felt a bit dazed.

She felt dazed, as if this weren't real.

Was it that simple?

It was like playing house.

Her years-long marathon of love with Qi Heng had not borne fruit, yet now, going from buddies to husband and wife with Yun Qitian had only taken a few minutes.

"If you regret it, there's still time."

Yun Qitian said understandingly: "Before we walk out of this door, I can return your freedom at any time."

"Don't talk nonsense, let's go, let's go home."

Shi Ran pulled Yun Qitian's hand and walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Although he spoke in a dejected manner, in reality, Yun Qitian was incredibly excited.

When people are excited, they tend to get cocky.

At the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

He stopped and wouldn't walk any further.

Shi Ran: "Let's go, what's wrong with you?"

Yun Qitian: "Ranran, come here. Let's hold up our marriage certificates, take a photo, and post it on Moments. I want to tell all those flings that I am now taken, so they shouldn't pine for me anymore, hahahahaha."

Shi Ran:...

"You're still keeping all those flings?"

Yun Qitian: "That's right, I'm keeping them all, keeping them to witness the day we finally achieved our happy ending."

Shi Ran was speechless once again.

She felt that doing this was very cruel to the girls who liked Yun Qitian.

Since there is no love, there should be no harm.

That was what she thought, and that was what she said.

Yun Qitian argued forcefully: "You're wrong. It's precisely because there's no love that one can cause harm; who would be willing to let the person they like get hurt?"

"If one is willing, then it's not true love, just seeking benefits for oneself in the name of true love. That kind of person is selfish and has nothing to do with love at all."

Shi Ran wanted to say his reasoning was twisted, but Yun Qitian didn't give her a chance to argue.

He put his arm around her shoulder: "Stop talking, let's take the photo!"

Fine, let's take it.

So the two of them held up their marriage certificates, each raising one arm to form a heart shape, and prepared to take the photo!

"Wait a second."

Yun Qitian said to Shi Ran: "Smile, you look especially beautiful when you smile."

Shi Ran couldn't smile, so she just turned up the corners of her mouth in a forced, insincere smile.

He said again: "Wife, clear your mind and think about the big deal you just closed a few days ago, it's very fulfilling..." He knew why his wife couldn't smile, but he didn't expose her.

Exposing her would make them both awkward.

It was better not to mention the reason and just offer a solution directly.

Shi Ran smiled, a smile from the heart, radiant as a flower—"Click!"