The person before him was stunningly bewitching, every subtle expression and smile captivating the soul—a completely different person from the withered, frail Yun Yao of his memories.
Yet, Su Yuchen dared to be certain: she was, without a doubt, Yun Yao!
Yun Yao traced circles on the desk with her slender fingers.
"If you keep looking at me like that, I'll take it as your silent consent," Yun Yao said, her eyes brimming with smiles as she made no attempt to conceal her greed toward Su Yuchen. "What are we waiting for? Let's go get our marriage certificate!"
Su Yuchen offered a disdainful smile.
"I've already figured out how to send you to the police station."
Yun Yao stepped closer, her fingertips grazing lightly across the tabletop as she closed the distance between them. Leaning against the desk, her gaze was full of playful mockery.
"The police station? Su Yuchen, let me tell you something—however you manage to send me in there, you'll have to escort me right back out!"
Yun Yao leaned slightly forward, her thin lips parting.
"We've already performed our wedding bows, so why bother caring about a piece of paper?"
"So, stop struggling and just submit to me!"
Yun Yao's magnified, peerless face reflected in Su Yuchen's amber eyes, stirring a surge of murderous intent within him.
"Yun Yao, no matter whose person you are, crossing me has only one consequence."
Yun Yao laughed so hard her body bent over.
"You wouldn't happen to still want to say that the consequence of crossing you is death, would you?"
"That's so cliché!"
Even more cliché than the domineering CEO romance novels Luohong used to lend her!
Yun Yao rested her body softly against Su Yuchen's shoulder.
"Su Yuchen, if you don't submit to me, I'll broadcast the fact that you've been playing the fool to the entire world!"
The thing Su Yuchen hated most in this life was being threatened.
"Yun Yao, feel free to try."
Noticing the murderous aura radiating from Su Yuchen, Yun Yao realized he wasn't playing around.
"Tsk, what a pain." Yun Yao straightened her expression, her bright eyes flushing red. "Su Yuchen, look at me."
As Su Yuchen locked eyes with Yun Yao, his soul seemed imprisoned, and his body refused to obey his will.
"Yun Yao! What did you do to me?!"
Yun Yao raised a hand and grabbed Su Yuchen's tie.
"Let's go, time to get our marriage certificate."
The next second, Su Yuchen's body moved outward against his will, disbelief filling the depths of his eyes as an absurd thought took root.
"Just what kind of person are you?"
Up ahead, Yun Yao swayed her hips as she suddenly turned back, her red lips curving upward.
"I'm your person!"
Su Yuchen wanted nothing more than to kill Yun Yao!
Chen Dong finally managed to open the door, only to be met with this horrifying scene of "forced love," prompting him to lower his head in haste.
"Young Master, Young Madam, you two..."
Before Chen Dong could finish, a key was shoved directly into his hand.
Yun Yao pulled Su Yuchen toward the exit, her clear and melodious voice drifting back.
"What are you standing there stunned for? Drive us to the civil affairs bureau."
Chen Dong's head was spinning with confusion, but seeing his master obediently following along, he gritted his teeth.
Screw it! Full speed ahead!
On the way to the civil affairs bureau, Yun Yao feared Su Yuchen might cause further complications, so she directly stripped him of his right to speak.
Su Yuchen leaned back against the seat and closed his eyes.
Had it not been for the bulging veins on his temples, Yun Yao might have actually thought he had compromised.
The entire car ride remained dead silent.
The staff member at the civil affairs bureau didn't even look up, asking Yun Yao straight out for the household registration booklets.
Just as Su Yuchen let out a breath of relief, assuming Yun Yao had no way of getting his booklet, Yun Yao pulled two household registration booklets right out of her pocket and handed them over to the worker.
The worker took them casually, completely oblivious to Su Yuchen's face, which had turned as dark as ink.
The moment the official seal came down, Su Yuchen felt as though his heart had died.
In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared across the entire Imperial Capital, accompanied by fierce, howling winds.
Yun Yao naturally witnessed all of this, especially the angry thunder brewing in the sky directly above the civil affairs bureau, which seemed deeply dissatisfied with her forceful interference in marriage.
Sensing trouble, Yun Yao swiftly and with lightning speed stuffed the two red booklets into her bosom.
Once the marriage certificates vanished from the Heavenly Dao's controllable range, it promptly quieted down.
Making it strike the marriage certificates was one thing, but making it strike Yun Yao?
That was not a fight she cared to pick!
The dark clouds overhead dispersed with apparent reluctance, their retreat remarkably brisk the moment Yun Yao's gaze swept over them.
In less than a moment, Nancheng was once again bathed in clear skies and bright sun.
On the way back to Shengshi International, Yun Yao completely ignored Su Yuchen's overwhelming murderous aura.
"Su Yuchen, you were the one who tried to use me first, so I can't afford to be the one losing out either."
"Starting today, I am your rightful, wedded wife."
"Let's get a few ground rules straight in advance."
"First, when you're with me, don't ask about things you shouldn't."
"Second, until I grow sick of you, cheating is strictly forbidden."
"Third, you must come whenever I call."
Even Chen Dong, who was driving the car, broke out in a cold sweat listening to all this.
This Yun Yao... could the Young Madam have been a vegetative state for so long that her thought process differed from a normal person's?
How could the Young Master possibly agree to such outrageous terms?!
The next second.
"Su Yuchen, since you're not talking, I'll take that as your consent."
Su Yuchen: "..." It wasn't like she had given him the right to speak in the first place!
Yun Yao was in a rather good mood.
"Chen Dong, I won't head back to Shengshi International with you guys. Just drop me off at the intersection ahead."
Chen Dong was completely dumbfounded at this point, capable of doing nothing more than nodding blankly.
As Yun Yao stepped out of the car, Su Yuchen could only fix a vicious glare on her retreating back.
He would definitely kill Yun Yao to avenge today's humiliation!
Definitely!
Just as she was closing the door, Yun Yao leaned her upper body back inside.
"Don't worry, an hour from now, you'll be able to speak again."
"Goodbye, hubby."
"Mwah!"
Yun Yao shut the door and watched the car drive away, feeling thoroughly pleased with herself.
Parting ways in this era must be done like this, right?
Whatever!
Her little hubby had just been violated against his will, so his mood must be terrible. Better for her to go hide for a couple of days!
Where should she go?
As Yun Yao hesitated, she looked up and spotted the university road sign by the roadside.
"Jingnan University?"
"Tsk, I really am getting old if I even forgot something this important!"
"If I want to win my little hubby's favor, naturally I have to go along with his preferences!"
"What did Luohong call it again? Right, right, a younger-man romance!"
"What else can I do? Just spoil him, of course!"
...
The next day, Yun Yao arrived at Jingnan University as promised.
Looking at this century-old institution of higher learning, a flood of thoughts washed over her.
Times had developed at breakneck speed; the dilapidated academy of the past, through the passage of years, had actually transformed into Hua Guo's premier institution of learning!
She really was getting old, oh!
Amidst her reflections, a flurry of whispers drifted into her ears.
"Look, that girl is so pretty!"
"When did our Jingnan University ever get someone like that?!"
"She could totally compete with Yun Xinru for campus belle this year!"
Turning a blind eye, Yun Yao walked straight toward the archaeology department's teaching building.
She was a person who had never liked being late.