After he handed over all kinds of his own documents, Huang Qingtian quickly passed the household register and ID card from Mu Keren's small hand to the staff member.
It was not until their documents were both placed in the hands of the civil registry office staff that Mu Keren realized what this man meant.
Panic, for the moment, dispelled the sorrow in her heart.
Nonsense! Right now she was about to be married in confusion, so where did Mu Keren have time to mourn that faithless man and shameless woman?
"That's mine!" She reached out, intending to snatch her documents back from the staff member's hand.
But the small hand that she extended was instantly captured by a large palm.
"Didn't you say you wanted to get married?" Huang Qingtian raised an eyebrow, his grey-green eyes narrowing slightly as if analyzing the truth behind the girl's words.
It was at that moment that the inherent deterrence emanating from the man caused the temperature around them to plummet several degrees instantaneously. The swift change made people wonder whether provoking this man could lead them into a predicament with no return.
This cold demeanor of Huang Qingtian made Mu Keren, who had been sweating profusely from the heat outside, shrink her neck several times.
Her bewildered large eyes dodged the fierce look in those grey-green phoenix eyes and she stammered, "I do want to get married, but..." But not with you!
Although fearful of Huang Qingtian's chilliness, there were still some things Mu Keren had to say.
But who knew that before she could finish her sentence, she was forcefully interrupted by the towering man before her.
"Wanting to get married is enough!" These were his words to her.
Looking at her little face crumpled with hesitation made Huang Qingtian feel like he was coercing this little creature.
But this feeling, foreign and delightful to him, also filled him with an indescribable anticipation for the upcoming married life!
In that instant, Huang Qingtian's mood greatly improved.
Thus, a smile he didn't even notice himself formed at the corners of his lips.
Because of that smile, his normally stern facial features softened significantly. His already exquisitely handsome features became stunningly beautiful at that moment. So beautiful that even women would be jealous...
Such a smile not only left Mu Keren dazed but also enthralled everyone else present.
Even the lady processing their documents seemed to have her soul spirited away, momentarily forgetting everything else.
In that instant, everyone in the civil registry office seemed spellbound, forgetting their tasks and immersing themselves in the fleeting charm on the man's face...
Perhaps it was this silence that made Huang Qingtian sense something.
Just then, while gazing at Mu Keren's bewildered large eyes and contemplating something, he suddenly turned around, pointing to a certain symbol on his document to the staff member, "If I'm not mistaken, I possess the privilege to expedite the bureaucratic process!"
The man's magnetic voice instantly snapped the registry lady back to reality. Upon seeing the phoenix symbol surrounded by flames on a document, she hurriedly nodded, "Yes, I'll handle it immediately."
In just a moment, the lady's efficiency increased tenfold.
And Mu Keren, coming back to her senses, slightly lowered her eyelids. Beneath her thick lashes, a flash of slyness passed transiently through her large eyes.
Although she had never been married, Mu Keren had seen others register for marriage on television shows. This process seemed to require the parties to take photos and sign, didn't it? If she refused to sign or take a photo with him, surely the marriage couldn't proceed!
Just as Mu Keren was internally celebrating her little bit of cleverness, in the field of vision of Huang Qingtian's gray-green eyes, the civil affairs official picked up the red seal. With a loud "bang," they stamped two bright red seals on two red booklets...
This scene made Huang Qingtian's lips curve slightly. His smile was faint, yet eye-catching.
"Wife, please take good care of me in the future!" This was what Huang Qingtian said to Mu Keren after seeing the documents processed right in front of their eyes.
"Don't just call me 'wife'; we definitely won't be able to get married—" Marriage!
Before she could finish the last word, the lady who was processing the certificate handed over two red booklets to them, saying, "Okay, these are your marriage certificates. I wish you a happy marriage and a hundred years of good companionship!"
Now, staring at the red booklet thrust into her hands, Mu Keren was completely flustered.
How exactly she left the civil affairs bureau, Mu Keren had no idea.
"Where's your phone?" the man asked after leading her out of the civil affairs bureau.
And up to this moment, Mu Keren was still dumbfounded, staring at the red booklet in her hand like a hot potato, unable to recover.
Seeing her lack of response, Huang Qingtian simply took matters into his own hands, reaching for her pants to search for it.
This sudden intimate contact made Mu Keren's cheeks flush with color because, just now, the man's large hand, with its warmth, slid brazenly over her buttocks...
This intimate touch instantly brought Mu Keren back to her senses. Now, she was biting her pink lips lightly, with a mix of shyness and anger, staring at Huang Qingtian, "What are you doing?"
By now, Huang Qingtian had gotten the phone he was looking for. Seeing the girl's face flushed with red, he felt very pleased.
In response to the girl's question, Huang Qingtian simply shook the phone at her as an answer.
He then quickly entered a series of numbers into her phone and made a call.
After the ringtone came from his pocket, he hung up and saved this series of numbers in the girl's phone. After doing these things, Huang Qingtian extended his arm, preparing to go behind the girl to put the phone back in the pocket where she had kept it.
But this time, Mu Keren reacted quickly. As his long arm reached out, she stepped back several times, covering her backside and staring at the man warily.
Watching her eyes filled with the innocent chaos of a scared fawn, Huang Qingtian raised an eyebrow and handed her the phone, "Here, it's yours!"
Mu Keren did not feel any gratitude for Huang Qingtian's returning of the phone; she simply snatched it quickly from his hand.
Looking at her puffed cheeks, an attempt to look fierce as if to intimidate him, Huang Qingtian shook his head in resignation.
"I have an urgent matter and must leave now! Once I'm done, I'll contact you! Of course, if you have any issues, you can also contact me. The number I just input is my number..."
After patiently explaining all this, Huang Qingtian turned and walked toward a black sedan not far away.
During all this, Mu Keren's vigilant gaze followed him closely.
It wasn't until Huang Qingtian got into the car and the vehicle drove away that Mu Keren finally withdrew her gaze.
The man was gone, and with him, her threat.
But standing under the blazing sun with the red booklet in hand, Mu Keren was in disarray!
Because, inexplicably, she had gotten married...