Chapter 57: Did You Know You’re Married?

“Is it really that hard to have you?”
“What do you mean?”
“You and Lin Xi are the same size, right? Everything should be the same.” Yang Fan grinned; he was just teasing Lin Ruo.
“Fine, you said it. Tomorrow you two go get your marriage certificate, and tomorrow night I’ll give you the place!” Lin Ruo suddenly became agitated.
“No, come on, don’t get so worked up.”
Yang Fan hadn’t expected such a strong reaction from Lin Ruo; he was genuinely worried he’d scare her off.
What followed was a flurry of apologies, admissions of fault, and the promise of a few unequal treaties, before he finally coaxed Lin Ruo home.
That evening, Yang Fan knew Xu Zihan and Ai Xiaomei had returned, but he no longer had the heart to get up. Ai Xiaomei, for reasons unknown—whether guilt or more scheming, he couldn’t say—had brought him a drumstick.
The system panel was in the middle of a reactivation and restructuring, and many of Ai Xiaomei’s channels had been forcibly closed. This meant that, for the next ten days, there was no way she could trick him!
But even with the channels closed, if Ai Xiaomei encountered an attack, the system would automatically defend, activate, and strike back!
On this point, no one could destroy Ai Xiaomei’s system; in a sense, she was nearly invincible.
“Brother, are you touched today?”
“I am, very touched!” Yang Fan replied, gnawing on the drumstick.
“Then give me some money!” Ai Xiaomei said, sitting on his bed.
“What about that hundred thousand you have?”
“I spent it all on snacks,” Ai Xiaomei announced.
“Spend less!” Yang Fan’s eyelid twitched. How much can you possibly eat?
As for transferring money, Ai Xiaomei could only move his funds now. Yang Fan had found a loophole in the system: as long as he didn’t keep money on himself, her channels were restricted.
The financial reins were firmly back in his own hands!
“I’ll buy less from now on!” Ai Xiaomei said, feigning innocence.
“Fine, I’ll transfer it to you tomorrow, okay?”
“Okay!” Ai Xiaomei cheered and left. Yang Fan finished his drumstick, dusted his hands, and thought to himself, Finally, she’s out of tricks!
In high spirits, Yang Fan went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Lin Ruo came over. Yang Fan was sound asleep, but as usual, she gave him a full-body massage. Even in his dreams, Yang Fan was grinning.
“What are you grinning about, you big idiot?”
The next morning, Yang Fan had Liu Haoyu transfer him a hundred thousand, which he then passed on to Ai Xiaomei.
“Brother, I really don’t want to tell you something!”
The moment she received the money, Ai Xiaomei’s voice sounded in his mind.
“What?” Yang Fan’s eyelid twitched violently.
“Did you know you’re married?” Ai Xiaomei said.
“How could I be married?”
“I entered the marriage registration system and registered you. You can go get your marriage certificate now.”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m not lying. Really, you and Lin Ruo are officially married!”
“I…” Yang Fan was stunned. “Ai Xiaomei, you’ve killed me. Lin Ruo will leave, do you understand?”
“That’s why, if you want me to keep quiet, you’ll have to give me three hundred thousand a week for snacks.”
“Aren’t you afraid you’ll eat yourself to death?” Yang Fan retorted.
“I won’t. I’m a genius. Do you agree or not?”
“I agree!” Yang Fan had no choice. If Lin Ruo found out, she’d go mad; she’d never be able to face Lin Xi again.
Ai Xiaomei was a real menace…
“Good, as long as you agree. You can go pick up your marriage certificate now!”
The connection broke off, and Yang Fan was left dumbfounded!
With Lin Ruo still next door, Yang Fan’s mind raced, searching for a way to get her out for a while.
He went over and found Lin Ruo sitting on the sofa.
“What is it?”
“Can you go pick up Xia Yufei for me?” Yang Fan asked.
“You want me to pick up your little sweetheart? Aren’t you afraid I’ll say something to her on the way?” Lin Ruo replied.
“It’s fine, because you’re the person I trust most. Besides, aren’t you the one who wants to protect Xia Yufei?”
“Alright, I’ll go!” Lin Ruo left straight away.
Yang Fan watched her leave—finally, he’d managed to send her off!
He considered who would be most suitable to pick up the certificate. Zhang Chen and the others were out of the question; they couldn’t keep a secret. He went right back to his office, locked the door, entered the bedroom, and called Wu Qian in.
“President Yang…”
“Go to the marriage registry now, pick up the marriage certificate for me and Lin Ruo, and take it to your house…”
Wu Qian’s expression changed, and Yang Fan quickly added, “I don’t have time to explain. My sister set me up. Once you have it, don’t let Lin Ruo find out. Remember, don’t tell a soul.”
With that, Yang Fan handed over his ID card.
“President Yang, even if you really are married, I’d still be willing…”
“Don’t say silly things. Just go. I finally managed to get Lin Ruo out of here.”
Wu Qian nodded and hurried out, locking the door behind her.
That troublesome Ai Xiaomei just couldn’t leave him alone for a second.
Half an hour later, Wu Qian called to say she had it. Yang Fan was in despair—it was real!
She even sent over a photo of the marriage certificate. Yang Fan took one look and immediately deleted it; his scalp was tingling!
He was still on the phone with Wu Qian when Lin Ruo returned. Yang Fan quickly hung up.
“Yufei!”
Xia Yufei and five others came in. Lin Ruo left right away, only saying she’d brought them over.
“Wow! The office is huge!” Zhao Mengnan and Li Susu exclaimed.
“Come, have a seat!”
“Honey, I booked a room last night and you didn’t show up,” Zhao Mengnan said.
“I snuck in during the night, didn’t you notice?” Yang Fan joked.
“So, Yufei, how was it?”
“Mhm, Lin Ruo picked us up.”
Yang Fan nodded and looked at Zhao Mengnan. “Are you really sure about this?”
“I’m sure.”
“Alright. Right now, Fanmei Company is brand new—even this office just moved in. We’re still hiring staff.”
“What about filming?” Zhao Mengnan asked.
“If you want to act, you’ll represent Fanmei Company. Jing Tian’s side is casting for a drama and for ‘Paper Swing 2’ and ‘Online Romance’. We’ll recommend you for auditions. In the future, our company will produce its own shows. Try it out first, and then we’ll talk about signing a contract.”
“Okay!” Zhao Mengnan replied, not entirely understanding but agreeing.
“Great!” Yang Fan picked up the phone and called Xu Tao upstairs.
Footsteps sounded in the hall, and then Xu Tao entered.
“Xu Tao!”
“They’re here!” Xu Tao said.
“This is Xia Yufei. Yufei, this is my best friend Xu Tao, and he’s the general manager of our agency division,” Yang Fan introduced.
“So this is Yufei, a real beauty. Yufei, you’re so naive, letting Yang Fan trick you into coming back again.”
Xia Yufei smiled politely. “Nice to meet you.”
Yang Fan gave Xu Tao a look, then pointed to Zhao Mengnan. “This is Zhao Mengnan.”
“Good credentials. There are two or three more downstairs. Why don’t I take them for auditions now?”
“Go ahead!”
Zhao Mengnan looked a little nervous. Yang Fan smiled. “It’s alright, go on!”
“I’ll go then!”
“Relax, you’ll be fine!”
Xu Tao led Zhao Mengnan away, and the others sat back down.
“Don’t worry, she’ll be back soon.”
“So what can we do?” Li Susu asked.
“Well, it depends on what you want. The company is involved in film, talent management, streaming, and software.”
The luxury goods business didn’t need staff for now!
“But you’re only sophomores. It’s not time to work yet. You could try streaming, or acting like Zhao Mengnan. The rest can wait until after you graduate.”
“Then I’ll try streaming?”
…
“Absolutely!” Yang Fan made another call, and a beautiful streamer came up to take Li Susu and the others downstairs to have a look.
Xia Yufei didn’t go. She sat quietly on the sofa until Wu Qian returned.
“Yufei!”
“Wu Qian!”
They’d met in the Dream Maze before!
“President Yang, here’s your ID.”
Yang Fan took it. “Go ahead and get busy.”
“Then I’ll go sit with Wu Qian for a bit.”
“Alright,” Yang Fan replied.