Sighing , She looked at the time and it was already 10:45 AM. It takes about 45 minutes from her place to the Civili Bureau.
she didn't have much time to keep thinking about everything so she got up , got ready and took out her household register and went to Civil Affairs Bureau.
She reached the civil bureau by 12:00 PM on the dot thinking chnegguo must have arrived early and was waiting. But he was no where to be found. Thinking he must have been running a bit late, she decided to wait.
It was almost 12:20 pm, Chen Yumi was still waiting in front of the civil bureau. Fang Chengguo was no where in sight. She didn't have her phone on her to contact him.
she was thinking about what to do when a familiar voice interrupted her.
"Yumi"
Shocked, she turned around to find Zhang Yichan with a stern but curious look on his face.
"Brother Yichan, why are you here?" - asked Chen Yumi.
"Shouldn't I ask that question? what are you doing here with your household register?" - he said pointing to her hands.
"I- I was- I came " - stuttered Chen Yumi.
Folding his hands, he looked at her with his eyebrows raised and said, " take all your time and tell me a good lie, so I won't smack that stupid little head of yours."
looking into Yichan's eyes, Yumi realised he was angry. Swallowing hard, she tried to come up with a good reason.
Lightly tapping her head, "Silly girl, Have you lost your mind? How many times have I told you to look for me when you are having a hard time or need any help?" - Yichan said after a few seconds.
"And what were you thinking asking Fang Chengguo to marry you? and that too signing a contract? is getting married a silly thing for you?" - he asked.
Chen yumi was shocked that Yichan know everything. Nervously shifting her eyes here and there she asked, "How did you know?"
"Does it really matter how I know now? weren't you supposed to get married at 12pm?" - he asked.
"yes, But Chengguo is not here yet." - she said mumbling.
"he cannot come. something happened at the company overseas and he had to go to Japan urgently. he is on a flight now." - informed Zhang Yichan.
When Chen Yumi heard it, her head started spinning. when she processed yichan's words, she started panic,
"Huh? But he said he will be here. what am I supposed to do? mom? what am I gonna tell her. I have to get married today at any cost." - chen yumi's head started to spin.
she was thinking hard of coming up with a solution when she saw assitant Pei walked to them and handed Zhang Yichan's Household register to him.
Looking at the Household register in Yichan's hands, Chen yumi had her heart in her throat. Looking up to him, she called him, "Brother Yichan?"
"Hmmm?" - he hummed.
"this is--" - she said pointing to his hands.
"My household register and ID" - he said as a matter of fact.
blinking in confusion, she looked at him and suddenly all the dots seemed to have connected.
Zhang Yichan showing up at the marriage bureau, knowing about her marriage with Fang chengguo, she seemed to understand everything.
"Are you here for me?" - she asked even though she was 95% sure, he was here for her.
"who else would I come here for?" - Zhang Yichan said raising his eyebrows.
"Then this " - she stuttered pointing to the household register in his hands.
"Didn't you say you have to get married today at any costs. I am here to help you do that." he replied.
"what?" - Chen Yumi was shocked beyond words.
even though she understood everything that was happening, hearing those words from him really shocked her.
tapping her head with the booklet in his hands, "If you really wanted to get married to a friend, why wasn't I on your list? or is it that you never consider me as a friend after all this while?" - Yichan asked.
"No--it's not " - Yumi was tongue tied.
It's not that Yichan had never crossed her mind when she was thinking about asking Chengguo to marry her but her family and Zhang family are not on the same level.
even Fang Chengguo was out of her league, its just that he was the first one that popped in her mind after Yichan and Zhao Yang.
Zhang family is the top most family of elites in the country. And being the only son, Zhang Yichan is the hottest topic for everybody in the country. There are many wealthy and famous young women who wants to marry him.
Zhang Yichan grandparents always tried to arrange a blind date for him but every time Zhang Yichan came up with an excuse to avoid it.
Once when Yumi and Li jing went to the zhang Mansion, she heard from Li jing that there is women in his life whom he loves very dearly.
when asked further, Li jing said, both of them had their own reasons not to be together.
When he already has a person in his life, it didn't feel right to go and ask him to marry her
Not only that, every time she visited Zhang Mansion, she had been scared of Father Zhang. the way they live, the household rules and not to mention the number of responsibilities. Everything they do is far different from what normal people do.
and Zhang Yichan always cared for her and looked after her, asking him to marry her would definitely make her a person who takes advantage of him.
what if he finds her stupid? what if their friendship gets ruined. she didn't want to spoil their friendship. All these thoughts ran in her mind and she quickly discarded the thought of asking him or Zhao Yang.
and now that he is here saying what she thought was impossible, she was stunned.
"why are you so shocked? Do you hate me that much?" - he asked.
"I don't hate you brother Yichan." - she quickly said.