Flash marriage Chapter 13

In high school, Chen Shuangshuang was bright and full of life, actively participating in various extracurricular activities, which made her very popular!

At that time, Zhang Dai was tall and handsome, a key player on the school basketball team. However, he always put on a cold and indifferent demeanor, deterring many girls from trying to get close with him.

Yet, Zhang Dai treated Chen Shuangshuang differently. They quarreled like a pair of bickering but happy rivals, and she once had a teenage crush on him!

She registered a small account with a male gender, collected some handsome guy photos from the internet, and posted a suggestive status on the platform, hinting that a handsome guy was pursuing her. She even used her main account to repost it, hoping someone would see it.

However, Zhang Dai remained indifferent. Normally, he would instantly like and comment on her posts. She persisted, boldly interacting with this imaginary suitor on the platform, but still, there was no reaction!

She started thinking of other ways, trying to make some suggestive jokes, but each time she was greatly disappointed.

Chen Shuangshuang: Zhang Dai, I allow you to like me!

Expected response: To be fair, I also allow you to like me!

Zhang Dai’s actual response: I allow you to be self-indulgent!

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Chen Shuangshuang: Zhang Dai, do you have abs? Can I touch them?

Expected response: Sure, but if you touch my abs, you have to take responsibility!

Zhang Dai’s actual response: Why can’t you keep your hands to yourself?

……

After multiple attempts to test the waters with no results, Chen Shuangshuang assumed Zhang Dai didn’t have those kinds of  feelings for her. Not wanting to lose a good friend, she decided to let go of her youthful crush and maintain a lifelong friendship with him.

However, things didn’t go as planned. Due to an unexpected incident, they couldn’t remain just friends and had to become a fake couple.

Now, she started to have doubts. Did he really not have those feelings for her?

One day, while Chen Shuangshuang and Zhang Dai were shopping at the supermarket, a probing voice called out from a distance, “Shuangshuang? Chen Shuangshuang?”

Chen Shuangshuang looked towards the source of the voice and saw a familiar doll-faced girl. She screamed in surprise, “Ah~ Qiqi! What are you doing here?”

Lu Qiqi was a very good high school friend of Chen Shuangshuang. Later, they were admitted to universities in different cities and gradually lost contact. Now, reuniting, they were filled with emotion.

Lu Qiqi’s gaze fell on Chen Shuangshuang’s round belly, and she couldn’t help but tease Zhang Dai, “Wow! Zhang Dai, I didn’t expect it! You’ve been eyeing Shuangshuang for so long, and you finally got her!”

Zhang Dai scratched his head in embarrassment and greeted, “Long time no see!”

What did she mean by “eyeing her for so long”? Chen Shuangshuang didn’t quite understand and gave Zhang Dai a look, signaling him to stay out of it.

When female friends are around, men must have the awareness to disappear automatically, so Zhang Dai was mercilessly abandoned.

Chen Shuangshuang happily linked arms with Lu Qiqi and sat down in the mall’s rest area, planning to catch up.

Lu Qiqi asked with concern, “How many months along are you?”

Chen Shuangshuang touched her belly and truthfully replied, “Over seven months!”

Lu Qiqi calculated the timeline based on the wedding certificate and banquet photos on social media and exclaimed in shock, “So, Zhang Dai got on the bus first and then bought the ticket?”

“Ugh!” Chen Shuangshuang almost choked on Lu Qiqi’s words. What did she mean by “got on the bus first and then bought the ticket”? It was clearly an accident!

“Don’t get excited!” Lu Qiqi patted her back and leaned in mysteriously, “I have some even juicier secrets to tell you next. You need to be prepared!”

When Chen Shuangshuang saw what was on Lu Qiqi’s phone, she was incredulous, both angry and amused.

Now she finally knew the truth! That scoundrel Zhang Dai had been tirelessly sabotaging her love life!

Zhang Dai had bribed Chen Shuangshuang’s friend with snacks and drinks so she could take candid photos of her. He used those photos and pretended to be Chen Shuangshuang`s personal account, then added her potential love interests as friends, and messaged them, using foul language and slurs. He orchestrated everything so successfully that he removed any possibility of Shuangshuang having a love life. 

This story sounded too familiar to her. She quickly interrogated her friend and indeed found out that he had dared to use the same tactic in college.

This guy was so scheming, not thinking of openly pursuing her, but using underhanded tricks to drive away her suitors!

Lu Qiqi had another appointment and soon said goodbye to Chen Shuangshuang.

Chen Shuangshuang angrily went back to find Zhang Dai. The longer she had to look at him, the more annoyed she became, so she quickened her pace to get away from him.

Zhang Dai was very confused. Everything was fine just now, and he hadn’t offended her. Why did she suddenly give him a black face?

Early in the morning, Chen Shuangshuang had a leg cramp. The numb pain, like thousands of ants gnawing, made her curl up in discomfort, her brows furrowed, and her teeth clenched.

Zhang Dai squatted by the bed, anxiously massaging her slender calf, asking, “How is it? Any better?”

The pain gradually subsided after a few minutes, and she relaxed, feeling like she had narrowly escaped a disaster. “Ugh, these cramps are really killing me!”

Seeing that she was okay, Zhang Dai finally relaxed, leaned forward, and pulled her into his arms, soothing her with a gentle voice, “It’s okay now.”

It seemed like something had changed between them. They started ignoring some of their cohabitation rules, and she no longer resisted his closeness. The unspoken truth lingered just beneath the surface, waiting for the right moment to emerge.

On the weekend, the renovation and furniture for their new home were complete, and they went to inspect it.

Chen Shuangshuang eagerly pushed open the door, and a shower of rose petals fell on her, startling her.

Before she could react, pleasant music started playing, and Zhang Dai suddenly knelt on one knee in front of her.

The ceiling was filled with colorful balloons, covering the entire roof. Long red strings hung from the balloons, with various photos of different sizes dangling from them.

She grabbed one and looked closely. It was a photo of them from their first day at elementary school. She turned it over and saw the childish handwriting: “My little childhood sweetheart is so cute!”

She then pulled out another photo [from when he accompanied her to a concert in college]: “Chen Shuangshuang, what kind of man do you like? Can I be that man?”

She picked up another photo [from their high school graduation trip]: “If I could see you smile so happily every day, how wonderful would that be!”

……

He grabbed her hand as she tried to continue looking at the photos, forcing her attention back to him. He gazed at her deeply, took out a red velvet box from his pocket, and opened it to reveal a simple platinum ring. He held it out to her sincerely, “I’m sorry, Shuangshuang, my proposal is late! This time I’m not joking. I’m very serious. Listen to me carefully! I like you, I’ve liked you since we were kids, and I’ve liked you for decades! I hope that you like me too and will willingly marry me, even if it takes all the luck in my life. Will you marry me?”

From confusion to being moved little by little, her eyes had long been filled with tears, and now they finally broke free. Grabbing a balloon, she cried and laughed as she lightly hit him with it, “You fool! What kind of proposal is this? We’re already married, it’s a waste of money! You can like me, but don’t waste money!”

The balloon was too light to have any impact, and he could tell from her awkward behavior that she was agreeing.

He happily got up and hugged her tightly, whispering in her ear, “Thank you! Thank you for liking me too! Thank you for marrying me!”

Diary entry:

Although the order was wrong, the result was right!

— Zhang Dai

Diary entry:

I’m truly with Zhang Dai now!

After being honest with each other, we realized that neither of us knew how to show we liked someone, and we were both afraid of making mistakes. Because of our timidity, we missed each other for many years!

Stop asking about my exes! They were all fictional and inspired from romance novels. If you keep asking, I won’t be able to keep up the charade!

— Chen Shuangshuang

 

TLs note: Well, that`s all! Although I find the ending to be quite abrupt, it is sugary sweet. What did you think? Please let me know!