Accidentally Married a Man Full of Vinegar - Chapter 3

Chapter 3 – Cohabitation

Chu Yi piled up on several orders because he was so overly nervous in the afternoon.

After coming back from the Civil Affairs Bureau, Chu Yi adjusted his state of mind, and one by one, he finishes all the drafts he needed to complete today.

Chu Yi worked from sunset to dark and when finally leaves his office, he finds that his two employees are still working on poster designs.

“Did you guys eat?” Chu Yi pulled over a chair sat in the middle of them. He took out his phone and as expected, heard them say: “Not yet.”

It is already 7:30 at night, and this kind of thing happens daily at work.

Chu Yi ordered a meal for himself and in the passing, ordered a meal for Xiao-Zhan and Zhang Rongrong as well. Half an hour later, the food arrived. Chu Yi helped them prepare their chopsticks and the three went to eat in the lounge.

“Boss, is something up today? How come you’re suddenly wearing a suit?” Xiao-Zhan asks Chu Yi as he pulls out the chair.

Chu Yi laughs dryly, the phrase I went to get married today wouldn’t come out no matter what.

Zhang Rongrong didn’t wait for him to answer and asked while grinning: “Boss, did you go on a blind date with that gentleman today?”

Everyone knows that lately, Chu Yi has been going on blind dates.

So he vaguely mn-ed.

Zhang Rongrong became excited: “So it actually turns out to be a blind date, and here I thought he was a big customer, god he’s so hot, why does such a handsome person need to go on blind dates?”

Xiao-Zhan said indifferently: “Our boss is this handsome and he goes on blind dates too, you don’t understand, the number of single youths right now keeps increasing.”

“That’s true, that’s true,” Zhang Rongrong laughs: “Boss, is this one reliable? You guys seemed like such a good match when the two of you stood together.”

Chu Yi remains indifferent as he laughs dryly.

It’s not that this one is reliable, it’s that this one is already written on the certificate.

“How many more orders do you guys still have left?” Chu Yi changed the topic.

Rongrong said after swallowing the food: “I actually only have one left, it’s just that the other party is so annoying, saying that they’re not satisfied with this or not satisfied with that.”

Xiao-Zhan laughs: “I’m almost done, and after that, you’ll be all alone in the studio.”

Rongrong showed a crying expression towards Chu Yi: “Boss.”

Chu Yi smiles: “I’ll accompany you.”

Rongrong started smiling: “Boss, you’re the best.”

After eating, Chu Yi looked over the chat log between Zhang Rongrong and her client. Then he helped Rongrong change a few details on the poster and quickly finished the order.

After the draft was finalized, Rongrong cries while saying thank you boss, boss you’re the best man in the world, and then got into her boyfriend’s car without turning back.

Chu Yi turned off the lights, pull down the shutter doors, got into his car, and was about to go home.

When the engine just turned on, his phone rang, Chu Yi took a look, it was an unfamiliar number.

“Hello.” Chu Yi said very politely.

“Hello.”

Chu Yi paused for a bit, it was such a familiar voice.

Chu Yi: “Mr. Qin?”

“Yes, it’s me.” Qin Yiheng said: “Do you have time tonight? Let’s get dinner together.”

Chu Yi burped from being stuffed, said: “Okay.”

On the other side, after Qin Yiheng hangs up, his assistant Xu Jing immediately passes over a document.

Xu Jing just came back from a business trip this morning, then in the afternoon, he learns that his boss got married.

On top of that, it was a sudden marriage.

Xu Jing knows about the gentleman named Chu Yi.

On a certain night last month, he was the one who cleaned up the aftermath of his boss’s affair.

Of course, the Xu Jing at that time was very surprised, Qin Yiheng was actually the type of person to have one night stands?

After all, the Qin Yiheng in his eyes was extremely otherworldly and does not particularly need to fall in love.

So every time he thinks about this matter, he finds it unbelievable.

Then two days later, Qin Yiheng suddenly asked him to investigate this Chu Yi person.

Then a week later, Qin Yiheng suddenly started chatting about Chu Yi.

Of course, not much was said.

It’s just that during the process of investigation, Xu Jing also learned a few things about Chu Yi.

So Qin Yiheng asks him, what do you think of him as a person?

Xu Jing answered objectively based on the information on the document in his hands, he replied with not bad.

Chu Yi has no bad record and walked a path of an honor student. He went to the same school as Qin Yiheng, received a first-place award in design, set up his own studio after graduating, and has zero experience in dating.

One more thing, he’s handsome.

When Qin Yiheng heard this answer, he only mn-ed.

Xu Jing thought that this matter was over and would have no follow-up.

Unexpectedly, it actually did have a follow-up, and it was such a huge follow-up.

So when he saw the marriage certificate on Qin Yiheng’s office table this afternoon with Chu Yi as the other party, he became extremely bewildered.

“This part is wrong, fix it, and here, here, these all needs to be fixed.” Qin Yiheng said as he returned the tablet to Xu Jing.

Xu Jing nods, said okay, and took notes.

“President Qin,” Xu Jing put the tablet in his bag, asks: “About Mr. Chu, is there anything that needs to be prepared?”

Qin Yiheng opens his eyes slightly: “What needs to be prepared?”

Xu Jing licks his lips: “Since you and Mr. Chu are newly wedded, you, him…”

Xu Jing has too many things he wanted to ask, he thought for a while, decides to first ask: “Should I find someone to move Mr. Chu’s belongings into your home?”

Qin Yiheng said in doubt: “Cohabitation?”

Xu Jing was about to shed cold sweat, from his boss’s tone, it seem like he never thought about this?

“Mn, we need to live together.” Qin Yiheng’s tone was as if he was trying to persuade himself: “Since we are legal partners.”

Xu Jing showed a face full of question marks, and in his heart, he suddenly felt a bit sorry for Mr. Chu.

As a result, he suddenly blurts out and asks: “President Qin, do you like Mr. Chu?”

Qin Yiheng looked very exhausted, slowly closed both of his eyes, and answered very carelessly, also as if mockingly: “What exactly is like?”

Xu Jing gulped.

He knew it.

This marriage was probably due to that muddle night and the fact that his boss is an extremely responsible person.

Xu Jing was the one who made the reservation for the restaurant. After opening the door for Qin Yiheng, he left to do his own things.

Qin Yiheng put away his phone and walked towards to reserved room. Chu Yi was already inside.

This meal was also suggested by Xu Jing.

Xu Jing said, President Qin, you don’t have any dinner plans tonight and since you are newlyweds, I think you and Mr. Chu should eat together.

Qin Yiheng thought about it, and said Okay.

He thinks this suggestion is quite good, since after important events are over, there would always be a dinner.

He considers marriage as an important event, so eating dinner with Chu Yi is logical and natural.

So the two started eating.

Then, for the entire meal, nobody said a single word.

Chu Yi didn’t know what to say, he doesn’t understand Qin Yiheng at all so he doesn’t know what kind of topics to talk about.

And Qin Yiheng on the other hand, just doesn’t want to chat.

After finishing the meal, Qin Yiheng suddenly said: “I have a suggestion.”

Chu Yi quickly sat up properly: “Please speak.”[1]

Qin Yiheng paused for a bit, then frowned: “Before I say it, I need to correct the way you talk to me. “

Chu Yi didn’t understand: “What?”

Qin Yiheng: “I am your husband, you shouldn’t speak to me so formally.”

“Ah, ” Chu Yi apologies: “Sorry, work habits.”

Qin Yiheng didn’t seem to mind: “Okay, so my suggestion is that we need to cohabitate.”

Chu Yi was dumbfounded: “Hah?”

Qin Yiheng said: “Legal partners need to live together.”

Chu Yi understood, nods: “Okay.”

Of course Chu Yi thought about this before, it’s not like they’re in a contract marriage, living together is a matter of fact.

But the way Qin Yiheng says it… isn’t it too stiff.

Have a suggestion?

We need to cohabitate?

Chu Yi does not know whether to cry or laugh.

Will you move into my home? Such an easy sentence, why does he have to make it so official?

“I know Mr. Chu owns a house, ” Qin Yiheng continues: “But after considering the size of the house, I suggest we move into the house I’m currently living in, ” Qin Yiheng asks Chu Yi: “Is that okay?”

Chu Yi nods: “Yes.”

Qin Yiheng: “Mn. If it’s convenient, come over tonight. If we’re separate the first day of marriage, it doesn’t sound appropriate.” Qin Yiheng’s self-acknowledged appropriate newlywed state is: “I have a business trip tomorrow morning, you can move the other belongings slowly, but please get it done before I’m back. Put the daily necessities in the bedroom, I will make some room for you.”

Chu Yi felt like he’s being assigned homework, nods obediently: “Okay.”

Qin Yiheng: “I’m usually very busy, so I probably don’t have time to maintain a marriage relationship with you.”

Chu Yi laughs dryly, he seems to have gotten used to the way Qin Yiheng talks: “It’s alright, I’m also often busy.”

Qin Yiheng continues: “In this relationship, if you have something you need, you can bring it up to me, I will try my best to please you.”

“Okay, ” Chu Yi thought for a bit, then added: “You as well.”

Qin Yiheng: “Mn. Otherwise, since our field of work is different, I hope we won’t interfere with each other.”

Chu Yi nod and nod: “That won’t happen, I won’t disturb your, uh, your[2]work.”

Qin Yiheng: “Good.”

It’s a future with mutual respect[3], Qin Yiheng is very satisfied.
 

snaggletooth: i’ve re-edited chapters 1 and 2 for those of you who read them from my other site. not much was changed tho, i just fixed a bunch of grammar mistakes and typos (ง’̀-‘́)ง if you would like to re-read for a better experience, pls do so! if you happen to catch any mistakes from here on, pls let me know in the comments or in our discord group. i will continue to upload here, ty for reading <3

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