Chapter Seven: My Husband Is Ten Thousand Times More Handsome Than My Ex-Boyfriend

After leaving the civil affairs bureau, Xu Xu stared at the freshly issued marriage certificate in her hand, lost in thought. She had truly rushed into marriage with a complete stranger... It was utterly unbelievable!

"Now, I have nothing to do with the Xu family anymore," Xu Xu murmured softly.

Snapping back to reality, her gaze fell on the photo on the marriage certificate, and scenes from just moments ago at the bureau involuntarily surfaced in her mind...

Soft lips meeting, a tingling sensation spreading from her lips to the surrounding air.

That was her first kiss.

“Men’s lips are soft too...” Xu Xu muttered to herself. A few seconds later, she suddenly realized what she had been thinking and blushed deeply.

Pah, pah, pah! What on earth am I thinking about?!

"If you press any harder, this freshly issued marriage certificate might have to be reissued," a voice startled her—Huo Hanshen’s voice suddenly rang out, making Xu Xu shudder. She turned her head sharply and gasped.

“When did you get here? What did you hear?”

When they left the bureau, Huo Hanshen said he had dropped something and told her to get in the car first. She must have been so lost in thought that she didn’t even notice him getting in.

He... hopefully didn’t hear what she just muttered, right?

“What does the lady think?” Huo Hanshen chuckled softly, tilting his head slightly to look at Xu Xu.

In his eyes reflected the image of her blushing face, and Xu Xu found herself unable to resist.

This man was simply too good at this!

She was on a completely different level from him!

Though she had dated before, Huo Yunzhe, that cold and arrogant man, was nothing like Huo Hanshen, who so skillfully teased and provoked.

“Damn, if this keeps up, he’ll have me completely under his thumb,” Xu Xu bit her lip, feeling very vexed.

“No, I must flirt back! I have to take back the initiative!”

That was what she thought, but lacking experience in this area, she couldn’t come up with any good ideas right away.

The sudden ringing of her phone interrupted her thoughts. She picked it up—Yuan Na, her best friend.

The phone felt like it was burning hot in her hand.

No doubt, Yuan Na was calling about her wedding.

Because of the recent bad weather, flights had been canceled, and Yuan Na couldn’t make it back in time to attend.

Thinking that Yuan Na was probably calling to congratulate her, Xu Xu didn’t know what to say once she answered.

But not answering wasn’t an option—otherwise, Yuan Na would think something had happened to her and start calling relentlessly!

Not only calling her, but others as well!

With that in mind, Xu Xu reluctantly answered.

“Hello...”

“Xu Xu! That scoundrel Huo Yunzhe did something awful to hurt you so badly that you even canceled the wedding?” Before Xu Xu could finish a word, Yuan Na’s agitated voice came through the line.

Xu Xu was taken aback. “Canceled the wedding? Where did you hear that?”

“Do you think you can hide it from me?” Yuan Na said angrily. “Huo Yunzhe himself posted on social media! He said you two had a little quarrel, and you got mad and suddenly canceled the wedding! What a load of crap! Don’t I know him? Don’t I know you? He must have done something terrible to hurt you, that’s why you reacted that way!”

Hearing her friend’s fierce defense warmed Xu Xu’s heart.

At the same time, she felt disgusted by Huo Yunzhe’s antics.

Anyone with half a brain could see he was trying to save face for the Huo family by throwing dirt on her—making it look like she was the unreasonable one throwing a tantrum.

“What if what Huo Yunzhe said is true?”

“Impossible!” Yuan Na immediately retorted. “Xu Xu, we’ve known each other for years. I know exactly what kind of person you are! You’re definitely not that impulsive!”

Xu Xu’s eyes stung, and she nearly burst into tears.

Her parents, who had raised her for over twenty years, didn’t believe her.

Her long-time boyfriend didn’t believe her.

Only Yuan Na believed in her unwaveringly.

“Besides, this was the wedding you’d been looking forward to for so long! Every detail arranged by you personally—the flowers, the wine, all carefully selected. How could you cancel it over a petty quarrel? Huo Yunzhe must have done something utterly despicable that crossed your bottom line and left you so disappointed!” Yuan Na said indignantly.

Xu Xu was touched by Yuan Na’s defense, but this call was on speakerphone.

Meaning Huo Hanshen, standing nearby, could hear everything.

His expression darkened visibly.

Feeling a little guilty, Xu Xu swallowed nervously and quickly changed the subject, hoping Yuan Na wouldn’t start spilling all the details about her and Huo Yunzhe’s relationship.

“Na Na, the reason I was proposing at the wedding was because Huo Yunzhe wasn’t there at all—he stayed with Xu Yaru!”

“What!?” Yuan Na exploded on the other end, wishing she had wings to fly back from abroad immediately to beat Huo Yunzhe up! Oh, and Xu Yaru too! That scumbag and that vixen!

“So you really did propose there on the spot?”

“Yes.”

Hearing the confirmation, Yuan Na grew anxious. “Girl, I know you were furious, but you can’t just act on impulse!”

“I’m not—”

“If you want to find a man, wait until I get back! Whether it’s a handsome guy from here or abroad, I’ll bring you a whole bunch! You can pick whoever you want!”

Huo Hanshen, driving the car, chuckled coldly but didn’t say a word.

Xu Xu, however, was sweating profusely.

Girl, please stop talking!