After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety
Chapter 720 - 710: Where Did the Divine Assist Come From?

Chapter 720: Chapter 710: Where Did the Divine Assist Come From?

"Bang"—the sound of Tong Yue slapping her own forehead hard.

She covered her forehead and said sheepishly, "The little essay this internet commentator wrote is really too persuasive. Even I unknowingly followed their line of thinking and forgot that these messy, disgusting speculations don’t hold water at all."

The audience doesn’t know the truth is one thing, but even she...

However, this implies that the audience will be even more incited by these words and thus feel discontent.

"Lingxi, thanks to your clear-sightedness. But are you planning to directly disclose your relationship with Mr. Shen? If so, the unfavorable things said in this essay about you and Mr. Shen won’t stand a chance."

But by doing so, some fans may not be able to accept that their beloved actor is married and has a partner, which might lead to a wave of losing fans.

"I originally didn’t care about making it public or not. My feelings are a private matter. As long as we understand each other’s feelings, there’s no need to make it public," Jiang Lingxi said, her tone turning cold, "But I will never allow anyone to use underhanded means to slander."

After understanding her meaning, Tong Yue sighed softly, decisively erasing the idea of clearing up the relationship from her mind, "So how do you plan to make it public? Nowadays, the netizens have been severely stirred up. Just saying a few words on the platform may not be enough; it’s best to provide unquestionable evidence."

Jiang Lingxi thought for a moment, "The marriage certificate should do, right?"

Tong Yue: "..."

She nodded emphatically, "That would work perfectly!"

*

"Marriage certificate?"

"Yes, someone is smearing our relationship online. I’ve already asked Zhengzheng to fetch mine, what about yours? Later, I’ll take a picture of them together and post it online."

Shen Yunqing turned to open the drawer to find it, pursing his lips hard to keep from letting them curl up too obviously.

He really wanted to thank whoever it was that inadvertently helped him this time.

After all, first there was Jiang Kaiyuan, and then Lin Yan followed.

Even though His Majesty considered one a mere follower and the other just a fan, some things can only be comprehended between men.

Even though both were polite in maintaining their distance with His Majesty, he still found them particularly obtrusive.

He was too embarrassed to say directly, fearing His Majesty would think him petty.

"Here it is."

Jiang Lingxi took the red booklet handed to her, just about to open it when she sensed the exuberant aura from the person in front of her. She instinctively looked up and caught his mouth attempting to suppress a smile.

"Very happy?"

Shen Yunqing hurriedly masked it with a cough, "Is it that obvious?"

"Yes, very obvious."

Obvious to the point where she even started reflecting inwardly, just planning to announce their relationship could make her Prime Minister Shen so happy?

Shen Yunqing simply stopped hiding it, "I am indeed very happy."

"It’s just announcing our relationship," Jiang Lingxi contemplated a possibility, "Don’t tell me you lacked a sense of security before we announced?"

"I can feel Your Majesty’s affection towards me. But Your Majesty is so outstanding, and it’s hardly been long before admirers come forth endlessly," Shen Yunqing said as he lowered his eyelashes, softly adding, "I dislike those who cast unreserved glances at Your Majesty."

When love begins, how could it not breed possessiveness?

He’s not some saint, after all.

Jiang Lingxi felt her heart tremble subtly as she gazed upon those fluttering eyelashes before her.

Though she sensed a hint of vulnerability in his words, she shamefully fell for it, "I didn’t think it through."

With her assertive and direct personality, once she recognized Shen Yunqing as her own, his life and death would belong to her.

But she forgot Shen Yunqing’s nature is almost the polar opposite; he is too introverted. Like this time, if it weren’t brought up by chance, he wouldn’t directly tell her he was jealous or secretly hoped to make it public.

Jiang Lingxi tried hard to divert her gaze from Shen Yunqing’s face and looked down at the marriage certificate in her hand.

The photo on it was exactly the same as hers, but since it was digitally synthesized at the time, there was always a sense of incongruity when they were put together.

Moreover, after more than half a year, looking at her face in the photo now, it felt somewhat unfamiliar.

Shen Yunqing glanced at the photo too, inadvertently frowning.

"Originally, it was just a transaction between her and me. I didn’t want to see her using your face to marry someone else, which led to this marriage certificate. But whether before or after getting it, I never forced or interfered with anything she wanted to do. I only found out about the accident on the cliff afterward."

"No need to explain, I understand."

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so indifferent to her at that time.

"Let me check if the Civil Affairs Bureau is still open today."

The topic jumped too fast, Jiang Lingxi didn’t catch up immediately, "Why check that?"

"I want to divorce first, then take new wedding photos and get a new marriage certificate; when the time comes, Your Majesty can post the new certificate."

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

She stared at Shen Yunqing for a few seconds, ultimately determining that he was serious, and he really intended to do so!

"Do you think the people at the Civil Affairs Bureau will suspect we’re intentionally causing trouble?"

*

Tong Yue couldn’t help but clean out her own ear, strongly suspecting she’d just had an auditory hallucination.

"You, what did you just say you and Mr. Shen are going to do?"

Jiang Lingxi concisely summarized for her, "Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau, divorce first, then get married."

That’s the correct process.

"So I really didn’t mishear," Tong Yue’s voice carried an inexplicable hint of weariness, "I’m very curious, what is the point of your plan?"

And you’re sure the Civil Affairs Bureau’s staff won’t kick you out?

Jiang Lingxi pointed to the side, decisively shifting the blame, "It was his idea."

She was just the one who softened for a moment and reluctantly compromised.

Tong Yue looked over at Mr. Shen, who was full of elegance and composure, "Are you sure you absolutely must do it this way?"

"I am," Shen Yunqing nodded at her, glancing at his watch, "It’s getting late; we should finish before the Civil Affairs Bureau staff get off work."

The two met gazes, and Tong Yue only held out for a couple of seconds before admitting defeat, silently stepping aside to make way, watching with a weary look as the two walked away side by side.

She then turned back to vent to Lu Zhengzheng and Fang Yao, "What do you think they are after?"

Lu Zhengzheng and Fang Yao, still a bit dazed, shook their heads in unison.

They were just as confused and deeply shocked!

The car was navigating to the nearest Civil Affairs Bureau when Jiang Lingxi put down her phone and turned her head to look at Shen Yunqing, who was driving seriously.

She’d just gone online to find out; in fact, there’s a simpler way to change the photo on a marriage certificate. You only need to report it as lost or damaged to apply for a replacement and take new marriage photos.

But choosing to divorce and then remarry added a lot more hassle, not to mention they’d likely be met with misunderstandings or even disdain from the staff.

She seemed to have guessed someone’s little secret intention.

However, she chose not to expose it.

After all, it was rare to see her Prime Minister willing to act recklessly, regardless of whether others could understand.

So why not go along with it this time!