Gu Baisheng showed her gratitude again and again to the waiter who had helped her carry Qu Xiaobo out. After that, she walked to Song Shuang's car.

Song Shuang also came over to help her carry Qu Xiaobo. Then they took Qu Xiaobo to the backseat of the car.

When seeing his girlfriend, Zhang Kai reached his arm around her and then kissed her on her forehead.

Qu Xiaobo was completely drunk now.

She seemed to be even drunker than Zhang Kai.

Gu Baisheng closed the car door.

Then the waiter following them out sent a suitcase here, "These are also belongings of this lady."

Gu Baisheng nodded and said, "Thank you for sending it here."

"You're welcome."

The waiter nodded and then left.

Gu Baisheng wanted to carry it into the trunk of Song Shuang's car.

However, before she could move, Song Shuang already carried it and put it into the trunk.

Gu Baisheng reached her hand out but got nothing. She curved her fingers in embarrassment. Then she opened the car door and sat on the front passenger seat.

She turned around to have a look. Zhang Kai and Qu Xiaobo were already sleeping, head to head, and Qu Xiaobo was in Zhang Kai's arms.

She couldn't help sighing.

Drunken people might be annoying, but they would also fall asleep quickly.

She sat in the car but kept looking out of the window.

After Song Shuang got into the car, she secretly turned around to glance at him.

However, Song Shuang focused on driving, so he didn't look at her.

Gu Baisheng had a mixed feeling all of a sudden.

Song Shuang sent Qu Xiaobo and Zhang Kai back to their home.

Gu Baisheng originally wanted to stay here to look after Qu Xiaobo.

But Zhang Kai declined her proposal. He said he could take good care of Qu Xiaobo himself.

Therefore, she didn't insist on it. She just went back to Jinshayuan with Song Shuang.

On the way back, Song Shuang kept silent. When they got in the elevator to their house, Gu Baisheng finally spoke, while she looked at Song Shuang, "Thanks. You really did me a favor."

"It's nothing." Song Shuang replied indifferently, "We're husband and wife. It was also not a big deal."

Gu Baisheng thought that Song Shuang's words were ambiguous.

Who was he talking to exactly, Gu Baisheng or Bai Shengsheng?

Gu Baisheng lowed her head. Song Shuang didn't speak anymore. Neither did she.

After they got home, she had many words to speak to Song Shuang.

However, Song Shuang didn't ask anything about that matter anymore.

He just spoke to her with a cup of water for her in his hand, when she was nervously thinking of dictions, "I'm gonna go back to see my parents tomorrow evening."

"Then will you go back here to have dinner?"

"No."

Song Shuang said.

Gu Baisheng sighed.

Song Shuang continued, "You should also go with me."

"Me?"

Gu Baisheng looked at him in confusion.

Song Shuang nodded, "Yes. You should go with me."

Gu Baisheng frowned.

Song Shuang also saw her frowning. His eyes turned sharp, and he reached out his hand to touch her cheek.

However, as his hand almost touched her cheek, he paused.

Gu Baisheng thought he would reach his hand back.

But Song Shuang didn't. He bent down, leaned toward her, and his face got closer to her.

His nose was nearly about to touch hers.

Gu Baisheng was shocked. She hurriedly retreated.

However, Song Shuang's fingers were already on her chin. He pinched her chin and pressed his lips on hers.

Gu Baisheng was surprised by his sudden kiss.

She even didn't know if she should push him away.

Song Shuang didn't kiss her longer. His lips just touched hers, and then left.

But Gu Baisheng was still confused by his kiss. Her mind was in a mess. She just gazed at Song Shuang, blankly, "I... I'm not..."

"You may not be Gu Baisheng," Song Shuang stared at her, and said in a sexy and clear voice, "but you are my wife."

"You..."

Gu Baisheng couldn't make clear his meaning.

"I acknowledge your position as my wife. We're legally married, which I hope you can remember well. And then," Suppressing his desire that would break out, he suddenly got close to her, touched her soft lips with his fingers, and said in a hoarse voice, "do what a wife should do, and be responsible for the marriage."

Gu Baisheng understood now.

It meant that Song Shuang had acknowledged her position.

He had acknowledged her to be Mrs. Song, his lawful wife.

He had accepted her.

"No, Song Shuang..."

She was in a hurry to explain, trying to change Song Shuang's mind, "We were just married because of Auntie Hu's temporary plan. You also said that we should not butt in each other's life. I didn't ask you to make our marriage relationship public. I..."

"It's me who wants to break the agreement."

Song Shuang touched her soft lips with his fingers. Surprisingly, he smiled softly.

It was the first time that he had smiled at her.

At this moment, Gu Baisheng was even dumbfounded.

Certainly, Song Shuang was charming. He was handsome, gentle, and noble. The silver spoon offered him a good education and made him good-mannered.

The good education, as well as the further study, had made him dispassionate and cold.

Every woman would be attracted by such a man.

She would also have been attracted by him, if there were no such estrangement, about the death of her son, between them.

However, she had gone through it.

She had a suffering experience.

Even if Song Shuang was attractive, she couldn't forget the darkest time in her life.

She shook her head, "No, Song Shuang..."

"Go to sleep. We won't discuss this matter anymore."

Song Shuang let go of her, stood up, turned around, and was about to leave.

Suddenly, Gu Baisheng pulled his hand. Raising her head, she begged him, "The marriage is just an unexpected farce. You have no need to acknowledge a farce."

"But I'm not your temporary shelter." Song Shuang's voice was clear and calm. Though it was not cold, it showed his unpleasantness, "If you didn't marry me, you would have married that Lawyer Shen, who shows a propensity of domestic violence."

Gu Baisheng couldn't refute this truth.

Song Shuang looked at her. His voice turned gentler, "As your husband, I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do. You just need to be Mrs. Song obediently."

"But I..."

"No need to speak more." Glancing at her hand that was grabbing his hand, his eyes turned sharp. The desire was going to break out, but he just secretly suppressed it. "Before I break my promise," He continued, "you'd better go to sleep now."

Gu Baisheng frowned. She didn't understand what Song Shuang meant.

Song Shuang explained indifferently, "I did drink a lot tonight."

Gu Baisheng understood his meaning all of a sudden.

She hurriedly reached back her hand, as if it was burned.

At a loss, she just looked at Song Shuang.

Song Shuang stared at her for a while and then left.

Gu Baisheng was flustered. Somehow, she felt this matter was even scarier than Song Shuang asking her to confess.

What if Song Shuang forced her to admit her identity as Gu Baisheng?

Then their relationship would go back to what it was like before she died. They would have a cold war, ignoring and being indifferent to each other just before separation.

She even could have an excuse to move away.

However, Song Shuang had changed his mind.

He stopped trying to make her identity clear. He just acknowledged their marriage.

Completely, he kept her from escaping with this marriage.

She even felt it hard to find an excuse to separate from him now.

Why did Song Shuang suddenly change his mind?

Gu Baisheng bit her lips in confusion.

On the other hand, Song Shuang, after he went back to his room and closed the door, could no longer hide his dark eyes.

Zhang Kai was right.

Gu Baisheng was wearing a different face now.

If he didn't acknowledge her identity as his wife, she could be free from his control at any time.

She could still be Bai Shengsheng, living with him but being a stranger in his life.

She could also become Gu Baisheng. She could admit her real identity, ask for a separation, and even do something that she had failed in her last life, divorcing him.

But now it was different.

The marriage certification.

It had kept her from escaping from him.

No one could set him up.

No one could take Gu Baisheng away from him.

No one could.

...

Gu Baisheng lay on her bed, but couldn't sleep well all night.

It was morning. She got up, rubbed her aching head on temples, and saw there was a message from Qu Xiaobo.

'I'm fine. Thank you. And send my gratitude to Song Shuang."

After she read the message, she called Qu Xiaobo.

Qu Xiaobo's voice was still hoarse when she answered the phone call.

It seemed that she had really drunk too much. The cry had hurt her throat.

"Are you okay?"

Gu Baisheng asked Qu Xiaobo.

Qu Xiaobo rubbed her swollen eyes, answering, "I'm fine."

"That's good."

Gu Baisheng replied. Then she asked, "Why did you have a quarrel with Zhang Kai because of me? And you even wanted to break up with him."

"It was not completely because of you. I just suddenly wanted to break up with Zhang Kai. That was just an excuse."

"Suddenly?"

Gu Baisheng couldn't understand. Zhang Kai had been being Qu Xiaobo's boyfriend for such a long time. Why did Qu Xiaobo suddenly want to break up with Zhang Kai?

Qu Xiaobo paused, and then answered, "I don't want to waste his time."

"What?"

Qu Xiaobo knew Qu Baisheng couldn't understand her ambiguous explanation, so she continued, "I have a strong fear of marriage. Zhang Kai is already in his thirties, so he needs a wife. We can't keep such a blurry relationship forever. His parents will urge him. I don't want him to suffer this for me. I have to break up with him."

"Does Zhang Kai know this reason?"

Qu Xiaobo shook her head, "I never told him this."

Gu Baisheng thought Qu Xiaobo's consideration was also reasonable.

Zhang Kai must have discussed this matter with Qu Xiaobo before since he was certainly under the pressure from his parents.

However, Qu Xiaobo couldn't get rid of the fear of marriage.

She also couldn't stand the pressure anymore, so she made such a decision.

"You should discuss this matter with Zhang Kai, honestly."

"He needs a wife. Even if I discuss this matter with him, he just persuades me to marry him. I won't marry him, so I have to break up with him."

"Zhang Kai loves you so much. He won't break up with you if he knows the reason."

"That's why I can't tell him the truth. I could only take you as the excuse to break up with him." Speaking of this, Qu Xiaobo felt guilty. She apologized, "Sorry. I made you a scapegoat."

"It doesn't matter. What matters most is the relationship between you and Zhang Kai. You should talk to him about this matter."

"I have made up my mind to break up with him. He can't change my mind. Please don't push me anymore."

It seemed that Qu Xiaobo had really made up her mind this time. She was so surprisingly stubborn.