The priest began the ceremony and prayer, then asked Meng Qing, “Meng Qing, do you want Yu Yi to be your wife, to live together as friends and partners? Do you love and respect her? Are you willing to equally share with her through good and bad, rich or poor, sick or healthy, joy or pain, victory or confusion?”
Meng Qing solemnly replied, “I do.”
The priest asked Yu Yi the same questions.
She answered seriously, “I do.”
The priest said, “Exchange your vows.”
Meng Qing turned to Yu Yi, holding her hand, and swore in a low, clear voice: “I, Meng Qing, choose you, Yu Yi, as my wife. From today, I will possess and guard you, loving and cherishing you through good and bad, rich or poor, sick or healthy, until death separates us. Following God’s will, I promise my love and loyalty.”
Yu Yi’s nose felt sore, almost bringing tears to her eyes. She had never heard such a declaration made so solemnly in such a sacred place. With a true heart, a marriage certificate no longer seemed important.
She choked up, saying, “I, Yu Yi, am willing to be your wife. From today, I will stand by you, loving and cherishing you through poverty or wealth, good or bad, life or death, following God’s will, I promise my love and loyalty.”
She didn’t recite a prepared vow. Hearing her say she would love him through life and death, Meng Qing was touched and wanted to embrace her immediately, but the wedding ceremony wasn’t quite finished, so he restrained his impulse.
The priest told Meng Qing, “You may now put the wedding ring on your bride.”
Meng Qing took out the delicate silver ring, kissed her hand, and then placed the ring on her left ring finger.
The priest then said to Yu Yi, “You may put the wedding ring on your groom.”
Yu Yi looked up, smiled at Meng Qing, and then put the ring on him.
The priest smiled, “In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I declare these two husband and wife. Meng Qing, you may kiss your bride.”
Meng Qing embraced and kissed Yu Yi.
The three left the church and got into the car. Meng Qing drove, saying, “We finally found this island. If you’re willing to sincerely swear before God, you can become husband and wife. I’ve added our information to the identity system in this time and space. Although the registered address is fake, the names, ages, and other information are real. It’s only valid in this time and space, but we’ve sworn with our true names.”
The boss in the back seat interjected, “This brilliant idea was mine.”
Meng Qing said, “Yes, thanks to you.”
Yu Yi now understood the deeper reason why Meng Qing chose this mission. She looked at Meng Qing and laughingly asked, “What would you have done if I had refused your proposal?”
Meng Qing pointed to the boss behind them, unconcerned, “If you had refused, only this guy would have known.”
Yu Yi raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
Meng Qing sighed dramatically, “You’re allowed to refuse, but I can’t save face?” He leaned close to Yu Yi’s ear and whispered, “If you refuse this time, I’ll prepare for the next proposal, and keep proposing until you agree.”
But I know you won’t be so heartless to me, right?”
Yu Yi curved her lips in a smile.
The boss looked at them coldly, then sighed, “It’s over. Another bachelor has fallen and become hen-pecked. Will I have to get your wife’s permission to play games with you in the future?
Yu Yi smiled and said: “Boss, I’m very grateful to you.” From the moment she was “mistakenly” brought to the white room, the boss had always taken good care of her. When she first started doing tasks, she actually didn’t understand many things, and the boss was quite patient at that time, pointing out many tricks that helped her quickly adapt. When she was seeking revenge, he provided even more help; without his assistance, while she might have been able to succeed in her revenge, she could have potentially left behind evidence and clues.
Just as he had said before, he cared for her like an older brother. Although she had lost her father and brothers, he had replaced them at her wedding.
The boss, seeing her sincerely thank him, suddenly became embarrassed, “Don’t be so formal.”
Meng Qing said disdainfully: “Don’t be formal, she still doesn’t even know your real name and can only call you boss.”
The boss said: “A name is just a form of address. What’s the difference between real or not? Whether it’s boss or Lin Bai, it’s all calling me. I don’t mind.”
Meng Qing nodded: “Anyway, it’s just a name.”
You don’t mind being called anything, so from now on I’ll call you Xiao Bai.”
“If you call me Xiao Bai, I’ll call you Xiao Chong Chong.”
Yu Yi laughed while listening to their banter. Soon they passed a restaurant, and Lin Bai said: “Stop the car, let’s eat here.”
Yu Yi was surprised: “Aren’t we going back to the hotel to eat?” The presidential suite’s meals were very abundant; breakfast was already too much for her and Meng Qing.
Meng Qing followed Lin Bai’s instructions and parked the car by the roadside, then turned back to Yu Yi: “How can the presidential suite compare to the scenery of this restaurant?”
Yu Yi didn’t understand how this roadside restaurant’s view could be better, but seeing Meng Qing’s smile and Lin Bai already getting out of the car, she followed and got out.
Lin Bai said: “All tasks are issued by the Central Management Office. The specific purpose varies for each task, but generally, it’s to achieve a certain balance between different time and space.
Chapter 101: Super Bulb
At this moment, Meng Qing carried a box full of cash from the bank, opened the car door, and handed the cash box to Yu Yi before sitting down himself. “What were you two talking about?”
Before Yu Yi could speak, Lin Bai jumped in: “Yu Yi told me she regrets agreeing to your proposal and was consulting me about how divorce works in this time and space.”
Meng Qing scoffed, “If you’re trying to drive a wedge between us, you’re far from succeeding.” He said to Yu Yi, “Convert the money to points.”
“How?” Yu Yi looked at him puzzled, having never tried converting real-world money into virtual points.
Meng Qing opened her terminal and brought up the exchange interface.
Although we cannot spend a full honeymoon, we can at least spend a few honey days, right?
Yu Yi glanced at him and said, “Are you treating me like someone who was kidnapped?”
Meng Qing laughed heartily, pulling her up, “Let’s go for a walk by the sea!”
The two went downstairs and strolled to the beach.
Yu Yi muttered to herself, “I wonder if we’ll run into Lin Bai.”
“I hope not!” Meng Qing twisted his mouth, “If you see him, don’t call out to him. Quietly tell me.”
“Why?” Yu Yi asked curiously.
“We’ll avoid him and slip away quietly.”
Yu Yi shook her head with a smile. After walking for a while, Meng Qing suddenly asked, “Can you swim?”
Meng Qing had asked her this question on the first night they arrived at Black Pearl Island. After receiving a negative response, he had jumped into the sea with her to tease her.
Remembering this, Yu Yi curved her lips and looked at him with a smile, “Yes.”
Meng Qing was surprised, “Didn’t you not know how to swim a few days ago?” Then he understood, “Did you download a memory package to learn?”
“Yes,” Yu Yi laughed. After being teased by him that time, she thought it was a useful skill, so she spent 20 points to learn swimming.
Meng Qing looked at the distant sea and suddenly said, “Since you can swim now, swim with me for a bit?”
Yu Yi was surprised, “Here?
“She looked around and blushed, ‘There are too many people…’
Meng Qing knew she was shy about wearing a swimsuit in front of so many people. He pulled her to the end of the beach, where rocks began to emerge and fewer tourists were present. They went behind a rock taller than a person, where no tourists were around.
