The Scum Gong Refuses the Crematorium [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 22

Taking photos, getting papers, and stamping.

When Lu Mingyue said they were going to the Civil Affairs Bureau, he really took Sheng Yan there.

Within an hour, they had their marriage certificates. It was incredibly fast.

Sheng Yan picked up his marriage certificate. Without even looking at it, he put it in his pocket and prepared to leave.

“Going home?” Lu Mingyue asked him.

“Yes,” Sheng Yan nodded.

“Let’s go.” Lu Mingyue picked up his jacket from the chair and draped it over his arm. “I’ll give you a ride.”

Sheng Yan had arrived in Lu Mingyue’s car, so he didn’t refuse. He followed Lu Mingyue back to the car.

Sitting in the back seat, he saw Lu Mingyue looking at his own marriage certificate over and over again. Finally, Lu Mingyue placed it in his suit pocket, right next to his heart.

Sheng Yan couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you want to marry me?”

Lu Mingyue seemed surprised by the question. He paused, then smiled and said, “Because I really need a partner.”

Sheng Yan was very direct: “To satisfy physical needs?”

“Cough—” Lu Mingyue choked on his directness. His face looked a bit uncomfortable. “…No.”

Sheng Yan looked at his expression. “There is nothing to be embarrassed about. We are legally married now. If you have those needs, I can satisfy you.”

In Sheng Yan’s view, since he took the man’s money, he should fulfill his duties.

Although he had no experience in that area, he could learn.

“Cough, no need,” Lu Mingyue coughed and waved his hand.

He wanted to marry Sheng Yan, but truly not for that reason.

“Is that so?” Sheng Yan looked at him, feeling suspicious.

Why would a normal man spend so much money on another man without asking for anything in return? If it wasn’t for physical needs, what was it for?

It couldn’t be for love, right?

Sheng Yan found no memory of Lu Mingyue loving the original owner. If there was love, the original owner wouldn’t have been so angry when the marriage was proposed.

“Yes.” Lu Mingyue nodded. After getting over the initial embarrassment, he smiled at Sheng Yan. “If I only wanted that, I think we wouldn’t need to be married, right?”

“True,” Sheng Yan agreed.

He asked again: “Then why?”

Lu Mingyue did not give a direct answer: “You will find out later.”

Sheng Yan’s parents thought he was only going to sign a pre-wedding agreement. They never expected them to actually get the certificates.

When Sheng Yan stepped out of the car with the bright red marriage certificate, the couple was shocked: “You already got the certificates?”

“What about the wedding?”

“When will the wedding be held?”

It wasn’t just that the parents were traditional. This marriage was already quite unusual. If there wasn’t even a wedding, people outside would spread terrible rumors.

Rich people might look elegant, but they love gossip more than anyone. If there is even a little news, it spreads everywhere within half a day.

Some people even make money or ruin businesses through gossip.

The story that Sheng Yan was marrying Lu Mingyue for money had already spread everywhere.

If they weren’t married, they could call it a lie.

But now they were actually married. If they didn’t have a wedding, the family would lose a lot of face.

Sheng Yan didn’t expect them to ask this: “We still need a wedding?”

The parents said at the same time: “Of course!”

Even if it was just a small dinner for the two families to talk, they had to have one. Otherwise, it would look like they really sold their son.

Sheng Yan looked at Lu Mingyue.

He didn’t know if Lu Mingyue wanted one.

Lu Mingyue was planning to leave after dropping Sheng Yan off. Seeing the parents questioning Sheng Yan, he waited.

Now that Sheng Yan was looking at him, he quickly took over and told the parents, “I will arrange this.”

Sheng Yan’s parents felt relieved. A wedding was good.

But when Lu Mingyue said he would arrange it, they quickly refused: “No, no, we can arrange it. You just need to show up.”

Lu Mingyue said humorously, “Then do I need to go on stage and give a speech or something?”

Sheng Yan’s father didn’t catch the joke at first and said, “That works too.”

Then he realized—Lu Mingyue was one of the grooms. Why would he give a speech like a guest?

He felt very embarrassed.

Lu Mingyue smiled to make the atmosphere better. “Let us young people handle the wedding.”

Young people?

Sheng Yan’s father looked at this elegant man who was only eight years younger than himself. He thought: How are you a young person?

But he couldn’t say that out loud. Since Lu Mingyue insisted twice, he nodded and said, “Alright then.”

After the father agreed, Lu Mingyue didn’t ignore Sheng Yan. He asked for his opinion: “Is that okay?”

Since the marriage was a deal, Sheng Yan didn’t care who planned the wedding. But since Lu Mingyue asked, he nodded: “It’s fine.”

The wedding was left to Lu Mingyue.

Sheng Yan didn’t help at all. He went to do his own things.

The original owner had started a rock band with friends. Sheng Yan was the drummer.

Even though the original owner was gone, Sheng Yan decided to keep this hobby. Since he took over the body, he felt he should take over the owner’s interests too.

They practiced in a large basement. It was quiet and had a good vibe.

“I thought you weren’t coming!” When Sheng Yan arrived, the guitar and bass players were already there.

They looked like they had been practicing for a while.

They were surprised to see him.

Sheng Yan smiled. “Since you are all here, how could I not come?”

“Didn’t your family have some trouble?” Zheng Ke, the bass player, said. “We thought you would be busy with family matters for a while.”

Sheng Yan walked to the drums and put on his special gloves. He said casually, “It’s already solved.”

“Solved? So fast?” Zhong Nai, the guitarist, was shocked.

They weren’t from super-rich families. Their families just had enough money to support their band.

They didn’t understand much about big business.

But they knew the Sheng family had big problems. To solve it this quickly seemed impossible.

“Yes,” Sheng Yan replied. He didn’t want to explain. He picked up the drumsticks and said, “Let me try. I haven’t played in a while, I’m afraid I’m a bit rusty.”

Sheng Yan didn’t usually play drums.

In his previous missions, he was often in ancient or magical worlds. He tried to avoid modern worlds because they felt too familiar and emotional.

Now, his only drumming skills came from the original owner’s memory.

He warned his friends just in case he played poorly.

“It’s okay if you’re rusty.”

“You can just practice again.”

The two friends understood his stress. They comforted him, thinking he wouldn’t be in good shape.

“Okay.” Sheng Yan took a deep breath. He held the sticks and hit the cymbals a few times to test the feel.

The guitarist and bassist wanted to cover their faces.

It was over.

He was too affected by his family. He couldn’t even find the rhythm.

The band would probably break up.

It wasn’t that they were being negative, but rock bands are hard to keep together. If Sheng Yan couldn’t play well, the group had no reason to exist.

But—

Just as they were losing hope, Sheng Yan moved his hands.

The drums, which sounded messy a second ago, suddenly changed.

Clang, clang, bang…

Beautiful drum sounds came out. Sheng Yan, sitting behind the drums, played more and more smoothly. He looked cool and was clearly enjoying himself.

“Wooo!”

Zhong Nai, the guitarist, whistled. “Cool, Brother Sheng!”

The bassist waved his arm. “Brother Sheng, you’re amazing!”

Sheng Yan smiled at them while playing. “Let’s play together!”

He was worried he would be bad, but he found it surprisingly familiar. Drumming is all about the rhythm and the strike.

As he played, he felt better and better.

It was very addictive.

The guitarist and bassist immediately joined in with their instruments.

Soon, the empty basement was filled with loud rock music.

It felt like running through a thick forest—wild, free, and exciting.

The three of them practiced for an hour until they were exhausted.

Zheng Ke threw a bottle of water to Sheng Yan. “Brother Sheng, if you keep playing like this, our band might actually become famous!”

Zhong Nai sat on the floor, breathing hard. “Yeah! Sheng Yan is so good and looks so handsome. We will definitely be stars!”

Sheng Yan rarely exercised this much or let himself go like this.

He drank half the water, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled. “Let’s all be stars together!”

He thought he was starting to like the drums.

When they left the basement, the sun was setting. The sky was bright red.

Sheng Yan took off his wet leather gloves. He reached for a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, but then remembered he was wearing sports clothes today, not a suit.

He didn’t have a handkerchief.

Just as he was looking for a convenience store to buy tissues, a light blue handkerchief was handed to him.

“Use mine.”

Sheng Yan looked up and saw an elegant, handsome face. He asked, “Why are you here?”

“To pick you up,” Lu Mingyue said naturally. “And to go to your house to discuss the wedding details.”

In the past few days, Lu Mingyue had handled most of the wedding tasks. But they still needed to discuss the ceremony with both families.

“Let’s go.” Sheng Yan took the handkerchief, wiped his forehead, and followed Lu Mingyue into the car.

Zheng Ke and Zhong Nai watched them leave. They asked strangely, “When did Sheng Yan become so close to Mr. Lu?”

“And when did Mr. Lu get here? We didn’t even notice!”

Lu Mingyue liked rock music and drums, so they had met him before.

But Sheng Yan had never spent time alone with Lu Mingyue. Usually, he would tell his friends if he was leaving with someone. This time, he didn’t even say goodbye.

They couldn’t understand it, but the car had already driven away.

In the car, Lu Mingyue showed Sheng Yan the wedding plan.

He asked for Sheng Yan’s opinion.

Sheng Yan thought it was very good. He was surprised Lu Mingyue had even thought about the colors of the flowers and how to match them.

But when they got home and showed the plan to Chen Lijun, she immediately disagreed.

“Red roses are better for flowers.”

“Red roses look more celebratory.”

After saying a few words, she realized she was arguing with Lu Mingyue. Her voice became quieter.

Their family business now depended entirely on Lu Mingyue. She didn’t dare to make him angry.

She turned to look at Sheng Yan.

“Sheng Yan, what do you think?”

Sheng Yan thought it was interesting. This was just a wedding for show, but both sides of the deal were taking it so seriously.

He felt his opinion didn’t matter. He pointed at the colorful pictures of flowers and said, “Why don’t we use them all?”

That way, they wouldn’t have to keep arguing.

Chen Lijun was unhappy. “How can you say that? It won’t look good if everything is piled together. This is your wedding; you should take it seriously.”

“Alright.” Sheng Yan sat up straight. He was about to say that Lu Mingyue’s choice was fine.

Then, the butler came in: “Ma’am, Young Master Xie is here.”

Chen Lijun was surprised. “What is he doing here?”

The engagement was off, and Sheng Yan was marrying Lu Mingyue. Chen Lijun thought the two families had stopped speaking to each other.

She didn’t expect Xie Qingyao to visit now.

Lu Mingyue, who had been sitting quietly, paused as he was about to drink his tea. He smiled slightly. “Maybe he is here to give us a wedding gift.”

Sheng Yan didn’t take it seriously until Xie Qingyao walked in carrying a pile of things.

Sheng Yan looked at Lu Mingyue.

Lu Mingyue smiled back. At a time like this, what else could he be doing besides bringing a gift?

Xie Qingyao entered and saw Lu Mingyue sitting comfortably on the sofa. Thinking about why he was here, he felt a bit embarrassed.

“Brother Sheng Yan.” But no matter how embarrassed he was, he had to face Sheng Yan.

“Yes? Is something wrong?” Sheng Yan looked at him casually.

Xie Qingyao knew that tearing the wedding clothes had hurt Sheng Yan. He thought Sheng Yan being cold was natural. He didn’t give up and said, “I came to give you some things.”

Sheng Yan saw the big box he was carrying. He asked directly, “What is it?”

Xie Qingyao opened the box, and many small items spilled out. “These are some things we bought together before.”

When the box opened, many sweet memories of buying those things with Xie Qingyao popped into Sheng Yan’s head.

His heart felt a sharp, sudden pain.

Sheng Yan held back his anger and asked calmly, “Okay, and?”

“And…” Xie Qingyao looked at Lu Mingyue, who was watching with a smile. He found the courage to say, “And I heard you are getting married.”

“Brother Sheng Yan, I think you should think carefully about marriage.” Xie Qingyao spoke like a caring younger brother. “Marriage is a life-long thing. I’m afraid you are rushing into a decision and will regret it later.”

Sheng Yan gave him a short answer: “I’m not rushing. I won’t regret it.”

“What?” Xie Qingyao didn’t expect such a calm reply. Sheng Yan didn’t get angry or tell him to mind his own business.

He was just very calm, as if this wasn’t a big deal.

“Because I am already married.” While Xie Qingyao was in shock, Sheng Yan took the bright red marriage certificate from the drawer and put it on the table.

“What?!” Xie Qingyao jumped like a cat that had its tail stepped on. He looked at the new marriage certificate in disbelief.

Married so soon?!

“Thank you, Master Xie, for the wedding gift.” At this time, Lu Mingyue smiled at him from the sofa. “I’ll have someone send you an invitation later. We would love for you to come and celebrate with us.”

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