Chapter Two: My Lawful Husband

His folder contained a complete marriage registration: photographs, identification numbers, signatures. It was timestamped 12:13 a.m. The issuing authority was the Aftertaste Notary Office. The prenuptial agreement ran forty-seven pages. Zhiwei now owned fifteen percent of the Lu Group, a riverside residence, and nine figures in cash. In exchange, husband and wife shared all quantifiable assets—and all unquantifiable desires. “Forgery.” “I wish.” Jiming showed her the official registry. Their status read MARRIED. “This morning I thought about you over coffee. Within seconds, everyone downstairs wanted your photograph. Apparently I turn desire into demand, and you are now its sole beneficiary.”