After being reborn, I decisively broke off my engagement and married a cold-faced military young mas

"So what Kobayashi said is true?"

Fu Huaiyi said, "It's true. People in several nearby villages all know that Fang Qing's son even calls Lu Jiangting 'Dad'."

Old Zhou: "..."

He was somewhat angry, feeling that he had been deceived.

He said angrily, "This Xiao Lu keeps telling me that he and Xiao Lin have had a relationship for many years, that there was some misunderstanding between them, and that Xiao Lin's disagreement was just a momentary impulse. He said he would coax Xiao Lin back. I thought that since it was a misunderstanding, then the misunderstanding would be cleared up, so I suppressed their marriage application."

Lin Yuyao wiped away her tears and said, "It's not a misunderstanding. This can't be the first time, nor will it be the last. Of course, it's not just about money. It means that in the future, whenever Fang Qing interferes in our lives, he will choose Fang Qing and make me suffer."

I am not as important to him as Fang Qing, nor as important as repaying a debt of gratitude. He could even force me to compromise on something as important as our wedding for Fang Qing's sake, let alone some trivial matters in our future life.

If I compromise, I have to be prepared to compromise for the rest of my life. Uncle Zhou, I'm not saying it's wrong for him to want to repay a debt of gratitude. Just like you said, if he really doesn't care about anything, people will talk behind his back. But I don't want to suffer for the rest of my life, and I'm not wrong, am I?

Old Zhou nodded repeatedly when he saw the young girl with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Yes, yes, you're right. It's true, Xiao Lu is right to repay his kindness, and you're right not to want to wrong yourself. So this matter... this matter..." Oh dear, this is really putting him in a difficult position. He promised Lu Jiangting not to report the marriage to Xiao Lin.

He felt he should tell Lu Jiangting.

Seeing his hesitation, Fu Huaiyi said directly, "Old Zhou, why don't you hurry up and return the marriage certificate to them?"

Old Zhou: "..."

"Um... I don't have it with me, it's in the office."

"We'll go get it with you now."

"Huh? It's after get off work hours."

"You can pick it up after get off work."

"Well...sigh!" Old Zhou sighed and said, "Young lady, this is ultimately a matter between you and Xiao Lu. How about this, you come back on Monday, you and Xiao Lu together. As is customary, we should still go through the mediation process. If you still insist on not marrying him after the mediation, I will return the documents to you. What do you think?"

Lin Yuyao frowned slightly, thinking that all she knew was that when a couple went to get a divorce, they would usually be taken to a mediation room for some mediation.

She and Lu Jiangting aren't even married yet, so why is mediation necessary?

Sigh! Oh well, no matter what, it's a great joy to know that she and Lu Jiangting haven't gotten their marriage certificate yet.

Let them mediate. No matter how they mediate, she won't agree to marry Lu Jiangting anyway.

The journey back was very quiet.

When they were almost at Chenshan Town, Fu Huaiyi said, "I'll come with you on Monday."

Lin Yuyao's mind was in a mess; she had been thinking about it the whole way.

She only snapped out of her daze when she heard Fu Huaiyi's voice.

"what?"

Fu Huaiyi paused for a moment, then said, "I'll come with you on Monday."

Lin Yuyao quickly shook her head, "No need, Brother Fu, you've already helped me a lot. You have to go to work on Monday, don't bother asking for leave."

Hearing her say that, Fu Huaiyi couldn't remain silent.

But he was very worried about her, which made him very anxious and even made him drive unsteadily.

The car swayed more, and Lin Yuyao gripped the handrail tightly.

We finally arrived, and the car stopped downstairs at Lin Yuyao's rented apartment.

Lin Yuyao unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car. She then bent down and said to the person inside the car window, "Brother Fu, I'll trouble you to inform Lu Jiangting about going to see Uncle Zhou on Monday."

"Yes, don't worry, I'll pass on the message."

"Thank you so much, you're such a kind person."

Fu Huaiyi: "..." This is the fourth "good guy" card he has received.

Looking at her under the sun, her skin was so white and radiant that it was impossible to look away.

Fu Huaiyi swallowed hard and said in a low voice, "It's alright, it's nothing. The sun is quite strong, you should go up now."

"Well, I'm off then. Goodbye, Brother Fu."

Only after watching her run into the stairwell and go upstairs did Fu Huaiyi drive away.

He felt bad.

That brat Yi Yunshuo was right.

The way she looked at herself was even more innocent than when she looked at Lu Jiangting.

……

Lin Yuyao didn't go to work today; she had half a day to spend at home writing.

These days, she has already finished half of her first short story book.

I wrote several thousand more words in one go, only stopping when my wrists started to ache.

Then I took a misprinted notebook, which contained a list of submission channels.

That's the good thing about being a librarian: you can connect with publishers and have easier access to submission channels than the average person.

Choose a publishing house with moderate strength but certain potential.

She planned to let them try casting the first one.

Strong companies have high standards, and since this was her first time writing, she knew her own limitations, which is why she chose a company with moderate strength.

This way, the excessive rate will be higher.

After making her selection, she took advantage of the early hour to write down about ten percent of the book's content, along with character biographies, an outline, reasons for recommendation, and other necessary information. She then put all of this into a file folder and mailed it to that address.

The publisher is in this city, so we should receive it soon.

After sending the mail, seeing that it was still early, she called home again.

Regardless, learning that she and Lu Jiangting were not yet married was a great joy.

Military marriages are difficult to divorce once you're married; it's better not to get married at all.

As long as she doesn't agree, Lu Jiangting can forget about getting a marriage certificate with her.

All she has to do now is go to Lao Zhou's place on Monday to get her documents and materials back.

First, make a long-distance call to the post office, then ask them to transfer the call to the brigade and notify her parents to pick her up.

Standing in front of the phone booth, she waited for about half an hour before calling again. The person who answered was Ye Lian.

"Yuyao, is that you?"

Hearing the familiar voice warmed Lin Yuyao's heart.

"Mother, it's me. How have you and Father been lately?"

"Okay, we're doing great. I have some good news for you. In a few days, our brigade's phone will be able to make long-distance calls, including domestic ones, so you won't have to call the post office anymore."

"Really?"

The voice of her father, Lin Dawei, rang out beside her, "It's true. I asked around, and they said it will be connected in three days."

That's great! It will be much easier to call my parents from now on.

This is truly a joyous occasion.

"Father, Mother, I have some good news to tell you. The marriage thing was just Lu Jiangting bluffing me. Lu Jiangting and I didn't get a marriage certificate."

"Oh? Really?"

"Yeah, really."