"Knock, knock …"
As the stamp fell from the staff's hand, two bright red certificates were pushed in front of Li Dong and his wife.
The staff was a woman in her fifties. At this moment, she was feeling very complicated.
This was Li Dong, the richest man in Hua Xia, a legend in Dongping.
Such a big shot had registered his marriage in Dongping today. No one knew about it.
Thinking of her leader's warning, the woman didn't dare to say anything. She just sneaked a few glances at Qin Yuhan. Was this the wife of the richest man?
Marriage was a joyous occasion, especially with the richest man.
But at this moment, why was the wife of the richest man crying so sorrowfully? That kind of sorrow wasn't joy, but real sorrow.
The woman couldn't understand, but she didn't dare to say anything. She didn't even dare to look.
She understood how influential Li Dong was in Dongping.
His words and actions were enough to change her life. No matter why the wife of the richest man was crying, the woman knew that she shouldn't ask what she shouldn't ask.
Watching the two leave, the woman shook her head gently. She really couldn't understand the world of young people.
…
Walking out of the Civil Affairs Hall.
Qin Yuhan held the certificate in her hand. Her eyes were blank and empty.
Is this really what I want?
A long time ago, she had fantasized about this day. But when it really came, she couldn't feel happy at all.
What I want, is it really just this certificate?
Is this so-called marriage really what I want?
What do I really want?
Li Dong had given her everything she wanted, including a wedding, a wedding that wasn't in the country …
She should be very proud, very proud, and even cheering.
But why is it that after getting this certificate, I feel even more sad, like a knife is twisting in my heart?
Even when Li Dong decided to marry Shen Qian, she didn't feel so sad.
She thought that she had won, but did she really win?
At this moment, Qin Yuhan suddenly hoped that Shen Qian would know about this news. She wanted to hear it and see how Shen Qian would react.
Was it really just because of age that I lost to her?
This kind of impulse could not be suppressed. This kind of anticipation and fear made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles!
What would she say?
What would she do?
Qin Yuhan suddenly turned to look at Li Dong and said with a pale face, "I want to make a call!"
Li Dong was taken aback. He asked softly, "Who are you calling?"
"Shen Qian!"
Li Dong's expression was a little dark and uncertain. He only said after a while, "Yuhan, it's all my fault. I'll accept whatever you want to hit or scold me, but she …"
Qin Yuhan said firmly, "I just want to know what I want to know. Li Dong, can I?"
"Yuhan …"
"Li Dong, this is the last hurdle in my heart. I want to know if I've really lost so badly that I can't fight back at all. Even if I lost, I want to know why I lost, not because of my age … "
Li Dong scratched his head and exhaled. He only said after a while, "Get in the car first. We'll talk in the car."
Qin Yuhan didn't say anything and followed him into the car.
Qin Yuhan looked at Li Dong again after they got in the car.
Li Dong's head hurt. 'Why is it so hard to have multiple wives?!'
Li Dong was not sure how Shen Qian would react if he told Shen Qian about it now.
If the one who was going to marry ran away after comforting two of them, what exactly would he be doing then?
However, even if he could stop her for a while, he could not stop her forever.
Could he follow Qin Yuhan 24 hours a day if she wanted to make a call?
Li Dong rolled down the window and lit a cigarette. He only said after a while, "Call her. I'll go out for a walk …"
Li Dong wanted to stay, but he did not want to stay at the same time. He was afraid that he would really go crazy at that moment.
Li Dong opened the door and got out of the car. He squatted not far away and smoked a cigarette.
Qin Yuhan fell silent for a moment. She picked up her phone and called Shen Qian.
Shen Qian's voice came from the other end of the phone after a while, "Why did you call me?"
Qin Yuhan did not know what to say all of a sudden.
It was quiet for a while. Shen Qian stopped talking on the other end of the phone. She could vaguely hear her breathing.
Qin Yuhan took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "Do you know where I am now?"
Shen Qian went silent for a while and said after a while, "Where are you?"
"Outside the Civil Affairs Bureau."
"…"
The other end of the phone suddenly became completely quiet.
Qin Yuhan continued, "Li Dong is also here."
"Oh … I know." Shen Qian paused for a moment and said softly.
"You don't know!" Qin Yuhan said coldly, "We are going to get married!"
"…"
There was a long silence. No one spoke again.
Qin Yuhan waited for a moment and continued, "You have nothing to say?"
"Say what? Bless me? Or satisfy your show off? "
"I'm not kidding. I'm serious. Shen Qian, don't you feel anything at this time?"
Shen Qian was busy with something on the other end of the phone. Her voice was rustling.
After a while, Shen Qian sighed, "There's nothing to feel. You don't have to blame me. I won't blame you. Li Dong is a bastard. He should be blamed. It's meaningless to talk to me. As for your marriage … "
Shen Qian paused and continued, "That's your right, but I won't let go.
I know him. Even if you get married, so what? He will only treat me better than before. Because he is a cowardly bastard!
He is afraid that I will run away and abandon him. He will treat me ten times better. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it.
Qin Yuhan, what you want is not necessarily what I want.
I also want to get married, more than you.
But if we really get married, so what? Since that bastard said he won't let go, he definitely won't let go.
I've been prepared for all this.
I tried to let go myself, but I finally found that I couldn't do it. Since that's the case, then forget it.
There's not much meaning for you to call me. "
Qin Yuhan was stunned, "You … really don't care about this?"
"Of course I care. I'm a woman. Who doesn't care?" Shen Qian smiled faintly, "Which woman wants her man to be fickle? Which woman is willing to be someone else's lover? But this is the path I chose, so I'll just keep going. If one day some bastard disappoints me completely, I'll castrate him first and let you live as a widow for the rest of your life. It's not a bad thing to let me off for all these years. Tell me, is this good? "
"You … Shen Qian, is it really worth it? With your qualifications, I don't believe that you can't find someone better than him in this world! What does he have? He has nothing but money! He has a lot of bad habits. He's not romantic at all. He's a playboy, chauvinist, bad-tempered, average-looking, and self-righteous … "
Before Qin Yuhan could finish, Shen Qian interrupted, "Then you should leave him. Really, I think this might be for the best.
Qin Yuhan, what you see and what I see may be different.
Of course, I know his shortcomings better than you do.
He's a scoundrel, a ruffian, a hooligan, and he might even be impotent. Of course, don't tell him this, or he'll go crazy.
I know all these, but so what?
Maybe, that's what I like. Who knows … "
"Shen Qian, do you understand what I'm saying? I said, we're getting married! Do you really want to be a third party? If you don't think for yourself, don't you think for your parents and family? Can you bear the criticism and contempt of others towards you and your parents … "
"Love is selfish. If it wasn't for him, Qin Yuhan, you might not be in this world anymore.
I'm more selfish and cold-blooded than you!
You should be glad that although he's a scoundrel, his evil is only towards others, not everyone!
Otherwise, would you, Qin Yuhan, have the chance to show off in front of me now?
As for my parents, would anyone dare to mention the so-called criticism and contempt in front of them?
As for myself, do I care about what others think?
What a joke!
All the criticism comes from jealousy. You're too young. So what if you have that certificate? If you have the ability, tell that bastard not to look for me, then I'll accept my fate.
Otherwise, I think you'll be angrier in the future than now. "
As she spoke, Shen Qian suddenly said, "Let's not talk anymore. My beauty soup is about to burn. I'm old, unlike you young people. I have to take care of my health. Don't be angry. Look at me, my skin is much better after taking care of it recently. The last time I saw you, your skin was a little yellow. Don't really look like an old woman. Let's not talk about it anymore. Don't be angry. A girl in her twenties looks older than me. "
After saying this, the phone was hung up.
"Du du du …"
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Qin Yuhan was even more at a loss for a moment.
Is everything I've done really so meaningless?
Why is this woman so calm and so shameless? Or is it that the reason why Li Dong chose her is because they both have this in common, shamelessness?
Qin Yuhan suddenly felt that she did not lose because of age, but because she was too thin-skinned!
Yes, she lost.
Completely lost!
Even though she had registered a marriage certificate with Li Dong, she knew that she had lost without a doubt.
…
When Li Dong got into the car, Qin Yuhan was still in a daze.
Li Dong wanted to ask a few questions, but he did not know what to ask.
After sitting for a while, Li Dong thought for a while. When he was about to speak, Qin Yuhan suddenly said, "Where's Yuan Xue?"
Li Dong paused. He coughed and said, "She's going to the United States tomorrow. I'll see her off tomorrow."
"Settle down?"
"Take a break."
"You said it?"
"Yes."
Qin Yuhan took a breath and stared at the roof for a while. She said slowly, "She's more cowardly than I thought. I knew it a long time ago. Among the few of us, she's the weakest and the most incompetent. She's lucky to have met you. If it were someone else, I think she would have lived the most miserable life in her life. "Such a weak person pretending to be cold, arrogant, and unapproachable. Sometimes I feel it's really funny …"
Qin Yuhan said a few words of mockery. Or rather, it was not mockery, but sympathy.
After a few words, she finally said softly, "In fact, I've always felt that I'm much stronger and calmer than her. But in the end, I found out that she's more open-minded than me. Maybe this is what they call contentment. "
Li Dong did not speak. What Qin Yuhan said was actually what he was thinking.
Yuan Xue looked cold and unapproachable, but in fact, she was the weakest person in her heart.
Similarly, Yuan Xue was also very naive. She was so naive that perhaps Hu Xiaorui was much more shrewd than her.
That was why Li Dong acted shamelessly towards her. He was shameless to the extreme because he knew that Yuan Xue would compromise.
Three women, three different personalities, three different ways of doing things.
There was a period of time when Li Dong was bored and thought about it for a while.
He thought, if one day, he was suddenly killed by someone, what kind of reaction would these women have?
After thinking about it, Li Dong had a rough idea.
If he really died, Yuan Xue would probably cry the most miserably. She might not commit suicide for love, but she would spend the rest of her life alone. Finding a place where no one knew her and hiding to recuperate was the most likely scenario.
And Shen Qian looked smart, but in fact, she was the most impulsive.
She would probably take revenge for him in a vigorous way. In the end, either he or she would die, and it would probably not end well.
Only Qin Yuhan was actually much calmer than them in her bones.
She might take revenge, but under the premise that there was no hope, she would not be impulsive. She would only secretly accumulate her strength, and when she was sure of it, she would kill him with one blow.
Qin Yuhan's character was actually somewhat similar to Li Dong's.
After a few years, when she forgot Li Dong, maybe she would start a new life.
It was not about love or not. Everyone's way of doing things was different. Li Dong was not arrogant enough to think that if he died, these women would be widows for him for the rest of his life.
Of course, these were all hypotheses, and Li Dong was too lazy to think about it.
If that day really came, why would he care so much when he was dead?
Seeing that Li Dong did not speak, Qin Yuhan laughed at herself and said with some exhaustion, "Let's go. Take me home. I miss my parents."
Li Dong said no more, nor did he ask what she and Shen Qian talked about.
As for the other places that they had originally planned to go, the two of them had lost the mood at this time.
…
Along the way, the two of them did not speak much.
When they arrived at the flat plain, Qin Yuhan saw that Tan Yong was driving towards Jinhu Garden, and finally said, "To Jadeite Bamboo Garden."
Tan Yong did not speak. He turned his head slightly and looked at Li Dong.
Li Dong nodded and said, "Let's go there."
Only then did Tan Yong start to turn and drive towards the Qin couple's residential area.
When they arrived at the entrance of the residential area, she saw that Li Dong was also about to get off the car. Qin Yuhan shook her head and said, "I'll go back myself. You don't have to go."
After saying that, Qin Yuhan looked at the marriage certificate in her hand and could not help but laugh. "Li Dong, why does a certificate like this look so glaring? Tell me, is there any meaning in using a certificate to maintain everything? "
Li Dong said in a low voice, "The certificate doesn't mean anything, but it's a way for me to catch you."
"You're more open-minded than me. I should have said that, but I didn't expect you to beat me to it. Forget it, I'll just treat it as a souvenir. Although I really want to tear it up, I suddenly feel that tearing it up will make me feel even more uncomfortable … "
Qin Yuhan shook her head and said with a face full of exhaustion, "That old woman got lucky. She's not in a good mood. If I knew this would happen, I would have learned from Yuan Xue and be more carefree. I forgot to ask, when is the wedding? "
Li Dong said in a low voice, "Maybe at the end of the year, maybe next year."
Qin Yuhan thought about it and nodded slightly. "Then remember to give me a big red packet. You can pay for it. Also, Yuan Xue has gone to America, so I won't be going. Book two tickets to Zurich for me. Once upon a time, I thought about holding a romantic wedding with you under the Alps. I'll wait for you there, waiting for you to come find me. Just you, don't bring her. That's it. If I knew … "
Qin Yuhan's words were very vague after that.
Li Dong did not hear it. Tan Yong did not hear it. She was probably the only one who heard it.
She regretted it!
That year, she should not have gone to the capital. That year, she should have stayed with him.
Or perhaps, that year, they should not have fallen in love.
Shen Qian was right about one thing. She was still too young. So young that sometimes, there was no second chance at all.
So what if she got married?
In the end, she still lost her original intention. At this moment, it seemed more like a hindrance.
Was it a hindrance to Li Dong or to Shen Qian?
Neither. It was a hindrance to herself.
At this moment, in this situation, Qin Yuhan could not help but think of a phrase. If life could be restarted …
Unfortunately, everything was just a 'if'.
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