C15 Embracing Another Woman

Listening to the words of the staff, Ji Qingxuan said bluntly, "If seemed that we chose a bad day to come here."

The staff — staring at me with a rather strange expression — simply remained silent.

When I took the red book and walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with Ji Qingxuan, the man suddenly turned his head and said in an unusually cold tone, "Qin Jiaqi, since you're putting so much effort into becoming my betrothed, I naturally won't disappoint you."

He emphasized the word 'disappoint.'

Despite it being the middle of the day, I nevertheless felt a sudden chill sent down my spine as goosebumps appeared on my skin.

Just as I was about to explain, Ji Qinxuan's driver walked over from a distance — he carried in his hands a bottle of water and a small box of medicine.

With a quick yet decisive glance from Ji Qingxuan, the driver immediately handed me the water and medicine.

Holding the box of medicine in my hands, I analyzed its title and description. Any doubts I possessed vanished instantly, the moment I read out the small line of words below — my heart tightened.

[24-hour emergency birth control.]

Without saying a word, I obediently took the medicine.

Watching me take the medicine, Ji Qingxuan said with a cold tone, "I will watch you take the medicine in the future, so don't expect to get pregnant and force me to take responsibility for it!"

The man tossed me a key before driving off.

Standing petrified on my spot, I simply gazed at the car with a bitter taste in my mouth — whether from the medicine, my emotions, or perhaps, both — as it slowly disappeared from my sights.

With the most important day in one's life — the wedding day — I nevertheless got married under my sister's name. Despite getting married to the love of my life, he treated me as if I was his greatest enemy.

Staying squatted in the corner of the flowerbed by the door, I bit my lips and remained there silent for a while.

Eventually, I stood back up and went back to work like it was a normal day.

Despite everything that happened, life never gave me a moment of rest as it simply went on. That's just how reality works.

Instead of going back to the wedding room at night, I, on the other hand, went back to Jiang Qin's house.

Coincidentally, Jiang Qin was at home.

Seeing that I was not in a particularly good mood, she pulled me over to interrogate me.

After much questioning, I finally spoke the truth.

After hearing my side of the story, she held her chin with one hand and muttered, "That grandmother of yours... Is she doing this for you own good or is she tricking you into believing that?"

"She's doing this for my own good."

I answered affirmatively.

I'm sure — even if no one is doing it for my sake — that she is doing it for own good.

Seeing how nice Ji Qingxuan was, she ended up wanting me to marry him.

With a nod of her head, Jiang Qin placed her arm around my shoulder and said, "Alright, since today is the day of your wedding, follow me. I'll bring you somewhere for a good meal."

Even though I can't bear to spend more money, I could not reject her invitation either.

After much thinking, we narrrowed down our options to a mid-range hotpot restaurant.

Since today was one of the hottest days of summer, not many people would choose to eat hotpot. Thus, when we went into the restaurant, we could only see a few customers dining at that place.

With that, we indulged ourselves in the hotpot complimented with the cold fizzles of beer.

After three rounds of drinks, my mood brightened slightly, so we decided to go sing at a karaoke.

Time passed extremely quick as it was already past twelve o'clock before we even realized.

Since it was not that hot, we decided to walk home.

Just a few hundred meters out of the KTV, I noticed a black car parked on the side of the road not far away.

With a quick glance, I could easily tell that it was Ji Qingxuan's car.

Since his car was parked there, he should also be nearby.

Analyzing my surroundings, I soon witnessed Ji Qingxuan walking out of a bar, not far away, with a woman in his arms.

Without even needing to look, I could already guess that the woman was Qin Jiameng...

Her face flushed beet red, seeming to have drunk quite a bit.

Having been sober when I saw them, my feet felt like it had turned rock solid as I could not take a single step forward nor backward.

Ah, the irony... To think that the first thing I witness after getting married to my husband was him carrying another woman in his arms.

Just as I was about to give up, Jiang Qin, who stood next to me, suddenly rushed up and pushed Ji Qingxuan. She then scolded, "Ji Qingxuan, you shameless bastard and utter scumbag. How could you neglect your wife and even carry another woman in your arms?"