After discussing it, Yi Shuihan and Xiao Qingyin bought a villa near the Xiao family's old house.

They were only a few dozen meters apart.

Xiao Qingyin can go home anytime she wants.

The old man strongly agreed with their choice.

"It's better to be close by. It's just a short walk to get a meal, and we can look out for each other in general."

However, he disagreed with them just getting a marriage certificate casually.

"Although you have already married in Da Xi, your relatives and friends here do not know about your marriage, so the wedding still needs to be held."

Yi Shuihan nodded: "Grandpa, that's what I thought too, but Qingyin thought it was too much trouble."

Xiao Qingyin did find organizing a wedding troublesome.

Although there are dedicated people to make preparations, the bride still has to get up before dawn to do her makeup and get ready, and she has to spend the whole day going through a series of ceremonies. Not to mention anything else, even taking photos with the guests can make people laugh until they are stiff.

It will also cost a lot of money.

She would rather use the money to go on a round-the-world honeymoon with Yi Shuihan.

After all, whether a marriage is happy or not has nothing to do with whether or not someone witnesses the wedding.

The old man naturally disagreed with her idea.

“You are the only girl in our Xiao family this generation. If you don’t even have a wedding ceremony, people will think we are not satisfied with our son-in-law. Not only should we have one, but we should have a grand and magnificent one.”

Since the old man had spoken, Xiao Qingyin had no choice but to comply.

"Okay, whatever you say."

The old man consulted a fortune teller to match their birth dates and chose a date six months from now.

The wedding was planned by a professional team. Xiao Qingyin simply chose a wedding dress and took wedding photos with Yi Shuihan.

During this time, Yi Shuihan followed the teacher Xiao Qingyu found for him to cram for basic knowledge in subjects such as human geography, history, politics, physics, and chemistry.

He also took time to attend management training courses organized internally by the Xiao family.

Xiao Qingyin returned to work at the hospital.

But she remembered Connie's unusual attitude when she saw her at the auction, and she began to doubt the car accident that had caused her death.

She was called back to the hospital in the middle of the night to perform surgery on a critically ill patient.

The surgery lasted three hours.

When she drove home from the hospital, it was already late at night, and there were very few cars on the road. As she stopped at an intersection waiting for the red light, a large truck suddenly rushed towards her from the right.

She swerved into the green belt, avoiding a collision with the truck.

However, they were unable to avoid the steel coils rolling down from the train.

The steel coil crushed the roof of the car, breaking her cervical spine.

She died before she could even utter a cry of alarm.

According to the police investigation, the truck was lost control and caused a traffic accident because the steel coil was not properly secured and rolled forward when the driver braked, crushing the cab.

The Xiao family also investigated, but there was no evidence to suggest that the driver intentionally caused the car accident.

She hired a detective agency and two teams: one to keep an eye on Connie and the other to investigate the truck driver's social connections.

The driver himself died in the accident, and there were no unusual transactions in his or his family's accounts.

However, this does not rule out all suspicions.

What if the driver has another family outside?

She couldn't have died for nothing.

To her surprise, Ni Yan actually came to her door before the investigation results were released.

His appearance was completely different from the one I saw at the auction last time.

His hair was a mess, his beard was unkempt, his eyes were bloodshot, and there were dark circles under his eyes. His shirt was buttoned up haphazardly and not tied up.

"Xiao Xiao, I heard you're going to marry that man?"

He started by questioning me.

Xiao Qingyin scoffed: "What's it to you?"

"That man's background is unknown, and he is very likely a swindler. You must be careful."

No matter how hard his people investigated, they couldn't find any information about the man's background or experiences; it was as if he had appeared out of thin air.

Xiao Qingyin has always been attracted to good looks, so she must have been bewitched by his appearance to marry him.

A hint of mockery flashed across Xiao Qingyin's eyes.

"You don't seem to have the right to say that, do you?"

He doesn't even remember how much food and drink he tricked her into giving him back then in order to get a recommendation letter.

If she had known he was this kind of person, she would have given him all those carefully prepared meals to stray dogs rather than give them to him.

Ni Yan gave a wry smile.

"Xiao Xiao, I was sorry for what happened back then, but I really didn't mean to."

At the time, my mother was suffering from kidney failure and was receiving treatment at Connie's private hospital. We finally found a suitable kidney donor, but we couldn't afford it. I had no choice but to try and persuade Connie to help us.

Xiao Qingyin looked at him expressionlessly.

"Can't you come up with a more plausible excuse? Or are you saying my IQ isn't high enough for you to use your brain?"

Back then, she casually gave him a watch worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. How much does a kidney transplant surgery cost? Is it really worth it for him to prefer changing girlfriends rather than asking her for money?

Ni Yan looked helpless.

"Xiao Xiao, back then I had nothing but academic achievements, and I always felt inferior, thinking that I was not good enough for you."

You've gone to so much trouble for my trip abroad, and I already feel so bad about it.

I really can't bring myself to bother you with my mother's illness again.

But I can't bear to break up with you.

I was planning to appease Connie first, cure my mother, and then deal with our relationship, but I didn't expect you to walk right into it..."

Xiao Qingyin looked at him quietly.

Ni Yan has distinct facial features, and his handsome appearance is tinged with a delicate charm, giving him a touch of feminine beauty compared to those masculine straight men.

To describe him in the words of a coming-of-age novel, he looks a bit melancholy, and when he frowns, you can't help but want to smooth his brow, making him a heartbreakingly lonely young man.

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