Cooling-off period

A month later, Lin Qi was reinstated.

It was found out that someone was jealous during the judging process and deliberately fabricated the information to frame her. He publicly apologized to Lin Luo online, and her reputation turned around.

"Xiao Lin, the truth is finally out. How about our research team go out for a drink together tonight to celebrate your reinstatement?" Deputy Director An said with a smile in the office.

Lin Luo smiled slightly, "You can drink, but let's deal with this first."

She handed an envelope to Deputy Director An, who opened it and found it was a letter of resignation. "Xiao Lin, you're so confused! You've finally proven your innocence and can return to the job you love. How can you resign?"

"Could it be that another research institute is trying to recruit you?" Deputy Director An became nervous, his speech speeding up unconsciously. "Lin Luo, think about it carefully. Our institute has done a lot, starting with public opinion. We have worked together for a long time and have a deep relationship."

"No, it's my own fault."

"Oh...is it because of relationship problems?" he asked cautiously.

Lin Luo nodded. She and Fu Xingchuan went to apply for a divorce, but divorce was much more difficult than marriage. They also had to wait for a 30-day cooling-off period, so they would have to wait a few days before they could go to the marriage office.

However, the news of their divorce had already spread on the Internet, so it was not surprising that Deputy Director An knew about it.

"It's just a divorce! What's the big deal these days? There's no need to resign. Let me approve your annual leave, and you can come back to work when you've had enough rest." The old man said domineeringly, leaving her no room for negotiation.

Lin Luo sighed and walked out of the office.

Wu Yun was waiting at the door. "What are your plans next?"

"I want to go out for a walk."

"That's fine. Even if I spend the whole day in the lab doing experiments, there's still no progress."

Wu Yun noticed that she seemed to be thinner than last time.

"What's wrong with getting a divorce? There are so many men in the world. I can just find another husband." She pulled a pigeon egg diamond ring out of her pocket and put it on her finger to show Lin Luo, "I've found a handsome old man this time. Doesn't it look good?"

Lin Luo was amused by her. Wu Yun put her arm around her shoulders and said, "That's right. The most important thing in life is to be happy. If someone annoys you, just let them get out of your world."

"Um."

After the divorce cooling-off period, Lin Luo and Fu Xingchuan made another appointment to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Putting down the phone, Du Yunyan packed her luggage and asked her worriedly, "How long will you be gone this time?"

"If you don't bring this phone, does that mean you won't be contacting us for a while?"

"Well, I want to relax by myself. You all should take care of yourselves and come back when I get better." She said lightly. She has had no appetite and is in a bad mood this month. She only eats a little every day, which makes Du Yunyan very distressed.

She pursed her lips and said, "If you want to relax, just relax. Don't worry about us."

Tang Heng knocked on the door. Lin Qi opened it and handed her a red envelope. "Take this and have a safe journey."

"Okay, Uncle Tang, please take care of your health and go for regular checkups."

"Um."

Du Yunyan was thinking about what else she hadn't brought with her, and Lin Luo noticed that Tang Muchen didn't come.

Teacher Wu told her that Xu Huanyu had gone to the sprint class. Teacher Liu told her that Tang Muchen refused to change seats and insisted on sitting alone. Lin Luo guessed that they might have had some conflict, but she didn't have the energy to care.

She walked to his room and knocked on the door.

"It's unlocked."

When she went in, Tang Muchen was sitting at the desk, doing something sneaky. He blocked Lin Luo's view with his hands. Lin Luo sat on the bed and said, "I'm leaving now. Be good and stop getting mad at your parents. Study hard. I should be back before your college entrance exam."

"Okay." Tang Muchen turned around, holding a star in his hand and handed it to her, "A practice gift."

Lin Luo held the stars in her hand and looked at them, blinking wildly. Tang Muchen immediately changed the mood, "Sis, have fun! I envy you so much. I don't know why, but I don't want to go to school at all. I wish I could go with you."

"You wish. You won't take the college entrance examination?" Lin Luo said expressionlessly.

The phone vibrated, and Fu Xingchuan replied, "OK."

Lin Luo stood up and said, "I have something to do, so I need to go out first."

"Um."

Lin Luo got in the car and was about to drive to the Civil Affairs Bureau, but Fu Xingchuan had something urgent to do and said he had to postpone the trip.

Line: [The contract signed before marriage has not been processed yet.]

Lin Xiao: [Just tear up the contract, what else do you need to do?]

OK: [Break the contract temporarily, the penalty has not yet been calculated.]

Lin Qi frowned, "No need to calculate, I'll pay the original amount."

· Line: [I breached the contract.]

Lin Luo saw that he was just trying to stall for time. "Mr. Fu, if that's the case, we can file for divorce."

OK: [That's OK.]

Lin Luo threw her phone on the passenger seat and went back upstairs.

Lin Dayong and Teacher Yin took her to the airport. Teacher Yin drove, and Lin Dayong sat beside her, muttering, "Xiaoxiao, be careful of pickpockets when you go abroad, be careful of altitude sickness when you go to the northwest, be careful of the people in Thailand and Cambodia, and don't drink anything carelessly..."

"knew."

"You said that I might not be able to contact you for a long time, and Dad is feeling uneasy."

"What's there to be worried about? Didn't you fail to contact me when you were abroad a few years ago?" Lin Luo said calmly.

"How can it be the same?" He muttered softly, "Fu Xingchuan, that brat, I'm going to beat him up the next time I see him."

"Dad, I'm here."

"Well, go ahead!" The car stopped at the airport gate. Xu Yangyang and Zhu Changyu were waiting for her at the gate. Lin Qiao got out of the car and walked towards them.

Xu Yangyang took Lin Luo's hand and walked inside, "I didn't tell Sui'an and Ruan Ye."

Lin Xiao: "Please tell them for me later."

Xu Yangyang: "Yeah."

"If you all leave, I'll be bored alone!"

Lin Qi then realized that Zhu Changyu was carrying a bag on his back. She asked, "Where are you going?"

Zhu Changyu: "Nagqu."

Lin Qi: "The altitude there is quite high. If your body can't handle it, don't force yourself to go."

"good."

"Don't drink recklessly," Lin Qiao urged Xu Yangyang. Zhu Changyu added, "Don't bite anyone when you're drunk."

She made an OK gesture.

The plane took off. Lin Luo looked down at the ground. The lights became dim. She felt herself getting closer and closer to the sky. The stars made by Tang Muchen were held tightly in her hands.

Three months later, the sun was high in the sky. Lin Luo sent Tang Muchen off to take the college entrance exam. "Don't be nervous. Relax. Just treat it like any other exam."

"Sister, please stop talking. I'll recite the ancient poem again."

Lin Luo shut up. Du Yunyan patted Tang Muchen and said, "Don't recite these poems anymore. They make me dizzy, and you can't remember them."

When the light turned red, Lin Luo stopped the car, turned around and glared at Du Yunyan, "Mom!"

She quickly shut up. Tang Heng took out a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed it, and handed it to Lin Lu. She stared at the bottle of water and realized it was for Tang Muchen to take to the exam room. She immediately took it and handed it to Tang Muchen, "I should have known not to bring you here. You're just making things worse."

Before she could finish her words, Du Yunyan made the same mistake again. She pointed at someone outside the window and said, "Hey, isn't that your old friend Xu Fanqing?"

Lin Luo didn't even look at it. The light turned green, so she started the car. She knew in her heart that the most urgent thing now was to send Tang Muchen to school.

The college entrance examination!

These two people seem to be joking.

But she didn't know that the college entrance examination candidate behind her put down his book, turned his head to the window, and saw Xu Huanyu sitting in the back seat of a white car.

She opened the car window to enjoy the fresh air, and when she saw him, she was stunned for a few seconds. Just when he thought she would close the window, she smiled at him, revealing two dimples.

Tang Muchen smiled back, and Du Yunyan suddenly closed the window.

He turned his gaze back to the book and concentrated on memorizing the spelling of several polyphonetic characters and easily misspelled characters.

When they arrived at the school gate, Lin Luo gave him a few more instructions. He was absent-minded. Lin Luo followed his gaze and saw Xu Huanyu, "Go and cheer her up!"

"How to do it?" he asked.

"Give her some of your luck." Tang Muchen wanted to run away, but Lin Luo hurriedly pulled him back, "Don't give it all away. There are many more capable people than you."

"Got it, sis."

"Do well on the test." Du Yunyan finally said something obedient, but the next second, "If you don't do well on the test, I'll come out and break your legs."

Lin Qi frowned, "Ms. Du Yunyan, how can you speak like that? Didn't I say you should speak more gently today?"

"I'm so gentle! My voice is much quieter today!" she argued.

Lin Luo laughed, "Tsk."

"Hello, uncle and aunt." Xu Fanqing came over to greet them. Lin Luo smiled at him and said, "Long time no see."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

They stood aside and got to know each other's recent situation. Du Yunyan took out some melon seeds from somewhere and started cracking them. A large group of parents were nervous, and the ones in cheongsams had purple butts, but she was the only one who looked relaxed.

Seeing Lin Qi staring at her, she held out her hand, "These are the melon seeds your Aunt Li fried."

Lin Luo didn't answer and sighed deeply. Xu Fanqing relaxed his brows and smiled.

"Your family is quite interesting."

"You won't find it funny anymore when my mom starts urging you to get married," she blurted out.

Realizing what she had just said, Lin Qi met his gaze and asked seriously, "You're not still thinking about me, are you?"

"Are you that attractive?" He frowned again, looking disgusted.

It happened to be the news broadcast time, so he opened his phone to show Lin Luo, "Look, Aunt Huanyu is much prettier than you!"

Lin Luo looked at the elegant and dignified female host on the screen, "Yes, yes, yes. You two are half colleagues now, that's great."

When the exam bell rang, Lin Qi shuddered. "After all these years, I still get scared when I hear this sound."

"That's not the case. That's why the people I met back then are so unforgettable!"

Lin Luo didn't say anything.

After sending Tang Muchen home that night, Wu Yun called her, "Xiaoxiao, can you come pick me up? I'm a little scared."

Lin Luo had originally planned to stay home with Tang Muchen, but upon hearing this, she immediately stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I was in a KTV and I felt like I was drugged. I felt dizzy and couldn't walk!"

"Send me the location, I'll be there soon." She became anxious and drove to the location she sent. The KTV was on Wangting Street, but it was not owned by Qi Yao.

Lin Luo knocked on each box door, looking for Wu Yun.

After searching everywhere but finding her, Lin Luo, fearing Wu Yun had been in danger, pressed the fire alarm without a care in the world. The ringing continued, and everyone in every compartment rushed out, but there was still no sign of Wu Yun. Lin Luo panicked, but she managed to remain calm.

She continued walking against the crowd until she reached a large private room at the back. She clearly heard some movement inside, but when she knocked on the door no one opened it for her.

She continued knocking, pretending to be a KTV attendant: "Is anyone inside? There's a fire outside, and we need to evacuate the guests. Please open the door."

Still no one opened the door, which was very suspicious. Lin Luo thought she heard Wu Yun call out, her voice very faint. She wasn't sure if she had heard correctly, but she kicked the door open anyway and used the fire extinguisher nearby to break the lock.

Inside, Wu Yun was being held by two men, looking exhausted. Sitting opposite her was a woman who looked like a powerful, wealthy woman, and the others were probably her bodyguards.

Upon closer inspection, the generous boyfriend Wu Yun mentioned was curled up in the corner, and was scared to death. It turned out that he was a gigolo.

"Sister, there must be some misunderstanding here. Please let my friend go first, and let's talk it out and resolve the misunderstanding."

"Who are you?" The woman glanced at her. "What misunderstanding? You scumbag, you slut, I'm going to teach you a lesson today. Get out of here right now. If you meddle in other people's business, I'll punish you too."

"Sister, what you are doing is illegal." Lin Luo still tried to persuade her, but it was useless. She signaled the bodyguard to take Wu Yun into the inner room. Lin Luo couldn't bear it anymore and kicked her twice, once on each side.

"ah!"

"Everyone, come on, tie up this woman too. Birds of a feather flock together. She must be a mistress who hooks up with random men."

Fortunately, Lin Luo insisted on practicing Taekwondo with Xu Yangyang, and she knew some Kung Fu. She clenched her fingers into fists and started fighting with a group of muscular men.

But after all, the power disparity was too great, how could she possibly win? She knew this, so she called the police before coming in. Now she just had to buy time.

Lin Qi subdued the muscular man while admonishing him, "We live in a society ruled by law now. Besides, your husband cheated on my friend, and she's also a victim. Why didn't you seek revenge on that despicable man instead of drugging a weak woman like my friend?"

The bodyguards were all tall and strong, like cockroaches that could not be killed. Lin Luo began to feel overwhelmed. She broke the arm of the strongest one, but at the same time she was punched in the face and shut her mouth.

She hated fighting the most. All forces interact with each other, and the final result can only be mutual destruction. Even if you win, you still lose.

They were probably tired, so they stopped fighting for a few seconds to catch their breath. Why haven't the police come yet? Lin Luo looked out the window, but she didn't expect someone to attack her by surprise and hit her head with a bottle of wine.

Lin Qi instinctively closed her eyes to protect her head, but someone pushed her just in time. Seeing that the stranger was busy rescuing the woman, leaving him with the side, the bodyguard changed direction and quickly smashed the bottle down.

He can't hide away.

There was a sound of broken glass falling to the ground. Lin Luo opened her eyes and found Fu Xingchuan standing in front of her. Blood was flowing from his head and down his facial contours, staining his blue tie and white shirt.

When he saw the blood, his eyes changed immediately. He pulled out his tie, wrapped it around his hand, raised his eyelids and stared at the man who hit him.

The older sister spoke again, "What are you waiting for? Come on, I'm not giving you money to eat for free."

They all rushed towards Fu Xingchuan. Lin Luo was left on the periphery. She wanted to lend a hand, but there seemed to be no room for her to do so.

Even his blue tie had been dyed red, and he was still as good a fighter as ever. Lin Qi quietly walked around to the door. Just then, the alarm sounded outside. She blocked the door, so no one could escape.

At the police station, Lin Luo actively cooperated in taking a statement. Wu Yun's drug effect wore off and she became more sober, but she was still frightened and kept hugging her.

Seeing Lin Luo's face swell up, Wu Yun burst into tears. Lin Luo comforted her.

There was a small mirror on the desk. Lin Luo saw Fu Xingchuan sitting with his legs apart on a plastic chair not far behind him, wiping blood from his forehead. His white shirt was stained with blood, and a closer look revealed that his hands seemed to have been cut by broken glass.

But he had a smile on his face, with parentheses appearing, and he looked very happy.