Su Jin never imagined that the gift Xie Yunhuai mentioned would be this...
A house.
It's still a large single-level apartment.
Su Jin's voice trembled as she asked, "Brother, what is this?"
The house in front of me was still an unfinished shell, but it was already shockingly large, and the price was probably just as shocking, easily tens of millions.
Xie Yunhuai looked at her with a smile and handed her a gift agreement. "This is for you. Xiao Jin, please take a look at this agreement and see if there are any problems. If there are no problems, you can sign it."
Strangely, he was wearing a long-sleeved shirt in the middle of summer, and his hair was soaked, but he didn't show any discomfort.
Su Jin and Lin Shi exchanged a glance.
With mixed feelings, they took the papers, looked at each clause, and whispered among themselves, heads close together.
"Can you understand it?"
"Are you kidding me? That's not what I studied."
Do you think I'm dreaming right now?
"How about I slap you and see what happens?"
A strange man suddenly interrupted their conversation. "Su Xiaojin, I am the lawyer hired by Mr. Xie. You can call me Lawyer Qian. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly."
The conversation lasted about half an hour, with questions including but not limited to: Does she need to pay a mortgage for this house? Are there any hidden traps in this agreement?
It's not that I don't trust Xie Yunhuai.
Anyone would be shocked and suspicious if this happened to them.
The lawyer assured him, with his two weekends off, that once the agreement was notarized, the house would belong entirely to him, and he wouldn't have to pay any mortgage.
Su Jin was relieved and signed her name on all the terms and conditions.
"I wish myself to be a petty person who gets ahead, to reap without sowing, to enjoy the fruits of others' labor, and to receive rewards without doing anything in return."
He turned around, his eyes and brows filled with a smile.
Xie Yunhuai's expression froze. "So happy?"
Su Jin's emotions were fully revealed, "Of course! I finally have my own house, thank you, brother."
He added in a low voice, "I was thinking of renting a place outside... to save money."
Xie Yunhuai looked at her silently for a while, then suddenly said, "If I had known you would be this happy, I would have given you this gift sooner."
Su Jin tilted her head. "Huh? Why is my brother giving me a house?"
Xie Yunhuai's smile froze on his face.
"I've felt guilty for not being by your side for the past three years..."
That's not why he lied again.
"I also feel very regretful, brother, you didn't get to see what I looked like at my wedding."
She didn't even have time to say goodbye before she received the news that he had already left.
"No, actually I saw it. Xiao Jin looked beautiful on her wedding day." Xie Yunhuai's voice was so soft it was almost like melting into water.
Xie Yunhuai was naturally invited to Su Jin's wedding, but he did not attend as Su Jin's brother.
Instead, he was invited by the Gu family to represent the Xie family.
When all the lights went out, she appeared in a pure white wedding dress, the rhinestones on the dress sparkling under the lights, her expression obscured by her veil.
It seems like she's smiling, but it also seems like she isn't.
Xie Yunhuai was thinking that if she was unhappy, he would take her away no matter what.
The wedding had no elaborate ceremonies, and the bride's family members did not even show up.
They exchanged rings, Gu Xingze removed her veil, and kissed her lips.
The audience erupted in applause, all congratulating the newlyweds.
Xie Yunhuai turned and left only after he saw the smile on her lips.
But no matter how hard Su Jin thought, she couldn't recall Xie Yunhuai being there.
"Sorry, bro, there were probably too many people down there, so I didn't see you."
Xie Yunhuai didn't want her to see him either, so he smiled and shook his head.
Did you and he have a prenuptial agreement?
"ah?"
Now, no matter what happens, she just stands there like a desperate, honest country person, stunned for a long time before blurting out, "Why?"
Life can be summed up in three words.
Why?
What should we do then?
Oh well.
So she listened to that lawyer Qian's rambling on and on for half a day.
Although I didn't understand most of it.
They weren't let go until their stomachs started growling with hunger.
Xie Yunhuai looked guilty. "I completely forgot you haven't eaten yet."
Su Jin nodded weakly, "It's nothing."
Xie Yunhuai leaned closer to her, his eyelids lowered, "I'm just worried you'll get taken advantage of. You're too naive to outsmart that old fox."
Old fox?
Recalling Gu Xingze's meek and submissive demeanor, Su Jin covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
Lin Shi returned after touring the house, and scoffed upon hearing this, "Naive? Are you talking about the same person I know?"
"She's the kind of person who, if she sees someone she dislikes doing poorly, will kick them while they're down, making sure they can never recover."
Su Jin glared at him and said, "You're right. I'm not the kind of person who will strive to improve if I'm provoked. If you provoke me any further, I'm going to jump off a building."
...
After dinner, it was already dusk.
Wearing a mask, Su Jin took out her phone to take a picture of the sunset.
I posted on Weibo, "I thought I should share today's sunset with you all at sunset."
I logged out of Weibo and casually checked WeChat.
Surprisingly, Gu Xingze didn't send him a single message.
It's strange. I usually send myself dozens of messages a day, but I haven't sent myself a single one today. The latest message I received was from yesterday morning.
"Honey, the house doesn't smell like you anymore. I don't want to sleep there."
When are you coming back? I miss you so much.
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