Chapter 98 Jinjiang Debut
Lame Brother also knew that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately shut up obediently. Mu Tianxue was silent for a while, and finally accepted this fact. She asked:
"What happened next? Master, what happened to me next?"
Bai Mian said slowly, "You wanted to call the police afterwards, but Cui Mingyue begged you not to, and the crew cut forced you to wash off the marks on your body, so you had no evidence. After careful consideration, you did not call the police, but the matter was spread. You were troubled by the rumors and had to quit your job and move away, where you died of depression."
"She actually hurt me so badly," Mu Tianxue's eyes turned red with anger: "How could Mingyue do this?!"
Bai Mian brought up another topic: "Do you know about the accomplice ghost? A person who is eaten by a tiger will turn into the tiger's slave, luring other people and sending them into the tiger's mouth."
Mu Tianxue understood what Bai Mian meant: "Master, are you saying that Cui Mingyue is the ghost, and I am the sacrifice offered by the ghost?"
Bai Mian nodded: "Yes, Cui Mingyue knew about this all along. From the moment she joined this conspiracy, she became a ghost and is no longer the best friend you knew."
Mu Tianxue choked up a little: "But she wasn't like this before. She used to be a very good person. When I was in elementary school, I was isolated by other girls in the class because of my appearance. It was Mingyue who broke their isolation. She took the initiative to make friends with me and protected me everywhere."
"Also, when we went on a spring outing together in elementary school, a boy played a prank on me and pushed me into the river. I couldn't swim and my teacher wasn't around at the time, so I almost drowned. It was Mingyue who jumped into the river to save me. She has always been a hero in my eyes since I was a child. Why did she become a ghost after we got married?"
Bai Mian sighed helplessly: "People change. After so many years, she is no longer the passionate little girl she was back then. If you want to escape this disaster, you must sever your friendship with her. Face the reality. The person who rescued you from the water back then is now going to push you into the abyss with his own hands."
Mu Tianxue nodded: "Don't worry, Master, I'm not a fool. If she can do such a thing, then I don't need to care about our old friendship anymore. I won't attend the wedding tonight!"
Bai Mian nodded with relief: "That's good. Go home early tonight and don't go out. Don't answer anyone's calls. As long as you spend this night safely, your calamity will be resolved, and those who did evil will get the retribution they deserve."
"By the way, Master, can I add you on WeChat?" Mu Tianxue took out his phone, "I'll contact you when there's any follow-up to this matter!"
Bai Mian readily agreed, and the two added each other on WeChat. Mu Tianxue thanked Bai Mian again before leaving.
After seeing off the third client of the day, Bai Mian's mission was completed. She stretched and glanced at the time. It was only four o'clock in the afternoon, so she still had plenty of time.
At this time, Sister Xiao Yang also came back. She helped the old lady complete the formalities, and accompanied the old lady to the rental agency to inquire for a long time. Finally, she found a landlord who was willing to rent to the elderly. The old lady had a place to live, and Sister Xiao Yang finally felt at ease.
After helping the old lady, Sister Yang was in a good mood. She returned to the shelf as usual and watched over the medicine furnaces. There were not many patients today, so Sister Yang started to catch some fish. She opened the Shining APP and watched one short video after another. Although she couldn't hear the sound, she could understand the meaning of these short videos just by looking at the text.
As she was brushing, she saw something, but the corners of Sister Yang's mouth drooped, her eyes became a little moist, and she was about to cry.
Lame Brother leaned over to take a look and found that a video about wedding dresses was playing on Sister Yang's phone. The store was filled with a wide variety of wedding dresses, and the owner was introducing them one by one, while Sister Yang looked sad.
"What's wrong with her? She should be happy about getting married. Why is she crying?" Lame brother said to himself, "I understand. She must be reluctant to leave her family. Girls always cry before getting married."
Before Bai Mian could dissuade him, Que Ge opened his phone and sent a WeChat message to Xiao Yang:
"Don't be sad. I know you can't bear to leave your family, but Qingshui Town is not big. You can still live here after you get married and go home often. Besides, after you get married, your husband will also be your family! By the way, when will you bring your fiancé to us?"
Bai Mian frowned, having a bad feeling. Sure enough, the next second, Sister Yang saw the message from Lame Brother, dropped her phone, and burst into tears.
Seeing Xiao Yang crying loudly, Brother Que panicked. Everyone looked at him with condemning eyes. Brother Que frantically explained: "Why are you staring at me? I really didn't make her angry! I admit that I am sometimes rude, but this time I was sincerely comforting her! I don't know why she suddenly cried!"
Lame Brother explained for a long time, but no one believed him. Sister Xiao Yang cried more and more sadly. Weng Xuhua couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply gave Sister Xiao Yang a day off and asked her to go home early today to calm down.
Sister Yang left crying, even forgetting to ride her bicycle, and walked home. Seeing her so out of control, Bai Mian guessed that there must be some hidden secret behind her marriage. In order to find out the truth, Bai Mian quietly followed her.
Sister Yang wiped her tears all the way and walked into an old residential building. After she entered the apartment building, Bai Mian couldn't follow her in and could only wait anxiously at the corner alone.
After a while, Sister Xiao Yang ran downstairs crying again and squatted under a tree sobbing. Bai Mian came out from behind the corner, squatted beside Sister Xiao Yang, and patted her back gently.
When Sister Xiao Yang saw Bai Mian, fear flashed in her eyes, as if she was afraid that her secret would be discovered. Bai Mian quickly sent her a WeChat message:
"Don't worry, I'm the only one here, and no one else knows about this. Now, are you willing to tell me about it?"
Sister Yang looked around the corner and confirmed that no one else was following. She hesitated for a while and finally opened her heart to Bai Mian. She trembled as she typed a sentence on her phone:
"My parents want to use me to exchange for a relative."
Bai Mian was a little surprised. The term "exchange marriage" seemed to have been used twenty years ago. He didn't expect that this phenomenon still existed now, and it was happening right next to him.
She hurriedly picked up her phone and started communicating with Sister Yang via WeChat.
Bai Mian: "Why didn't you tell me earlier about such a serious matter?"
Sister Yang: "It's really hard for me to say this, because the person I'm going to marry... is a fool."
Bai Mian: "Your parents forced you to marry him?"
Sister Yang: "That's right. My parents had arranged a marriage for me a long time ago. When my mother was pregnant with me, she promised to marry me to that idiot. She wanted to exchange the marriage for a wife for my brother."
Bai Mian: "You have a brother? Why have I never heard you mention him?"
Sister Yang: "I have never wanted others to know about my family situation. My family is so special. Both my parents are deaf and dumb. They got married just to continue the family line. But their deafness is hereditary. My brother was born and he is also deaf and dumb, and he is uneducated."
"My family is poor. When my parents saw my brother's condition, they knew that he would most likely not be able to find a wife in the future. In order to find him a wife, they worked hard to give birth to me. You can say that I was born because of a marriage exchange."
"The family we exchanged marriages with is named Ge. Their situation is similar to ours. The Ge family's parents gave birth to a pair of siblings who were born idiots. In order to have offspring, they agreed to an exchange marriage with our family. Three years ago, the Ge family's daughter married my brother. Now, it's my turn to marry that idiot brother."
Bai Mian couldn't help but sigh: "It's already like this, but you still want to have a baby? Wouldn't it make the baby suffer if you give birth to it?"
Sister Yang cried even harder. She typed, "I advised my parents the same way, but it was useless. They are like primitive people who only know how to reproduce. In their eyes, I am just a gift from my brother. I live only to give birth to children for the Ge family!"
Bai Mian hurriedly comforted her, "Of course not. You are unique. No matter how they deny you, your life has its own meaning. Look, you were able to find a stable job in Cixin Hall, which is better than many people. You also have a shining soul. You helped the dumb old lady and saved her from the devil's cave. If it weren't for you, we might not have noticed her request for help."
Sister Yang nodded and said, "I love my job at Cixintang. I know my boss gave me the job out of pity for me, but I am really happy here. I thought my parents would let me go if I could earn money on my own, but now I am getting older and they are forcing me to marry that idiot. I have no choice but to resign."
Bai Mian: "Why don't you resist?"
Sister Yang: "If I insist on not getting married, then the daughter of the Ge family will divorce my brother, and my brother will become a bachelor again. My parents will not give up. They said that they would go to the door of Ci Xin Hall every day to make trouble until I am willing to get married. I have caused too much trouble to my boss and cannot cause him any more trouble, so I agreed to marry into the Ge family. Perhaps, this is my fate. I am unlucky."
Bai Mian patted Sister Yang on the shoulder: "Hey, don't say that. You've seen me tell fortunes for so many people in the store. Don't you understand? Fate is not decided by God. Everyone can change their own destiny as long as they want!"
Sister Yang typed anxiously: "Are you asking me to run away from marriage? But if I run away, my brother will be single. What should I do?"
Bai Mian: "His fate has nothing to do with you. If you sympathize too much with others, you will bear the karma of others. Only when you stop sympathizing with him can you become truly independent."
Sister Yang stopped typing, and it was obvious that she was hesitating.
Bai Mian reached out and held her hand tightly.
"Trust me, okay? Give me a chance and let me help you change your destiny."
Sister Yang lowered her head and hesitated for a few minutes. No one knew what she was thinking. After a few minutes, she raised her head again and her eyes became bright.
Bai Mian received a new message on his phone——
"good!"
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