Xue Lin noticed Xu Qinghe's gaze and felt a little curious. He casually asked, "Why are you here now?"
The woman walked briskly as she approached, and immediately saw Yin Yunjie and Xu Qinghe standing beside him.
However, she seemed to ignore Xu Qinghe's existence, her eyes fixed on Yin Yunjie, her eyes flashing with surprise: "Brother Yin, when did you come back?!"
These words were filled with uncontrollable excitement and joy.
Xue Lin looked at his cousin Shao Shuangshuang's eyes filled with complex emotions, and his heart couldn't help but ripple. An indescribable embarrassment slowly spread.
He could feel his cousin's uncontrollable excitement, and fearing that she would lose control of her emotions, he gently pulled her sleeve.
Clearing his throat, Xue Lin turned to face Xu Qinghe, a subtle embarrassment flickering across his eyes. He introduced her in an almost cautious tone, "This is my cousin Shao Shuangshuang. I remember when she accompanied my mother to visit me in the army as a child, she also had the honor of meeting Xiao Yin. We can be considered old playmates."
He then turned to Shao Shuangshuang, explaining with a mixture of comfort and helplessness, "And this person is Xiao Yin's wife, Xu Qinghe. Although Xu Qinghe appears more immature than you, she is far more mature and steady in her heart."
Xu Qinghe raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, and the forgotten past in the original novel slowly unfolded in her mind.
The chance encounter when Shao Shuangshuang went to visit her aunt seemed to make her world fall in love with Yin Yunjie in an instant. However, the original book did not elaborate on what kind of twists and turns the two experienced. It only revealed that Shao Shuangshuang ultimately failed to enter the palace of marriage and chose to go alone to the city where Yin Yunjie had served and became an unknown elementary school teacher.
The image of Shao Shuangshuang, as described in the text, is like that of an infatuated woman imprisoned by love. Her unswerving dedication to Yin Yunjie makes people sigh and lament.
In the original setting, Yin Yunjie is single and unmarried, and Shao Shuangshuang's lonely waiting can still be justified, but now, because of her own intervention, the plot has been quietly rewritten, and Shao Shuangshuang's future path has become confusing.
As Xue Lin expected, the moment Shao Shuangshuang learned of Xu Qinghe's identity, her face suddenly became gloomy.
After a long silence, Shao Shuangshuang finally stared at Yin Yunjie in disbelief, and asked with a trembling voice, "Brother Yin, are you...already married?"
Yin Yunjie seemed unaware of the turmoil in Shao Shuangshuang's heart. His face was as calm as water, and he only nodded lightly in response: "Yes, it's just a recent thing."
In Yin Yunjie's understanding, his relationship with Shao Shuangshuang was just so-so, and there was no need to specially invite her to participate in his wedding. Therefore, when facing Shao Shuangshuang's questioning, he did not feel the slightest guilt for not inviting her to participate.
This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Shao Shuangshuang.
She looked at Xu Qinghe with a mixture of hostility and jealousy. Although she tried to keep her tone gentle, the bitterness that was hard to conceal was still clearly discernible: "I am really curious about the charm of this young lady to become the partner of my elder brother Yin."
Xu Qinghe smiled, her heart clear. She naturally understood the sharp edge hidden in Shao Shuangshuang's words, but chose to respond calmly: "It can be said that it is also fate. Yin Yunjie and I are from the same village. His sister-in-law and my stepmother are close friends, so they arranged our marriage."
Although there were some unspeakable secrets behind this marriage, Xu Qinghe always maintained this statement in front of outsiders, and Yin Yunjie did not object to it.
In his eyes, Shao Shuangshuang was just a relative of his cousin, and the two were not close, so it seemed unnecessary to explain.
As Shao Shuangshuang listened to Xu Qinghe's narration, her face turned paler and she felt mixed emotions.
Could it be that the gap between her and Xu Qinghe is simply based on a stepmother who is on good terms with the eldest sister-in-law of the Yin family?
During those years, her deep affection for Yin Yunjie, whether directly or indirectly, was rejected by her cousin on the grounds that Yin Yunjie had no intention of getting married and even the general's daughter was not in his consideration.
It was these rejections that temporarily extinguished the flame in her heart, and she dreamed of waiting until Yin Yunjie wanted to settle down one day before making plans.
But now, fate plays a trick on me. When we meet again, he is already a married man. So, what are all these years of waiting and perseverance worth?
Tears welled up in her eyes, as if they were about to burst out at any moment. She took a deep breath, trying to calm the surging emotions in her heart.
He turned to his cousin with a slightly resentful look, which was full of helplessness towards fate and an indescribable blame, as if his happiness was delayed by his cousin's unintentional behavior.
Xue Lin's heart tightened. He had never expected this scene to happen, and his cousin had to face this reality so directly and embarrassingly.
The air froze instantly, filled with an awkward silence.
He was well aware of his cousin's stubbornness and directness, and fearing she might lose composure in front of the newlyweds, he quickly and gently pulled her behind him, standing in a protective manner. At the same time, he gently said to the slightly embarrassed Yin Yunjie and his wife, "You two go about your business, and leave this to me. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Yin Yin and Yunjie looked at each other, nodded in understanding, and left in a hurry without further greeting, leaving the room full of complexity and subtlety.
However, is Shao Shuangshuang so easy to appease?
Tears fell like pearls from a broken string, her eyes flickering with grievance and confusion. Her questioning gaze fixed on Xue Lin, her voice trembling slightly as she demanded, "Brother, didn't you tell me that Brother Yin had no interest in marriage? Then how do you explain this sudden change?"
Her disappointment and unwillingness were clearly visible in her words.
She had silently made a promise in her heart that if Brother Yin had no intention of getting married, she would be willing to stay alone with him. Guarding the edge of his world in this way was also a rare happiness.
But who could have predicted that Xu Qinghe would appear halfway and disrupt all the peace?
Xu Qinghe, that seemingly ordinary girl, had a slightly pale complexion and a thin body. At first glance, she was clearly a country girl who had just arrived.
Shao Shuangshuang was filled with confusion and dissatisfaction. How could such an ordinary girl win the favor of Brother Yin?
Xue Lin stared at his cousin. "This really happened too suddenly. Yin Yunjie's return to China was specially arranged by his superiors to urge him to resolve his personal problems. Even if he doesn't get married right away, he has to find a suitable partner and start preparing. I originally planned to arrange for you to meet after I returned from my business trip and slowly cultivate feelings. Who would have thought that he would get a marriage certificate with Xiao Jian the next day after he came back and even invited us to the wedding. It really caught us off guard. I knew you would be upset, so I didn't have the heart to tell you. I didn't expect you to see it today..."
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