Chapter 1: Hastily Marrying Myself Off
Rongcheng, the weather in August was scorching hot.
Civil Affairs Bureau, marriage registration service window.
Tong Hua was filling out the information with a pen. Standing beside her was a cold and noble man, whose unusual demeanor caught the attention of the staff.
"Lu..." The girl suddenly paused with her pen, turning to him, "What's your full name again?"
The staff couldn't help but be surprised, "Don't you two know each other?"
The man didn't pay attention to the astonishment of others. He took the pen from the girl's hand and bent down to write his name on the line - Lu Yuchuan.
Signing, taking photos, stamping, getting the certificate, they completed all the procedures.
The two walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Lu Yuchuan furrowed his thick eyebrows and spoke lightly, "I married you because of my grandfather. What are you marrying me for?"
"For a companion in my old age," Tong Hua replied without hesitation, "Given my family situation, no one is willing to marry me. I might end up lonely in my old age."
This candid response took the man by surprise, but he didn't say much. "I'll pick you up this afternoon to visit my grandfather."
Then he handed her the keys and access card, "Water Rhyme Hua Du, Building 88, Apartment 2801. Move in as soon as possible."
The girl looked at his thin lips and heard his words devoid of any warmth.
As she reached out to take them, the man turned and left.
Tong Hua looked at his tall figure and noticed the car not far away, but she didn't know it was a Lamborghini.
She was even less aware of Lu Yuchuan's true identity. Today was the first time she had met him.
Marrying him in haste was because she needed to save herself.
In fact, Tong Hua wasn't very familiar with Grandpa Lu either. They had only met twice, but for some reason, Grandpa Lu had taken a liking to her.
The Lamborghini sped away, Tong Hua came to her senses, and she hailed a taxi.
Sitting in the back seat, her mood was heavy, and her thoughts drifted away...
"Tong Shengwang! I'm utterly disappointed in you! Our son is about to take the college entrance exam, and you've lost how much money gambling? The creditors have even come to the school! It not only affects Mingyao's studies but he might be expelled! His future will be ruined!"
"All you do is complain all day! If you're not satisfied, let's get a divorce! It's not too late to leave now! I'll give Mingyao to you! You educate him!"
"Don't think I don't want to leave! I've been enduring it for Mingyao! Once he gets into college, I'll leave immediately! I won't even ask you for a penny if I have to beg! I've made our son live so miserably just to give him a complete family... Sob..."
The parents had another big fight this morning.
The mother was despairing and hysterical, especially after the creditors took away the only remaining television at home.
None of this was enough to suffocate Tong Hua. What truly suffocated her was the phone call she accidentally overheard last night...
Her gambling addict father actually wanted to sell her off for 200,000 yuan!
He wanted her to marry a bully in the town!
So Tong Hua hurriedly married herself off today, agreeing to Grandpa Lu's request.
Grandpa Lu said that his beloved grandson had a house, a car, a stable job, and no bad habits. He hoped she would consider it.
The taxi headed towards Yulin Town...
Tong Hua snapped out of her daze, took out her phone, and dialed her mother's number, "Mom, pack your bags, I'm coming to pick you up now. Let's move out from today."
"Tong Hua, don't come back..."
Before her mother could finish her sentence, the next second, there was a busy tone, obviously, the phone was snatched away.
"Mom! Hello? Mom!" Tong Hua panicked, clutching her phone, urging the driver to go faster.