Chapter 24: We’re Getting Married

She gently traced the man’s features on the photo, “All these years, why haven’t you ever thought of coming back to see us, mother and daughter? How can you be so heartless?”

A tear fell on the photo, blurring the man’s image. She loved this man, loved the beautiful time he had given her, but she also hated him, hated his heartlessness, hated him for abandoning them, mother and daughter.

If she saw him again, she didn’t want to have anything to do with him. She just wanted to be strangers.

“Mom, Uncle Ma is looking for you. His foot is injured.” Ling Yao called from outside.

“Okay, I’ll be right there.” Ling Xuemei wiped away her tears, put the photo back in the iron box, closed it, put it back in the cabinet, and then opened the door and walked out of the room.

There weren’t many patients today. Ling Xuemei didn’t ask Ling Yao to help and sent her back to her room to read.

Ling Yao didn’t insist. She returned to her room and took out her high school textbooks to start reading.

She had also self-studied and gone to college in her past life, but after so many years, a lot of the knowledge wasn’t as clear anymore. She needed to solidify it.

She opened the book and carefully looked at the knowledge. She quickly realized that her memory seemed to have improved.

Now, she could remember the content after reading it once. It was as if the knowledge was engraved in her brain.

Ling Yao was completely immersed in the world of books for the whole morning.

She didn’t realize it was almost noon until Ling Xuemei called her for lunch. She put the book back on the bookshelf, got up, and went to the kitchen.

After lunch, Ling Yao continued to read.

Gu Qingan came to the infirmary and saw only Ling Xuemei busy, “Aunt Ling, is Ling Yao here?”

Ling Xuemei was organizing the medicines. Hearing the voice, she turned her head and saw Gu Qingan. She frowned, “Yaoyao is busy.”

She used to think Gu Qingan was quite likable. She thought he was a responsible and capable child. But now, she had absolutely no feelings for him.

“I want to see her.” Gu Qingan wanted to spar with Ling Yao.

 He was still upset about that over-the-shoulder throw yesterday. How could he possibly be thrown to the ground by a girl?

“Yaoyao is busy. You should go back.” Ling Xuemei rejected him calmly, “

And you’ve already broken off your engagement with Yaoyao. It’s best not to come looking for her anymore. You don’t want to cause any rumors about my Yaoyao.”

Gu Qingan pursed his lips unhappily, “I understand.”

Then, he turned and walked out. Ling Xuemei was right. He shouldn’t be looking for Ling Yao anymore. They had nothing to do with each other anymore.

Ling Yao closed her book and was about to go to the infirmary to see if Ling Xuemei needed help.

As she walked in, she saw Gu Qingan’s back as he walked out. She looked at him in confusion.

“He said he had something to see you about. I sent him away. Yaoyao, tell Mom honestly, do you still like him?”

Ling Xuemei knew how much Ling Yao had liked Gu Qingan before. When she heard that he was coming back, she was excited and hadn’t slept well for days.

She had been counting down the days for Gu Qingan to return.

“No.” Ling Yao replied calmly. She wouldn’t repeat the same mistake and like Gu Qingan again.

“Really?” Ling Xuemei looked at Ling Yao with disbelief. She was a person who had been through it.

She understood how difficult it was to forget someone you liked. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been unable to forget that person for so many years.

“Really.” Ling Yao nodded seriously.

Ling Xuemei saw that Ling Yao had truly let go and smiled with relief, “You’re stronger than Mom.” If only she could be as carefree as Yaoyao.

Zhou Yu glanced at the door from time to time. When she saw Gu Qingan return, she smiled and quickly greeted him,

 “Brother Gu, I made braised fish for you. Come and try it.”

She took Gu Qingan’s hand and led him into the house.

Gu Qingan looked down at their intertwined hands and his heart beat faster, “Xiaoyu, I have something to tell you.”

Zhou Yu stopped and looked at Gu Qingan in confusion.

Gu Qingan pulled Zhou Yu to his room, “Xiaoyu, I’ve already submitted our marriage application.”

“Really?” Zhou Yu looked at Gu Qingan with joy. She didn’t expect him to move so fast.

Gu Qingan nodded, “When the application is approved, I’ll take you to join the army.” With his current position, he already met the conditions to bring his family member to join the army.

“Mm.” Zhou Yu stood on tiptoe and shyly kissed Gu Qingan on the cheek.

Gu Qingan’s breath hitched. He reached out and hugged Zhou Yu, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist,

 “I won’t let you down.” Xiaoyu was a good girl. She was sensible and kind. She was much better than Ling Yao.

A triumphant smile curled Zhou Yu’s lips. She raised her head and looked at Gu Qingan with shyness,

 “Brother Gu, I like you…” Before she left, she had to find a way to get the jade pendant back and then go to Beijing to claim her family.

 In this life, everything Ling Yao had would be hers.

But Ling Yao was more difficult to deal with than in her previous life. How could she get the jade pendant back?

Gu Qingan lowered his head, moved by her words. He saw that Zhou Yu was a little absent-minded, “What are you thinking about?”

“Thinking about you…” Zhou Yu took the initiative to put her arms around Gu Qingan’s neck and brought her lips to his.

 If Ling Yao knew that she was about to marry Gu Qingan, wouldn’t she be devastated?

She had an idea. She would go find Ling Yao tomorrow and have a good talk with her.

After several days of continuous rain, the weather was exceptionally good today. The azure sky, as if cleansed by nature, was like a mirror, reflecting everything on earth.

Ling Yao cooked the medicine, poured it into a bowl, let it cool slightly, and then drank it in one gulp.

She was surprised to discover that although the medicine was bitter, there was a hint of sweetness in the bitterness.

Could it be because the medicine was produced in the space?

After finishing the medicine, she washed the bowl and put it in the cupboard.

The weather was so nice today. She decided to go out for a walk and sell the ginseng root she had taken from the space.

She told Ling Xuemei and then went out.

When she reached the village entrance, Ling Yao saw Zhou Yu under the big tree. Her gaze lightly swept over Zhou Yu, and she walked forward with a cold expression.

“Ling Yao, wait a moment. I have something to tell you.” Zhou Yu stepped forward to block Ling Yao’s path.

Ling Yao’s eyes swept coldly over Zhou Yu, “I have nothing to say to you.” If killing wasn’t illegal, she would have killed her the first time she saw her after being reborn.

But she wouldn’t let Zhou Yu live a good life either. As long as Zhou Yu and Gu Qingan slept together, she would know what it felt like to be living hell.

“Ling Yao, I’m here to tell you that I’m going to marry Gu Qingan.” Zhou Yu looked at Ling Yao provocatively, waiting for her reaction.

Ling Yao’s expression didn’t change in the slightest, “Then, I wish you a long and happy life, you b*tch and your dog.”