Whenever, he would be very popular and many people would pursue him. He didn't want to give others this opportunity.
Cheng Yinxiang was still somewhat hesitant. Although she knew Lu Qingrong's character, they hadn't seen each other for over ten years, and they had only spent a few days together.
Lu Qingrong sensed her hesitation and said gently, "Yinxiang, we're not young anymore. We're older now, and our children are grown up too. They don't oppose it either. I've liked you for over twenty years. Why can't you give me a chance? And in this life, I won't marry anyone else besides you. Even if you don't agree, I'll remain single until old age."
Although his words had some coercive undertones, Cheng Yinxiang was always cautious. Without some pressure, she wouldn't agree.
"Brother Lu, I..." Cheng Yinxiang hesitated. "I just feel that we haven't spent enough time together." Moreover, she planned to start a business in the future. Lu Qingrong was wealthy, and if they got married, he would definitely help her. She didn't want to owe him too much.
After some persuasion from Lu Qingrong, and even a heartfelt confession, Cheng Yinxiang was still hesitant. Lu Qingrong was at a loss and finally leaned forward, pressing his hands on the armrests of the sofa, covering her body and kissing her deeply.
Cheng Yinxiang was stunned, pushing him hard. "Brother Lu, you're crazy! Qianqian is still resting in the room."
The difference in strength made it impossible for Cheng Yinxiang to move him. Lu Qingrong laughed softly. "If you agree to go get our marriage certificate, I'll get up." Then he leaned down and kissed her again.
Cheng Yinxiang felt ashamed and angry, fearing that her daughter in the room would be alarmed. Finally, she surrendered. "I agree. Get up quickly. If Qianqian sees us, my face will be ruined." She had thought it through. She would first get the marriage certificate. After all, in this life, she wouldn't have feelings for any other man. She still had some feelings for Lu Qingrong. He was right; they were no longer young, and there was no time to waste. They couldn't learn the ways of young people in love.
The next morning at breakfast, Cheng Yinxiang announced with a blushing face to her two children, "I plan to get the marriage certificate with Uncle Lu."
Gu Qin smiled. "Congratulations Mom, congratulations Uncle Lu."
Gu Jia clapped his hands. "Congratulations Mom, congratulations Uncle Lu."
Lu Qingrong was eager to do so. It was already the ninth day of the month, and the Civil Affairs Bureau was open. After Cheng Yinxiang divorced Gu Yuanjiang, she moved her household registration back to Liangping City. Lu Qingrong was also a resident of Liangping City. They needed to return there to get their marriage certificate. Immediately after announcing this good news to the children, Lu Qingrong took Cheng Yinxiang back to Liangping City.
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They would need to return the next day. Gu Jia had to attend extra classes at school in the afternoon, so Gu Qin ate alone at noon. She cooked some noodles and then reviewed her lessons for an hour before going online.
Gu Qin felt she had changed a lot. She used to be so conservative, but now she accepted things from this new era. She gradually accepted the internet as well.
She browsed the news online and logged into the forum account to check the forum. When she logged in, several people had @-mentioned her. The post’s influence remained strong even months later, with people still @-mentioning her daily.
Gu Qin quickly scanned them. Most were asking her for blessings. She deleted those directly. Only one message remained, from an ID named 'Mommy, I Miss You So Much, NiuNiu.' The message read: "Hello, Master Qing, are you there? My name is Xu Meixuan. I learned about you from a post in Yun City called 'Sunset.' My husband's name is Lei Hongyun, and I have a daughter nicknamed NiuNiu. She was kidnapped when she was two years old. I have no choice but to seek your help. I believe you are so capable that you can predict disasters in Yun City’s southwest location. Can you please help me find NiuNiu? Master Gu, please, I beg you. I miss NiuNiu every moment. Please, Master, please help me. I am suffering so much, almost going crazy. Whenever I have free time, my mind is filled with thoughts of NiuNiu. Master, please, please help me. You can ask for whatever payment you like..."
Gu Qin vaguely remembered deleting a similar ID message yesterday. She didn’t pay much attention at the time, but today, recalling the incident with Zizai, she realized how desperate this mother must be. Her child had been missing for two years, surely close to madness.
She decided to contact this mother. After fumbling for a few minutes, she replied, "Give me your phone number, and I’ll call you."
Xu Meixuan had been monitoring the computer closely for two years. She regretted and grieved constantly, spending tens of thousands of yuan on various fortune-tellers, most of whom were frauds. Many claimed to have information about her daughter but demanded payments. Despite knowing they were scams, she couldn’t resist sending money.
She clung to hope, especially after seeing the predictions made by a person named Qinggu in a post titled "Sunset" from Yun City. She had been trying to contact Qinggu for months without success. She noticed that Qinggu had registered the account only on the day of the disaster in Yun City. Clearly, the account was created to warn people about the disaster. She knew Qinggu didn’t frequent the forum often.
On the forum, everyone could see the last login time of each user. Xu Meixuan had been monitoring this closely, but Qinggu’s last login time was always the day before the accident at the bus station.
Despite this, Xu Meixuan didn’t give up. This was her last hope. She left messages for Qinggu almost every few days, checking Qinggu’s last login time daily. Until last night, when she saw Qinggu’s login time finally change to tonight at eight o'clock.
Xu Meixuan stared at the time, tears welling up in her eyes. She covered her eyes with her hands, tears streaming through her fingers.
Her husband, Lei Hongyun, came in. "Meixuan, it’s late, go to sleep."
Xu Meixuan looked up, grabbing her husband’s hand. "Husband, do you know? Master Qing is online. She logged in at eight o'clock. There’s hope. We might find NiuNiu..."
Lei Hongyun frowned, sitting beside her. "Meixuan, let it go. NiuNiu has been missing for two years. We probably won’t find her. The chances of finding abducted children in our country are less than one percent. Let’s have another child, okay? And this Qinggu is definitely a scammer. You’ve tried so many fortune-tellers, haven’t you?"
Xu Meixuan pushed Lei Hongyun away, standing up excitedly. "What are you saying? What do you mean by giving up? Having another child? Lei Hongyun, you have no heart! NiuNiu is my flesh and blood. You don’t care, but I do. I’m telling you, I won’t have another child. I’ll only ever have NiuNiu. Also, Master Qing is different from those fortune-tellers. She predicted the disaster at the bus station in Yun City. She must be able to find where NiuNiu is..."
Xu Meixuan didn’t say another word to him, sitting at the computer and leaving a message for Qinggu.
Lei Hongyun stood behind his wife, feeling conflicted, finally sighing.
After leaving the message, Xu Meixuan couldn’t sleep, waiting for Qinggu’s response. She stayed awake all night, but there was no reply. Finally, she fell asleep for two hours and woke up again, sitting back at the computer. This time, Qinggu replied, asking for her phone number.
Xu Meixuan sent her number immediately. Lei Hongyun was concerned about her and stayed home from work. Seeing her again at the computer, he sighed, "Meixuan, try to get some sleep. You can’t keep doing this."
Xu Meixuan didn’t respond, staring intently at the computer.
Gu Qin was browsing information related to metaphysics when she heard a notification from the forum backend. Checking it, she found that the mother of NiuNiu had responded quickly. It had only been a few minutes since she replied, yet the mother had immediately sent her phone number. It seemed she had been monitoring the computer closely.
The love of parents for their children knows no bounds.