Chapter 1448: Great to Have You (8)
“Don’t brood over it. Have your meal first.”
Mu Qixing nodded and remained silent.
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“I saw a piece of news on the internet today. I don’t know if I should tell you about it.”
Mu Wansheng looked down and said, “Go ahead.”
Tang Yucheng played the video attached to the news article and placed the mobile phone beside her. “This is the piece of news.”
Mu Wansheng listened attentively to the entertainment news report. “According to some insider tips that we received, Jin Qingyan’s right-hand man, Fan s.h.i.+xin, has gone through a successful matchmaking session today. His mother had found him a prospective marriage partner named Yang Qianxue. She’s a graduate from a prestigious university abroad. The thirty-year-old is the only daughter of a wealthy family. They’re a match made in heaven…”
Mu Wansheng did not pay attention to the rest of the video. She was not surprised by the news at all.
She knew the day would come sooner or later.
She felt a sudden tension in her chest and found it difficult to breathe, as if her body had forgotten how to do it.
Forget it, it’s better like this.
Given the state I’m in now, I don’t deserve him at all.
I used to be the beautiful Mu Wansheng who had an alluring voice and big, bright eyes.
Yet, I’ve now become hideous and blind. My voice even sounds like nails on a chalkboard.
Seems like I have made the right decision.
If I had rushed to meet him immediately after I regained my consciousness, he’d definitely have insisted on taking responsibility for me. She knew that Fan s.h.i.+xin would definitely want to look after her, for she had always known that he was a good man.
However, she did not want him to shoulder the burden of taking care of her and become a laughingstock.
She did not wish for others to mock him for having such an ugly wife.
“Great. I hope he’ll be happy. I’d be contented enough to know that he’s doing well,” she said.
Tang Yucheng put his mobile phone away and said, “Good that you’ve gotten over it.”
“Let’s get married.”
Greatly taken aback, Tang Yucheng asked, “What?”
“Didn’t you say… that I could be your wife? I’m willing to marry you.”
Tang Yucheng looked at her and agreed, “Alright.”
“But… I don’t have a household register.”
“I’ll register one for you. It might be difficult, but we must get our marriage registered since you’re my wife.”
Tang Yucheng was an odd-job worker and came from a poor family. He knew that the registration of a household register would require money.
Hence, he sold two of the cows that he reared.
He did not know any big shots at all and hence had to spend a hefty sum on the administration fees for her household register.
Mu Wansheng had to get a personal identification card for her new ident.i.ty.
When she was having her photo taken at the registration counter, the staff continuously remarked insensitively, “Did you get burned by acid or something? Why has your face become so hideous? It’s terrifying.”
Mu Wansheng sat down and remained silent.
Tang Yucheng retorted, “Have you any idea how beautiful my wife used to be before she suffered the burns? I don’t find her terrifying at all.”
The staff member answered, “I could tell. You must really love her.”
Tang Yucheng suggested that they head home first and settle the registration of their marriage another day, for fear that she would get her feelings hurt again.
However, she refused. “Let’s just get it done today. I don’t want to come out again.”
Tang Yucheng put the mask onto her face and held her hand. He helped her up onto the rickshaw before heading to the Civil Administration Bureau.
She received the same reaction from the people there.
There were lots of people at the Civil Administration Bureau, some of whom were there to get their marriage certificate while others were there to settle their divorce proceedings. They were all flabbergasted and frightened upon the sight of her face. They began gossiping loudly, too preoccupied to even spare a thought for her feelings.
Their words were like daggers that were piercing through Mu Wansheng’s heart. G.o.d knows how her family would react.
However, the Mu family was no longer her family.
Mrs. Mu was no longer her mother either.
Her mother was dead to her the moment she plunged into the river, just like how everyone else thought she was dead too.
They finally got their marriage certificate.
“We don’t have to hold a wedding. These customs don’t matter to me.”
“Alright. The weather is getting warmer these days. You barely have any clothes. I’ll take you out to buy some clothes.”
“Do you still have any money?”
“Yes.”
Mu Wansheng agreed with a nod, for she indeed needed some clothes, including some undergarments.
It was past four o’clock in the afternoon. The two of them took about two hours to shop. By the time they were done, the sky was still bright and did not seem like it was already evening.
Tang Yucheng bought some ready-made food and took her home.
There was a light bulb in the yard, and it was the middle of summer. The two of them sat in the yard and began digging in.
“Thank you for taking care of me throughout the past few months. Now that I’ve recovered, I’d like to do something to help you. Since you’re busy with work, I shall stay home and perform all the household ch.o.r.es like cleaning and cooking. After fumbling about, I already know where all the things are, more or less.”
“Just stay at home and rest. You don’t have to do anything.”
She insisted, “I’ll feel like a vegetable if you don’t let me do anything at all.”
“I’m planning to buy you a guide dog. It can accompany you whenever I’m not at home. I’ll feel more at ease with it around to guide you.”
“You don’t have to spend money on that. I’ve already gotten used to being blind. I can start doing things on my own too.”
Tang Yucheng insisted, “You’re my wife, I must spare a thought for you. It’s not going to cost much. It won’t matter, we still have enough money to spend. Besides, I’ll go out to work and earn more money.”
“Can I ask you a question? I hope you can answer me truthfully,” asked Mu Wansheng.
“What is it? Shoot.”
“Will my family recognize me if I show up in front of them now?”
Tang Yucheng expressed a.s.sent and said, “Although your features are kept intact, your burns have caused you to become unrecognizable. Hence, I doubt your mother can even recognize you.”
Suddenly reminded of something, Mu Wansheng said, “Yucheng… I’ve never counted, but how many days has it been since you rescued me?”
“About more than two months.”
“Two months…” She murmured. Turns out it has already been so long. Well, my wounds are recovering too.
“What’s the matter?”
“Um, did my period come after you rescued me?” she asked.
“Your period? What do you mean?”
“My… menstrual period…” she asked straightforwardly.
Tang Yucheng turned red instantly, feeling a little shy and embarra.s.sed.
“I’m not very sure because you were covered in blood. I couldn’t… really tell.”
Mu Wansheng could not help but feel ill at ease.