Do You Want to Marry Me?

WhenJinNianwasabouttogetengaged,shecaughtherdrunkboyfriendcallinghisfirstlovewhilehecried.“PleasetellmehowIcanstopthinkingaboutyou!”“Stopcrying.Youtwoshouldjustgetmarried.Don’teverleaveeachother!”JinNianexclaimed.JinNiancalledofftheengagementwithouthesitation,butherrelativesberatedherforbeingclueless.Feelingexhausted,JinNianwantedtomarrysomeonerandomly.Shereachedouttoherchildhoodbestfriendontheinternet.“Doyouwanttomarryme?Weknoweachotherwell.Let’sjustmakedowiththisarrangement.”Onesecondaftershesentthemessage,JiangQingchireplied.“Isbeingwithmeconsideredmakingdo?”“No,no,no.Youhaveanexpensivehouseandanexpensivecar.You’rewayoutofmyleague!”“Bringyourhouseholdbooklet.I’llmeetyouinfrontoftheCivilAffairsBureau,”JiangQingchisaid.“Huh?”JinNianwasconfused.Thatwasthestoryofhowtheygotmarriedinaflash.Onenight,JinNian’sex-boyfriendrealizedhecouldn’tforgetabouther.Hewaspreparedforhertogetbacktogetherwithhim.Tohissurprise,thepersonwhoopenedthedoorwasJinNian’shusband,JiangQingchi!JiangQingchiwaswearingabathrobe,andtherewerevisiblelovebitesonhisneck.Hesmiledvaguely.“Areyoulookingformywife?”*Onemorningaftertheirmarriagewasexposed,JinNianwokeupfeelingsorethroughoutherbody.SheunintentionallyoverheardJiangQingchispeakingtosomeoneonthephone.Hewaswateringflowersonthebalcony,andhehadacigarettebetweenhislips.Heclutchedhisphonebetweenhisneckandhisshoulder.“Idon’tcarehowmuchmoneyyouofferme.AllIwantisJinNian.”JinNianwasspeechless.Hedidn’thavetoexaggeratetheirfakeromance!Later,JinNiancoincidentallycameacrossanoldbookonashelf.ItwashergifttoJiangQingchionhiseighteenthbirthday.Thepageswerenearlyfallingapart.Onthelastpage,shecouldreadJiangQingchi’sbeautifulhandwriting.“JinNian,whencanyouturnaroundandlookatme?You’resodense.”