The princess of the city’s elite circle, disfigured from a car accident, was looking to marry. The old patriarch invited all the unmarried men in the city to a banquet to choose a husband. I, married for five years, received an invitation. When I went to the civil affairs bureau, I was told: the marriage certificate was fake. And my wife’s legal husband was her distant cousin. I thought it was a prank, but when I hurried home, I overheard my mother-in-law sighing. “Olivia, Mom knows you married your cousin to make up for taking his virginity when he came of age.” “But now the situation is special. If you don’t give Adam legal status, aren’t you afraid he’ll be chosen to marry that princess?” She looked worried, but my wife of five years said calmly: “Everyone knows Adam is my husband. He won’t be chosen.” “Besides, Jack’s business in the city isn’t easy. If he loses the title of being married to me, it would certainly make things difficult for him.” “We have a son together after all. I can’t cruelly cut off his lifeline.” “As for Adam, I love him very much. Even without a marriage certificate, he’s my only husband.” “So Mom, don’t worry. I know what to do.” The woman spoke, her eyes full of determination. Her mother, who had wanted to say more, was stunned into silence. After a while, she couldn’t help but say: “Olivia, find a way to bring that child back.” “Mom knows Adam is a good kid, and only wants to recognize the child you have with him as a grandchild.” “But Mom has waited five years. My bones are getting old. I really can’t wait any longer.” The mother-in-law spoke, her whole body hunched over. At this moment, there was guilt towards me in her eyes, but even more, a longing for a grandchild. Hearing this, Olivia understood. “I’ve already considered it and told Jack to bring the child back to the city.” “I’ll talk to Adam today about accepting the child.” “After all, that child is still my flesh and blood. As a mother, I have to pave the way for his future.” She spoke, smiling when she thought of her cousin and that child. Inside the house, the mother and daughter were happily chatting, but I felt like I had fallen into an ice cellar. The conversation just now echoed in my ears, accompanied by a buzzing sound. I dazedly clenched my sleeves, instinctively fleeing in panic. I didn’t want to look pathetic, but tears still blurred my eyes. Because I had never imagined that the happy marriage I had for five years was fake, and Olivia’s real husband was someone else. Their marriage certificate was even issued several months earlier than my fake one. But I was like a bird trapped in a cage, unable to see anything clearly. Thinking of this, I couldn’t help but cry, not understanding why things had turned out this way. After all, Olivia and I had been childhood sweethearts, and we got married right after becoming adults. We were each other’s first love, and we promised to only have each other for life. Everyone said I was lucky to have such an excellent woman love me for life. Even my mother-in-law was fond of me. And in these five years, there had only been me by Olivia’s side. No pretty boys ever appeared to make me unhappy. In fact, she was known in the city for doting on her husband excessively. No matter what good things she came across, she always thought of me, even indulging my every request. But it turns out that in the fifth year of marriage, I finally learned that my happiness was fake, and the marriage certificate was fake too. I thought I was her husband, but the husband stamped on her household registration was someone else. They even had a child together. And now, she still refused to give me legal status, and wanted to bring back their child… Thinking of this, the tears in my eyes suddenly fell. Olivia confidently thought that everyone knew I was her husband, so I wouldn’t be chosen by the city princess. But she didn’t know that the princess had lost her legs and was disfigured in a car accident. Not a single man in the city was willing to marry her. The matchmaking banquet had already been cancelled due to the manipulation of various wealthy families. Now the only suitable unmarried man left was me. Sorrow rose from my heart as I bitterly wiped away my tears, wanting to leave and not feel sad anymore. But after just a moment, Olivia opened the door: “I knew you’d come back at this time. Come in quickly.” Just like before, she was holding my favorite dessert, waiting for me at the door. After pulling me inside, she wanted to feed me, but saw my tear-stained face. She didn’t know I had heard everything, and concern immediately filled her eyes. After hugging me, she couldn’t help but worry: “Adam, why are you crying?” Thinking I had gone to watch the commotion of the princess choosing a husband, she helplessly tapped the tip of my nose. “I know you feel bad for those men who were chosen, but everyone has their own fate that we can’t change.” “So Adam, don’t be sad. I don’t want to see you sad and crying.” She spoke, her eyes full of tenderness. Involuntarily, I wanted to know: [If the person chosen was me, would she also be so indifferent?] I opened my mouth but couldn’t make a sound. As my heart tightened slightly, I remembered that I had lost my voice last year after taking a drugged drink meant for Olivia. Now, I couldn’t say anything. Only tears fell one after another, wetting the woman’s clothes. Seeing this, she helplessly kissed away my tears, wanting to comfort me. But when she spoke, it pierced my heart even more. Because she took out a stack of documents and said: “Adam, let’s adopt a child.” Hearing this, I gave a slight smile, but it looked worse than crying. Seeing this, she raised her hand to rub my hair and promised: “You’ll like this child. He’s really well-behaved, and even looks a bit like me.” “My health isn’t good, and I’ve miscarried several times. You’ve also been taking medicine for so many years. I don’t want you to suffer anymore.” “From now on, let’s not have children of our own. We’ll just raise this child as our own, okay?” She asked, but bitterness filled my mouth. She knew how much pain I had gone through because she couldn’t keep our children. But now she wanted me to raise her child with someone else, stabbing a knife into my heart. At this moment, she put on an act of doing this for my own good, but I shook my head frantically, tears pouring down. In fact, I felt somewhat relieved that our children hadn’t survived. Because a woman with an impure heart doesn’t deserve to have children. She also doesn’t deserve to be the mother of my children. In response to her words, I said: [I don’t want to adopt.] But when I opened my mouth, there was still only silence. Olivia didn’t understand my meaning. When my fingertips touched her belly, her eyes darkened with sadness, thinking I was still upset. So she hugged me tightly and comforted: “If you really want a child of our own, then let’s focus on getting healthy first.” “We’ll bring this child back for now, and then we can try for our own later. The children can be companions, okay?” Her hot breath fell on my ear, like a lover’s most tender whisper. But I only felt cold all over. Sarcastically, I silently said where the woman couldn’t see: [Olivia, I don’t want to have children with you anymore.] With those words, I also suppressed the bitterness in my heart. But Olivia seemed unable to see my resistance, still holding me tightly in her arms.
Having no choice, I pretended to fall asleep, waiting for her to have someone send me back to the bedroom before leaving. But when I became aware again, I realized I had actually fallen asleep. Aunt Susan, the housekeeper, saw I was awake and quickly came over to pour me a glass of water, asking: “Young master, how did you sleep this time?” “Look at what’s covering you – it’s a silk summer blanket that the young mistress just bought at an auction.” “You get hot easily, so this is perfect. It’s nice and cool but won’t make you too cold.” “The young mistress is so thoughtful and gentle. It’s a shame my old man is never so considerate…” Her eyes were full of admiration and envy, and the day seemed no different than before. But I clearly understood that everything had changed. And I no longer wanted to pretend nothing had happened and continue treating her as the wife who loved me most. So I raised my hand to call Aunt Susan, and wrote on her palm. “What does the young master need 100 million for?” she asked. After pondering for a moment, I changed my request to wanting a watch. Seeing this, Aunt Susan wasn’t surprised. Good things in the city weren’t cheap, and some precious watches could sell for that price. Besides, Olivia had previously spent 200 million to set off fireworks across the city just to make me happy. Now just 100 million was no problem. Although she didn’t understand why I wanted to withdraw from my own savings, Aunt Susan still did as I asked. Seeing her leave, I breathed a sigh of relief. Before coming back yesterday, I had inquired and learned that those CEOs didn’t want their sons to jump into the fire pit, nor did they want to offend the most powerful Ning family. They had privately arranged with relevant personnel, giving 100 million each to change their sons’ unmarried status. I wanted to escape this fate for myself. But just as it was about to be resolved, Olivia cut it off at the waist. Because it off at the wa Aunt Susan said: “The young mistress brought back a seriously ill child.” “The famous doctor she invited said it would cost 70 million. The young mistress gave out all the liquid assets including the young master’s savings.” Hearing this, my face instantly turned deathly pale, and all the hope in my eyes was extinguished in an instant. Seeing me looking dazed, Aunt Susan quickly came over to support me, not forgetting to comfort me: “Young master, don’t panic.” “The young mistress is so capable, it won’t take long for her to earn back this money.” “It’s just a watch. You can buy it after a while and it’ll be the same.” She spoke, but I couldn’t listen anymore. I just staggered towards her study. I wanted to question her about why she did this, but when I was just a few steps away, I saw through the crack in the door Olivia holding a 4-year-old boy with eyes full of heartache. One hand was still holding the hand of a man whose eyes were red from crying. “Jack, don’t worry. I won’t stand by and watch our son get into trouble.” “I’ve already gone to prepare the money the famous doctor wants. Even if it means losing everything, I won’t give up.” The woman spoke, and Jack seemed to find support, choking back sobs as he tightly hugged Olivia. When his gaze met mine, his eyes were full of provocation. I frowned slightly, but saw him seem to be startled, quickly backing away and looking at me helplessly. “Mr. Adam, please don’t misunderstand. I’m the director of the orphanage who raised this child.” “I lost control just now only because I feel so bad for the child. I really have no other thoughts, and this child will be your child from now on anyway.” He spoke, looking pitiful and cautious. It was clearly his own child, yet he was handing him over and acting as if nothing had happened. Olivia couldn’t help but frown, and even her eyes held a trace of dissatisfaction when she looked at me. In an instant, my heart couldn’t help but ache, but soon, I composed myself and handed over the note I had written.
I wanted my money back, but the woman instantly turned cold, even looking at me with frost in her eyes. “Adam, when did you become so unreasonable?” “The child is sick! Is a living person’s life worth less than a watch in your eyes?” The accusations fell, and I couldn’t help but be stunned, barely able to hold back the sourness in my nose. My chest was wracked with pain, making me clench my fist hanging in my sleeve. Seeing this, Jack quickly pulled the woman away: “Mrs. Olivia and Mr. Adam, please talk it over.” He spoke, stepping forward to grab me, seemingly trying to mediate. But the words that reached my ears were: “How does “How does it feel to know your wife made you a fake marriage certificate?” “Oh right, you don’t know yet, but the reason you couldn’t keep your children was because I had Olivia give you ‘protective charms’ that actually contained drugs I specially prepared…” “No matter what, you would never be able to keep a child.” He laughed, his words stabbing into my heart like a steel knife, almost making me lose my reason. Thinking of the few children we had lost over the years, anger and grief surged in my heart. Seeing me angry, Jack raised my hand and hit himself in the face, whispering: “Guess who she’ll side with?” Before I could react, the woman protected Jack, and a sharp gust of wind came at my face. Seeing this, I couldn’t help but laugh coldly. The woman instantly came to her senses, her hand frozen in mid-air. [Not going to hit me?] I silently asked, and in response to her complex gaze, I raised my hand and slapped Jack hard across the face. Then, without hesitation, I turned and left with Aunt Susan, returning to the old Fu family home where I was the only descendant left. Seeing me leave, Jack touched his face pitifully: “Brother-in-law, how can you be so unreasonable…” He cried, and Olivia’s expression also turned cold, even abandoning the idea of chasing after me. She wanted to give me the cold shoulder for a couple days, not knowing that that very night I sent a text message to the staff in charge of the husband selection banquet, smiling bitterly. [I don’t have 100 million, so I’m willing to marry the city princess.] Hearing this, the staff members breathed sighs of relief one after another. They had taken too many bribes and were worried about having only me left as an unmarried man. Now that I was willing to become the city princess’s husband, they were happy. So they enthusiastically notified me to wait to be picked up by car in three days. After they left, Aunt Susan also understood everything. Looking at the forged marriage certificate, she angrily cursed: “How could Olivia do this to our young master!” “I’m going to give her a piece of my mind!” “I can’t just stand by and watch our young master marry a Ning family princess with no future!” She was furious, her eyes red. But I stopped Aunt Susan, smiling and shaking my head. [I don’t want to have anything to do with Olivia anymore.] [It doesn’t matter who I marry now.] … The next day, the wedding clothes were delivered. And when I went to pick up the wedding clothes, I saw Olivia sending the child to school together with Jack. With her back to the sun, I heard Olivia tell the kindergarten principal: they were a family of three. I couldn’t help but touch my chest, but thankfully, it didn’t hurt anymore. So I turned to leave, but an hour later I saw her. “Why was someone delivering wedding clothes here? Is it the rich old man who’s been pursuing Aunt Susan coming to propose?” She asked, clearly misunderstanding. But I didn’t explain, just coldly shut her out. Seeing this, she left with a dark expression. Three days later, she came to make up with me. But when she saw Aunt Susan standing next to the wedding car, she couldn’t help but frown, her heart involuntarily panicking. “Aunt Susan, what are you doing here? Who’s inside the wedding car?”
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