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Sure enough, the ordeal began with a strange phone call.

He had just finished handling the divorce procedures for a couple that day. Seeing the two people who had once sworn to love each other arguing over a set of sofas, he had a terrible headache.

His cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number, so he simply pressed the reject button.

The next day at work, I witnessed several couples turning against each other at the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Seeing that the couple came to apply for a marriage certificate with a child, I couldn't help but think of my unfortunate peer.

You have to know that Guoran's parents have been arguing all their lives, and he has been tortured by his parents until today.

After get off work, he dragged his tired body to Qixing's studio. Because today was his birthday, Qixing also invited Suning and his wife and Yan Zi to celebrate together.

"Qixing, I'm almost exhausted..." As expected, he pushed the door open and walked in, but froze in place before he could finish his words.

There was a familiar figure standing in the studio, Xu Guangmei, the ex-girlfriend who left without saying goodbye three years ago.

"Sure enough, long time no see." Xu Guangmei lifted her long hair, her smile still bright.

Sure enough, he woke up instantly and pulled the bewildered Yan Zi over and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend Yan Zi."

He felt Yan Zi's body stiffen, but she quickly cooperated and leaned on his shoulder.

Xu Guangmei's face changed, and she also noticed everyone's rejection of her. After a few greetings, she left on the pretext of having something to do.

As soon as the door closed, he let go of Yan Zi immediately: "I'm sorry, that was my ex-girlfriend just now, the kind of unfaithful woman who left me."

"I understand." Yan Zi smiled understandingly, "Ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends are both hateful."

"Yes."

At this time, Qixing was rubbing her hands awkwardly. "Sure enough, that... Guangmei got divorced a long time ago and just recently returned to China to work... I was thinking..."

"Are you trying to get us back together?" He sneered, grabbed his coat and was about to leave.

"No!" Qixing quickly stopped him, "Sure enough, it's your birthday today, and the private room has been booked!"

"Hmph! Qixing, I don't want you to act on your own again in the future."

"Understood! I promise I won't do that again."

In the KTV, Guo Ran, feeling depressed, just drank alone. His ex-girlfriend had hurt him a lot.

Su Ning, who was standing beside him, raised his glass and clinked it with his: "Why, are you upset when you see your old lover?"

"Bullshit!" He took a sip of wine. "I'm just mad at that traitor Qixing! He's actually been secretly in contact with this woman."

Yang Tao whispered to Yan Zi, "Yan Zi, are you and Guo Ran...really together?"

Yan Zi blushed and shook her head in denial, saying, "No! He was just trying to piss off his ex-girlfriend. I was just cooperating with him."

"I understand! I understand." Yang Tao blinked and suddenly pulled Suning up. "Let's go buy some snacks. You guys sing first!"

"..."

Then Qixing and Piaopiao understood what he meant and pretended to be drunk and left, just to leave Guoran and Yanzi some space to be alone.

Soon, only Guo Ran and Yan Zi were left in the private room.

Under the influence of alcohol, he finally spoke: "Yanzi, actually three years ago, Xu Guangmei and I were about to get married. But she suddenly said she wanted to study abroad, and then she left without saying goodbye..."

"What! Is it so excessive?"

Then, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Later, I found out that she was married to an old American man."

Yan Zi listened quietly and handed over the tissue.

Sure enough, I just realized that my eyes were wet. "I'm sorry for telling you these disgusting things."

"It's okay." Yan Zi said softly, "In fact... people as sentimental as you are are rare."

Sure enough, as I stared at the simple girl in front of me, I suddenly felt that a corner of my heart was touched.

He held Yan Zi's shoulders and said with gratitude, "Thank you for helping me out today! From now on...can you continue to pretend to be my girlfriend?"

“…” Before Yan Zi could answer, she fell drunk on the sofa.

"Hello? Sister Piaopiao?" Yan Zi then frantically called Qixing's wife, "Sure enough, he's drunk. Brother Qixing took the keys away..."

"Oh! Actually, we drank too much tonight!" Piaopiao explained with a slurred voice on the other end of the phone, "Just find a hotel to put him up!"

"That's...okay!"

In desperation, Yan Zi had to help Guo Ran go to a nearby hotel.

The ambiguous look from the receptionist when she checked in made her ears burn.

After finally settling Guoran down, she was about to leave when her wrist was grabbed.

"Don't go..." Guo Ran looked at Yan Zi in a daze and said, "This time... don't leave without saying goodbye..."

Yan Zi's heart skipped a beat, and she gently pried open his fingers: "As expected, I'll bring you breakfast tomorrow."

After closing the door, Yan Zi leaned against the corridor wall and let out a long sigh.

She touched her hot cheeks and suddenly smiled: "This birthday... is really interesting."

At this time, Xu Guangmei was sitting on the sofa in the hotel lobby, looking coldly towards the elevator.

She took out her cell phone and dialed the familiar number: "Hello? Duan Xifeng? I, Xu Guangmei, have returned to China..."

……

Guo Ran's relationship with Yan Zi quickly heated up after this birthday incident.

Every morning, Yan Zi would appear downstairs of Guo Ran's apartment on time, bringing breakfast that she made herself.

That day, she was handing hot soy milk to Guoran when she suddenly noticed that his expression was not right.

"Guoran, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Yan Zi looked at Guoran, whose expression suddenly changed, with concern and asked.

Guo Ran handed her the newspaper in his hand. The front page was prominently printed with the headline "Urban Marriage-Fearing Leader: Marriage is Like Serving a Sentence", and the accompanying picture was a photo of Guo Ran working at the Civil Affairs Bureau.

"Sure enough, is everything said here true?"

"This... this isn't what I said during the last internal investigation, and yet it was cut out and published in the newspaper."

"Are you really a marriage-phobe?"

"I..." Guo Ran didn't know how to respond at this point. Then, with a sullen face, he called Qi Xing: "Qixing, why didn't the internal information you promised to publish appear in the newspaper?!"

Qixing on the other end of the phone was also confused: "Impossible! I clearly agreed with my friend."

"That's enough! Qixing, you've really screwed me over. Tell me why you're so good at cheating people."

"Sure enough, don't worry! I'll contact the other party and find out first."

"Humph!"

In the Civil Affairs Bureau office, Lao Zhang slammed the newspaper on the table. "Sure enough! Explain it to me! What on earth is going on?"

"Director Zhang, you're taking my words out of context! I was saying that some people treat marriage like a joke..."

"Alright!" Lao Zhang waved his hand. "This incident has a very negative impact! You should be suspended from work and reflect on your actions."

"I……"

As I walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, my cell phone rang.

Suning's voice came from the phone, "Sure enough, I saw the news. Come to my place for a drink."

"Good! I do want a drink now."

In the office on the top floor of the Peach Hotel, Suning poured Guo Ran a glass of whiskey. "A blessing in disguise. Just do me a favor."

"what?"

Then Suning pushed over a stack of beautiful postcards. "Now newlyweds need to prepare for their weddings. Can you help me get these distributed at the Civil Affairs Bureau?"

The postcard is printed with the advertisement of "Tao Su Wedding", and on the back is a wedding photo template designed by Yang Tao.

Guo Ran smiled bitterly: "Suning, I'm suspended now..." "Don't worry, I'll be back soon. Also, I want to invite you to be the photographer of our wedding company." Suning looked at Guo Ran meaningfully and smiled.

"Huh? You're using coercion and inducement!"

"Haha, just say you never obey, right?"

"Of course! Such a good thing is definitely not something you can find even with a lantern."

"That's it! I wish us a happy cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

Meanwhile, Yang Tao was receiving clients at her newly opened wedding center.

Yang Tao's assistant hurried over and whispered, "Boss Yang, have you heard? Something happened at the hotel where you used to work!"

"What? What happened?"

"Deputy Director Lin was arrested on suspicion of embezzling public funds and passing off inferior goods as good ones."

"No way!"

Yang Tao took the tablet and saw the news about Deputy Director Lin being investigated on the screen.

The report mentioned that the report detailed the evidence of her purchasing inferior building materials and even attached the bank statements of bribes.

"This method..." Yang Tao seemed to be thinking about something at this time, and immediately suspected that it might have been done by Suning.

You have to know that Deputy Director Lin has a strong influence in the hotel, and all her things are done by people in the same line.

So the reason why it was exposed today was either because of the power game within the hotel or because Deputy Director Lin offended a big shot.

After Yang Tao sent the client away, he immediately went back to find Su Ning and asked, "Su Ning, was it you who did what happened to Deputy Director Lin?"

"Taozi, I just helped accelerate the retribution for some people."

"Actually, there's no need to be like this! With you by my side, I'm doing great now and I don't care about those things anymore."

"But I care! Anyone who bullies my wife will have to pay the price, because I'm the only one you can bully."

"Humph! Then how are you going to bully me?"

"Hey, what do you say? Today I'm going to make you kneel down and call me daddy."

"Ah...you are such a licentious person..."

"For you! So what if I'm licentious and immoral?"

"Suning, kiss me!"

"..."

……

On the other hand, the one who was suspended would go to the kindergarten where Yan Zi worked to help every day.

After school that day, I received a call from Lao Zhang from the Civil Affairs Bureau. "As expected, your case has been investigated. The reporter apologized in the newspaper, and you have been reinstated."

"Thank you, Lao Zhang."

"You're welcome! Come back to work tomorrow!"

"Okay! See you at work tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Guo Ran hugged Yan Zi in surprise and said, "Yan Zi, I have been reinstated and the matter has been investigated thoroughly."

"Indeed, congratulations."

"Yanzi, I did say those anti-marriage remarks. Do you really not mind?"

"As expected, I know you're not really against marriage, you've just seen too many unhappy marriages. But we can create a different ending."

Sure enough, my heart warmed up and I was about to say something when my cell phone suddenly rang.

Then Qixing's voice came from the phone, "Sure enough, the matter has been investigated! It was Xu Guangmei who sold the interview recording to the newspaper! She was the one who manipulated all of this behind the scenes."

"Yanzi, it seems Xu Guangmei is here to destroy me."

"She's mentally ill! Let's ignore her from now on."

"Okay! Listen to you."

On the other side of the city, Xu Guangmei was gritting her teeth in front of the computer screen.

She had just received the news that the report she had painstakingly planned had actually brought Guo Ran and the kindergarten teacher together.

What's worse is that Qixing has discovered that she secretly sold the interview recordings, and Guoran must have heard about it now.

……

Sure enough, when he opened the door of his parents' house, the scene in front of him almost made him back out.

My father, Lao Guo, was massaging my mother's shoulders, while my mother was feeding him fruit with a shy look on her face.

"Dad, Mom, what's going on?" Sure enough, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

"Son, you're back!" Lao Guo came up to me with a big smile on his face. "Your mother just learned how to make sweet and sour pork ribs. I made it especially for you!"

"..."

At the dinner table, the old couple treated each other with respect, you pick up the dishes and I serve the soup, which really gave me goosebumps.

The mother suddenly sighed: "It's all because we always quarreled when we were young, which has caused you to have a shadow on your marriage..."

"Ahem!" Lao Guo interrupted quickly, "Let's not talk about the past! Son, look how loving your mother and I are now!"

As expected, he put down his chopsticks and said helplessly, "Could you two be more normal? That newspaper took it out of context..."

After dinner, I collapsed on the sofa in a daze.

My phone vibrated. It was a text message from Xu Guangmei: "Let's meet at the old place. Let's say this as our final farewell."

In the tea room, Xu Guangmei changed her usual exquisite dress and appeared without makeup.

She stirred her teacup. "As expected, I'm sorry! That report...I was the one who sold the recording to the newspaper."

Sure enough, he sneered: "Just to destroy me, right?"

"I was possessed by the devil at that time..." Xu Guangmei's eyes were red, "Let me make it up to you, okay? I know someone at the TV station who can help you..."

"No need." As expected, he stood up. "We've already finished."

At the same time, in a five-star hotel suite, Lan Weiwei curled up in Suning's arms like a cat.

"Suning~" She drew circles on Suning's chest with her fingers. "Aren't you tired of being with Yang Tao? She's so boring...how can she compare to my hot body?"

Su Ning pinched her chin: "Lan Weiwei, remember our relationship."

"..."

Su Ning stood up, put on his clothes, looked at Lan Weiwei and warned, "Don't set your sights on Yang Tao, otherwise..."

"What else?" Lan Weiwei pouted unconvinced.

Su Ning tied his tie, turned around and sneered: "Otherwise, I will make your death even uglier than Zhuang Yan's."

“…” Lan Weiwei trembled all over.

The next day, as he was going through the reinstatement procedures at the Civil Affairs Bureau, his colleagues suddenly looked at him strangely.

The director handed over a copy of the latest magazine. The cover was a report titled "'Marriage-phobic leader' Guo Ran had a secret meeting with a mysterious woman in a hotel." The accompanying picture was a photo of Guo Ran helping the drunk Yan Zi into the hotel that night.

"This..." He was indeed shaking with anger.

At this time, Yan Zi called, her voice choked with sobs: "Sure enough, the parents in the kindergarten are talking about me... saying that I seduced a married man..."

As expected, he immediately reacted: "It's Xu Guangmei who did it again!"

...(End of chapter)