If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

Ring ring~~~

Xie Yan, a cigarette dangling from between his fingers, picked up the phone with a blank expression: "Hello, who is this?"

"It's me, Xiao Yu. I work at the post office. You asked me to keep an eye on the Gu brothers' mailings, and I did. But the names they sent to were a bit strange."

[Her name is Wen Nannan, not Gu. I don't know if this will be helpful to you, or if she's the person you're looking for.]

Slightly straightening his posture, Xie Yan slowly exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes narrowing slightly: [Give me the recipient's information.]

The person on the other end hesitated for a moment: "I can give it to you, but when are you going to give me the benefits you promised? Can my sister get a job at the tax bureau? Any position will do."

As long as we can get in, that's fine, you see...

Xie Yan hummed in agreement: "No problem, I'll give her the test questions. She can prepare when she gets back, and just don't be nervous. She should be able to get in naturally. An office job suits her perfectly."

The person on the other end of the phone exclaimed excitedly, "Okay, okay, I'll give you the address right away. Write it down, and I'll definitely tell you the address whenever the brothers mail anything again, free of charge."

"Yes, thank you."

You're too kind. I should be thanking you. Let me tell you this, but please don't tell anyone else.

This violates work regulations. If someone reports it, well, it won't do any good. He didn't leave any incriminating notes or anything like that, so he can deny what he said.

Xie Yan hummed in agreement, hung up the phone, leaned back in his chair, and muttered while smoking, "Could it be you? The Gu family doesn't have any relatives in such a far-off place as the countryside, so it can only be you."

"Yaoyao, wait for me. I will find you as soon as possible and get you back to the city soon."

His gaze fell on the cigarette butt, he frowned, stubbed it out, took a piece of candy from the drawer, put it in his mouth, and said softly, "I know you don't like the smell of cigarettes, I'll quit."

He glanced at the holidays on the calendar and smiled slightly: "I have a holiday next month. I'll come to see you then, so you have to wait for me."

He fumbled with his fingers over the blue handkerchief, carefully folded it, put it away, got up, drove to the mental hospital, paid the fees, pushed open the door, walked in, and sat on a stool.

Xie Yan looked at Chen Jinshu, who lay on the hospital bed with a blank stare and a haggard face. He smiled slightly, but his eyes were devoid of warmth: "Jinshu, I've come to see you. Are you alright?"

"The environment here is nice, I think you'll adapt. Oh, by the way, I have some good news to tell you, I might be getting married this year, and I'll definitely send you wedding candy then."

The person on the hospital bed narrowed their eyes, glared at you sharply, and demanded, "What did you say?!"

"Hehe, looks like you're not crazy. It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you this good news. You didn't know, did you? Your father used threats and inducements about your future to force you to marry him."

"Otherwise, why would I marry you? I have someone I like. She is the kindest and smartest person in the world. Only she is worthy of me. You are not worthy of her."

Chen Jinshu struggled violently, her hands bleeding from being chafed by the restraints, but she seemed not to feel any pain, looking at him with venomous eyes: "You don't like me, so why did you marry me?"

"Dad said it was you who agreed to marry me. You used my dad to get ahead, and then you framed him and sent him to jail. How could you be so despicable? You deserve to die a horrible death!"

"So you can actually have someone you truly love. I curse you, that you'll never be with the one you love in this lifetime, and that you'll suffer the same torment and loneliness as me until you die."

Xie Yan got up and walked over, a smile on his lips. He raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face: "Is that so? It's a pity you won't see how pitiful I'll be in the future, but I will see how miserable you will be."

"Chen Jinshu, for the sake of our past as husband and wife, don't deliberately provoke me. It won't do you any good. Also, stop with those underhanded tactics."

"You think I'd leave you here alone just because I don't have any people here? You're being far too naive."

Chen Jinshu gritted his teeth: "What exactly do you want? What can I possibly threaten you with? If you insist on keeping me locked up, sooner or later my relatives will find out I'm missing."

"I won't let you off the hook then, I definitely won't."

Xie Yan looked down at her, his eyes indifferent: "You're over twenty years old, yet you're still so naive. Your father certainly protected you very well, but he didn't tell you the principle that death is the end."

"I know people better than anyone. Don't be fooled by how close your relatives were when your father was alive. Once he's dead, they'll only care about protecting themselves. They won't risk offending me for your sake."

"After all, I can bring them more benefits, but you can't. What can a crazy woman like you who can't even have children bring them? In this world, the people who least want you to be well are your relatives."

Chen Jinshu's lips trembled, her eyes fixed on him, her teeth itching with hatred, wishing she could bite off a piece of flesh.

Xie Yan looked at her like this and laughed maniacally: "That's great, that's how madmen should be. But you can just stay here and rot. I want to grow old with the person I love."

"If it weren't for you and your daughter interfering, I would have been with her long ago. If it weren't for you, how could I have been exposed in front of her, and how could I have missed so much time?"

"Ahhh, Xie Yan, you monster! You don't deserve it! It's clearly you who coveted my family's power, how can it be our fault?"

"Yes, I said yes, that's fine. I just came to see you and know you're still alive. I'll have someone take you to get cleaned up and take pictures for your family to see so they can be at ease."

"It's getting late, I'm leaving."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Chen Jinshu hurriedly called out, "Don't go, don't leave me alone. I don't want to be here alone, with no one to talk to, and I can't even move."

Xie Yan stood at the door, turned around and looked at her: "You have no choice. Just stay put and don't think about anything else, and don't expect the dean to help you. He's too precious to live."

"The benefits you offer are nothing compared to your life."

"What...what did you do to the dean?"

"It's nothing. It's just to teach him a lesson so he won't do anything he shouldn't behind my back. He's much more obedient now, and your family's money is safe. Isn't that a good thing?"

After saying that, he turned and left the ward, closing the door behind him.

Chen Jinshu was left behind, breaking down and shouting, "Don't go! Don't go! Don't leave me alone! I don't want to be alone!"

Xie Yan arrived at the dean's office and slowly walked in, seeing the pale-faced man staring at him in terror. "Dean, it's been a long time. Why are you looking at me like that?"

The dean trembled involuntarily. Seeing him reminded him of the corpses he had seen in the cave after being knocked unconscious and taken away. He felt a chill run down his spine.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of me?"

"What are you afraid of? Just take my money and do your job properly. I won't do anything to you unless you're disobedient and try to have your cake and eat it too. I hate traitors the most."