After Being Cheated, I Had a Flash Marriage with My Ex's Aunt - Chapter 11

Bai Shuyi wasn’t surprised that the old lady remembered her. Although ten years had passed, the kindness she received back then was a debt of gratitude she had never forgotten.

“Grandmother, you truly have an incredible memory,” Shuyi said, her heart full of appreciation.

“I knew it,” the old lady said, her eyes studying Shuyi with approval. “Back then, someone stole your fortune, but now that it’s back where it belongs, no one dares disturb your destiny of health, peace, and longevity again.”

As Shuyi recalled the events of those years, a sense of deep respect for the woman before her welled up. “It’s all thanks to your mastery that I’ve been safe all these years.”

To Shuyi, that time felt like a surreal nightmare. She had been on the path to becoming a professional Go player, but after a fall, her life changed. It felt as if an invisible hand was suppressing her very breath. Nothing went right; she would trip while walking, ending up bloodied, and she began to lose every single match she played.

Worse were the nights. She was plagued by nightmares she couldn’t remember upon waking, draining her spirit day by day. Her aunt took her to every major hospital, but the doctors found nothing.

This continued for two months until Shuyi was so weak she had to be supported just to stand. It was a local spiritualist who finally saw the truth, warning her aunt that someone had “stolen” Shuyi’s luck to ward off their own misfortune. If the curse wasn’t broken, Shuyi only had half a year to live.

Terrified, her aunt drove her through the night to Ningcheng, seeking the healer the spiritualist had mentioned. Fate was cruel; their car broke down in the mountains during a heavy rainstorm with no cell signal.

They waited for dawn in the car, her aunt’s health failing as well. Shuyi had been desperate enough to try carrying her aunt through the mud when a miracle happened: they met a young country girl wearing a traditional straw raincoat and hat.

The girl was small and thin, but her face was clean and her eyes were strikingly bright. After hearing their plight, she offered to lead them home. Shuyi followed her through the downpour, only vaguely remembering the girl catching her when she fainted.

When Shuyi woke up, she was in a strange bedroom, her strength fully restored. Later, her investigations revealed that the country girl who guided them was Li Sui—and the healer was Li Sui’s grandmother. The culprit who had stolen her fortune turned out to be someone from the Go academy.

Destiny, Shuyi realized, was a fascinating thing.

The old lady stared at her, her gaze turning sharp. “Tell me the truth. Did Sui-sui get so desperate that she hired you to pretend to be her partner just to fool an old woman?”

“No,” Shuyi replied, her expression turning solemn. “Grandmother, I’ve wanted to know her for a long time, but the timing was never right. We crossed paths again recently, and I refused to let her slip away a second time.”

The old lady’s eyes narrowed as she caught sight of the ring on Shuyi’s finger. The atmosphere in the ward grew heavy. Shuyi remained still, her back straight, allowing the scrutiny to continue.

Finally, the old lady spoke, her voice clear and firm. “Since you’ve chosen to be with Sui-sui, I am happy to see it. But let me be clear: if you ever do anything to hurt that child, do not expect me to be merciful.”

Shuyi took a deep breath and offered a sincere promise. “Rest assured, I truly intend to build a life with her. I will never be the cause of her tears.”

*****

While Li Sui was finishing her call with her aunt, a notification from her home security app popped up. She opened it to see Li Mimi standing outside her front door.

Li Sui had planned to pick up her two cats herself, but the hospital emergency had forced her to ask Mimi for help. Mimi, delighted that Shuyi wasn’t “cat-averse,” had happily agreed to drop off the cats and a wedding gift.

Through the camera, Li Sui watched Mimi take the spare key from under a vase and enter the house. The moment the cage was opened, the two cats—Dundun and Dudu—bolted out like streaks of lightning. Mimi spent the next while setting up the cat trees and filling the water bowls, muttering to the cats about behaving themselves so their “poop-scooper” wouldn’t give them away.

Soon, Mimi called.

“Sui-sui,” Mimi said, pouring herself a glass of water on camera. “The kids are home. I put the cat tree on the balcony. Make sure to feed them again when you get back.”

Li Sui watched the screen with a smile. “Thanks, Mimi. Come over for dinner in a few days.”

“Deal,” Mimi replied, waving a teaser wand at the cats. As the two felines chased the feathers, Mimi’s voice dropped to a conspiratorial whisper. “But I have to ask… are you two still sleeping in separate rooms?”

Li Sui froze, eventually letting out a soft “um.”

“What’s the matter with you?” Mimi teased. “It’s not like you haven’t… you know. You got the license yesterday! Why are you still sleeping apart?”

Li Sui felt her throat go dry. That had been a drunken mistake; doing it while sober felt entirely different—and embarrassing.

“It’s not a fake marriage,” Mimi sighed. “Physical chemistry is a good thing! You can build the feelings later. You’re both gorgeous, legally cohabitating, and fully licensed. Why are you living like nuns?”

Li Sui didn’t want to dwell on the topic. Mimi’s head was filled with the plots of specialized romance novels, and Li Sui knew she was no match for her friend’s imagination.

“I have to go talk to the doctor,” Li Sui said, her lips curving into a smile. “I’ll call you back.”

She spoke with the attending physician and was relieved to hear that this flare-up wasn’t as severe as they’d feared. The doctor recommended bed rest and medication. Li Sui listened intently, a plan forming in her mind.

When she returned to the ward, she spent some time chatting quietly with her grandmother. Eventually, her aunt, Liu Meihua, returned. Li Sui introduced Shuyi politely.

Meihua offered a fake-bright smile and, following tradition, handed Shuyi a red packet.

“Thank you, Auntie,” Shuyi said, her expression neutral. She then turned and pressed the red packet into Li Sui’s hand.

“Wife, keep this safe for me.”

The accidental brush of their fingers sent a jolt through Li Sui. Whether it was the shock of being called “Wife” or the sudden heat from Shuyi’s touch, the tips of Li Sui’s ears turned a vivid red. She looked down at the red packet in her hand, a strange, fluttering emotion rising in her chest.

Can a red packet really feel this hot?

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