After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 102

Teacher Liu looked at Ye Murou with suspicion.

“If she isn’t even willing to come here, will she really be good to you? Does she know about your family’s situation? Will a marriage based on concealment be happy?”

Teacher Liu stood up, absolutely refusing to give Ye Murou Zhao Dahai’s contact information now.

She was certainly willing to help Ye Murou escape that kind of family, but the prerequisite was not letting Ye Murou fall into another pit of fire.

Ye Murou started to feel awkward. Perhaps she should be glad that the teacher only suspected that her supposed fiancé wasn’t good enough for her, rather than doubting his existence entirely.

The teacher probably couldn’t even imagine her telling such a colossal lie.

“I understand, Teacher. I will contact her and ask her to come over.”

At this point, Ye Murou didn’t intend to give up, but asking the teacher for help was the limit of the assistance she would seek.

Ye Murou secretly placed a paper bag behind a sofa cushion. It didn’t contain much money, only three thousand, which was her way of thanking the teacher for taking care of her during her school days.

This was also one of the reasons she came to see the teacher.

Ye Murou left the teacher’s house. Because she heard the teacher say that the man had looked for her, she re-covered her face as she left, vigilantly looking around before burying her head and walking into the best hotel in town.

A woman who came from a big city to relax and cared about her surroundings—this was the role Ye Murou wanted to play now.

She had to find a way to ensure her safety, and such expenses could not be spared.

This was something she had learned from Xia Shishi.

Walking into the hotel, Ye Murou pretended to be on the phone: “Yes, I’m in the hotel.”

“Which hotel? I’ll send you the location. Don’t worry, I’ll only stay for a few days; I haven’t been in a good mood lately.” Ye Murou made the gesture of reaching for her ID card, then paused.

“Looks like I have to go back now. I actually forgot to bring my ID.”

With that, Ye Murou nodded to the hotel front desk, preparing to leave.

As soon as she turned around, the front desk called out to her. Ye Murou sighed slightly; she knew it. What kind of rules could there be in a small town like this?

There were no proper hotels, only people looking to make money by exploiting loopholes. The moment Ye Murou indicated she was leaving, that person was willing to open a room for her.

Just how safe could such a place be?

It was better than having nowhere to stay.

Ye Murou paid the money, repeatedly asking if it was okay, and then pretended to explain the situation to her friend, expressing her relief.

Even as she was taking the room card and luggage upstairs, Ye Murou still felt someone watching her from behind.

But it didn’t matter. Ye Murou was long accustomed to this. Not only did she not show any guilt, but she clearly complained that the hotel environment was poor and that she would have her friend pick her up in a couple of days.

After returning to the room, Ye Murou closed the door and asked herself if this trouble was necessary.

There was clearly an easier way.

Whether it was finding Xia Shishi, who would definitely have an idea, or finding Wei Xixue, who was a very suitable person to fake a marriage with.

So what was she being so stubborn about? Was she worried about troubling them?

Ye Murou sat on the bed, rubbing the bridge of her nose, trying to guess what Wei Xixue would think. Then she sent a message: “I’m sorry, I can’t pay this amount right now. Can I owe it for now? I will pay you back later.”

She did have some money left in her card. The remuneration from Xia Shishi was quite sufficient, but if she paid this month, she wouldn’t be able to next month.

Even if she agreed to Xia Shishi’s offer to act, it would take some time for the pay to arrive. She could only owe it for now.

It felt quite shameful to make a big promise and now beg for an extension. Wei Xixue probably wouldn’t like a person like this.

Ye Murou thought Wei Xixue should be busy now and unable to reply.

But she quickly received a message.

“It’s okay.”

“…Aren’t you busy right now?”

“I took a few days off.”

Ye Murou was startled after seeing the reply, then remembered that Wei Xixue was also human. Even if she was an excellent doctor with many waiting patients, people also get tired, and she would also have holidays.

However… Ye Murou couldn’t resist her curiosity: “If you take it now, what about the New Year?”

Wei Xixue: “I requested a leave, not a holiday.”

Ye Murou didn’t reply again, and Wei Xixue’s messages continued.

“I didn’t receive a reply after sending you the bill, and I wanted to call you then to say we could start next year, but your phone couldn’t be reached—it said you were out of the service area.”

“Where are you? I’m worried.”

After seeing these few texts, Ye Murou wanted to smash her phone to pretend she hadn’t seen them.

How could Wei Xixue say these things so lightly?

Although she had heard her say she was very interested in her.

But how could she…

Ye Murou’s eyes instantly stung. This feeling of being worried about and missed was simply too deadly.

She really didn’t know how to reply, so she could only pretend to be busy, but after putting down her phone, her mind went blank, and she couldn’t remember what she was supposed to do.

If she didn’t reply to Wei Xixue, she might never remember what she was supposed to do.

“You don’t have to be this good to me.”

Ye Murou messaged back.

“I’m not worthy of being liked, and certainly not worthy of you liking me.”

She had been despised since birth. Even when her mother was taken away, no one remembered her.

She had hoped that the female college student would also find a way to take her away, but in the end, she only got a sentence: “You are his child. I can’t do anything. You must study hard and see the outside world.”

Then, that female college student also left.

She was also afraid of a place like this, afraid of becoming like Ye Murou’s mother.

They were not wrong; it was just that Ye Murou shouldn’t have been born in the first place.

She was left to that man, and to him, she was just a little cub that could be exchanged for money. Selling her as a dowry was her final value.

But now, a person like this appeared, who didn’t require Ye Murou to give anything, but just wanted to protect her.

How foolish.

This clever doctor also had this side to her, but it stirred Ye Murou’s good intentions.

She advised Wei Xixue that she wasn’t worth it and to wake up soon.

Wei Xixue didn’t reply for a long time. Just when Ye Murou thought she had decided to give up, Wei Xixue sent another message.

“Where are you?”

“Are you at your hometown? I’ve already asked your aunt for the location, and I’m coming to find you now.”

“You!” Ye Murou exclaimed in surprise. How did Wei Xixue guess, and how could she ask her mother that question?

This place was undoubtedly a painful memory for her mother.

Ye Murou was still trying to dissuade her: “You don’t need to come. I’ll be going back immediately.” She was so anxious she didn’t know what to say, but this time, Wei Xixue truly did not reply again.

Ye Murou sat in the room, surprised and worried.

It wasn’t until the next day that she went downstairs. She was too hungry to bear it and needed something to eat.

The front desk saw her: “Are you going out to sightsee? I know a couple of nice places with good scenery.”

Ye Murou stopped, pretending to be curious to listen to his nonsense: “Is that so? Please introduce them to me.”

Ye Murou was much more familiar with this small town than he was.

Since she was very young, Ye Murou had been thinking about how to escape from here. She had even flipped through every trash can in town, hoping to find a few more empty bottles to exchange for money.

Ye Murou didn’t dare go to the farm stays the front desk suggested. She still preferred to assume the worst about this town.

Admittedly, there were people like the teacher here.

And there were fools like Zhao Dahai, who were lowlifes but were obsessed with so-called brotherhood from Hong Kong movies.

But there were more people who, despite knowing about the situation of human trafficking in the mountains, unanimously chose to conceal it.

Ye Murou resented them for life.

Walking out of the hotel, Ye Murou was still wondering, if Wei Xixue was really coming, where was she now?

She didn’t know.

She didn’t want to guess.

The more she guessed, the more she would fall for Wei Xixue.

Xia Shishi also called her. Ye Murou subconsciously held her breath, then answered: “I’m home.”

“There are no rude people… I know, if I need help, I’ll call you, and you’ll come right away… Don’t worry about me. Aren’t you busy right now too?”

“Mhm… Mhm… Okay.”

After hanging up, Ye Murou breathed a sigh of relief.

A good person like Xia Shishi could only be loved by Wen Jiao. At least, someone like her couldn’t possibly reciprocate her kindness, let alone the intense love Xia Shishi had for Wen Jiao.

Ye Murou was used to being alone and needed her own space even more.

The reason she came out this time was to find Zhao Dahai herself. After all, she couldn’t drag Wei Xixue over to pretend to be her fiancée, and finding someone else to play the role carried a great risk of problems.

Actually, Zhao Dahai’s location wasn’t hard to find; she just needed to ask a few people.

Faced with the probing stares, Ye Murou explained: “An online friend.”

That’s right, going to another place to meet an online friend was common these days. Even though it was rare in this small place, she was from a big city.

The person asked showed a look of curiosity, then enthusiastically pointed out Zhao Dahai’s location and commented that the guy was quite lucky with women.

Thanks to Xia Shishi, Ye Murou could now disguise herself perfectly.

Zhao Dahai was currently working at an auto repair shop.

When he came out to see Ye Murou, he was covered in grease. He didn’t seem to mind it, but after seeing Ye Murou, who was wearing a hat and mask, he was stunned for a long time: “You’re the one looking for me?”

To show friendliness, Ye Murou took off her mask but kept her hat on. Zhao Dahai still didn’t recognize her.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Ye Murou could only speak: “I’m Ye Murou, the ‘Little Ye’ who Teacher Liu often treated to meals.”

“It’s really you!” Zhao Dahai was genuinely shocked this time. “I didn’t recognize you at all. You used to look quite embarrassing.”

“…”

The former Ye Murou was hungry all the time, let alone beautiful.

After going to college, she had access to cafeteria food and looked much better, naturally becoming much prettier.

Coupled with Xia Shishi’s efforts to enhance her image so she could pretend to be a rich second generation to lure out a fish in the company, her current appearance was completely different from before.

Ye Murou suddenly wondered if Wei Xixue would have liked the old her.

Hard to say. Ye Murou: “I have something I want your help with.”

She briefly introduced the situation to Zhao Dahai, and after explaining that she wanted to find a group of menacing people to threaten that man, Zhao Dahai looked hesitant.

A person might be confused for a while, but it’s hard to be confused for a lifetime unless they are the kind of person who has given up on themselves.

Zhao Dahai was not. He just wanted to earn some money now.

“I won’t shortchange you.” Ye Murou saw his hesitation. “You know how important this is to me. I’m willing to offer all my savings. Do you think thirty thousand is enough?”

“Thirty thousand?”

“Yes. You can use that thirty thousand to find a few people. You don’t actually have to lay a hand on him, just threaten him. I don’t want to bear legal responsibility either.”

She lowered her eyes, feeling somewhat nervous: “I just need to get my household registration…”

Legally speaking, even if she moved her household registration out, she still had the obligation to support that man.

She was betting that the man didn’t know this, as he was the type of person who thought he could sell his daughter for a hundred thousand.

The man whose household registration was snatched away would probably just think she was a money-losing commodity.

It didn’t matter. Even if she didn’t think too much about it, at least with the household registration, she had the right to marry the person she liked.

Thirty thousand was too tempting for people in this small county, and it was just a matter of showing up to threaten, not actually resorting to violence.

Zhao Dahai agreed, saying he would find a few brothers and let Ye Murou choose a suitable time to go.

Ye Murou just told him to hurry up, then hung up the phone and put her mask back on, reminding Zhao Dahai, “Don’t reveal that it’s me first, and go investigate Zhao Dahai. I’m worried about him…”

Zhao Dahai nodded. He hadn’t met Ye Murou’s father, but he was a man and knew how disgusting men could be when they were malicious.

Ye Murou exhaled.

Since returning to this place, her nerves had been taut, fearing that she would be recognized by someone and then found by that man.

The people in that village were “united”; as long as it concerned the village’s interests, they would band together to harm others. Ye Murou only hoped that Zhao Dahai would gather people quickly to avoid accidents.

She just wanted to get her household registration and leave, then pretend she was already married, hoping the man wouldn’t continue to pester her.

As for what happens after, she would worry about that later.

After doing all this, Ye Murou took some photos of the area and sent them to Xia Shishi.

She still remembered Xia Shishi telling her she wanted to donate money to aid her hometown, but since learning about her mother’s situation, Xia Shishi never mentioned it again.

This time, Xia Shishi kept asking if everything was okay, looking like she would have rushed over immediately if it weren’t for Wen Jiao.

“I just came back to visit the teacher and meet up with old classmates.” Ye Murou reassured Xia Shishi.

She wasn’t lying. What she was currently doing was indeed these things.

As soon as the message was sent to Xia Shishi, she received a text from Wei Xixue.

“I’ve arrived.”

Ye Murou’s slightly relaxed mood immediately tensed up again. Wei Xixue hadn’t been joking; she actually came?

Wei Xixue: “Where are you staying now?”

Ye Murou hesitated about whether to tell her.

Wei Xixue: “Or should I go straight to that man?”

Ye Murou ended up telling her.

The two met at the hotel entrance. Wei Xixue was wearing a trench coat and glasses on the bridge of her nose, frowning at the heavily bundled-up Ye Murou. Ye Murou wasn’t afraid of the cold; at least, she wouldn’t dress so warmly outside.

Wei Xixue couldn’t help but smile: “So afraid of being recognized.”

Ye Murou pressed the edge of her mask, her voice muffled: “And yet you still recognized me.”