12: Chapter 12 Countdown Five Days

So that woman's surname was Gu.

Song Yuan wanted to say there was no need to meet; he was a grown man and not so delicate as to demand a girl take responsibility after one night.

But then he thought of the wedding countdown: five days!

Within five days, he figured he likely wouldn't find true love anyway; at most, he'd rent someone to deal with the wedding, but that carried the risk of being scammed.

He suddenly wondered if he could ask that woman for help.

Song Yuan changed his mind and decided to give it a try.

"Hello, I'm available anytime. It depends on Miss Gu's schedule."

The other side responded,

"Then, Mr. Song, I've arranged your meeting for tonight at seven o'clock, at the coffee shop below Hengyue Building. Does that work for you?"

"Yes, that works."

Song Yuan hung up the phone, went to the barbershop for a haircut, went back to change his clothes, and drove to Hengyue Building before seven.

Looking at this place he used to come to every day, he felt a surge of emotion. This was where Lin Xueyao worked, and he hadn't expected that Miss Gu also worked in this area.

He thought of how straightforward that woman spoke, and she must be incredibly capable at work too.

He parked his car and walked towards the coffee shop, running right into Lin Xueyao who was just leaving the building after work.

Lin Xueyao looked at him, first startled, then a look of disdain appeared in her eyes.

"Song Yuan, didn't we agree to break up and not contact each other? Why are you still here to pick me up? I'm not getting in your car!"

Song Yuan's mind short-circuited for a few seconds. Did he really look like he was here to reconcile?

"You've misunderstood, I'm really not here to..."

Lin Xueyao interrupted him before he could finish.

"I know what you want to say, but Song Yuan, I'm telling you, your behavior is so off-putting. I can't forgive you!"

Song Yuan: ???

Song Yuan had a face full of question marks. What behavior of his was off-putting? Why did she make it sound like he was the one who did something wrong?

Before he could say anything, Lin Xueyao lifted her head high and walked past him. She walked for about a few minutes, and when Song Yuan didn't follow, Lin Xueyao stopped.

She looked back, but Song Yuan was nowhere to be found in the crowd.

Lin Xueyao's anger immediately flared. Why didn't he follow her? Didn't he realize she was already angry?

What was that dog of a man doing? He didn't even know how to coax a girlfriend. Did she have to teach him hand-in-hand!!!

He bought a gift but didn't hurry to give it, and he lost her when he came to pick her up. What was in a programmer's brain? A block of wood!

Meanwhile, Song Yuan had already entered the coffee shop.

He was very surprised by the coffee shop today; he was the only customer.

He ordered two iced Americanos and found a random seat. As the hour hand pointed to seven, the sound of high heels clacking grew closer.

A woman wearing a white half-skirt with a red sleeveless square-neck top walked quickly towards him.

Song Yuan was momentarily stunned. He had drunk a lot that night and only remembered that the woman was very beautiful and had an excellent figure. But her exact appearance had blurred in his mind.

Seeing her again, he couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, what a stunner!

Lin Xueyao was already considered a campus belle, but compared to Miss Gu, she was instantly reduced to dust.

She had a powerful aura. She walked directly to Song Yuan and sat down.

Seeing him in a daze, she tapped the table twice with her hand.

Song Yuan's wandering mind returned, and he quickly pulled out the pair of earrings she had left behind from his pocket.

"Miss Gu, returning what belongs to you."

Gu Shiyu reached out and took them, her sexy red lips parting slightly.

"What I told you on the phone a few days ago, have you thought about it? What do you want?"

Song Yuan thought of the wedding countdown that kept him awake at night and bravely said,

"I don't want anything, but I have indeed encountered a difficult matter recently. If you can't help, then consider me presumptuous..."

"What is it? Tell me."

Song Yuan cleared his throat and briefly explained the situation. After he finished, he saw no expression on Gu Shiyu's face, and he couldn't tell if she had agreed or not.

He continued,

"I don't mean that you must agree. After all, that night... was an accident. I can understand if you find this matter absurd.

Miss Gu, I apologize for disturbing you."

He stood up, ready to leave, but Gu Shiyu stopped him.

"Wait a moment, I'm going to make a call."

Gu Shiyu walked to a place where Song Yuan couldn't hear her with her phone and called her assistant, Ms. Xu.

"Find out all the information about that man within three minutes."

Ms. Xu rushed to do it.

Gu Shiyu returned to her seat and took a sip of coffee. Ms. Xu had already sent the information she found to her phone.

She gently slid her finger across the screen, looking at the man's information.

Name: Song Yuan, native of Beijing, parents are teachers, twenty-eight years old, no bad habits, good health, no family history of hereditary diseases.

No infectious diseases.

Gu Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. She had been worried these past few days about contracting some bad disease, especially since they didn't even take precautions that night.

Now she could rest assured.

Graduated from Hua University's Computer Science department?

Gu Shiyu paused here. He was from the same school as her unreliable younger brother.

Height: one meter eighty-seven, weight: seventy-two kilograms.

Gu Shiyu's eyelids lifted slightly, and below that was his ID photo.

Gu Shiyu spent two minutes browsing all the information and put her phone away.

"I can agree to your request, but I hope it's not just a wedding; we also need to get the marriage certificate."

Song Yuan was so shocked that he almost choked on his coffee!

He only suggested that Miss Gu help him out by attending the wedding five days later and dealing with his relatives and friends. He didn't intend for it to become real.

Miss Gu, however, was decisive and wanted to get the marriage certificate as well!

Before he could speak, Gu Shiyu asked again,

"How about tomorrow? Tomorrow at nine in the morning, bring your documents and wait for me at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau!"

Song Yuan's heart pounded. Once they got the marriage certificate, they would be legal husband and wife. How could such a big event sound so ordinary coming from her, like eating and drinking water?

He suddenly thought of Lin Xueyao.

He had put in a lot of effort when he proposed to Lin Xueyao. He booked a Western restaurant, prepared a ring and flowers, and finally got her to agree.

When he suggested getting the marriage certificate first, Lin Xueyao's expression changed. She said her household registration book and ID card were with her mother, and that their whole family was traditional and wanted to follow traditional steps one by one.

They had to pay the betrothal gift first, buy the five metals, buy wedding clothes, visit family and relatives with gifts, and only after all procedures were completed could she take the documents from her mother and get married.

Song Yuan suddenly felt like he had picked up a beautiful wife.

In this way, would she lose out?

At least she should ask about his income, whether he had a house, a car, how much betrothal money he could give, and such things, right?

"Miss Gu, don't you need to ask about my situation?"

Gu Shiyu replied directly,

"No need. First, add me on WeChat so we can contact each other promptly if anything comes up."