Lin Guiming looked at the visibly shy and fidgeting He Wanying, his face filled with exasperation.
First, how was he supposed to explain that she might be his junior sister?
More importantly, what was he going to do now that she seemed to think he was her husband?
“Uh, listen, I…”
“Eek”
As soon as Lin Guiming started speaking, He Wanying let out a cute squeak, nervously looking at him.
“W-What’s wrong?”
“…”
“Look, don’t get worked up. Let me explain. I’m really not here for the marriage tournament. It’s all a misunderstanding. Also, you might actually be…”
Lin Guiming couldn’t finish, because He Wanying’s expression had already turned strange.
Her small mouth hung open slightly, and after staring at him blankly for a moment, tears welled up in her eyes.
“H-Husband… are you abandoning me?”
“…”
What in the world was this?
Lin Guiming felt like ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through his mind, torn between laughter and tears.
Seeing He Wanying start to sob quietly, he hurriedly tried to comfort her.
“No, no, listen to me explain…”
“If explaining worked, what would we need the authorities for?”
Before He Wanying could respond, someone in the crowd below spoke up.
“…”
“Exactly! I thought he was a promising young talent, but who would’ve thought?
Such a handsome young man, and yet he’s a scumbag!”
“I…”
“These days, finding a good husband is so hard.”
“The world’s morals are declining, and people’s hearts are corrupt…”
Hey, old man, aren’t you a bit too old to be gawking at a marriage tournament like the youngsters?
The remarks came one after another, and the rumors grew more exaggerated.
At this rate, Lin Guiming was about to be painted as a deadbeat who abandoned his wife and abused her daily.
Gritting his teeth, he realized there was no way to explain himself in front of this crowd—it would only make things worse.
So, he decided to go all in.
He suddenly stepped forward, and amidst He Wanying’s startled cry, he scooped her up by the waist, leaped into the air, and in a few strides, wove through the dense crowd, leaving the scene behind.
The onlookers were stunned, unable to process what had just happened.
After a long pause, the first to react was that old man.
He raised his makeshift cane made from a tree branch, tapped it on the ground, and shouted, “Bride-snatching! The He family’s daughter has been snatched!”
“Wait, old man, something’s off. Isn’t that guy supposed to be the He family’s chosen husband? That doesn’t count as bride-snatching, does it?”
“What do you mean it doesn’t count?”
The old man glared.
“If you steal your daughter’s candied haw, is that not robbery?”
The man slapped his forehead, as if suddenly enlightened.
“You’re right… Bride-snatching! The He family’s daughter has been snatched!”
In less than an hour, the news that the He family’s eldest daughter had been kidnapped spread through every street and alley of Yuzhou City.
Meanwhile, Lin Guiming had carried the blushing, limp He Wanying, who hadn’t moved an inch in his arms, to a small, forested hill outside the city.
Gently setting the weak-kneed girl on the ground, Lin Guiming let out a sigh.
In a moment of impulsiveness, he had brought this girl out here.
Now came the headache of figuring out how to explain everything to her…
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