Chapter 5: The Matchmaker Comes Calling

""Let's go back to your place first,"" Song Yan said, his expression dark.

Hearing this, Bai Siqi could only force down her panic.

Once they arrived at Bai Siqi’s apartment, she anxiously demanded, ""Weren’t you going to save Fu Mingxue? What happened?""

She had been so close—just a little bit more, and she would’ve gotten Fu Mingxue’s university acceptance letter.

Who would’ve thought that, at the last moment, Fu Mingxue would rush back and snatch the letter right out of her hands?

Just thinking about it made her so angry she could spit blood.

Song Yan’s face was grim. ""She swam to shore by herself—""

Bai Siqi lost control and screamed, ""Impossible! She doesn’t even know how to swim! How could she possibly make it to shore on her own?""

Song Yan immediately grabbed her shoulders with both hands. ""Calm down—""

Bai Siqi’s eyes turned red. She broke down and shouted, ""How can I calm down? Without that university acceptance letter, I can’t go to college!""

She really had taken the college entrance exam herself.

But she hadn’t expected it to be so hard. With her scores, she probably couldn’t even get into a junior college.

That’s why she’d set her sights on Fu Mingxue’s acceptance letter from the start.

She’d schemed for so long, only to fail at the last moment!

Seeing her like this, Song Yan’s heart ached. He immediately pulled her into his arms. ""Siqi, don’t be upset. I’ll make her give you the acceptance letter!""

Tears streaming down her face, Bai Siqi looked up. ""Really?""

Song Yan nodded, promising solemnly, ""Of course! I’ll make her hand over the university acceptance letter willingly!""

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Fu Mingxue had just finished a hot shower and was towel-drying her hair when she sneezed.

This worried her mother terribly.

""Mingxue, hurry, drink some ginger tea I made for you,"" her mother urged.

Fu Mingxue wasn’t at all surprised that her mom hadn’t called the police.

She took the bowl of ginger tea and drank it all in one go.

She had to admit, after drinking it, her body did feel much warmer.

""Mingxue, tell me exactly what happened!"" her mother pressed.

Fu Mingxue briefly explained how she’d been kicked into the water, how Song Yan had tried to save her, and how she managed to save herself and snatch back the acceptance letter.

Her mother was furious after hearing this. Gritting her teeth, she said, ""That Bai Siqi is truly vicious.""

""But we can’t go to the police. If she denies it, this could blow up and affect your university admission.""

""But we can’t just let her get away with it. I’m going to confront her right now.""

Fu Mingxue immediately said, ""I’ll go with you—""

But her mother wouldn’t hear of it. ""You stay home. I can handle this myself.""

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Mother and daughter exchanged a glance. Fu’s mother said, ""Don’t come out yet. I’ll go see who it is.""

Fu Mingxue looked at her mother, eyes full of tenderness.

In her previous life, after she got married, her mother had lived alone. Even though they lived nearby, she hadn’t been able to take care of her much.

With a bedridden mother-in-law and three energetic kids at home, she’d been run ragged, barely getting a moment’s rest.

In this life, she swore she’d make sure her mother enjoyed real happiness.

Meanwhile, Fu’s mother opened the door and was surprised to see the matchmaker.

Before she could say anything, the matchmaker beamed and congratulated her, ""Congratulations, sister! I’m here on behalf of Song Yan to propose marriage to your daughter, Mingxue.""

Fu’s mother had always thought well of Song Yan—he was handsome and promising.

But even so, she would never let her daughter marry into the Song family.

After all, the Song family was nothing but a burden.

Three young children, plus a bedridden mother.

What else could that be but a pit of fire?

Her face immediately fell. ""My daughter isn’t considering marriage right now. She’s going to college."""