Rain? Ah Jiu wondered if Tuoba Yan wasn't referring to the rain from falling into water, but the rain formed by a comet.
Was this the gift he mentioned?
Did this comet fly up from hell? Streaking across the sky and then returning underground? Well, it should be like that.
After all, Tuoba Yan was a general, and he must have had great power in the underworld.
Thinking this, Ah Jiu opened the divorce letter. Whether he was the son of a prince or Tuoba Yan, he was gone now and would never return. If Ye Qing caused her trouble, she would show her this divorce letter.
Opening it, Ah Jiu gasped. It only contained one sentence.
"Haha, I tricked you. As long as there's no divorce letter, we're still connected, right?"
Ah Jiu's face flushed with a mix of anger and embarrassment. She looked at the back, confirming it was indeed only that one sentence.
What was Tuoba Yan playing at? Did he really want to spend the rest of his life with her, without a third person?
"A divorce letter?"
Ah Jiu turned around abruptly and met her sister-in-law's surprised gaze. She quickly tucked it away. "It's nothing, sister-in-law."
"Let me see." Liu Cai'er snatched it and opened it. Although it was the same half-joking sentence, the words "divorce letter" were so blinding.
Liu Cai'er quickly closed the door. "Who did you marry? I haven't heard Father and Mother mention it."
"Sister-in-law, please keep your voice down." Ah Jiu's face felt as if it were on fire. She pushed open the window frame, confirmed everyone was asleep, and then explained the whole story.
Unexpectedly, Liu Cai'er didn't think Ah Jiu's move was clever. Instead, she poked Ah Jiu's forehead hard.
"You, you really are bold, marrying yourself without telling Father and Mother. Do you know what this means? You've chosen to spend your life with someone you don't love. Even if you planned it all out and want a divorce letter in the future, it means you'll be a widow."
Ah Jiu scratched her head, letting her sister-in-law admonish her.
"A young widow won't find a good family again. Even if you're lucky enough to find one, aren't you afraid Father and Mother will be so angry they die when they find out?"
Liu Cai'er had more to say to educate her sister-in-law, but seeing her obediently listen without retorting, her anger subsided considerably.
"Do you have any plans?"
"No. However, he's already gone and might never come back." Ah Jiu spoke the truth.
"Ah? Gone? Then isn't this worse than getting a divorce letter? If you want to marry again, the authorities will investigate and find you're still a married woman. Your chances are nil."
Liu Cai'er truly never expected that such an obedient little girl would do something so absurd and audacious.
"Sister-in-law, please don't be angry. In my heart, nothing is more important than the family being reunited and living well."
"Including sacrificing your lifelong happiness?"
"Yes." Ah Jiu pursed her lips resolutely. "So, I don't want any harm to come to anyone in the family. Now, the only one missing is Big Brother."
As soon as she said this, Liu Cai'er calmed down completely. She crumpled the useless piece of white paper in her hand.
"Don't get your hopes up about your big brother. That illness wouldn't have lasted this long. Who knows where he died."
Hearing this, Ah Jiu was filled with regret. "Sister-in-law, I misspoke."
"It's alright. I'm used to him being gone." Liu Cai'er turned to pack her bedding. "It will be one room for you and me. I didn't expect that after these two days, Ah Yuan has been so coaxed by Mother that he sticks to her. You've been tired for a few days too, hurry up and sleep."
Ah Jiu was truly exhausted and fell asleep as soon as she lay down.
The spiritual spring space.
Recently, the merit points had accumulated to over three hundred. On the semi-transparent wall suspended above the spiritual spring, two options appeared.
"In recognition of your recent diligent progress, Option 1: You can view the redemption menu for merit points in advance. Option 2: A random gift package will be given."