On the day of the divorce, I became Qin Shao's darling.

This type of brocade box can only be a ring.

Upon opening it, sure enough, a dazzling diamond ring lay inside the sapphire blue brocade box.

The main diamond was the size of a pigeon's egg, and its fire was as dazzling as fireworks.

Lin Xiwei's eyes widened as she turned to look at him. "You, what... what do you mean?"

"I've made an appointment for 9 a.m. tomorrow to get our marriage certificate. This is your wedding ring; you can wear it from now on, it'll save you a lot of trouble."

Qin Jiamo said it casually, as if getting a marriage certificate and giving someone a pigeon egg were as casual as a passing breeze or rain.

"This diamond ring is too expensive, and it's dangerous to wear it. I don't want it." Lin Xiwei closed the brocade box and returned it to him.

"You're overthinking it. This is a domestically made diamond ring, very cheap. Just wear it for fun."

"Really?" Lin Xiwei asked in disbelief.

Qin Jiamo opened the brocade box, took her hand, and put the brocade on her hand. "It really is from Henan."

After he put it on, he held Lin Xiwei's hand and held it up to admire it closely. "Not bad, it's so realistic, quite pretty."

Lin Xiwei was skeptical.

She wanted to see the brand, but there was no logo on the velvet box.

Look at your hands again—

She has fair skin and long, slender fingers, and looks really beautiful in it.

"What did you just say? We're going to get our marriage certificate tomorrow?" Lin Xiwei suddenly remembered the key point in his words and turned around to ask.

"Yes, I'm only free tomorrow morning this week."

After Qin Jiamo finished speaking, seeing that she remained silent, he asked again, "What's wrong? Haven't you decided yet?"

Thinking about Junjun's situation and the need to get pregnant as soon as possible, Lin Xiwei secretly made up her mind, "No, I've already thought it through, let's do it tomorrow then."

She looked at the diamond ring on her finger again, still hesitant: "Is this real or fake? Don't lie to me, it would be terrible if I lost it."

She wanted to take it off.

But Qin Jiamo stopped her from taking it off, saying, "Keep it on. It's okay if you lose it; we can just buy a pound of it wholesale."

"..." Lin Xiwei stared at him, speechless with surprise.

This is the first time I've heard the term "wholesale" used to describe buying a pigeon-egg diamond ring.

One pound more!

She gradually came to believe that this might really be a "fake" artificially grown diamond.

Then wear it.

"We'll get our marriage certificate tomorrow morning, and then I have to go back to the law firm. I'll try to leave work early in the afternoon and come pick you up."

Qin Jiamo held her hand with the diamond ring, gently stroking it, his voice warm and gentle.

"Tonight we're going to Uncle Meng's place. I'll invite Meng Junhe, and you should invite your best friend too. We'll have a meal together to celebrate. This weekend, we'll go back to the old house. Relatives and elders who are free will come back to witness this."

After Qin Jiamo finished explaining, he looked at her, seeking her opinion.

"Okay," Lin Xiwei nodded, and added, "Actually, it's fine even if we don't do these things, I understand."

After all, it hasn't even been 100 days since my loved one passed away, so I'm not in the mood to celebrate.

"A simple meal is fine, but the wedding will probably have to wait three years."

Lin Xiwei said directly, "There's no need to hold a wedding; it's a waste of time and money."

Qin Jiamo raised an eyebrow and said sourly, "You've already done it, so of course you don't care. This is my first marriage, and I haven't experienced what it's like to be a groom yet."

Well, Lin Xiwei hadn't expected this.

She couldn't help but smile. "In that case... I'll leave everything to you."

Since it doesn't cost her any money, she can just wait to be a beautiful bride.

With her marriage plans finalized once again, Lin Xiwei was filled with mixed emotions.

I wonder if this marriage will allow us to hold hands and grow old together.

That evening, Lin Xiwei sent Chu Qing a picture of the diamond ring, which shocked Chu Qing so much that she immediately called and screamed.

"That diamond is so big, it must be worth millions! Attorney Qin is so incredibly generous to you!"

Lin Xiwei said, "These are artificially cultivated, and they're not expensive. Qin Jiamo said they can be sold wholesale by weight."

"How could that be? Have him buy a pound for me wholesale and let me see." Chu Qing didn't believe this explanation.

Lin Xiwei smiled and didn't explain further, simply announcing, "We're getting our marriage certificate tomorrow. Are you free tomorrow night? Let's have dinner together to celebrate."

"My best friend married a tycoon, I have to make time for her!" Chu Qing exclaimed excitedly.

"Okay, I'll send you the address tomorrow."

Before the phone call was over, Qin Jiamo came out of the bathroom carrying Junjun.

Since her uncle came along, the little one no longer calls for her mother when doing many things, but habitually looks for her uncle instead.

"You go back to sleep tonight. His fever has subsided. I'll stay with him," Lin Xiwei said to Qin Jiamo as she put down her phone.

Before the man could reply, Junjun said, "Mom, go back. Uncle, stay and keep me company."

Lin Xiwei explained, "Uncle is busy tomorrow, so he needs to get a good rest tonight."

"Aren't we going to get our marriage certificate tomorrow morning? Why are we running around like this? We'll just sleep here tonight. My parents will come over early tomorrow morning, and we'll go back to shower and change before going to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

On such an important day, one must pay attention to one's image; Qin Jiamo had already arranged everything.

Lin Xiwei seemed to be thinking of something, her lips pursed in a half-smile, and her face inexplicably flushed.

"Alright, I'll do as you say." She glanced at the man, looking even more hesitant.

Qin Jiamo stayed with the child, but also glanced in her direction.

As if he could read the blush on her face, the man's eyes darkened instantly, and his Adam's apple bobbed.

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The next day, as expected, the two elders of the Qin family arrived at the hospital early.

Lin Xiwei took two hours off and went home with Qin Jiamo to change clothes.

On the way, she hesitated for a while, then changed the subject, "Wouldn't it be closer to get to your place from the hospital?"

Qin Jiamo was driving when he heard this and looked at her. "What's wrong? Do you want to come to my place?"

"It's closer, which will save time."

Besides, there's no one there, so it's more convenient for him to do whatever he wants.

But Qin Jiamo said, "I don't have any of your clothes there."

Oh!

Lin Xiwei suddenly remembered that they mainly went back to change clothes and tidy up.

"Forget it, let's just go back to Greentown," Lin Xiwei said, pretending not to care, though she was actually a little disappointed.

During this period, they either stayed at the hospital to take care of each other at night, or one of them stayed at the hospital while the other went home.

This just proves what Qin Jiamo said that day: "living apart in different places."

I want to do something, but I can't find the time.

She had been thinking of going back to shower and change, so perhaps...

But in broad daylight, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Lan were at the Greentown Villa—even if the villa was big enough, she couldn't accept that Aunt Zhou and Aunt Lan didn't show up at all.

Qin Jiamo pursed his lips, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

Then, without saying a word, he took out his phone and made a call.

"Aunt Zhou, you and Aunt Lan should take a break and go home for a while. You can come back to work when Junjun is discharged from the hospital."

Lin Xiwei was so startled by his phone call that she turned around abruptly and stared at him with wide eyes.

After Qin Jiamo finished giving instructions, he hung up the phone and glanced back at her, his smile becoming even more wicked.

"Now it's all good, no one's home anymore, you can go back and do whatever you want." He said, his sexy and charming smile barely concealed.