The game's heroine has come true? The aloof school beauty is in tears.

Lu Yuan stood up.

Xu Zhixiao remained seated on the ground, sensing the atmosphere of parting in their words.

She asked, "Are you leaving?"

"My work is finished."

"You really never thought about marrying me."

"I'm not lying."

Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Do you remember the plan we discussed?"

"Remember."

Xu Zhixiao nodded and said, "Let's disappear for a few days to go on our honeymoon and visit your hometown. Then your grandfather will be sick, and you'll need to stay home to take care of him for a few days. My honeymoon is ending, so I need to rush back to work."

"No problem."

Lu Yuan stood up, dusted himself off, took off his suit jacket, and walked out the door.

Turning back, she added, "The bill's settled, Ms. Xu."

His flippant tone suggested he had reverted to his previous self.

Xu Zhixiao caught up with him: "Lu Yuan, haven't you ever even considered getting married?"

"no."

"Then how do you explain this wedding?"

"This is a business transaction; from today onwards, my net worth will skyrocket."

Lu Yuan looked up at the ceiling, as if dreaming of getting rich: "From now on, I'll be a tourist attraction myself, understand, bro?"

"So this was all a transaction from beginning to end, right?" Xu Zhixiao repeated again, "Because my parents are going to die, you agreed to stage a wedding for me, it was all fake."

"right."

"it is good."

Perhaps those people clinking glasses in the banquet hall.

I never dreamed that the newlyweds would be staging a scene of parting ways right at the door.

This also serves as a reminder to the audience.

Things on the internet are just for reference; don't take them too seriously.

Xu Zhixiao watched Lu Yuan's figure recede into the distance.

He lowered his head, took a deep breath, and walked towards the banquet hall door.

She had no complaints about it, because some relationships are wrong from the start.

It's like those guys who obsessively go to bars to find true love, only to end up crying and complaining that they met a jerk.

A matchmaking agency can only take you to one wedding at most.

The matchmaker's work ends the moment the ceremony is completed.

No matter how grand and glamorous the wedding was, her life afterward had nothing to do with the matchmaking agency.

...

Xu Zhixiao composed herself and went to her parents.

The Xu couple were all smiles.

Old Xu even showed off his skills to his relatives, beaming with joy.

Seeing their daughter standing behind them, the couple both looked puzzled: "Why are you alone? Where's Xiaolu?"

"Dad, Mom, come out for a moment, I have something to tell you."

"Perfect timing, we also have something to tell you."

"Then you two go first."

Xu Zhixiao stood quietly by the stage, looking at her wedding photo displayed on the hotel's large screen.

Awaiting judgment from fate.

"The wedding procession was too simplified; they even forgot to address each other as 'Dad.' Quickly call Xiao Lu over." Old Xu grinned and pulled a large red envelope from his bag, waving it in front of him twice: "Tell him that calling him 'Dad' wasn't for nothing; he'll get a big red envelope."

"Let's not talk about him for now."

"Whose business is this if not his on his wedding day?" Old Xu, clearly having been allowed a couple of drinks today, spoke with a light, airy tone: "You two should just stick together and get on the baby-making agenda. Dad's got the money!"

"What are you saying, Lao Xu! You can't drink anymore!"

Xu's mother patted Old Xu on the shoulder, signaling him to stop talking.

This time it was her turn to speak: "Honey, besides this, your parents also have something they want to talk to you about."

"Go ahead and tell me, Mom."

"My parents' medical check-up reports came back, and they have some minor health problems."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixiao's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded gravely.

"I guessed it."

"Mom knows you probably guessed it."

Xu's mother sighed, put her arm around her daughter's shoulder, and patted her on the shoulder:

"As you know, your parents have taken great care of their health over the years and haven't been sick at all, so your father and I were a little worried when this happened..."

"What exactly is this illness, Mom?"

"The condition is quite complicated, and it's a bit difficult to say anything at this time. Your dad knows more about it, so you should let him speak."

Xu's mother patted Old Xu on the shoulder again.

But Old Xu didn't get up; he lay down on the chair and started snoring away.

I don't know how I fell asleep so quickly.

Xu Zhixiao's heart sank to the bottom, and she no longer cared about any professional analysis.

To get straight to the point:

"Mom, just tell me what you know. You don't need to use such technical terms; I can understand."

"Primary hypertension, reflux gastritis..."

I listened as my mom slowly read out a whole bunch of disease names.

Xu Zhixiao's eyes widened.

"Mom, if you go out on the street and randomly pick ten elderly people, seven of them will have these diseases on their medical reports."

Isn't this ridiculous?!

What's there to worry about with this geriatric syndrome!

"Mom, these illnesses aren't related to dying, are they?"

"Who said we're going to die?"

Xu's mother raised her head in confusion, somewhat puzzled: "I've hardly ever been to a hospital in my life. Your father always took care of me when I was sick. I don't know anything about these things. What your father said sounded quite scary, so I agreed to go on this trip."

"Staying temporarily?"

"Yes, your dad said we've been busy our whole lives, and now we're old and sick, so we should let our kids get married sooner. That way, we can travel around and see the world, before we can't travel anymore."

"Where is he referring to as a 'stay-at-home' destination?"

"Sanya, Yantai, Dalian..."

"He wanted to go fishing!"

Xu Zhixiao gritted her teeth and moved closer to her father.

"Stop pretending, Dad, wake up."

"Oh dear, look, drinking has led to trouble; he even fell asleep right away."

"Dad! I understand you're eager for me to get married, but why did you tell Lu Yuan you were going to die?"

Xu Zhixiao simply couldn't understand it.

They're all so old.

They actually joked about things like life and death.

"If I hadn't said that, would you two be where you are today?"

Old Xu thought there was nothing wrong with what he said.

His behavior is indeed somewhat inhumane, but he has been using normal methods for several years.

LOL, she'll never get married.

Knowing he couldn't keep up the act any longer, he stopped pretending.

He doesn't pretend in this matter, and he doesn't pretend in other matters either.

He immediately took out his phone to show the ticket:

"The 'change of address' fee I just gave you is considered a subsidy for your honeymoon. From today onwards, you are Old Lu's daughter-in-law. We'll keep to ourselves, and you can leave me and your mother to your own devices wherever we go."

"Dad, you..."

Xu Zhixiao was so angry she almost laughed, and leaned back in her chair to calm herself down.

Good news, it wasn't a misdiagnosis.

Better news, even healthier than a misdiagnosis.

She was actually happy; what could be more important than her parents' health?

She wanted to share it with Lu Yuan.

But there was no reason.

"Ah Xiao, your husband is still hiding something from you. Be careful, he might be hiding money from you later." Old Xu's old friend, Old Meng, also drunk, chimed in, "He already knew about this."

"When?"

"I asked your dad for Xiaolu's contact information a long time ago, thinking about starting a twilight romance, but Xiaolu has been too busy and hasn't had time for me," Old Meng replied. (Chapter 135)

Seven days ago, he suddenly invited me to the matchmaking corner and set me up with a blind date. He kept subtly asking me about my father's illness. (Chapter 186)

"You just tell him when he asks?" Old Xu was very dissatisfied with his old friend's betrayal.

But Lao Meng chuckled awkwardly: "The blind date he found is exactly what I wanted. You wouldn't believe how elegant she is."

Xu Zhixiao listened to all of this.

Mixed feelings.

He already knew?