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Once upon a time, a female college student studied Chinese because she accidentally went to an internship in a department with high power. Maybe she wrote beautifully, had a gentle personality, or some other factors, but she was favored by the department leaders. After graduation, she was specially recruited to be a secretary.

At that time, the leader and his wife lived in separate places, and his wife was sick for a long time and no one was taking care of her. She happened to be single and good at housework, so she served her from her job to her. After a while, the two of them had a relationship and soon had a secret relationship.

A few years later, she gave birth to a girl, and two years later, the leader's wife died of serious illness and died.

This relationship was despised by the entire family, and she was indeed interfering with the leader's marriage and was never recognized. Even if his wife died of illness, not only the family, but even his allies warned him not to remarry, otherwise it would cast a shadow on his future. In other words, she is still a marginal person who is not recognized in the leader's family until now, and she did not give up and stubbornly followed the leader, no matter how many times she was criticized and excluded. She wanted to gain a place in the family with her own efforts.

"She is my mother, that girl is me, an illegitimate daughter," Zhao Yaoyao said mutely, "After he was transferred from the provincial capital - I never called his father. I don't have this word in my dictionary. My mother insisted on following her, but I didn't want to stay under someone else's roof, so I stayed alone in the provincial capital. Later, to get rid of her, I simply came to the Huanghai..."

"So why did she suddenly run here? Did she know about you and me? What does she mean when she said there was something else?" Fang Sheng simply broke the casserole and asked to the end.

Zhao Yaoyao sighed long and said, "The last time there was a lot of noise in the provincial capital, not only me, but Bai Ling might have been under pressure from her family... My mother has a lot of eyes and ears, so she naturally collected my situation. When I learned that I saw your parents, I was very anxious and came directly to Huanghai. My marriage is actually a marriage for everyone in a big family like him, and Bai Ling is the same. Everyone's marriage is an investment, either for marriage, for exchange, or for refuge, but there is no love. My mother's wishful thinking is that as long as I marry as a chess piece in the family, it will not only enhance the family's strength, but also consolidate her status... Ridiculously, what is the status? She will never be able to figure it out in her life!"

It is precisely because she was bullied since childhood and could not receive normal family affection and care that she developed her cold, arrogant, and lonely personality? Fang Sheng thought of this and kissed her with even more pity and said softly:

"As long as we truly love each other, there is no external force to break up. As for the means, let them use it to their fullest, I don't care about losing it at all!"

"You have never seen their thunderous means. They are extremely cruel and never ruthless against the enemy," she murmured, "but I don't care. As long as you hold me like this and love me..."

Seeing that there were people passing by in the community, Fang Sheng looked at him in surprise and said, "Go out for a walk."

"Um."

The two of them held hands from the back door of the community to the street and walked along the street. After about ten minutes, they turned around the corner and were in front of the church.

Zhao Yaoyao stopped and looked at the church in a daze.

"Do you believe in God?" she asked.

"Don't believe it."

"I don't believe it either, but..."

Fang Sheng looked at her strangely, and she suddenly said, "Let's get engaged."

He immediately guessed that Zhao Yaoyao felt extremely insecure at this time, and needed to prove the relationship between the two through a ceremony to comfort his emotions, without hesitation:

"It's so cheap, I haven't officially proposed to you yet."

At that moment, the two of them happily went to the nearby shopping mall to choose a pair of engagement rings. Zhao Yaoyao also bought a white long skirt for wedding dress. Fang Sheng chose a formal suit. After dressing up, he went straight to the church with his hands. When he arrived at the door, he suddenly "stopped" and suddenly stopped. Bai Ling was wearing sunglasses and stopped in front of the two of them in a jeep.

"What the hell are you two doing?" she said dissatisfied, "I have sent out two groups of guys who want to make moves, and I have no energy to fight again."

Fang Sheng apologized: "I'm sorry, something happened tonight..."

He suddenly remembered Bai Ling's strange question when he was on the phone, and realized that with her energy, he must have known that Zhao Yaoyao's mother came to Huanghai, and there would be unpleasant conversations between mother and daughter, so he asked himself to eat hot pot to avoid getting involved.

Bai Ling's eyes swept away Zhao Yaoyao's face with sharp eyes, and thought to himself that it was true, and said in a gentle tone: "Send you back?"

Zhao Yaoyao shook his head and said to Bai Ling suddenly: "Can you ask for something?"

She had never spoken so politely, and Bai Ling raised her eyebrows in confusion.

Zhao Yaoyao continued: "Can you be the witness of Fang Sheng's engagement?"

"Ah!" Bai Ling was suddenly out of reach, and her sunglasses slid to the tip of her nose. She looked at the two of them in surprise. It turned out that they were under a lot of pressure and wanted to make a decision for their entire lives!

Fang Sheng thought it was right. It was too deserted for only two people to get engaged in the church. After all, Bai Ling joined it, he said, "A temporary decision, sincere invitation."

Bai Ling grew up in a special environment since childhood. She has the elements of being generous, rough and carefree. Sometimes she doesn't have time to think about it and make a decision. Originally, with her thoughts, it was impossible for her to become a beautiful thing for Zhao Yaoyao, but she knew that Zhao Yaoyao would definitely be under tremendous pressure tonight, and with Zhao Yaoyao's arrogant and indifferent temperament, she actually asked softly for help. In addition, Fang Sheng's tone contained the meaning of asking her to fulfill her. She didn't think much about it at the moment, saying:

"You should not be careless about marriage matters. You'd better be more cautious."

Fang Sheng smiled and said, "Being mature and polite is not your style."

Zhao Yaoyao also looked at her with anticipation, and Bai Ling shrugged: "Since I have thought about it, I will cooperate."

Facts have proved that this was a decision that made Bai Ling regretted and annoyed for the rest of her life, and also caused her great trouble and trouble. However, her personality determines her destiny. Many times, everyone's choices at time nodes are inevitable, and destiny can never be avoided.

There is a pastor on duty in the church. Fang Sheng explained the origin and paid the fee. The pastor turned on the lights and placed the Bible on the ritual stand. Fang Sheng stood on the left of the pastor, Zhao Yaoyao stood on the right, and Bai Ling acted as the watcher and witness.

The inquiries and announcements that should be held at the engagement ceremony will naturally be exempted, and the pastor will directly enter the call process:

"Two loving newcomers, today we will hold a sacred engagement ceremony for you two in this solemn and holy church in front of God and the congregation. Marriage is extremely precious and established by God. Therefore, we must not be careless and respectful, and we must achieve this great event in life."

Zhao Yaoyao lowered his head and glanced at Fang Sheng, his heart full of sweetness and happiness, and he had long since thrown the conflict with his mother abroad. At this time, Bai Ling had already begun to regret it, feeling that he should not be unable to suppress his temper and appear at the church door, nor should he agree to testify for the two of them casually.

When she heard the tone of the pastor's dignity, she suddenly realized that this was not a child's house play. It was a solemn and important ceremony. It would have a great impact on the other party Sheng, Zhao Yaoyao and herself!

I seemed to be wrong... Bai Ling thought to himself.

The call ended, and the pastor continued to pray:

"God, we thank you for this joyful wedding; thank you for being with us all the time; thank you for this important wedding day; thank you for this important moment; in the name of Christ the Holy Spirit. Amen!"

Fang Sheng and Zhao Yaoyao recited at the same time: "Amen!"

The pastor entered the exhortation session again:

"In the presence of God, I exhort the two newcomers to remember that love and faithfulness are the cornerstones of joy and eternity. You must always keep the solemn oath you have made, and unswervingly seek and follow the will of the Father. Your life will be happy, harmonious and happy forever; the families you have established in the future will be able to withstand any changes."

Hearing the word "change", Fang Sheng and Zhao Yaoyao looked at each other, and both looked firm.

Then there is the most important engagement link, the pastor solemnly said:

"Groom Fang Sheng, are you willing to marry Miss Zhao Yaoyao as your wife, live with your partner as a lover, love and respect her? Are you willing to be equal with her and share happiness, pain, victory and happiness together?"

Fang Sheng said solemnly: "I do."

After hearing this, Bai Ling understood what was wrong before: the two were engaged, and it was obviously a Western-style wedding in advance!

The pastor asked again: "Bride Zhao Yaoyao, are you the wife of Mr. Fang Sheng, live with your partner as a lover, love him, respect him? Are you willing to be equal with him and share happiness, pain, victory, and happiness together?"

Zhao Yaoyao's voice was clear and gentle: "I do."

After completing the engagement, the two parties exchanged vows and exchanged engagement rings under the witness of the pastor. Finally, the pastor officially declared:

"Fang Sheng and Zhao Yaoyao have made a sworn before God and the congregation, and they join hands with each other. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I declare these two unmarried couples. Bless you, the Lord is with you. May the merciful and generous Lord be favored by you. The Lord will bring blessings to you and keep you peaceful!"

The pastor paused and smiled again, "Mr. Fang Sheng, you can kiss your fiancée."

Fang Sheng and Zhao Yaoyao, who had already burst into tears, hugged each other affectionately and kissed each other deeply. Although they had kissed them countless times before, this time was particularly holy and solemn, as if the two had really become husband and wife.

The pastor glanced at Bai Ling, who was stunned by the side, and reminded: "Relatives and friends can applaud."

Bai Ling woke up from a dream, applauding bitterly, and at the same time, a string in her heart seemed to be broken with a "bang" and could not be connected.

"Now I am honored to introduce to you that the engagement ceremony of Fang Sheng and Zhao Yaoyao has been completed." The pastor announced with a smile on his face.

When they stepped out of the church, the cold wind blew on their faces, all three of them shivered. They felt that they had a dream just now, and Bai Ling was most willing to wake up, while Fang Sheng and Zhao Yaoyao hoped to stay in the dream longer.

Without saying anything, Zhao Yaoyao changed his original clothes in the car, and Bai Ling drove the car to Wanghai Community without asking.

When she got off the car, Zhao Yaoyao hugged Fang Sheng tightly and whispered: "I'll call you tomorrow." With the engagement ceremony tonight, she has more confidence and strength to fight against her mother.
Chapter completed!