"Si Yu, thank you for acknowledging me." Meng Jin was excited, he thought Mo Siyu would stop him from being with Mo Xiaolin.
"I'm doing this for my mom." Mo Siyu turned his gaze towards Mo Xiaolin and said, "Mom, if he dares to treat you badly, I will fight for you with my life."
"Okay." Mo Xiaolin smiled happily, having her husband and son, and a sensible and well-behaved future daughter-in-law, Mo Xiaolin felt this trip to Jing City was truly worth it.
"Xiaolin, come home with me today," Meng Jin just started speaking.
Mo Siyu looked at Meng Jin disapprovingly.
Meng Jin quickly explained, "We haven't seen each other in so many years, we should talk properly. It's inconvenient at your place since you said not to disclose our relationship. If I stay here, wouldn't others guess?"
"We won't go back to the Meng family house, I have an apartment in Jianan Prefecture, it has been mine for a long time, although I've never lived there, but it's been cleaned, let's go there," said Meng Jin.
Tang Yue exclaimed in surprise, "So, we will be neighbors in the future?"
"Si Yu's matrimonial home is also bought there," Mo Xiaolin explained with a smile, "I came here this time to help them fix up the matrimonial house properly."
After Meng Jin asked where their building was, Meng Jin said, "Then I should be just across the street from you, we are in another row, number 128."
"Xiaolin, let's go," Meng Jin said so.
Mo Siyu was about to speak when Meng Jin said, "Si Yu, get along well with Xiao Yue, don't bully her."
Meng Jin reminded, "Your mom and I are a married couple who had a ceremony; it's normal for us to live together."
Meng Jin couldn't wait to take Mo Xiaolin away immediately.
Mo Xiaolin was somewhat embarrassed, being spoken about so openly by Meng Jin made Mo Xiaolin somewhat bashful, Tang Yue and Mo Siyu specifically escorted Mo Xiaolin to the company entrance, saw her into the car, then returned to the company building.
Jianan Prefecture, 128.
"Xiaolin, I'll give you the keys tomorrow, from now on this is our home," Meng Jin said happily, "This house was left to me by my grandmother, I've always been looking forward to you moving in, and now that wish has finally come true."
"Yes, I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime," Mo Xiaolin looked at Meng Jin, also extremely excited.
She was too excited today.
"Me too," Meng Jin held Mo Xiaolin's hand as they looked around their new home, eventually reaching the bedroom, which was decorated in a way Mo Xiaolin liked. Everything she couldn't have in Jin City, Meng Jin had made it a reality for her.
The large bed in natural wood color, covered with her favorite duvet, a large wardrobe, and a beautiful dressing table that resembled something a noble lady from ancient times might have. The room, maintained regularly, was very clean and pretty, the only thing missing was a bit of life.
The dressing table, spotlessly clean, was void of any items.
"Brother Jin, why didn't you come to find me all these years?" Mo Xiaolin's voice choked up, she turned around, her gaze falling on Meng Jin's face.
"I did look for you," Meng Jin stepped forward and took her hand, apologizing, "It's just that, in Jiang Province there are two Wangjiang Counties, the other one is Wangjiang County too, as in thriving Wang, I was searching there. Back then, there was a lot of chaos, many people died, your old Si, and the school records, all were gone, I searched in Wangjiang County for over twenty years, and around its vicinity too, but I never found you."
"We haven't discussed that yet." Tang Yue said smiling, truly feeling too...unaccustomed to Meng Jin's demeanor.
Feeling content, Meng Jin returned to the company and after finishing his work, he took the trip to the city with Mo Xiaolin to apply for a new marriage certificate, calling it a re-application but actually getting a new one.
This time when Mo Xiaolin came here, she was planning to let Mo Siyu and Tang Yue register their marriage and intended to settle here long-term, so she brought all the necessary documents.
When the red marriage certificate was in Mo Xiaolin's hands, with her silly grinning photo on it, Mo Xiaolin felt like she was dreaming.
She had found Brother Jin, and they had just applied for a new marriage certificate.
"Xiaolin, from now on, we are officially husband and wife." Meng Jin also felt blissfully like he was walking on clouds. The former him only felt the world was dark and could see no path ahead, but now, he found life as flourishing and lustrous, his lips curling into a smile unwittingly.
"Brother Jin, am I dreaming?" Mo Xiaolin couldn't help but pinch herself, which hurt.
"Xiaolin, pinch me." Meng Jin said, seeing her arm turn red from pinching, he couldn't help feeling heartache: "Xiaolin, you're not dreaming. We really have reunited and even got our marriage certificate back."
"But..."
Mo Xiaolin still felt somewhat incredulous.
At night, Meng Jin and Mo Xiaolin worked together cooking.
Meng Jin washed the vegetables, Mo Xiaolin cut them, Mo Xiaolin fried them, and Meng Jin handed her dishes and such.

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