"Am...am I going...to the civil affairs bureau to get a divorce?"
"Haven't I already been through one divorce?"
"No, that's not right!"
"That wasn't something that actually happened, that took place in the future. I haven't divorced yet, I'm currently experiencing events that are to occur in the future!"
"I...
"Can I foresee the future?!"
...
Lan Dao City.
Inside a taxi.
A man and a woman sat in the backseat.
The man kept his head down, remaining silent.
The woman, though traditionally beautiful, wore a slight bruise on her face and her hair was slightly disheveled.
She stared blankly out of the window, her mind filled with memories from college, when this man had tirelessly pursued her, promising her all kinds of things.
In the end, all those memories shattered into pieces, forming the desperate and mocking smile at the corner of her lips.
Just yesterday, Lin Ming had a huge argument with his family, and even got into a physical fight with his own brother.
To Chen Jia, this was already nothing out of the ordinary. But the argument yesterday was the straw that broke the camel's back.
When Lin Ming fought with her little brother, Chen Sheng, he was accidentally pushed onto the table by Chen Sheng, hitting his head and passing out, only waking up two hours ago.
Chen Jia was truly terrified!
She feared that if this continued, someone might lose their life!
So, she decided to get a divorce.
Currently, they were on their way to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
The scenery around them hadn’t changed since they picked up their marriage certificate years ago, they were walking on the same familiar path.
However, now, what they are about to receive is a divorce certificate.
Isn't that ironic!!!
...
Lin Ming lifted his head, looking at the woman next to him with a sorrowful expression.
The various bruises and wounds on her face and body made Lin Ming's heart ache.
"Slap!"
Suddenly, Lin Ming lifted his hand, giving himself a harsh slap.
Damn it, he was a bastard! A beast!
Such a beautiful and virtuous wife, who devoted herself to me wholeheartedly, has borne countless violent abuses from me over the past few years!
Damn it!!!
The older cab driver was startled by Lin Ming's sudden outburst.
Chen Jia also came out of her daze.
However, she just gave Lin Ming a bland look and turned her head to look out of the window again.
How many times has this happened?
This ridiculous attempt to seek her forgiveness has already become a common occurrence, hasn't it?
"Young man..."
The old cab driver, who had held his tongue for a while, finally said, "Actually, all these domestic trivialities are nothing but minor issues. After marrying into the family, a woman is supposed to share your good fortune. As an upright man, we should pick ourselves up from where we've fallen, no matter what, we cannot lay a hand on a woman, don't you think?"
The old cab driver, having seen much life, had a fair idea of what was going on between Lin Ming and Chen Jia as soon as they got on the car and stated their destination.
Little did he know, his words nearly choked Lin Ming.
That's right...
When Chen Jia initially refused numerous suitors and agreed to marry him, the light in her eyes was something Lin Ming would never forget.
It was anticipation for the future, expectation of him!
But why?
"Why have I become like this!!!"
"Even if we don't live a rich and prosperous life, just living an ordinary life, she would bear no grudges. But the way I treated her…”
As Lin Ming thought of this, he was engulfed in guilt. He slapped himself over and over.
"That's enough!"
Finally, Chen Jia spoke, "I have watched and forgiven this charade of yours countless times. But all it led to was you intensifying your actions."
It was hard to imagine the level of anger and disappointment in Chen Jia when she uttered these words in such a calm tone.
"If someone changes for the better, it's considered a good thing. Isn't there an old saying, 'A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold.'…”
The cabbie snuck a peek at Chen Jia.
He understood, 'Unless you have tasted bitterness, do not counsel others to be good.' That's as much as he could help.
Sadly, Chen Jia seemed to not hear him.
Ten minutes later, the taxi pulled over.
The high-rise building of the Civil Affairs Bureau came into view.
Lin Ming wanted to pay the taxi fare, but he searched all over and found out that he was out of cash, with only one and a half yuan left in his WeChat.
All of his possessions were gambled away…
"Sir, here's your taxi fare."
Chen Jia took out ten yuan and walked straight on.
Lin Ming also wanted to get off the bus, but heard the driver uncle said: "Young man, where can you find such a good woman? You must cherish her, don't be like me, I took a detour when I was young, and now it's too late to regret it!"
Lin Ming hesitated for a moment, then said, "Master, turn left at the next intersection."
"Huh? Aren't you getting off?" The driver uncle was a bit confused.
"I am getting off, but you have to turn left, or to put it another way, you absolutely cannot go straight, got it?"
Seeing the puzzled expression on the driver's face, Lin Ming added: "Even if you don't listen to me, after you get hit, you have to get out of the car quickly, otherwise you will be swallowed by a big fire."
After saying these words, Lin Ming got off the bus and shut the door.
"You young man, I kindly remind you, but you curse me? No good deed goes unpunished, bad luck!"
The driver uncle thought Lin Ming was unhappy with what he said, not taking his warning seriously and continued to drive straight ahead.
The next intersection wasn't far, about a hundred meters away, and the light was green.
However, just as the taxi was passing the intersection, a dump truck suddenly rushed out from the right lane!
"Doosh!"
There was the hasty sound of brakes.
Right after, with a loud "Boom," the taxi was pushed more than ten meters, almost flipping over.
Fortunately, the driver was wearing a seatbelt, and it was the passenger side that got hit, so he wasn't seriously injured.
With his mind buzzing in confusion, the driver suddenly thought of Lin Ming's last words before he got out of the car.
At God's mercy, he unbuckled the seat belt and quickly got out of the car.
Just as he got out of the car, the vehicle's fuel tank burst into flames unexpectedly.
In disbelief, the driver watched as the fire erupted, engulfing the entire car.
"This..."
The driver swallowed hard, unconsciously looking towards the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
That young man who enabled him to cheat death had already disappeared.
"A deity?"
The word sprung up in the driver's mind.
...
Civil Affairs Bureau.
Waiting Hall.
"Are you sure you're okay now?" Chen Jia asked, referring to his head.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Lin Ming confirmed.
Not only was he fine, but the crash had given him an epiphany and more shockingly, the ability to foresee the future!
Chen Jia took a small sigh of relief, "That's good. I can rest easy then."
Before Lin Ming could respond, Chen Jia continued: "I've calculated it, our total debt is 820,000 yuan, half and half for us. Although you are the one who owes it, we are husband and wife after all, it's also our common debt. My brother overdid it, I apologize on his behalf."
After a slight pause, Chen Jia took a deep breath, appearing to muster all her strength, and stared at Lin Ming intensely.
"Xuan Xuan is only four years old, let her stay with me, consider it a favor I'm asking of you, can you?"
