Fu Mingxue left without another word.
’I can’t just tell her to her face that they’re not a good match, can I?’
’What would people think? They’d assume I, her sister-in-law, don’t want her to get married!’
As for setting her up on a blind date?
’That’s out of the question.’
’At most, the next time I see my sister-in-law, I’ll mention that there’s someone who wants to go on a blind date with her.’
’Whether she accepts or not will be her own decision.’
’If she says no, I absolutely won’t try to convince her otherwise.’
’Everyone has their own path to walk.’
She hadn’t stayed at the base too late on New Year’s Eve, getting off work at ten.
The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Fu Mingxue took the rare opportunity to sleep in.
She saw someone as she was getting up and leaving her dorm.
She was pleasantly surprised.
"Sis, what are you doing here?"
Qin Wenying’s expression held no such pleasant surprise.
Instead, she looked haggard. "I’m passing through on my way back to Beijing. Do you need to head back? Grandfather passed away last night."
The words left Fu Mingxue stunned.
"You mean Grandfather... he—" ’I didn’t mishear her, did I? Is that what she meant?’
Qin Wenying nodded, her face grief-stricken. "Yes, Grandfather passed away last night. I couldn’t get through to your phone here, so I drove overnight to let you know."
Fu Mingxue truly hadn’t expected this. ’Grandfather’s health seemed perfectly fine. How could he be gone just like that?’
’And last night, of all times.’
Just then, Qin Wenying spoke again. "If you really can’t get away from work, then—"
How could Fu Mingxue possibly not go back?
She said at once, "I’ll go back with you. Just give me an hour."
Although Grandfather’s death filled her with sorrow, she had to hand off her work first.

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