Tang Yu and the old man looked at her in surprise.
Tang Yu naturally believed her unconditionally. So, when she said this, he thought about it and guessed most of it.
The old man said, "But the email the police received was from your email address, and it was sent from your grandfather's villa in Country J. The IP address was also correct."
Song Zhixing was slightly stunned for a moment, and she seemed to have thought of something in her mind. She looked at Tang Yu. Before Tang Yu asked, she had already explained eagerly: "Although I don't know what went wrong, I really never did it. I won't inform the media to frame you."
"I know." Tang Yu only said three simple words, his eyes full of trust.
She held his hand, looked up, and looked at him sincerely, "I admit that I really thought about reporting it, but... I was afraid that you would be embarrassed, so in the end I did nothing."
Tang Yu squeezed her hand, which was tense because of her anxiety, and said, "I believe you."
After that, he put his arm around her shoulders, held her possessively in front of him, and turned to the old man, "Grandpa, you heard it too—this matter, from beginning to end, has nothing to do with her. I don't think you have any reason to stop us from being together anymore."
The old man knew that the second son was determined to marry Xingxing. He believed whatever she said without even doing any investigation - "Since it's not Xingxing, we have to know where this email came from."
"No need to ask, there will be no other candidate except Li Qiming." Tang Yu looked confident.
The old man snorted, "That stinky old man!"
His eyes turned to Song Zhixing, and she looked thoughtful and lost, but she didn't say anything else. Tang Yu patted Song Zhixing on the shoulder and said, "Go have breakfast, we're going to the Civil Affairs Bureau soon."
"Okay." She turned and went to the restaurant. She thought about the email again and sighed. It was indeed as my second uncle said. Apart from my grandfather, no one else would do such a thing.
Because she was somewhat bothered by the past, she had hardly contacted her grandfather in the past few years. However, she also knew that it was not easy for the Li family to separate from the Tang family in the past few years. Although she did not succeed in marrying Chi Huan in the end, the Li family still relied on the Chi family. However, the good times did not last long. The Li family was unwilling to be controlled by the Tang family, so how could they be willing to rely on the Chi family? Therefore, the Li family was about to declare bankruptcy. However, before declaring bankruptcy, the Tang family ignored the past grudges and took advantage of it to save the Li family.
"What are you thinking about?" Tang Yu came in, pulled out a chair and sat down beside her.
Song Zhixing came back to his senses, cut a piece of the ham he had taken a bite of, and put it into his mouth, "I didn't expect grandpa to have this trick."
"Even I didn't think of it, how could you think of it?"
"Then will you blame me?" Tang Yu put down his fork and talked to him seriously about the past.
"Why do you blame me?"
"If I hadn't been so stubborn, maybe... Grandpa wouldn't have had the chance to take advantage of the situation. Your mother wouldn't have... And my father..." Song Zhixing's eyes darkened when she said this. In fact, she also found it hard to accept those unbearable things in the past.
"Xingxing, the past is over, don't mention it again." Tang Yu took over her words, "All the things have nothing to do with us, I don't want to talk about them anymore."
Song Zhixing's face was moved. She couldn't help but open her arms and hug him. Her breath was full of sweet fragrance. Tang Yu's eyes were slightly deep, and he hugged her back, "Don't eat your breakfast properly. You hug me like this. Aren't you afraid that Sister Li and the others will laugh at you now?"
"Tang Yu, I want to say 'thank you' to you." She rested her chin on his shoulder, her voice soft and gentle, but one could hear the obvious emotion in her words.
"Thank you for what?"
"Thank you for taking care of me since I was a child, thank you for always being so tolerant of me. I also want to thank you... for not destroying the Li family in the end." Song Zhixing said the last part and stepped back from his arms.
Tang Yu smiled and said, "You are being sentimental. I didn't destroy the Li family, but it wasn't because of you."
"That is?"
"Because of your aunt."
Song Zhixing snorted, turned away, drank his porridge, and said sarcastically: "That's right. After all, my aunt is your former fiancée. It's only right for you to show mercy for her."
"Sister Li, did you put vinegar in the porridge today? Why does it taste a bit sour?" Tang Yu looked up and asked seriously.
Sister Li laughed out loud.
Song Zhixing was so embarrassed that he hit him angrily, "Why are you so annoying? You obviously didn't even drink the porridge!"
Tang Yu held her hand in his palm and explained: "When I went to Country J to pick you up three years ago, I promised your aunt at the airport that no matter what your grandfather did in the future, I would leave a glimmer of hope for the Li family. So, I am only fulfilling my promise by doing this. Besides..."
At this point, he paused for a moment, looking at her little face with deep eyes, "Come to think of it, it was he who made the decision to keep you in our Tang family. For this alone, I should thank him."
Two people were chatting while eating breakfast.
Even though it was autumn, the flowers and plants outside were already withering and dying, but the villa was unusually warm. Sister Li looked at this scene and felt comforted.
In the past three years, without the young lady, this house has not felt like a home at all. Although the second master never asked about her, it was obvious that he was not happy. Now that the young lady is back, everything has become very different.
It will always be this warm in the future.
If we could have a few more children, our family would be truly complete.
———
In the end, the old man did not go with them to be the witness. Marriage is a matter between two people, so it would be better to give them enough space.
The two people first applied for a divorce, and then re-registered with their household registration booklet which had not been changed.
The whole process took two hours.
After getting the certificate, the two drove back to the company. Song Zhixing flipped through the notebook from time to time, and only now did he feel at ease.
"Watch it again? Didn't you see enough three years ago?" Tang Yu asked her while driving.
"This is different from three years ago." Song Zhixing shook his head, "Now this has real legal significance! Our relationship is protected by law."
"Yeah." Tang Yu looked straight ahead, with a slight smile on his lips, "So, from now on, if you want to just walk away like you did last time, it will be impossible!"
"I won't," she muttered.
"Not what?"
"I won't just leave again." She smiled brightly and said in a clear voice, "I still have a baby to give birth to. After that, I won't be able to leave even if I want to."
Tang Yu nodded, "Yes, so, in order to prevent you from leaving again, I should work harder and make you pregnant with a little star sooner."