Stars In His Eyes

"You didn’t hold a knife to his neck, but what you’ve done, is there really a difference from doing so? Gu En, when will you ever grow up? When will you learn to be compassionate? Do you really have to see Lin Deng suffer to feel happy? Marriage is a serious matter, not child’s play. Acting so rashly, sooner or later, you’ll harm yourself as well as Lin Deng!"

Furrowing his brows, Lan Li said, "Who you marry is indeed your business; I can’t control it. I’ve said my piece. If you can take it to heart, then go and tell your aunt and uncle yourself that you don’t want to get engaged. If you choose to ignore my advice, the road ahead will be a cliff, and you’ll just be jumping off with your eyes closed, don’t expect anyone to be able to pull you back!"

With those words, Lan Li turned and walked away, his heart gradually filling with disappointment towards Gu En. From some unknown point, Lan Li could no longer see the obedient girl Gu En had been in childhood; all he saw now was selfishness, and moreover, a cruel kind of selfishness.

Ultimately, the engagement party for Lin Deng and Gu En was held as scheduled. On this day at the end of July, it was so grand that it became the hottest topic of discussion throughout the capital.

Due to Lin Deng’s military status and the Gu Family’s standing, although there weren’t pictures of the engagement party in the newspapers, nor was the event reported extensively, everyone who knew of it understood that the party was extraordinarily lively. Almost nobody who held power was absent.

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After returning from the engagement party, Lin Chan mentioned Lin Deng with a face full of sympathy—having a Little Devil as a fiancée is truly the greatest tragedy in the world.

Following the engagement party, Lin Deng returned straight to the military base. However, to everyone’s surprise, it wasn’t long before he applied for a transfer from the capital’s military forces and entered the border troops, becoming a border soldier and putting distance between himself and the capital.

It can be said that this was Lin Deng’s escape after his engagement. Unable to evade the engagement itself, he instead fled from every person and thing associated with it after the fact.