Three months later.
Summer arrived, and the weather was hot.
On this day, Min'er, wearing a pair of blue jeans and a gray t-shirt that Dami no longer wanted, came home from work, sweaty and exhausted.
As she reached the intersection, a bouquet of pink roses suddenly appeared before her, blocking her view.
The roses were wrapped in white oil paper. They were soft and tender, incredibly cute.
Upon seeing the flowers, Min'er's first reaction wasn't to take them, but to turn and look at the person handing them over.
After seeing that familiar face.
She first screamed, then couldn't help but jump up and hug his neck.
"You're back? Ah! You're finally back!"
"I calculated the dates, you should have been back two days ago. Are you… tired?"
Zhan Bei Jue's face held a faint smile, his eyes curved as he looked at her. His hair, stuck to his forehead due to the heat, couldn't hide the sweetness of his smile.
"Not tired. I should have returned two days ago, but there were some matters to handle afterwards, which caused a delay."
"After finishing, I came back immediately. I bought you a bouquet of flowers, do you like it?"
Min'er hadn't received fresh flowers in many years.
In these simple and hard days, receiving something so romantic, of course, she liked it.
But her attention wasn't on the flowers at the moment.
He must have had a particularly tough time during these 100 days.
When he left, his hair was still a buzz cut, and now it was so long.
His beard too; he probably hadn't shaved in three months, his face covered in dense stubble, almost looking European.
However, he must have just showered, as he was clean and refreshed.
Realizing she was dirty, Min'er quickly let go of him and took a step back.
"I like it. You must be very tired. Let's talk about it when we get back."
After such a long time apart, both of them were overjoyed.
Min'er held the flowers, Zhan Bei Jue held her hand, and they walked along, grinning foolishly, quickly arriving at the door of the house.
Just as she was about to do as she always did, Min'er quietly opened the door, letting Zhan Bei Jue slip inside first.
However, as her hand touched the doorknob, the door was opened from the inside.
Her father appeared at the doorway, holding a bottle of wine, his face contorted with rage.
Caught off guard by his face, Min'er jumped.
She instinctively tried to push Zhan Bei Jue away, but Zhan Bei Jue stood his ground.
"You ungrateful brat! You're coming back later and later! Doing such a simple, crappy job, and you're still out gallivanting for so long every day. I think you're deliberately not wanting to come home!"
"I haven't eaten a single meal all day, I'm starving. Hurry up and make me some food!"
"Don't let this happen again! If you wander around outside after work instead of coming straight home, I'll break your legs!"
After speaking, he glanced at Zhan Bei Jue behind her, dressed in black from head to toe, with a full beard.
"Who is this man? Why is he following you? He looks like trouble."
"Let me tell you, don't even think about my daughter! My daughter is still young, she can't be dating someone like you!"
"Even when she grows up, with her looks, she'll marry into a good family. Get out, get out, you're not good enough, stay away from us!"
Min'er felt extremely embarrassed.
This was the first time she encountered her father face-to-face, and Zhan Bei Jue had to overhear such disgusting words.
She glanced back at him, wanting Zhan Bei Jue to leave first and come in later when her father wasn't around.
To her surprise, Zhan Bei Jue took a step forward and stood right beside Min'er.
"Sir, I am indeed pursuing your daughter and intend to be with her. Since you've encountered me today, I won't hide it any longer."
"Tell me. What exactly will it take for you to agree to let her be with me?"
Oh, so the little girl has gotten brave?
She's actually dating a wild man outside?
Her father grumbled, raising the wine bottle and about to hit Min'er.
Zhan Bei Jue raised his hand and grabbed his wrist.
"I am speaking to you respectfully. I hope you will reciprocate the respect I am showing you."
"Don't lay a hand on her, or I won't be polite either."
As a young man, his strength was immense.
His father's wrist hurt as he squeezed it, forcing him to retract his hand.
"Speak. Now that I want to be with her, can you agree?"
Her father, mustering his courage, argued with him.
"You? You look like a pauper, and from your appearance, you're not even local. What can you offer her?"
"How much do you earn a month? Can you provide her with a good life? She's my only precious daughter, and your mother and I are counting on her for our later years. Can you support all three of us?"
If Zhan Bei Jue remembered correctly, Min'er had told him before that her father owed 3 million in debt.
As long as the debt was paid off and they could take her mother away, what else was there to argue about with this scumbag?
"Whether I can give her a good life, you'll know when you call your creditors."
Zhan Bei Jue's expression was cold.
"Today, I will pay off all your debts for you. From tomorrow onwards, Min'er is mine."
"What? Did I hear that right? With his pauper-like appearance, he wants to pay off my debts?"
Her father looked him up and down again and started laughing.
"Shen Min'er, you've got guts. Pretending to work while fooling around outside, where did you find this man?"
"You don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, wanting to pay off my debts for me? Does he even know how much I owe?"
Min'er couldn't help but ask the heavens for the ten-thousandth time what sins she had committed in her past life.
How did she end up with such a father?
Ignoring him, she looked at Zhan Bei Jue.
"Did you get your bonus? Are you really going to pay off his debts? Aren't you going to find your family?"
Zhan Bei Jue said.
"Of course, I will find them, but I won't give you up. This life you gave me, I'll deal with their matters later."
"With so much money, it's not safe with me anyway. It's better to pay it off quickly. Call the creditor."
Seeing that this guy seemed genuinely interested in his daughter and intended to pay off the debt, her father.
Finally feeling a sense of pride, he immediately nodded and made a phone call.
"Old Pan, it's Old Shen. My daughter has earned money, and I'm paying off the debt now. Come over quickly!"
While waiting for the creditor to arrive, Min'er quietly asked Zhan Bei Jue how much money he had on him.
Zhan Bei Jue said that after taxes, he had about 4 million.
After giving the boss one million, he had three million left, just enough to pay off the debt.
"Then it's like you worked hard for so long and didn't earn a single cent."
"I'm still young, I'll have plenty of opportunities to earn in the future, don't worry."
His hands, which were once so delicate and unworldly, long and beautiful, without a single callus.
And now? His fingernails were filled with black dirt that wouldn't wash off, his joints had thickened, and his palms had developed many calluses.
All because of her.
Min'er felt very sorry for him.
But at the same time, she couldn't help but feel secretly happy in her heart.
Why did he have to have an accident, not earlier, not later, but right in front of her?
Perhaps this was their destiny.
God had finally heard her prayers and sent an angel to save her.
Not only to lead her out of the swamp, but also to give her warmth and love.
Come to think of it, she was also very fortunate.