My mother was critically ill, and before she died, she wanted to see me get married.
I begged my girlfriend, Mu Wanqing, for 27 days before she finally agreed to come register our marriage.
I waited at the marriage bureau until closing time, but she never showed up.
That very day, Mu Wanqing's childhood sweetheart, He Hongfei, posted a photo of their marriage certificate on social media:
"Time flies. In just three days, we'll have been married for a month."
That's when I realized that on the very first day I'd begged Mu Wanqing, she'd already registered her marriage with her childhood sweetheart.
Just then, I also received an apology text from Mu Wanqing.
"Lin Mo, Hongfei's family was pressuring him to get married. I couldn't just watch him marry some random person and get trapped in a cage."
"We'll be divorced in three days."
"In three days, I'll marry you."
Three days later, when Mu Wanqing appeared at the marriage bureau wearing her wedding dress,
all she received was a message from me.
"Mu Wanqing, don't ever contact me again."
