Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2422 - 2358: Where Is the Token of Breaking Off the Engagement?

"So, did Lu Shuangshuang hand the token back to you at that time?"

Ah Liu creased his brow a little and replied, "The messenger informed me that the token had been passed to him for me. He mentioned Lu Shuangshuang was furious over the engagement's end, and in a fit of rage, she hurled it right at him."

"Then where did the token end up?"

"That's the tricky part."

At those words, Chiang Xiao's heart raced, sensing some unforeseen twist had occurred.

"The one who carried the message for me years ago went by Xiao Fu. His folks had long assisted my grandfather's household with their tasks. Being a bit older than me, Xiao Fu joined the Jiang Family when he was six. Back then, folks called it a 'study companion.' He served as my study companion and even a childhood friend. Whenever I needed help with chores later, I'd summon him. Since the engagement cancellation letter mattered so much, I couldn't rely on just anyone, so I dispatched him to Pingzhou carrying both the letter and the token."

Xiao Fu.

Chiang Xiao automatically rummaged through her recollections for any trace of him.

Yet it seemed pointless.

In her last life, she'd shared no dealings with her father, much less those close to him.

"What happened next?"

"Xiao Fu was meant to come straight back after dropping off the letter. But along the route, he apparently ran into a neighbor who shared that his parents had fallen sick. Since home lay nearer from his spot, he penned a note right there, asking the neighbor to deliver it to me. In it, he described the events, noting the engagement letter reached Lu Shuangshuang and she'd handed over the token as well. However, he required time off to rush home for a few days; he wrote first to update me, intending to deliver the token in person after seeing his parents."

"And he never showed up again after that?"

Chiang Xiao pressed on without pause.

It was easy to picture; clearly, some mishap had befallen Xiao Fu, leading to this mess.

Ah Liu let out a soft sigh. "That's right. I got the letter he sent via that intermediary, but no more updates came from him. I dispatched someone to check at his place, only to learn Xiao Fu had stayed just one day before departing for D State, and nothing's been heard since. Soon enough, my own crises hit; Grandfather and the whole family fixated on my issues, so likely no one pursued Xiao Fu further."

Chiang Xiao nibbled her lower lip without realizing.

To imagine such events unfolding in the past.

Ah Liu went on, "My initial plan was to retrieve the token and then inform Grandfather and the family about ending the engagement. But with Xiao Fu running into problems, the token never made it to me..."

As a result, the engagement dissolution went unmentioned back then.

Not long after, as disaster struck him, this secret stayed buried in the Jiang Family.

Over recent days, he'd watched how the Jiang Family treated Lu Shuangshuang and caught their remarks, confirming they truly knew nothing of those old happenings.

Lu Shuangshuang herself had kept silent on the matter entirely.

This evening, as he raised the subject with her, her response oddly appeared genuine, not contrived.

Should Xiao Fu's letter hold the key, her behavior would mark her as the deceiver.

"Did that letter from Xiao Fu match his usual handwriting?" Chiang Xiao inquired.

She'd pondered this very point herself.

Based on Xiao Fu's account, Ah Liu and Lu Shuangshuang ought to have ended their engagement long ago. Still, for two decades, Lu Shuangshuang had painted herself as steadfast and true, insisting she'd stayed single in agonizing wait for Ah Liu's comeback. Wasn't that utterly brazen?

Were this the case, her rage might drive her to extreme lengths.

Should Lu Shuangshuang have exploited her father to craft this facade and now even scheme to impose a union, she vowed Lu Shuangshuang would face consequences.