The Substitute Groom Refuses to Leave novel · Chapter 18 of 24
Chapter 18: The Rescue He Refused
Shuqiao found his farewell speech beneath the household's spare tablecloths.
Mingzhong had moved it there after the wedding.
"I thought it was a list of laundry complaints," the steward said.
Shuqiao read the first line and understood the mistake.
He'd opened with the burdens he was prepared to bear.
Yunting stood beside the cupboard holding the empty hamper.
"The porridge would have objected by the second paragraph," he said.
Shuqiao folded the speech.
He wanted to laugh and couldn't yet.
His anger with his uncle had left another, older hurt within reach.
He'd carried it into the wedding and dressed it as an argument about manners.
Now he had a teaching position and a house key.
He could stop making the general guess which kindness would offend him.
Mingzhong took the tablecloths into the dining room.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of The Substitute Groom Refuses to Leave are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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