Chapter 1

Chapter 1

“You’re going back to being a war correspondent?!”

A startled exclamation suddenly erupted in the television station office that morning.

I handed over my transfer application.

“Yes. I want to return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a permanent correspondent.”

“Xiao Nie…” The station director was speechless for a long moment.

“You’re a natural war correspondent; everyone saw that three years ago. But you’re about to get married! You’re literally on your wedding leave right now!

“Going to such a dangerous place-would your husband even agree to that?”

I was silent for a heartbeat.

“I’m not getting married anymore.”

“What??”

Ignoring the director’s shocked expression, I spoke firmly.

“Yes. I’m calling off the wedding.”

Yesterday, Ji Qing went out to buy wedding candy and asked me to send him the inventory list from his computer.

I opened the spreadsheet titled [Wedding Plan].

Instead, I found his dating records.

Six girls. Each one had a detailed entry regarding their height, appearance, and other information.

Mine was on the first page.

[Name: Nie Lan.]

[Family Situation: Orphaned. Social circle is simple.]

[Personality: The ‘virtuous wife and mother’ type. Law-abiding and dutiful. Lacks ambition.]

[Notes: Capable of housework. Able to produce offspring.]

Finally, he had highlighted a few words in yellow.

[Suitable for marriage.]

My heart plummeted instantly.

After pausing for a few seconds, I continued scrolling.

The other girls had similar evaluations.

[Extravagant and wasteful. Do not consider.]

[Lazy habits. Do not consider.]

[Has a younger brother. Do not consider.]

But the very last entry was different.

Aside from a name and a photo, it was empty.

There was only a single line in the notes section:

[You are a bird of the air; you should fly proudly toward the horizon.]

Her name was Qiao Ning.