"Ziming… please. Please let this marriage certificate… be real… Please, please don't be fake…"
Alas, her prayers were meant to go unanswered.
When she placed the certificate before the bureau staff, the latter scrutinized it and then told her, "Miss, I don't know where this was made, but while it looks real, we don't have records of it in our system…"
The staff's words shot down the last bit of hope in her heart.
"It's fake, huh…" she mumbled, feeling out of sorts.
"Yes, miss. Your wedding certificate was falsified. If you were conned, we could make a report for you. Would you like us to do that?"
Seeing how hard she took the news, the staff felt pity for her.
"It's fine… Thank you…"
Now that she knew that her marriage certificate was fake, she wobbled out of the Civil Affairs Bureau without much strength.
The staff watched her leave like that and felt bad for her.
"Aiya… That woman is so pitiful! She got scammed!"
