Even if they loved each other again, they could not walk through life together, as too many unforeseen events and trials gradually eroded her passion. Love can be blind and impulsive, yet marriage is never just about two people. It involves too much: kinship, family, children... Eight years had passed. She had experienced happiness and despair, laughed sweetly and cried bitterly. Those memories were enough to savor for the rest of her life. She took pride in being Master Ning’s wife, but she could not tolerate the idea of another woman being involved with her and his child.
After a night of contemplation, she finally made a decision.
"Based on his taste, she must be very beautiful, right?" Ning Zijin asked indifferently.
Aunt Zhang looked at her expression, full of reluctance: "Young Lady..."
Ning Zijin gave a mocking smile: "Do I even need to ask? The answer is obvious."
She straightened up and walked out without even combing her hair. Aunt Zhang hurriedly grabbed her: "Young Lady, aren’t you going to groom and dress up a bit? At the very least, you need to show the presence of being the legitimate wife, not to be outshined by her. When faced with those women who dared approach the young master, you’ve always been so formidable. But now..."
Ning Zijin casually straightened her messy hair and laughed with indifference: "What’s the use of dressing up beautifully? The inevitable will still come, and it only reveals my lack of confidence."
With that, she brushed off Aunt Zhang’s hand and walked out of the room.
Ning Zijin had expected the woman to be very beautiful, but she was surprised by just how stunningly beautiful she was—and young, like a freshly risen morning sun, or a lotus covered with morning dew. Seeing her made Ning Zijin feel old.
The girl possessed a rare classical charm, sitting there quietly like a beautiful painting, calm, obedient, and submissive—exactly the type of daughter-in-law that Lady Ye would be most satisfied with.
Despite being mentally prepared, from the moment she saw this woman, her heart was uncontrollably pained. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel-fire.ɴet
If that were the case, she could accept even less the idea of this woman giving birth to her child.
Seeing Ning Zijin come downstairs looking disheveled, Lady Ye frowned and a trace of disgust flickered in her eyes: "Look at you, you’re a mess. If outsiders saw you now, you’d disgrace the Ye family’s reputation."
"Oh? Is this young lady an outsider then?" Ning Zijin, sitting on the sofa, casually raised an eyebrow and glanced at the silent girl.
The girl gave her a gentle smile, "Hello, Young Lady. My name is Ye Yuwei. You can call me Weiwei."
Polite and graceful, even the curve of her smile seemed just right, leaving no fault for others to find.
Ning Zijin sneered inwardly, so she had found someone not just to carry a pregnancy but to conceive directly.
This mother-in-law had never liked her from the start, Ning Zijin was well aware. Initially, for the sake of Ye Feng’s mother, she had tolerated a lot, but now, this woman was so brazen that Ning Zijin couldn’t bother to pretend anymore.
Lady Ye, holding Ye Yuwei’s hand with a stern gaze, looked at Ning Zijin: "Weiwei is the girl I’ve chosen after careful consideration. It’s perfect that the Ye family’s eldest grandson will be born from her. I’m very satisfied. I’ve already scheduled the surgery. I know this must be hard for you, but don’t blame me—we must continue the Ye lineage. Although the child won’t be born from you, he will still be of your blood. Once the child is born, I will send Yuwei abroad to study, so she won’t appear in front of you and the child again, not to cause you any psychological stress. This is the biggest concession I can make."
It really was the biggest concession.
Ning Zijin sneered inwardly, "Does Ye Feng know about this?"
Lady Ye paused: "Let’s not tell Feng’er about this for now, we’ll talk to him after it’s successful." When she initially suggested surrogacy, Ye Feng was the first to oppose, saying under no circumstances would he accept. Knowing his nature, there would be trouble if he found out.
"But you need his involvement for the extraction of sperm, are you planning to keep this secret from him indefinitely?"
Lady Ye laughed: "You needn’t worry about that. When you had your surgery, I already saved a sample of his sperm. He doesn’t need to be present this time."
So she had anticipated this day and had prepared for it well in advance.
Ning Zijin really wanted to burst into laughter.
Just as she was about to speak, a figure strode into the room wearing a black suit, looking dashing and extraordinarily handsome.
"Feng’er... why have you come back now?" Upon seeing the person who had come in, Lady Ye exclaimed in surprise.