Han Muchuan even thought, why not just play with Meng Chuyue’s feelings as a game.
But she was so incredibly beautiful and pure, he couldn’t bring himself to defile her...
He was torn before he even won her over.
Lee Mi had always been sharp.
She instantly perceived the change in Han Muchuan.
Previously, she had full confidence in her relationship with Han Muchuan.
After all, they were childhood sweethearts who shared hardships, matched in wit, harmonious in temperament, and had even conspired together, like a pair destined to be together. Over the years, Han Muchuan never regarded any other woman as a woman, and he showed no oddities upon meeting Meng Chuyue before...
This had always been a source of pride for Lee Mi.
Lee Mi didn’t think she had misunderstood Han Muchuan...
In fact, she could somewhat understand him.
After all, he was only twenty years old...
The fact that he wasn’t attracted to other women, including Meng Chuyue, was probably just due to a lack of maturity...
Lee Mi even suspected that Han Muchuan’s feelings for her were not true love, but merely a habit...
Yet, she truly liked him.
Even with men as outstanding as Shen Ci and Han Muxuan around, she wasn’t the least bit tempted, feeling that he was the best, longing to be with him for life...
Of course, this may have been because she was a woman who placed great value on chastity, feeling committed to Han Muchuan meant staying devoted for life.
Lee Mi couldn’t help but regret deeply...
She shouldn’t have given herself to Han Muchuan so early, leaving her no way out now.
However, knowing the tragedy of Zhao Qingya, she was determined not to become the next Zhao Qingya.
She would guard this man well, even if it meant breaking her word to Zhao Qingya and not being able to avenge her. Honestly, she had never thought Han Zheng was at fault to begin with.
Knowing how formidable Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue were, and convinced that Meng Chuyue wouldn’t like Han Muchuan, and that Shen Ci wouldn’t make it easy for Han Muchuan, Lee Mi didn’t resent Meng Chuyue.
She simply decided that after the new year, she would do everything possible to get Han Muchuan back to Hai City.
It didn’t take Erhu long to find Zhao Sulan.
Then, after several days of surveillance, it found that Zhao Sulan was doing quite well.
Different from Su Xiufeng, she kept a low profile due to not having much money.
After arriving in Imperial, she neither sought employment nor spent recklessly.
Despite being able to afford a bigger house, she didn’t even buy a small one; instead, she rented a tiny place near the Medicinal Food Hall, beside the vegetable market.
She chose to live there because upon her arrival, she discovered that Zhao Xiaoxin often drove there to shop for groceries.
Her purpose in coming to Imperial was to reconcile with Meng Chuyue and Zhao Xiaoxin, hoping for a place to go when she was old, so she picked a place where she could often see Zhao Xiaoxin.
When Erhu reported the situation to Meng Chuyue, she felt relieved—seeing as Zhao Sulan wouldn’t trouble them for the time being, they might as well let nature take its course.
She then informed the rest of the family about this, so everyone was aware.
Zhao Xiaoxin also felt relieved upon hearing the news.
However, prudent people do not stand under a wall that is on the verge of collapse, so how could Han Zheng and Shen Ci allow this matter to fester?
Would they just wait for Zhao Sulan to cause trouble for them in the future?
They both began to consider ways to drive Zhao Sulan away.
And it so happened that their methods were the same: find someone to pursue Zhao Sulan.
Each of them discreetly enlisted a person, giving them a sum of money, instructing them to court Zhao Sulan.
However, they did not intend for these men to simply deceive Zhao Sulan’s feelings, but rather to sincerely spend their lives with her.
They both believed that providing Zhao Sulan with a stable home would prevent her from harassing Meng Chuyue and Zhao Xiaoxin.
These two men were middle-aged widowers with no family or children.
Neither particularly good-natured nor bad.
Not especially hardworking but not lazy either.
Just two individuals struggling to make ends meet above the poverty line, their lives fraught with misfortune and loneliness.