Xiaofeng felt a pang of emotion in her heart, recognizing that love could indeed make one lose themselves.
If she hadn’t agreed to support Ye Cheng and work together with him just the day before yesterday, she could have made a graceful exit now.
She could have annulled her marriage to Ye Cheng, taken the compensation from the Gu Family, returned to Xijiang County to do some business, and lived out her days comfortably, if not beautifully.
Now, in Yan Junmei’s eyes, she was the bad woman who clung to Ye Cheng and wouldn’t let go, not only clinging herself but also involving their twins.
Upon hearing Xiaofeng’s words, Yan Junmei’s expression shifted subtly.
If she had any patience left for Xiaofeng just moments ago, it had now completely evaporated, "Su Xiaofeng, are you insisting on this? I was just speaking to you with a heart full of sincerity. If you are ungrateful and want more, I advise you to restrain yourself. Otherwise, with just one word from me, I can turn your marriage to Yecheng into nothing but a piece of wastepaper. Do you believe that?"
She didn’t even need to intervene personally; a single phone call could terminate the marriage between Yecheng and Xiaofeng at any moment.
Xiaofeng, of course, believed what Yan Junmei said.
Given the Gu Family’s status, Xiaofeng had no reason to doubt.
"Mom," Xiaofeng was also troubled that the other party couldn’t accept her twins, "I think you could talk to Ye Cheng first, really. Maybe if you give me some time, I could talk to him as well."
"I can give you some time to talk to Yecheng. I’m only giving you one day, and after that day, I hope to hear a satisfactory answer from you. You know I don’t really want to do anything to you. On the contrary, I genuinely adore your twins deep down. But as much as I like them, if they’re not of Gu blood, they’re not, and my liking them does no good. Besides, Xiaofeng, since your marriage was initially a favor, and now that you’re officially registered and Yecheng has essentially returned the favor, it’s clear that in both emotion and reason, Yecheng hasn’t let you down, has he?"
This point had already been made clear from the beginning, so there was absolutely no talk of betrayal or being betrayed.
"Mom, you might not believe this, but it’s not that I don’t agree. In fact, just upon Ye Cheng’s say-so, I would leave without hesitation. So Mom, do you understand what I mean? The issue isn’t with me; it’s with your son," Xiaofeng didn’t want to hurt Yan Junmei this way.
But in this matter, Xiaofeng felt she might have more potential to act tough, because if she sensed anything harmful to her and the kids, she would leave immediately.
Under these circumstances, if it weren’t for worrying about speaking ill of Ye Cheng, she would have already left.
Upon reflection, she merely liked Ye Cheng and was not to the point of needing him or forsaking everything for him.
What is love anyway? If it’s the right time and the right person, then everything falls into place.
Meeting the right person at the right time, but if the conditions are wrong, what good is it?
People, when they lack love, they yearn for it. But once they truly possess it, they find it dispensable.
Yan Junmei stood up, clearly unable to accept this outcome: "Don’t spout nonsense; Ye Cheng is not desperate for you."
"Why don’t you talk it out then," Xiaofeng wasn’t in a hurry anymore, "Put it this way, in the process of getting to know each other, it’s not impossible that I came to like him, or he started to like me."
"I will handle my son myself. You said it yourself, if what you’re implying isn’t his intention, please leave immediately," replied Yan Junmei.
Xiaofeng shrugged indifferently: "As long as Ye Cheng says the word, I can leave at any time."
"Good," Yan Junmei stood up,"I hope you will keep your word."
Watching the two leave the Bamboo Garden one after the other, the man sitting opposite Ye Cheng chuckled, "Acheng, it seems this Su Xiaofeng really has feelings; from the way she talks, she holds no regret about you."
Ye Cheng sipped his tea lightly and glanced at the man across from him, "In her heart, the baby comes first, whether I can even hold a place in her heart is still questionable."
She did have a bit of conscience, not agreeing directly to his mother and leaving this place. It seemed she remembered something she had promised before, so she refused his mother’s terms.
This woman, what was he to do with her?
"You say, such a woman, why must you have her at all costs?" The man was quite puzzled about Ye Cheng marrying Xiaofeng, "With your credentials, what kind of woman couldn’t you marry?"