But since He Qingyun wanted to make a fresh start, Wanwan decided she could afford to be foolish just this once, letting bygones be bygones as long as He Qingyun didn’t stir up any trouble in the future.
However, Ye Wanwan didn’t know if Shen Yi would think she was too foolish if she voiced such thoughts.
So after speaking her mind, Ye Wanwan couldn’t help but carefully watch Shen Yi’s expression.
Seeing Shen Yi slightly frowning caused Ye Wanwan to feel an uncontrollable unease.
It took a while, but finally, Shen Yi said, "Wanwan, I understand what you’re thinking."
Ye Wanwan looked at Shen Yi, knowing he hadn’t finished speaking.
Sure enough, the next second, Ye Wanwan heard Shen Yi continue, "He Qingyun indeed had a tragic past life, but we didn’t cause her misery."
"If she only wants to do something to Qin Yanbo, I wouldn’t interfere. I even think that if it were me, I certainly wouldn’t let Qin Yanbo still have the chance to live in this world right now."
"But she doesn’t just hate Qin Yanbo; she even harbors resentment towards you and me, who are completely unrelated to that matter."
"I don’t trust her, nor do I trust Ren Yushi. I can’t let you be harmed in any way, I can’t take that risk, do you understand?"
Shen Yi’s voice was slightly hoarse. He had received proper and positive guidance his whole life and had never bullied others using his position, even if he was decisive in business—those were just healthy business competitions.
He had never done anything against the law, but a person cannot afford to have weaknesses.
Ye Wanwan was his weakness, it was his love for Ye Wanwan, and it was also his guilt for not having taken good care of her in their previous life.
If anyone wanted to harm Ye Wanwan, he really would stop at nothing!
Ye Wanwan bowed her head, her feelings complicated. She knew Shen Yi was right to do this. She thought that since everything had restarted, they might as well start anew.
But what if He Qingyun had an episode one day and took it out on her?
She couldn’t bear to lose Shen Yi, Zhouzhou, or this life they had finally started over!
With that thought, the bit of pity she felt for He Qingyun didn’t seem so strong anymore.
Seeing Ye Wanwan with her head lowered, Shen Yi reached out and pulled her into his arms.
"What are you doing?" Ye Wanwan asked as she looked up at Shen Yi, her eyes still hinting at lingering melancholy.
Shen Yi smiled helplessly and said, "Don’t worry, I’m not into employing entrapment strategies. I also don’t care whether He Qingyun truly wants to start over. As long as she doesn’t lay a finger on you, I won’t do anything to her."
"For now, we just have people watching her. If she thinks of harming you, we’ll have measures to respond."
He had thought about resolving the issue with He Qingyun more quickly by provoking her to make a move first, but it had been delayed due to other matters.
He also thought about the friction between Ren Yushi and Qin Yanbo before; he didn’t believe the issue between them was that simple.
But now he had come to a realization, as long as He Qingyun didn’t attack Wanwan, he would no longer concern himself with her, nor would he meddle in He Qingyun and Qin Yanbo’s entangled grievances and grudges.
It wasn’t that he suddenly developed compassion; he simply didn’t want to bother with irrelevant people, and moreover...
Shen Yi thought of Ling’an Temple, of Master Wangchen. Their family of three’s chance to start over was a gift from the heavens, as well as a result of his own prayers.
Let it be considered as him accumulating blessings for their family of three.