Chapter 676: Chapter 676: As a man, you should be more magnanimous!_1
After speaking, Song Chuanqi highly praised Ye Baixiu: “Looking at your appearance, one should guess that you were handsome and charismatic in your youth, and the eldest son of the Ye family at that. How were you not up to your standards?”
Bai Lanwu found it a bit awkward to talk about fleeing from her own wedding in front of Ye Baixiu, and she didn’t want to answer. However, Song Chuanqi was determined to hear her response. Bai Lanwu thought, what is this man’s intention widely questioning?
Bai Peiluan wiped tears from the corner of her eyes, saying, “Brother-in-law, what’s the point of probing into this? There’s no logic to love. It doesn’t have to do with appearance or family background. Just because my sister couldn’t bear the sight of my husband, it doesn’t mean that the matchmaker made a mistake. Actually, I also find him obnoxious. The noise he makes when he snores at night is intense, just like a saw.”
Once Bai Peiluan was sure she wouldn’t get divorced, she stared at Ye Baixiu, “What are you looking at me for? Did I say something wrong? Your snoring is really loud. I didn’t want to marry you on behalf of my sister either, but the Bai family had to provide a bride for your family.”
Ye Baixiu: Keep calm! Don’t stoop to her level, you’ve been husband and wife for over thirty years! Be magnanimous! *
However, after Ye Baixiu gave Song Chuanqi a look of empathy, he said, “Mother-in-law, please clarify to me. What exactly about me made you want to flee from our wedding?”
Bai Peiluan grew irritated and continued to glare at Ye Baixiu: “What are you asking? Do you find me undesirable?”
Ye Baixiu instantly tried to placate Bai Peiluan: “Ah, that’s not what I mean, I was just casually asking.”
“Even casually asking is not acceptable. If you don’t like me, let’s get a divorce today!”
“Alright, I won’t ask. I’ll let my mother-in-law ask.” Ye Baixiu felt completely helpless towards his wife.
Bai Peiluan harrumphed: “That’s more like it. Only my mother-in-law can ask. I saw the reports online. The Crown Prince of S Kingdom is of a higher status than you. Obviously, my sister didn’t fancy you. Doesn’t this make the whole situation clear to you?”
Ye Baixiu fell silent. It seemed like whatever he said was wrong. He felt aggrieved on Song Chuanqi’s behalf.
Song Chanqi was indeed feeling wronged. Behind his gentle smiles hid a wounded heart. Over the years, he never found the right time to ask his wife why she fled their wedding.
He had proposed to the Bai family with full sincerity.
Bai Lanwu said, “Actually, it’s not a big deal. I had a bestie who had a crush on my brother in-law since she was seventeen. Over the years, I watched her pour all her feelings onto my brother in-law. But then my family arranged for me to marry him…how could I face her? The only option left was to run away. I couldn’t lose my best friend over a man.”
Song Chuanqi was deeply hurt: “So, a best friend is more important?”
“Of course, my best friend is more important. I suffered from autism in those years, didn’t have many friends, and she was the only good one. How could I lose her for a man? She fell for you when she was seventeen, and I was the witness of her unrequited love. How could I interfere? Anyone could marry into the Ye family, except me… Unfortunately, that unrequited love from her youth ended without fruition.”