Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Mm…” Li Shaobin was still dumbfounded.
He had received too much negative information and that made him feel defeated.
“Do you… feel upset?” Ruan Yang saw how distracted he was and felt very complicated. Although she wasn’t sure if he still liked Zhou Shuyun, he used to and he was very sentimental. He must feel upset. “Actually… there are certain people who are very difficult to see through. Everyone has had a time when they were hurt or cheated.”
“Mm… I don’t know what to say either. I just didn’t expect it. I felt like I was too naive in the past.” Li Shaobin sighed.
After he sighed, he suddenly recalled that Ruan Yang was still beside him. Furthermore, she was his wife.
He froze and quickly looked at her.
Ruan Yang’s head was hanging down and her hands were in her pockets. Her hair fell by the side of her face and she seemed to be in deep thought.
He felt gloomy. ‘”I think you’re the one who’s upset. In the end, Zhou Shuyun was actually Xin Ziao’s first woman. F*ck, what’s all this? Xin Ziao actually told her that as long as she broke us up, he would let Zhou Shuyun stay by his side. Hmph, luckily you didn’t go back to his side. If you did, there would be Zhao Zhu at home, you outside, and Zhou Shuyun in the back. Ruan Yang, could you stand it?”
“Can you shut up? I’ve never thought about getting back with him after our break-up.” Ruan Yang glared at him and felt that was revolting.
Why didn’t she see clearly that Xin Ziao had become like this?
What did he take marriage to be? What did he take love to be?
“In any case, I told you that pair of underwear wasn’t mine and you didn’t believe me.” Li Shaobin snorted angrily. “Do you know how much I suffered when you treated me like that? I apologized to you no matter what, but you refused to believe me and even treated me coldly. Ruan Yang, I was so wronged.”
Ruan Yang felt a little guilty thinking about it now. However, she frowned after a while. “I was wrong to not trust you but weren’t you wrong too? If you didn’t take special care of your first love, would she have had the opportunity? Zhou Shuyun said so herself in the ward: she knew you used to like her and would definitely treat her differently from your other classmates. If you knew how to keep your distance, would she have had a chance to put that pair of underwear there?”
“I…” Li Shaobin was at a loss for words.
Ruan Yang interrupted him and continued, “Ever since I broke up with Xin Ziao, I didn’t let him take my car and I didn’t initiate any calls with him. If he didn’t pester me every time, we wouldn’t have had any chances to even meet. Firstly, it was because I was afraid you would misunderstand. Secondly, it was because I wanted to cut out all possibilities. I asked you before if Zhou Shuyun was just a normal classmate or if you would you help her find a job, and you replied with silence.”
Li Shaobin touched his nose embarrassedly. “Why do you make it sound as though I deserved it? Ruan Yang, don’t push your luck. You know very well that you’re the only one in my heart. Have I ever called out Zhou Shuyun’s name in my dreams? I haven’t.”
Ruan Yang suddenly recalled the reason why she came to the hospital. However, because of Zhou Shuyun, she didn’t even want to stay in the ward for even a minute more just now. It felt as though she was in the toilet. “In any case, I won’t say it was because I haven’t let go of Xin Ziao. I just had a very scary dream that day.”
“You’re lying. You called his name out so pleasantly.” Li Shaobin crossed his arms and scoffed. ‘What a pity. Even if you can’t forget him, he still kept in contact with Zhou Shuyun secretly. I wonder if Zhou Shuyun called out to him when she was having sex with him. Also, he might’ve been pestering you while having sex with Zhou Shuyun at the same time.”
“Zhou Shuyun is your first love. Don’t you feel disgusted trying to make me upset?” Ruan Yang retorted. “You still chased her around in high school and while you were wishing she could just look at you, she had long been having sex with Xin Ziao. Maybe while they were in the midst of their passion, she was even saying ‘that Li Shaobin keeps chasing me around. How annoying’.”
“You… shut up.” Li Shaobin was angry with embarrassment. “Ruan Yang, not only do you not know your mistakes, but you’re even rubbing salt in my wounds.”
Ruan Yang suddenly felt guilty. It seemed like she was a little too arrogant. “Alright, let’s not attack each other like this. I feel uncomfortable just hearing Xin Ziao’s name. I’ll apologize to you. Please forgive me and give me another chance. But sometimes, certain dreams just happen so abruptly.”
“It’s not abrupt; that’s called longing. Hmph.” Li Shaobin turned to walk away.
Ruan Yang quickly chased over and held his arm. She said gently, “Binbin, don’t be angry. You’re so forgiving and generous.”
“Ruan Yang, you don’t love me,” Li Shaobin said.
“If I didn’t love you, why would I have married you?” Ruan Yang looked at him in the eye. “Do you know how painful it is to marry someone you don’t love, how disgusting it is to have sex with someone you don’t feel anything for, and how terrible it feels to kiss someone you don’t care about? If it were for some other motive, I, Ruan Yang, wouldn’t have the endurance to put up with all this.”
“Then why did you call out to Xin Ziao in your dreams if you loved me?” Li Shaobin felt a little better but was still uncomfortable.
Ruan Yang’s head hurt. Why is it this question again? “I might’ve been possessed.”
“I can’t be bothered with you. Even your explanations aren’t sincere,” Li Shaobin chided her. “Don’t follow me. I want to be alone.”
“Don’t get drunk again.” Ruan Yang really didn’t know what to do with him so she could only remind him and watch him leave gloomily.
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Back in her sports car, Ruan Yang rubbed her glabella. She felt terrible.
Just then, Changqing called. “Let’s go shopping in the afternoon. I’m off this afternoon. I want to get some clothes for Yan Wo to wear during spring.”
“Sure.” Ruan Yang had nothing to do anyway.
…
At around 2 pm, Ruan Yang drove over to the Yan Household to pick up Changqing. She was carrying Yan Changqing in one arm and holding a big bag in the other.
She quickly got out of the car to help Changqing open the door. When she saw Yan Wo’s cute smiling face, she said, “You’re really strong right now.”
“It’s like this as a Mom. especially since Chuchu isn’t with me right now.” The mention of this made Changqing sigh sadly.
“He’s been there for almost two months. He hasn’t had any time to come back?” Ruan Yang asked.
“Nope. He said he’s very busy.” Changqing sat in the back with Yan Wo in her arms. “I’ve been busy too. However, I plan to go over to the States to visit him next month.”
“That’s great. It’s not good for a couple to be split up for too long.” Ruan Yang nodded.
“Do you and Brother Shaobin want to go with me?” Changqing asked with a grin. “You have nothing to do anyway. There’s no harm going over to play.”
“Me?” Ruan Yang shook her head helplessly.
“The two of you haven’t made up?” Changqing frowned. “You were just married. It’s not nice to keep quarreling like that.”
“This… is my fault. We just quarreled at the hospital.” Ruan Yang told her what happened at the hospital and Changqing was in shock. “What an ill-fated relationship. I really don’t know what else to say about Xin Ziao.”
Ruan Yang shook her head and didn’t want to talk about it anymore.
“Aye, put Xin Ziao and Zhou Shuyun’s matter behind the two of you quickly and start getting chummy too. You two have barely had any sweet moments together. You haven’t even gone on your honeymoon.” Changqing felt that there were too many things separating them.
…
In the mall, Changqing shopped while Ruan Yang carried Yan Wo. Yan Wo’s amorous eyes opened slowly and looked around. He wasn’t afraid of the unfamiliar environment and was smiling gleefully at Ruan Yang.
Ruan Yang looked at those soft cheeks and thought it would be great if her child was still around. She might also be able to have a little fellow by the end of the year.
However, right now, she could only dream about it.
She sighed inside.
Yan Wo was a little heavy in the end. She couldn’t handle it after carrying him for a while, so she took turns carrying him with Changqing.
Despite that, she still returned home in the evening with very sore arms.
She returned home with her shopping bags and it was dark in the villa.
She switched the lights on and gave Li Shaobin a call. No one picked up.
She called Hu Zhi and found out that Li Shaobin had gone back to the Li family villa.
She then drove over to the Li family villa but the Li family had already eaten dinner. Li Shaobin was watching a drama with Grandma Li with his legs crossed.
“Aye, Ruan Yang, why did you come over? Have you eaten? Shaobin said you went shopping with your friend and weren’t coming back for dinner,” He Mingshan said.
Ruan Yang was gloomy but said, “I didn’t eat outside. The food outside isn’t clean.”
She ate some leftover rice and dishes and sat on the couch to watch the drama with the old lady. The moment she sat down, Li Shaobin stood up and went upstairs without saying anything. Anyone could tell that they had quarreled.
Grandma Li said with a frown, “What’s wrong with the two of you? You just got married.”
“There’s a little conflict.” Ruan Yang followed him upstairs awkwardly.
…
She closed the door to the bedroom and looked at the man who was changing as she said, “Even though we’re fighting, there’s no need to be like this in front of your family members. They might overthink.”
“So be it.” Li Shaobin took off his jacket and threw it on the bed on purpose. He knew that Ruan Yang really disliked having outerwear on the bed. She was also a little germaphobic.
Ruan Yang went over to pick the jacket up and said softly, “I bought a set of couple shirts when I went shopping in the afternoon. Do you want to try it on?”