Chapter 361: Chapter 368 Ye Yunzhu’s Heartache
"But that day we didn’t really have a relationship, so you don’t have to be responsible for ; you don’t have to marry
for real."
Li Yifei placed his hand on Xu Yingying’s leg, gently rubbing it as he said, "I won’t deny that if we hadn’t done that that day, I wouldn’t still be maintaining this marriage with you."
Xu Yingying’s face imdiately turned sowhat unpleasant.
"But this isn’t about our feelings; it’s just that my feelings weren’t settled, and there’s still Ye Yunzhu, Su Yiyi — these are issues I can’t avoid. To beco your husband, I need to maintain a husband’s mindset, but it was indeed too hasty. I need so ti."
"Do you an that you used to... like ?" Xu Yingying asked nervously, looking nothing like a boss and more like a little girl afraid of losing sothing.
"I didn’t realize it before. I thought we were just friends, not truly in love. But after opening my heart and being with you yesterday, I felt that I do really like you. When this feeling developed, I’ve no idea; I just never faced it directly."
Xu Yingying’s heart felt sweet as she gripped Li Yifei’s hand.
Li Yifei, in turn, gripped Xu Yingying’s hand and said, "So after we really beca husband and wife this ti, I don’t regret it at all. My only feeling is that it was too rushed, and I didn’t handle my relationships well, which makes
feel a bit sorry for you."
Xu Yingying imdiately said, "It’s okay; I’m not in a hurry. I know you’re a person who values feelings, and if you decisively cut ties with them imdiately for , it would be too heartless."
Li Yifei flashed a radiant smile and said, "Your words set my mind at ease."
"But don’t take too long, okay? I’m your wife now."
"Yes, my dear wife, I’ll handle it." Li Yifei said with a chuckle, his heart uneasy and conflicted. If he wanted to be a truly good husband, it seed he should sever ties with his past relationships. Yet he couldn’t bear to part with Su Yiyi, and the years-long bond with Ye Yunzhu was equally unbreakable.
"Honey, don’t worry too much. I’m just joking. I won’t push you. Take your ti, and I believe in you."
Xu Yingying’s gentle words made Li Yifei feel a bit more relaxed, though he felt even guiltier towards her.
Reaching the company parking lot, Xu Yingying hesitated for a mont before apologetically telling Li Yifei, "Honey, I want to discuss sothing with you."
"Hehe, is it that we can’t reveal our relationship at the company?"
"Yes. I’m sorry, I—"
Li Yifei interrupted Xu Yingying softly, "I understand this kind of thing. Couples at the office might make employees think things, so it’s normal not to say. Don’t worry; I won’t hold you back."
Xu Yingying moved her lips gratefully and then leaned over to kiss Li Yifei’s face, saying, "Thank you, honey."
"Alright, get out of the car. This is still the company’s premises; if soone sees us, it would be troubleso."
Xu Yingying playfully smiled and said, "Then I’m going up," before opening the door and stepping out. At this mont, Xu Yingying felt truly like a newlywed wife, no longer exuding the usual authoritative aura she had in the company, and her charm was extraordinarily captivating.
Li Yifei waited for Xu Yingying to go upstairs, smoked a cigarette, and then entered the company.
After being busy for a while, Li Yifei, with nothing more to do, sat on the office sofa, pondering today’s events, still finding them too absurd. Xu Shanshan, that sister-in-law, was quite unbelievable. No one would have thought she could do such a thing.
A breeze passed, and the crisp sound of wind chis rang in his ears. Li Yifei turned to look at the wind chi by the window, thinking of Michelle. Recently, Michelle rarely ca by after learning he married Xu Yingying, maintaining her distance. But seeing the wind chis made Li Yifei think of the needle marks on Michelle’s hand, leaving him with an indescribable feeling.
However, it’s just as well, he thought, to prevent Michelle from getting more deeply involved and hurt. After so ti, she would co to terms with it.
After lunch, Li Yifei gave Ye Yunzhu a call, planning to visit the factory. Ye Yunzhu agreed readily.
This ti Li Yifei didn’t go alone; a few others from the company went as well. Since this was work-related, he naturally couldn’t go alone.
Ye Yunzhu wasn’t alone either; a few township officials accompanied her.
The factory construction had begun, with full support from Township Chief Ye Yunzhu. There was no delay at all from city officials, so getting the land approved was easy. So relocation households were a bit problematic, but compensation was sufficient, making it easy to resolve.
Now, building the factory was Li Yifei and his team’s responsibility. Ye Yunzhu and her team’s involvent indicated the factory’s importance.
The factory was estimated to take over two months to begin production, so after checking the progress, Li Yifei and his team prepared to leave.
At that mont, Ye Yunzhu smiled and told Li Yifei, "Old classmate, the work’s done, let’s take care of so personal affairs this afternoon, shall we?"
Li Yifei laughed and said, "No problem."
Their straightforward manner didn’t raise suspicion among others; after all, they did have an old classmate relationship, and so Ye Yunzhu got into Li Yifei’s car.
"Yifei, accompany
to the orphanage today."
Li Yifei was surprised by Ye Yunzhu’s request and asked, "Why go there?"
"The children in the orphanage are so pitiful. I occasionally visit them."
Li Yifei had never done such a good deed before and said, "Alright, I’ll check it out too."
There was only one orphanage in Mile City, located in the urban area, and soon Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu arrived there.
Inside, there were many children, most abandoned, and so with physical issues. Ye Yunzhu played gas and told stories with them, donating so money as well. Her deanor completely different from her usual fiery and capable self, radiating maternal warmth.
As they left, Li Yifei couldn’t help but say with a smile, "If you ever have children, you’ll be a great mother."
Ye Yunzhu fixed her gaze on Li Yifei’s eyes, saying, "Then why don’t we have one?"
"This... cough, cough... Yunzhu..." Li Yifei coughed awkwardly, unsure of how to respond.
Ye Yunzhu frowned slightly and asked, "You don’t like children?"
"It’s not that I don’t like children, it’s just..."
"Just what?" Ye Yunzhu stared intently at Li Yifei.
Li Yifei smiled awkwardly, finally sighed, and said, "I have already... gotten the license with Yingying."
Ye Yunzhu’s face turned pale abruptly, her teeth biting hard into her lip, draining all color from it.
"Yunzhu... I’m sorry!" Seeing her like this, Li Yifei felt incredibly pained. This stubborn girl had been with him since high school, never looking down on him. She had been waiting for him all these years, but he hadn’t married her, making Li Yifei feel overwhelmingly remorseful.
He wanted to say sothing to comfort her, but found it impossible to co up with the right words. Finally, he sheepishly uttered the clichéd "I’m sorry."
Ye Yunzhu closed her eyes briefly, her lips trembling slightly before finally stopping her harsh bites. She suddenly showed a brilliant smile and said, "Then I should wish you well."
Li Yifei understood Ye Yunzhu too well; her reaction ant she was heartbroken to the extre. But what could he do now? Divorce Xu Yingying to be with Ye Yunzhu? That’d hurt Xu Yingying instead. He could only sigh and say, "Thank you."
Ye Yunzhu flicked her head back and punched Li Yifei’s chest, angrily saying, "You bastard, not telling
about your marriage sooner — so unbrotherly of you. When’s the wedding? I have to inform our classmates for a proper celebration at your place."
Li Yifei felt a deeper pain but could only say, "We’ll talk about it later."
"You’ve got the license; better not delay the wedding. It’s a woman’s dream for a lifeti. How can you be so vague abou—bleegh..." she was saying with a smile when she suddenly dry-heaved, bending over and clutching her stomach.
Already feeling guilty, Li Yifei was more distressed seeing her like this. He quickly supported her and said, "Why are you vomiting again? Didn’t you go for a check-up yesterday?"
Ye Yunzhu squatted, vomiting several more tis, even bringing up so sour liquid. Only after waving her hand did she slowly stand up and say, "It’s nothing, just... an upset stomach, bleegh..." Not finishing her sentence, she began retching again.
Li Yifei carefully patted her back and said, "If your stomach’s in bad shape, did you take dication? Vomiting so hard, how can that be okay?"
After several heaves, Ye Yunzhu finally cald down. Li Yifei supported her, asking, "Isn’t it the wrong dication? Shall I take you to the hospital again?"
"No need!" Ye Yunzhu suddenly flung his hand away, shouting, "What does it matter to you? You’re soone else’s husband. Why care about ? I can do what I want without your involvent."
With those words, she ran to the roadside and hailed a taxi, getting in.
Li Yifei could have easily stopped her, but he knew Ye Yunzhu couldn’t easily digest the fact he was married now. She must have felt wretched, and even if he caught up now, it would only make her more miserable. Better to let her calm down and then talk things through later.
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