Gu Mingshen was sowhat irritated as he drove away, and Li Xinyi, who stood outside the villa waiting for consolation, finally let her tears fall.
"Wuu wuu..." She cried as she ran upstairs, ignoring Gao Juan, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV.
"Oh, why did you co back so early? Xinyi, why are you crying?" Gao Juan quickly stood up and followed her upstairs, only to be t with a tightly shut door.
"Xinyi, it’s Mom, what happened? Did Gu Mingshen bully you? Talk to mom."
"Wuu wuu..." Li Xinyi cried under her covers, ignoring Gao Juan’s calls.
"Xinyi, open the door, mom is really worried."
Still no response from inside, so Gao Juan said to the nanny, "Mrs. Liu, bring the keys to the room."
"Oh!"
"Mom, don’t co in, just let calm down for a while," Li Xinyi said amidst her sobs.
Still, Gao Juan opened the door: "How can I not? If my baby keeps crying, I’m going to die from heartache."
Saying this, she opened the door and held her sobbing daughter in her arms: "Don’t cry, my baby, don’t cry, tell Mom who bullied you, I’ll have your father and brother teach him a lesson."
"It was Brother Mingshen, Brother Mingshen he actually neglected for Ye Chan," Li Xinyi sobbed.
"Ye Chan? What does she have to do with anything?"
Li Xinyi continued to cry and then explained the reasons intermittently, adding pitifully, "Mom, did I say sothing wrong? You told , Ye Chan has no real capability, how could she beco the general manager of Gu Pharmaceutical without using so sches? But Brother Mingshen yelled at because of this."
"That cousin of Mingshen’s is also horrible, actually protecting that outsider Ye Chan—I don’t like her, Mom."
"Alright alright, if our Xinyi doesn’t like her, then we don’t like her, don’t be sad, baby. It must be sothing Ye Chan said previously that caused them to misunderstand you. One day they will see Ye Chan’s true colors, what capabilities does a young girl have to be a general manager? Just wait, the day she makes a mistake at work, the Gu Family will rcilessly kick her out," Gao Juan assured.
"Really?" Li Xinyi asked, looking up with hopeful eyes.
"Of course it’s true, when has Mom ever lied to you? Listen to , from now on, don’t concern yourself with Ye Chan’s matters, and don’t ntion her in front of your Brother Mingshen."
"But now Brother Mingshen is ignoring ," Li Xinyi said dejectedly.
"Do you like him?"
"Of course I do!"
"Then follow Mom’s advice and bravely chase after him," Gao Juan urged.
"But Mom, didn’t you tell before that girls should be reserved?" Li Xinyi said, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Being reserved is under the condition that you two have already exchanged affections. Now, you and your Brother Mingshen have a misunderstanding, right? If both of you remain rigid, won’t the misunderstanding deepen? So, soone needs to take initiative. Boys need to save face, we Xinyi are brave for love, right?"
Li Xinyi was moved by her mother’s words and then hesitated before nodding slightly.
Gao Juan let out a light sigh, her heart growing even more resentful towards Ye Chan. If she had known this would happen, she should have been a harsh mother-in-law and not let Ye Chan enter their family. She never expected that her kindness and consideration would bring such a calamity.
Although she’s now divorced from Chengyu, has the family ever treated her poorly? Especially Xinyi, who once liked her sister-in-law so much. Even after the divorce, she still pleaded and tried to diate. Couldn’t Ye Chan spare so dignity for her younger sister-in-law when she was outside? She knew full well that Xinyi was innocent and had no ill intentions.
However, Gao Juan didn’t reflect on whether, even though the Li family had once been good to Ye Chan, did Ye Chan not also give a lot herself? Now that they are divorced and Li Xinyi has nothing to do with her anymore, should hurtful words be spoken without the possibility of rebuttal? Is innocence a reason why one should endure being hurt by others?
After returning ho, Gu Mingshen deeply reflected on his relationship with Li Xinyi.
He knew his fondness for Li Xinyi was genuine and he truly enjoyed her sincere and pure admiration, but could this pure affection persist for a lifeti once they were married?
He found it mystifying. His status destined him to not be of low standing in the future. Could Li Xinyi handle relationships well with others? Could she help his business?
He could teach his wife and protect her, but over the long term, would he beco tired? Would continuously giving only to receive love in return beco exhausting?
It would likely be tiring, after all, he is no ordinary man.
Maybe it’s better to end it now while their feelings are not too deep. He admits Li Xinyi is wonderful, but she is not suitable for him.
What Gu Mingshen did not know was that in a previous life, Ye Chan and Li Chengyu had divorced only after the child of the mistress had been born, by which point his relationship with Li Xinyi was already very deep, and things that had to be taken responsibility for were already done.
Later, even though Li Xinyi complained about Ye Chan in front of him, he endured it. After Ye Chan left, Li Xinyi was not as persistent as in this life, and their relationship progressed very smoothly.
But married life, as he thought, was indeed taxing. Li Xinyi, accustod to simplicity, expected others to rush to her side, was reluctant to think deeply and thus couldn’t give him much help at work.
However, every ti he returned ho, her pure love enveloped him. It was a continual exchange of exhaustion and happiness.
Being a very wise person, since Li Xinyi had given birth to his child, he couldn’t possibly divorce her despite her lacking work and social skills. Since divorce was out of the question, there was no need to fuel argunts. Thus, in Li Xinyi’s world, she found the best husband, unaware of how tired Gu Mingshen really was.
But in this life, having seen Li Xinyi’s shortcomings early on and knowing there was little hope in correcting them, he hesitated about this relationship.
Perhaps it’s better this way. Rather than regretting later, better to make a clean break now.
Gu Mingshen opened his eyes, took a bath, and then started to work seriously, truly letting go of this relationship this ti.
After letting go, he felt a lightness in his heart, then shook his head with a wry smile.
Over the following days, he didn’t answer Li Xinyi’s calls nor did he allow her to co to the company, hence he didn’t know that Li Xinyi was nearly breaking down.
"Brother Ming Shen..." Li Xinyi sat beside the fountain outside Gu Mingshen’s company building, silently shedding tears.
No, she must continue to strive, she cannot continue with these misunderstandings.
She wiped her tears, a hint of determination appearing in her eyes.
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