Meng Jingwei said without hesitation, "If you can't get out for the rest of your life, I'll definitely find someone else. Do you expect me to wait for you forever?"
As her words fell, Qing Mu Ye playfully spanked her bottom, "You dare to try!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Is this something we should be listening to?" Tang Si clicked his tongue, arms crossed, leaning against the wall to tease.
Lu Yan Ming placed his hands in his trouser pockets and glanced at Tang Si, "If you're envious, just say so. Don't be sour grapes because you can't have it."
"As if you have someone, you've been single since birth for thirty years, and you have the nerve to talk about me," Tang Si mercilessly mocked, then nudged Han Yu with his arm, "Mute, tell me, right?"
Han Yu shot both of them a cold glance, "You two chat, but don't involve me."
As if he hadn't been single since birth for decades.
Perhaps because he lacked a girlfriend, Han Yu automatically "identified" with their conversation.
"You're different from Big Brother. You dedicated your youth to the country, selfless contribution. He's a genuine single dog," Tang Si jabbed directly at Lu Yan Ming's sore spot.
The three stood to the side chatting, while the protagonists locked eyes, gazing at each other affectionately.
Meng Jing Wei held Qing Mu Ye's hand, her fingertip gently stroking the back of his hand. "Tang Nian is targeting you everywhere now, determined to see you locked up. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Qing Mu Ye had led the Qing family to glory single-handedly, and now the grand structure was collapsing, with him still bearing the brunt of it.
The tumultuous life had dealt him a huge blow. Meng Jing Wei worried that Qing Mu Ye couldn't accept the current situation and might act rashly.
Qing Mu Ye raised his hand, his large palm covering her cheek. His rough hand gently caressed Meng Jing Wei's slender face, then he looked at her slightly furrowed brow and reached out to smooth it away. "You don't need to do anything for me. I just want you to take good care of yourself."
"I'm fine."
His tender gesture made Meng Jing Wei's heart ache.
"You're so thin, your face has no flesh. How can you be fine?" His exquisitely handsome face was etched with an unresolvable heaviness. "The day I married you, I promised Mom and Dad that I would give you a happy life and make you the happiest woman in the world. Today, I've broken my promise."
His fingers brushed away a few mischievous strands of hair from her forehead, his voice low. "You know, I'm no match for Tang Nian at all. If you find someone else now, I won't blame you."
His unexpected words sent a tremor through Meng Jing Wei, her eyes filled with disbelief.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, her small face turned cold. "Qing Mu Ye, listen to what you're saying! It's just one Tang Nian. He can take all your assets, but he can't kill you. Do you have to talk nonsense and worry about the sky falling?!"
Meng Jing Wei's anger grew, and in a fit of rage, she pushed his shoulder. "The moment I announced our marriage in the crew, I intended to join forces with you, to weather the storms together. Even as a woman, I don't think it's a big deal. Don't act so defeated and pathetic that people look down on you!"
Perhaps due to her anger, Meng Jing Wei's voice involuntarily rose, startling Tang Si, who jumped.
The three pairs of eyes turned to them in unison, seeing Meng Jing Wei angrily scolding Qing Mu Ye. "Listen to me. If you dare to be dejected from now on, I won't cling to you shamelessly. Instead, I'll take Yi Yi and Yi Hang and leave, then find another man to start a family..."
She raised her right hand, her slender index finger forcefully poking Qing Mu Ye's chest. "Let your two children take another man's surname and call another man 'Dad'!"
"You dare!" The man's face darkened.
Meng Jing Wei snorted coldly, "What is there that I don't dare to do? You can try me!"
As her words fell, Qing Mu Ye pulled her into his embrace, leaned down, and kissed her lips, sealing them with a kiss.
That kiss was passionate and deeply affectionate.