But she doesnât want to bother Lin Wan right now; her household is in chaos, and she needs to stabilize Mei Langchi first. She canât really wait for him to come out and divorce her. If they really get divorced, she wonât have anyone to rely on.
She only wants a period of peace and quiet now, which also means letting Lin Wan off for a while. Unexpectedly, sheâs compromised, but Lin Wan refuses to let her go. In Z City, she has no friends, no background. If they really fight, she absolutely wouldnât be a match for Lin Wan.
To contend with Lin Wan now is to push herself into the fire pit.
"Not much, youâve hurt me for so long, I have to get something back."
"Lin Wan, donât be too excessive. I was wrong, wasnât it enough that I admitted my mistake? I... I was blinded by jealousy. I was jealous that you looked prettier than me, jealous that after only going to school for a year, you easily got into university. Originally, your mom wouldnât let you go to college, and when you ran away with the money, I was so happy. It was all good, but why, why couldnât you just stay put? You even dragged your mom out and ran into Han Yi? I was the one who met him first... Lin Wan, I hate you, hate you for taking him away. He was supposed to be mine. Later, I chose a freezing city for university because of you. I never expected God to be so unfair, making me run into Li Liang. Can you understand how I felt back then? I didnât want this... Lin Wan, I have done a lot of wrong things over the years, but havenât you been protected well by Han Yi? I beg you, letâs stop fighting. You saw it, I have indeed been punished, and when the childâs matter came out, the Mei Family wanted to kill me. Itâs not easy for me being alone with the child now. I know I was wrong."
"Ye Qing, it was you who was wrong from the start. It doesnât matter if itâs me or Han Yi, neither is the person you should hate. But let me warn you, if you dare to have any ideas about us again, donât blame me for being harsh."
The tea which cost two yuan per cup, Lin Wan didnât drink even a sip, nor did she pay for it. Ye Qing was the one who proposed to have this chat, so she should pay for it herself.
Lin Wan has no idea if Ye Qingâs words from earlier are true or false. Naturally, she doesnât believe Ye Qing has truly realized her mistakes. However, today wasnât without gain; at least she learned that Ye Qingâs child is not Mei Langchiâs. If itâs not Mei Langchi, then it must be Li Liangâs.
After leaving the teahouse, Lin Wan returned to the store. Sheâs most afraid of Ye Qing making some move behind her back to ruin her business. "Little Kui, keep an eye on that woman we just saw in the future."
"Manager, whatâs the matter with that woman?" Yang Kui had also listened to their conversation, sensing something was off in the atmosphere.
"We have some grudges. By the way, for the next few days, help me keep an eye out and see what sheâs up to coming around here."
"Manager, I know that woman, sheâs the boss of Qinghua Shoes in the market; their family is in shoe wholesale business." Yang Kui, who often wandered around the market for the shopâs sake, knew all the clothing stores there. "That woman just moved here and opened ahead of us by only two days. I visited their store on their opening day and even bought a pair of shoes."
"Shoe wholesaling?" Lin Wan frowned in surprise.
"Yes."
She was really careless, unaware that Ye Qing had started a shoe business. Now that their shops are in the same market, Lin Wan is worried Ye Qing might be up to no good.
To prevent the last incident from happening again, Lin Wan repeatedly urged Yang Kui to be careful, even though the shop is now Yang Kuiâs, Ye Qing definitely saw her and misunderstood that the shop was hers. Even if Ye Qing knows the shop is Yang Kuiâs, Yang Kui acts as an agent for their factoryâs clothes. Ye Qing might still cause trouble.
After leaving Yang Kuiâs shop, Lin Wan discreetly wandered around the market to see where Ye Qingâs shop was located.
Fortunately, when she went over, Ye Qing wasnât there. The place was small, just like their old shop in S City, but there were quite a few shoes displayed inside.
Seems like Ye Qingâs time in reform was not without gain!
This time, she canât just sit back and wait, giving Ye Qing a chance.
The retail shop is doing well; she doesnât need to worry about the wholesale shop. However, sheâs been roaming the market to keep track of Ye Qingâs affairs, noticing that Yang Kui is doing a good job with business.
In the past few days, she has learned Ye Qingâs address and discovered that her son is living with her. Turns out, what she said that day wasnât false; she did take the child back, as expected by Lin Wan.