She followed this man for over twenty years without a name or status.
Itâs not like sheâs never faced the strange looks from people around her; her daughter used to cry and ask why she didnât have a dad.
She endured it all.
Finally, after waiting for more than half of her life, she outlasted that woman, Liu Qinghe.
She thought sheâd finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, yet she didnât expect that while she did enter the Chong family...
It was only as an unacknowledged mistress.
Her Wenwen also entered the Chong family, but couldnât become Chong Minggangâs daughter.
If this is the outcome, then what was the purpose of waiting twenty years?
To put it bluntly, after twenty-some years, no matter how deep the love once was, itâs now mostly worn away.
What An Yan seeks now isnât that vague, unreliable love.
What she wants is something tangible that can bring her identity and status, recognition, and benefits.
But if things remain in this awkward situation, should Chong Minggang meet any mishap in the future, the Chong family wealth will completely belong to Chong Yuji.
It would have nothing to do with her as the nameless mistress, nor with Wenwen as an outsider.
How could An Yan accept such a result?
At this moment, Chong Minggang, upset by his daughter, took it all out on her.
An Yan isnât feeling this disparity in status for the first time.
If she were Chong Minggangâs legitimate wife, she could rightfully use words and actions to demand the respect she deserves.
But sheâs not; sheâs just an unacknowledged mistress.
She canât anger Chong Minggang because doing so might lead to him dismissing her in a rage.
Once in such a state, it would truly mean losing everything.
So she can only endure, welcoming reproach with a smile.
An Yan told herself, sheâs endured over twenty years.
Now that Liu Qinghe has been outlasted by her, what else canât she endure?
Chong Yuji, the eldest miss of the Chong family, so what? Just a spirited young girl.
She now throws tantrums relying on her status and Chong Minggangâs indulgence.
Once she becomes Madam Chong...
Coldness flashed in An Yanâs eyesâshe has a hundred ways to make her suffer losses without knowing the source of the trouble.
Seeing An Yanâs timid demeanor, Chong Minggang also realized his tone wasnât good.
After all, sheâs a woman aggrieved for over twenty years because of him, and Chong Minggang has a bit of first love sentiment for An Yan.
He pulled An Yan up, sighed, and said, "Donât blame me; I just got too angry. You tell me, Wenwen, knowing Zhong Sheng is Yujiâs boyfriend, why did she do such a thing?"
An Yan knew Zhong Sheng, the eldest young master of the Zhong Corporation, is a rare and ideal suitor.
Her Wenwen couldnât ask for a better match, yet Chong Yuji discarded him as if he was nothing.
An Yan gently closed her eyes, leaned against Chong Minggang, and tentatively said, "I think... Young Master Zhong seems quite fond of Wenwen; since Yuji doesnât like him, why not?"
A long silence followed.
An Yan uneasily opened her eyes and met Chong Minggangâs probing gaze.
She forced a smile and said, "What is it, Minggang?"
Chong Minggangâs face lost its smile, his gaze lowered: "An Yan, I remember telling you that even if I brought you and your daughter back, Wenwen and Yuji are not the same."