Tang Xue’s confession was an unexpected surprise for Li Yi!
Naturally, he wouldn’t look down on Tang Xue because of this, nor would he ever abandon her. Yet, this revelation dispelled the last shred of doubt in Li Yi’s heart.
In truth, Li Yi shared Tang Xue’s perspective—he believed she was marrying him out of necessity, with no other choice.
To be honest, this kind of marriage was not what Li Yi wanted.
After all, it was like a transaction—it had nothing to do with love!
However, Tang Xue’s words today made him realize that much of what he had understood in his past life might have been wrong.
Whether in his past life or this one, before Tang Xue confessed that matter to him, he had always believed that he was the one who had taken advantage of her.
Little did he know that the one who had actually been taken advantage of was himself!
It wasn’t that he’d lost control after drinking; it was the young lady who’d been seduced by his looks.
Moreover, through this incident, Li Yi had gained a clear understanding of Tang Xue’s true feelings.
She might not have had strong feelings for him before, but now, Li Yi was certain she had fallen for him completely.
Only when you like someone do you care so deeply about your own feelings and how you appear in their eyes.
If it were merely a matter of settling for whatever came along, she wouldn’t have needed to say those things—there would have been no need.
This was the kind of marriage Li Yi wanted—because it was a marriage built on love!
Li Yi was thrilled, while Tang Xue was deeply moved.
She had braced herself for a storm, but Li Yi didn’t blame her; instead, he held her tightly in his arms and comforted her repeatedly.
Reassured by Li Yi, Tang Xue opened up for the first time, recounting in minute detail everything that had happened recently.
Learning that the Tang family had actually intended to marry Tang Xue off to an elderly widower—forcing her to flee her own home—made Li Yi’s blood boil.
Recalling the suspicions he’d harbored recently, Li Yi resolved that after they were married, he would definitely take Tang Xue back to the Tang family estate to settle the score with that bunch of scoundrels.
No matter how much those people may fawn over Tang Xue, if they dare to set their sights on his wife, Li Yi will definitely make sure they don’t get off easy.
Under the moonlight, the two of them huddled close together, whispering to each other in a warm, intimate atmosphere.
Suddenly, Tang Xue glanced at her wristwatch and said, “Oh, it’s almost ten o’clock. You should head home now!”
Li Yi nodded and said, “Okay!”
But just as Tang Xue was about to turn away, Li Yi suddenly pulled her into his arms.
Then, under Tang Xue’s nervous gaze, he kissed her right on the lips!
Although Tang Xue wasn’t exactly a virgin, she had never been in a relationship before, let alone kissed a man.
Caught off guard by the sudden attack, she froze completely, her mind going blank!
Losing her composure at a critical moment could have serious consequences.
Soon, Tang Xue was lost in Li Yi’s fierce advances…
Suddenly, Tang Xue felt a pair of large hands slip beneath her clothes, attempting to take the high ground.
She let out a startled cry, hurriedly pushed Li Yi away, and turned to run toward the inside of the educated youth camp!
Seeing this, Li Yi hurriedly called out, “Wait a minute…”
Tang Xue suddenly stopped, turned back, and said, “I’ll give it to you once I’m inside!”
With that, she jogged off again!
Watching Tang Xue’s retreating figure, Li Yi couldn’t help but laugh out loud…
…….
Early the next morning, his mother took a few eggs to the “God of Happiness” family’s home.
Half an hour later, she returned and told Li Yi that the date had been set: July 10, just five days from now.
In her words, the 10th happened to be the 23rd day of the fifth lunar month—an auspicious day for weddings!
With the date set, preparations for the wedding were put into full swing.
But just as the Li family was busy preparing to welcome their new daughter-in-law, the Yang family in Juziwa was in an uproar.
When Yang Wenguang returned home that day, he immediately confronted his parents and siblings, demanding to know why they were bullying his wife.
Yang Liushi, of course, tried to justify her actions while also defending Yang Wenxi and Yang Wenjuan.
Yang Zhong also tried to smooth things over—after all, a harmonious family brings prosperity, and he certainly didn’t want the family to fall apart.
But this time, the usually mild-mannered Yang Wenguang flew into a rage. He got into a huge argument with his family and demanded a division of the household!
Hearing their eldest son demand a division of the family, Yang Zhong and Yang Liushi were instantly stunned and immediately refused.
“Wenguang, tell me the truth—is this the Li family’s idea? Even if we have to give up this daughter-in-law, I won’t let you split the family!” Yang Liushi shouted.
Yang Zhong also tried to reason with him: “Eldest son, we’re family after all. Splitting up the family would just make us a laughingstock!”
However, Yang Wenguang was determined to split the family. He looked at his mother impassively and said, “Mother, you’re only stopping me from splitting the family because of my 18-yuan monthly salary, aren’t you?”
Seeing her secret motive exposed by her eldest son, Yang Liushi flushed, but she still stubbornly retorted, “How dare you speak to me like that! We’re just trying to help you out a little!”
“Help us? Ask your conscience—do you even believe what you’re saying?”
Yang Wenguang continued, “If you really wanted to help me, why do you treat my younger siblings to good food while my wife can’t even get a whiff of it?”
“If you truly wanted to help us, why does my wife have to stay home doing laundry whenever you go out to a banquet?”
“If you really want to help us, why do you keep humiliating Meizi? She’s my wife, and she’s carrying my child. How can you treat her like this…”
Before he could finish, Yang Wenxi, standing nearby, couldn’t take it anymore. Pointing at Yang Wenguang, he said, “Big Brother, how can you speak to Mother like that?”
Yang Wenguang shot his younger brother a cold glance and said, “She’s your mother, not mine!”
Yang Zhong and Yang Liushi were both stunned, staring at Yang Wenguang in horror.
At that moment, Yang Wenguang looked at them and said with a touch of sadness in his voice, “Actually, I’ve always known you aren’t my real mother. My real mother passed away long ago. My grandmother told me this when I was five years old!”
“She had foreseen it long ago—that once my younger siblings were born, life would be hard for me, so she taught me to rely on myself in everything!”
“And things turned out exactly as my grandmother predicted. In middle school, my grades were excellent, but you said our family couldn’t afford to send so many children to school, so I dropped out.”
“When I was eighteen, you said joining the military would be good training—I could get rations from the government and save our family’s food—so I enlisted, and ended up losing the use of one arm!”
“Mom, I know I’m not your biological son, so I’ve always tried to go along with whatever you wanted. Whatever you said went, and I never argued!”
“But I never imagined that you’d be spending the money I earned with my life while abusing my pregnant wife. How could you do such a thing?”
Faced with Yang Wenguang’s accusations, everyone in the Yang household fell silent.
Although she knew she was in the wrong, Yang Liushi thought of her eldest son’s meager monthly salary of just over ten yuan, of her second son who still hadn’t found a wife, and of her daughter whose reputation was now ruined, making it difficult to find her a good match…
So, she stiffened her neck and said, “I know we were wrong about this. I can change my ways, and I can even apologize to that girl… but dividing the family is out of the question!”
Yang Wenguang looked at Yang Liushi with a hint of disappointment, then turned his gaze to Yang Zhong standing nearby and asked, “Father, what do you think of this?”
“Eldest son, think it over again about splitting the family. At worst, I’ll have your mother, Wenxi, and Wenjuan go apologize to your wife!”
Hearing this, Yang Wenguang’s heart sank completely.
He stared at his father for a moment, then said, “My grandmother used to say that once you have a stepmother, you’ll have a stepfather too. She was spot on!”
“Don’t try to talk me out of it. I’ve made up my mind to split the family. Whether you agree or not, I’m going to see my eldest uncle and the other clan uncles right now!”
With that, Yang Wenguang turned and walked out of the house!