So when Liu Yang came over and started flirting with her, she quickly fell for him.

Even though she later got together with Liu Yang, she never actually thought about marrying him. She was just waiting for the day when her novelty towards Liu Yang would completely wear off, at which point she would break up with him. The person she always wanted to marry was Zhong Xuyang.

She just didn't expect that Zhong Xuyang wouldn't be waiting for her there.

She had expected Zhong Xuyang to reject her before she came, but she still wanted to fight for herself one last time. "I'm divorcing Liu Yang right away. I don't need the child. I won't be willful anymore. I'll listen to you. You can do whatever you want me to do, as long as you're willing to let me come back to you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhong Xuyang interrupted her, "I don't want to. We can't go back. It's not your problem; it's that I've changed."

He looked down at Xiao Yao's hand in his palm. Every time he recalled the scene of the car hitting him, he felt a chill of fear and wished Xiao Yao was by his side. "Do you know who was the first person who came to my mind when I had the car accident? It was Xiao Yao. I wanted to see her so badly. I was afraid I was going to die. I wanted to see her one last time. But I was also very sad because I didn't want to just see her one last time. I wanted to be with her for life. I wanted to marry her and have children. I wanted to see her grow old."

Lin Wenwen started crying halfway through the conversation, but Zhong Xuyang didn't stop and finished saying what he wanted to say all at once: "I've already gone very far ahead, and I won't look back, nor do I want to. Xiao Yao is the person I want to spend my life with. I believe that one day you will also find the one who belongs to you. It will be someone else, not Liu Yang, but that person will never be me."

Lin Wenwen cried for a while before stopping. "Can you tell me why you chose Xiao Yao?"

She was still unwilling to give up; she wanted a reason to completely give up.

Less than a month after their breakup, she saw Zhong Xuyang and Xiao Yao walk into a hotel elevator together. That day, she and Liu Yang also went to a hotel to check in. Seeing this scene, she felt a pang in her heart, but also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that since they had both betrayed this relationship, they were even. In the future, she and Zhong Xuyang would be equals if they got back together.

However, just when things were getting worse for her and Liu Yang, Zhong Xuyang announced his relationship with Xiao Yao on his WeChat Moments. At that moment, her first reaction was that it couldn't be true. She couldn't believe that Zhong Xuyang could change his mind so quickly and then firmly choose Xiao Yao.

Upon hearing this question, Zhong Xuyang's gaze shifted from Xiao Yao's hand to her face.

She puffed out her cheeks, looking like she didn't want to talk to him, but she didn't struggle against his grip on her hand for fear of hurting him. She loved him, cherished him, respected him, understood him, and would never bear to hurt him.

"It was only after being with Yao Yao that I truly understood what a healthy and happy romantic relationship is."

Lin Wenwen was stunned for a long time by just one simple sentence.

When Zhong Xuyang was with her, he said more than once that being with her was exhausting, and he wondered if this was what a proper romantic relationship was like.

She had previously set rules for Zhong Xuyang: he had to answer her calls, he had to celebrate their anniversary in different ways every year, he had to cheer her up when she was in a bad mood, he had to apologize first no matter who was right or wrong when they argued, and he had to remember all her preferences without missing a single one. In short, her affairs had to always be his top priority.

Countless times, Zhong Xuyang would get angry and break up with her because he couldn't meet her expectations. At the beginning of their relationship, Zhong Xuyang would be anxious and try to change, but later he became numb. Several times, he even took the initiative to break up with her, only to have her regret it and cry, begging for forgiveness.

Her friends all say she's being too dramatic, but she just can't control herself. She just wants her boyfriend to care about her more, but now Liu Yang is using this as an excuse to cheat and divorce her, and Zhong Xuyang is not coming back. So, was she really wrong?

After Lin Wenwen left, Zhong Xuyang, claiming he was sleepy, asked Xiao Yao to lie on the bed and take a nap in his arms.

Xiao Yao lay there for a while, unable to fall asleep. Knowing that Zhong Xuyang was also awake, she inexplicably wanted to ask a question, "Is there really no chance for you and Lin Wenwen?"

Zhong Xuyang was enjoying the tranquil moment with his eyes closed when he heard this strange question. He opened his eyes, glanced at Zhong Xuyang, and asked, "What kind of question is that?"

"I'm just curious, don't overthink it." She really didn't mean anything by it; she just asked the question because she remembered how lost and dejected Lin Wenwen looked when she left.

Zhong Xuyang ignored her and continued to rest with his eyes closed, still holding her.

As Xiao Yao gradually drifted off to sleep, he suddenly said in a calm tone, "Let's get married when I'm better."

Xiao Yao's sleepiness vanished instantly. She looked up at Zhong Xuyang in surprise. His expression was indifferent, as if he didn't care whether she agreed or not.

That tone, that attitude, it's infuriating just looking at it: "I won't marry her."

Zhong Xuyang twirled her hair with his fingers, playing with it casually. "Everyone says you're my wife. Who else would you marry if not me? Besides, you've been taking such good care of me. Wouldn't it be a loss if you didn't marry me?"

It's unclear what's wrong with Zhong Xuyang, but whenever it involves taking off his pants, he only allows Xiao Yao to do it for him. He won't even let his mother, Ms. Shen, do it, let alone a caregiver. In Zhong Xuyang's words, his mother has never seen his grown-up body, so he's not used to it. He can only accept Xiao Yao touching him, so all the close care he's received during this period has been provided by Xiao Yao.

But Xiao Yao wouldn't accept that reason for marriage. "I won't marry you, I just won't marry you! I'm going back to work in H City as soon as you're discharged from the hospital."

Zhong Xuyang also acted like a child, saying, "Then I won't leave the hospital tomorrow."

Xiao Yao was amused by his childish appearance. "Don't be silly. It's too hard for Yueji, a pregnant woman, to manage the factory."

Zhong Xuyang thought for a moment, "We can't continue living in such a long-distance relationship."

Xiao Yao understood his meaning and warned him in advance, "Let me tell you, I will not be a full-time housewife."

Unexpectedly, he raised an eyebrow, his eyes revealing joy, "So you've decided to marry me?"

Xiao Yao then realized she had fallen into a pit. "No!"