Chapter 85 You care a lot about your cousin?

Qin Ce said, "That Lily has been intentionally or unintentionally belittling your cousin, making him feel inferior and unworthy of her. This makes all of Lily's actions seem reasonable."

"Uh..." Qiao Xing stared at him expectantly, looking somewhat confused.

Qin Ce sighed and pinched his brow. "Relationships without conflict of interest are always the most peaceful. If Lily belittles your cousin to a certain extent, he'll brainwash himself into thinking he's already so bad. Lily can just leave him. Why should she do something to hurt him? He's not worth Lily's time and effort."

Qiao Xing understood now. It reminded her of Lin Yu, who had been so good to her when there was no conflict of interest.

The two had almost never argued before, but later, whenever the topic of the house came up, he would immediately turn hostile.

Qiao Xing looked somewhat disappointed. She glanced at Qin Ce and asked, "Then what is Lily after?"

Qiao Xing and Wang Ye shared the same question: if she could choose someone better, why did she insist on marrying Wang Ye and not care about him at all?

Qin Ce looked at her intently, opened his mouth, but didn't know how to tell her.

"You care a lot about your cousin?" he asked.

Qiao Xing nodded. "My cousin is very good to me. If it weren't for him when I was a kid, I don't know how many kids would have bullied me."

Qiao Xing still remembers that once a child in the neighborhood called her a wild child without parents, and Wang Ye rushed up and beat the child until he was black and blue.

Wang Ye also said that she is not an orphan; she has maternal grandparents, a cousin, and many family members.

"Alright, go to sleep early. Don't you have things to do tomorrow?" Qin Ce reminded her.

Qiao Xing also came to her senses. She needed to transfer the house title tomorrow, so she should go to bed early.

When Qiao Xing woke up the next morning, Qin Ce had already left.

She remembered that she didn't have to go to the company today, so she went back to sleep for a while, since her uncle and the others would get up late anyway.

Qiao Xing got up around nine o'clock, and sure enough, her uncle was already up.

"Uncle," Qiao Xing greeted him.

Just as her uncle put breakfast on the table, he saw Qiao Xing and said with a smile, "Xingxing, you're up. It's time to eat."

"Where's Aunt? She hasn't come back yet."

"It'll probably be a bit late; they're probably still on the train right now."

"oh."

Qiao Xing went to the bathroom to wash up, and when she came out, she sat at the dining table. Her uncle had already served her a bowl of porridge.

Qiao Xing glanced at his uncle. His skin was very dark from being exposed to the wind and sun, and his face and hands were covered with cracks caused by the wind. They were the kind of cracks that repeatedly opened and healed, resulting in dark lines.

Standing outside, he looks like a typical migrant worker; you can tell what he does for a living at a glance.

The old man had worked hard for most of his life, and all the money he earned had gone to Wang Ye. Qiao Xing sighed inwardly and lowered his head to drink a mouthful of porridge.

After a while, Wang Ye also got up. He was wearing slippers, his hair was messy, and he walked over listlessly.

He sat down next to Qiao Xing and asked, "Cousin, are you off today?"

"No, I took leave. I'll go to transfer the property in a bit," Qiao Xing said.

"Oh." Wang Ye scratched his head. In the past few days, he had become visibly haggard.

Qiao Xing looked on with some concern. Marriage should be a joyous occasion, so why was he so dejected?

There was absolutely no joy in Wang Ye about his impending marriage.

Wang Ye ate in silence, not saying a word.

His uncle could also tell he was unhappy. He looked into the bedroom and saw that Lily was still not up.

He whispered, "Xiao Ye, your mother isn't here right now. Tell me the truth, do you not want to get married?"

Wang Ye paused, stunned for a moment, before looking up at his uncle.

He opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally said only a few words, "No, don't overthink it."

The uncle sighed, "We're both men, and you're my son. Don't I know what you're thinking?"

If he really wanted to get married, he wouldn't be so sullen.

Wang Ye took a big gulp of porridge before saying, "We've already taken our wedding photos, booked the hotel, and paid the deposit for the drinks. How can we not get married?"

His parents have invested all their earnings in this. If he doesn't get married, how can he face his parents?

Now that he and Lily are married, it's no longer a matter of feelings, but involves many interests.

Qiao Xing suddenly asked, "By the way, Uncle, didn't Lily say last time that the in-laws you met weren't her parents? Have you met her real parents?"

That was a very pertinent question, and both her uncle and Wang Ye turned to look at her.

Wang Ye said, "I've never seen it before."

"If you get married, will her parents come?" Qiao Xing asked again.

Wang Ye shook his head and said, "She said her home is in a remote mountain valley, too far for her to come."

"This..." Qiao Xing didn't know what to say for a moment. Such a big event as a wedding should be attended even if it's from far away.

Wang Ye scratched his hair, somewhat irritated, and said, "Let's talk about it later. If it doesn't work out, I'll go pick them up."

Do you know where her hometown is?

“I know, I’ve seen her ID card. I’ll just ask around there and find out.”

Wang Ye had previously checked Lily's ID card, and the address was indeed in the mountains. However, Lily had said that they had moved to the city and hadn't changed their ID cards yet.

After Lily's last 'confession,' it seems the address on her ID card is correct.

The uncle said, "Then while there's still time, you should go and pick them up. It'll be good for us in-laws to meet and get to know each other."

"Okay, I'll see. I'll go when I have some free time." Wang Ye made up his mind that he must go and bring Lily's parents over.

Otherwise, he would always feel uneasy, as if he didn't understand Lily well enough, and he had the illusion that she might disappear at any moment.

If I met her parents, things would be different; at least I'd have a better understanding of the situation.

Qiao Xing thought for a moment and said, "Are you going alone? If it's not too far, I'll go with you."

She was a little worried about Wang Ye going alone.

"Okay, let's set a weekend, I'll check the route, and we'll go together."

Wang Ye didn't think too much about it. He simply felt that if he got nervous and couldn't say anything when he met his father-in-law, having Qiao Xing around would be a good way to help him out.

The main reason is that I'm a little timid when meeting my father-in-law, and I want someone to keep me company.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lily came out, and the two of them tacitly stopped discussing the topic.

We had a fight last night, and Lily has been behaving herself by staying home today, sitting on the sofa playing on her phone and watching dramas.

My aunt returned around noon.

"Xingxing didn't go to work today?" Auntie asked as she changed her shoes.

The uncle quickly chimed in, "Xingxing took a day off specifically to wait for you to come back. Where did you put the property certificate? Let's go transfer the property today."

My aunt paused, her expression slightly unnatural. She chuckled awkwardly, "So rushed?"