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Fearing Lin Tingfeng might misunderstand, Ye Wenyu said to him, "Last night, I went to my mother's house. She bandaged my wound. She was also the one who persuaded me to come back—"

Lin Tingfeng was indeed relieved, nodded, and asked her, "Are you staying well?"

Ye Wenyu shook her head and replied softly, "My two younger brothers live at school, so there's an empty room at home. But the room is very small, definitely not as comfortable as here."

Lin Tingfeng nodded and smiled at her, "I want to thank the old lady for letting you come back."

Ye Wenyu smiled, blushed, and whispered to him, "My mother said you are a good man and that I should cherish you."

Lin Tingfeng held Ye Wenyu's hand and said to her with utmost seriousness, "Xiaoyu, don't worry, I will never let anyone hurt you again! Anyone who hurts you will pay a terrible price!"

Ye Wenyu was stunned, not understanding the meaning behind Lin Tingfeng's words. She looked up at him and realized that, without her noticing, he had become like a wolf in the darkness, an eagle on a cliff, his eyes fierce and terrifying.

She mustered her courage and said, "It's fine to get a divorce. Don't make things difficult for her, after all, I was in the wrong first."

Lin Tingfeng was stunned. He withdrew the murderous intent from his eyes and said to her gently, "Alas, you are too naive and kind. You don't know how dangerous the world is. To defeat an evil person, you have to be more evil than her."

However, when he lowered his head and saw the worried and frightened look in Ye Wenyu's eyes, he stopped talking like that. After a moment of silence, he said gently, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

He would make any change for her as long as she came back to him, as long as she believed in him, and as long as they stayed together.

He never had the chance to be a good person before, but now, for her sake, he has decided to change and become a magnanimous and kind person.

Ye Wenyu checked the time and said to Lin Tingfeng, "Then I'm leaving."

"Wait—" Lin Tingfeng called out to her, staring at her small face. There were at least five wounds on her delicate face, and she was wearing a baseball cap, probably to cover the wounds on her head.

A wave of heartache washed over him, and he reached out to gently stroke the bandage on her small face. A surge of hatred also welled up within him. Lin Tingfeng felt deeply guilty and said to her, "You don't need to go to school today. Take a few days off."

With her face and body covered in injuries, if she goes to school and people see her, they'll definitely suspect something, which will be bad for her. This girl is truly a top student, so ambitious. At the same time, she's also somewhat naive, unaware of the cruelty of the world and the horror of rumors.

Ye Wenyu blushed, took out a light blue medical mask and put it on, saying to him, "It's okay. I was planning to wear a mask to school, but I didn't because I was talking to you."

Lin Tingfeng glanced at her mask and felt a warmth in his heart. She was actually considerate of his feelings and didn't want to wear a mask when talking to him. However, there was a band-aid on the corner of her eye, which was quite obvious. Unless she covered her entire face, he thought for a moment and said with a smile, "It's better not to go to school. I won't go to the company today either. I'll stay with you."

Ye Wenyu knew he was worried that the injury on her face would cause her unnecessary trouble, so she nodded and obediently listened. She said, "Okay, I'll study at home, but you have to tutor me on the parts I don't understand." Because the two of them had reconciled, her tone became cheerful again, and she regained the playful appearance that a young girl should have.

Lin Tingfeng smiled and nodded, thinking that she was originally such a studious and ambitious girl, but because of him, she had become the way she is today. She had experienced so many bad things, but she still remained true to her original aspirations and was still so studious and ambitious. It was truly touching, and he really did not deserve her.

As Lin Tingfeng pondered, a wave of guilt washed over him, and he gripped Ye Wenyu's hand even tighter.

Ye Wenyu pulled herself out of her thoughts of her past life and told herself that in this life, no matter what, she must not have anything to do with Lin Tingfeng before his divorce. Lessons from the past should guide the future; if she didn't learn from her mistakes and repeat them, and was beaten in the street by Lin Tingfeng's wife again, that would be incredibly foolish!

She quit her translation job at the foreign trade company and her job as a shop assistant at the bookstore, and started looking for a new job.

To avoid getting another job through Lin Tingfeng's connections, she would always double-check that she had submitted her resume to the company before agreeing to the interview.

She was busy working every day. Until one evening, she returned to school exhausted. As she approached the girls' dormitory, she spotted a familiar figure standing there.

Her mother, Zhang Susu.

Ye Wenyu was somewhat stunned. Her mother had actually come to see her. A warm feeling filled her heart. She happily walked to the old woman's side and called out, "Mom—" She wondered why her mother had come at this hour—

The weather is getting colder and colder, and winter is just around the corner. The old man was standing there, clearly wearing too little clothing, and his face was turning blue from the cold.

"Why didn't you call beforehand—" Ye Wenyu reached out and held her mother's hand. The old woman's hands had been frozen in the cold wind for a long time and were as cold as ice. She rubbed her mother's palms and the backs of her hands with her own small hands, and then breathed on them to warm them.

Zhang Susu smiled, handed a lunchbox she was carrying in her other hand to her, and said, "I haven't been here long. I made your favorite vegetable buns today, so I brought some over for you."

Ye Wenyu took the stainless steel lunchbox and found it was still warm. A warm feeling washed over her, and her eyes welled up with tears, like rubies. Although she had already eaten out, she still smiled and said, "That's great, I was just hungry. Thank you, Mom."

Zhang Susu then said to her, "Is anyone in your dorm? If not, come to your dorm to eat. Mom has something to say to you."

Ye Wenyu nodded. She had a gut feeling that her mother's arrival was related to her previous refusal of Cai Wenchuan's invitation to meet her again. She thought to herself that if her mother pressured her again, she would have to reveal the truth that Cai Wenchuan loved Lin Tingyue.

The mother and daughter entered the girls' dormitory. Ye Wenyu opened the door and found that all her roommates had gone outside. The room was empty and quiet, like a silent valley.

Zhang Susu looked around and said to her, "This dormitory looks quite big. The school's accommodation is pretty good." Ye Wenyu forced a smile, but her heart ached. Her mother lived in such a small house, like a snail's shell. She probably thought any other house would look big to her.

"Mom, please sit down." She found a chair and let the old woman sit down. Then she sat down next to her and started eating the homemade vegetable buns. Knowing that the old woman had something to ask her, her heart was heavy, as if filled with lead, so she didn't taste anything particularly delicious.