Two more days passed like this. Rosie came to see her once during that time.

The haughty girl stood at the classroom door. By now, everyone in the school who wasn't completely oblivious to gossip knew about their entanglement. Especially Gao Lan, with her tacit approval, had already spread the whole story throughout the school.

Knowing Rosie was looking for her, the girl sitting next to her wanted to come along, but she smiled and persuaded her not to. She walked out of the classroom and looked back to see several boys standing at the door, watching Rosie warily. One of the boys, seeing her looking over, called out from inside, "Meng Dong, call us if you need anything."

Xu Keke smiled. It seemed that ever since that volleyball game on the playground that day, her classmates had treated her in a slightly different way. Xu Keke didn't refuse their kindness and smiled and nodded in agreement.

You could tell Rosie was trying her best to control herself, and she kept her words simple: "My sister has moved back home now. She broke up with your dad. From now on, your affairs have nothing to do with our family."

Xu Keke didn't understand what she meant, but still replied, "I never felt that our family's affairs had anything to do with your family. Your sister isn't a good person, but Meng Zikang is the one who's wrong."

“My sister didn’t know he would go back and beat your mother, nor did she know about your mother’s suicide. She knew nothing about any of these things.”

Xu Keke didn't want to discuss these things with others and was a little impatient. "Meng Zikang has a family background, she must know that. Destroying someone else's marriage is not a noble thing."

Seeing Rosie about to defend herself, Xu Keke raised her hand to stop her. "Don't talk about freedom of love. People don't have that much freedom in this world. Have you ever seen anyone live without any constraints? And don't mention that emotions are uncontrollable. Responsibility, obligation, humanity, respect for others—if your sister had cared about any of these things back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way. What she's convinced of is that my mother is from the countryside, uneducated, and easy to bully. She wouldn't dare do this to anyone else."

“My sister, my sister is also in pain. She really loves him. She even thought about committing suicide because of him. She wouldn’t have given in if my dad hadn’t threatened her. Feelings aren’t like that. When you fall in love with someone, you can’t control yourself.”

Xu Keke listened to her words and thought about it seriously. If Qi Chang and Xiao Bei were now husband and wife, or engaged, Xu Keke's heart clenched. But then she thought, she would stay far away from him and never see him again. But she would live well. For her own sake.

"I will not. No matter how much I feel for someone, I will not destroy someone else's marriage, even if that marriage is already riddled with problems."

After Xu Keke finished speaking, she turned to go back to the classroom. Talking to such young children about this was pointless. She could never be friends with Luo Xi; from the day Chen Yurong died, from the moment Luo Wei threw the ball at her, it was destined that she could never be friends with anyone in the Luo family.

It wasn't just because she wasn't a magnanimous person, but mainly because she looked down on the two sisters' character. If it were Meng Dong standing here today, she'd probably be bullied by Luo Xi by now.

It's just because she's strong that they can't bully her. In truth, Luo Wei and Meng Zikang are a perfect match. Xu Keke had already taken two steps, then turned back to look at Luo Xi, who was still standing in the corridor.

Xu Keke walked back and looked at her.

"Your family is quite interesting. When Meng Zikang had a wife and children, your family didn't object. Now that Meng Zikang's wife is dead, your family disagrees. I don't really know much about their relationship, but I think it's best for family members not to live with thorns in their hearts. Otherwise, if your sister is unhappy in the future, she will blame your family. It's better to let your sister live according to her own wishes, after all, she is an adult."

Xu Keke was, of course, saying that on purpose. She wasn't just thinking that if Meng Zikang and Luo Wei didn't break up, she could continue living in that little house with Xiao Mengjia. Another point was that, based on her understanding of this world from her previous lives, if Meng Zikang and Luo Wei got back together, it wouldn't take long; just maintaining the status quo for another two years would be enough. Those two would be severely punished without anyone lifting a finger. In that era of this world, the standards for a person's character were extremely high.

Of course, Xu Keke didn't know if her words would have any effect. She didn't even know if Rosie could convey her message clearly. All she could do now was try her best and leave the rest to fate.

Rosie didn't disappoint her too much. That evening, she found some time to tell her father what Xu Keke had said. After listening, Luo's father pondered for a long time and then said, "What the child said makes sense. Your sister is all grown up, so let her have her way in some things. But judging from this child, Luo Zikang isn't entirely useless. He's raised a child like this, so he must be a pretty good person."

This perfect misunderstanding not only made Luo's father agree, but also subtly showed some approval.

Actually, Luo Wei had already begun to have doubts about Meng Zikang; she wasn't sure if continuing the relationship was the right thing to do. So, after arguing with her family, she took the opportunity to break up with Meng Zikang. Now, her family's attitude had changed, and her father even wanted her to move back home. This left Luo Wei feeling somewhat lost. But after all, she and Meng Zikang had been together for several years. Plus, Meng Zikang wasn't working and spent all his time looking for her. Before long, they got back together.

However, the transfer order had already been issued, so Luo Wei went to her father again, hoping he could help her get Meng Zikang back. This time, however, no matter how much she begged, her father refused to come forward.

When she got annoyed by his pleas, Luo's father finally yelled, "You asked me to help him get transferred from the chemical plant back then. I only asked once. This time, I had to find someone to transfer him from the stationery store. How can I talk to people about this again? He has some self-respect, but your father doesn't. Let him work there for now, and we'll talk about it later."

Luo Wei was at a loss and could only watch helplessly as Meng Zikang went to the printing factory in the street. This was the same printing factory where Meng Dong had worked his entire life in his previous life. It could only be said that fate had its own design.

On Sunday, Qi Chang encountered Aunt Gao with a beaming smile before even entering the hospital; she was walking out in high spirits.

"What good news do you have?"

"Who says it's not good news? Manager Lin introduced Meng Dong to a girl, his wife's nephew. The young man is very handsome, speaks and acts well, and has a good job. He manages a workshop..."

Seeing Aunt Gao's beaming face, Qi Chang thought he had misheard. "You mean, who did Manager Lin introduce to her?"

"Give it to Meng Dong, it's at our house, I..."

Before Aunt Gao could finish speaking, Qi Chang had already rushed inside. "What did you remember? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Aunt Gao was going back to her parents' home. She muttered something and then hurried away.