Xie Qingqing's married life is very happy. The love she didn't receive from her parents when she was young was received from her parents-in-law when she grew up. Her husband dotes on her, her parents-in-law protect her, and her sister-in-law is attached to her.

In truth, she only suffered for ten years. Before returning to the Xie family and meeting her aunt, she endured a month of mistreatment. But ever since that dinner party when her aunt spoke up for her, her days were no longer bitter.

It could be said that everything she had ever seen in her life was thanks to her aunt.

According to fairy tales, her aunt is her fairy godmother.

However, there was one thing she still regretted: her aunt and uncle never had children. She longed to reciprocate that love, thinking that if her aunt had children, she would definitely pamper them as her own.

But since they don't have children, it seems they've already agreed to remain childless.

In fact, Xie Jingyue and Ye Jun had already agreed before their marriage that she was infertile. If he wanted children, it would be best not to marry her.

Even though the other person had that face, she was somewhat reluctant to give up. But he had no memories, only the memories of this life.

Everyone has the opportunity to choose, and she cannot take that away from them.

It's better to clarify things sooner rather than later, so as to avoid a lot of trouble later.

Ye Jun's thoughts were simple: he liked her for who she was. He didn't care about having children.

He'll only love a child if it's hers. Similarly, he won't want a child that isn't hers.

It would be even better if he couldn't have children, then he wouldn't need to take any precautions or check his safe period.

Xie Jingyue felt somewhat helpless about this. A man with boundless energy can't possibly restrain himself when in front of a woman he likes.

Although she didn't exist as the mission target's mother in this life, she still helped Xie Qingqing through her most difficult time. She didn't understand what Madam Xie was thinking; the only reason was that she no longer loved the child.

There are indeed mothers in the world who don't love their own children.

In prison.

Xie Wan'er hadn't seen Madam Xie visit for a long time. She wanted to call and inquire, but as a prisoner, she had no such right. She could only wait for Madam Xie to come over to get information from the outside world.

Life in prison, well, it's incredibly monotonous. You eat and sleep at set times, and sometimes you're even checked on. You have to greet the officers, and you don't have your own private space.

Having been a pampered heiress for so many years, she really couldn't get used to it. Almost every night she would cry in her little bed, and sometimes she didn't want to eat, she simply couldn't eat anything, it was like eating pig swill.

But she was so hungry that she couldn't care less about anything else and could only eat through her tears.

When Madam Xie visited for the last time, she saw Xie Wan'er looking utterly dejected, her eyes devoid of any light, like a walking corpse.

"Mom, I'm sorry, I was really wrong. Can you help me get out of here? I'm not going back to the Xie family, and I'm not targeting Xie Qingqing anymore. I just want to get out of here. I don't want to stay here anymore."

She still wanted someone to get her out of there, and the Xie family had the ability to do so, but they were simply unwilling to do it for her.

But the last hope gradually faded away.

"Qingqing got married. Seeing how happy she was on her wedding day, I suddenly realized something." Mrs. Xie held the phone receiver and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "She won't forgive me, and she won't forgive you either."

On the other end of the phone, Xie Wan'er was somewhat agitated. She vaguely understood something, but wasn't sure. She could only ask in a hoarse, tearful voice, "Mom, won't you forgive me either?"

"..."

A long silence followed, neither of them speaking.

Perhaps the answer has already been given, but they are simply unwilling to face it.

Madam Xie sighed deeply, her voice carrying a hint of farewell, "Wan'er, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I didn't teach you well, which is why you have such stubborn ideas."

"Live a good life from now on. I will transfer some money to your account so that you won't starve after you get out."

As for the future, we'll talk about that later.

She hung up the phone and left without looking back.

On one side of the glass, Xie Wan'er frantically pounded on the tempered glass, her palms aching, but she didn't give up.

"Mom, please don't abandon me! Please! Please! I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

"Don't go! Please, Mom! Don't go, you're all I have left!"

"Ah! I hate you! I hate all of you! It's all your fault! You're the ones who made me like this! I hate you all!"

Xie Wan'er was forcibly taken away by the prison guards and locked in a room to calm her down.

Good behavior in prison can lead to a reduced sentence. Upon release, you'll receive a sum of money, which is far better than what many of your fellow inmates are in.

Unfortunately, she was abandoned by everyone.

Xie Wan'er wanted to commit suicide, but she didn't have the chance in prison. The prison guards wouldn't give them that opportunity either, so she had no choice but to live.

This thought persisted even after her release from prison. She found a river and, in the dead of night, jumped in. She didn't alert anyone, and no passersby noticed.

The truth only came to light when her body was accidentally caught in a fisherman's waterlogged water.

The forensic doctor and police have determined that she committed suicide, so there is no murderer.

Her information was in the database, so the news was naturally sent to the Xie family as well.

Madam Xie had a lot more white hair, and she didn't seem to understand why Xie Wan'er would have such thoughts.

When Xie Qingqing received the news, she was stunned for a second, but didn't show any particular emotion. She hadn't been involved in things that had come to this point; it was simply her own doing.

For the next few years, her life was characterized by a happy family.

Xie Jingyue passed away relatively early, likely due to overwork in her early years. She was resilient when she was young, but in her later years, all her minor ailments turned into major ones.

Lying in the hospital bed, the one who cried the most was not Ye Jun, but Xie Qingqing.

"Auntie, can you not leave? I'm scared. Please stay with me a little longer, okay?" She truly regarded her aunt as her own mother.

"Silly girl, you've grown up so much. Your aunt is just tired and wants to rest."

“To my aunt, I will always be just a child.” Xie Qingqing held her hand and cried uncontrollably.

Ye Jun held her other hand, tears streaming down his face.

"Live well, my little niece needs your help to protect her," Xie Jingyue instructed.

"I will."

Goodbye, Ye Jun.

Perhaps we'll meet again in the next world?