The Finale (Part 1)

Under Madam Xue's coercion and enticement, Xue Huaili finally understood that he was getting old and the future of the Xue family still depended on Xue Mubai, so he agreed to let his son come back.

That day, a postman came to Xue Mubai's restaurant. "Xue Mubai, there's a letter for you, sent from Shanghai."

Xue Mubai took the letter and discovered that the sender was his mother.

He hadn't seen his mother for almost a year and didn't know how she was doing, so he opened the envelope.

His mother told him what had happened at home, and that his father had agreed to his marriage with Ye Wanqing and hoped that he could come back to inherit the family business.

Xue Mubai told Ye Wanqing, "Wanqing, my mother wrote a letter. My father has agreed to our marriage."

"Really? So what are you planning to do?"

At this moment, Ye Wanqing felt a wave of discomfort in her stomach, and nausea and vomiting occurred.

"Wanqing, are you alright? Should we go to the hospital to get checked out?" Xue Mubai asked with some concern.

"It's nothing." She just felt a bit tired and sleepy lately, and her appetite wasn't good either.

"Let's go take a look."

Xue Mubai brought Ye Wanqing to the clinic. The doctor took her pulse and immediately congratulated her, "Congratulations, she's pregnant."

What? Pregnant?

Xue Mubai was overjoyed. "I'm going to be a father. Wanqing, I love you."

He happily picked up Ye Wanqing and spun her around.

Ye Wanqing also felt a strange emotion in her heart at this moment, she was actually going to be a mother.

It's a really strange feeling; she herself is still a baby.

Xue Mubai held her in his arms, his fingertips gently stroking Ye Wanqing's hair as he whispered, "Let's go back to Shanghai. Not for anything else, but so that this child can have a better life in a big city in the future. Okay? Let's have our wedding in Shanghai. I want to give you the grandest wedding ever."

Ye Wanqing fell into deep thought, and finally agreed. "Okay."

After all, Shanghai is an international metropolis where children can receive the best education.

But before that, she needs to settle her past casual affairs.

"System, I want to ask you something."

When no one was around, she began to summon the system.

[Host, what do you need? This system has just finished hibernation.]

"I want to stay in this era forever and never travel back in time. Is that okay?"

Of course you can. You just need to submit an application to the Time and Space Administration to apply for permanent residency in this era.

"Okay. Thank you, system." Ye Wanqing was very happy. She wanted to stay here and grow old with Xue Mubai.

As for the apocalypse and those five husbands, she didn't want any of them.

[Oh, right, host, I actually forgot to tell you, because of a system bug, as long as you spend money on a man whose looks are rated 9 out of 10, he will hear your thoughts.]

"What...why didn't you say so sooner?!" Ye Wanqing's face turned green. Good heavens, if she heard her inner thoughts, wouldn't that mean Xue Mubai, Xiao Heng, Gu Mohan, Gao Yu, Zhao Tingfeng...wouldn't they all have heard her wild inner thoughts??

Good heavens, this is a total social disaster...

She remembers that back then, every time she saw a handsome guy, she would fantasize about him in her mind.

Emma, ​​those handsome guys actually heard everything?

Just thinking about it is terrifying... It feels like having your underwear pulled down...

[Sorry, host, I only discovered the bug later when I was in hibernation, but fortunately I fixed it in time, so they couldn't hear your thoughts anymore. However, don't panic too much, host. Of those men, only Xue Mubai hasn't heard your thoughts.]

"What? He's the only one who didn't hear it?"

Ye Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder Xue Mubai persisted in being with her until the end; it turned out she had never revealed her true feelings to him.

Otherwise, if he knew how fickle he really was, he'd probably run away faster than anyone else. After all, distance makes the heart grow fonder...

It was a twist of fate...

That day, at the police station in Beijing, Gu Mohan suddenly received an envelope from Ye Wanqing.

Seeing that familiar name, he felt a momentary daze and quickly opened the package. Inside was ten thousand yuan. There was also a wedding invitation. The gold lettering on the invitation made his eyes well up with tears…

That ten thousand yuan was the medical expenses he paid in advance at the hospital. Ye Wanqing had tried to return it to him before, but he had refused to accept it. This time, she returned it to him.

And she's actually going to marry Xue Mubai, with the wedding taking place in three days...

In the end, he still missed her...

He felt a pang of pain in his heart, but he remained stubborn. He knew that he and she were incompatible in terms of values ​​and personalities, and forcing them together would only hurt her more deeply because of his bad temper.

Sometimes letting go is a kind of relief...

Ye Wanqing, I wish you happiness...

Meanwhile, on Xiao Heng's side...

Ever since Xiao Heng was possessed by Ye Yan and harmed Ye Wanqing, and was subsequently imprisoned, the Xiao family abandoned him. They believed that someone who had served time in prison was not qualified to inherit the family fortune. No one even came to visit him.

He was completely abandoned by the Xiao family, becoming a pawn to be used and discarded.

That day, a prison guard came over and said, "Xiao Heng, someone has come to see you."

Xiao Heng was very excited. He came to the glass and found that it was Ye Wanqing. The moment he saw her, he burst into tears.

He picked up the phone, his hands trembling. "Wanqing, are you alright? I'm sorry. I..."

Ye Wanqing smiled and replied, "Xiao Heng, I'm fine, I'm alright. I know it wasn't your fault that you hurt me back then, it was because Ye Yan possessed you. I've already submitted a letter of understanding to the police station and applied for your bail and leniency, you won't be staying in there for long."

"Thank you, Wanqing." Xiao Heng hadn't expected that Ye Wanqing would still remember him, and even be willing to forgive him.

"By the way, Xiao Heng, I'm getting married. I hope you'll be happy in the future too."

"Marriage?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng froze on the spot.

“Yes. He loves me very much, and I love him very much too. So I hope that when Xiao Heng comes out, you can also find your own happiness.” Ye Wanqing smiled as she looked at him.

Xiao Heng's eyes were filled with sorrow, and he was utterly disheartened.

His happiness? Will he ever find happiness again?

He hesitated, about to say something, when the prison guard reminded him, "Time's up." Xiao Heng had no choice but to leave reluctantly, his gaze fixed on Ye Wanqing as he departed.

He knew that this might be a final farewell. Some things lost were destined to remain only in his memories. He suddenly felt a chill on his cheek, and when he reached up to touch it, he found it was tears…

Ye Wanqing stood outside the glass wall, watching Xiao Heng being taken away again, and felt a pang of emotion.

If Ye Yan hadn't interfered, Xiao Heng might have been the one she ended up with.

After all, she could sense that Xiao Heng's love for her was no less than Xue Mubai's, and she quite liked his personality, appearance, and temperament. He also exuded a mature and domineering CEO aura, and was very gentle; he could be said to be the epitome of the best qualities among these five men.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".

To put it another way, Xiao Heng's current miserable state is also her fault. With this rift between them, it's impossible for their relationship to continue.

Everything is simply a matter of cause and effect.

To put it bluntly, they were destined to meet but not to be together.