Chapter 72 Are you trying to get me scolded by my second uncle again?
Sang Qian held up three fingers. "I promise, Second Uncle won't tell anyone else. Only he knows."
Jin Changyu remained adamant, "That won't do either."
Sang Qian frowned. "Why?"
"I didn't stand up for the Sang family when they made things difficult for you, and my second uncle even gave me a good scolding. If he knew that I divorced you while I was pregnant, even if he didn't beat me up, he would probably go to the Jin family's old house to demand an explanation for you."
"..."
Sang Qian was speechless for a moment.
Believe it or not, my second uncle is actually capable of doing something like that.
“It’s nothing for me to get a beating,” Jin Changyu said. “But if things get to my grandma and my mom, it’ll be hard to handle.”
Upon hearing this, Sang Qian fell silent.
Given Jin's mother's longing for a grandson, if she knew beforehand that they were divorcing and the child wouldn't be left with the Jin family, who knows what kind of trouble she would cause.
Sang Qian was alerted after hearing Jin's mother's words at the Jin family's old house last time.
Just in case, she couldn't let Jin's mother know about her divorce from Jin Changyu until at least after she gave birth and settled in properly.
Even though she already had a custody agreement in hand.
Moreover, she felt guilty because Old Madam Jin had been so good to her, and for the time being, she was hesitant to tell the old lady the truth.
Caught between two options, Sang Qian pondered for a moment, then looked up at Jin Changyu and said, "Then don't go home for the next two nights. Go stay somewhere else for a couple of days."
Jin Changyu's eyes widened on the spot, "Your family is coming, and I, as their husband, am going out to stay for a couple of days? Is that reasonable?"
"I just got a scolding a couple of days ago, are you trying to get me yelled at by my second uncle again?"
Sang Qian scratched her head in distress, "Then what do you suggest we do?"
Jin Changyu cleared his throat. "How about I go back to the master bedroom and stay for two nights?"
Seeing the woman frown and show her resistance, he immediately added, "I only sleep on the sofa."
Seeing that she still pursed her lips and refused, Jin Changyu spread his hands and asked, "Do you have a better idea?"
Sang Qian was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "This is the only way for now."
Since we can't tell my second uncle the truth, we can't let him notice anything amiss, lest it cause further complications.
Jin Changyu's lips curled up almost imperceptibly. "Okay, it's settled then."
Afraid she might change her mind, he held her shoulders with both hands and turned her towards the living room. "You go and keep your second uncle company first. I'll go get the tea."
"……All right."
Sang Qian composed herself and walked back to the living room.
*
Jin Changyu spent some time having tea with Sang Jingshan before leaving for the company at 2:30 pm.
Once only the uncle and nephew were left at home, Sang Qian remained silent for a while before asking Sang Jingshan, "Second Uncle, does he know you're coming this time?"
Sang Jingshan knew she was referring to Sang Zhiming.
“I didn’t tell him I was coming.”
"Will you go see him?" Sang Qian asked.
She may no longer acknowledge Sang Zhiming as her father, but her second uncle is his biological brother, and it is normal for them to have contact, which Sang Qian cannot interfere with.
If Sang Zhiming knew that his second uncle was here, he might use the excuse of seeing his brother to come over. In that case, out of respect for his second uncle, she would have no choice but to let him in.
Sang Jingshan looked at her and said, "I came to see you this time, not to see him."
It means I won't see Sang Zhiming.
Upon hearing this, Sang smiled faintly.
“You’re pregnant now, so don’t keep thinking about unhappy things and people. Also, don’t be so strong-willed. If something happens, you should let Changyu handle it.”
Sang Jingshan said, "If you have to solve everything yourself, what's the point of having a husband like him?"
He wasn't my husband to begin with.
Sang Qian thought this to herself, but obediently nodded and replied, "Yes, I know."
evening.
Jin Changyu returned home on time for dinner.
After dinner, he played chess with his second uncle.
Sang Qian wanted to sit next to Sang Jingshan to watch the battle, but he chased her away to Jin Changyu's side.
She stood next to Jin Changyu, not intending to sit down, but was pulled down to sit by a large hand.
Jin Changyu quietly took a cushion from the sofa next to her and placed it under her lower back. Sang Jingshan, sitting opposite her, watched this scene without making a sound.
Although Sang Qian didn't know much about chess, she really enjoyed the atmosphere of watching from the sidelines.
only……
Because she had spent the whole afternoon with her second uncle and hadn't taken a nap, she started to feel sleepy as she looked at him, and her eyes began to droop uncontrollably.
"If you're sleepy, go upstairs to sleep first?" Jin Changyu whispered to her.
"Yes, girl, you should go upstairs and rest first." Sang Jingshan, who was deep in thought about the chess game, waved to her.
"I'll play two more games, then I'll give your husband back to you."
"Okay, I'll go upstairs now."
Sang Qian didn't force herself to stay, but stood up and said to Sang Jingshan, "But Second Uncle, you don't need to rush to return the person. Let him keep you company for a while."
"I have no problem with you guys playing all night."
Jin Changyu glanced at her, but smiled without saying a word.
Sang Qian didn't even glance at him out of the corner of her eye before turning and leaving.
Jin Changyu's gaze followed her as she went upstairs.
After Sang Jingshan placed his piece, seeing no response from the other side, he looked up and caught the gaze that the other hadn't had time to withdraw.
He glanced at Sang Qian as she went up the stairs and sighed softly, "Qian, you had a hard life when you were little."
Upon hearing this, Jin Changyu's eyes narrowed as he looked at the person opposite him.
Sang Jingshan's eyes were filled with heartache. "Her mother left early, and her father... focused all his attention on his new family and treated her very badly. Her grandparents and I live far away, so there are many things we can't help. She was all alone at such a young age, living like an orphan. I don't know how much she suffered in that family."
Jin Changyu listened silently, his grip on the chess piece tightening.
"Don't be fooled by her seemingly indifferent exterior; deep down, she longs for the warmth of a family and a loving home more than anyone else."
Jin Changyu's heart tightened suddenly.
"Fortunately, she married you, and now you have a baby. She finally has a complete little family and is no longer all alone."
Sang Jingshan looked up at him and said, “I know that your Jin family is very prominent and your marriage with her is somewhat unequal. But since you were able to become husband and wife and family, it proves that you are destined to be together.”
"She's pregnant with your child now, you don't know... childbirth is like walking through the gates of hell for a woman... giving birth is a life-threatening risk..."
Sang Jingshan's voice choked twice as he spoke. He lowered his head to compose himself before looking up at Jin Changyu with earnestness and solemnity in his eyes:
"What I want to say is that she gave birth to your children, she is your lover, and she is your family. So, as her husband, you must treat her well, protect her when she encounters difficulties, stand up for her, and let her know that she now has a home and someone who loves her, and is no longer that little orphan who can be bullied by others."
"Also, although she has fallen out with her father, I want you to know that she still has her family."
As Jin Changyu listened to these words, he felt a dull ache in his heart, along with feelings of guilt and shame.
In the two years of marriage, it seems he has never fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband and family member.
For two years, he provided his wife with the best of everything, never restricting her spending and remaining absolutely loyal to her. They never argued, and when they were together, they were loving and compatible. Therefore, he always felt that his marriage was very good.
It wasn't until Sang Qian filed for divorce that he realized there were such big problems in his marriage.
Hearing Sang Jingshan's words now felt like a blow to the head, and he suddenly realized:
It seems he... has never truly entered Sang Qian's world.
He only considered things from his own perspective, giving her what he thought was the best, thinking that this was being a good husband.
But they never bothered to find out what she wanted—
What exactly is it?
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