When Wen Yi returned to the Wen family home, she happened to run into her father, who was in a hurry to leave. But as soon as he saw her, he stopped everything and stared at her with a strange look.
Not only did Wen's father look at her like that, but all the servants in the Wen family looked at Wen Yi with the same eyes.
The main issue is that Wen Yi disappeared for a day and a night.
Not only that, but his current state is also quite messy.
His hair was disheveled, his face showed signs of burns, and his expression was ashen. He looked as if his soul had been forcibly ripped out, utterly lifeless.
Wen Yi returned to her room, sat quietly on the sofa, looked out the window at the darkening sky, and began to stare blankly again.
Look how fleeting the twilight is.
In the blink of an eye, dusk had vanished.
The same goes for her and Ah Xu.
With a turn of his head, Ah Xu vanished completely.
Wen Yi regretted it and was in pain.
If Ah Xu had come to her back then and she hadn't indulged him, but instead firmly rejected him, then everything would be different now.
Ultimately, it was she who killed Ah Xu.
It was she who killed Gu Huaixu.
Wen lowered his head and suddenly chuckled, a mocking laugh, a laugh at himself.
'Knock knock knock'
There was a knock on the door, but Wen Yi acted as if she didn't hear it.
After waiting at the door for a while without receiving a response, the other person pushed the door open and came in. "Sister?"
Wen Yi didn't turn around; he kept staring out the window.
Wen Ge pursed her lips and finally decided to take a step closer to Wen Yi, but Wen Yi spoke up after she had only taken two steps, "Don't come any closer."
Because she hadn't spoken a word, Wen Yi's voice was now particularly hoarse.
Wen Ge stopped in her tracks, standing there somewhat at a loss. After a while, she said, "Sister, I noticed you weren't feeling well, so I specially made you a refreshing drink to keep you cool, in case you get heatstroke."
"Afraid I'll get heatstroke and then no one will marry you in my place, right?" Wen Yi suddenly turned around and stared coldly at Wen Ge.
Feeling uncomfortable under her gaze, Wen Ge said, "I... I didn't mean that... I was just concerned about your sister."
Her tears fell without warning, and she cried with tears streaming down her face, looking both pitiful and aggrieved.
Wen Yi showed no pity whatsoever, even revealing a mocking smile, "Concerned about me? Wen Ge, ask yourself, is your concern without reason?"
"Over the years, I've done so much for you, contributing to your reputation as the number one socialite in Haicheng. In front of outsiders, you elevate yourself by belittling me, but when trouble comes, you humble yourself and come to me for help."
All your concern and tears are ulterior motives. Others may not understand you, but do you think I don't understand you?
Wen Yi's words were not only blunt but also incisive.
She knew all this before, but she didn't want to bother with it. Wen Ge's little tricks meant nothing to her. She just felt that her sister should be more magnanimous. Besides, heaven is watching what people do. As long as a person does their job well, they will eventually be seen.
pity……
Only now does Wen Yi realize that many people in this world are blind and cannot see anything.
"Sister, I know you hate me, but please don't say that to me, it's hurtful." Wen Ge said, choking back tears, then wiped away her tears with feigned strength.
Stubbornly, she placed the refreshing drink on the table next to her and said, "You keep an eye on this. If you think it's poisonous, don't drink it. I'm leaving now."
As soon as Wen Ge finished speaking, Wen Yi turned her gaze away and silently continued to look at the French windows.
The last letter from Ah Xu was in Wen Yi's arms; she silently clutched it and stroked it.
Ah Xu once said that she was too kind and valued her family too much, which is why she was bullied and driven to the brink of despair.
If she hadn't been weak and hadn't encouraged Wen Ge's style from the beginning, would there have been no substitute marriage?
There would be no way she would leave Haicheng to start over, and her parents would even call the police and come knocking on her door with her household registration book, and even treat Gu Huaixu as the criminal who deceived her.
Wen Yi pursed her lips and tightly touched the envelope.
Wen Ge had left, but Wen Yi didn't have much peace and quiet in the room for long before the knocking sounded again.
"Wen Yi, may Daddy come in?"
The question was asked, but Wen Yi didn't need to respond at all. Wen's father had already pushed open the door and walked in, closing the door behind him.
Wen Yi did not turn around.
Wen's father walked over to Wen Yi and sat on the single sofa next to Wen Yi's sofa. He crossed his arms, looked at Wen Yi, and hesitated several times before speaking.
“Wen Yi, I know about this incident. You resent us and feel that our actions of arresting you hurt you.” Wen’s father silently reasoned with Wen Yi. “But you promised to see Second Master that day, yet you suddenly stood him up. Your mother was angry and upset about your deception, but she was more worried about you getting into trouble while you were out there alone.”
“After all, you grew up in the countryside. You are slow-witted and can’t handle many things well. Your mother was worried that something might happen to you outside, so she called the police in a hurry.”
Wen Yi listened quietly to her father's words. She didn't respond, but a faint smile appeared on her lips.
That's quite ironic.
Looking at Wen Yi, Wen's father continued, "I know you resent us for forcing you to marry in place of us, but you don't know that in the short few days you were gone, Yutingyuan launched an attack on our Wen family. Now the Wen family business is teetering on the brink of collapse, clinging to the last straw."
“You grew up in the countryside, so you didn’t see how hard your mother and I worked to gain a foothold in Haicheng and to give you a better life. During the most difficult times, we didn’t sleep for three days straight, just to close a single deal. Sometimes we were schemed against by unscrupulous people, but we could only grit our teeth and accept it because we had no connections or backing in Haicheng, so we had to accept the losses!”
"Our connection with Yutingyuan was due to the schemes of a villain. Our company was in dire straits and on the verge of collapse. We didn't want our hard work to be in vain, and we didn't want you kids to suffer with us, so we agreed to form a marriage alliance with Yutingyuan."
"Wen Yi, everything we've done is for this family and for you children. We have the best arrangements to ensure your future stability in Haicheng. Do you understand our good intentions?"
Mr. Wen said a lot this time.
In all of Wen Yi’s memories, her father was an impatient and stern father who rarely had any heart-to-heart talks with her, only giving her orders, making demands, and expressing his dissatisfaction.
But Wen's father treated Wen Ge very differently. Wen Ge would act coquettishly, and Wen's father would spoil her. Wen Yi would always hide to the side and watch, feeling envious.
Back then, I didn't have many expectations. I just hoped my parents could have a heart-to-heart talk with me, that would be enough...
How pathetic, and how ridiculous.
Now her father finally spoke to her so calmly, but it was only because he needed her to marry in his place.
Wen Yi looked away. "That's what you want, not me."
"Wen Yi, do I, as your father, have to kneel before you before you'll agree to this?"
Mr. Wen suddenly questioned him.
When Wen Yi turned around abruptly, her father had already stood up and knelt down in front of her...
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