When Li Ying returned to the courtyard, only Jing Yingyan was there, cleaning a pistol.
"Is Young Master Jing thinking of going back to the army?"
Jing Yingyan looked up at Li Ying and said, "Then please, Dr. Li Ying, heal my leg as soon as possible, so that I can go back to the battlefield to fight the enemy sooner."
Li Ying told Jing Yingyan with great regret.
"Young Master Jing, to tell you the truth, even if your legs can move again, you may not have the chance to fight on the battlefield."
Jing Yingyan's hand holding the gun paused, and he fell silent.
Li Ying thought she had touched a nerve with Jing Yingyan, so she immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to provoke you."
Jing Yingyan put the gun back in its holster. "Ye Jingchi has joined the Self-Defense Forces and may participate in this counterattack, did you know that?"
Li Ying felt depressed. She didn't know about this. She had heard Lu Qingwan mention it at the Lu family's house, but since she and Ye Jingchi were now divorced, it seemed she didn't need to know anything about Ye Jingchi.
"I'm a little tired, I want to go back and rest for a while."
"Li Ying, if the child in your belly were Ye Jingchi's, would you still be so indifferent?" Jing Yingyan pressed.
Li Ying clenched her fists gently. She didn't know what to choose. Her wounded heart was already riddled with holes, and she might have lost the ability to love at all. Now, all she could think about was her child and herself. She wouldn't think about anyone else.
At breakfast, Li Ying had just gotten up when she heard a commotion in the courtyard, including Ye Zhonghong's voice.
Li Ying sighed. She had completely severed ties with the Ye family, but she never expected these people to still bother her.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Ye Zhonghong arguing with Tian Li, and standing next to her was my sister-in-law Chunxue.
This spring snow gave Li Ying the illusion that it was none of her business, yet she also felt a strange sense of superiority.
"Li Ying, you're awake. Did we disturb you?" Chunxue asked softly.
Li Ying disliked Chunxue's affectation and nodded expressionlessly: "It was indeed noisy."
Chunxue was in a rather awkward position.
Ye Zhonghong retorted, "Li Ying, what are you so arrogant about? Don't think I'm doing you a favor by coming to see you!"
"Zhonghong, shut up," Chunxue gently scolded.
Ye Zhonghong completely ignored Chunxue's words and only attacked Li Ying: "Li Ying, it's all because you divorced Third Brother that Third Brother chose to go to war. Our eldest brother has already sacrificed his life, do you want my third brother to sacrifice his life too?"
Li Ying frowned. Could this really be attributed to her?
It's true what they say: if you're determined to find fault, you can always find a reason!
"Ye Jingchi is a soldier. When he puts on that uniform, he has the responsibility to protect his country. When did his decision to participate in a war become a matter of my marriage with him?"
Just because she used to disdain dealing with them doesn't mean she can keep suffering in silence without arguing back.
Now that she has no connection with the Ye family, it would be ridiculous for Ye Zhonghong to direct his anger at her. Li Ying would never tolerate her again.
"My third brother only chose to join the Self-Defense Force because you divorced him." Ye Zhonghong was as stupid and vicious as ever.
"Your third brother and I only had a marriage of convenience, there was no affection between us. Choosing to divorce was also what everyone in your Ye family wanted. What, do you think Ye Jingchi would go to war just because I divorced him? Miss Ye, if you say such things, it won't just be me, Li Ying, who will be disgraced, it will be your entire Ye family!"
Ye Zhonghong was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.
Chunxue noticed the difference in Li Ying and realized that this woman had been pretending before, but now that she had left the Ye family, she stopped pretending.
“Li Ying, no matter what, you and Third Brother were husband and wife for a time. Grandma fell ill when she heard that Third Brother was going to the battlefield. I hope you can go to Third Brother and persuade him to change his mind.” Chunxue’s tone was gentle and soothing.
Li Ying, however, was unmoved: "Sister-in-law Ye, I think you've come to the wrong person. Even if Ye Jingchi and I weren't divorced, I couldn't interfere or stop him from going to the battlefield. As family members of soldiers, you should have this much awareness. Don't let others think your Ye family is unworthy!"
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Chunxue pulled Ye Zhonghong aside and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, we've disturbed you."
Chunxue pulled Ye Zhonghong away.
Tian Li was puzzled: "Are those sisters-in-law really that funny? How could they find something like this to do to you?"
"That's just how the Ye family is. You might say they're reasonable and understanding, but the things they do are embarrassing."
Li Ying would no longer have any dealings with the Ye family, and therefore had no interest in Ye Jingchi's affairs.
"Miss Ying, look who's here!"
Zhou Qi led the two people into the courtyard and said happily to Li Ying.
Li Ying looked up and saw her father, Li Dongguo, and her mother, Yang Mei.
"Dad, Mom!"
Li Ying threw herself into her mother Yang Mei's arms and wept uncontrollably.
"Alright, alright, stop crying. Mom and Dad are back!" Yang Mei wiped away Li Ying's tears and pulled her daughter back into the house to talk.
After sitting down, Yang Meicai told him about the fact that the couple's investigation had ended and they had returned to the city ahead of schedule.
“Your father and I inquired and found out that our son-in-law did all of this. He asked someone to conduct a thorough investigation into our matter and actively sought evidence to prove our innocence, which is why we had the opportunity to return to the city ahead of schedule.”
Is the son-in-law Ye Jingchi?
Li Ying hadn't expected Ye Jingchi to have done so much behind her back, and she felt inexplicably awkward.
“He also asked Zhou Qi to specially pick us up to come to the capital to be with you. I thought you were about to give birth, so I came to take care of you. In a couple of days, I'll let your dad go back to Shanghai.”
Li Ying gripped Yang Mei's wrist tightly, a strange emotion slowly churning in her heart.
"By the way, why did you move out? Where's your son-in-law?" Yang Mei asked, puzzled.
After much hesitation, Li Ying finally revealed the truth: "Mom and Dad, Ye Jingchi and I only had a marriage of convenience, and we are now divorced."
Yang Mei was shocked: "A marriage of convenience? Yingying, you're so foolish!"
“Mom and Dad, I know you must be very disappointed, but I was just out of my mind to think about a marriage of convenience.”
"But Ye Jingchi truly treats you like his wife! Otherwise, he wouldn't take such good care of us. Yingying, he loves you because of your love for him."
like?
Thinking back to Ye Jingchi's past gentleness, Li Ying realized that he had never been acting; he genuinely cared about her feelings and looked after her emotions.
What mistakes has Ye Jingchi made? Apart from his top-notch business, what other things has he done that he can't be proud of?
"Mom and Dad, I was too willful."
"It's alright. You have your reasons for doing things. It's just that Mom and Dad want to thank him in person. Why don't you invite him over so we can get together?"
Yang Mei patted her daughter's wrist.
Regardless of whose fault it is, she will always side with her daughter first.
Li Ying stood up: "I'll go find him right now."
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