"Commander Xia, I told Officer Cao that I don't want the bonus this time, I just ask that my information not be made public, I'm afraid of retaliation." Tao Ying didn't hide anything.
"Don't worry, I'll handle everything," Xia Wenjing said in a deep voice.
The group went to the guesthouse to retrieve Tao Ying's belongings. Since the clothes were still wet, Zhou Yajuan told Tao Ying to put them in a basin.
"Goodbye then, Wenjing." As she left, Jiang Jiang gave Xia Wenjing a flirtatious wink.
Tao Ying stared straight ahead, as if she were blind.
Although she received no response, Jiang Jiang was not discouraged and calmly started the car.
"What does Sister Tao think of Wenjing?" Jiang Jiang asked Tao Ying softly as she watched Xia Wenjing and the others get into the car in the rearview mirror.
"I can't comment. It was my first time meeting Commander Xia, and we didn't even exchange more than a few words." Tao Ying didn't dare to say anything.
“I like Xia Wenjing, I’ve liked him since I was little, but he’s fourteen years older than me. By the time I grew up, he was already married. After he got divorced, he accepted me back.” Jiang Jiang sighed.
"You say I don't mind that he's old, so why does he mind that I'm young? He keeps saying he can't hold me back, but I've been with him for ten years." Jiang Jiang was speaking to Tao Ying, but it also seemed like she was speaking to herself.
Jiang Jiang was really tired, and tears started falling as she spoke.
"Jiang Jiang, how about we pull over and I'll do it? I did some exercise the other day and it felt like I had divine assistance." Tao Ying didn't want to say anything at first, but when she saw Jiang Jiang crying like this, she couldn't sit still anymore. This was going to be a life-or-death situation.
"Sister Tao~" Jiang Jiang was heartbroken, but Tao Ying's interruption made her suddenly unable to continue being sad, so she pulled over and stopped the car.
"Why didn't you try to persuade me?" Jiang Jiang looked at Tao Ying with some confusion.
"Why should I advise you? I don't know you two well. You're both single and have been together for ten years. Why should I, someone I just met, advise you?" Tao Ying retorted.
Do I look like a really annoying person?
Moreover, this person is also my cash cow. What if I didn't persuade him well and he stopped selling me clothes?
“Everyone around me says I’m worthless. Xia Wenjing doesn’t even look at me. I’m not good enough to be Xia Wenjing’s mistress. Sister Tao, I’ve liked him since I was fifteen. I’ve liked him for seventeen years. Xia Wenjing has been divorced for ten years. He hasn’t looked for anyone all these years. Isn’t that giving me a chance?” Jiang Jiang wiped away her tears, hoping to get approval from Tao Ying’s eyes.
As a result, Tao Ying saw nothing at all—no disdain, disgust, pity, approval, sympathy, or anything like that.
"Sister Tao, can you share your thoughts? Don't worry, I'll sell you the clothes. Sister Yajuan asked me to do this," Jiang Jiang said after thinking for a moment.
“I don’t know your personalities, and I’m not a very fair person either. Although Commander Xia is excellent, he’s divorced with children, and he’s busy with work. He probably isn’t very considerate either. He must be fifty years old, right? Men of that age are basically no longer capable, right? What are you after by marrying him?” Tao Ying asked directly.
"Love, I like him." Jiang Jiang was stunned for a moment.
Especially that line, "It's no good," which shocked Jiang Jiang for a long time. "It's no good?"
"What can love do? Can it feed you and keep you warm in winter? Love has to be mutual, right? You can't have love if you're alone. You're all from the same social circle, and your family isn't bad off, is it? If I were you, why would I date an old man? Do you like the smell of old people? Why would I choose a good-looking, fit young man who can satisfy you physically and provide emotional value? If I don't like him anymore, I can just change to someone else."
Tao Ying longed for it. Why couldn't she be a rich person? There were so many rich people in the world, what difference would one more make?
Once I become rich, will I still be able to find a young man from the East?
"Uh..." Jiang Jiang was completely bewildered by Tao Ying's string of words.
"Sister Tao, is your relationship with your husband not good?" Jiang Jiang had already forgotten about being sad.
To be precise, Jiang Jiang had lost all sense of sadness; her face was now filled with a thirst for knowledge.
"It's fine, it was gone three months ago," Tao Ying replied.
"Will you look for someone else?" This was something Jiang Jiang hadn't expected.
"Am I out of my mind? Is it because my pension is too hard to spend, or my daughter's cooking is bad, or I feel like life is too peaceful and I want some excitement, or am I feeling empty and lonely and want to smell the scent of old people?" Tao Ying stared at Jiang Jiang in disbelief.
“Uh…” Jiang Jiang didn’t know what to say.
"You're rich and good-looking, you can't find anyone like that, why are you playing at pure love?" Tao Ying stared intently at Jiang Jiang.
She has the figure and face of a mature woman, but she chooses to pursue a pure love story.
"Never been in a relationship before?" Tao Ying leaned closer to Jiang Jiang and asked in a low voice.
"Sister Tao, there's no one here, you don't need to get so close." Jiang Jiang looked at Tao Ying with a slight blush.
"What's shameful about that? It shows you're chaste and self-respecting. You must have someone in your family serving in the military, right? Ask your family to find you a young man around thirty years old who isn't married yet. When things get heated, you'll understand what I mean." Tao Ying could tell from Jiang Jiang's expression that she was still a pure and innocent young woman.
"Sister, I... I don't want to marry anyone else." Jiang Jiang still didn't want to give up. She had persisted for so long; what if, what if, there was a chance?
"Nobody's forcing you to get married," Tao Ying said matter-of-factly.
"Jiang Jiang, loving someone makes you feel indebted. I've never had such a passionate love, but I know that when two people have feelings for each other, they should work together to be together instead of always saying, 'I don't want to hold you back, I don't want to affect you, wait for me to resolve the problem, and then I'll come to you.'"
That proves he doesn't love you, or perhaps he doesn't love you enough. He enjoys the vanity of being pursued that you bring him, but on the other hand, he's worried about the trouble that will arise if they get together, so he's keeping you hanging on. Maybe I'm being cynical, but Jiang Jiang, how many seventeen-year periods does one have in a lifetime?
Since some things are beyond our grasp, why not try opening our hands and grabbing what we can? Don't say that bitter fruit is still fruit, and only the heart knows its taste; I just want something sweet.
Tao Ying looked at Jiang Jiang cautiously and said.
In fact, Tao Ying had been observing Jiang Jiang's expression, but she didn't understand Jiang Jiang's feelings for Xia Wenjing.
Perhaps a large part of this has become Jiang Jiang's obsession.
However, Tao Ying did not have a good impression of Xia Wenjing.
The way the Xia family interacted with Jiang Jiang just now went far beyond the distance of friendship.
It's as if they've already considered Jiang Jiang as part of Xia Wenjing.
If Xia Wenjing were a responsible person, he wouldn't have seen Jiang Jiang so distressed.
How could something that can sustain a tug-of-war for ten years be a one-sided effort?
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