Chapter 569 - 567: You Are Unworthy
Chapter 569: Chapter 567: You Are Unworthy
Hearing this, the smile on Liu Yun’s face vanished.
"Do you think I didn’t want to? I wasn’t worthy back then. I was just some girl trailing after Wu Xingjia. If I had confessed my feelings, I would have lost my place by his side entirely."
"Wu Xingjia fell for you at first sight, so I could only help him pursue you. It was painful to watch the man I admired fall for another woman, but there was nothing I could do."
Wang Liwen was in disbelief. She felt Liu Yun was being far too self-deprecating. "You humbled yourself to the dust. Was it worth it?"
Liu Yun smiled and nodded. "It was worth it. I’m Wu Xingjia’s wife now."
"And then what?" Wang Liwen retorted. "You tolerate him womanizing and drinking, you put up with not having children, and you even have to manage his family’s business for him?"
At these words, Liu Yun’s gaze turned hostile. "Wang Liwen, has anyone ever told you that you’re incredibly irritating?"
Wang Liwen nodded. "Yes. Even I find myself irritating sometimes. I’m petty, I hold grudges, I nitpick over every little thing, and I’m not easy to get along with."
Liu Yun was stunned. "For someone like you to live so well... I have to say, you were born lucky."
Wang Liwen smiled. "On that point, you’re right. My parents doted on me when I was young. Even though they passed away later, I can’t deny that I had a very happy life because of my parents and elders."
"The biggest setback of my life was dating Wu Xingjia and being deceived by his sweet talk. I regret that, but I don’t regret my decision to stay back then, and I don’t regret having my son, Ye Ling."
"Now, my husband and I support each other through thick and thin. We’re perfectly in sync, we’ve had another child, and we have a complete family. I’ve also achieved success in my career. My life is fulfilled."
"Some things can’t be schemed for, and they can’t be gained through jealousy. Your act of being a virtuous wife is so fake. Isn’t it exhausting? If I were you, I’d seize the Wu family’s fortune, and while I’m still young, find a strong man. Maybe you could still have a baby."
"Even if you don’t want to give birth, it doesn’t matter. You could adopt a child and raise them yourself. Wouldn’t that be better than trying to steal someone else’s child? At the very least, you probably have nieces or nephews. Think more about yourself. Don’t waste your best years on a man who doesn’t cherish you."
Liu Yun was dumbfounded. "You... Wang Liwen, how can you say something like that?"
Wang Liwen shrugged. "I thought that after living in the West for so long, your thinking would be more open-minded. But it seems that’s not the case. You’re not even as progressive as I am!"
Liu Yun was taken aback. "It’s not what you think."
"Then what is it?" Wang Liwen shot back. "I find your way of thinking very strange."
Liu Yun’s thoughts were a mess. She shook her head, trying to cast aside her troubles and get back to the point. "Wang Liwen, aren’t you angry that I was the one who broke you and Wu Xingjia up?"
Wang Liwen replied, "I was indeed very angry when I first thought about it, but I’ve come to terms with it."
"The fact that we could be broken up proves that we weren’t that in love. Or rather, that I wasn’t important to Wu Xingjia. I was someone he could cast aside at any moment."
"I’m doing very well now. It’s just that your appearance has disturbed my life, which is why I made a move. Although I’m in a bit of trouble now, in the long run, the pros outweigh the cons."
"As for you, you’ve never been an important character in my life, so I feel nothing for you. Because Wu Xingjia is no longer important, you’re not even worthy of my hatred."
Liu Yun felt a mix of emotions. "Are you... are you really as carefree as you claim to be?"
Wang Liwen smiled. "It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me; I don’t care. Because I’ve found my purpose in life now, and I don’t want to waste a single second on unimportant people."
"This is the last time I’m seeing you. Don’t come here again. Tell Old Master Wu that if he insists on harassing my son, Wu Xingjia can forget about getting out."
Liu Yun was stunned. "Wang Liwen, it’s wrong of you to frame Wu Xingjia like this. We came here to invest, welcomed by the local government. Framing him now has such a terrible impact. What foreign investor would dare to come and invest here after this?"
Wang Liwen stood up. "What does that have to do with me? All I care about is protecting my son. Besides, my husband can solve my problems. From the very beginning, my tolerance wasn’t because I was afraid of you, but because I couldn’t be bothered with you."
With that, Wang Liwen left with her head held high, like a lofty queen.
Watching Wang Liwen’s retreating back, Liu Yun’s eyes reddened slightly. Once upon a time, she was no worse off than Wang Liwen.
But she had given up medicine for a career in management, all for the sake of the Wu family.
’And what have I gotten in return?’
’This obsession of mine, all these years... was it right or wrong?’
Just as a lost look appeared in Liu Yun’s eyes, she saw Wang Liwen through the floor-to-ceiling window, walking quickly towards a man.
Although the man had some white hair, he was hale and hearty.
He was tall and distinguished-looking. He must have been a handsome man in his youth.
That person was Ye Zheng.
Ye Zheng reached out, took Wang Liwen’s hand, and led her to the curb. A car door opened, and they got in.
Although the car wasn’t particularly expensive, the license plate showed that its owner was no ordinary person.
Bitterness filled Liu Yun’s heart. She had lost. Utterly and completely.
She had lost to Wang Liwen, and she had also lost herself.
In the car, Ye Zheng held Wang Liwen’s hand. "Something this big happened, why didn’t you tell me?"
"You’re so busy, I didn’t want to bother you." Wang Liwen was a little embarrassed. "I didn’t want to be threatened by the Wu family, so I went straight to my workplace and explained everything. I’m not afraid of my reputation being damaged, but I was worried it would affect you."
One must take responsibility for past mistakes. Wang Liwen had no regrets.
But Ye Zheng’s reputation might be affected.
Ye Zheng smiled. "If this were in the past, I might have been unhappy. But ever since you went to Africa, I discovered that Ms. Wang Liwen has quite the Bolshevik spirit. We are kindred spirits, and we even brought a wonderful child like Ye Chen into the world. So now, I am more than willing to shelter you from the storm."
Hearing this, Wang Liwen covered her face with her hands. "Thank you!"
Tears streamed down her face. Even though she wasn’t young anymore, Ye Zheng’s words made her feel immense happiness.
"Cry for a little while, then stop, or you’ll get a headache," Ye Zheng said. "Let’s go pick up Ye Ling from school. There are some things we need to discuss properly at home."
Wang Liwen nodded. "Okay!"
Ye Ling was just about to go to the cafeteria for dinner when he saw his parents arrive at the school together. He excused himself to his classmates and hurried away.
Xie Yun looked over. "You can tell just by looking that Ye Ling’s parents are not ordinary people."
Someone else chimed in, "Ye Ling’s not ordinary either! He obviously comes from a good family, but he’s so low-key. When he found out two students in our class were having financial difficulties, he secretly went to the counselor and gave up half of his living expenses to help them out."
"And not only that, to protect their pride, he didn’t say the money was from him. He had the counselor tell them it was a school subsidy for students in need."