Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 268 Be a True Married Couple (Second Update)

Mrs. Mi certainly could not let Mi Xue continue her reckless behavior and quickly pulled her away.

Seizing the opportunity, Mi Xue tried to clear her name to Mrs. Mi, "Mom, did you hear that? It’s very likely that this was done by dad’s opponent. They just didn’t have the chance to strike at dad’s workplace, so they started through me, through my uncle. The ultimate goal is still to target dad."

Mrs. Mi obviously understood the key point, "I also know that they found a loophole through you. Use your brain and think about it, have you not provided them the loophole?"

Wu Yifan and his group and Su Xiaofeng and her group each went back to their own rooms.

Yang Zhenye, feeling somewhat guilty, sat opposite Wu Yifan, "Yifan, I’m sorry. I impulsively agreed when Mi Xue pursued me. Later, when I was assigned to a related department, I suddenly received a notification that there was a problem with my family background, and I wasn’t hired by the department."

"After that, Mi Xue was very generous in helping me. She said her uncle owned many businesses and could arrange a job for me, but the condition was that I had to tell you about our relationship. However, when I called you, your health had already deteriorated, and your family said you were recuperating and couldn’t take calls. When Mi Xue heard you were ill, she sneered and immediately broke up with me."

"Even though we’ve broken up, I can’t do much to her. After all, I’m making a living under her uncle’s employment, and I still have to act accordingly," Yang Zhenye said, then bowed his head.

He and Yifan were good friends, but his family background was far inferior to Yifan’s. He was just a college student who came from a remote village, still with some family issues; otherwise, he would have been in a department long ago, and would not have ended up at Mingzhu Mall.

Wu Yifan patted Yang Zhenye on the shoulder, "You managed to break away from Mi Xue at the last moment and stood up against her, which really helped me. Don’t take the past to heart. What are your plans from here on out?"

Actually, Zhenye managed Mingzhu Mall well. If he hadn’t fallen out with Mi Xue, he wouldn’t be unemployed now and could still work at Mingzhu Mall. Although it wasn’t as prestigious as a department job, the salary was definitely not low, and with the national market economy growing, there’s no saying that Zhenye’s future might not be better.

"Haicheng has more than just Mingzhu Mall. I have thought about it, I can try the other two big malls. With my experience at Mingzhu, I believe it wouldn’t be difficult to get in," he said. At the last moment, between loyalty to his brother and Mi Xue, he chose his brotherhood.

There was nothing about that woman worth reminiscing over, so why not leave?

"Indeed, with your current credentials, I believe these malls will surely open their doors wide for you," Wu Yifan met Yang Zhenye’s eyes, "Brother, these past few years have been tough on you, and I’m the one who dragged you down."

"It’s not your fault," Yang Zhenye knew that this matter actually had little to do with Wu Yifan, "It’s because of her pride."

One with a heart too cold, another with a pride too high.

One who doesn’t like is simply not interested, one who can’t tolerate rejection.

"Ultimately it’s because of me that you were implicated. If you want to go back to the county to develop, maybe I can help you," Wu Yifan didn’t have many connections in Haicheng, but since Yang Zhenye and he were from the same province, he thought he might be able to figure something out if Yang Zhenye wanted to go back there to develop.

"Forget it, my family background is like a shackle to me. Even if I could get in, I doubt I’d be able to get promoted. Instead of that, I might as well strive in the business world. Sometimes I am thankful to Mi Xue; if it weren’t for her, I probably wouldn’t have entered the mall industry and could have ended up being a low-level office worker for life." His family background issue would definitely affect his promotion, and he would likely remain an office worker, neither very high nor very low in rank.

Life sometimes offers many choices, you don’t always have to choose the most correct one, but the one most suitable for you.

...

As soon as Ye Cheng entered the room, he cornered Xiaofeng against the wall, his hands braced against it, and looked down at her imposingly.

Xiaofeng was surrounded by Ye Cheng’s presence, she looked up, "Mr. Ye, shouldn’t you explain the situation with Mi Xue?"

Others might not know, but Xiaofeng had a feeling this matter was definitely related to him.

Ye Cheng met her eyes, his gaze intensely sweeping over her moist lips, "There are people beyond people, mountains beyond mountains, the Mi Family should know this truth."

"Is it really..." Before she could speak, Ye Cheng’s head had already pressed down.

Having been apart from his young wife for a few days, he realized some yearnings were etched deep in his bones—he missed her.

Missed her by day, even more by night.

He wasn’t sure if this was affection, but at that moment, he just wanted to possess her, to savor her essence.

The sudden intimacy left Xiaofeng somewhat unable to react, but once she did, she tried to respond.

Her past self was indeed a nuptial skeptic, but now she was a married woman.

If there was a spark between two legally married individuals, maybe certain things were justified.

Frankly, during the days Ye Cheng was away, she did miss him somewhat—it felt like something was stuck in her chest. Now, seeing Ye Cheng suddenly made everything clear again.

Ye Cheng was very pleased with Xiaofeng’s response; perhaps this meant it was not just him alone longing for someone, but that they both harbored the same sentiments.

After the kiss, the seed within Ye Cheng’s body had already sprouted roots; it only needed sufficient moisture to break through the soil.

Ye Cheng scooped up Xiaofeng in his arms, and with a little cry, she instinctively hugged his neck.

Xiaofeng had lived through two lifetimes, but when it came to matters between men and women, she really was just a newbie and knew very little.

"Wife, let’s become real husband and wife," Ye Cheng said, looking directly into her eyes, which held flames Xiaofeng could and could not understand.

Those flames were burning intensely at the moment, like a fire that could set Xiaofeng ablaze at any time.

His eyes were very attractive, black like pearls, and his face was slightly flushed at the moment, like an apple just entering its ripening phase, with a hint of green but also a certain allure.

She looked at him, seeing herself in his eyes.

The woman in his eyes had slightly flushed cheeks and was staring straight at him, somewhat losing herself.

She said to herself that such a handsome man legally belonged to her, so it would be a pity not to indulge a bit.

She gently nodded.

...

Everything came both suddenly and not so suddenly, within reason and yet seemingly beyond it.

After all, Xiaofeng was pregnant, and Ye Cheng couldn’t be too excessive.

Waking up early in the morning, Xiaofeng thought she would surely feel sore and aching, but she realized she had been overthinking; her body felt fine, just like normal, without any particular sensation.

Of course, she understood her body was different, as Xiaoqi had been helping her adjust it; she just hadn’t expected it to be effective in this aspect as well.

"Wife," Ye Cheng hadn’t expected Xiaofeng to agree with him last night. Before marriage, Xiaofeng had made it clear to him that a fake marriage was acceptable, but being real spouses was not: "Come back to the Imperial Capital with me."

Xiaofeng was his wife, and the child in her womb was his child. Even if Imperial Capital was fraught with peril, it was still better than leaving her alone in Xijiang County to face other dangers by herself.

Xiaofeng sat up in bed, tilting her head as she looked at him: "Okay, but not now."

"When then?"

"After the child is born." Xiaofeng wasn’t opposed to going to the Imperial Capital, but she knew nothing about the situation there. The Imperial Capital was a den of dragons and tigers; she wasn’t strong enough and feared she couldn’t even protect herself, let alone the baby. So, until the child was born, she didn’t dare to go recklessly.

Ye Cheng was somewhat helpless about her persistence.

This woman was like this, having her own ideas and stubbornness.

"I won’t force you on this, but remember, you’re a married woman now. Don’t let other men take care of you," Ye Cheng said, noticing something off about Wu Yifan’s gaze toward her.

Xiaofeng laughed out loud: "Ye Cheng, don’t think that just because something happened between us, I’ll cling to you for life. Don’t worry, I’m just enjoying the rights and duties of a wife, and the option of divorce at any time is still valid."

Before their marriage, she and Ye Cheng indeed agreed not to be real spouses, but some things once happened had happened.

If she and Ye Cheng were meant to be together until the end, it was her fate.

If she and Ye Cheng were not meant to be together in the end, it was also her fate.

Hearing Su Xiaofeng’s words, Ye Cheng was somewhat annoyed: "I need to correct a statement now."

"What?"

"Unless you bring up divorce, I will never mention those two words," he replied.

Hearing Ye Cheng’s words, Xiaofeng smiled again.

In her previous life, many women said that men’s mouths were deceitful, especially the words spoken in bed, which were even less trustworthy.

So, hearing Ye Cheng’s statement now, she just smiled: "Okay."

How about engaging in a relationship where they married first and then fell in love? As for how this relationship would end, no one could predict.