novelraw Chapter 563 - 561 Love Burned to Ashes (Part 1)
Chapter 563 - 561 Love Burned to Ashes (Part 1)
Sister-in-law Zhang immediately brought the newspaper over, "Here, it’s this news. Like before, it’s all about the man’s scandal, but this time it’s a bit..."They even brought out the illegitimate child, quite impressive indeed. No wonder the woman has been upset all day after reading it.
Which woman could remain indifferent?
Jun Ting tightly gripped the newspaper, looking at the bolded words, "illegitimate child" made his eyes burn with fury. He abruptly threw the newspaper out, "Damn it!"
"...Sir, are you alright?" Sister-in-law Zhang was a bit startled. She had never seen him this angry, "Sir, wasn’t the news in the newspaper released by you?"
Jun Ting put a hand on his hip and rubbed his brow with the other, "Sister-in-law Zhang, you should go about your business!"
"Oh, alright..."
Sister-in-law Zhang left, looking back every few steps. She initially thought it was good news, but things turned out contrary to her wishes. Why were these two kids so difficult!
Afterward, Jun Ting stood by the window for a while, smoked a cigarette, and then moved to the study to bring a chair to the doorway. He sat at the door but didn’t know how to start. Though he majored in law in his master’s, and classmates and teachers said he had a gift for persuasion, facing those he cared about, he was tongue-tied.
Sitting there, he quietly organized his thoughts for a long time before slowly beginning to speak. "Yu Meng, I don’t know if you’re asleep. If you are, just consider my words unsaid. If you’re awake, listen carefully... The child in the newspaper is not mine. If I truly had such a child, I wouldn’t have married you. I’ve been an orphan since childhood and fully understand the importance of family warmth. How could I let my own flesh and blood become an illegitimate child?"
"To put it bluntly, even if I didn’t like that woman, if she was carrying my child, I would take responsibility. Yu Meng, are you listening?"
"..."
There was no sound from inside the room; it seemed she had truly fallen asleep.
He thought it might be better if she was asleep. Some words he didn’t dare say if she was awake.
"I know from the start it was my fault, blinded by the scene in front of me... Mistaking identities without truly clarifying. I should have remembered when you were young... so chubby, impossible you’d slim down so much growing up. You were a wild girl as a child, you couldn’t become quiet as you grew. I should have recognized you early on, rather than listening to anyone else’s word."
"..."
The man sitting outside didn’t know the woman had indeed been asleep, but she suddenly woke up when he mentioned "childhood."
Yuan Yumeng hadn’t expected he knew all along, knew that she was the little chubby girl trailing behind him excitedly—
She got out of bed, walked slowly to the door, sat on the ground, hugging her knees, unable to stop her tears from flowing.
"Ye Zheng held a significant place in your heart. After he left, you became so self-destructive. I... couldn’t bear to watch any longer, so I took advantage to suggest marriage. But now, thinking back, perhaps it’s not suitable. I don’t know how to interact with you. As for indulging in debauchery outside, it’s usually just for show. Maybe, I’m really not fit to be a husband, perhaps I am more suited to be a brother."
Upon hearing this, the woman stood up from the ground, reached out to open the door, and gazed into the surprised eyes of the man, "Then... just be a brother!"