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When Jian Yunong came out of the examination hall, Huo Jincheng stood under a tree with a gloomy expression. Seeing his face, Jian Yunong instantly knew that he was aware of her reckless "feats" during the exam.
With a smile, Jian Yunong walked towards him step by step, showing no guilt for her misdeeds.
Huo Jincheng narrowed his eyes slightly, suppressing his anger. He opened the car door and expressionlessly welcomed her inside.
The entire way home, no one spoke.
Upon arriving at the front door, Jian Yunong pushed the door open and got out of the car by herself.
Almost as soon as her feet touched the ground, Huo Jincheng's car drove away.
Jian Yunong stood there watching the car disappear from view, the smile on her lips fading little by little.
Not everything would be under his control, Huo Jincheng. Jian Yunong did this entirely to get back at him.
...
"Nong Nong, what are you doing here?" Jian Yunong heard a familiar voice and turned to see Yi Nansheng. He was actually wearing the blue and white school uniform from their middle school days, his smile sending a chill down her spine as he pushed a bicycle. "I've been looking for you for a long time. Let's go home together."
Jian Yunong was stunned and looked down at herself; she was also wearing a blue and white school uniform.
When she looked up again, Yi Nansheng had already passed by her and was walking ahead alone.
"Yi Nansheng!"
Jian Yunong couldn't make a sound no matter how hard she tried.
Suddenly, a car passed by and crashed straight into Yi Nansheng, staining the boy's blue and white school uniform with bright red blood. The bicycle flew to Jian Yunong's feet, its wheels spinning like a windmill.
Jian Yunong ran over frantically, but the car that caused the accident blocked her way.
The window rolled down, revealing a face as cold as cut marble, which flashed a bloodthirsty smile at her. "Jian Yunong, you are already my wife."
Jian Yunong gasped awake, only to find that she had fallen asleep on the sofa.
It took her a while to regain her senses; it turned out she had just been dreaming.
In the dream, the murderer was actually Huo Jincheng.
Her eyes were wet, and when she raised her hand to gently touch them, she realized she was crying. She had been so scared that she cried.
After drinking a large glass of water in the kitchen, Jian Yunong finally calmed down when Aunt Wu Shenshen called.
"Where are you?"
"At home. Where else would I be? It's like I'm in prison."
Jian Yunong said self-deprecatingly.
"Come here right now, immediately." Mist Shenshen's tone was almost commanding, as if something serious had happened.
"Okay."
Jian Yunong had a reason to go out; she didn't want to stay at home, not at all.
After getting ready, Jian Yunong got into the driver's car and left.
On the way, Jian Yunong was still thinking about how Huo Jincheng wasn't angry. How could he not be upset after she treated the exam that way? She hadn't followed his planned approach at all!
When she finally met her aunt, after being scolded thoroughly, she realized how trivial some people's methods were!
"Have you got some nerve? After preparing for that exam for so long, you went and messed around in the exam room. Have you lost your mind? Who are you embarrassing? Do you know that Teacher Zheng was once your grandfather's student? I set up a good relationship for you in advance, and you wasted it! Money is one thing, but you're embarrassing yourself! You're not just embarrassing the Jian Family or your deceased parents; you're ruining your grandfather's lifelong reputation! A daughter raised in a scholarly family embarrassed in the graduate school re-examination room—if that gets out, I don't even want to say you're my niece!"
Jian Yunong was stunned by the scolding. "I... I don't want to pursue a master's degree at A University anymore. I can go to Port City for graduate school; I'll do well in the re-examination there. I'm confident I can get in."
Huo Jincheng actually complained to her aunt? This person who seemed so quiet had actually gotten her aunt to deal with her?
Mist Shenshen poked Jian Yunong on the forehead. "I really want to slap you."
"I can tell you really want to slap me." Jian Yunong lowered her head, looking at her hands. She had personally ruined more than half a year's worth of hard work; the dream she had strongly desired for the first time was also destroyed by her.
Mist Shenshen took a deep breath. "Tell me, what were you thinking? You don't want to study at A University anymore and insist on going to Port City instead. Have you discussed this with your husband?"
"This is my own business. Why should I discuss it with him?"
"Because you are married now! You need to discuss your decisions with your husband; you can't just act recklessly on your own."
Jian Yunong raised her head abruptly. "Aunt, do you know about Le Yi's mental instability?"
"I don't know!" Mist Shenshen replied irritably, turning her face and looking seriously at Jian Yunong. "Has she gone crazy?"
Jian Yunong was silent for a moment. "It's not good."
"Isn't that what you deserve?" Mist Shenshen looked at Jian Yunong's unusually quiet expression. "Don't tell me you feel sorry for her. Do you forget how that wicked woman bullied you? If you hadn't been lucky enough to meet Huo Jincheng, a normal man, what if you had encountered a scumbag who liked domestic violence? Wouldn't Le Yi have ruined your life? If that woman hadn't coveted Yi Nansheng back then, your life might not have been so tumultuous."
Mist Shenshen poked Jian Yunong's forehead, warning her, "Don't feel sorry for her!"
Jian Yunong took a deep breath. "I used to hate her a bit; I thought she was too obsessive. But now that she's really mentally unstable, I feel sorry for her. Huo Jincheng restricts her from leaving the country, and Le Yi can't go abroad either."
Tears suddenly fell down her cheeks. "Aunt, tell me the truth, has Yi Nansheng already died?"
She had held this question in her heart for a long time, afraid to ask anyone or say anything, worried that Huo Jincheng would find out she still cared about Yi Nansheng.
Mist Shenshen looked at Jian Yunong crying, her delicate brows furrowing. "Who told you that?"
Jian Yunong stared at her aunt's expression, her eyes almost unblinking. "Le Yi has always said so. At first, I didn't believe it; I thought she was sick. But later, when she became very ill and I went to see her once, I suddenly understood. Perhaps it wasn't because she was sick that she spoke nonsense, but because... because..."
Saying those few words really required a lot of courage. Jian Yunong's lips began to tremble violently, and her aunt in front of her became very blurry. "It's because Yi Nansheng died that she became so confused and mentally unstable."
Mist Shenshen handed her a tissue. "You said she was always a bit eccentric. She can't go abroad and can't see Yi Nansheng, so in her world, isn't it just like he's dead? As the saying goes, deep love doesn't last, and extreme wisdom brings harm. She's just worn herself out. Don't take it too seriously. If it weren't for her divorce from Yi Nansheng, it would be you divorcing Huo Jincheng. You still love Huo Jincheng; do you want to be the one who divorced him? Do you want Yi Nansheng to live with a woman he doesn't love? She's a typical spoiled girl, without parents, and spoiled by Huo Jincheng's mother, your mother-in-law. When she sees a man she likes, she has to have him; if she can't have him, she goes crazy. People like that... when life is too good, it's easy to develop problems."
Jian Yunong had nothing to say.
Mist Shenshen snorted heavily. "Yi Nansheng is abroad now; who knows how happy he is? You've already broken up with him. What you need to think about now is how to live your life with your husband. In a few days, come to my place; I'll take you to etiquette classes. You need to learn everything those wealthy ladies know."
Jian Yunong still hung her head down. Concern flashed in Mist Shenshen's eyes. "Yi Nansheng not bothering you is also hoping you're doing well. Don't listen to those people talking nonsense; she's unhappy in her own life and wants to drag you down with her. Look at you; you actually messed up your graduate school re-examination over this matter. Aren't you just fulfilling someone else's wishes?"
"Aunt, I... I just... I think I really misunderstood things. I don't know what's wrong with me; I just want Huo Jincheng to see that I'm not someone he can completely control."
Jian Yunong finally spoke the truth.
Mist Shenshen looked at her for a long time. "You want to prove this point at the cost of your own future? You're really still a child who hasn't grown up."
Jian Yunong saw disappointment in Mist Shenshen's eyes.
"Aunt, I'll bear the consequences; I'll work hard for the Port City exam."
Mist Shenshen waved her hand dismissively. "Go back; I don't want to see you. Get lost; I'm going out soon."
"Where are you going? Can I come with you? I can help take care of Little Chubby."
"You don't need to take care of him; my son has Ji Shaoli to look after him. Go back and reflect on yourself. And don't think I don't know what you're thinking; you just want to avoid Huo Jincheng. Your husband is strong-willed, and he has that ability. As for you, you always miss the chance to prove you're right. If you keep being so childish, don't blame him for not respecting you or giving you face. You should know that to have face, you first need to have it yourself."
Jian Yunong returned home and sat alone on the balcony watching the sunset.
When Huo Jincheng's car drove into the yard, Jian Yunong saw it; what was meant to come still came.
The bedroom door opened, and Jian Yunong heard his footsteps. He didn't come this way but went to the cloakroom, probably changing clothes inside.
After changing clothes, he came downstairs again.
Jian Yunong wasn't sure if he went out again; she guessed he hadn't since the car hadn't left the garage.
An hour later, when the sun had completely sunk below the horizon, Huo Jincheng's deep voice sounded behind her, "Dinner."
Jian Yunong shook her head, "I'm not hungry."
Huo Jincheng came over and picked her up, "If you don't want to eat, then accompany me while I eat."
Jian Yunong was placed on a chair at the dining table, with a bowl of rice set in front of her. Huo Jincheng didn't insist on making her eat either, "It's up to you whether you eat or not. I wouldn't want you to say that I control you so much that you don't even have the freedom to eat."
On the table were four dishes and a soup, all of which Jian Yunong liked.
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