“Miss Lin, I didn’t know that my appearance would cause so much complications for you. I can guarantee you, though, that I do really like Ye Qian. You are a good girl. But what Ye Qian needs isn’t a girl that can help him in cause, but a girl like you that is invested in him, heart and soul. I could see from what happened in the hospital that you have an irreplaceable existence in Ye Qian’s heart. Miss Lin, I wish we can become good friends. If my appearance gave you grief, I can only apologize.” Qin Yue said.
Lin Rou Rou took a deep breath then said, “The problem is just because I didn’t think about it well enough, I still really want you and Ye Qian to be together, because I think you really suit him. I can also see that Ye Qian also likes you, but he’s just a responsible boyfriend so he doesn’t express it. I know he doesn’t want to hurt me. I feel that, in loving a person, don’t you just want that person to be happy? So I came to meet you today so I could find out if you liked him or not. From what I can see, I was overthinking, you do like him. If you too are together, I’m sure you’ll both be happy.”
Qin Yue smiled faintly. She felt that Lin Rou Rou was a cute fool. A girl like this deserved to be protected by Ye Qian for a lifetime. “Us talking about this problem like this, isn’t it rather assuming of the other’s affection. We can’t be sure if that rascal Ye Qian actually likes us or not.” Qin Yue smiled faintly, then said gently, “Silly meimei, stop letting your imagination run wild. You liking Ye Qian is one thing, me liking Ye Qian is another thing, and his choice to be together with somebody is another thing, so we shouldn’t be making problems for ourselves. Don’t worry, if Ye Qian were to ever let you down one day, not to speak of you, I also wouldn’t let him off.”
Lin Rou Rou looked at Qin Yue in amazement. She said in surprise, “You…”
Qin Yue smiled and interrupted Lin Rou Rou, “Let’s stop thinking about this, alright? I think I’m older than you a little, I’ll call you meimei, may I?”
“Of course, then I’ll call you Yue-jiejie.” Lin Rou Rou smiled warmly and replied. Lin Rou Rou didn’t know what it was, but the moment she was face-to-face with Qin Yue she could feel her special charisma. Not only men, even women would want to approach her. She truly wished for Ye Qian to be together with Qin Yue. But after she heard Qin Yue’s words, she felt that she herself was lacking in experience and didn’t have Qin Yue’s broad-mindedness. But, in the end, Lin Rou Rou truly loved Ye Qian, she wished to give up everything for Ye Qian, even her right to love him.
The two people were rivals in love, but under Qin Yue’s special charm, they became sisters. Evens so much so that each of the believed that no matter who Ye Qian picked they would still be good sisters to each other. Love was selfish at times, but sometimes it was also altruistic.
Lin Rou Rou’s thoughts were confined through the concept of monogamy. That was why when she knew Ye Qian and Qin Yue liked each other, and that Qin Yue could help Ye Qian in his endeavours, naturally she chose to step back.
Qin Yue was different. As the heiress of the Hongmen, she had come across many people in polygamous relationships. Even though China’s laws didn’t endorse it, that did not hinder their love. Just like Qin Yue’s father, Qin Hao Ran, who had three wives. Qin Yue was born from the primary wife, Qin Feng was born from the second wife. But they all could live together in harmony as one family. So Qin Yue didn’t mind if Ye Qian had three wives and four concubines. Even though she didn’t know how Lin Rou Rou felt about it, she wanted to take this opportunity to make Lin Rou Rou accept her.
Qin Yue had the wit and sharpness that other girls didn’t have, as well as her own unique charm; she didn’t mind using some tricks in the name of love. But her prerequisite was still to not harm anybody. If Lin Rou Rou really would not accept her in the future, then Qin Yue would choose to let it go, but giving up without trying was not Qin Yue’s style.
The two girls chatted happily about Ye Qian, forgetting that there should be opposition between them. Lin Rou Rou also let go of her plan, and decided to just let nature take its course. Indeed it must be like what Qin Yue said, if she gave Ye Qian away to another girl like this, it was not fair to her own love and not fair to Ye Qian’s feelings.
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After eating cake, Ye Qian and Ji Meng Qing had their faces smeared all over by Beng Beng that brat. Tonight the brat was very happy, playing very madly, pulling Ye Qian and Ji Meng Qing nonstop to play with her, just like a real family.
Finally the brat became tired and fell into a deep sleep on the sofa. Ji Meng Qing smiled happily and took Beng Beng to the bedroom. She felt the same, she was very happy tonight. She had supported this family for many years alone as a woman. Not only did she have to work but she also had to take care of Beng Beng. It made her body and mind tired. In the dead of night she would think about having a shoulder to lean on, to have somebody comfort and encourage her when she was weak, to tenderly wipe the tears from her eyes, to wake up with her in all the first rays of the morning sun.
Ji Meng Qing came out of the bedroom and saw Ye Qian sitting on the sofa. She walked over to him and took a seat beside him. Ye Qian felt that something was amiss, like they were really one family. When he saw Ji Meng Qing sit beside him, he became a little stunned and shifted his position. He was very sure he didn’t feel anything for Ji Meng Qing, and he also knew that Ji Meng Qing had feelings for him. But Ye Qian felt that she was a pitiful girl. A girl like this shouldn’t receive any harm. So he pretended not to know, only this way could he hurt her as little as possible.
“Thank you, Ye Qian!” Ji Meng Qing looked at Ye Qian in the eye and said tenderly, “This has been the best day of my life in many years. Thank you for accompanying me on such a meaningful day. I will remember this day forever.”