Chapter 1149: Loving The Wrong Person (2)

Mu Lingshi fell silent and a faint sorrow could not help but be revealed on her face.

Ah Mo understood. Even though she appeared strong, who could truly let go of something like this? The more Gu Qiwu sided with Doris and them, he only proved that he did not care about her, Mu Lingtian, or Mu Zi.

All these years, she should have gotten used to it by now, yet—

"Alright, Lingshi, it's fine. It's all in the past now. Whether or not there was love is no longer important. To Mother, even if Gu Qiwu has even a sliver of feelings for her right now, she will never come back."

Ah Mo's hands gently held Lingshi's frail shoulders and turned her around to face him. He lowered his head and said, "I heard from Brother that relationships and marriage are both just a gamble. It's not up to us to control whether we win or lose."

"Yes, but she was too silly to have gambled in something with no end in sight, leaving those left behind in such a tight knot." Mu Lingshi took a deep breath, turned around, and slowly walked ahead.

"Ah Mo, actually, if Mother could've been more rational back then, the outcome might have been very different right now. Apart from love, there are many things worth caring about in life. Do you think that every couple that ends up together truly loves each other?"

"Not necessarily," Ah Mo answered with certainty.

"Right, not necessarily...That's why I've always felt that people who would die for love, like Mother, are silly and selfish. They just do things on their own terms, and not think about what those left behind would do. I'm not sad because they abandoned me for so many years. I'm sad because they hurt the people that I care about. Do you understand?"

When Mu Lingshi said this, she suddenly stopped and spun around to look at Ah Mo who quickly hugged her. He was worried about her health. As he looked up, he could see her tears welling up.

"Maybe Mother couldn't help herself. No one would want to see such an outcome. Perhaps, all of this is understandable. We can't keep on holding on to it. Otherwise, we'll only be trapping ourselves." Ah Mo reached out to hold Mu Lingshi's cold hands. "You're going to be a mother soon, so don't despair over these things anymore. I don't want to see you end up like Mother. You should be happy and carefree."

Mu Linghsi nodded as she reached out to hold her belly. "I'm afraid it'll be hard to be happy and carefree now, but I'll definitely take good care of the baby. He or she is our closest kin, and I know you've been looking forward to the baby for a while now too. Still, apart from the baby, I hope to protect the people I care about too."

"Trust Brother and me. We don't need women to take the frontline for us. As long as you and your sister-in-law do well, that will be best for us. Alright, let's go home. Grandfather can probably barely handle Xiao Cheng at home. Brother and Sister-in-law aren't going home tonight. They're going back tomorrow morning."

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Shower, health checkup, someone's birthday banquet, then shopping, and a movie.

Throughout the entire day, Xi Xiaye dragged Mu Yuchen around like that. In the evening, the husband and wife went straight to the Imperial Sky Entertainment Club. Of course, they called Su Chen and Ji Zitong, as well as Zhou Zimo and Qi Lei. In less than an hour, everyone arrived.

The three brothers did not play cards like the last time. They just sang songs, chatted, and drank a little.

Then, Xi Xiaye found out that Su Chen and Zhou Zimo were pretty talented singers. However, after the whole deal was done, the two buddies seemed to hog the microphone. They belted out one song after another. When Ah Mo came over, they paused for a little.

Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye did not join in the fun though. Mu Yuchen was talking to Qi Lei about something while Xi Xiaye was chatting with Ji Zitong.

"Has the florist business been going well recently?" Xi Xiaye poured a cup of pomelo tea for Ji Zitong as she asked softly.

Ji Zitong smiled calmly and nodded. "It's going pretty well. Right now, it's almost Chinese Valentine's Day, so flowers are selling well and I've been busy as of late. What about the two of you? Are you two doing fine? It looks like you've lost a lot of weight, and so has Chairman Mu. The sad incidents..."

"It's fine. They've passed. I haven't thanked you properly yet. Thank you for taking care of Ah Shi these past few days."

Xi Xiaye actually did not interact much with Ji Zitong. Usually, they were in contact when Mu Yuchen called all his buddies together. On the daily, she and Ji Zitong were both quite busy people, so they did not speak to each other much. However, every time they met, they would get along well. There was nothing odd between them, and they always talked about their daily lives. It was the kind of relationship with a friend that you had not contacted in a long time, yet felt a close affinity for every time you caught up.

Ji Zitong smiled gladly as she shook her head. "Why are you being so courteous to me? Is Lingshi feeling better now? I saw that she wasn't doing too well a while back. I hope that she'll feel better soon. The child in her needs laughter and happiness too. Get her to come to my place whenever she's free. Sometimes, I go to the flower fields for a stroll. The scenery's beautiful and the air is good. Perhaps, it will lift her mood."

"Alright, don't worry. She's been doing better as of late."

"Su Chen mentioned her and Gu Qiwu to me, as well as what happened at Gu Lingsha's wedding. If you ever need help, let me know. I'll be there," Ji Zitong said earnestly.

"Thank you, Zitong!" Xi Xiaye lowered her head to take a sip of tea, then she smiled and said, "I realize that you've been looking quite good recently. You seem much more cheerful too. Has anything good happened recently?"

Then, she subconsciously averted her gaze to Ji Zitong's belly.

Su Chen and Ji Zitong had been married for half a year now. Was it time for some news?

When JI Zitong noticed Xi Xiaye's gaze, she just smiled shyly. "We're not that quick. This year hasn't been very stable yet. My mother's health hasn't been good, so we were planning on having a kid next year. You and Chairman Mu's two sons are both so cute. Next time, if ever..."

"You could have a daughter to be my son's wife," Xi Xiaye smiled brightly and teased her.

"We'll talk about that when the time comes, but you could have another daughter too."

A daughter...

This was something that Xi Xiaye had always been looking forward to. However, Mu Yuchen did not seem that passionate about children. Every time she tried to hint to him, he would always just say that having two was enough, so she could only shrug helplessly and forget it.

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