125. You may go.

Seeing the message left by Jin Yulian, I felt deeply unwilling to accept it. Although I had Sister Li now and no longer harbored any designs on Yulian, watching her marry Qian Duobao made me feel sick and miserable, as if I had swallowed a fly.

Qian Duobao’s family possessed assets worth several billion. I simply had no ability to bring him down.

Alas! I had helped Jin Yulian so much in the past precisely because I wanted to stop her from marrying Qian Duobao. I never imagined that, in the end, she would still become Qian Duobao’s woman.

Seeing the gloom on my face, Sister Li asked softly, “You still can’t let her go, can you?”

I nodded. “If she were marrying anyone else, I wouldn’t have a single complaint. But she’s marrying that bastard Qian Duobao. I can’t accept it.”

Sister Li said quietly, “And what can you do about it? There are countless unfair things in this world. Do you have the power to set them all right?”

I gave a bitter smile. “If it concerned someone else, I could endure it. But this is her life’s most important decision. I can’t stand by and do nothing.”

Sister Li sighed. “If I let you go, what could you possibly do to help her? Besides, she isn’t young anymore. A woman eventually has to marry, and it’s perfectly normal for her to marry a rich heir. Why are you getting jealous?”

I said, “A woman fears marrying the wrong man. Feng’er, you don’t know what kind of person Qian Duobao is. He’s my enemy, a complete bastard. I absolutely cannot let Yulian marry him.”

Sister Li replied, “There’s no use trying to fool me with that nonsense. I know you’re actually dissatisfied in your heart, aren’t you?”

The argument between Sister Li and me woke my adoptive mother. She asked anxiously, “Feng’er, what are you and Little Feng arguing about?”

Sister Li hurried over and said, “Mom, A Feng and I weren’t arguing. His friend ran into trouble just now and called him. He wants to go over there, but I don’t want him to leave…”

My adoptive mother sighed softly. “Feng’er, there’s no point in making A Feng stay here with me. Since his friend is in trouble, you should let him go help. ”

She waved me over. I quickly walked up to her. “Mom, what is it?”

My adoptive mother took my hand. “Child, I can see how troubled you are. Don’t stay here to keep me company. This old body of mine has long since had no fear of death. As long as you truly love Feng’er, I’ll be satisfied.”

I said, “Mom, don’t worry. I’ll never let Feng’er down. It’s just that my friend really needs my help…”

My adoptive mother shook her head. “Child, you don’t need to explain. Nothing serious is happening here. Go help your friend. If Feng’er refuses to let you go, I’m afraid you’ll resent her for the rest of your life…”

I said, “Mom, I’ll never resent Feng’er. But if I can’t go help my friend, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life…”

“Mom understands,” my adoptive mother said. “Go. I don’t want Feng’er to leave you with a lifelong regret…”

I had never expected Sister Li’s adoptive mother to be so understanding. Seeing my foolish expression, Sister Li scolded me lightly, “My mother has already told you to go back. Why are you still standing there in a daze? Hurry up and leave… I don’t want you blaming me for being petty for the rest of your life.”

All I could say awkwardly was, “Feng’er, then I’ll go.”

Sister Li turned away and ignored me. I walked over to her adoptive mother. “Mom, please take good care of yourself. I’ll be back as soon as I can.”

“Go on, child,” her adoptive mother said. “There’s no need to worry about this old body of mine.”

Then she gave Sister Li a push. “Feng’er, see him off. Stop acting like a child. If a husband and wife want to live in harmony, they must learn to be understanding and tolerant of each other…”

Sister Li silently accompanied me outside. After marrying her, I had moved into her family’s home, making me something like a live-in son-in-law.

To keep me from feeling inferior, Sister Li had spent more than a million yuan buying me a BMW X5 for transportation, giving me the air of a successful man.

Just as I opened the car door and was about to get in, Sister Li suddenly rushed forward and embraced me. “Feng, be careful on the road. I’ll wait for you to come back…”

I saw tears in her eyes. Unable to stop myself, I gently patted her back. “Feng’er, believe me. I’ll never betray your feelings.”

Sister Li wrapped her arms around my neck and choked out, “Feng, I’m afraid of losing you. Last night I had a nightmare. I saw you being… taken away. I felt so miserable…”

As she spoke, she suddenly clasped my face and began kissing me wildly, paying no attention at all to the strange looks from the people around us.

I quietly cooperated with her. When her emotions had finally calmed, I gently pushed her away and comforted her. “Feng’er, don’t worry. Nothing will happen to me.”

With tears in her eyes, Sister Li said, “Remember, don’t go looking for trouble. I’ll be waiting for you…”

I got into the car, started the engine, and slowly drove away. Through the rearview mirror, I saw Sister Li gazing at me with a distant, lovesick look in her eyes, and my heart tightened.

A woman fears marrying the wrong man. Sister Li had surely made the wrong choice in choosing me, too, because I had no confidence that I could give her happiness.

I couldn’t help recalling something Jin Yulian had once said to me:

“You’re a good person, but I don’t like you.”

I sighed softly, suppressed the tangled emotions in my heart, and drove onto the expressway.

I had no idea whether I was speeding. All I knew was that I wanted to press the accelerator all the way to the floor. At three in the afternoon, I finally drove to Clear Creek.

I called Jin Yulian. “Sister Yulian, where are you? I’ve already reached the Clear Creek expressway exit.”

She replied, “Feng, I’m at the company. Come find me here.”

I drove to Jin Yulian’s company. The main entrance stood wide open, and there wasn’t even a security guard in sight. I drove straight in and reached the parking lot in front of the office building, where cars were parked haphazardly in every direction.

The company’s shed for bicycles and electric scooters was completely empty. Clearly, no workers had come in today.

I jumped out of the car and ran toward Jin Yulian’s office. As I passed the entrance to the reception hall, I heard a chaotic argument coming from inside. I was just about to push the door open when a sharp, piercing scream suddenly rang out…

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