A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Shang Jiang didn't know what was wrong with him either.

The more Wang Yunyun cried, the clearer his memories of Tan Ruixue became.

It was so clear to him that he could almost see the desolation in Tan Ruixue's back as she turned away every time he protected Wang Yunyun.

Shang Jiang was having some difficulty breathing and suddenly became extremely annoyed by Wang Yunyun's crying.

"Don't cry, or people will think I'm bullying you." He sensed someone looking at them and couldn't help but mutter.

After saying that, he froze.

It seems that every time he sees Wang Yunyun crying in front of Tan Ruixue, he assumes that Tan Ruixue is bullying her again.

Shang's face instantly turned ashen, like the bottom of a pot.

"I'm sorry, Brother Shang, I didn't want to cry either," Wang Yunyun said, wiping away her tears and sobbing. Then she looked at him timidly with her red rabbit-like eyes.

Shang Jiang thought of Tan Ruixue again. The last time she asked him to meet alone, he still brought Wang Yunyun with him because Wang Yunyun said she wanted to clear up the misunderstanding with Tan Ruixue.

Tan Ruixue seemed very disappointed at the time. When he told her to apologize to Wang Yunyun, her eyes were red, and then she resolutely left.

What did he say back then?

Oh right, he was really angry at the time. He yelled at her as she walked away, saying that if she didn't apologize, they would break off all contact...

"Where did Tan Ruixue go to work in the countryside?" Shang Jiang asked, closing his eyes briefly.

"Ah? My cousin? I don't know... She didn't tell anyone. We only found out after she left. Didn't I tell you?" Wang Yunyun's voice was soft. "I know you're worried about her, Brother Shang, and so are we. But she never communicates with us, never discusses anything with us. Brother Shang, do you think she left because she disliked me? I don't want her to dislike me, but no matter how much I try to please her, she ignores me. Brother Shang, I..."

Wang Yunyun was about to cry again as she spoke.

Shang was extremely annoyed and his patience was completely exhausted, so he turned around and left.

"Brother Shang? Brother Shang?" Wang Yunyun was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly chased after him, calling out repeatedly, "Don't worry, I'll go back and ask my aunt again, but my aunt is very angry with my cousin and won't let us mention her..."

In the past, Shang would have stopped and let her walk slowly, and then joined her in being angry with Tan Ruixue.

But now, his scalp is itchy.

Tan Ruixue left without telling anyone, not even her family.

Is it that she didn't communicate with her family, or that her family simply didn't want to communicate with her?

That was clearly her home, but her family wouldn't even let her be mentioned. It seemed that Wang Yunyun had completely taken her place.

Shang suddenly remembered that when the two of them were chatting before, Tan Ruixue had said with a happy face that although her father was somewhat sexist, her mother loved her very much, and she loved her mother the most.

In just over a year, everything has changed.

Shang walked with lightning speed, completely leaving Wang Yunyun behind, and somehow arrived at Wang Yunyun's doorstep.

Just then, Tan's mother came out and saw him, her face showing surprise and delight.

"Xiao Shang, come in and sit down."

Shang pursed his lips, stepped inside, and saw that the bed that had been set up in the corner of the living room was gone.

That was originally where Tan Ruixue lived.

No, Tan Ruixue originally had a room, but after Wang Yunyun arrived, she moved to a corner of the living room.

Now, even her corner is gone.

When Tan's mother saw where Shang Yang's gaze had fallen, her face turned grim. "Xiao Xue has gone to the countryside. I dismantled the bed she sleeps in. This child is so inconsiderate. She went to the countryside without saying a word. Her father and I were so angry that we couldn't get out of bed. Yunyun cried all day."

After speaking, he paused, hesitantly observing Shang Jiang's expression: "Little Shang, what brings you here this time...?"

"I'd like to ask if your aunt went to the neighborhood office to inquire about where she went to the countryside," Shang asked with difficulty.

"I'm not going to ask!" Mrs. Tan's anger flared up instantly. "She's deliberately refusing to tell us anything. Doesn't that mean she doesn't respect our family? Why should I be so foolish as to ask her? Does she expect me to go looking for her? Dream on!"

"Isn't she your daughter?" Shang asked seriously.

Tan's mother's expression froze, and her eyes suddenly reddened: "So what if she's my daughter? She even kept it from me, does she still consider me her mother?"

Shang had a lot to say, but didn't know how to say it.

Unexpectedly, Tan's mother suddenly said, "Xiao Shang, we haven't met that many times, and there are some things I shouldn't ask, but I just can't help it... You've known my Xiao Xue for so many years, and you were about to get married, so why did you let her go? Did you two have a fight?"

"Marriage?" Shang Jiang was stunned.

"Yes! You two have been dating for two or three years now, haven't you? You don't like my Xiaoxue? You don't plan to marry her?" Tan's mother asked again.

"us……"

"It's clear that good things are coming soon. Once you get married, she won't have to go to the countryside. Yunyun can take over the work, and Yunyun won't have to go to the countryside either. Isn't that a great thing?"

Shang Jiang's face was extremely grim: "So it wasn't that you had Wang Yunyun take over Tan Ruixue's job after she went to the countryside, but that you had already had Wang Yunyun take over her job long ago?"

"It's not that early, it's just recently, the pressure from the authorities has been getting stronger and stronger... It just so happens that you're getting married to Xiaoxue, so having her give her job to Yunyun would be a win-win situation," said Tan's mother as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Who told you that Tan Ruixue and I are getting married?" Shang Jiang couldn't help but ask. "Did she tell you herself?"

"No, that's not it. Xiaoxue is shy and rarely mentions your affairs. Yunyun told me." Tan's mother looked at Shang Jiang hopefully. "I heard your family is well-off, and you and Xiaoxue have been close for many years, right? Shang, I don't know why you and Xiaoxue argued. Can I apologize to you on her behalf? This child used to be very sensible, but I don't know what's wrong with her these past two years. She's hard to communicate with, has a terrible temper, and seems like a completely different person. It's my fault for not disciplining her properly..."

"Xiao Shang, no matter what, you two still have feelings for each other. Can you bring her back? I'll scold her, beat her, and teach her a lesson. I'll make sure she never makes a mistake again and lives a good life with you."

"If you just agree to marry her, she should come back, right?"

Tan's mother made no attempt to hide the anticipation in her eyes.

Shang gritted his teeth and shook his head: "Auntie, Wang Yunyun lied to you. Tan Ruixue and I are friends, comrades, and confidantes... We have never talked about marriage."

"What did you say?!"

Tan's mother suddenly stood up and shouted, "What do you mean by that? You're not dating my Xiaoxue? You've been deceiving my Xiaoxue's feelings? You surnamed Shang, don't think that just because your family is well-off you can play with other people's feelings. If you don't explain yourself clearly, I'm not done with you!"

Shang Jiang stood up as well, his expression solemn, and said, "I didn't toy with anyone's feelings. As I said, Tan Ruixue and I are very good friends, and we've never discussed marriage. Wang Yunyun knows this very well; she lied to you!"