Marriage is long and desires are strong

Jiang Wei spoke slowly and calmly, smiling gently: "Ms. Cui, do you usually watch videos?"

Cui Yue was stunned for a moment: "Swish?"

Is this answer okay? Or should I say "read books"?

She was suddenly jolted. How had she ended up putting herself in a position where Jiang Wei was scrutinizing her? Did she have to consider what kind of answer Jiang Wei wanted?

She was suddenly struck by the fact that Jiang Wei's aura was different from the Jiang Wei she had before.

That unique air of authority.

Calmly and silently observing the other party, yet able to crush them without making a sound.

Is this the arrogant and spoiled temperament that Qin Xiaoye raised?

It looks more like Jiang Wei before the paternity test.

No, no, she was more composed and elegant than Jiang Wei before the paternity test, yet she still retained the spoiled nature of a true heiress.

Jiang Wei, dressed in a simple white dress, looked calm and composed as she stared directly at Cui Yue, which made Cui Yue feel a sense of coldness and pressure.

Cui Yue took a deep breath and thought about it. This feeling was very familiar. A person popped into her mind: Qin Xiaoye.

This understated yet oppressive aura is like Qin Xiaoye.

She let out a breath. She had long known that Jiang Wei had a good learning ability, but she hadn't expected that Jiang Wei could even learn the aura of an S-class Sentinel.

She was the one who was truly blind; she shouldn't have let Li Si break up with Jiang Wei and gave up on such a capable woman as Jiang Wei.

If Jiang Wei were to become his daughter-in-law, even without the support of the Lu and Jiang families, she herself would be capable of supporting the Li family and providing strong backing for Li Si.

I heard that Jiang Wei has obtained the internal financial control of the Qin family. Qin Xiaoye can entrust her with managing such a large amount of property, so she must be very capable.

She was really wrong.

Only then did Cui Yue feel deeply remorseful and regretful. No matter how much she planned, she couldn't figure out the consequences and ended up suffering a great loss.

Jiang Wei sat on the black sofa, the moonlight shining dimly on her face, making her look fair and aloof, and her body was coated with a layer of white light.

She watched Cui Yue's expression change constantly, wondering what Cui Yue was thinking.

Jiang Wei spoke softly: "I once watched a short video that said a person's speech can be divided into three parts. The first part is what they say on the surface, the second part is the emotion they are expressing, and the third part is what they are actually saying."

"Most people, what they say on the surface is actually different from what they really mean."

"For example, a wife might complain about her husband coming home late, but what she might actually be expressing is that she needs attention, or she needs sex, or she needs money. The other person must understand what the other is actually trying to say."

Cui Yue felt a chill run down her spine. Jiang Wei's words were definitely not casual; they sounded like a rejection, yet also like... an insult.

Jiang Wei said calmly, "I'm old enough not to misunderstand what someone is saying."

"Ms. Cui, that day you talked about many problems that Li Si would face, and many things you hoped your future daughter-in-law would do, but none of them matched my situation at the time. What you were trying to say was that I was not good enough for Li Si."

"Because I understood, I gave up completely."

"Isn't that exactly what you need?"

Cui Yue pursed her lips but made no sound. Jiang Wei had so bluntly torn away all pretense of decorum, leaving her no face at all.

The Jiang Wei of the past wasn't so sharp; she would have saved face for the other person: "Weiwei, you... your words were a bit hurtful. I didn't mean it that way at the time, Weiwei."

Jiang Wei smiled and said, "Because someone told me they hoped I would be a little spoiled. They told me they would cover for me no matter what I did."

"And everyone else would tell me, 'Weiwei, don't be willful, you have to think about others.'"

In the dark corner, Qin Xiaoye's eyes were fixed on Jiang Wei's face and body. The faint light on her face made her radiant and stunningly beautiful.

Upon hearing Jiang Wei's words, Qin Xiaoye suddenly loosened his grip, the cigarette in his hand crumbled, and his eyebrows curved slightly.

Jiang Wei's voice carried a hint of pressure as she looked at Cui Yue: "But I don't understand, Aunt Cui, you know I'm married, what do you mean by coming to advise me now? Do you hope I'll have an affair?"

"still……"

She laughed: "Now that you know I'm the real heiress of the Lu family, you regret it. You think the Lu family is so rich and powerful, you should have known better than to break me up with Li Si. Is that what you're thinking?"

Cui Yue opened her mouth, but finally managed to squeeze out, "But you two do have feelings for each other."

Jiang Wei turned to look at the moon and trees outside: "I've known Li Si for over twenty years. I did think that marrying him might have given me a stable life, and that I could have lived my whole life like that, which would have been fine."

"Aunt Cui, some choices, once made, cannot be reversed. Life is a one-way street. You can't go back and forth, you can't have all the advantages, and you can't wait until you see the result to think about the process and wish you had made the right choices."

"That's your choice. If you were given the chance to go back to that situation, you would still make the same choice."

"Because you haven't changed, and I haven't changed. Neither of us foresaw this outcome, and our choices will not change."

Jiang Wei smiled and said to Cui Yue, "So, accept this result."

"That's good."

Cui Yue clenched her hands tightly, her palms soaked with sweat. She had been humiliated by Jiang Wei in a particularly soothing way.

She had no way to retort.

Because Jiang Wei is right.

Jiang Wei simply tore off that fig leaf, revealing Cui Yue's naked, realistic mindset.

Cui Yue tried her best to suppress her breath: "I know I was wrong before. But, you know that Li Si really has feelings for you."

"As his mother, I feel sad to see him not getting married or going on blind dates, and remaining single all this time."

"He once had a business dinner, drank a lot, and threw up when he got home. While he was throwing up, he kept calling your name."

"You know he hates socializing, but in order to be with you, he signed contracts, went drinking with those uncles and elders, and even got up in the middle of the night to write project proposals."

"We suggested he go on blind dates with other wealthy heiresses, but he said, 'Only you are suitable. No one else will do.'"

"He said his goal is to marry you someday. If we force him to see other women, he will abandon the Li family."

"Li Si has really had a tough time."

"He truly loves you, the kind of love where he can't live without you."

"Weiwei, think about it."

Qin Xiaoye lowered his eyes in the shadows, his gaze fixed on Jiang Wei. He was breathing heavily, his black suit making him blend into the darkness, turning him into a dark shadow that could unleash violence and danger at any moment.