Marriage is long and desires are strong

Jiang Wei checked the time, chose a simple white dress, and drove back to the Jiang family home.

Outside the Jiang family's house, clumsy piano music drifted out:

Jiang Wan slammed her hands on the piano in anger, and the piano made a "buzzing" sound.

She complained irritably, "Mom, her coming back is such a disruption to our family. It's also affecting my piano practice."

Xu Mo: "Wanwan, she's your older sister. You've raised her for over twenty years."

Jiang Wan said in a low, aggrieved voice, "Yes, she forcibly occupied my mother and father, and my life, for over twenty years. My past... I was almost sold by my adoptive father..."

She choked up as she spoke.

Jiang Che's voice: "Look at you, making the child sad again. Give Wanwan whatever she wants. Don't call Weiwei back so often in the future."

Xu Mo: "Isn't this to invite Qin Xiaoye over? Our family needs to keep in touch with him more often, so that their divorce won't affect the Qin and Jiang families' businesses in the future."

"Weiwei is stubborn and obstinate, and she doesn't know how to read the room. She wouldn't even hug someone as important as Qin Xiaoye, so we had to do it for her."

Jiang Che sighed, "That's true, Wanwan, just bear with it. Everything in the Jiang family will be yours eventually, won't it?"

The sun was blazing, and Jiang Wei stood at the door, feeling waves of cold.

She squatted by the door, burying her head in her legs. The sunlight shone on her back, half of it cold and half directly exposed to the blazing sun.

She was trembling all over.

A faint, indistinct sound drifted from inside the room, flowing into my ears and then disappearing again, barely audible.

Jiang Wei squatted at the door for half an hour in the sun before her body slowly recovered from stiffness and blood circulation returned to normal.

She leaned against the door, stood up, her legs were numb, throbbing with pain and numbness, she couldn't move while standing at the door, any movement caused pain in her lower body.

After pausing for a moment, she put on a smile and knocked on the door.

The chatter inside immediately stopped.

The door opened, and Xu Mo's smiling face appeared from inside: "Weiwei, come in quickly."

Jiang Wei went in with a smile.

Xu Mo looked back, her face darkening: "President Qin isn't here?"

Jiang Wei whispered, "He's busy with work."

Jiang Wan sat on the sofa and swung her legs: "Mom, don't make things difficult for my sister. She can't get her husband to come anyway."

"I don't know them at all."

Jiang Che pulled Jiang Wei over and made her sit on the sofa: "Weiwei, how far have things progressed between you and President Qin? Didn't he donate to your relief project at the banquet?"

Jiang Wan: "That donated money should have gone to the Jiang family, right? Qin Xiaoye donated it because of the Jiang family. Sister, you should return this money to the Jiang family."

"You always like to take what belongs to others."

The air was silent.

Xu Mo smiled and said, "What Wanwan said makes sense."

Jiang Wei's voice was cold: "I can't give it to them. It's already been deposited into the company's charity fund account."

Jiang Wan pouted: "It's not yours, but you insist on taking it."

Xu Mo patted Jiang Wan's hand: "Wanwan, forget it."

Jiang Wan raised her head and snorted, "I'm not going to argue with you. Taking a million from someone else must be very important to you, right?"

Xu Mo: "Weiwei, call President Qin and ask him to come over for dinner."

Jiang Che's voice was kind: "Yes, you know the Jiang family's business now relies on Qin Xiaoye, so please help the Jiang family more. Call him over, and let's keep in touch."

Jiang Wei took a deep breath, trying to suppress her bitterness: "I'm not familiar with him. Our marriage was just an arranged one; there's no affection between us."

Xu Mo's expression completely changed. She slammed her teacup down heavily on the coffee table with a clang, splashing water everywhere.

"I told you to try to curry favor with him, but why wouldn't you listen? I've been trying to persuade you with all my heart, how can you be so selfish? You only think about yourself and not the Jiang family? I've raised you for over twenty years for nothing."

Jiang Wan gloated: "Ungrateful wretch."

Jiang Wei stood up, exhaled, and said in an unusually calm voice, "Since you're not asking me to go home for dinner, I'll be leaving now."

Xu Mo sneered: "You're like this again. You never reflect on what you did wrong."

Jiang Wan: "Genes are genes. Inferior genes can never be respected. Your father gambled, and your mother was an alcoholic. They have terrible reputations in the countryside, and everyone avoids them."

Jiang Wei stood up and walked to the center of the living room. Her skin was fair and translucent, her black hair was soft and shiny, and she wore a white dress, looking pure and aloof.

The sunlight outside the window shone on her face, casting a soft halo around it.

She lowered her head, bent over, and bowed deeply, her head bowing below her knees.

He bowed three times.

She straightened up and exhaled, saying, "Dad, Mom, thank you for raising me for twenty-four years. I know you loved me deeply and had expectations for me."

"It's my fault for not being able to meet your requirements."

"After the paternity test results came out, my life turned bleak. I truly considered you my biological parents."

"I really love you all, and I'm really reluctant to part with you."

"But now that you have found your biological daughter, it would be unfair to Jiang Wan if I stayed in the Jiang family."

"It's because I wasn't good enough. It's also because I kept clinging to family ties and getting entangled with the Jiang family."

Her gaze swept over Xu Mo and Jiang Che: "Let's sever our mother-daughter relationship and father-daughter relationship from now on."

After Jiang Wei finished speaking, she turned around, her expression cold, but her whole body was trembling with a pale complexion.

Silence.

Jiang Wei took a step forward.

Jiang Wan sneered: "What are you pretending for? Don't come back crying and begging to be a daughter of the Jiang family."

Xu Mo: "Jiang Wei, stop right there. Don't come back once you leave."

Jiang Wei took another step forward.

Jiang Che sighed: "Weiwei, don't be disobedient. Your mother is only doing this for your own good."

"After marriage, a wife should learn to take good care of her husband and not be too spoiled."

"The Qin family is a hereditary noble family, and they haven't even acknowledged you yet, have they? Have you ever been to the Qin family's old residence? You need to perform well and gain Qin Xiaoye's approval."

Jiang Wei walked forward to the door, exhaled, and opened it. The sunlight outside rushed in, shining on her and making her pale face appear fair and translucent.

She walked out the door.

Direct sunlight.

Jiang Wei walked forward step by step, getting further and further away from the Jiang family villa, without looking back.

She took the car keys, walked to the car, and pressed the unlock button.

The car beeped and the lights came on.

A crisp, sweet voice rang out from behind: "Wait."

The sound of running footsteps.

Jiang Wei frowned and turned to look behind her.

Jiang Wan stared at her, her voice rising: "Jiang Wei, this car is mine."

Xu Mo and Jiang Che walked over and stood not far behind Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wei looked at her, her voice indifferent: "Why?"

Jiang Wan retorted angrily, "Sister, you've always taken everything from me since we were little, and you want to keep doing it now? You had everything when you were young, but what about me? What kind of life did I live in the countryside for you when I was a child? Your life now belongs to me!"

Xu Mo: "Weiwei, you've had everything since you were little, so give way to Wanwan."

Jiang Che: "Yes, you had everything you wanted when you were little. Don't let Wanwan suffer any more grievances."

Jiang Wei gripped the car keys tightly in her hand.

She swallowed hard, intending to hand the car keys to Jiang Wan.

I suddenly remembered what Wen He, the general manager of the 4S store, said: Qin Xiaoye told her to choose a new car herself so that she could develop her own feelings for that car.

A car, a place, a home—it's very important to feel like you "belong to yourself." That's what belonging is.

She chose the car, and the interior was custom-made.

The deep pink of the ice berry color is the color of her favorite car.

She's been driving it for a few days now and it's very easy for her.

She couldn't bear to part with him.

She couldn't bear to leave this home, but there was nothing she could do.

She could have this car.

She whispered, "I can't give it to you, this car is mine."

Jiang Wan paused. In the past, no matter what she asked Jiang Wei for, Jiang Wei would give it to her—jewelry, dresses, water glasses, even underwear. She sneered. Jiang Wei didn't want to give her this car, but she still insisted on having it.

Everything Jiang Wei owns belongs to her, and rightfully belongs to her.

Jiang Wan went up and tried to grab the car keys from Jiang Wei's hand.

Jiang Wei dodged past her from the side.

Jiang Wan was furious: "Give me back my things! You've been eating my things and wearing my things for over twenty years. You even stole and occupied my parents' things."

"You shameless person!"

She became increasingly angry as she spoke, and reached out to slap Jiang Wei hard across the face.

Jiang Wei was taken aback, not expecting her to dare to hit her.

The bright sunlight dazzled her eyes.

Xu Mo and Jiang Che, standing behind Jiang Wan, made no attempt to dissuade her.

Jiang Wei closed her eyes and endured the slap, which she considered a repayment of the Jiang family's kindness. A tear slowly rolled down her cheek.

Suddenly, a shadow loomed over, blocking out the bright sunlight.

A familiar, reassuring scent enveloped me from behind.

Jiang Wan cried out in agony, "Ah! It hurts! It hurts!" and then cried out, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, let go!"

Jiang Wei opened her eyes, her eyelashes trembling, and Qin Xiaoye blocked the glaring sunlight.

Qin Xiaoye gripped Jiang Wan's wrist, and instead of landing a slap, Jiang Wan's wrist was nearly crushed by Qin Xiaoye.

Qin Xiaoye lowered his eyes, his voice low and slow as it reached Jiang Wei's ears: "Are you alright, Madam?"

Jiang Wei's ears burned at the word "Madam," her eyes trembled, and she shook her head: "It's nothing."

Qin Xiaoye looked up and indifferently released his hand.

Jiang Wan whispered, "Brother-in-law~ you pinched me so hard~"

"I was just joking with my sister, I wasn't serious at all~"

The tone of his voice had a slight hook at the end, and it was soft.

Xu Mo greeted him with a smile: "Oh, isn't this my son-in-law? Come in and sit down, we've been waiting for you."

"Weiwei is usually too spoiled and doesn't know any better, please don't mind."

"They're family, just joking around. They're sisters, so they like to play around like this, sharing things."

She didn't expect Qin Xiaoye to actually come.

She glanced at him a few more times and noticed that Qin Xiaoye was actually protecting Jiang Wei, which didn't seem like a casual, unrelated arranged marriage at all.

She was overjoyed, knowing that the Jiang family's fortunes would rise accordingly.

Jiang Che also saw through the situation and greeted him with a smile: "Qin... Xiaoye, come in and sit down."

Qin Xiaoye stood behind Jiang Wei, his well-tailored black suit accentuating his tall and straight figure, making his innate nobility and aloofness even more pronounced.

His features were indifferent, his entire being seemed covered by a thin layer of ice, and when he spoke, his voice was deep and hoarse, carrying an unyielding coldness:

"She doesn't need to be sensible."

"Spoiled, huh? I spoiled you, and you'll only get more spoiled in the future."

"Being Qin Xiaoye's wife means I should be spoiled and willful."