Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

On the 13th floor of the inpatient ward, Su Xue plopped down in her best friend's chair, her chest heaving with anger. She hadn't recovered from the surgery she had just undergone since taking the elevator, and seeing the argument outside the operating room made her feel a little sorry for the pregnant woman.

Tang Junyao glanced at the fuming Su Xue, couldn't bear to shake her head, and went straight to pour her a glass of water. "Have a glass of water to calm yourself down."

果然这句话打开了苏雪的话匣子，喝了一口水，开始愤愤不平了，「你说这孕妇嫁的是什幺人啊，还有2个月就要生了，那男的直接把人揍的脑袋开瓢，是人吗，畜生都不如了。」

Tang Junyao leaned against the edge of her desk, crossed her arms, and sighed, saying, "Marriage is inherently a gamble. Who can predict that they'll be a pampered princess for the rest of their life? Otherwise, why do so many people say that marriage is the grave of love? Dating and marriage are fundamentally different. When you're dating, you can be all lovey-dovey, but marriage is about the mundane realities of life. Can they be the same? Didn't you notice that the Chinese character for 'marriage' (婚) is composed of 'woman' (女) and 'dizzy' (昏)? It's like a woman getting married because she was infatuated with someone while dating."

Su Xue turned around, looked up at her with blinking eyes, and said, "Yao Yao, where did you get all these theories about marriage? They give off a feeling of being detached from worldly affairs."

Tang Junyao smiled and said, "I have no intention of becoming a nun. Have you forgotten that I have two marriage certificates?"

She still felt uneasy about her best friend casually mentioning the divorce, but thankfully, at least Ji Shao didn't like Yao Yao back then and there was no domestic violence.

Su Xue began to recall the idol dramas she had watched, "Why are men all animals who think with their lower bodies? Why are there so many men who cheat on their partners during pregnancy? They only endured it for more than nine months, why did they have to go out and mate? Aren't they afraid of getting diseases?"

A female doctor walked in and overheard this, and was amused. "Dr. Su, you sound like you're unmarried."

Su Xue turned to the female doctor and asked, "Why? Did I say something wrong? Can't we women eat vegetarian food during pregnancy? Why can't men resist and even commit domestic violence? They're so spoiled." Su Xue was still immersed in this matter and couldn't calm down for a long time.

The female doctor explained many things about married life to her, such as why men can't resist while women can, which left Su Xue stunned.

However, Tang Junyao felt that Su Xue was right about one thing: the most taboo things in marriage are domestic violence, emotional abuse, and infidelity.

Domestic violence in a marriage will only recur if you tolerate it once. It's like being slapped and then given a piece of candy, repeating itself over and over again, the only difference being the number of times—zero times versus countless times.

In Tang Junyao's view, infidelity is betrayal, whether it's emotional or physical infidelity; the nature of it is the same—betrayal is betrayal.

For example, Tang Xin's mother probably couldn't bear his betrayal and eventually committed suicide due to depression.

She didn't agree with her mother's approach, but there was nothing she could do to change it.

Therefore, what she hates most is infidelity. If you don't love me anymore, you don't love me anymore. This is not a reason for you to cheat, but just an excuse. You can say in advance that you don't love me anymore, but you can't betray me.

But how many men and women can actually tell their wives or husbands, "I don't love you anymore, let's get a divorce," when they are about to cheat on their partners?

Xu Mingkai stood outside the door listening for a while, then silently put his phone away and put it in his pocket. He politely knocked on the door, perhaps because he was so engrossed in his conversation that he didn't even notice someone standing outside.

Upon hearing the knock, the doctors turned around simultaneously and looked towards the door. "I'm looking for Dr. Tang," Xu Mingkai said politely.

Tang Junyao was stunned for a moment, thinking that Ji Hancheng was up to his old tricks again. "What... has he done now?"

"No, no, I need to go out and take care of something. It's just that Young Master Ji isn't used to being taken care of. Could you ask the nurses to keep a closer eye on him while I'm out?" Yes, Xu Mingkai was referring to Young Master Ji's smoking. At this rate, he'd either die from a concussion or from smoking-related injuries.

Death is inevitable for everyone, but it can be as weighty as Mount Tai or as light as a feather. Dying from smoking is rather unheroic.

In reality, Ji Hancheng instructed Xu Mingkai to investigate the matter of Tang Junyao's wife and children that he had mentioned that morning. However, he couldn't say that Ji Shao was already on a lonely journey to win back his wife, and he couldn't hold him back.

Tang Junyao's expression remained calm, and she said in a businesslike manner, "Okay, the nurse at the service desk will go and check."

"Thank you, young master... Dr. Tang."

Watching Xu Mingkai's retreating figure, Su Xue couldn't help but sigh, "It's really tough being a scumbag's assistant. What makes him so special to have such a loyal assistant?"

Tang Junyao suddenly remarked, "I guess those with Kai's name in their names are all loyal."

Su Xue immediately thought of her brother's assistant, Qin Kai, who seemed to be very loyal. It seemed that she would have to include the character "Kai" in her name when looking for an assistant in the future.

February seems to be a nice day. It's another bright and refreshing morning. The azure sky is rippling with tiny white waves, and the sunlight spills onto the ground, as if it's covered with a layer of gold.

Maintaining a good mood every day is the best way to make the most of this beautiful weather.

Little Youzi woke up very early today and kept pestering Tang Junyao, saying, "Mommy doesn't earn money, let's go out and play."

Tang Junyao realized that the new word must have been taught to her by the aunties. She slowly squatted down, picked up the little bundle on the ground, and kissed his little face. "Yes, Mommy is going to earn money to buy you delicious food."

To his surprise, his son shook his head, "Play."

Tang Junyao pouted and said to her son in a cute manner, "But no, Mommy has to go to the hospital to help others. When Lele was sick before, didn't you ask Aunt Guoguo to help you get the little bug out? So Mommy has to help others get the little bug out too, otherwise they will feel very uncomfortable."

The little guy didn't nod at all; he just hung his head, not in a very good mood.

At this moment, the aunt came out and said with a smile, "Young Master is probably bored. He stays at home every day and doesn't go out much. And Miss is not here, so it's inevitable that he wants you to keep him company. When we were in Blue City, Miss Lan and Madam Lan would play with him. It's a little strange that it's so quiet all of a sudden."

She had considered this possibility. Perhaps they had gone out over the weekend and were having too much fun to sit still. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Auntie, the weather is nice today. How about we take you to the children's playground near the neighborhood? There are lots of things for kids to do there, and it's indoors, so you won't get sunburned. I'll talk to my brother and have someone drive you there."

"Okay." Aunt Wu and the others weren't surprised that the Lan family would send people to protect Tang Junyao, because they did the same thing in Lan City, and they would definitely do the same now that they were back in the capital.

Tang Junyao handed her son to Aunt Wu, "Lele, how about Mommy calls Uncle and asks him to send someone to take you out to play?"

The moment the mother mentioned going out to play, the little one's dull eyes instantly lit up, his little mouth grinned, and he nodded repeatedly as if he had succeeded in his plan. He sipped his milk bottle and kept looking at his mother with his eyes glued to her.

Tang Junyao went out onto the balcony, took out her phone, and dialed Lan Yunchen's number. The call was answered immediately. "Brother, are you awake?"

A gentle, soothing voice came from the other end, "When have I ever slept in? What's wrong? Did you run into some trouble?"

Based on Lan Yunchen's impression of his cousin, she wouldn't call him so early for no reason unless there was something truly unsolvable.

"I took Lele out to have some fun over the weekend, but she can't stay home today. I'm in a rush to go to work, so I can't take her out to play. I'm also worried about my two aunties driving. Could you ask the person who works with me to drive for me and take them out for a while?"

Lan Yunchen paused for a moment and didn't answer her immediately. Then his uncle's voice came from the other end of the line. The phone must have been taken away. "Yaoyao, are you too busy? Why don't I send a private jet to bring Lele over so your aunt can take care of him? We'll send him over again during the Qingming Festival. We miss the little guy so much when he's not with us."

Tang Junyao chuckled, "No need, Uncle. Just take him out for a walk. He's probably had too much fun over the weekend."

Seeing that she refused, the person on the other end of the phone didn't press the matter further, prioritizing Tang Junyao's wishes and not forcing or coercing her.

"Okay, let us know if you're too busy."

"it is good."

Lan Yunchen answered the phone again, "How about I buy you another car? That way it will be easier for you to get to work. Driving is safer; your car is too fast."

Tang Junyao couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. "Brother, I still prefer two wheels. Four wheels are too congested. They make me question the meaning of life."

The person on the other end of the phone laughed, "Then take care of yourself. Black Tiger came back injured a few days ago. I've arranged for White Tiger to be your driver so you can take Lele out more easily."

Tang Junyao had met Lan Yunchen's bodyguards before. Black Tiger and White Tiger were always by his side, never leaving his side. Before he left, her brother actually left his most important bodyguards to her.

My heart softened instantly; those surrounded by love are always happy.

After breakfast and the little one finished his milk, they were carried downstairs together. Lan Yunchen was quick to act. Downstairs, there was already a tall and strong man who looked very alert. He looked to be around 30 years old and had a simple buzz cut.

Baihu greeted her politely, "Young Miss."

Tang Junyao nodded slightly, "Thank you for your trouble."

"It is my duty. I will protect the young master. Please rest assured."

"Thank you, Lele. Mommy's leaving now. You have to listen to Grandma and the others, and Uncle Bai says you can't go to any of the places you shouldn't go, okay? Otherwise, we won't be able to go out and play next time."

After explaining everything, the group parted ways and went their separate ways to their respective destinations.