The next day at noon, Ye Xunhuan left Wu Mei, left the capital!
He didn’t go to find Qin Rumeng, nor did he go to see Tang Yurou. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to; at this moment, Ye Xunhuan’s mind was in a mess, really in a mess.
Although he said to Wu Mei that he would tell Qiu Ruoxi and be honest with her, Ye Xunhuan really didn’t know how to start the conversation or in what way to bring it up.
Could he directly tell Qiu Ruoxi: "Wife, the woman outside is pregnant, and the child must be born?"
Ye Xunhuan felt that if he dared to say it like that, it would almost mean that his marriage with Qiu Ruoxi had come to an end!
Ye Xunhuan left, and Wu Mei watched him leave.
Just as Ye Xunhuan left, the Old Demon appeared by Wu Mei’s side and said to Wu Mei, "Reluctant?"
"I don’t know!" Wu Mei gently shook her head and said, "Actually, he and I hardly have any feelings; this child is also an accident!"
"But there are always some inexplicable feelings in it, unclear and indescribable!" Wu Mei sighed softly.
"Perhaps this is just the unknown beginning of fate, hence the deep feelings!" the Old Demon said with some sentiment, "He’s gone; if he is honest with Qiu Ruoxi, your situation might be difficult?"
"It doesn’t matter; I just want the child to be born safely!"
Wu Mei said this as she looked down at her slightly protruding belly.
"I don’t understand you women, but I can see that you care a lot about this child," the Old Demon said softly. "You also seem to care a lot about whether Ye Xunhuan going away could really move Qiu Ruoxi!"
"After all, Qiu Ruoxi is his wife, and I’m just an interloper," Wu Mei said bitterly. "If I were Qiu Ruoxi, I couldn’t be so magnanimous!"
"But you hope Qiu Ruoxi can be!"
"Yes!" Wu Mei nodded, "But I also know that this is a luxury."
The Old Demon sighed softly and stared at Wu Mei, "Do you know why Fenghuang chose Qiu Ruoxi to be her daughter-in-law?"
Wu Mei shook her head.
"Qiu Ruoxi is the granddaughter of the Xiahous, able to help Ye Xunhuan. At the same time, Qiu Ruoxi is very much like Fenghuang!"
Wu Mei slowly focused her gaze on the Old Demon, "Very much like?"
"Yes!" the Old Demon nodded. "In Fenghuang’s life, there are two people she cannot let go of, but only one woman she has her eye on!"
"Who are they?"
"One is Ye Xunhuan, her son, which is normal for her to be unable to let go. The other is Su Guyan. This girl did a lot for Ye Xunhuan when she was studying, and she feels she owes Su Guyan!" the Old Demon explained softly. "The only woman she has her eye on is Qiu Ruoxi!"
"Just because of similar temperaments?"
"Qiu Ruoxi isn’t as gentle as Fenghuang," the Old Demon said lightly. "She is a very approachable person, as you might have heard, in the entire Fenghua Group, regardless of position, Fenghuang is always very amiable when facing anyone."
"You could say they are two extremes!"
"So why did she have her eye on Qiu Ruoxi?"
"She is smart, farsighted, strategic, and does things decisively and efficiently," the Old Demon said. "She has met with Fenghuang, and Fenghuang also had some other thoughts!"
"It’s just that Qiu Ruoxi might have forgotten!"
The Old Demon sighed softly.
"What thoughts?"
"To nurture Qiu Ruoxi," the Old Demon said lightly. "To teach her all her skills."
"But she didn’t teach her!"
The Old Demon nodded, "That’s right, Fenghuang didn’t; she didn’t want to get Qiu Ruoxi involved in certain things. She’s too smart, has much of Fenghuang’s bearing from back then, completely the kind of person who can grasp things at a glance. Such a person will either grow or wait for destruction!"
"Fenghuang doesn’t think she can grow up; teaching her could be a disaster, but she did have the idea of having Qiu Ruoxi as her daughter-in-law," the Old Demon said softly. "The Xiahous are also happy to see the marriage between Qiu Ruoxi and Ye Xunhuan!"
"Ye Xunhuan doesn’t know this, right?"
"Never talked to him about it," the Old Demon said lightly. "This boy has a temper, like his dad, I don’t like it!"
Saying this, the Old Demon changed the topic, "Jue Tian, on the other hand, quite likes this boy!"
Wu Mei smiled, "Actually, he has a slick mouth; other than that, he’s okay!"
"Fenghuang said that if her son was born five hundred years earlier, he’d surely be a Jin Yiwei!"
"Why?"
"Because people with a slick mouth generally don’t live long!"
Wu Mei suddenly didn’t know what to say. How could a mother speak about her son like this!
Qin Fenghuang is truly an extraordinary person.
"You say you don’t like him, but why do I feel that you hold him in high regard?"
"A lot of people have put a great deal of effort into him!" the Old Demon exhaled a breath heavily. "He’s the hope of all of us; I’m staying here to see if he can break through illusions into reality!"
"Break through illusions into reality?" Wu Mei showed a puzzled expression, "What does that mean?"
"You’ll find out later!" the Old Demon didn’t explain much, deliberately keeping a secret. "Now what I most want to see is how this guy will face Qiu Ruoxi when he goes back."
"How can such a proud woman endure her man having a child outside?"
"Are you gloating?"
The Old Demon smiled, saying nothing more!
...
After leaving the capital, Ye Xunhuan headed straight for Jiangzhong City.
After returning to Jiangzhong City, Ye Xunhuan didn’t go straight to the Huangtu Group to find Qiu Ruoxi but went back to the villa instead.
The villa was as empty as it was when Ye Xunhuan left; Wang Ma and Wang Zilin had not yet returned.
After returning to the villa, Ye Xunhuan sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought, pondering how to tell Qiu Ruoxi about the matter with Wu Mei.
Time, like sand in the palm, always slips away quickly when people are unaware.
It was unknown how long had passed when Qiu Ruoxi drove back to the villa. However, it seemed like she was a bit absent-minded, distracted, and her complexion looked somewhat weary.
Qiu Ruoxi didn’t know Ye Xunhuan had returned, nor did Ye Xunhuan deep in thought notice Qiu Ruoxi driving back.
After parking the car, Qiu Ruoxi, like a walking dead, got out of the car and entered the villa.
Upon seeing Ye Xunhuan sitting on the sofa, Qiu Ruoxi was slightly taken aback but quickly regained her composure.
"When did you come back?" Qiu Ruoxi calmly asked Ye Xunhuan.
At this moment, it was as if Qiu Ruoxi hadn’t seen Jun Wuhui, nor had Jun Wuhui told her about Wu Mei’s pregnancy!
"I just got back not long ago!" Ye Xunhuan said to Qiu Ruoxi, "You look a bit pale; are you not feeling well?"
"I’m fine," Qiu Ruoxi casually brushed off, "Did you finish all the business?"
Ye Xunhuan nodded, then shook his head.
"What do you mean?"
"The external matters are settled, but there’s one thing left unfinished!" Ye Xunhuan said softly, "And I don’t know how to do it."