Yunmei’s eyes brightened upon seeing Jin Yu, and she blurted out, “Wife, you’ve come to see me.” Her voice held a joy that surprised even her, igniting a flicker of hope in her heart, though she couldn’t identify what kind of hope it was.
Jin Yu did not respond to Yun Mei and turned to Dao’er, saying, “You, go out first.” Dao’er glanced between them and, seeing Yun Mei’s silence, obeyed. He felt unhappy, uncertain whether Jin Yu was sad about the second young lady or the family head.
Now, only Yun Mei and Jin Yu remained in the room. Jin Yu observed the somewhat constrained Yun Mei while she sat nervously, having anticipated Jin Yu’s arrival but not this conversation.
After a long silence, Jin Yu finally spoke, “I will soon leave the Jin household and will no longer be the family head. Are you willing to stay here, or do you want to leave with me?”
Yun Mei looked at Jin Yu in surprise, her heart in turmoil. She murmured, “Has she already told you?” The wife had quickly made her choice between Xu Yi and the Jin family, and she had chosen Xu Yi. Once, the wife had given up Xu Yi for him, but now she seemed ready to abandon everything for Xu Yi again, leaving him to wonder if he had missed the happiness most men desired.
Jin Yu heard Yun Mei’s murmur and raised her eyebrows slightly.
She knew about Jin Mo becoming the family head and the agreement between ‘Jin Yu’ and Jin Mo. Jin Yu sighed, “Since you want to stay here, I will…”
“No,” Yun Mei interrupted, his body trembling. He didn’t want a divorce. The thought of divorce papers had haunted him in nightmares, waking him in cold sweat. Since their marriage, she had always approached him with divorce papers. If she didn’t want him, why marry him? For two years, he felt neglected, perhaps out of sympathy, not wanting his fate to worsen.
Seeing Yun Mei upset, Jin Yu felt little emotion. She had always prioritized those she cared about. Calmly, she said, “I have prepared to hand over the Jin family business to Jin Mo. In the future, she will be the family head. If you…”
