CHAPTER 529: 508: LOVER? (PART 2)

Xiang Weilai’s face changed several times at Ye Ling’s question, but he quickly calmed down and first spoke to the woman beside him, "Qingzi, you go out first."

The woman called Qingzi nodded and walked out in large strides. As she left, she gave Ye Ling a friendly smile.

After Ye Ling saw the door close, she asked, "Is this the woman you have outside? As a friend, I think it’s okay for you to have friends, but only if you’re divorced. Otherwise, I can’t give my blessing to this kind of relationship."

No matter what, Ye Ling was also a woman and didn’t like seeing a married man behave this way.

Xiang Weilai furrowed his brows tighter, "Don’t believe what she says; we’re just friends."

"She didn’t say anything; I guessed on my own." Ye Ling turned and led him back toward the office, sliding the untouched cup of water to him, "You’re sweating, have some water. There’s no need to be this tense, and don’t blame her. If she found me, it must be because you mentioned me to her, which means you have a good impression of her. Otherwise, you wouldn’t talk about me to outsiders, right? So when you go out later, don’t resent her."

Xiang Weilai took the water and drank a couple of sips, "Don’t worry, I won’t make a girl cry, except for you."

"There you go again with such talk." Ye Ling laughed, "She seems pretty nice, probably gentle, right? Since you have such a good woman, hurry and clear things up with Liu Rui. Give her an explanation; you can’t just have someone follow you around like this."

"We’re just friends." Xiang Weilai’s face showed some discomfort.

Ye Ling saw his evasive gaze, her eyes gleaming, she dragged out her words teasingly, "Oh? Is that really the case? When she came in and saw me, she said she had something to tell me, but after seeing me, she said there was nothing to say anymore. Do you think seeing us looking so alike might make her think too much and feel hurt? If a woman loses heart, it’s not easy to console her."

Ye Ling then saw a change in Xiang Weilai’s expression, forcing himself to appear calm, and couldn’t help but laugh, "Alright, don’t pretend in front of us. Weilai, you should have your own happiness, you haven’t done anything wrong. So don’t feel guilty about having someone you like, understand? If you can’t resolve this knot in your heart your whole life, I won’t have peace all my life either, do you understand?"

Xiang Weilai looked intently at the smiling face in front of him, and then released a relieved smile, "Ye Ling, I’m sorry."

"Weilai, don’t say that." Ye Ling felt a pang in her heart hearing his words.

"No, listen to me." Xiang Weilai took a deep breath, "Ye Ling, I’ve interacted with many people over there, but it wasn’t until I met Qingzi, who looks a lot like you, that I slowly got closer to her. Later, I realized I kind of liked her, but I immediately stopped myself because I felt that liking someone else would betray you. You know, when I didn’t let myself fall for her, I didn’t feel lost, but relieved."

"You..." Ye Ling really didn’t know what to say.

"Actually, I know I shouldn’t be like this, or else you won’t feel comfortable for a lifetime either, so I’ve thought it over. It can’t go on like this. Qingzi is quite good; although I was not attracted to her, at least she would make a good wife." And you look a lot like each other, these words Xiang Weilai didn’t say, "Actually, if Qingzi hadn’t impulsively come to find me, I would’ve told you. After your advice, I thought a lot. I want to divorce Liu Rui and then marry Qingzi."

"Weilai, you should choose what makes you happy, not what wrongs you."

"I know. Otherwise, from my point of view, I might never want to marry. Just live with Liu Rui for a lifetime, or even if we divorced, I’d be alone. Now, thinking of getting married, at least I want to marry someone I don’t dislike, strictly from my heart." Xiang Weilai smiled calmly, "Alright, you still have work here, and Qingzi is outside. I need to go talk to her."

With Qingzi as a reason, Ye Ling couldn’t stop him from saying more, so she escorted him out.

Outside, Li Qingzi, who was waiting for Xiang Weilai, had an anxious face. Seeing Xiang Weilai come out, she nervously tightened her grip, "Weilai, don’t misunderstand, I didn’t mean anything by it. I just wanted to see the woman you talked about. I thought even if I couldn’t see you here, at least I’d be in the same city, I..."

"There’s no need to say more, this is the last time." Xiang Weilai’s face rarely showed a hint of coldness, "Go back, I’ll marry you once I’m divorced."

Li Qingzi was taken aback, "How... how did it end up like this?"

She wanted Xiang Weilai to marry her, but Xiang Weilai had always been distant. Once, when Xiang Weilai got drunk, she heard from his mouth about the woman he loved. After he left for so long, she couldn’t hold back anymore and chased after him. However, she suddenly had the thought to see that Ye Ling, and didn’t expect Ye Ling to look so much like her, or perhaps it was she who looked like Ye Ling.

Is that why Xiang Weilai treats her specially?

At that moment, she felt very hurt or rather hit by it, and wanted to run away right away. But she didn’t expect to bump into Xiang Weilai, and feared he would never care for her again. Her conflicted emotions were stunned by Xiang Weilai’s words.

This was not at all how she imagined he’d react by getting mad.

"Come on." Throwing out the words, Xiang Weilai didn’t say more and walked out first in large strides.

Though Li Qingzi came without anyone knowing, the fact that Xiang Weilai dined with a woman and saw her off in a car was noticed by someone, and the news spread to the Liu Family members.

Liu Wujang did not lose his temper, appearing completely unaware, but Wu Mengyi was so anxious she was pacing at home, asking her son repeatedly to find Xiang Weilai to come home for dinner, but Xiang Weilai never came back.

Meanwhile, Liu Rui was at home in tears, coupled with Wu Mengyi occasionally scolding Ye Qian, casting a gloomy atmosphere over the Liu Family.

During this time, Shen Bin also brought some people to the Shen Family, primarily to introduce potential partners to Shen Chun. None were from the company, but they were employed in factories in decent jobs.

However, Shen Chun wasn’t satisfied with any of them, and the Shen Family parents remained silent. Shen Bin’s brow remained furrowed, and Mrs. Shen urged him when he was leaving, "Binzi, don’t worry if your sister doesn’t like any of them. Can you find someone in the company for me?"

"There’s no suitable match in the company," Shen Bin replied immediately.

Mrs. Shen hesitated for a moment, "Binzi, I heard from Chun’er that Ye Ling has a friend named Wang Ping who also works at your company. He’s still single, right?"