Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1473: Chapter 861: Departure (Part 2)

"Today, I finally understood, if her heart doesn’t have me, forcing her to stay would be useless. She might even resent me for a lifetime."

Father Li looked Wang Desheng up and down. For the first time, he noticed that this son-in-law wasn’t actually bad-looking. Those eyes, that build, weren’t inferior at all.

"Alright, you two discuss it yourselves, I won’t interfere." Saying this, Father Li walked out. Mrs. Li hurried to catch up, pulling at him as they reached the doorway, "What’s wrong with you? Weren’t you the one who told me to persuade Xixia first, to keep the situation manageable? Why are you steering it towards something unmanageable?"

"It’s because our son asked me to." Father Li stopped, looked around to make sure no one was there, and continued, "I’ve realized that we don’t know Zexia as well as Xiao Kun does."

"What do you mean?"

"When Xiao Kun first heard me talking about his sister’s situation, he was terribly worried. But soon after, he changed his tune and had me follow his plan.

At first, I was shocked, thinking he was hurting his sister. But he told me to trust him this time. If his sister’s situation truly became unmanageable, he would have a solution."

Mrs. Li looked incredulous: "You didn’t even ask him why he wanted you to do that, and you just went along with it?"

...

By this time, Luo Ye and the others had already arrived at the town government office. Sitting in the big conference room, the stove had long gone out, and there was barely any warmth left in the room. Xia Yingru stomped her feet and rubbed her hands to ward off the cold.

Ying Nuo glanced at her and pursed her lips. She really didn’t like this excessively delicate girl. Who was she putting on a show for?

Noticing her expression, Luo Ye’s lips curled up. Little Vinegar Lady... Alright, now that she’s family, she wouldn’t tease her anymore.

"When should I give her a call?" Xia Yingru looked at the time, turning her pleading eyes to Li Zejun, "It’s so late already, I can call now, right?"

Li Zejun waved his hand: "Wait a little longer, my brother-in-law has to help at the mink factory until nine. They need to talk things through."

Luo Ye tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "Brother Li, aren’t you worried you might be making a mistake?"

"Worried..." After a long pause, Li Zejun sighed softly, "My sister has always blamed losing many opportunities on me.

Every time she argued with my parents, it was about this. No matter how we tried to reason or talk her out of it, she stuck to her belief. But I believe, deep down, she knows the truth.

It’s just that, when she’s uncomfortable, she needs something to vent on. I remember her telling me that she insisted on marrying my brother-in-law because he promised to take her out and see the world.

However, they’ve been married for eight years, and my brother-in-law didn’t fulfill that promise. So in her growing dissatisfaction, she lost her sense of responsibility towards the family.

When I was a kid, what I looked forward to most was finishing my homework at night and listening to my sister tell stories. She read a lot and always had all kinds of stories to share with me.

Even when I got to middle school, my relationship with my sister was very close. At that time, she often told me she wanted to study hard, get into a big city, and bring pride to the family.

When she talked about those things, her eyes would light up, but unfortunately, she was too biased in her studies and ultimately didn’t get into college.

Initially, she didn’t blame everything on me. Later on, maybe to find herself an excuse, or because she repeated it so often, she began to believe it herself.

Every time she quarreled with our parents, she pinned everything on me, which in turn, made her even more dissatisfied with her life...

Zhu Hongyu couldn’t help but interrupt her: "But, aren’t you afraid of the consequences of letting her vent her negative emotions?"

Li Zejun shook his head: "No, I trust her nature, and I also trust the brother-in-law she chose."

...

After Father Li and Mrs. Li left, Mrs. Li Zexia’s mother-in-law also took Zhuangzhuang and left, leaving only Li Zexia and Wang Desheng in the room.

"Do you... really want me to leave?" After a long silence, Li Zexia lifted her head to look at her husband.

Wang Desheng shook his head: "Of course, I can’t bear to part with you, but I can’t keep you from leaving. I know you married me because you thought I was honest and obedient.

When we were in school, you were the little genius of our school, all the male classmates adored you. Marrying you was my good fortune.

Having lived with you all these years, I’m content. Regardless of whether you come back, I will let you go. I can’t let you bear a guilty conscience your whole life."

"I know you’ve been good to me, and I also know that losing my temper and asking you for money is wrong on my part, but I just can’t control the frustrations inside me." Li Zexia wiped away her fallen tears, "Anyway, I’ve wronged you, I’m aware of it.