Looking at Li Mengyao’s unchanged beauty, perhaps even more so with the unique charm of a mature woman after having a child, Cao Jie’s heart suddenly ignited with a wicked fire. Over the years, he had been with countless women, but he had never slept with a married woman. This time, Cao Jie didn't mind playing the role of a scoundrel. Moreover, Li Mengyao was a woman he had pursued and failed to win in the past. As the saying goes, what you can’t get is the best, which made him even more infatuated.
“Mengyao, I told you back then that following Ye Yun would lead to a hard life,” Cao Jie sighed.
“A wife follows her husband, and I’m living quite well now,” Li Mengyao retorted as Cao Jie belittled Ye Yun. However, being naturally gentle, she disliked confronting others.
“Mengyao, I can only say your standards are too low! A Lingshui is enough to make you think you’re living well? Do you know what car I’m driving? A Mercedes-Benz G-Class! It’s not expensive, it’s just about enough to buy a dozen of your cars!” Cao Jie raised an eyebrow. “Mengyao, since you’re not living well now, why don’t you come with me? I got divorced in the first half of the year and I’m alone now. Follow me, and I guarantee you’ll live a life of luxury, maybe even get a Panamera to drive. A man, when he has money, will pursue true love. Mengyao, you know, I truly love you, be with me.”
As he spoke, Cao Jie grabbed Li Mengyao’s hand. In a panic, Li Mengyao quickly pulled her hand away and fled, rushing to work. Coincidentally, this scene was witnessed by several receptionists at Kexin Advertising Company. Li Mengyao ignored their curious glances, and without time to explain, she ran back to the company.
“So damn pretentious!” Watching Li Mengyao’s alluring back, Cao Jie licked his lips, his eyes filled with even more wicked desire. “But this kind of woman is so much more thrilling to sleep with…”
For the rest of the morning, Li Mengyao sat in her office in a daze, unable to focus. It wasn't because of Cao Jie's shameless actions, but because of his words. When a man has money, he pursues true love. Men become bad when they have money? Ye Yun is so rich now. Would he also…? The more she thought about it, the more likely Li Mengyao felt it was. Why? Ye Yun used to do all sorts of things, including drinking, gambling, and whoring. A person can change their ways, but what about their inherent desire? As the saying goes, it’s easier to change mountains and rivers than a person’s true nature! This thought planted itself like a wicked seed, constantly growing in her heart.
At noon, Ye Yun called her, asking her to meet him downstairs for lunch. It was the usual simple braised chicken.
“Why are you here to have lunch with me again? Weren’t you busy these past few days?” Li Mengyao asked. She knew Ye Yun had been busy. She had initially thought he was busy with work, but the thought from that morning made her mind wander in a less pleasant direction.
“I overslept this morning, and by the time I woke up, you and Keke were already gone. I have something I want to tell you.”
“Can’t you tell me over the phone? Why come all the way here?”
“Teacher Wang called me last night and invited me to the 13th nursing class reunion,” Ye Yun said with a wry smile.
A reunion? Li Mengyao was instinctively startled, her mind immediately recalling Cao Jie’s words from that morning. This distraction caused her chopsticks to fall onto the table.
“Mengyao?” Seeing his wife’s unusual state, Ye Yun called out softly.
“How is Teacher Wang doing? You mentioned before that if it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have become a teaching assistant at our school. We wouldn’t have met. We must find a chance to thank him properly!” Li Mengyao changed the subject.
“He’s doing well. You’re right, we do need to thank our matchmaker,” Ye Yun said with a smile.
“What else did you talk about?” Li Mengyao asked.
“Alas, Teacher Wang probably knows about the scoundrel things I did in the past few years, not cherishing you properly. He called and scolded me thoroughly,” Ye Yun confessed sheepishly.
Hearing these words, which were clearly meant to be affectionate, Li Mengyao would have been happy in the past. But after a morning of wild thoughts, she felt a lack of trust. Ye Yun was notoriously a straightforward man. He would never say such clingy words! Could it be… Ye Yun had said such things to other women before? The words Cao Jie had spoken that morning had taken root and sprouted like a wicked seed in Li Mengyao’s heart.
“Mm. How did you reply? Did you explain to Teacher Wang?” Li Mengyao forced a smile.
Ye Yun, of course, didn’t miss the change in Li Mengyao’s attitude. However, he attributed it to her not having a good rest last night and didn’t think much of it. He replied with a smile, “I did explain. I originally planned to visit Teacher Wang today, but he’s at a meeting in Shanghai and won’t be back until next week. And conveniently, you have a class reunion next Friday, and most of your classmates will be there, including teachers from various departments. Teacher Wang… he hopes we can go too.”
“So, are we going?” Li Mengyao frowned. Frankly, she had absolutely no desire to attend a class reunion. In fact, she detested class reunions. After all, when Ye Yun was struggling in the past, she had sought help from many classmates out of necessity. Very few were willing to help, and only Pan Shubing had lent her ten thousand yuan. Other classmates not only refused to lend money, but many also spoke harshly and mocked her. She had truly had enough of those cold stares; the thought of them made her feel sick! Combined with Cao Jie’s disturbance that morning, she had even less interest in any class reunion. It would just be men boasting about how well they were doing, and women showing off how well they were married. While comparison is human nature, deliberate boasting is annoying. Li Mengyao simply couldn’t muster any interest in such a perverted gathering.
“I don’t want to go! But since Teacher Wang has already said so much, I have to go! And I thought, since we're going anyway, why not bring Keke to see Teacher Wang too?” Ye Yun said with a wry smile.
“You don’t know what my classmates were like these past few years…” Li Mengyao trailed off.
“Alas, how could I not know? Because of me, you endured a lot of disdain in the past. Mengyao, out of respect for Teacher Wang, we definitely have to go. But don’t worry, if your former classmates behave themselves, so be it. If any of them dare to say anything unpleasant, don’t blame me for losing my temper on the spot,” Ye Yun said sternly.
Li Mengyao pondered for a moment and nodded. Since Ye Yun had made up his mind, she would naturally not defy him. “Okay, I’ll do as you say.”
After dinner, Ye Yun gently hugged her, and then they drove away. However, as Li Mengyao saw many girls taking pictures with the Urus, and some bold ones even asking for Ye Yun’s contact information in front of her, for some reason, a wall had formed in her heart.