Jiang Jingxiu looked at the angry little woman in front of him, completely bewildered. He didn't understand how the topic had shifted to harming their daughter.
"How could I possibly harm our daughter? I love her too much to ever do something like that, do you really think I would be willing?" Jiang Jingxiu couldn't help but retort.
"You didn't used to be willing, but things are different now," Jiang Mi said, frowning.
"Tell me, in what way are things different?"
"Your most beloved person has returned. I don't believe you have no thoughts about it."
"Ah? You mean Yaqi... I do have thoughts about her. Since she survived such a disaster, I certainly hope she lives well from now on."
Jiang Mi grew angrier with every word she heard. She didn't want to listen to him anymore and got up to leave. Jiang Jingxiu quickly grabbed her, saying, "Listen to me first."
"Besides our daughter, I have nothing else to say to you. I'm warning you now, if you dare make my daughter unhappy, I will absolutely not let you off." Jiang Mi forcefully shook him off and turned to leave.
Jiang Jingxiu flinched as her tugging pulled at his wound, causing him to frown in pain. But seeing the woman's furious expression, he couldn't help but laugh. The more he laughed, the more his wound hurt. He lay back down on the bed, a smile still lingering on his lips.
Mianmian came to see her father and saw him lying in bed with a sly smile. She asked, "Daddy, what makes you so happy? You're getting wrinkles from smiling so much!"
Seeing his daughter, Jiang Jingxiu became even happier. He immediately sat up and patted the space beside him, saying, "Daughter, come here. Daddy has something important to discuss with you."
"What is it?" Mianmian obediently walked over and sat down, blinking her big eyes at her father.
Jiang Jingxiu absolutely adored his daughter. He reached out and pinched her cheek, saying, "Daddy needs your help with something. I want to..."
The father and daughter whispered in the hospital room for a long time. When Jiang Mianmian left, she also started smiling foolishly. She felt like she was finally going to have a complete family.
...
In the following days, Tang Yaqi constantly visited Jiang Jingxiu, showing him great concern. Jiang Jingxiu decided to be completely upfront with her.
He didn't want to deceive himself anymore, nor did he want Tang Yaqi to have any more misunderstandings about him.
"Yaqi, stop what you're doing. Come and sit down. I have something to tell you." Jiang Jingxiu asked Tang Yaqi, who was helping him cut fruit, to sit down.
"Jingxiu, what is it that you need to tell me so solemnly?" Tang Yaqi walked over, sat down, and looked at him.
"It's like this. I am very happy that you are alive. But as you can see, Jiang Mi and I already have a daughter this old. What we had is all in the past. Right now, I just want our daughter to have a complete family, so I want to marry Jiang Mi." Jiang Jingxiu expressed his innermost thoughts.
Tang Yaqi's eyes immediately welled up with tears upon hearing this. She lowered her head, wiped away her tears, and said sadly, "I know, Jingxiu. I know we're in the past, but... I can't deceive myself. I still love you."
What Tang Yaqi said was the truth. In a relationship, it is indeed much harder for women to move on than for men. Men can just decide they don't love someone anymore, but women cannot.
"It's my fault. Therefore, I want to make sure you are settled. You can ask for anything you want, and I will do my best to satisfy you. Or if you have any wishes, I will find a way to help you achieve them." Jiang Jingxiu also wanted to do his best to compensate the woman he had wronged.