The Bumpy Road of Marriage: Divorce Now, Daddy

“It’s not wrong to say that they did it for your own good no matter whether they are your mother or your partner. They believe they are caring for you, though they might have used the wrong method. What you should do is not avoid him for it but communicate openly with PA Wen. You really should talk frankly with him and tell him that what he wants for you is different from what you want,” Ye Yuwei continued. “You’ve been with each other for so long. Do you want to argue because of the kid?”

Xiao Yaojing lowered her head guiltily.

Ye Yuwei grabbed the remote control of the television and switched it off. “He’ll be outstation for three days, it’s time for you to think about this properly. Think about how he treated you these past few years, then think of how to resolve it. He’s not an unreasonable person, you should know that better than me.”

Xiao Yaojing knew that well. He was always reasonable, he was only anxious about her pregnancy. She also had not controlled her emotions very well.

“Yaojing, I really do hope that everyone can live happily, especially you,” Ye Yuwei said seriously, holding Xiao Yaojing’s hands in her own. “You must remember one thing no matter what happens or how you fight with each other: He loves you deeply. Love brought the two of you together. You should not force your way in your relationship after a hundred and eighty degree turn. You should turn around and look. It is not a circle, you cannot go back to how it was at first after turning around three hundred and sixty degrees. The most beautiful love goes to and fro between zero and a hundred and eighty degrees.”

The most beautiful love was being between zero and a hundred and eighty degrees.

Xiao Yaojing looked at Ye Yuwei, touched, then asked jokingly, “Were you a great philosopher in your past life?”

Ye Yuwei smiled slightly. Maybe Xiao Yaojing was right.

Love was not a circle. No one could go back to how it was after turning around three hundred and sixty degrees. The greatest harm stopped at a hundred and eighty degrees. If they continued to turn it around, they would be hurt deeply.

“So, go and talk openly with him when he gets back. Just follow your heart and go back to the way it was,” Ye Yuwei told her, then checked the time. “I need to pick up my kids now. Would you like to come with me?”

“Alright.” Xiao Yaojing took a deep breath, wiping the tears at the corners of her eyes. “What I hate the most is he would not even let me out the door.”

“Then you should tell him to go with you. Let him see that you’re fine on your own, then he won’t be that worried about you anymore,” Ye Yuwei suggested, then got up and waited for Xiao Yaojing to put on her shoes. When she was done, they both went downstairs. “How lucky you are to have a man like PA Wen by your side! So many women are jealous of you.”

Xiao Yaojing rolled her eyes as they went down the stairs.

“Mom, I’m going to pick up Xicheng and Xixi with Yaojing now.”

“Fine, be careful.” Wen Jie looked up at them.

Gu Tianmu had gone back to the USA to settle some Gu family matters. He probably would not go back there when he returned to China.

The two of them got into the car. Ye Yuwei got into the driver’s seat while Xiao Yaojing put on her seat belt. She looked up and asked Ye Yuwei, “Where’s your father-in-law? Is he not clinging to your mother-in-law?”

Ye Yuwei shrugged. “He said he was going to the USA for some business. They fought with each other because Mom was wearing the necklace my uncle gave her.”

Xiao Yaojing laughed out loud. How could that be?

Ye Yuwei started the car. She felt that her father-in-law was just as childish as Gu Juexi.