Author: Ye Shun

Zhang Ling heard the word "but", and her solemn expression finally relaxed a little.

She probably knows what Wang Li wants to say?

Wang Li's conflict is understandable. But from her reluctance to give up later, it can be seen that she changed her mind about divorce because of this "but".

The reason is simply that a woman who lives only for herself cannot be a good mother.

She sincerely admired Wang Li for her "but".

I admire Wang Li for choosing to be a good mother.

Because such a choice is far more courageous than those who choose divorce when they encounter conflicts and only know how to escape.

As for whether Wang Li can be strong enough to fight against the evil tendencies in her family for the sake of her children?

Zhang Ling did not see enough confidence in Wang Li.

But no matter what, you can do it as long as you are determined.

The two were silent for a while.

The white and tender skin on Wang Li's arm where a layer of skin was burned off, Zhang Ling now looks a little bloody and scary.

She pointed to the injured area with some heartache and said:

"Wang Li, why don't I take you to the hospital first? Don't let this cause scars on your beautiful skin."

"Injury?" Wang Li seemed to have never noticed that she was injured. After being reminded, she lowered her head and glanced indifferently. There was still no expression of pain on her face, "This injury is not a problem. If compared to..."

She saw Wang Li looking a little sad, bit her lip lightly and did not say any more.

She knew that the pain in her heart was far more intense than that of her body.

Therefore, for Wang Li, the physical pain caused by these injuries is as unnecessary as mosquito bites.

Zhang Ling looked at Wang Li's sad look and wanted to say a few words of comfort.

As she spoke, her cell phone rang.

Wang Li saw Zhang Ling holding the mobile phone and hesitating whether to answer it, and she felt a little regretful and said:

"If you have anything to do, go ahead and do it. I'm fine. Also, thank you Zhang Ling."

"It's okay. After all, we have been classmates for three years." After Zhang Ling finished speaking, she stood up and prepared to leave, but she still had some doubts and turned around and said, "Wang Li, you... where are you going? Why don't I give you a ride first."

"No need." Wang Li also stood up and looked at the alley beside her, "Look, my home is deep in that alley, not a few steps away."

"Is your home here?" Zhang Ling glanced at the houses on both sides of the alley in disbelief.

Wang Li, who often followed Li Xi to various high-end places, thought that even if she did not live in a luxury community, she would live in an ordinary commercial housing community.

Most of this area is an old community, and there are many privately built color steel houses. Most of the low-income floating population in Wuchuan City live in this area temporarily.

Wang Li seemed to be completely awake.

Because after hearing Zhang Ling’s question, she showed a shameful smile and said:

"Sorry to make you laugh. My husband was originally an employee of XX Field, and this is the earliest affiliated community of XX Field."

Note: XX field was originally a state-owned enterprise.

When Zhang Ling heard this, she wanted to subconsciously praise Wang Li for her good fortune and good marriage. Because in the past, if she heard about a marriage between someone's family and an employee of XX Field, she would subconsciously flatter the other party in this way.

But her eyes once again saw Wang Li's skin burned by the ground, and she swallowed the words that came to her lips.

Wang Li saw that Zhang Ling was hesitant to speak, and kindly pointed to the mobile phone in her hand and reminded her:

"Hurry up and answer the phone! Maybe the other party is in an emergency."

"Oh!" Zhang Ling immediately pressed the answer button.

Perhaps Wang Li thought that Zhang Ling had seen her worst side, and her strong self-esteem forced her to want to escape as soon as possible.

So Wang Li signaled to leave quickly when Zhang Ling answered the phone.

To be more precise, escape.

Zhang Ling looked at Wang Li's back and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Before, I was in a state of being hopeless, but now I care about face and dignity.

After her call was connected, Shangguan Aoxue's voice came.

"Hello, Zhang Ling. I am Shangguan Aoxue, Li Xiang's secretary."

"It's you?" She was a little surprised.

After all, he is Li Xiang's secretary, so it is normal for him to make phone calls for official business.

"Our Mr. Li is currently away from the company due to temporary commitments. He asked me to inform you that the address for today's appointment has been changed to XX Hotel."

Listening to Shangguan Aoxue's arrogant voice, Zhang Ling felt a faint feeling of discomfort in her heart, but she still agreed with gentle words:

"Oh, I understand. So will the appointment time remain unchanged?"

"Yes." Shangguan Aoxue said.

…

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Ling always felt that something was wrong. She wanted to call Li Xiang but her phone was always turned off.

That’s not right!

Li Xiang once promised that he would never turn off his phone for her sake.

Could it be that he is just like what Yan Yuan always said: a man's mouth is a deceitful ghost.

She returned to the car and asked the navigation system to re-plan the driving route...

At this moment.

Li Xiang, who was handling the documents seriously, suddenly felt uneasy. He thought about whether the mobile phone he asked his secretary to charge was turned off.

I agreed to call Zhang Ling after she came to the company.

He looked up and saw that his cell phone had been taken to the rest area by the secretary to charge.

Just when I was about to get up to get my phone, there happened to be a knock on the door.

"Come in!" The voice was steady and loud.

"Mr. Li." Shangguan Aoxue walked in.

Li Xiang said with a smile: "Shangguan Aoxue, help me get the mobile phone from the rest area."

Shangguan Aoxue felt nervous. Fortunately, she came in in time, otherwise it would have been over if Mr. Li found out that she did not turn on the phone and charge it as required.

"Okay!" He walked towards the rest area as he spoke.

When she picked up the phone, she secretly blocked the speaker with her hand and turned it on. However, the phone still made a weak start-up ringtone.

Li Xiang, who was lowering his head to annotate the document, heard the voice. He looked up at Shangguan Aoxue who was coming towards him and asked:

"Did you hear it?"

Shangguan Aoxue suppressed her nervousness and said:

"What?"

"Oh, maybe I heard it wrong." Li Xiang lowered his head and said with some confusion.

Shangguan Aoxue stood in front of his desk, put his cell phone in front of Li Xiang and said deliberately:

"Oh, I remembered. There was a sound."

"What?" Li Xiang looked at Shangguan Aoxue again.

Shangguan Aoxue said with a charming smile:

"I heard that Mr. Li just asked me to go watch a movie together in the evening."

Li Xiang stood up and said at the same time:

"impossible!"

Shangguan Aoxue said with a bit of disappointment in her smile:

"I see how nervous you are. I was joking with you."

"Please ask Secretary Shangguan not to tell such jokes again." Li Xiang said seriously.

"Okay." Shangguan Aoxue said unwillingly.

Why?

You don't have to accept my love for you, but you can't stop me from continuing to love you.

Li Xiang sat back on the chair, picked up his phone and took a look. There was no call or message from Zhang Ling.

This time he put the phone aside with some peace of mind and said:

"By the way, what do you want from me?"
To be continued...