The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 154 - 153: A Dog’s Mouth Spits No Ivory

Once the thought crossed her mind, Ye Xiaotong could no longer maintain her calm demeanor.

Originally, she was confident she would definitely give birth to a son, but since the hospital wouldn’t reveal the baby’s gender, there was still a possibility it could be a girl.

If she did have a girl, would she end up with the tragic fate of her daughter being killed, leading her to go mad and poison the family, and then land in prison?

No!

Absolutely not!

The Xie Family can die, but she must not let anything happen to herself or her child.

Seeing all sorts of vegetables on sale at the market, fresh oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms were right in front of her, and an idea suddenly popped into Ye Xiaotong’s mind.

She remembered that Mr. and Mrs. Xie liked to eat mushrooms, but Xie Fengmian didn’t, and neither did she.

At that moment, Ye Xiaotong suddenly felt her path ahead was clear.

She took out money, bought two pounds of oyster mushrooms, and also purchased some other vegetables. On her way home, her face was no longer gloomy and even carried a slight smile.

After returning home, she no longer appeared downcast while working and even conscientiously chose to sleep in the small room every day, not disturbing the Xie Family nor troubling them, contentedly playing the role of the family’s maid.

Mr. and Mrs. Xie thought she was scared into submission, also afraid of a divorce, so she behaved better. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Xie Fengmian, on the other hand, went out every day and didn’t return home. Even when he came back, it was just to call her to heat water for a bath or wash his feet, and no one paid her any mind.

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Ye Manman stayed mostly in seclusion at home for several days, only going downstairs for meals, using the restroom, and handling other necessary tasks, while spending the rest of her time absorbed in translation work upstairs.

She even entirely forgot about Jiang Tianrui asking Liu Jitong out, and Jiang Yuan talking to him.

And none of them mentioned it, so Ye Manman busied herself and completely forgot.

It wasn’t until she finally finished the last tasks on two books, went to the publisher to settle payment with the translated notebooks, that she suddenly remembered there seemed to be something she forgot to do.

But she couldn’t immediately recall exactly what it was.

She hadn’t gone out much these days, so Xie Fengmian hadn’t disturbed her either, leading to a bit of slackness. Observing Jiang Yuan and her brother being overwhelmingly busy, with no chance to leave, she went to the publisher alone.

After all, she was familiar with the people at the publisher, and she only intended to make a brief visit, not expecting anyone to camp out daily at the Sweet and Spicy Duck shop entrance to wait for her to go out.

Xie Fengmian followed her out, trailed her all the way to the publisher, and upon seeing her emerge, ensured there was no one else to disturb them before suddenly appearing beside her.

"Manman, I’ve been waiting for you for so long! You finally decided to go out!"

Xie Fengmian was both excited and thrilled.

Previously, he couldn’t care less about what He Chen did in town, and even after they moved there, he hadn’t dared to inquire about their residence. But ever since he learned He Chen had left home with unknown whereabouts, he had been unable to sleep, constantly thinking about how to meet Ye Manman.

He initially thought that without He Chen, if Ye Manman was alone in the shop selling things, he could look for her anytime.

But Xie Fengmian hadn’t expected Jiang Yuan and her brother to also be selling fried chicken in the Sweet and Spicy Duck shop. Ye Manman barely went out, and even when she did, like going to the restroom, she went with Jiang Yuan.

He occasionally caught a glimpse of Ye Manman, but never found a chance to approach, which itched in his heart so badly that, after staking out for several days, he finally caught Ye Manman going out alone and wasn’t about to miss the opportunity.

"Let’s chat for a bit, Manman."

Xie Fengmian’s sudden appearance startled Ye Manman, but seeing he was without his gang, she was less panicked and merely quickened her pace heading home.

"We have nothing to talk about; I’ve already said everything needed and unnecessary. Could you stop haunting me? If you keep pestering me, I’ll report you to the police, and I’m quite familiar with Officer Liu at the station."

Ye Manman mercilessly issued a warning, but Xie Fengmian turned a deaf ear.

He was now very close to Ye Manman, so close he could faintly smell the fragrance of shampoo drifting from her hair, along with a light, alluring scent, just as he had imagined countless times in his dreams.

His hand couldn’t help but reach to grab her wrist, but Ye Manman swiftly dodged aside.

"Manman, could you not be so heartless towards me?"

"I am truly sincere to you. You’ve been out of sight for so many days; I’ve camped outside your shop for countless days just waiting for you. Could you please give me a chance? I just want to talk with you for a little while, would that be okay?"

Xie Fengmian pleaded desperately, much like his relentless pestering at Cheng Yuan’s store entrance in the past, his expression unchanged.

Just a glance at him made Ye Manman feel uncomfortable, but out on the big street, he hadn’t truly done anything to her, and she couldn’t really call the police. Running away was not an option either; her stamina simply couldn’t compete.

Helplessly, she could only continue walking home.

"What exactly do you want to say? Could you please just say it all at once? This stalking and tailing roundabout nonsense are actionable as harassment."

She attempted to threaten him, but Xie Fengmian only heard the initial part of her sentence, and his face lit up with joy.

He wanted to move closer, but Ye Manman kept stepping aside, steadily edging into another store, until he stopped upon receiving a frustrated glance from her, hurriedly spilling his thoughts like beans.

"I’ve already said most of what I wanted last time; this time, I mainly wanted to hear your thoughts. You’ve been out of touch for so many days, and He Chen hasn’t returned home. Who knows what he’s up to, maybe he won’t even come back, so I—"

He had barely said this when Ye Manman rolled her eyes at him.

"Can’t expect anything good out of a dog’s mouth, can you? Cursing people?"

Seeing her upset, Xie Fengmian quickly apologized repeatedly.

"No, no, that’s not what I meant, I wanted to say that if you still have feelings for me, maybe we could give it a try. Back before marriage, when we first met, weren’t you looking forward to me visiting your home?"

"I know it was my mistake later on. I shouldn’t have wavered in my resolve nor failed to hold myself back, but I was truly confused because of being drunk that day; my mind wasn’t clear. I really know I was wrong, could you possibly forgive me?"

Feeling somewhat nauseated, Ye Manman couldn’t help but roll her eyes to the heavens, wanting to say nothing.

Xie Fengmian understood she couldn’t forgive him and thus presented a second proposal.

"If you won’t forgive me, that shows you still care about me to some extent, or you wouldn’t still be angry and ignoring me for so long. I have another idea; we don’t have to divorce immediately, but perhaps you could give me a chance."

"Anyway, He Chen isn’t at home right now; let’s try to reconnect like before. Would that be acceptable?"

Afraid she might refuse, Xie Fengmian added quickly.

"I’ve really thought this through, I swear. I won’t force you to divorce and marry me now. But I truly think it would be a pity if we can’t make it work. If after some time you’re still unable to forgive me, I promise not to bother you again, okay?"