Peach Blossom.

Tao Ye also started crying. She didn't know what to say. She just kept shaking her head and crying.

How could she not be sad after hearing such touching words? And how could she bear to leave?

"Go back... go back to where you belong... find your family... start your life again..." Wang Jing continued his advice tirelessly.

"No, no matter what you become, I will not leave you. You know me so well, why do you want to drive me away?" Tao Ye choked and continued her stubbornness.

Wang Jing took a breath and slowly regained his composure, putting away his previous sadness: "Didn't you say that you still have a mother waiting for you? Don't you miss her? Don't you care about her?"

Having stayed here for too long, Tao Ye almost forgot that she had a mother. When she was reminded of this, she suddenly remembered many things from her past life. They seemed so strange: "Since I will stay here forever, it means that I don't miss her enough."

Wang Jing smiled and asked, "Why not?"

In different eras, it is difficult for Tao Ye to express something specific. Recalling the details of the original era, she only explained in general terms: "Maybe because she restricted me too much and had too high requirements, I often felt tired and resisted in my heart..."

Wang Jing nodded. He seemed to understand Tao Ye very well. He also followed Tao Ye's words and recalled the past: "Actually... most parents are like this. My mother has always had high expectations for my brothers and me since we were young, but we have always obeyed... But because of Ah Jiao, I contradicted her and even hated her... After she died, I regretted it... Ah Jiao also disobeyed her father for our marriage. Later, when her father passed away, she was so sad..."

"Haven't you been engaged since childhood and it was a natural thing for you? Why are you still having a conflict over the marriage?" Tao Ye suddenly became curious and interrupted Wang Jing.

"This..." Wang Jing hesitated. He didn't seem to want to say more, but it was difficult not to say it: "It was because Chen Ji had saved Ah Jiao once, and he wanted to repay the favor and asked Ah Jiao to marry him. Ah Jiao of course refused... But my father-in-law was working under the Grand Marshal Chen Xi at the time, and he was afraid of offending Chen Ji, so he thought about breaking off the engagement with me. Ah Jiao..."

Having said this, Wang Jing suddenly stopped talking.

Tao Ye was so absorbed in listening that she hurriedly asked, "What happened next? Did you convince your father-in-law to change his mind?"

"Well... I just didn't agree to cancel the engagement..." Wang Jing only answered one sentence and then stopped.

Tao Ye was even more curious, with a bunch of question marks in her mind: "Then you got married without your father-in-law's consent..."

Wang Jing hesitated for a moment and said nothing.

Seeing Wang Jing's silence, Tao Ye wanted to know more: "You just disobeyed your father's order and got married. Won't there be any problems after the marriage? How did your father-in-law die? Is Man Tangjiao so sad just because she lost her father? Or is it because of guilt? Is there anyone else in the Man family? Do other people have any objections to your marriage?"

Wang Jing slowly touched Tao Ye's hand and tried to smile: "You don't need to ask too much about me and her. What I mean is that... conflicts between parents and children are common, but parents are still very important people in their children's lives... You don't miss your mother now because you always feel that you will see her again, she will be fine, and you will continue your previous life... But if one day you never have the chance to meet again, you will think differently..."

Tao Ye felt that Wang Jing was avoiding the question, but she didn't understand why he was avoiding it. She remembered that he never avoided mentioning Mantangjiao before... However, this time it seemed that he was not avoiding mentioning Mantangjiao, but the Man family.

Tao Ye had never thought about the Man family before. Now, when she recalled it, she seemed to have never seen Wang Jing interacting with the Man family, and no one in the Wang family had ever interacted with the Man family. It was as if the Man family had never existed.

"Just think about it, if you never see your mother again, can you really let it go?" Wang Jing was still persuading Tao Ye.

Tao Ye glanced at Wang Jing and basically agreed with his theory, and reluctantly replied, "Maybe."

"So, you should go back to find her..."

"I will go back to find her, but not now. No matter what, I can't leave you when you need me the most, so don't waste your words." Tao Ye's eyes were firm, as if her mind had never been clearer than it was now.

Wang Jing finally had nothing to say and had to give up his persuasion.

Not long after, just like usual, Caiwei came to deliver meals and Tianle came for a follow-up visit. When they learned that Wang Jing had woken up, they were relieved for Taoye.

But Tao Ye couldn't be happy. She kept thinking about what Wang Jing said when he advised her, especially the part about Mantang Jiao, which made her feel extremely confused.

She felt that Wang Jing probably advised her to leave because he didn't want to implicate her, but she was also afraid that Wang Jing really wanted to drive her away. She also didn't understand why Wang Jing avoided the questions she asked. Whether it was Mantangjiao or the Man family, what was there to be shy about?

Perhaps what you think about during the day you dream about at night.

That night, Tao Ye had a very long dream. In her dream, she floated to a strange place. For some reason, her feeling told her that it was the old house of the Man family.

Tao Ye was wondering, when she looked up and saw Chen Ji and more than 20 people including Ma Da, carrying dozens of gift boxes of various sizes and placing them in the yard.

Mantangjiao's father, Manlong, had no choice but to come out and look around the courtyard at all the gifts. He asked helplessly, "Second Young Master, what...does this mean?"

"General Man is really forgetful. Didn't I ask a matchmaker to propose marriage a few days ago? Today, of course, I am here to propose to your daughter." Chen Ji waved his fan and answered casually, as if this was a matter of course.

Looking at Chen Ji's half-smiley face, Man Long was covered in cold sweat: "This... my daughter was promised to the Wang family ten years ago. I have already told the matchmaker last time... I guess the matchmaker didn't explain it clearly to the second young master..."

"Oh?" Chen Ji pretended to be surprised. He closed his fan, moved closer to Man Long, and asked in a low voice as if he was whispering, "But why did I hear that... General Man is discussing with the Wang family about canceling the engagement?"

After saying that, Chen Ji couldn't help laughing.

Manlong was stunned, looking embarrassed.

"General Man is the one who knows how to repay kindness, so he would rather offend the Wang family!" Chen Ji smiled and put his hand on Man Long's shoulder as he spoke: "Don't worry, I will love and respect her in the future, and I will never let her suffer any injustice in this life."

Manlong stood there awkwardly, seemingly not knowing how to respond and looking extremely embarrassed.

However, Chen Ji just went a step further: "How about we pick a day?"

"Your subordinate...your subordinate must at least get my daughter's approval, right?" Manlong reluctantly agreed to Chen Ji. He actually broke out in sweat and quickly wiped it off with his sleeves.

Chen Ji nodded: "That's right, then please ask your daughter to come and see him."

"My daughter...my daughter went out..." Manlong hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Going out again?" Chen Ji smiled and sighed, "Your daughter is still unmarried, and she spends more time outside than at home every day!"

Manlong just smiled along, looking embarrassed again.

"But it doesn't matter. I'll wait here for her to come back." Chen Ji didn't need to wait for the host to be polite. He just sat on a rattan chair in the middle of the yard.

Manlong had no choice but to order his servants to prepare tea.

After a while, Mantangjiao returned home as expected, and brought Wang Jing with her.

The two walked hand in hand into the Man family's front door. As they were talking and laughing, the maids hurried out to greet them and stopped Mantang Jiao: "Miss, be careful, the plague god is here again!"

After hearing this, all the smiles on Mantangjiao's faces disappeared without a trace.

"He actually dares to come?" Wang Jing's face suddenly changed, and he was about to walk into the yard, as if he was ready to fight Chen Ji in a duel.

"Second brother..." Mantang Jiao hurriedly pulled Wang Jing and said, "This is my home, please stop interfering. Let me go and talk to him."

Wang Jing said nothing, but still held Mantangjiao's hand and walked in together.

They came into the yard and looked around, only to see the yard full of gift boxes of all sizes. Chen Ji was sitting on a rattan chair, crossing his legs and fanning himself leisurely, while Manlong was standing beside him, pouring tea for Chen Ji himself.

Just seeing this scene made Mantang Jiao furious.

"Mr. Chen, there are ways to be a guest, right? My father is the elder, he is standing while you are sitting, and you even ask him to serve you tea. Do you still respect the distinction between the old and the young?"

"Hey? Jiaojiao is back?" Chen Ji quickly stood up and immediately helped Manlong sit down, smiling: "Father-in-law, please sit down."

Before Manlong could say anything, he was pressed down on the rattan chair.

"How shameless! Who allowed you to call my father father-in-law?" Mantangjiao glared at Chen Ji and cursed him angrily.

"Shameless?" Chen Ji repeated, and then burst into laughter again. He walked around Wang Jing and asked Mantang Jiao with a smile: "No matter how shameless I am, I will not get a girl pregnant before we get married, right?"

Mantangjiao was suddenly startled, and she and Wang Jing looked at each other, and they both seemed to understand something.

"What? Who's belly is big?" Manlong widened his eyes in shock and walked to Mantangjiao trembling all over.

Mantangjiao bit her lip and glanced at Chen Ji.

"Ah? So General Man doesn't know yet?" Chen Ji pretended to be surprised, and soon he acted as if he had suddenly realized something: "Yes, if General Man had known, he probably wouldn't have thought of breaking off the engagement with the Wang family."

After saying this, Chen Ji turned around and bowed to Man Long: "Congratulations, General Man, you will soon have a grandson..."

Before Chen Ji could finish his words, Manlong slapped Mantang Jiao in the face.

"Father-in-law, things are not what you think..." Wang Jing hurriedly hugged Mantangjiao and just opened his mouth to explain, but Mantangjiao quietly pulled his sleeve. Wang Jing changed his words: "It's my fault. If you want to hit me, just hit me."

"Do you think I dare not hit you?" Man Long was furious. He picked up the spear he used for martial arts practice in the yard and rushed towards Wang Jing.

Wang Jing just stood there, motionless.

"Second brother!" Mantangjiao shouted, and suddenly stepped forward and pushed Wang Jing away, and they both fell to the ground.

Manlong missed his target and was out of breath.

"Wait a minute, General Man, you haven't figured out the situation yet." Chen Ji came over with a smile on his face and supported Man Long. "We ran into each other on the street the day before yesterday, and it was your daughter who said she was pregnant. But yesterday I heard from somewhere else that you were discussing breaking off the engagement with the Wang family..."

Chen Ji's gaze gradually turned to Mantang Jiao, and his smile became strange: "I'm wondering, did your daughter hide this from you? Or did she lie to me on purpose?"

Mantangjiao and Wang Jing supported each other and stood up, angrily questioning Chen Ji: "What does my business have to do with you?"

"Of course." Chen Ji threw away his fan and walked towards Mantangjiao with a smile on his face. "Since your father has already proposed to the Wang family to cancel the engagement, he must be considering my proposal. It's just that the cancellation of the engagement has not yet been completed, so he dare not agree to my proposal. If you are really pregnant, you will get married soon. I am here to give you a gift today. If you are not pregnant... I am here to propose marriage today and it is settled... Just now, your father and I were discussing the wedding date..."

Wang Jing's clenched fist had been ready to move for a long time, and at this moment he finally couldn't help it and threw a punch.

Chen Ji didn't need to turn his head. He just relied on the corner of his eyes to swiftly block Wang Jing's fist with his palm. He still looked at Mantangjiao as if nothing had happened and continued to ask with a smile: "Now, in front of your father and everyone in your mansion, I want you to tell me clearly, is your pregnancy real or not?"