When I opened my eyes, I went back to the night when I forced my husband to give birth to a son.

"Just say whatever you want to say right here."

Li Qian glanced at Su Xiaowan, hesitated, and said, "Sister-in-law, can you let me have a private conversation with Beiguo?"

"It won't be long, just a moment."

Su Xiaowan didn't like Li Qian in the first place, and now she was even more unwilling to stay with her.

"You guys chat, I'll go into the house first." Su Xiaowan wanted to pull her hand back, but Xiao Beiguo held it even tighter.

He said calmly, "Li Qian, if you have anything you want to tell me, just say it in front of Xiao Wan. She is my wife, and I don't want her to misunderstand the relationship between you and me."

"I'm very grateful that you risked everything to save me, but I only regard you as my sister. I don't want Xiaowan to misunderstand you because of you."

Li Qian looked at him, her eyes filled with pain and disbelief.

"No, that's impossible!"

She shook her head desperately, "Beiguo, you lied to me, didn't you? How could you care about Su Xiaowan!"

"You only married her because your parents threatened to die, and you compromised. What's more, you have always hated and despised her."

"Are you going to ruin your lifelong happiness at her hands just for the sake of so-called responsibility?"

Li Qian couldn't accept this fact at all, especially since Xiao Beiguo said it in front of Su Xiaowan.

"When I married Su Xiaowan, although I had no feelings for her, I was not forced."

Xiao Beiguo looked determined, holding Su Xiaowan's hand tightly, "I had many misunderstandings about her before, and I also had many mistakes myself. Now we get along very well and are very happy."

"Li Qian, as a friend, I hope you can find your own happiness."

"Similarly, if you regard me as a friend and a brother, please respect Xiao Wan. This is the minimum respect you can show me."

"If you can't do that, then we shouldn't meet again unless it's necessary."

Listening to his resolute words, Li Qian went from being incredulous at first to gradually becoming heartbroken.

She has always felt that she has a different status in Xiao Beiguo's heart.

"So you never had any good feelings towards me from the beginning? Even when my grandfather wanted to marry me to you, you didn't have any good feelings towards me at all?"

Li Qian was still trying to find something, her eyes, as dead as ashes, burning with the remaining expectation.

"No!" Xiao Beiguo did not avoid her gaze and spoke in a firm tone.

"At the beginning, Uncle Li was in poor health, and he wanted to find a good home for you. I wanted to repay him, so I didn't refuse, but that's all."

"Li Qian, I didn't explain it clearly at the beginning and made you misunderstand. I apologize to you. You are a good girl and you will find someone who is sincere to you in the future."

Although Li Qian's behavior was indeed excessive, Xiao Beiguo still hoped that she could live a good life.

"So you like Su Xiaowan?"

Li Qian had completely given up hope. She thought that she would have a chance with Xiao Beiguo this time she came back.

But she was too naive. What is lost is lost.

"That's right, I like Xiaowan, and I only want to spend my whole life with her. Please give her the respect she deserves in the future!"

Xiao Beiguo's request was also a warning.

"Haha." Li Qian laughed, tears overflowed from her eyes and her eyes turned red.

She raised her hand and wiped away her tears fiercely, and said stubbornly, "Okay, I get it."

After saying that, she walked up to Su Xiaowan and looked at her deeply. She felt unwilling but more relieved.

Su Xiaowan looked straight into her eyes, without speaking or moving.

The two seemed to be talking about something silently, but also seemed to be competing with each other.

Xiao Beiguo held Su Xiaowan tightly and subconsciously put his shoulder in front of her.

Seeing his actions, Li Qian smiled, a smile that was sad and painful, "Don't worry, I won't hurt her."

"Su Xiaowan, I apologize to you for what I said twice."

Li Qian bowed and said very seriously, "I'm sorry, please forgive my previous rudeness."

"I accept your apology, but I don't forgive you. You knew that Xiao Beiguo and I were married, but you still intervened forcefully."

"Thank you for accepting."

Li Qian didn’t think it was wrong for her not to forgive, she just said, “Beiguo is a good man, you are lucky.”

"You must treat him well and take good care of him. If you don't cherish him, if you are separated in the future, I will take him back without hesitation."

Li Qian started crying as she spoke. She tilted her head back to prevent the tears from falling and raised her hand to wipe them away.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. I won't embarrass you about the meal. I'll talk to my grandfather."

Li Qian put the things on a chair beside her. "Since we are friends, you won't refuse these little things, right? They are just some food. Just consider it as a token of my gratitude for you staying in the hospital to watch over my grandfather that night."

Without waiting for Xiao Beiguo to answer, Li Qian turned around calmly and walked out step by step.

The moment she turned around, tears flowed down the corners of her eyes. She didn't wipe them away, letting them flow freely.

This was the man she had loved for her entire youth. She was full of joy and anticipation, but she never thought that this was just her love.

After Li Qian left the yard, Su Xiaowan wanted to pull her hand back, but Xiao Beiguo did not let her go.

He turned his head to look at her and said, "Xiao Wan, Li Qian and I have made everything clear, can you please stop being angry?"

Su Xiaowan looked at him with a serious expression, "Do you think the problem between us is just Li Qian's?"

She didn't know when it started, but she discovered that the relationship between her and Xiao Beiguo was no longer as pure as before.

Although he disliked her before, he would not take the initiative to quarrel with her. Instead, she would often take the initiative to stir up trouble.

"Are there any other problems between us?"

Xiao Beiguo looked puzzled, "Xiao Wan, if you think I am wrong or have done something wrong, you can tell me and I will correct it."

"I don't want us to always quarrel over trivial matters, it's really hurtful."

"Then tell me, what is important?" Su Xiaowan looked at him calmly.

"Don't you realize that there is already a gap between us?"

"What barriers can there be between us? As long as you speak up, we can face it together and solve it together. These are not problems."

Looking at Xiao Beiguo's excited expression, Su Xiaowan felt very uncomfortable.

"Then do you know what is the most important thing between husband and wife?"

"Of course I trust you." Xiao Beiguo blurted out without even thinking.

Su Xiaowan smiled, but her smile was a little sad. He knew everything, but he still doubted her relationship with Song Nancheng.

"This is the biggest problem between us. Compared to Li Qian's intervention, the lack of trust in each other is the most fatal problem in our relationship."

"Xiao Beiguo, you keep saying that you like me, but you don't even have the most basic trust and respect for me."

"You are angry because of what happened between me and Song Nancheng. When business starts in the future, I will come into contact with all kinds of people. What will you do then?"