As soon as Li Jing heard her older brother say those words, she abruptly looked up at him. She did her best to pretend to be unperturbed and faked a smile. âOlder brother, what are you saying? I donât understand.â
As a very straightforward guy, Li Yuanhang truly didnât know how to speak in a roundabout way and hint at the matter. Seeing that she was obstinately refusing to come to her senses, he felt a bit vexed too. He put away the smile on his face and said, âLittle Jing, our Li family could be considered to have an unspotted background. Youâve always been obedient and sensible. Youâve never done anything to make dad, mom, and I worry.
âBut Little Jing, how much money a person can make and how good-looking they are, thatâs of secondary importance. Integrity is the most important quality. People must keep a moral bottom line. Otherwise, whatâs the difference between them and animals?â
Li Jingâs face paled, even her hands were shaking. She carefully looked at her older brother and asked, âOlder brother, did you hear someone say something?â
Could it be that her crush on Song Tingshen had already spread to her older brotherâs ears? But who would tell him? Was it her cousin? Her sister-in-law?â
âIt wasnât an outside party. Old Song told me.â
Those words defeated Li Jing. She incredulously looked at Li Yuanhang. Even her voice was trembling as she asked, âH-He... What did he say?â
Li Yuanhang sighed. âHe didnât say anything too clearly to save face for me. But Little Jing, you probably donât understand him. Under normal circumstances, Old Song wouldnât say anything to me. This proves that heâs already dissatisfied about your intentions towards him. At the very least, he dislikes it a lot.â
Li Jing almost started crying after she heard her older brotherâs words.
If it was someone else gossiping about her, she would bear it. But the way that her older brother put it... that Song Tingshen disliked her intentions towards him a lot... It felt as if her heart was being cut a thousand times.
Seeing how hurt Li Jing looked, Li Yuanhang almost couldnât bear to continue. However, he knew that if he didnât wake her up now and let her continue down this path, it would be even crueler to her.
âLittle Jing, older brother will tell you the truth. Donât believe it when other people say that he and his wife have a bad relationship. Theyâre just talking sh*t. They donât know anything. Old Song and I have such a good relationship, and even I donât know how his relationship is with his wife, let alone outsiders. But I do know one thing. Old Song wonât divorce his wife. Marriage isnât as simple as you think it is. They have a child together too...
That being said, with my understanding of Old Song, thereâs no way heâll like you. First, youâre my sister. Even if he was still single today, he wouldnât like you for that reason alone. Second, heâs a very responsible person. Even without considering what feelings he has for his wife, just the fact theyâre married and have a child together, he wouldnât do something outside the bounds of propriety. Not even if there was a knife resting on his neck.
If dad and mom know that youâre coveting a married man, theyâll be angered to death by you. This isnât anything honorable. Have you thought about how your intentions and behavior is hurting another woman and a child? Thereâs nothing wrong with pursuing love, but if itâs built on the suffering of others, thatâs unacceptable. When it comes to destroying someoneâs marriage and family, you shouldnât even touch on that idea. You have to hold onto your moral bottom line.â
Translator Ramblings: Since Li Yuanhang is around the same age as Song Tingshen and Li Jing is a newcomer at her first internship/job, that means thereâs a 15 years or bigger age gap between these Li Yuanhang and Li Jing. Thatâs probably why he treats her as a little kid? Heâs more like a third parent figure than a sibling. I like that Li Yuanhang thinks his little sister is a good person, whoâs just making a mistake and needs a nudge back onto the right path. Hopefully, she wonât disappoint him.