After ending the call, Li Yuanhang looked at Song Tingshen, who was still pouring wine into the glass. He sighed. âYou havenât said anything all night. Did you and Ruan Xia have a fight?â
Song Tingshen rarely went to see Li Yuanhang. He spent all of his time outside of work with Ruan Xia and Little Wang, and his friend was married and busy with his own family too. He came to Li Yuanhang today because he didnât know who else to turn to. And yet, he couldnât tell Li Yuanhang about the recent issue between him and Ruan Xia. He didnât even know where to start.
How could he tell his friend that a man was after Ruan Xia and that based on that manâs words, it seemed that there was something unusual between his wife and that man? He couldnât just tell his friend that he didnât know what to do and that he was full of jealousy and anger.
Jealousy and anger, only a man weak in character would have those emotions. He shouldnât have those feelings, and thatâs why he couldnât say anything.
Song Tingshen remained silent, but Li Yuanhang had already concluded that his guess was correct. âSo it really is something related to Ruan Xia. Old Song, itâs easy for small things to become big things between a married couple. You and your wife are the closest people to each other. Thereâs nothing you canât say to her. Donât hold back from having a conversation, otherwise itâll inevitably become a bigger problem, and itâll affect how you guys get along in the future. I can understand that you donât want to talk to me about it, but if thereâs something making you unhappy, I advise that you donât keep it yourself. Talk it out with Ruan Xia. When you open your heart to talk, youâll sometimes discover that what was bothering you wasnât a big issue after all.â
âI donât know how to say it.â Song Tingshen had his own position.
He deeply knew that Ruan Xia had done very well during this period in avoiding Qin Yu. She had even resigned from her job. This clearly showed that there was nothing going on between Ruan Xia and Qin Yu in the past few months. But what about in the past? Song Tingshen had checked over the results of the investigation. Before he and Ruan Xia married, Qin Yuâs business had been abroad and his wife was still alive. The investigation showed that these two people didnât have any intersections at all in that period. The only possibility was that they had met after he and Ruan Xia had gotten married.
Although he and Ruan Xia had agreed to not interfere in each otherâs lives after getting married, he couldnât hold back his anger after hearing Qin Yu say those words. Although he had kept up a calm demeanor in the moment and behaved as if nothing was wrong in the past two days, he couldnât move past it.
And yet, since they had that agreement, he didnât have the right to get angry with Ruan Xia. After all, even if there had been something between her and Qin Yu, it was all in the past. After they had a heart-to-heart talk, she hadnât done anything with Qin Yu.
Li Yuanhang patted Song Tingshen on the shoulder. âJust say what has to be said. Sheâs your wife, not an outsider. The two of you are going to spend the rest of your lives together. You canât live the rest of your life being overly cautious and holding back on what you want to say. Itâs inevitable that thereâll be clashes between you guys. Donât let an unease fester when a simple conversation can resolve it. Otherwise, youâll grow apart as time goes on.â
âI know. Iâll carefully think about it.â
Li Yuanhang didnât know if Song Tingshen had taken his words to heart. He smiled and said, âOld Song, Iâm actually quite happy to see you like this.â
Song Tingshen glanced at him in askance. âAre you gloating?â
âNo, thatâs not it.â Li Yuanhang hastily shook his head. âI just think youâre like a human now.â
Song Tingshen: â...â
Was he not a human before?