"Su Man, show some dignity. Besides, with what you’ve done, there are plenty of people who want to have a baby with you, but I am definitely not one of them!"

As he spoke, Wen Siyuan stepped forward, yanked Su Man away, then took his bedding from the cabinet and headed for the door.

Seeing this, Su Man tried to snatch the bedding, but Wen Siyuan quickly avoided her.

"Go crazy all you want in this bedroom, but if you dare to lose it in front of me, don’t blame me for getting physical!" Wen Siyuan lowered his voice, his eyes sharp, gritting his teeth as he spoke, then took his bedding and went to the study.

Su Man slumped to the ground, covering her face and sobbing.

How was she supposed to continue living in the days to come?

Her husband wasn’t a husband, that bastard Xu Wei had her photos in his hands, so even if she wasn’t short on money now, what good was it?

In a marriage that existed in name only, her son saw her as a stranger more than family, and the three stepdaughters certainly didn’t treat her as a senior. Should she continue to hold on to the title of Wen Siyuan’s wife?

It was a calculated marriage, but she ended up living a miserable life. In contrast, her sister Su Qing... without the marriage to Wen Siyuan, she married a rural man and still turned things around. The couple both got into a good university in North City, have now graduated, and managed—through whichever connections—not to be assigned to their hometown for work, but both stayed in North City.

The more she cried, the sadder she became. The sadder she was, the more she couldn’t help but dwell on it, blaming others and never reflecting on herself. As always, she felt the world was against her, wronging her!

Under the cold moonlight, there was Su Man lamenting the injustice of fate on one side, while on the other side, Kang Li and Luo Yanqing lay in each other’s arms in bed, their relationship couldn’t be better.

"Tomorrow is Wednesday, and on Friday, you have to go back to the unit after teaching your afternoon class. Time really flies."

"I can leave early on Saturday morning."

"Isn’t that cutting it a bit close?"

"It’s fine. There’s usually not much traffic early in the morning, not many pedestrians either. I can drive a bit faster and get there in just over half the usual time."

"I’d rather you get up twenty or thirty minutes earlier."

Driving too fast can lead to accidents, and she didn’t want to take chances with her life.

Luo Yanqing understood Kang Li’s concern, his eyes gentle, quietly said, "Alright, I’ll listen to you and get up half an hour earlier than usual."

"I’ll just take you there, there’s no need to have someone come pick you up."

"No need."

"Why not? Shouldn’t you be happy if I drive you?"

Looking up, Kang Li pinched the man’s nose, "I’m giving you a chance to change your answer."

Luo Yanqing clasped her hand in his palm, smiling, "I don’t want you to be tired. Besides, getting up so early means you won’t have enough sleep. I feel for you."

"I don’t have classes on Saturday, I can catch up on sleep when I get back."

Kang Li insisted, and not hearing the man speak, she added, "And have you considered, when you get up twenty or thirty minutes early, won’t the driver picking you up have to get up even earlier? If he lives in our compound, it might be fine, but if he lives outside..."

Luo Yanqing chuckled helplessly, interrupting Kang Li, "Xiao Wang lives in our compound."

Hearing this, Kang Li paused for a moment, then said, "Oh."

Gently stroking her cheek, Luo Yanqing softly said, "It’s Xiao Wang’s job. If you want to see Xiao Wang get scolded by our superiors and lose his bonus, let’s pretend I didn’t say anything."

"Alright, alright, I take back what I said before."

These days, it’s common for one person’s salary to support a whole family. So, even a penny was considered valuable, after all, a pound of radishes costs a penny, and an oil-fried dough stick or a sesame pancake is only three cents. Therefore, in everyone’s mind, money was truly valuable, and they wished they could split every penny in half when spending.

Kang Li had already adapted to this era and understood that people around her were having a hard time. Therefore, she wouldn’t argue with Luo Yanqing about it.

Moreover, she knew in her heart that the man cared deeply about her, not wanting her to have to get up early and shuffle around in the cold, wanting her to stay warm under the covers and sleep in.

"Good girl!"

Luo Yanqing kissed Kang Li’s forehead, his deep eyes brimming with a smile.

"You scoundrel!"

Pinching his waist playfully, Kang Li teased, "Don’t treat me like little Bun, like Luo Mingting and the others." Hearing this, Luo Yanqing chuckled, "You’re my baby."

"Will you ever stop?"

Kang Li huffed.

"Alright, alright, you’re Li Bao, is that better?"