Fu Le said reassuringly, "Manman, listen to me. I'm not really going to marry Song Ning. It's just a ruse..."
Upon hearing this, Song Ning's footsteps halted. She turned back and stood outside the door of the emergency exit. She wanted to know what ruse Fu Le was talking about.
Feng Man, who obviously did not believe Fu Le, continued to cry.
Upon seeing this, Fu Le grew even more anxious. He raised his hand and swore,
"Manman, the person I love is you. If I'm lying, I'm willing to be struck by lightning or hit by a car when I leave the house."
Feng Man quickly covered his mouth and said angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting?!"
Fu Le grabbed Feng Man's hand and said, "Manman, the only one I love is you. I'm not being sincere when I said I wanted to marry Song Ning. My father and my grandmother forced me to do it."
Upon hearing this, Feng Man began to cry again. "Doesn't this mean your father and your grandmother like Song Ning and dislike me? It must be because I'm not as highly educated as Song Ning that they dislike me."
Fu Le hurriedly explained, "No, no, that's not the case. My father and my grandmother don't like Song Ning either. In fact, my grandmother hopes that I'd marry someone from a wealthy family or someone from an average family. If I marry someone from a wealthy family, at the very least, we'd be equally matched in status. In her opinion, It'd be best if I marry someone from an ordinary family who would look after her husband and children. However, Song Ning falls into neither category. She's too independent and focuses too much on her career. You're different, Manman. When the time comes, you'll only need to express your wish to have a few children, and my grandmother will definitely like you."
Feng Man finally stopped crying. She said angrily, "You're so annoying! Who wants to have a few children with you? Do you treat me as a sow?"
"My grandmother likes children. There aren't many descendants in our family. Look, my mother only gave birth to me. My grandmother doesn't like women who focus on their careers. Therefore, you have to promise my grandmother that you'll have children and stay home to take care of the family."
Feng Man was clearly delighted by these words. "Really?"
On the other hand, Song Ning was dumbstruck as though she had been struck by lightning. She was not naive to the way of the world. She had experienced life, death, wealth, and poverty in her short 26 years of life. She had gone through many ups and downs in her life. However, she really did not expect the Fu family to plot against her to this extent.
Previously, she had seriously reflected on her relationship with Fu Le. Therefore, she did not hate him despite his betrayal. After all, she was lacking in many areas as well in their relationship. She felt that she had also played a part in Fu Le's betrayal of her. For all these reasons, she did not resent Fu Le, the Fu family, or Feng Man.
When Fu Le had sought her out and tried to reconcile with her, she had assumed Fu Le was just being immature and was behaving willfully like a young master.
Alas, as it turned out, his words of reconciliation were a part of a conspiracy!
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