Sweet Wife Arrives: Mr. CEO, Please Pamper Me-Chapter 887: V713: Love Spans Mountains and Rivers, Love Is a Lifelong Obsession [59]_3

In an instant, the whole crowd was deeply shocked by Mai Manxiang’s roar, and as they looked into her eyes overflowing with tumultuous emotions, their hearts trembled speechlessly...

***? Abortion? So... they always knew that Mai Manxiang would marry no one but Qiu Mingyan, and this was the reason?

Qiu Mingyan, upon hearing these words for the first time, was also frozen in place, recalling a series of phone calls from four years ago.

But back then, he hadn’t deliberately ignored the calls; being unable to hear while undergoing surgery was quite normal. When he saw the missed call afterward, he called back but found it was a public phone, so he didn’t pursue it further, and so...

In his trembling state, his whole body turned cold, and he said, "You came to Rong City to find me?"

Mai Manxiang no longer wanted to say anything else. As she lowered her head, she could see the village’s people watching her with complex emotions—some looked with mockery, some with curiosity, some simply to see the spectacle. Her disheveled hair fell beside her ears, and she said, "So, either watch me die today, and then you can fly to the big city with Sister Cheng Yue, pretending I never existed in your life, pretending the Mai Family never existed. Or you marry me—whether you stay here or leave, I just want to say, Sister Cheng Yue was right about one thing: love is selfish. It’s either me or her."

In an instant, perhaps it was because Mai Manxiang’s gaze pierced through the crowd and landed on Feng Chengyue.

Qiu Mingyan also realized something, and with eyes holding terror, he glanced back to see Feng Chengyue’s eyes.

Feng Chengyue, at this moment, felt a bone-deep pain.

It wasn’t because she hated Mai Manxiang for forcing Qiu Mingyan at this moment, nor because she couldn’t understand Qiu Mingyan’s despair and heartbreak for her.

It was because in that instant, she realized how hard it was for another woman to love Qiu Mingyan—how inextricably tied her entire life had become to Qiu Mingyan for various reasons.

Love... has always been about cutting out one’s heart and digging to the bone, hasn’t it?

At this moment, Feng Chengyue suddenly felt very desolate, realizing that perhaps she didn’t love Qiu Mingyan as deeply as that. If the roles were reversed, she could never choose to die for unrequited love...

She... lost...

Feng Chengyue’s trembling eyelashes fell.

Qiu Mingyan, amidst the heart-wrenching tear, looked at Feng Chengyue, then turned back to look at Mai Manxiang, looked at Mai Manxiang, then turned back to Feng Chengyue. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

In his trembling state, Qiu Mingyan still wanted to say, Ah Xiang, calm down, things are not beyond repair, let’s talk it over.

But Mai Manxiang knew that the moment had come for them to decide their destinies. Today, it was either through borrowing Li Zhi’s presence to gain Qiu Mingyan, or watching Qiu Mingyan turn away with Feng Chengyue, leaving her life for good.

So, with a mocking smile, she coldly said, "No more talking, just give me a straight answer: marry or not?"

Qiu Mingyan said, "Ah Xiang..."

In an instant, the scissors pierced a bit deeper, pressing dangerously close to a major artery, as Mai Manxiang raised her voice, "Marry or not?"

Qiu Mingyan’s heart trembled, and he stepped forward to try to take the scissors away.

But Mai Manxiang quickly stepped back another two steps, widening the distance, and cried out more angrily, "Don’t come any closer! If you do, you’ll see me really die! This is what you and your beloved Feng Chengyue taught me at the clinic the other day. This is a major artery; having an accident here means a rapid death! If you don’t want your beloved Feng Chengyue to live in guilt for the rest of her life, answer me: marry or not?"

This sentence, nearly choked with emotion, would make anyone heartbroken and helpless upon hearing it.

So, instantly, the villagers’ hearts, as if having experienced a tragic and compassionate drama, returned to their initial simplicity.

All the money and Qiu Mingyan’s capabilities became unimportant. Only the Mai Village Chief’s dedication to the village over the years moved them.

Vaguely, some villagers started to say, "Mingyan, why not just marry her? What’s the difference in marrying anyone? If you’re worried we’ll be a burden, we swear we won’t bother you for life, as long as you give the Mai Family an explanation. No matter what, back in the day, Village Chief Mai sold blood to support you through school..."

In an instant, Qiu Mingyan was placed at the center of the villagers’ attention, his heart tearing apart, looking at Mai Manxiang, looking at Feng Chengyue, his head about to explode, completely clueless about how to answer!

But... Yu Yu, when this bottom line lies here, how could he say the word of agreement when the basic responsibility of a man towards a woman is at stake?

Shattered, reaching its peak.

Mai Manxiang, unable to wait for his answer, in trembling hopelessness, her heart deadened, started to slowly inch the scissors into her neck, with blood beginning to seep out, creating a uniquely enchanting yet eerie scene.

Qiu Mingyan couldn’t speak, and at this moment, there was no one speaking, and the person that this village owed the most in Qiu Mingyan’s life was tremblingly watching his daughter’s despair grow, unable to stop her from the path she was taking.

After a pause, responding to the greatest turmoil in Qiu Mingyan’s heart, he knelt down...

[Another update between 1:00--1:30, mwah.]