WBSGVS Chapter 98 V2

He casually dismissed his parents’ missed calls and glanced at his phone. There were no calls from Su Tang.

He wondered what she was busy with lately. Over the past few days, she had grown colder toward him.

But Ye Minxing had been incredibly busy himself, leaving no time to care about her situation.

Opening his cluttered chat app, he noticed a message from his father pinned at the top.

Curious, Ye Minxing tapped on it. He usually avoided his father’s calls, but receiving a rare message suggested it might be something important.

However, as soon as he opened it, his face darkened.

The message was a screenshot showing Su Tang being carried into a car by Ji Yan, her ex-boyfriend. The caption read: “Su Tang rekindling her romance with her ex?”

Blinded by fury, he scrambled to find Su Tang’s number in his contacts. After a chaotic search, he finally called her. When the line connected, he skipped any pleasantries and simply asked, “Where are you?”

“Hospital,” Su Tang replied coldly.

Without another word, he hung up and stormed out the door.

Twenty minutes later, he arrived at the hospital, and entered a room where Su Tang sat alone.

Su Tang glared at him icily. If her parents hadn’t rushed over after hearing the news, chased Ji Yan away, and insisted she answer Ye Minxing’s calls, she wouldn’t have bothered with him at all.

The sight of Ye Minxing—and his increasing attentiveness lately—only brought back Qingli’s cutting words to her mind.

“You like picking up trash, huh? Well, it’s yours now. Feeling smug about it? What a fool!”

Trash.

Wasn’t she picking up someone else’s discarded trash?

Su Tang wanted to go back in time and ask her past self why she had insisted on falling for a man who didn’t love her.

Why, after being reborn, did she go to such lengths to chase after Ye Minxing?

Was she that desperate for a man?

When Ye Minxing reached her bedside, Su Tang didn’t even blink. She sat there so calmly it was as if he didn’t exist.

After checking the room to ensure no one else was there to challenge his pride, Ye Minxing softened his expression and asked gently, “What happened? How did your knee end up like this?”

Su Tang’s face was rigid as she replied curtly, “Got into a fight with Fu Qingli. She’s better than me. That’s all.”

Hearing Fu Qingli’s name made Ye Minxing’s brow twitch. He still felt a pang of guilt toward her.

He had been the one to approach Fu Qingli first, only to let his family’s disdain and meddling push her away. Despite everything, she had tolerated it for so long. After the divorce, he had no intention of seeking revenge on her.

“Where did you two run into each other?” he asked, his voice awkward.

“At an audition,” Su Tang replied flatly.

They were in the same industry, after all—it wasn’t unusual.

Ye Minxing shifted the topic, speaking in a placating tone. “You’ve always said you didn’t like the entertainment industry. Why are you still auditioning? If it’s money you need, I’ll transfer some to you.”

Su Tang stared at him, holding back her frustration. She wanted to tell him that her past claims of disinterest were nothing but empty words. She could never picture herself as a full-time housewife, spending every day catering to a man and children.

But now wasn’t the time to antagonize Ye Minxing.

Still, suppressing her frustration only made her feel more stifled. She stared at him, finding herself increasingly indifferent.

Ironically, this indifference seemed to make Ye Minxing like her even more.

He knew he had wronged her in the past. When she used to like him, he had been drawn to Fu Qingli’s unique nature. Now that Su Tang was distant, he found himself eager to win her over, willing to humble himself in the process.

After spending the entire night at the hospital caring for Su Tang, a weary Ye Minxing left the next morning.

Soon after, Su Tang’s mother arrived, beaming as she asked, “Well? Did Ah Xing say he’d stop you from working and propose to make you his wife?”

Su Tang kept a straight face and shook her head. “No. He gave me $10,000.”

“Only $10,000? What good is that?” Su Mother frowned, clearly displeased. “You need to put more effort into this! He’s fond of you. Lock him down! If the Su family collapses, you won’t even be able to afford a private hospital room like this!”

Su Tang shivered. She knew she couldn’t endure hardship.

In her past life, she had chosen death to escape it.

In this life, she had succumbed to her parents’ pressure, betraying Ji Yan to pursue Ye Minxing.

It felt as though she was walking a tightrope, unable to turn back and unwilling to press forward.

“Did you hear me?!” her mother demanded, her tone urgent. “Get your head straight! Don’t waste this opportunity. If you’re smart, why don’t you get pregnant? The Ye family hasn’t had a grandchild in three generations. If you’re the first to give them one, you’ll secure your place!”

Su Tang was about to roll her eyes but suddenly froze. A child?

Her mother continued to paint an idealized future, oblivious to her daughter’s inner turmoil. Su Tang’s chest tightened, and her heart began to pound.