This realization sent shivers down Song Jiaye's spine.
Yes, he was truly terrified.
Falling in love with Li Xiyu was something he had never dared to even imagine in his life. For him, it was like being condemned to the eighteenth level of hell, with no chance of redemption for all eternity.
Everyone assumed that Li Xiyu was attracted to him after watching his documentary "A Day in the Life of an Emperor" and then crazily pursued him.
But in fact, they had known each other long before that.
It was at the freshman orientation ceremony. As a sophomore, he went to welcome the new students.
Li Xiyu was one of them.
No, to be more precise, Li Xiyu was an outstanding one among them.
She was the kind of woman who, once you caught a glimpse of her, you couldn't take your eyes off.
It wasn't just because she was beautiful.
She was wearing ordinary sportswear and had a neat ponytail. Without any makeup, she was as clean as a young cabbage just picked from the field.
Forgive his lack of literary talent as a science student, but when Song Jiaye first saw Li Xiyu, he really did think of a young cabbage, tender, white, and fresh.
Forgive his ignorance. At that time, he was struggling to make ends meet and could only enter the university with a full - scholarship. He didn't know that Li Xiyu was the eldest daughter of the Li family, nor did he know that the seemingly ordinary outfit she was wearing cost fifty or sixty thousand yuan, and even an ordinary hairpin cost three or four thousand.
At that time, Li Xiyu wasn't as hysterical as she was now.
She loved to laugh and play around. The moment she saw him, she asked for his phone number, saying she wanted to pursue him.
He asked for a reason, and she shamelessly replied, "Because you're good - looking."
Song Jiaye refused to give her his number, so she waited for him outside the boys' dormitory. A group of shirtless boys who had just taken a shower saw such a striking and beautiful girl waiting at the door and started teasing her.
"Junior sister, are you waiting for your boyfriend?"
"Yes, my boyfriend is Song Jiaye from the Department of Economics and Management. Could you please help me call him out to see me, senior?"
Soon, the whole school knew that Song Jiaye, the quiet guy from the Department of Economics and Management, was dating Li Xiyu, the freshman campus belle who had been in school for less than three days.
Even though, at that time, Song Jiaye had only met Li Xiyu twice, and he, as the person involved, had no idea how he had somehow become a boyfriend.
Yes, whether it was Li Xiyu at 18 years old in college or Li Xiyu at 28 years old now, she remained the same. If she liked someone, she would pursue them; if she wanted something, she would go for it.
However, just thinking about the college - age Li Xiyu now made Song Jiaye smile.
At 18, Li Xiyu was radiant. Even though she was bold and unrestrained, it was hard to dislike her.
At that time, Li Xiyu was also more reasonable.
Even though she had publicly announced that he was her boyfriend, after Song Jiaye found her and told her that she was causing him trouble, she even voluntarily posted an apology on the school's forum:
I'm very sorry that my unilateral actions have caused trouble to Senior Song Jiaye. Here, I solemnly declare that Senior Song Jiaye is not my boyfriend. However, I believe that in the near future, he will be my boyfriend.
While apologizing, she was also confessing her love.
You could almost see her naughty face making a funny face and blinking through the screen.
However, when they met again many years later, she had become a domineering female devil in high - heeled shoes and designer clothes.
She said, "Song Jiaye, do you think I'm willing to marry you for any other reason? Isn't it just because you have a good - looking face? Otherwise, would I like you as a person? You're cold and selfish. What's there to like about you?"
At the female employees' conference, she said, "Song Jiaye is your boss, but before that, he's my husband. I know he's good - looking and might make you have wild thoughts. So, I want each of you to remember to keep your hands and your hearts in check."
After the Li Group developed, she even went so far as to send letters to the whole society and bought several hot search topics, just to let everyone know that Song Jiaye was her man.
But they had an agreement before they got married.
However, Li Xiyu just wanted to break the agreement.
At that time, she was hysterical and had an astonishing control desire. In order to get Song Jiaye, she didn't hesitate to use means. She regarded marriage as a deal, made up a story to coax him, and tricked him into becoming a son - in - law.
Even after Song Jiaye got to know her temper and straightforwardly said, "Li Xiyu, I won't like you."
Li Xiyu didn't care at all.
"It doesn't matter. I don't need you to like me. As long as you belong to me, that's enough."
So, this marriage had nothing to do with love from beginning to end.
Song Jiaye was repaying the kindness of the Li family.
Li Xiyu was just trying to win.
As for what exactly she wanted to win, Song Jiaye didn't know, and Li Xiyu never told him.
It was ironic that in the four years of their marriage, the only time they had sex was when Li Xiyu had set him up.
Li Xiyu said, "I want a child." Then she drugged him.
Naturally, Song Jiaye was ashamed. He was a man, a man with dignity and self - respect.
But throughout this marriage, Li Xiyu had never given him any respect.
The ringing of the phone interrupted Song Jiaye's train of thought.
Song Jiaye took out his phone and looked at it. Before answering the call, he told the driver, Xiao Wu, "Go to the hospital."
When Xiao Wu heard the word "hospital", his face immediately changed.
Through the rear - view mirror, he saw that Song Jiaye was also frowning, looking very unhappy and preoccupied. He didn't say much for fear of annoying Mr. Song.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ming Yuexuan and Li Qiyu were taking Li Tong to kindergarten together. Watching Li Tong's back as he walked into the kindergarten alone, Ming Yuexuan sighed, "I have to say, your elder brother and sister - in - law are really bold. How could they just leave the child to you like this?"
Li Qiyu was self - aware. She shook her head and said, "They didn't leave the child to me. They left it to Song Jiaye."
Ming Yuexuan nodded.
"No wonder. Song Jiaye should be quite experienced in taking care of children."
Li Qiyu didn't think much about it. She was still worried about the matter of the curse. She asked Ming Yuexuan,
"Axuan, do you think the reason I keep thinking about Song Jiaye is because of that curse?"
Ming Yuexuan said, "... Why are you still thinking about this?"
"People who are cursed will eventually lose their consciousness and become fools. I'd rather die than be a fool."
Seeing how depressed she was, Ming Yuexuan originally wanted to tease her, "Aren't you already a fool?" But instead, she said something comforting.
"Don't worry. There's no such thing."
On the way, she had been trying to explain to Li Qiyu that there was no such thing as curses in the world, that she had just used exaggerated rhetoric. But for some reason, Li Qiyu firmly believed in it and insisted that Ming Yuexuan was just comforting her.
Ming Yuexuan had no choice but to go along with her.
"Don't worry. This curse won't turn you into a fool."