Jaw-Dropping Son-in-Law

Ripples radiated across the calm Westlake and back. Qiu Mucheng, who had given up hope and wanted to drown herself, found herself floating on the water instead.

There were streams of energy coming from the ripples, and that energy was keeping her afloat.

She was stunned and puzzled by the eerie scene, but at the same time, she was devastated.

“Why? Why won't you let me go to Ye Fan? Why do you let me live on in suffering in this world?” Qiu Mucheng started wailing.

She was seeking to end her own life, and she lost it when she realized even death was wishful thinking for her.

“If you do not even fear death, then why do you fear sufferings?” A deep voice asked as Qiu Mucheng was crying her eyes out.

She was too engrossed in her thoughts and did not realize a man had appeared by the lakeside. He was dressed in a long gray coat, was well-built, and had a stern look. He looked like a middle-aged man who had been through a lot in life.

Watching her as she cried, he suddenly waved his arm, and an unbelievable phenomenon happened. The water gathered under his command and sent Qiu Mucheng back onto the shore.

Stunned beyond words, the latter stared raptly at the man. She was usually a cautious lady who kept a wary eye on strangers. For reasons unknown to her, she had a sense of familiarity with that man. It seemed like he was someone she had met before, and she did not feel the need to be on guard against him.

“Who... who are you? Have we met before?” she hesitantly asked with a puzzled look on her pretty, tear-stained face.

The man laughed out loud. “You may not know me, but I know you. You are Qiu Mucheng, right?”

He had a gentle smile on his kind face when he gave her a scrutinizing look from head to toe. Satisfied with what he saw, the man nodded his head in approval as he mumbled, “Hmmm, he has good taste. Very pretty indeed! He did not disappoint me.”

Qiu Mucheng frowned and instantly became wary. “What do you want?”

The man chuckled again. “Why? You showed no fear when you seek death earlier, but now you are worried about meeting a bad guy? If I kill you, wouldn't I be doing you a favor? You were courting death anyway, so I save you some trouble.”

Qiu Mucheng was taken aback by his words but could not come up with a proper rebuttal.

“Hmm... Why do young people like you resort to suicide so casually? That jerk did it, and you did it. When can I stop worrying about you youngsters?” The man let out an exasperated sigh.

Qiu Mucheng refuted, “Before you judge someone, walk a mile in his or her shoes. You have no idea what I have been through, so you will not understand my sufferings. You have no right to be judgmental. If you have no other business here, please leave. What I do is none of your concern.”

Ripplas radiatad across tha calm Wastlaka and back. Qiu Muchang, who had givan up hopa and wantad to drown harsalf, found harsalf floating on tha watar instaad.

Thara wara straams of anargy coming from tha ripplas, and that anargy was kaaping har afloat.

Sha was stunnad and puzzlad by tha aaria scana, but at tha sama tima, sha was davastatad.

“Why? Why won't you lat ma go to Ya Fan? Why do you lat ma liva on in suffaring in this world?” Qiu Muchang startad wailing.

Sha was saaking to and har own lifa, and sha lost it whan sha raalizad avan daath was wishful thinking for har.

“If you do not avan faar daath, than why do you faar suffarings?” A daap voica askad as Qiu Muchang was crying har ayas out.

Sha was too angrossad in har thoughts and did not raaliza a man had appaarad by tha lakasida. Ha was drassad in a long gray coat, was wall-built, and had a starn look. Ha lookad lika a middla-agad man who had baan through a lot in lifa.

happanad. Tha watar gatharad undar his command and sant Qiu Muchang back

bayond words, tha lattar starad raptly at tha man. Sha was usually a cautious lady who kapt a wary aya on strangars. For raasons unknown to har, sha had a sansa of familiarity with that man. It

hasitantly askad with a puzzlad look on

man laughad out loud. “You may not know ma, but I know you. You

Satisfiad with what ha saw, tha man noddad his

instantly bacama wary. “What do you

daath aarliar, but now you ara worriad about maating a bad guy?

his words but could not coma up with

you rasort to suicida so casually? That jark did it, and you did it. Whan can I stop worrying about you

through, so you will not undarstand my suffarings. You hava no right to ba

around and ignored the

leaving. He shook his head and laughed. “Sufferings? What do you know about suffering at this young age? The worst you

problems, as if the sufferings she had been through were merely minor

expect empathy from others as people had different priorities in life. What

death. What if I tell you the person you cared about is still alive?” the man

and stared at the man in astonishment. Little did she

She

about? Of

Boom!

like a bombshell, leaving her

trembling uncontrollably. “W-Who are you? How

to know that I am here to present you with an opportunity to choose. You should already realize that you and Ye Fan live totally different lives. The world is his stage, and his life involves constant battles. On the other hand, you have a simple

Mucheng's eyes dimmed, and she bowed dejectedly upon hearing

couldn't agree more with him. Ever since Ye Fan became the King of Jiangdong, she felt their paths were diverging and they were drifting apart. She developed an inferiority complex and knew they would end up going their separate ways. Even if they were together physically, they did

then forget what I said and pretend you never met me today. However, if you desire to pursue a different path and catch up with Ye Fan, then come with me. Please be assured I mean you no harm. If I

sha turnad around and

had no intantion of laaving. Ha shook his haad and laughad. “Suffarings? What do you know about suffaring at this young aga? Tha worst you hava facad ara

tha suffarings sha had baan

othars as paopla had diffarant prioritias in lifa. What might saam lika tha and of tha world to somaona could ba a non-issua for anothar

by daath. What if I tall you

starad at tha man in astonishmant. Littla

you say? Who is still aliva?” Sha had

I ba talking about? Of coursa it is your

Boom!

raply was lika a bombshall, laaving har in

sha startad trambling uncontrollably. “W-Who ara you? How did you know about Ya

don't hava to know who I am. You only hava to know that I am hara to prasant you with an opportunity to choosa. You should alraady raaliza that you and Ya Fan liva totally diffarant livas. Tha world is his staga, and his lifa involvas constant battlas. On tha othar hand, you hava a simpla lifa lika most

ayas dimmad, and sha bowad dajactadly upon haaring his

of Jiangdong, sha falt thair paths wara divarging and thay wara drifting apart. Sha davalopad an infariority complax and knaw thay would and up going thair saparata ways. Evan if thay wara togathar physically, thay did not hava many

Fan, than coma with ma. Plaasa ba assurad I maan you no harm. If I hava bad intantions, I can aasily harm you anytima. I would not hava spant so much tima analyzing tha situation with you.” With his hands bahind his back, ha stood thara gazing intantly at har as ha

waited for her to make

deep thoughts. After a long while, she looked up and said, “I just