Chapter 1344: Chapter 1344: With Blood and Tears (6)

Su Hongxing chuckled softly, “That’s true.”

Ye Qilan’s control over her in the past reached a near perverse level, as though he wished to keep her caged, not letting her interact with anyone else.

How could it compare to now, when he even brought her to attend dinner parties?

This change was exceptionally evident.

“How did Mr. Ding and Miss Su first get together? I heard someone say it was Miss Su who pursued Mr. Ding first?” Seeing Ye Qilan and Su Hongxing looking sweet and affectionate, someone couldn’t help but gossip out of curiosity.

Especially considering Hongxing–a woman standing at the center of societal storms–Ding Ye daring to make a move likely had much to do with her proactive pursuit, overwhelming him until he fell into her hands.

“Rumors aren’t entirely reliable. When I first saw her, I instantly felt she was the woman I wanted. Love isn’t such a complicated matter. I spent a lot of effort pursuing her,” Ye Qilan said, his gaze fixed on Su Hongxing, conveying a message only they understood between themselves.

At the start of his pursuit, she was terrified. Naturally so, as her family background was humble, and she was an orphan depending on others. Meanwhile, Ye Qilan was born a favored child of heaven, the fourth young master of the Ye Family, radiating the aura of a wealthy heir.

Countless women were enamored with him, yet none caught his eye–except her, who made his heart skip a beat.

“Miss Su, what did Mr. Ding do to win your heart? Please share,” someone asked, brimming with curiosity.

Su Hongxing pressed her lips into a smile–gentle and graceful, exceptionally enchanting. Even women found her stunning, let alone men. Perhaps it was this very face of hers that was sufficient to make men lose themselves in obsession?

“His methods were rather brute. He sent flowers and flaunted money directly; when I refused, he stuck to me and wouldn’t leave,” Su Hongxing said, offering just a small glimpse of the most ordinary part of the story.

Later, she simply disappeared, attempting to avoid him. Unfortunately, Ye Qilan quickly found her, forcefully brought her back to his house, and forbade her from leaving by even a single step.

He even declared that unless she agreed to be his girlfriend, she could forget about returning home for the rest of her life.

At the time, she was kept at Ye Qilan’s house for a full half a month. She felt this man was nothing short of a lunatic. To get out of his house, she had no choice but to pretend to agree.

But even like this, Ye Qilan had already decided she was his girlfriend. In the end, under his relentless pursuit and persistence, she inevitably surrendered to him.

On the surface, Ye Qilan seemed cold and detached; only she truly knew that he was secretly flirtatious. The colder he appeared outwardly, the wilder his inner passion burned.

During those years of marriage, she had her fair share of arguments with him. But in the end, she could never outmatch his overbearing ways, always finding herself at a disadvantage.

“Who would’ve thought Mr. Ding was such a man,” everyone said, glancing back and forth at the two with a playful look in their eyes.

“When love runs deep, the one who invests more always ends up a little more vulnerable. At home, I listen to her; outside, I listen to her too,” Ye Qilan said, as if it was no big deal.

Marrying a wife was all about cherishing and loving her, wasn’t it? Should he be like another Ye Qilan, marrying Su Hongxing just to make her suffer?

“Then if Miss Su told Mr. Ding to go die, would Mr. Ding be willing to do it?” someone joked teasingly.

Ye Qilan didn’t agree this time, “No way. If I die, who’d love her and spoil her? If I die, with her beauty, wouldn’t that invite a swarm of admirers, forcing her to remarry?”

Everyone exchanged glances, silently thinking that his line of thought was quite peculiar, though it seemed to make sense.

This dinner gathering had an unusually pleasant atmosphere–not as ambiguous as usual. With Su Hongxing present, it even felt warm and comforting.