She’s currently experiencing these feelings too.

Su Yiru pushes her to get married every day, not because she wants to get rid of her, but because she’s worried she won’t take good care of herself being alone, and Meimei needs a dad...

As parents, they always hope to see their children settle down, establish a career, and live happily; their intentions are not wrong.

"And you, aren’t you going to tell me about your troubles?"

"My troubles?" Ye Mingmei was stunned for a moment, pointing to her own nose.

Jin Chenye’s thin lips curved slightly, holding a faint smile, "I just heard from Auntie that she seems very worried about you always being alone."

"..."

Ye Mingmei’s eyes darkened, she lowered her head silently.

Su Yiru’s thoughts, Ye Mingmei knew better than anyone.

Others are fine, but Jin Chenye is probably Su Yiru’s ideal choice for a son-in-law, wanting to wrap Ye Mingmei up and deliver her to Jin Chenye.

If she knew that there’s no possibility with Jin Chenye, she might go crazy arranging blind dates for her tomorrow.

But these words, Ye Mingmei couldn’t bring herself to say.

"Since our issues are the same, why not give it a try?" Jin Chenye’s deep voice slowly resounded in her ear, like a thunderclap echoing around Ye Mingmei. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Ye Mingmei was completely dazed for half a minute, unable to snap back to reality.

With wide-open eyes, she stared directly at Jin Chenye, "Senior, what did you just say?"

"I said, why don’t we give it a try." Jin Chenye looked at her surprised expression without much change in his demeanor, gently repeating himself.

"Try what?" Ye Mingmei’s hands placed on her knees clenched herself tightly, her mind felt like it had been wiped clean in a second, unable to think.

Jin Chenye has Qin Youxuan in his heart, she has Yu Xiuzhun... This is a silent secret between them.

Precisely because they both knew, even though those around them felt they were suitable, Ye Mingmei understood that it was impossible between them.

Yet now Jin Chenye said...

"Senior, did my mom just say something to you?"

If Su Yiru hadn’t said anything, he wouldn’t suddenly bring up this topic.

Jin Chenye stood up from the sofa calmly, walked over to Ye Mingmei, warm eyes like jade, possessing a touch of serenity, and stood in front of Ye Mingmei, suddenly reaching out to place a hand on her head.

Ye Mingmei’s body stiffened, she was about to step back but saw Jin Chenye’s hand move, gently rubbing her hair.

"Mingmei, I’ve never asked you, over these years, have you felt tired?"

"..."

"Guarding someone whose whereabouts are unknown, whose life or death is uncertain, raising Meimei alone, do you feel tired?"

"..."

Ye Mingmei bit her lip, listening to his familial inquiry, her eyes involuntarily reddened.

Forcing back the tears, she gently shook her head.

She’s not tired, watching Meimei grow day by day, seeing her increasingly resemble Yu Xiuzhun, is like looking at their past, imagining their future.

Even if Yu Xiuzhun never returns, she can still hold onto her daughter, sketching the picture of the three of them as a family.

But when night falls, solitude inevitably comes.

Especially when Meimei stares with innocent big eyes, pitifully asks where her dad went, if it’s because Meimei wasn’t good that he doesn’t want Meimei...

Ye Mingmei is on the verge of collapse!

"Dad," those two words, not only a shadow in Meimei’s heart but also in hers.

It’s what she’s owed her daughter.