Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“No matter how much I like you, it is against my upbringing to be inextricably related to an attached man. Even if you’re still unmarried, and only have a girlfriend or fiancée. Even if you don’t have any feelings for the other party because it was an arranged married by your family, I can’t continue being associated with you in a relationship that goes beyond friendship.”
It wasn’t that they couldn’t continue to keep in contact, it was just that their interactions couldn’t go beyond the boundaries of friendship.
If Tan Mo was here, she would be able to understand what Yuan Keqing meant.
It would mean that there was no more chance if they were to stop being associated with each other.
When maintaining an ambiguous relationship with Wei Keli under the pretext of friendship, Yuan Keqing could easily act innocent when confronted by his upset girlfriend or fiancée.
She could easily claim that their friendship was purely platonic and the other party had misunderstood.
And that she had never thought of trying to be with Wei Keli, what more, ruining their relationship.
It makes it the other party’s fault if they continued to harass her.
When that time comes, Wei Keli would only feel even more sorry for Yuan Keqing, and think that his girlfriend was creating a fuss for no reason.
To begin, the two of them didn’t have many feelings for each other. How well could things end for them?
As to the threat from a wife?
How could Yuan Keqing let Wei Keli step into a marriage?
She would have made Wei Keli break up before they even get married.
Just as how Yuan Keqing did in her previous life.
Only Wei Keli would be deeply moved by Yuan Keqing’s words.
Wei Keli was still holding onto Yuan Keqing’s hand tightly. “Keqing, you’re so much better than Tan Mo. She doesn’t have the slightest of your integrity.”
Otherwise, how could she hook up with Wei Zhiqian while leaving him hanging?
“Keqing, it’s my fault. I like you, but I couldn’t tell you because of Tan Mo.” Wei Keli had considered carefully before saying this.
He was clear about his current circumstances. He really didn’t have much status in the Wei family.
He didn’t know when he would be able to come back from working in Nacheng.
He couldn’t form another marriage alliance that’s comparable to the one with the Tan family.
He didn’t have any status or real power in the Wei family.
Not to mention, anyone who caught the eye of his parents or himself might not be satisfied with him.
Wei Keli was quite self-aware at the moment.
It seemed that Yuan Keqing was still unaware of his situation in the Wei family.
However, from his point of view, Yuan Keqing was deeply in love with him. So even if she knew the truth, she wouldn’t mind it.
Yuan Keqing wasn’t like Tan Mo.
And the Yuan family was doing quite well currently.
Although it couldn’t compare to the Tan family, it would already be a miracle for Wei Keli to be able to form a marriage alliance with them.
With his current circumstances, Wei Keli knew that he had to grab hold of Yuan Keqing now.
It would be difficult to find such a good opportunity and such a suitable person in the future if he were to pass on Yuan Keqing.
Moreover, he could escape from having to work in Nacheng if he had the support of the Yuan family.
Didn’t Old Madam Wei say that he could come back and start his own business?
He could definitely return to B city and develop well with the resources from both the Yuan family and his parents.
It wouldn’t matter whether he had support and resources from the Wei family.
After all, his parent’s assets didn’t belong to the Wei family, so technically, he wasn’t using the Wei Family’s assets.
With this thought in mind, Wei Keli tightened his grip on Yuan Keqing’s hand.
Wei Keli spoke with utmost sincereness. “It’s just that, I didn’t know that you felt the same towards me. In my heart, you are a very gentle girl who understands me best. Your gentleness, thoughtfulness, and your encouragements made me fall for you. But because of Tan Mo, I can’t express my feelings for you,”
” I could only harbor these feelings for you secretly. Hiding under the disguise of a friendship to get closer to you, yet holding myself back from confessing my feelings to you,” Wei Keli said.
Yuan Keqing’s heart beat faster and faster when she heard that.
It turned out that Wei Keli had always been secretly in love with her.
Yuan Keqing’s vanity was greatly satisfied when finding out that there were people like Wei Keli who was secretly in love with her.
Yuan Keqing couldn’t help but feel angry. Tan Mo was the one who had been hindering them all this time.
Otherwise, she would have gotten together with Wei Keli a long time ago.
Wei Keli gently stroked the back of Yuan Keqing’s hand with his thumb and said, “Now that the shackles because of Tan Mo are gone, I can finally say it.”
“Keqing, let’s be together,” Wei Keli said affectionately. “Apart from you, I don’t want to marry anyone else.”
“Brother Keli…”
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The Tan family was completely unaware of how Yuan Keqing arrogantly thought that she had defeated Tan Mo and believed that Wei Keli was always in love with her.
Wei Keli told Wei Zhijian and Li Xiangrong about his relationship with Yuan Keqing and his plans.
After hearing him out, Wei Zhijian and Li Xiangrong realized that their son wasn’t utterly hopeless.
He had done a wonderful job this time.
In the past, with Tan Mo around, Li Xiangrong was very unhappy with Yuan Keqing because she had always chased after Wei Keli.
At the same time, she could tell that Yuan Keqing wasn’t a simple girl.
Thus, she also paid attention to the Yuan family.
But later, the Yuan family also started to become more reputable.
Li Xiangrong also knew their business was doing well.
Although she still didn’t like a scheming Yuan Keqing, she couldn’t pin her hopes on Tan Mo anymore.
With Wei Keli’s current situation, they didn’t have many options.
They only have Yuan Keqing who willingly stepped up as a choice.
They couldn’t afford to miss the boat and had to hold on to her tightly.
So what if she was scheming?
After all, she was young and inexperienced in the ways and dealings of the world.
Li Wanrong was confident that she would be able to deal with Yuan Keqing and keep her in check.
Didn’t Yuan Keqing have feelings for Wei Keli since she was young?
Now that she finally got what she wanted, she should sacrifice a little more for her love.
Other than Wei Keli’s family, no one else in the Wei family knew that Wei Keli had set his sights on the Yuan family.
The Tan family, Wei Mingwen’s family, and the two elders had gathered in the dining room of the Wei Manor, completely unaware of this.
It was a small family banquet to discuss the engagement.
Unknowingly, the discussion had changed from whether to get engaged to how to go about it.
This was because Wei Zhiqian’s Weibo and WeChat Moments from last night had already confirmed the engagement.
The Tan family did not continue to struggle needlessly.
On hearing Old Madam Wei bring up the idea of holding an engagement banquet, Tan Mo said, “Didn’t we already buy a ring?”
“How can it be the same? Were you guys planning to keep a low profile, or better put, did not even intend to hold it?” Old Madam Wei asked.
Looking at Tan Mo’s expression, the old lady knew that she was right.
The old lady turned around and criticized Wei Zhiqian, “Momo doesn’t like trouble, but how can you go along with it? Who would know if you keep such a low profile? If our family doesn’t hold an engagement party, people will think that we don’t value Momo! What if those snobs look down on Momo as well? There are also those women with no moral values who happen to have feelings for you. They will still try their best to get close to you even if they know that you have a fiancée. They’d get the impression that because you didn’t publicize it openly, you don’t value Momo.. Then they would be deluded into thinking that they stand a chance.”
