Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets
Chapter 284: Old Love Dies Hard (Second Update)

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: Old Love Dies Hard (Second Update)

"Mingli, you really had no taste back then," Wei Jiajia said, standing next to Tang Mingli with a smile filled with mirth. "But still, I should thank Lady Qi. Otherwise, how could I have met such a great man like Mingli?"

At this moment, Wei Jiajia didn’t care that they were in the middle of the street; she held Tang Mingli’s hand, smiling happily, the gratitude in her eyes appearing profoundly ironic to Qi Yufei.

Once upon a time, she thought him hopeless and believed that staying with him would not lead to a better future; that’s why she left Tang Mingli and married Xu Zijian, who was not as handsome as Tang Mingli.

Xu Zijian’s father was in real estate. Although not as handsome as Tang Mingli, Xu Zijian was generous with money, owned a house in Wangjiang County, and had a stable and respectable job. This made Qi Yufei feel that he was better than Tang Mingli.

She truly loved Tang Mingli, but that love could not withstand reality.

Over the years, Qi Yufei’s life was not good. She had three miscarriages, unable to keep any of the babies. Both her mother-in-law and father-in-law despised her, and even Xu Zijian secretly kept a mistress who was now pregnant.

Qi Yufei was heartbroken yet helpless; who could she blame for being unable to bear a child?

Even having a daughter would have been good.

Unfortunately, she could not conceive at all. After another hospital visit, the doctor told her she had habitual miscarriages and that her uterus was thin and infertile.

In other words, she might never be able to conceive for the rest of her life.

At this moment, Qi Yufei saw Tang Mingli’s happy family of three, which filled her heart with envy. What if, what if she had chosen Tang Mingli in the past? Even though life might have been harder, wouldn’t it be happy?

At least her baby wouldn’t have been lost due to Xu Zijian continuously having affairs.

Thus, when she heard Tang Mingli introduce her as just an ordinary high school classmate, Qi Yufei’s heart was suddenly filled with dissatisfaction.

She blurted out impulsively.

However, Wei Jiajia’s response made her feel as though her heart was bleeding.

"Tang Mingli, you once said that you would only love me for the rest of your life." Qi Yufei stubbornly continued looking at Tang Mingli; she had recently heard that Tang Mingli had started the Mingyue Clothing Factory, and it was beyond her imagination that the poor boy from the past now owned such a big clothing factory.

Tang Mingli’s face darkened. His hand was gripped tightly, and as Wei Jiajia squeezed it, he was in so much pain he nearly dropped what he was holding.

Wei Jiajia said with a smile, "Is that so? But when we got married, Mingli told me that he had poor eyesight in the past and from now on, he would only love me and the baby."

"Tan-g Min-gli." Qi Yufei glared at Tang Mingli, teeth gritted and a bit agitated as she said: "Do you regret it? Who was it that begged me time and time again not to leave?"

Tang Mingli took a deep breath, noting that the passing crowd seemed to be stopping, he suppressed the urge to swear and said, "Qi Yufei, let bygones be bygones. You’ve married Xu Zijian, and I have my beloved wife, so let’s leave the past in the past."

"I am very happy with my wife now," Tang Mingli added. "Jiajia, let’s go."

"Lady Qi, goodbye," Wei Jiajia said politely, arm in arm with Tang Mingli as they left, pushing Anan along. She deliberately flaunted her happy smile, a smile that carried gratitude towards Qi Yufei.

Qi Yufei was infuriated to the point of almost spitting blood, feeling an impulse to chase after them. But halfway through, she stopped; she was Xu Zijian’s wife now. Even if she caught up, what difference would it make?

The man who once belonged only to her no longer belonged to her, nor did he think about her incessantly as he used to.

Qi Yufei returned home, dazed and devastated, thinking about what the doctor said and about Tang Mingli, a strong sense of regret welled up from the depths of her heart.

’Slap’

As soon as Qi Yufei entered, before even changing her shoes, she was greeted with a loud slap.

"Ah..."

Qi Yufei was stunned by the hit. With tears still on her face, she looked up and saw that it was Xu Zijian who slapped her. She couldn’t help but yell out, "Xu Zijian, have you lost your mind?"

"Me, lost my mind?" Xu Zijian scoffed at Qi Yufei, grabbed her by the collar, pulled her toward him, and said, "Did you see Tang Mingli today? Did he say he only loves you in this lifetime? Can’t you get over your old flame for him? You shameless woman, are you trying to make me a cuckold?"

Xu Zijian’s barrage of questions pummeled Qi Yufei, leaving her dumbfounded.

"What’s the matter, didn’t expect that I’d be nearby just when you met Tang Mingli today?" Xu Zijian sneered, raising his hand to slap her again, saying, "Qi Yufei, I heard everything the doctor said. Let’s get a divorce."

"No." Qi Yufei’s pupils shrank, and she immediately shook her head, saying, "No, I’m not getting a divorce."

If she got divorced, she would be laughed at wherever she went. Without Xu Zijian, where could she live in such a nice house by herself? And where would her money come from each month?

"It’s not up to you." Xu Zijian said, "The mother of my future child, I have to give her a proper status."

Qi Yufei’s face turned pale. She no longer cared about the pain on her face, nor how disheveled she looked at the moment. She looked at Xu Zijian with pleading eyes and said, "Xu Zijian, you can’t do this to me. You once said that in this lifetime, you’d only love and be good to me alone. You promised."

Tears streamed down Qi Yufei’s face as she kept repeating those words.

Xu Zijian looked down at the face that once fascinated him. In the past, Qi Yufei had a certain charm when she cried, but the current Qi Yufei looked hideously ugly while crying, her gaunt figure only making it worse.

Xu Zijian stepped back in disgust, "If a man’s word counted for anything, then pigs could count too. If Tang Mingli can change, why can’t I?"

After dropping those words, Xu Zijian hastily left, leaving the spacious house with only Qi Yufei crying louder.

*

Tang Family.

Wei Jiajia came into the house holding Anan, coaxing Anan to sleep, completely ignoring Tang Mingli.

Tang Mingli became anxious and quickly explained, "Jiajia, I did have a past with her, but that was in the past. Now, in my heart, there’s only you and our baby."

Wei Jiajia gave him a sidelong glance and said sourly, "Someone said that in your lifetime, you only loved her."

"Jiajia." Tang Mingli’s face turned red, and he struggled to say, "I was... just too young back then..."