Before marriage, the Xu Family was somewhat cautious because of the restraint from the Su Family’s Young Master. At least in front of the original owner, they would still act affectionately with Tian Xiaomeng, their stepdaughter, very proper, but as for how much embarrassment they caused Tian Xiaomeng in private... The original owner wanted to manage, but was unable to. His heart ached for his beloved girlfriend, but he was truly powerless against the Xu Family. Orıginal content can be found at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽 When the Xu Family bullied his girlfriend, the original owner would retaliate, but then they would turn and go crying to Tian Xiaomeng, causing chaos, but soon the two would reconcile, leaving the original owner, who was just trying to vent, to be blamed, caught between both sides. If the retaliation was too severe, Tian Xiaomeng would be dissatisfied, whereas if it was too light, the Xu Family wouldn’t take it seriously at all. The original owner truly didn’t know what to do. Tian Xiaomeng was typical of those who don’t learn from their mistakes. Because of love, what else could the original owner do but spoil her? Countless times, the original owner wanted to awaken his girlfriend, but it was useless; for some people, no matter how well you treat them, their hearts remain cold, impervious to warmth. Tian Xiaomeng understood this herself, but every time it came to a critical moment, she would still be tightly gripped by shallow familial affections. After the two got married, the situation worsened. It was unclear whether the Xu Family thought Tian Xiaomeng had married into the Su Family and became the stable Mrs. Su, or whether they believed the Su Family’s Young Master was hopelessly in love with their stepdaughter, but they began to test the original owner’s limits even more. Not only did they use the Su Family’s name to do unlawful things, but they also meddled in Su Family’s business through Tian Xiaomeng’s hands. Not until Su Family’s businesses encountered serious problems did the original owner resolve to deal with these parasites. Tian Xiaomeng was also completely disheartened, no longer listening to the Xu Family’s pleadings, and ignored them outright. At this point, it seemed like the story was reaching the end of an ideal love drama. The heroine awakens, finally sees her so-called family’s true colors, completely breaks away from her blood family, and then, after resolving her inner conflicts, faces challenges with the hero, ending sweetly together. However, this would be the ending for ordinary people, but in Tian Xiaomeng’s case, her choice took a different turn. She truly broke with the Xu Family, but she couldn’t bear to see her biological mother’s miserable fate. So, under her mother’s repeated pitiful pleas, she brought Zhang Lan back to the Su Family. While she could be ruthless towards the Xu Family, she couldn’t truly harden her heart toward her biological mother, Zhang Lan. But with Zhang Lan back in the Su Family, by stretching the logic, it was as if she still couldn’t completely sever ties with the Xu Family. As for the original owner and Tian Xiaomeng, they couldn’t have imagined that such a small character could lead to the downfall of the Su Family. Zhang Lan, resentful of the original owner and under someone’s influence, smuggled out confidential Su Family documents and sold them to a rival company. The Su Family was already teetering on the edge, and this was the last straw that broke the camel’s back, causing it to collapse completely. For this, if the original owner complained about Tian Xiaomeng, he didn’t really. He blamed himself more, as too many Su Group employees lost their jobs because of its collapse, and many of them were their family’s breadwinners. As the Su Family fell, they fell with it, and many families faced struggles alongside them. He was a good boyfriend, a good husband, but not a good boss. As the Su Family’s heir and the president of Su Group, he had a natural responsibility and sense of mission towards his employees. But he let them down. Many of those displaced employees had worked in the group for forty to fifty years, practically half of their lives. And there were families where several generations had worked in the group. Where would these people go in the future? The original owner couldn’t bear to think about it, nor could he afford to. Whenever he thought of those people... his heart was filled with panic, even overshadowing his love for his wife. Tian Xiaomeng was indeed a good girl, as even when he fell from being the Su Family’s Young Master and Su Group’s president to an ordinary worker, she never gave up on him, truly staying with him through thick and thin. But as life reached its end, his heart was full of regret, and he even realized a truth. No one is anyone else’s savior; redemption comes only from self. He once naively believed he could pull Tian Xiaomeng out of her predicament with all his love, but in fact, it was just his own wishful thinking. He loved and never regretted, but if there were a next life, he wouldn’t choose to stake his own life again. If it were up to him, the original owner wasn’t sure if he could truly disregard Tian Xiaomeng, whom he once loved so intensely, but meeting the adult version, it wouldn’t be an issue. He would trade all his merit to never meet again. "Yes," the deal was made. Without doing anything, he gained a lot of merit, and to say he felt guilty... that was absolutely impossible, he could never feel guilty in his entire life. In Su Li’s words, when the original owner loved, he loved fiercely. However, when he became heartless, he truly became heartless. Smack... Su Li smacked his lips and also felt that Tian Xiaomeng was a bit confused. If you ask her, it was because the original owner had protected the young girl too tightly, not letting her experience society’s harsh blows, that she still retained this kind of weak, helpless kindness. She hadn’t suffered enough losses, nor was the harm deep enough. If truly buried under the misery, if not erupting in silence, one would transform in silence, and then wouldn’t just turn around after a crying fit to say they’d forgive. Is it that the weight of forgiveness is too light, or is "I’m sorry" too cheap? Su Li quickly dismissed these pointless thoughts from his mind, humming a little tune, as he picked a flashy bright blue suit for himself. After putting on the suit, he focused on adding various expensive accessories. He smoothed his hair and whistled at the full-length mirror. Oh my, where did this handsome man come from? Su Li was in a good mood, feeling notably cheerful, for he was a man with an inheritance to receive. Meanwhile, on the other side, Tian Xiaomeng’s mood was not so great. She was already feeling down from being scolded at home due to her mother favoring her sister too much. In the past, even if she was wronged, she would just hide in her room and silently process these negative emotions on her own. But after experiencing the pampered days from her boyfriend, she began to have some small emotions rising in her heart. She, too, was someone loved, someone cherished. Yet this time, she couldn’t find emotional comfort in front of her boyfriend. Those small grievances, in silence, swelled like a rolling snowball, growing larger and larger. For a moment, various tangled thoughts rushed into her mind. That small grievance was completely magnified, mixed with pain and anxiety, a fearful sense of insecurity. Could it be that Ah Lee was also tired of her?