I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

On the way back, Ye Yong took out a small magic carpet. He had walked here earlier to keep a low profile, but Qin Shidream had still found him, so returning home didn’t require such discretion.

Moreover, after learning the situation, Ye Yong was speechless. Qin Shidream had said she was just casually asking a servant for information, yet the servant had directly pointed out Ye Yong’s whereabouts. It was as if he walked in darkness with a spotlight shining above him—truly absurd.

So, Ye Yong thought it was better not to bring the female lead to secret meetings at the Ye family’s place, no matter how secluded it was.

Not long after leaving the back mountain, they ran into Liang Mengchao, who had clearly followed the directions given by the servants. Fortunately, their intimate contact had already ended, otherwise, if this heavyweight figure had discovered them, Ye Yong felt that the friendship between the Liang and Ye families, which had just been established, would immediately be strained, and Ye Yong himself would have to spend a few days in bed.

“What were you doing in the deserted mountain forest?” Liang Mengchao immediately glared at Ye Yong with a questioning gaze: “And you were there for several hours!”

Without waiting for Ye Yong to respond, Liang Xiaojie automatically intervened: “Dad, why are you being so fierce? Interrogating a prisoner?”

“Uh, no, I’m just worried about you. Did he do anything to you?”

“What could he do to me?” However, Liang Xiaojie couldn’t help but blush, and Liang Mengchao saw it, almost bursting into flames: “Quickly, tell me! What did he do!”

93 Mutual Complementarity, Perfection

“Liang Master, you’ve misunderstood,” Ye Yong explained. “I just asked Xiaojie to be a model for a while, and I drew a few paintings.”

“What’s a model? Don’t talk nonsense! Since you said you drew a few paintings, where are they? And don’t call me so familiarly, okay? Is Xiaojie also calling you that?” Liang Mengchao’s exterior was that of a rough, unrefined man, but at this moment, he was like a nagging wife, grumbling and complaining.

“He’s my lifesaver, so what’s wrong with calling him familiarly?” Liang Xiaojie impatiently took out the first painting and sent it to Liang Mengchao using her true energy.

Liang Mengchao took a look and was impressed – the painting was actually quite good. Whether it was the distant scenery or the near scenery, or even the silhouette of Liang Xiaojie in the middle, nothing seemed out of place, perfectly combining to present a visual contrast of a small figure facing a vast, unknown world. Liang Mengchao almost couldn’t help but praise it, but he managed to hold back: “The painting… is very ordinary. If Xiaojie weren’t in it, adding a bit of beauty, it would just be a very ordinary landscape painting.”

“Don’t lie with your eyes open. You don’t understand art. Give it back quickly.” Liang Xiaojie’s words were completely without mercy, not because she didn’t respect her father, but because giving face was a two-way street. Since Liang Mengchao wasn’t giving Ye Yong face, it was equivalent to not giving her face, so she naturally wasn’t in a good mood.

“Xiaojie, this painting…” Liang Mengchao really wanted to take it back and hang it in their living room: “Maybe it has some hidden meaning. I might really not understand art. Let me study it some more…”

“Give it back now!”

There was no way around it, so Liang Mengchao could only return the painting. As for asking Ye Yong to draw another one? That was impossible.

The previous painting, whether in terms of details or overall, was extremely delicate. Although Liang Mengchao wasn’t a connoisseur of painting, he also knew that such a work required a lot of time. So, why did Xiaojie blush? Could it be that Ye Yong had drawn a version that couldn’t be shown to others?

“Bring out other paintings and let me take a look.”

After glancing at two more portraits of people that looked similar, Liang Mengchao asked if there were any more.

“Do you think painting is like drinking water?” Liang Xiaorou rolled her eyes at her old man, telling Ye Yong to ignore him, indicating that she wanted to visit Lin Wei.

With Qin Shidiao by their side, Liang Mengchao felt much more at ease, not believing that Ye Yong would do anything to his own daughter in front of Qin Shidiao. After confirming Liang Xiaorou’s “safety,” Liang Mengchao returned, as he still had to visit the Qin family later.

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The Ye family and the Liang family had established relations, a matter that had almost nothing to do with Lin Wei. Firstly, she was of a different surname, and secondly, her cultivation was not high. Lin Wei had never thought of participating in Ye family affairs and was currently locked in her room, carefully counting the resources Ye Yong had given her.

Although she had a rough idea of the quantity in her mind, she was still shocked by the enormous amount after counting them again.

“When will I ever use all of these?” Just as Lin Wei was worrying again, a servant reported that Ye Yong had brought a guest, and Lin Wei quickly tidied up and walked out of the room.

She had met Qin Shidiao before, after all, they had a marriage agreement, and were “old acquaintances.” Liang Xiaorou, on the other hand, was someone she was meeting for the first time, with a petite figure, looking only slightly taller than a child, about 1.4 meters tall. If Ye Yong hadn’t secretly told her that Liang Xiaorou was already 23 years old, Lin Wei would have thought she was a young granddaughter of the Liang family.

“Auntie, hello.” Liang Xiaorou may be a violent and spoiled brat, but she knew how to behave in front of Lin Wei, acting like a well-behaved young lady. Her sweet and gentle voice was also very likable to Lin Wei, a woman who had been a mother.

“Welcome, welcome.” Lin Wei invited the guests to take a seat.

“Auntie, you’re even younger than I imagined. I wouldn’t have thought you were Ye Yong’s sister if I didn’t know better.” Liang Xiaorou clearly had come prepared, speaking sweetly, and even brought a gift: “A small gift, not worth much.”

“You’re too kind.” Lin Wei didn’t even look at what was in the box, directly storing it in her storage ring, and re-examining Liang Xiaorou.

Since Ye Yong had brought her to meet herself, it meant that she held a special position in Ye Yong’s heart. Lin Wei thought carefully, and roughly estimated that she would treat her as her own daughter-in-law.

Although Lin Wei preferred Qin Shidiao, after all, Liang Xiaorou’s physique was not suitable for bearing children, but since Ye Yong liked her, Lin Wei wouldn’t object.

Liang Xiaorou was actually quite good at chatting, talking with Lin Wei for over an hour. Ye Yong poured tea for everyone on the side, occasionally adding more, seeing Qin Shidiao eating silently, unable to join the conversation, and looking anxious. Ye Yong then used the excuse of taking Liang Xiaorou to familiarize herself with the Ye family environment to prepare to leave.

“Wait a moment.” After a round of conversation, Lin Wei was indeed quite satisfied with Liang Xiaorou, except for her physique not being suitable for bearing children. As for Qin Shidiao, her physique was also not very suitable for bearing children, although she was slender and elegant, but had an advantage over Liang Xiaorou, which was that she didn’t talk much.

Nobody’s perfect, and Lin Wei was very open-minded. With Ye Yong’s conditions, she wasn’t worried about not having a daughter-in-law. At worst, Qin Shidiao could bear children, and Liang Xiaorou could accompany her and chat, complementing each other perfectly.

Just in time, Lin Wei was worried about how to reasonably utilize the things Ye Yong had given her, and it just so happened that she could send some to her future daughter-in-law.

Lin Wei walked into the room, took out spiritual stones, spiritual plants, and medicinal pills, and packed them into two storage bags. Then, she returned to the living room and handed the storage bags to the two women.

Liang Xiaoyu and Qin Shidong had a brief exchange, engaging in a game of Tai Chi before finally accepting.

“Xiaoyu, as a senior sister in the Tian Luo Sect, please take good care of Yong’er and Shidong.”

“I will, Auntie, please don’t worry.”

After leaving Lin Wei’s chambers, Liang Xiaoyu visibly relaxed and asked Ye Yong, “I didn’t accidentally say anything wrong earlier, did I? I hope I didn’t give your mother a bad impression.”

“Don’t worry, she thinks you’re a perfect little loli.”

“What’s a loli? What are the three goods?”