Chapter 467 - Are You Planning to Get Married?
Transmigrating to the 80s to Become Stepmom to Five Bigwigs
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mu Jingzhe paused when she heard Li Zhaodiâs words, then raised her head to look at her. âMom, havenât I been married before? Look, my wedding ring is still there. What else can I think of or plan?â
Seeing that Li Zhaodiâs expression didnât look good, Mu Jingzhe spread her arms and hugged her. âMom, stop thinking about this. I already said that Iâd only have one wedding, so your daughter is already married. Besides, itâs the kind of husband I canât divorce before I die. After all, if I wanted a divorce, Iâd have to go to the netherworld. You know that too.â
âIâm being serious.â Li Zhaodi got mad. She felt terrible when she thought of Mu Jingzhe holding the little doll every day and treating it as though it was Ji Buwang. That was just a little thing. How could it possibly replace a human?
Mu Jingzhe sighed. âMom, Iâm being serious too. The last time I got married, I wasnât joking. I married Ji Buwang. You canât make me turn him into a cuckold just because your son-in-law canât do anything about this. Arenât you afraid that heâll get angry and come look for you tonight?â
Mu Jingzhe knew that Li Zhaodi believed these things, so she deliberately tried to scare her. Unexpectedly, Li Zhaodi freed herself from her hand and didnât seem afraid at all. âIâm not afraid. Let him come. If thereâs any blame to assign, blame it on me. He canât blame you. He can come and look for me. All of this is my fault. I let him down even though he called me âMomâ, but I believe he can understand my feelings because he definitely wants you to live a normal life too. He does not want you to torture yourself like this.â
Li Zhaodi was aware of Ji Buwangâs intentions.
Mu Jingzhe was silent for a moment. âIâm not torturing myself or suffering. Iâm doing quite well now. Iâm living a carefree life and I have money. Thereâs nothing bad about it. Why do I have to get married to be considered blissful?â
This life was simply the biggest dream in society.
Mu Jingzhe sighed with emotion. Seeing that Li Zhaodi still didnât look good, she quickly retracted her words. âMom, what I said just now was really not a joke. Iâm serious. Do you remember what the fortune-teller said? She said that Ji Buwang and I would be married for three lifetimes. Itâs only been one lifetime now, and there are still two more lifetimes to go.
âI only have one husband, Ji Buwang. He wonât make a mistake. He will definitely wait for me. In our next life, we might be able to find each other and be husband and wife again.â
She held Li Zhaodiâs hand. âWhen the time comes, Mom, youâll still be my mother, Dad will still be my father, and Mu Han will be my brother. Weâll still be a family. When we find Ji Buwang, heâll still be your son-in-law. Doesnât that sound good?â
Of course it did, but how could Li Zhaodi know what would happen in her next life? Right now, she only wanted to deal with what was in front of her. âDidnât you refuse to believe in these things in the past? Now, you only know how to bluff.â
âIâm not bluffing. I believe it now.â She did believe it now. Mu Jingzhe shook Li Zhaodiâs hand. âAlright, Mom, donât think too much about it. I think things are pretty good the way they are now. Thereâs you and Dad and the five kids.
âTheyâre still young now. In the future, when they grow up, theyâll have their own jobs and personal life. If we leave you too, what will you do?
âYou and Dad are in such good health now, so you wonât leave us so early. Besides, how can you bear to leave when youâre not done traveling around the world yet? Thatâs why youâll live a long life. As for the possibility of you feeling lonely, that wonât happen. Little Dong and the others are busy, but theyâll still give me grandchildren.
âIf the five kids have one child each at the same time, there will be five grandchildren. If they have two each, there will be ten. Iâm even afraid that there will be too many grandkids and I will have my hands full. I wonât be alone, though.â
Knowing that she wouldnât be able to convince Mu Jingzhe, Li Zhaodi felt helpless. âJingzhe, do you dislike Shao Qihai that much?â
âI like him. Heâs a good person, but itâs impossible for anything to happen between me and Shao Qihai. He knows it too.â
Shao Qihai was a really good person. He was also her savior. Back then, he had gone to save her without hesitation. Jiang Feng had helped too. Jiang Feng had had a conflict with her before because of his ex-wife. However, like Shao Qihai, he was actually a very good person.
In the past few years, Shao Qihai had been very good to the five kids. He was a great person and a great father. Presumably, he would make a great husband too, but nothing would ever happen between her and Shao Qihai.
She had made things clear to Shao Qihai two years ago. At the time, the people around her had advised them. Seeing that Shao Qihai had never started another relationship, she had taken the opportunity to make things clear. She had said that a relationship was completely impossible between them, and Shao Qihai knew that too.
Mu Jingzhe left after making things clear to Li Zhaodi. Li Zhaodi looked at her back as she left and sighed. âWhat should I do about you?â
Mu Jingzhe didnât even turn around. âMom, stop sighing. Be careful, or Buwang will come to look for you at night.â
Li Zhaodi shouted angrily, âLet him come! Iâm not scared!â
Mu Jingzhe didnât reply this time. Li Zhaodi looked at the gold bracelet on her arm, then at her wealthy home, and sighed.
For the past two years, Li Zhaodi had spent most of her days very happily, as she was living a blissful life that she had never imagined. Only in the dead of the night, when she thought of Ji Buwang and Mu Jingzheâs white hair, would she feel terrible.
Ji Buwang had been so great. As a mother, she could understand that Mu Jingzhe couldnât forget him, but she didnât want her daughter to be alone.
As for Shao Qihai, he had been waiting for Mu Jingzhe all this time. Although he wouldnât say it, he had been silently taking care of her and waiting for her all these years.
Seeing Shao Qihaiâs performance in the past few years, Li Zhaodi felt that he was actually not bad, and it might be nice for her daughter to be with him. After privately discussing it with Mu Teng, she felt that she should be more selfish and not let Jingzhe die alone.
Because of this thought, they felt that they had let down Ji Buwang, who was up there. Therefore, right from the start, Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng would secretly go to see Ji Buwang whenever they had nothing to do. They would make him his favorite foods and discuss this with him. They had let him down, but this couldnât be blamed on Jingzhe. It was their selfishness as parents.
They only hoped that Ji Buwang wouldnât feel terrible. If he really had to blame someone, Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng would rather he blamed them.
In the end, although they kept apologizing to Ji Buwang for two years, Jingzhe still didnât change her mind.
It was impossible for Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng to force Mu Jingzhe to get married, so they could only suppress the longing in their hearts.
After returning from an overseas trip and witnessing life overseas, Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng went around bragging and forgot about this matter for some time. However, because of the five kids, they still felt uneasy when they met Shao Qihai again.
Over the past few years, Shao Qihai had become more and more mature. He didnât seem to have aged, but he was becoming more and more imposing. Many women had their eyes on him. There were even some young ladies who didnât mind that he had children. He was quite popular.
This was understandable. The main reason was that he was good-looking and had a successful career.
However, Shao Qihai didnât intend to find someone. Usually, the only person he cared about was Jingzhe. He was quite respectful to Mu Teng and Li Zhaodi and secretly took care of them.
Now that they had met, Li Zhaodi recalled Mu Jingzheâs words and couldnât help but ask, âQihai, do you plan to get married?â
Shao Qihai paused.. âNo.â