After saving milfs, they all want to own me-Chapter 185 - 099 He Yanrong’s panic, fulfilling her promise with Catherine

Chapter 185: 099 He Yanrong’s panic, fulfilling her promise with Catherine

To He Yanrong, the past is painful, but talking to Li Zhiyan about it gave her a sense of relief, as if some of the burden was being lifted from her heart.

Talking about it really is a good way to release pressure.

"That woman was so awful."

He Yanrong let out a faint laugh.

"At that time, your aunt was being beaten while being scolded as a mistress—it was the most humiliating and helpless moment of my life."

"Back then, I was just having a normal relationship, got married, even got a marriage certificate, and we held a banquet in my hometown. But in the end, I became the thing I hated most—a whore, a mistress."

"And I ended up with a scar behind my ear."

Li Zhiyan leaned in to look and noticed that there was indeed a scar there. Luckily, it was behind her ear and not on her face.

A woman as alluring as Aunt Rong—it would have been such a waste if a scar had marred her face.

"Aunt Rong, this isn’t your fault. You weren’t the mistress."

"You were just a victim."

He Yanrong grasped Li Zhiyan’s hand. The smooth, soft touch made Li Zhiyan feel a sudden wave of heat.

"Later, I was lucky—at least I was able to save the child."

Li Zhiyan realized that the child was none other than Liu Jinxin. No wonder his mind seemed a bit off—it turned out he had been beaten even before he was born. That actually explained a lot.

"Afterward, I wanted to find out what had really happened and called him, but he never answered."

"I was disheartened and decided to leave Shanghai, but the real boss of Century Palace, who was his sister, asked me to stay."

"She gave me some money and assured me that no one would bother me in the future."

"At that time, I had nowhere to go and a child to raise, so I stayed. Sure enough, from then on, neither he nor his wife ever showed up again."

Li Zhiyan continued to ask, "And after that, they never showed up again?"

"Well, they did show up once."

"At first, I was hopeless and raising Jinxin on my own. When he was six, I met a very honest and upright man."

"He ran a breakfast shop next door."

"Not long after we met, he started pursuing me."

"At the time, I was moved. I wanted to find someone to live a stable life with."

Li Zhiyan said, "That makes sense."

"But just when I was about to be with him, he showed up."

"Right in front of me, he broke that man’s leg."

"The floor was covered in blood, and the whole shop was smashed to pieces."

"Even my phone was destroyed."

"Not long after, his wife came and dragged him away."

Li Zhiyan couldn’t help but feel a wave of tension while listening.

"Did he get arrested later?"

"No, they said there wasn’t enough evidence. Back then, there weren’t as many surveillance cameras as there are now. I never saw the owner of that breakfast shop again."

"Now that breakfast shop has long since turned into a supermarket."

Li Zhiyan kept asking, "And later on? Did he ever do something like that again? If so, wouldn’t you be stuck being harassed by him forever?"

"Not anymore. People nowadays are much more restrained. It’s not like before, where they could just do whatever they wanted."

"But I also gradually stopped looking. I never saw him again after that."

"And just like that, it came to an end."

"But later, I heard news about his daughter ending up in an orphanage, so I took her in and raised her as my own."

Li Zhiyan fell silent. That era really was lawless.

"After that, whenever someone approached me, they’d get beaten."

"It took many years before my life finally quieted down. By then, the child was grown, and I no longer had the desire to search for anyone."

"And so, I just kept working here all these years."

"Shanghai is such an unfriendly place."

"But fortunately, I met your Aunt Shen and Aunt Lai."

"They brought me a lot of warmth. Our friendship has lasted for so many years."

After hearing He Yanrong’s story, Li Zhiyan couldn’t help but feel that Aunt Rong’s life was far too tragic. She had been married only once, and even then, unknowingly became a mistress.

She raised a child as a single mother and couldn’t even find a proper companion afterward.

She spent all these years alone, enduring so much loneliness and hardship.

It was truly heartbreaking.

"Aunt Rong, it’s okay. Life is better now, isn’t it?"

"You don’t have the pressures you used to face, and your days are peaceful."

"That’s true."

He Yanrong nodded. Life now truly was much better. When she first started working, her pay was low, and she even faced harassment from her boss and the constant fear of someone knocking on her door late at night.

Her life now was already very blissful.

"I feel content. By the way, Xiao Yan."

"You’ve asked me about my past, so I should ask about yours too. That’s only fair."

Her alluring face showed a hint of curiosity.

"Xiao Yan, you’re so outstanding. You must have dated quite a few girlfriends before, right?"

In He Yanrong’s eyes, Li Zhiyan was an exceptionally likable young man. When she looked at him, there was a thick layer of admiration and fondness shading her perception.

"Well, I’ve never been in a relationship."

Li Zhiyan replied honestly.

"No way. Really? Are you serious when you say you like older women?"

He Yanrong found it hard to believe. For someone as exceptional as Li Zhiyan to have never dated anyone?

"Yeah, I’ve really never dated."

"Aunt Rong, I do truly have a thing for older women—it’s something I can’t change."