Chapter 436: What Was Missed Was the Entire World

The driver drove the Rolls-Royce Phantom away, and Ye Chen also went to get his father-in-law's BMW 5 Series.

As soon as the car stopped steadily in front of the three of them, his father-in-law hurriedly opened the rear door and said to Han Meiqing with extreme gentlemanliness: "Meiqing, after you!"

Han Meiqing nodded with a smile, bent over, and got into the car.

Immediately after, Paul seemed to want to go to the other side of the rear seat to sit with his mother, but Xiao Changkun said to him: "Oh my, Paul, you and Ye Chen are both young people. You should have many common topics. Why don't you sit in the passenger seat and have a good chat with him!"

After saying that, without waiting for Paul to agree, he had already walked to the other rear door, opened it, and sat inside.

Paul was helpless and could only sit in the passenger seat.

Ye Chen drove toward the city, and Xiao Changkun in the back seat said somewhat embarrassedly to Han Meiqing: "Oh my, Meiqing, this car is a bit simple. I hope you don't mind too much."

Han Meiqing said helplessly: "Changkun, I've already told you, I don't care about these things, so you don't need to keep mentioning it."

"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Changkun flattered: "I'm not saying you care. I just simply feel that this car doesn't match your temperament. Look at you now, you don't look like a middle-aged or elderly person of fifty at all. You look like you're not even forty! A woman with your temperament should be riding in a top-tier luxury car like a Rolls-Royce."

Hearing him praise her, Han Meiqing's face flushed slightly, and she smiled: "After so many years, you are still so good at talking."

Xiao Changkun smiled and said: "Everything I say comes from the bottom of my heart."

Han Meiqing nodded and asked him: "By the way, how have you been all these years?"

Xiao Changkun sighed and said dejectedly: "Just getting by, really. To tell you the truth, ever since I graduated from university, things haven't been going very smoothly for me."

Han Meiqing asked in a low voice: "Are you and Ma Lan not happy?"

"Happy?" Xiao Changkun gave a bitter smile and sighed: "In the twenty-plus years I've been with her, I've never had those two words."

Seeing the endless bitterness in Xiao Changkun's bitter smile, a flash of heartache and regret crossed Han Meiqing's beautiful eyes.

She thought of the incident on the eve of their university graduation that she would never be able to forget for the rest of her life.

That day, her roommate ran back, crying and telling her that her boyfriend had taken her virginity after drinking.

She felt like a bolt from the blue, and her whole person was on the verge of collapse.

At that time, she had already happily planned her path after graduation. Her family had arranged for her to go abroad for further studies with her boyfriend, so that the two of them could fly together, obtain higher degrees, and then return together to serve the country and become pillars of the nation.

But who could have thought that suddenly, such a devastating thing would happen.

At that time, her roommate was still crying and repenting in front of her, saying that she was sorry to her, that her boyfriend was also drunk and didn't know, and hoped that she wouldn't mind and wouldn't tell anyone else.

But how could she not mind?

Her boyfriend had slept with her roommate, how could she not care?

Especially her personality—she was born to value affection over interests. For the person she loved, she could suffer great grievances, but she would never allow the person she loved to have any betrayal, or for their relationship to have any flaws.

Therefore, she couldn't accept such a thing, so she chose to withdraw voluntarily and left Jin Ling and China alone in sadness.

Even after going abroad, when she learned that her ex-boyfriend had married that roommate, she was hit even harder.

At that time, an American boy was pursuing her crazily, so out of spite and a desire to forget the past as soon as possible, she agreed to his pursuit.

Thus, the two of them soon had a flash marriage, started a family, and soon had children.

That American boy was very good to her and cherished her for a lifetime, but for these twenty-plus years, she had never been able to forget her ex-boyfriend.

When she looked back at that history, she realized that she had been acting on impulse and had been tricked by others.

Her roommate hadn't come to repent to her at all, and certainly didn't really hope that she wouldn't mind this matter. She just wanted her to mind, wanted her to be unable to let go, wanted her to withdraw voluntarily, and then hand over her ex-boyfriend to her.

And the younger her back then was too young, too proud, and too focused on the principles of conduct and the purity of emotions, so she gave up the man she loved. She had fallen right into her roommate's trap.

Precisely because she had been thinking of Xiao Changkun all along, Han Meiqing's married life was actually very painful.

Her husband loved her very much, and she fulfilled her responsibilities and obligations as a good wife, never betraying him, taking good care of the home and children, and even helping him a lot in his career.

However, deep in her heart, she knew that this was just living a life of mutual support and mutual respect. Although she was very grateful to him, and also respected him, cared for him, and even cherished him, she didn't love him.

A marriage without love lasted for more than twenty years, and her husband passed away due to cancer.

Han Meiqing took care of her husband wholeheartedly until he was buried.

After her husband was buried, Han Meiqing's heart suddenly became empty.

Only then did she realize that she had completely fulfilled all the obligations she owed to her husband as a wife.

Virtuous, loyal, family-oriented, and carrying on the family line—she had gone all out in every aspect.

However, after her husband passed away, she suddenly realized that she should live for herself once.

Thus, she resolutely prepared to return to the country.

And the person she wanted to see most upon returning was Xiao Changkun, whom she had impulsively handed over to Ma Lan back then.

But she really didn't expect that Xiao Changkun and Ma Lan were living so unhappily.

In Xiao Changkun's words, he hadn't felt happiness for more than twenty years. How agonizing must those days have been?

Although she hadn't felt true love for these twenty-plus years, fortunately, her husband was very good to her. Even without love, at least she was very happy.

Xiao Changkun was also incredibly melancholy at this time.

For more than twenty years, he had been regretting drinking too much that night.

For more than twenty years, he had never loved Ma Lan, nor had he felt the happiness of a family.

For more than twenty years, he had been thinking of Han Meiqing, and today, seeing Han Meiqing again after more than twenty years, seeing her radiant demeanor again, his heart was filled with even more regret.

He should have spent half his life with this perfect, humble, intellectual, and understanding woman.

But why, why did he miss her and end up with a shrew like Ma Lan?

At this moment, Xiao Changkun felt that what he had missed was the entire world! ===== CHAPTER 437 =====