The human heart was the origin of all chaos. The issue of the Jing family’s successor had become more complicated because Jing Shaoze was sterile.

  If Ye Xi hadn’t gotten sexually involved with Jing Shaoze, it wasn’t a huge issue if Ye Xi really wanted to be a surrogate for Jing Shaoze’s parents.

  But the problem was that Ye Xi was Jing Shaoze’s woman. If she became a surrogate for Jing Shaoze’s parents, even if there was no blood relationship between them, it still felt like incest.

  “Go make food,” said Jing Shaoze’s father to his wife. Since he had let all the servants leave earlier, there was no one to make dinner.

  Jing Shaoze’s mother turned to Ning Shu and said, “Ni Jing, you go do it.”


  Ning Shu shook her head and said, “I have heart disease so I can’t stand the smell of smoke.”


  Jing Shaoze’s mother’s expression turned ugly and she muttered, “In what household does a mother-in-law ever serve the daughter-in-law?”


  Ning Shu’s expression didn’t change, it was as if she didn’t hear what Jing Shaoze’s mother had said.

  “How about I do it?” asked Ye Xi carefully.

  Jing Shaoze’s mother glanced at Ye Xi in annoyance and said, “Then you go do it.”


  Ye Xi headed to the kitchen with her head down. After working for a while, she made some simple noodles.

  The taste wasn’t that great and no one here really had any appetite, so after a couple of bites, they stopped eating. Ning Shu was the only one that finished the entire bowl of noodles and even drank the soup.

  When Jing Shaoze’s mother saw Ning Shu like this, she slapped her chopsticks down and said coldly, “What’s with your behavior? People would think that the Jing family had starved you?”


  “That’s enough. Stop making a fuss.” Before Ning Shu even said anything, Jing Shaoze’s father had already berated his wife.

  Jing Shaoze’s mother was so angry that she picked up her chopsticks and started using them to stab her bowl of noodles. Her noodles soon turned into an unsightly mess.

  After dinner, Ning Shu headed back to her bedroom to shower and sleep.

  When Ning Shu came out of the bathroom, she saw that Jing Shaoze was sitting by the bed. Jing Shaoze forced a smile and asked, “Jingjing, you’ll always be with me, right? Forever?”


  “Don’t worry too much. No matter what you’re like, it doesn’t make any difference to me,” said Ning Shu.

  Jing Shaoze smiled. “Jingjing, I know you love me.”


  Jing Shaoze went and showered, then lay down next to Ning Shu. Ning Shu said, “Go to sleep.”


  Jing Shaoze obediently closed his eyes.

  Ning Shu eventually drifted off to sleep, but when she woke back up, she found that Jing Shaoze, who had gone to sleep next to her, was now gone.

  Her eyes whirled, then she took out her laptop from the drawer and opened it.

  Jing Shaoze, who was supposed to be upstairs, had gone to Ye Xi’s room. The two were hugging each other tightly like wounded wild animals while tumbling passionately.

  “Although I can’t make a baby, I can still do you.” Jing Shaoze’s voice was trembling like he was on the brink of tears. At the same time, it seemed to tremble due to cruelty, as his movements were very ruthless.

  “You belong to me! You’re not allowed to be a surrogate for someone else,” said Jing Shaoze, his voice hoarse.

  Ye Xi was weeping softly, but she grabbed Jing Shaoze’s strong shoulders hard, to the point her nails were digging into his flesh. However, Jing Shaoze didn’t seem to feel any pain and just continued to vent himself with a fierce expression.

  The two were like wounded beasts. They licked at each other’s wounds, even while deepening the wounds.

  Ning Shu watched the intense video for a bit, then yawned and saved it.

  She was pretty speechless. Jing Shaoze had just said that he wanted to be with her forever right before bed, but before a night even passed, he had wandered over to Ye Xi’s bed.

  Did Jing Shaoze remember what he said?

  He made a promise to one woman, then in the blink of an eye, was sleeping with a different woman.

  That was what his love was like? His promises were completely empty.