President, Please Be Careful
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The coffee that Zhao Youlin had just drunk got stuck in her throat, and she kept coughing.

Duan Yarong was startled by him. He rose up in panic to pat Zhou Youlin on the back. He said anxiously, “Why did you suddenly choke? Do you need water?”

“I. It just went to the wrong side. I will be fine in a few moments after I cough a little.” Zhao Youlin grabbed Duan Yarong's hand and stopped her from running to fetch the water.

Duan Yarong had no choice but to continue patting Zhao Youlin on the back to help her recover her breath.

Zhao Youulin's dramatic reaction was tantamount to verifying Duan Yarong's guess. And for a moment, it left Duan Yarong with a more complex feeling.

Duan Yarong undoubtedly had mixed feelings about Mu Tingfeng.

Although Mu Tingfeng had stood out for Zhao Youlin not too long ago, even though Mu Tingfeng claimed that she had feelings for Zhao Youlin, she did not, although Mu Tingfeng told everyone that she was willing to remarry Zhao Youlin, the trauma from the past could not only be erased.

Sun Fengzi might have just heard it from the grapevine, and he didn't know much about it, but he actually witnessed how Zhao Youlin tried so hard to approach the man like a moth to a flame, and he ended up getting badly hurt from it.

Putting aside the fact that she did not believe everything Mu Tingfeng had just said, even if she did, as she recalled those unpleasant memories, she said, Duan Yarong could not help but feel worried about this.

She was worried this could be Mu Tingfeng's complicated plan for revenge. He was worried that this could be another conspiracy or another trap. And her precious daughter, whom she had just adopted, would once again be tempted by her and desperately jump into the trap again, only to eventually break her heart.

If it wasn't for this man, Youlin wouldn't have gotten pregnant at such a young age. If it wasn't for this man, Youlin wouldn't have gone through such a hard time over the past few years. If not for this man, Youlin would not have been called an abandoned woman at the age of twenty. All because of this guy!

Although Zhao Youlin was unaware of Duan Yarong's worries, she finally recovered her breath after coughing for quite a while.

Staring at Duan Yarong's hesitant expression, he suddenly did not know whether he should laugh or cry. He said, “Bu, what gave you the idea? My relationship with him is not what you think.”

Duan Yarong was stunned. His worries subsided a little. He asked hesitantly, “What do you mean it's not what we think it is? So actually, you and him..”.

"Nothing's going on between us." Zhao Youlin cut Duan Yarong quickly, and she continued, “Bu, what are you thinking? Sun Fengzi does not know much about what happened between me and him, but do you not know either? How could he and I be.”.

Duan Yarong could not process what he said for a moment. He opened his mouth and asked hesitantly, "But just now, didn't you two ..."

“It's just a smokescreen. Mom, didn't you see how dark Sun Fengzi's face just now was?”

"Of course it's fake," Zhao Youlin said confidently. “Bu, it's not that you don't know what kind of relationship I have with that guy. How could a man who rarely saw me for a long time, who thought of divorcing me every day, and who wanted to get rid of me as quickly as possible so that I wouldn't get in his way, really want to marry me again???”

Zhao Shunrong, who arrived right behind Duan Yarong, happened to hear what Zhao Youlin had just said. His brows were slightly wrinkled, as he disagreed with what he said.

Mu Tingfeng didn't want to see her? The man who looked sad when he left and even reminded him to take good care of Zhao Youlin seemed like he didn't want to see her at all!

Yet Duan Yarong was fully convinced by Zhao Youlin. He heaved a sigh of relief, but then, as if he was thinking of something else, he asked gently, “Then why did he suddenly help you? Didn't you two always..”

'Hating each other before?'

Zhao Youlin simply rolled her eyes silently. "Who knows? Maybe his head hit when he was in the elevator earlier and delirious.”

Hearing what Zhao Youlin said, Duan Yarong did not know whether she should laugh or cry at that moment. However, when he saw Zhao Youlin's uncaring gaze, he felt less caring. He hesitated for a moment before he asked again hesitantly, "Youlin, you really won't marry him again?"

Zhao Youlin's hand, which was holding the coffee, paused for a moment. He turned his head and looked at Duan Yarong with a reproachful look as he said with certainty, “Bu, I am not a masochist. The man did not care about me at all, but I tried hard to please someone who gave me a cold attitude. I have learned my lesson, and that is enough for me. Why am I doing it again? Not that I want to be beaten.”

"That's not what I meant. I'm just worried.... What if... What if he offers to remarry with you? What if she puts her pride aside and asks you to come back with her for the sake of your child? Would you…?"

"Never!" Zhao Youlin interrupted without thinking before Duan Yarong could finish. He said firmly, “He was the one who left me back then. Why would he want me back? A resolute person would never back down once he made a decision! Just because he wants me back doesn't mean I should throw myself at him again with gratitude and accommodate him. For our son's sake? For years Joy lived in the Mu family, did she ever hug him once or kiss him once? When I asked for custody of Joy when we divorced, she gave Joy to me without a second of hesitation. He doesn't care about his son at all. And now, she finally knows to talk about Joy with me, where has she been in the past?”

Ever since Zhao Youlin was reborn, Joy has been her savior and her rampage button. She felt fine before Duan Yarong mentioned Joy, but as she talked about Joy, Zhao Youlin remembered how Joy was ignored in the years when she was in the Mu family. The little fondness he had for Mu Tingfeng was thrown back to square one.

Seeing that Zhao Youulin's unwillingness towards Mu Tingfeng did not seem fake, Duan Yarong heaved a sigh of relief and reached out to hold Zhao Youlin's slightly cold hand. She said softly, “It's not that I mind you coming back together with Mu Tingfeng. I'm just worried about you. After all, you married Young Master Mu, and you suffered greatly in that marriage. I just don't want you to suffer like that anymore.”

Duan Yarongs gaze towards Zhao Youlin was filled with worries that only parents had for their children. “There are millions of good men in this world. Why are you just obsessed with him? It is better to find someone you love who also loves you back. Even if you can't find someone who suits you, it's much happier to be with someone who really knows how to love you than to be with a man you love but don't love you back.”

Zhao Youlin met Duan Yarong's loving gaze. She pursed her lips and whispered, “OK, I understand. Don't worry, Mom, I won't let the same person hurt me twice, and I definitely won't give anyone a chance to hurt me and my family.”

Despite saying that, Zhao Youlin couldn't help but remember Mu Tingfeng's stern and serious eyes as she talked about remarrying her and what she said to her when they were in the elevator.

“I told you, I won't let you die. Even if you die, I will die with you.”