Li Chunmei frowned at Liu Duo's straightforward remark, not liking it at all. She mumbled, I hate you too!

"I need a word with you, alone. I'll leave when I'm done," she looked at Ye Ling, urging him to leave.

Ye Ling furrowed his brow but took the cue to leave. He opened the entrance to the yard, allowing them to speak alone.

At that moment, Liu Duo held onto him, not allowing him to leave. She smiled at Li Chunmei, "Whatever you want to say, you can say it to us. Otherwise, we'll leave."

Speak with me alone? Who does she think she is, demanding my obedience?

Li Chunmei glanced at Ye Ling and, filled with determination, began to speak in a serious manner, "I just want to tell you that I like Mo a lot, and I have liked him for a very long time. When I injured my foot, he took me home. Since then, I haven't seen him for a few days, and I have thought things through. I don't want to hide this affection anymore. I want to marry him."

Ye Ling was shocked to hear that. She had actually dared to say that she wanted to marry MO?

Liu Duo didn't feel anything in particular, because she had realised long ago that Li Chunmei had her eyes on her man, Ye Mo. So she thought, Geez, this is the other woman in the flesh, officially declaring war with me!

Li Chunmei went on talking when Liu Duo did not react, "You are the brothers' shared wife. After I marry Mo, you only have to serve Yang, Liu, and Ling. You..."

Seeing her blabbing about, Liu Duo grinned and cut short her unfinished speech, "Stop right there, Li Chunmei."

Liu Duo walked up and confronted Li Chunmei, who was half-a-head taller than her. She smiled as she said, "After all that rubbish you spouted, I only have three words to say to you: You freaking lowlife! If you liked him that much, you had so many years to tell him, yet where were you? After you found out I had become their shared wife, then you come running to me, telling me all this. Are you asking for a punch in the face?"

As she kept talking, Liu Duo put on a serious face, "Li Chunmei, I'm telling you, if I catch you talking about marrying him one more time, you'd better not cry when I beat you up! He's my man, and he's not for a woman as ugly as you to peep at!"

With that, Liu Duo rolled her eyes at Li Chunmei, took Ye Ling by the hand, and walked into the yard, leaving her outside.

Li Chunmei was stunned at Liu Duo's words. She had never expected Liu Duo to scold her, or threaten to beat her up at all. Liu Duo was rude, lazy, and unbearably wasteful. As she thought about this, she became more determined. She would marry Ye Mo, and she had told Liu Duo anyway, regardless whether she agreed to it or not!

Upon returning to the yard, Ye Ling realised that Liu Duo had not spoken a word. So he voiced his concerns, "Duo Er, are you alright? Did Li Chunmei make you upset?"

Liu Duo, who was washing the dishes, looked up at him, "No, I'm not mad. Why should I be mad at her? She doesn't deserve my attention!"

"Duo Er, you don't have to worry. Mo would definitely not marry her," Ye Ling consoled her. He truly believed she was angry, neither speaking nor smiling.

Liu Duo smiled when he said so, "Ling, don't overthink it. I'm not mad. Even if Little Mo wants to marry Li Chunmei, he would need to prepare a betrothal gift. All the accounts in this household are in my hands. Can he get anything from me? Impossible! If he wants to, I can beat him into a pulp first. Then I can have him repudiated, and then he can get out of here!"

There was no reason for her to be mad about Li Chunmei. She wasn't afraid of the other woman fighting over her husband. What was hers would be hers, and what wasn't hers was not meant to stay anyway!