Li Ye's expression changed, and Zhao Meiwen immediately grew frightened.
"Brother, I didn't tell them about you. I only said I had someone overseas backing me up. I wasn't showing off. I really wasn't..."
Zhao Meiwen truly burst into tears this time.
Ever since Li Ye and Wen Leyu had confirmed their relationship, Li Zhongfa and Wu Juying had laid down a strict order for their children: no one was allowed to flaunt Li Ye and Wen Leyu's relationship outside.
Moreover, because of the nature of Zhao Yuanchao's work, he had repeatedly stressed to Zhao Meiwen the importance of keeping her mouth shut. Things like "my cousin married a rich young lady from a powerful family" were absolutely not to be mentioned. If she said it, he would break her legs.
Thinking about it, if that Ruan Jiawei knew Zhao Meiwen's cousin's wife came from a family like Wen Leyu's, would he still have dared to say something like "a one-year deadline"?
"What are you getting worked up for?"
Li Ye smiled and comforted Zhao Meiwen. "Your sister-in-law and I aren't monsters that can't see the light of day. So what if you showed us off?"
"..."
In truth, Li Ye completely understood his cousin Zhao Meiwen's reaction.
You couldn't expect a female college student under twenty to possess the composure and cunning of a middle-aged person, could you?
What young girl, after being looked down on and despised, wouldn't want to prove herself?
You think I can't win a study-abroad slot? I'll get one for you to see in minutes!
It was only human nature. Nothing to blame her for.
So Li Ye took out a handkerchief for Zhao Meiwen to wipe her tears, then said seriously, "If the two of you really are a good match, and the