{"id":17876,"date":"2026-01-23T11:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-4453\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:52:39","slug":"married-at-first-sight-chapter-4453","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-4453\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight Chapter 4453"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0<\/p>\n

Du Yumeng denied it and said, \u201cNo, he and I aren\u2019t a couple\u2014what is there to argue about?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still pursuing me, and I haven\u2019t agreed to be his girlfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re just being stubborn,\u201d Miss Du said to her sister. \u201cEver since you fell for him, you\u2019ve never truly let go. He\u2019s the only one in your eyes and heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been such a long time. Don\u2019t keep him waiting. Don\u2019t create chances for others with ulterior motives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mrs. Du Er already knew about Huang Li\u2019s intention to compete for Yiyang\u2014Miss Du, of course, knew as well.<\/p>\n

The Second Madam rarely socialized anymore. Miss Du was now the head of the Du family, with a broader social circle and faster access to information. She had found out about her sister\u2019s rivalry with Huang Li even before her aunt had.<\/p>\n

The Huang family\u2019s daughter had been targeting Mengmeng since they were children, constantly trying to compare herself to her.<\/p>\n

While Mengmeng never wanted to compete, Huang Li insisted on doing so. Over time, their relationship turned into a bitter rivalry.<\/p>\n

The happiest time for Huang Li was likely during the years when Mengmeng had left to train under her master.<\/p>\n

They had attended different classes and schools, and Huang Li didn\u2019t know where Du Yumeng had gone. She thought their paths would never cross again.<\/p>\n

But who would have expected that once Yumeng returned, not only did they become classmates again\u2014Yumeng had also become even more outstanding.<\/p>\n

Back in school, Huang had once led a group of girls to bully Yumeng. But after being taught a lesson twice, they started running faster than rabbits at the sight of her\u2014like mice fleeing from a cat.<\/p>\n

Huang Li became even more jealous and resentful, especially because Du Yumeng was gifted in both literature and martial arts.<\/p>\n

Du Yumeng said coldly, \u201cHe\u2019s not mine. Anyone is free to pursue him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone else can take him away, that only proves his feelings for me weren\u2019t strong enough\u2014not loyal, not devoted. I wouldn\u2019t feel regret\u2014I\u2019d feel relieved that we didn\u2019t end up together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s better to find out he\u2019s not loyal before a relationship begins than to discover betrayal after marriage. That would be far more painful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miss Du looked at her sister and said, \u201cYou say there\u2019s no conflict, but from everything you\u2019ve said, it\u2019s obvious you\u2019re angry and upset.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMengmeng, you don\u2019t have to hide things from your big sister. Tell me\u2014what\u2019s really going on?\u201d
\n\u201cMengmeng, there\u2019s no need to hide things from your big sister. Just tell me\u2014what\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n

Du Yumeng didn\u2019t respond directly. She simply said, \u201cBig sister, I can handle it. If there\u2019s nothing else, I\u2019ll get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miss Du sighed. \u201cAlright, go back for now. But no matter what happens, you need to trust Zhan Yiyang. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s the type to play around.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIs there any woman out there who could surpass you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Du Yumeng replied, \u201cSister, I know I\u2019m good, but I wouldn\u2019t go so far as to say I\u2019m the best. There are still many people out there who are better than me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBesides, when it comes to love, it\u2019s not always the best person who wins. Sometimes someone much less impressive ends up stealing your man. A man\u2019s heart is like a needle in the sea\u2014impossible to grasp.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir preferences change constantly. They don\u2019t always choose the best\u2014they often prefer women who rely on them, who feed their sense of superiority.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miss Du smiled and said, \u201cAlright, alright, since you\u2019ve said so, I won\u2019t press you anymore. Get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Du Yumeng turned and left.<\/p>\n

When she reached the door of her office, the secretary quickly approached her. \u201cVice President, President Zhan is waiting for you in the VIP room. He asked me several times when you\u2019d be back and called you repeatedly, but you didn\u2019t answer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Mr. Zhan is very anxious\u2014it might be something urgent.\u201d<\/p>\n

After hearing this, Du Yumeng\u2019s mood brightened instantly.<\/p>\n

On the surface, she remained calm and simply nodded in acknowledgment.<\/p>\n

She gestured for the secretary to return to her duties.<\/p>\n

Once the secretary had left, Du Yumeng made her way to the VIP room.<\/p>\n

Inside, Zhan Yiyang was clearly uneasy. He kept pacing the room, getting up and walking around from time to time.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Du Yumeng denied it and said, \u201cNo, he and I aren\u2019t a couple\u2014what is there to argue about?\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-married-at-first-sight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17876\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}