Chapter 1394
Unrequited Love 48
Chapter 1394 Unrequited Love 48
"That would be so embarrassing!"
Despite saying this, Yu Ning's face was full of anticipation. However, when he opened the file bag, his expression changed: "Divorce agreement? Wife, why do we need a divorce? Haven't we always been doing well?"
“You are good, I am not good at all,” Ji Yingqiu sat down on the sofa, her expression very calm, as if she were talking about someone else’s business.
"Yesterday I was completely enlightened. I have money, ability, and resources. Why should I keep living my life by sticking with you?"
"You can go and seek out new, exciting, and thrilling things, and so can I. Let's get a divorce. After the divorce, no one will be chasing after you and catching up with your mistress."
"Your brothers no longer need to bother making up lies for you."
Yu Ning knelt down in front of Ji Yingqiu with a thud: "Wife, I was wrong. I will never go out to play again. I won't divorce you!"
Ji Yingqiu was determined to leave this time: "I'm talking to you properly now. If you don't cooperate, I'll go through the proper procedures. When that happens, you won't get a single penny."
Yu Ning protested, "Wife, I didn't stay with you for the money!"
Ji Yingqiu naturally didn't believe such nonsense. She smiled and said, "Whether it's true or not isn't that important, Yu Ning. My patience is limited."
“You can hire a lawyer; my compensation is already quite generous.”
With that, Ji Yingqiu strode away. Ever since Xu Yanzhen had enlightened her last night, Ji Yingqiu had realized that the past twenty years of her life had truly been pathetic. How had she let herself become so pathetic? She wanted to slap herself a few times.
She's in a position of power, so why has she lived like a resentful woman confined to her chambers?
As soon as Ji Yingqiu left, Yu Ning asked his brothers for help in the group chat.
Oh no! My wife wants a divorce, what should I do? She seems serious about it.
Jin He was the fastest; his message arrived in the next second: [Sister-in-law, you're so quick?]
Yu Ning was playful, but not stupid; he immediately realized: "You guys knew?"
Chu Qian also chimed in: [I do know a little. My sister-in-law was chatting with Teacher Xu last night, and I reckon she already had feelings for him then.]
Yu Ning: [Chatting, what did you talk about? What can you talk about at a dinner party?]
Shi Cheng lay back in the back seat, his head still a little dizzy, but that didn't stop him from enjoying Yu Ning's antics: "We've talked a lot. If you're curious, we can talk more when we meet."
An hour later, Yu Ning, Jin He, Chu Qian, Shi Cheng, Shi Yuexin, and Meng Qingtong sat neatly in the Shi family's living room. It was as if the scene had been moved from the hospital to a residence, but the people were still the same.
Upon hearing Chu Qian recount the conversation from the previous night, Yu Ning became displeased: "No, she just ruined my family like that? And she herself got away scot-free?"
Chu Qian spoke frankly: "Do you think what you did in the past few years was anything honorable? Any normal person's first choice would be divorce."
"Teacher Xu is right. Among you, your sister-in-law is the one in charge. If one day she doesn't want to play anymore, you have no way to deal with it."
Yu Ning was deflated: "So there's absolutely no way out? Are we really going to get a divorce?"
Chu Qian asked honestly, "Do you want a divorce?"
Yu Ning fell silent. The others exchanged glances, equally puzzled by her thoughts. Shi Cheng wanted to say something, but ultimately sighed silently, suppressing his words. In his eyes, Yu Ning and Ji Yingqiu still had entanglements; at least when Xu Yanzhen passed away, Yu Ning and Ji Yingqiu's marriage was still in effect.
On the contrary, he and Meng Qingtong, separated by Xu Yanzhen's life, were entangled for five or six years but ultimately failed to be together.
Xu Yanzhen...
Thinking of Xu Yanzhen from his memories, a trace of sorrow flashed across Shi Cheng's eyes. He never expected that an accident would actually allow him to see memories of his past life.
But Xu Yanzhen, why is she different from before? The way she looks at me now is so cold, as if she's looking at a complete stranger. Clearly… clearly she had a crush on me for so many years.
"Jin He, what class is your son Wen Che in?" Shi Cheng suddenly asked, as if he had thought of something.
Jin He asked, puzzled, "Class 7, what's wrong?"
Shi Cheng paused, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, I'm just curious about your son. None of us brothers have officially met your son yet."
Jin He sighed, “There’s nothing to see him about. His mother will be back in a while, and then he won’t be living with me anymore.”
Wen Che's mother, Wen Huizhen.
Upon hearing this name, Shi Cheng seemed to realize something. He remembered that Xu Yanzhen had initially married Jin He. Wen Huizhen hadn't appeared before the marriage, but not long after, she returned from abroad with Wen Che.
Kim Hyuk wavered between Moon Hye-jin and Seo Yeon-jin, with Moon Cheol also caught in the middle. In the end, Seo Yeon-jin chose to divorce.
Later, he broke up with Meng Qingtong, and he accidentally learned that Xu Yanzhen had once had a crush on him. In order to spite Meng Qingtong, he turned around and pursued Xu Yanzhen.
Thinking back to the time I spent living with Xu Yanzhen, although it was ordinary, it was really peaceful...
Shi Cheng took a sip of tea. How come everything is so different from what I remember? It seems like things have been completely different ever since Christmas Eve?
In Shi Cheng's memory, Xu Yanzhen and Jin He's paths crossed on this Christmas Eve. But now, she and Jin He have completely severed ties. She has utterly banished Jin He from her life, but what about herself?
Does she also not want to have any further contact with me?
The thought of this possibility filled Shi Cheng with a profound sense of emptiness and loneliness.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Seeing that Shi Cheng hadn't spoken, Shi Yuexin touched his forehead with some concern: "You don't have a fever, or is something wrong with you?"
Shi Cheng snapped out of his reverie, looking at Shi Yuexin's plump, collagen-rich cheeks, and thought of her marriage to Chu Qian. His desire to stop her suddenly crumbled; there was no stopping her now.
Despite his strong opposition in their past life, they still ended up together and lived better than anyone else. When they grew old, they even discussed giving their eldest son to him to continue the family line.
If that's the case, why should he interfere further?
Shi Cheng's eyes softened: "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired. I'll go inside and rest for a while."
He was a patient and had just been discharged from the hospital; he needed to rest, so naturally no one stopped him. Meng Qingtong, as his girlfriend, although they had been arguing about breaking up, followed him into the master bedroom.
Shi Cheng didn't rest, but stared at Meng Qingtong for a long time. At this moment, Meng Qingtong was charming and alluring, unlike her later hysterical self.
After so many years of entanglement, it finally ended with Xu Yanzhen's life. Neither he nor Meng Qingtong could afford the price of their lives.