The group of people were some distance away from the Rolls-Royce, and even with the windows rolled down, they couldn't see the people inside. However, judging from their voices, they knew they were definitely not old men.

Moreover, there's a subtle sense that he has a very distinguished status, and there's a kind of understated mystery about him.

Su Jiayu was immediately slapped in the face.

But she was still unwilling to give up: "Are you Xiang Jin's husband?"

"What, can't I be her husband?"

His threatening tone and arrogant manner made it clear, even without meeting him, that he was an arrogant and conceited person.

Su Jiayu was speechless for a moment.

Seeing that they had nothing more to say, Xiang Jin got into the back seat, and the car slowly drove forward.

"Ah, this license plate number, isn't this car—" Yu Xingfa's mind suddenly went blank.

"What else?" Su Jiayu asked.

"It's nothing." Murong Xiao had been to the warehouse when the necklace went missing last time, and he remembered that he was driving this car at the time.

Murong Xiao and Xiang Jin are actually husband and wife?

Yu Xingfa shook his head. This was too unbelievable... He hoped Su Jiayu would never know the truth, otherwise, how much would she feel embarrassed!

……………………

The Rolls-Royce headed straight for the Lakeside Villa.

Neither Xiang Jin nor Murong Xiao spoke in the car.

Xiang Jin didn't speak, and the other person didn't seem inclined to either.

The car drove to the Lakeside Villa.

The canna lily was running around on the lawn when it heard the noise. It rushed over and stared at Murong Xiao for a moment before jumping into Xiang Jin's arms, whimpering enthusiastically.

Murong Xiao was slightly taken aback.

It's rare to see a canna lily like someone so much, except for him.

Upon seeing the dog, Xiang Jin smiled, a rare sight. She stroked the dog's fur, then took it to its meal on a leash.

When Xiang Jin returned after finishing her work, Murong Xiao had already eaten and was in the living room instructing Butler Feng on something. Xiang Jin took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and walked up to him: "Do you have time? I'd like to talk to you."

The two went upstairs to the study.

"What is it?" Murong Xiao stood by the window, turning to look at her.

Xiang Jin felt a sudden surge of tension for no apparent reason.

It's strange. When he was Feng Jianian, she could handle it with ease. Why is it that when he became Murong Xiao, she can't face him calmly anymore?

Xiang Jin slowly moved to the desk, sat down, picked up a pen and paper and wrote: "I'm sorry, I'm not Xiang Jin, the Xiang family lied to you."

When Lu Yixuan revealed in the warehouse that she had been to prison and called her Xiang Jin, her identity was exposed.

He later asked her what her relationship with Xiang Qi was, but she didn't know that Murong Xiao was Feng Jianian at the time, so she told the truth.

Xiang Jin knew that he had treated this marriage as a game, finding the life of a poor man novel and fun, which was why he hadn't exposed her. But now that he already knew, honesty was the only way out.

She didn't want to wait until he got angry, because then the Xiang family would be in big trouble. It would be better if the Xiang family were to suffer, but if she indirectly harmed Jiang Anqing, she would never forgive herself.

Murong Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, not expecting her to bring this up.

"And then?" he asked.

Then?

Xiang Jin was stunned.

"Then... Xiangqi is studying abroad now and will be back in about six months. If you're willing, we can get a divorce," she wrote.

The note was handed to Murong Xiao, and the smile on his lips slowly faded.

"You want a divorce." He frowned, his eyes cold.

When he was still Feng Jianian, she never mentioned divorce, even though he was living a miserable life. But now that he has become Murong Xiao, she actually wants a divorce.

The atmosphere in the study suddenly became somewhat oppressive. Xiang Jin clenched his fists and nodded forcefully.

She... didn't want to play games with him anymore.

They didn't want the brocade in the soil to ruin the radiant Murong Xiao.

They were never from the same world.

“What if I disagree?” he said coldly.

Xiang Jin was slightly taken aback.

Is it because he hasn't had enough of the game yet, and wants to keep playing?

But she can't afford to play games. She will see him as her one and only, give him her whole heart, and risk everything for him.

But he didn't love her at all; he wanted to marry Xiang Qi, not her as a substitute. And she didn't want to fall in love with someone who didn't love her; she would become humble, cautious, and plunge herself into endless fear.

“But my mind is made up,” Xiang Jin wrote firmly.

Snap!

Murong Xiao waved his hand, shattering the porcelain cup on the table. His face was ashen as he walked up to her: "Fine, let's get a divorce. But you'll have to wait six months!"

Feeling overwhelmed by his imposing presence, Xiang Jin forced herself to meet his gaze: "Okay, we can sign the divorce agreement tomorrow."

Murong Xiao's expression darkened further.

He stormed out in anger, slamming the door behind him, leaving Xiang Jin stunned in the study.

Half a year... He was thinking that once Xiang Qi returned in half a year, everything would go back to normal.

So, the person he liked really was Xiang Qi.

……………………

Murong Xiao moved to the second bedroom.

He took everything, including all his belongings, from the master bedroom.

It seemed he planned to separate for six months and then get a divorce. Xiang Jin silently breathed a sigh of relief.

When she slept with Feng Jianian, she didn't feel awkward at all; sometimes she even felt warm. But now that she knew he was Murong Xiao, the hairs on her body stood on end. If she were to lie in the same bed with him, she would definitely die from a heart attack.

Fortunately, he moved away.

She had just breathed a sigh of relief when a sharp pain shot through her heart. She pounded her chest twice to ease the pain slightly.

So you really like him... You like him so much that you get upset when he does something different. But you can't like this person.

He doesn't belong to you; he never did.

……………………

For two whole weeks, Xiang Jin didn't say a single word to Murong Xiao.

Xiang Jin didn't know what he was doing or when he would come home, and Murong Xiao never contacted her on his own initiative.

They lived under the same roof, yet they were more like strangers than strangers.

but--

He appeared in public more frequently, and as before, he was always accompanied by different types of female companions, and he was very intimate with each of them.

Various scandalous news stories emerged, and the media even portrayed him as a romantic and amorous figure.

"Madam, did you and the young master have a fight?" Zhou Zhou asked her secretly when they came home and walked the dog that evening.

The atmosphere in the villa has been strange lately; everyone is speaking in hushed tones, naturally because they have noticed the subtle tension between them.

"It's okay, don't worry." Xiang Jin sneezed and gestured in sign language.

"But the young master hasn't come back lately. I only saw him once." Zhou Zhou pouted, feeling a little wronged for Xiang Jin. His wife is so good, yet the young master is out there philandering. Men are truly ungrateful.

Hasn't he come back yet...?

It seems they're going back to that Haitang Bay place.

He must have many other women waiting for him besides her; he'd be spoiled for choice. How could he possibly have time to come back here?