Chapter 38 Shameless!

Lin Xiyin has a sophisticated face, and when she doesn't speak, she looks aloof and cold.

She herself isn't the type of girl who would act cute or coquettish.

But Ji Mingtang and his wife had shown her kindness and treated her sincerely.

Compared to Lin Yiming and his wife, Lin Xiyin felt closer to her teacher and his wife.

So I mustered up the courage to ask, and to my surprise, Teacher Li was delighted: "Oh dear, I'll go buy some ribs right now! Ruanruan, come quick!"

Lin Xiyin smiled and said, "Thank you."

She jumped up, changed her clothes, grabbed her car keys, and went out.

She felt she had no way to repay her teacher and his wife for their kindness, so she could only think in her heart that she would take good care of them in the future.

I passed by an imported fruit supermarket and bought some cherries and oranges that I myself couldn't bear to eat, before finally going to Ocean University.

Ji Mingtang lived in the staff dormitory building not far from Ocean University.

When Lin Xiyin arrived, the elderly couple had already bought groceries and returned. Teacher Li had just soaked the ribs in water to remove the blood.

Anyway, there's still plenty of time.

Lin Xiyin had already ordered the food, so she was too embarrassed to say that she wanted to eat it now.

Ji Mingtang took her directly to his study and began to instruct her on her studies.

Lin Xiyin quickly forgot about the sweet and sour pork ribs and devoted herself to the field of chemistry.

Until Teacher Li knocked on the door: "Dinner's ready!"

Lin Xiyin then realized that her stomach was already empty from hunger.

She felt like she could eat a whole cow!

At the dinner table, Lin Xiyin set out the bowls and chopsticks, and first served rice to the two elders.

Teacher Li said, "Ruanruan, hurry up and try it, see if your wife's cooking skills have deteriorated."

Lin Xiyin went to see Ji Mingtang.

Ji Mingtang put down his chopsticks first, and then she picked up some food.

As soon as the sweet and sour pork ribs entered her mouth, Lin Xiyin squinted her eyes in satisfaction.

Wow, this is the taste!

Judging from Lin Xiyin's expression, Teacher Li couldn't be more satisfied.

She didn't care how talented Lin Xiyin was in chemistry and physics; she simply liked the girl.

Moreover, the happiest thing for a chef is naturally when the food they make is liked by others.

Lin Xiyin proved how good her cooking skills were with her own actions.

Lin Xiyin ate two bowls of rice in one go!

She ate two-thirds of a large plate of sweet and sour pork ribs all by herself!

Ji Mingtang was a little startled: "Have you not eaten for days?"

Lin Xiyin smiled a little shyly: "It's mainly because my teacher's wife's cooking is so delicious!"

Teacher Li was overjoyed to hear this: "After school starts after the New Year, if you're going home tonight, come here for lunch."

The elderly couple has only one son, who is currently teaching at a well-known university abroad. You could say he's learning from their experience, and he plans to return to China someday.

Her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson are all abroad, and it's just the two of them eating together most of the time, which she finds disheartening.

Lin Xiyin quickly said, "I can't possibly trouble you like that."

“Just come,” Ji Mingtang said. “It’s perfect for me to check your homework.”

Teacher Li said, "Never mind him. Come over for dinner, then take a nap. It's settled then."

Lin Xiyin didn't want to refuse her elder's good intentions, so she had no choice but to agree.

Teacher Li was finally satisfied and asked her, "Ruanruan, you've been married for several years now, why haven't you had any children yet?"

Lin Xiyin was taken aback.

Ji Mingtang said irritably, "We don't even know what kind of husband she found, and you're already thinking about the child!"

Back then, Lin Xiyin insisted on getting married, which caused a rift between the master and apprentice.

After Lin Xiyin got married, she lived a very cautious and submissive life, so Pei Muyi naturally never came to visit them.

Teacher Li tapped the old man with her chopsticks, then looked at Lin Xiyin and said, "Bring him home for a meal sometime."

Lin Xiyin lowered her head, unsure of how to begin.

But this matter definitely can't be kept secret.

Seeing that the two had almost finished eating, she put down her chopsticks, sat down properly, glanced at the two elders, and said, "Teacher, teacher's wife, I... I want a divorce."

Ji Mingtang was taken aback.

Teacher Li was startled: "W-what, divorce?"

Ji Mingtang then slammed his hand on the table: "Nonsense! Is divorce a child's play? You just keep talking about it like that?"

Lin Xiyin knew that very few people of their generation got divorced.

Therefore, it's understandable that people would be surprised to hear such news.

Lin Xiyin quickly explained, "I have no feelings for him... there's no point in continuing this relationship."

"If you had no feelings for him, why did you insist on marrying him back then?!" Ji Mingtang was furious: "What exactly happened?!"

How could he not be angry?

The student I valued most gave up his studies at the best age to get married.

If things go well from beginning to end, he won't say anything.

But now she's saying she wants a divorce.

Ji Mingtang truly cherishes her and treats her like his own child. How many elders would want their child to get divorced?

Lin Xiyin said, "Teacher, I'm sorry, I really can't... go on living with him."

Ji Mingtang was about to lose his temper again when Teacher Li pulled him back.

Ji Mingtang snorted and remained silent.

After all, she's not his biological daughter, and he was afraid that if he spoke too harshly, Lin Xiyin would feel bad.

Teacher Li sighed: "Your teacher and I don't know the specifics of what happened, but Mingtang is right about one thing: marriage is not a game. Young people like you nowadays get married on a whim, and then divorce at the slightest conflict. That's really not right."

"I thought about it for a long time before making this decision," Lin Xiyin said. "Teachers, I'm sorry I've disappointed you again."

Lin Xiyin didn't leave until after nine o'clock.

She talked a lot with Ji Mingtang and his wife.

Speaking of the changes in her after marriage, although she still works in the research institute and has not strayed far from her profession, her mindset and attitude are different, and the achievements she has made are vastly different.

She talked about her future plans, goals, and even aspirations for achievements and awards that she dared not even dream of.

Ji Mingtang was pleased to hear this, saying that such an ambitious and scheming student was his true disciple.

Lin Xiyin got home at almost ten o'clock.

Although she finally got to eat the sweet and sour pork ribs she had been craving, she felt very down when talking to Ji Mingtang and his wife about the past.

So the journey home felt somewhat heavy.

As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I heard a voice.

Why are you so late coming back?

She looked up abruptly and saw Pei Muye.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Xiyin frowned instinctively. "What are you doing here?"

She was somewhat displeased by Pei Muye's uninvited arrival, and also felt a little guilty.

After all... she tricked Pei Muye into signing the divorce agreement.

To be honest, she didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

Huo Xianyang said that Pei Muyi still had basic trust in her.

He took a document over, signed it without even looking at it.

Lin Xiyin knew, however, that was not the case at all.

Perhaps Pei Muye was too confident, confident that Lin Xiyin wouldn't dare to lie to him.

"Can't I come?" Pei Muye looked down at her. "You still haven't told me why you're back so late."

Whether I come back early or late has nothing to do with you.

Lin Xiyin went to Ji Mingtang's place in the afternoon and was tested on her studies, after which she opened up to him.

I'm extremely exhausted right now.

I just want to take a shower and then lie in bed.

"We're not divorced yet..."

"Don't worry, I will definitely uphold the virtues of a wife, remain chaste, and will not bring shame to the Pei family." Lin Xiyin looked at him: "Are you satisfied now?"

Pei Muye lowered his eyes, his thick eyelashes seeming to tremble slightly.

Lin Xiyin looked away, not wanting to see him anymore.

Pei Muye spoke up: "That's not what I meant. I was just saying that we're not divorced yet, and if you don't go back to the old house, isn't it only natural for me to come to you?"

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiyin asked him. "Go ahead and tell me."

"Aren't you going to let me in?"

Lin Xiyin said directly, "It's too late, it's inconvenient."

"Do you think it's appropriate for us to stand at the door and discuss the divorce agreement?"

Lin Xiyin had no choice but to invite him in.

As a result, after Pei Muye went in, he didn't mention the divorce agreement at all, and walked straight to the bathroom.

Lin Xiyin stopped him: "What are you doing?"

"Take a shower," Pei Muye said. "I'll sleep here tonight. I'm very tired. We'll talk tomorrow morning after I've had a good sleep."

"No!" Lin Xiyin refused to back down. "I disagree!"

Pei Muye didn't speak, just stared at her for a few seconds, and then started taking off his clothes.

Lin Xiyin never expected him to do something so shameless.

In just a short while, he took off his coat, loosened his tie, and began unbuttoning his shirt.

His beautiful, perfectly toned abs gradually came into view...

Lin Xiyin abruptly looked away: "Pei Muye! You're shameless!"

Pei Muyi casually tossed the shirt he had taken off onto the sofa.

Then, Lin Xiyin heard the sound of the belt being unbuckled.

Unable to bear it any longer, she glared fiercely at Pei Muye, then went into the bedroom and slammed the door shut.

Pei Muye chuckled and went to take a shower.

A dozen minutes later, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

Pei Muye spoke from outside the door: "You don't even have a bath towel. Are you sure you want me to walk around your house naked?"

Lin Xiyin washed the bath towel he used when he took a shower last time and hung it to dry on the balcony.

So he really came out of the bathroom naked?

Lin Xiyin gritted her teeth in hatred: "Put your clothes on and get out of here!"

"I said I'm not leaving tonight," Pei Muye said from outside the door. "You're on your period, I'm not going to do anything to you, can't I even sleep with you for one night?"

Lin Xiyin was stunned for a moment, then realized that she had lied and said she was on her period.

Her heart immediately eased halfway; she was still afraid that Pei Mu would lose his beastly nature and do something to her.

If that's the case, she can't resist it.

With a tense expression, she opened the door, went to the balcony to get a bath towel, and threw it on Pei Muye.

"I'll only stay one night." Pei Muyi slowly wrapped a bath towel around his neck. "Is that not allowed?"

Lin Xiyin ignored him, grabbed her clothes, and went to take a shower.

Pei Muye walked around the living room, then went straight to the bedroom and lay down on the bed.

After taking a shower, Lin Xiyin put on conservative home clothes and left the bathroom with a blank expression.

Seeing Pei Muyi lying on the bed, she immediately became furious: "Who told you to get in bed with me!"

Pei Muye put down his phone and patted the spot next to him: "Come here."

Lin Xiyin was furious. Since the divorce agreement had already been signed, she felt emboldened.

She said, "Pei Muye, you must leave right now!"

"I can't leave," Pei Muye said. "I have no clothes to wear."

"Aren't those your clothes on the living room sofa?"

"I was drinking water and accidentally spilled it."

Lin Xiyin was taken aback, then went to the living room.

Pei Muyi's clothes were piled on the sofa, and they were all wet right now. You could wring water out of them, let alone wear them.

It wasn't just accidentally spilled water.

It looks like they took a washbasin and poured a basin of water on it!