Shen Qingyu grew angrier the more she thought about it, and stormed downstairs.

Sitting in the private room, Xiao Yunqi: "..."

They were both happy at first, so where did things suddenly go wrong?

It seems that he took the initiative to say that he was the owner of Guiyun Tower?

Xiao Yunqi took the leftovers downstairs in frustration and saw Shen Qingyu waiting next to Heima.

Shen Qingyu's angry expression had faded, and she looked indifferent.

"Going home now?" Xiao Yunqi asked cautiously.

"Okay." Shen Qingyu replied, taking a step back to wait for Xiao Yunqi to mount his horse.

Xiao Yunqi mounted his horse, and Shen Qingyu reached out her hand again.

After a moment of stunned silence, Xiao Yunqi realized that she was waiting for him to help her onto the horse.

With a sigh, Xiao Yunqi reached out and pulled her up: "Are you leaving?"

"Um."

The sound of horses' hooves clattered as they headed out of the city.

As the speed increased, Shen Qingyu couldn't help but lean into Xiao Yunqi's arms.

Unlike her previous restraint, Shen Qingyu made no attempt to hide her presence this time, leaning directly into Xiao Yunqi's arms.

While Xiao Yunqi was surprised, he subconsciously freed one hand and put it around Shen Qingyu's waist.

Shen Qingyu stiffened slightly, but did not push him away.

Is he no longer angry?

Xiao Yunqi instantly breathed a sigh of relief and became happy.

But soon, Xiao Yunqi's happiness vanished.

With his beloved in his arms, inhaling her fragrance, and pressed against her warm and soft body, he couldn't help but have a certain reaction again.

Xiao Yunqi awkwardly stopped his horse in a grove of trees.

Before he could dismount, Shen Qingyu asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to pee."

Shen Qingyu grabbed Xiao Yunqi's sleeve: "You're not allowed to go!"

Xiao Yunqi: "!!!"

Why?

“What time is it? If we delay any longer, we’ll have to walk in the dark again! The children must be worried.”

Xiao Yunqi: "..."

Shen Qingyu turned to look at Xiao Yunqi, a half-smile on her face: "Besides, you weren't really urinating, so what are you pretending for? Let's go!"

Xiao Yunqi: "..."

Once this fig leaf was torn away, Xiao Yunqi simply stopped pretending.

Fine, I won't go!

Let's see who can hold out the longest!

He has a beautiful woman in his arms, yet he can see her but not have her, and he continues to suffer from this arousal...

He was in great agony, and even his breathing became a little rough.

Shen Qingyu sneered: "Xiao Yunqi, don't forget, we are divorced."

Xiao Yunqi gritted his teeth: "...Don't worry, I haven't forgotten."

Then Xiao Yunqi became somewhat frustrated.

The body is honest.

He's a man!

No problem with this man!

This is truly—saying the harshest words while reacting with the most spineless attitude.

My heart is burning with passion, the kind that won't subside.

Xiao Yunqi couldn't help but lower his head and ask, "Shen Qingyu?"

"Hmm?" Shen Qingyu remained calm and composed.

"Since the divorce papers haven't been sent to the town hall yet, why don't we just tear them up?"

"Why are you tearing it up? Do you want to back out?" Shen Qingyu turned to look at Xiao Yunqi, her face full of surprise.

“…Yes, I want to back out.” Xiao Yunqi gritted his teeth. His heart had been pounding the whole way, and he was sweating profusely!

"Why are you going back on your word? Didn't you look down on me anyway?"

"Otherwise, it wouldn't have happened only once over the years, during my wedding."

These words were like a match, almost setting Xiao Yunqi on fire!

Xiao Yunqi blushed to his ears: "Back then...back then..."

Shen Qingyu sneered: "Back then, you thought I was fat, ugly, and shrewish, and you couldn't bring yourself to eat me?"

Xiao Yunqi was both ashamed and angry at such shameless words: "How dare you speak like that..."

"How can you be so shameless?" Shen Qingyu chimed in.

"Because I have no face in Shenjia Village and Hengshui Town!"

"We've been married for seven years, and my husband only comes back once every three years. I raised our three children single-handedly."

"The man is still alive, but I'm like a widow, barely clothed and hungry. My three children are as thin as monkeys, while I'm as fat as a pig..."

"Everyone in the village says I'm worse than a stepmother! All the food for the whole family ends up in my stomach..."

Xiao Yunqi: "..."

Suddenly, I felt a pang of sympathy for the woman in my arms.

"It's my fault," Xiao Yunqi apologized in a muffled voice.

"If apologies were effective, what would be the point of having... constables?" Shen Qingyu sneered.

Great, someone's reaction has faded.

The two remained silent all the way back to Shenjia Village, by which time it was already getting dark.

The three children ran out at the sound of horses' hooves: "Father! Mother! You're back..."

Liu Cuixi was also in the courtyard: "It's good that you're back. I'll go home now."

Shen Qingyu first stopped Liu Cuixi and handed her the fine cotton cloth and the Qinghui silk: "Use this fine cotton cloth to make a set of clothes for Xiao Yunqi, and use this Qinghui silk to make a set of sleeping clothes for me. I'll give you eighty copper coins for both sets of clothes, is that alright?"

Liu Cuixi was dumbfounded as she touched the smooth and translucent Qinghui silk: "This is called Qinghui silk? It must be expensive!"

"Yes. It's quite expensive." Shen Qingyu nodded in agreement, and after seeing Liu Cuixi off, she took out the snacks and leftovers she had brought for the children...

Xiao Yunqi entered the house with a sullen face, and Wen Che followed him in: "Things didn't go well?"

"It went very smoothly."

"Then why do you look so serious?" Wen Che asked incredulously.

Xiao Yunqi was silent for a moment, then looked at Wen Che: Perhaps he understands these things?

"I told Shen Qingyu today that I don't want a divorce."

"And then?" Wen Che asked, then looking at Xiao Yunqi's expression, he suddenly understood, "She refused?"

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