Chapter 6: Divorce wasn't too difficult.

Lu Yanchuan's actions did not stop because of her words.

The burning heat of his palms and fingers had already touched the delicate, fair skin of her waist and abdomen!

Despite the scorching heat, Shen Li shivered.

"No? If you didn't tell her, how would she know I haven't touched you in five years? Since you're so eager, I'll satisfy you now..."

Lu Yanchuan's voice fell on her ear, carrying a cool laugh, like a bucket of ice water being poured over her head, making Shen Li feel cold all over.

She didn't know where the strength came from, but she suddenly broke free from him! The reaction force caused Shen Li's lower back to slam into the shoe cabinet against the wall behind her.

Bang!

The pain made her vision go black.

Seeing her pale face from the pain, Lu Yanchuan frowned and was about to reach out his hand.

Shen Li suddenly dodged to the side, causing another sharp pain in the spot where she had just bumped into something.

Shen Li took a deep breath, enduring the pain, and spoke, "Otherwise what? Am I supposed to just let the doctor perform unnecessary pre-egg retrieval tests on me?!"

"...What?" Lu Yanchuan's brow furrowed slightly. "What did you just say about an examination?"

"If you don't believe me, just ask her yourself." At this point, Shen Li gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Yeah, what can you expect her to say to you?"

If Zhu Qinghui had told Lu Yanchuan the whole truth, Shen Li wouldn't have suffered this ordeal.

Shen Li broke out in a cold sweat from the pain on her back. She stood up straight despite the pain and said, "Since you're not talking about divorce, let's schedule another time for the procedures. I'll be going now."

Shen Li straightened the hem of his shirt that he had lifted, and the purplish-red bruises on his lower back were faintly visible as he moved.

Watching Shen Li's hasty departure, Lu Yanchuan dialed a number for Zhou Yan.

"Where did Shen Li go this morning?"

Zhou Yan is known for his thoroughness and efficiency; he responded shortly after the call.

The words "Assisted Reproductive Medicine Center" in Zhou Yan's message pierced Lu Yanchuan's eyes.

...

When Shen Li returned home, he was immediately showered with colorful ribbons and gold paper as soon as he entered the door.

Congratulations on becoming single again! Happy divorce!

Qu Xiang's voice was cheerful.

You'd think Shen Li was some triumphant general returning from war.

Shen Li raised her hand and plucked the ribbon off her face.

"What's wrong, Lili?" Qu Xiang noticed that Lili's expression was off, so she stopped smiling, looked apologetic, and hugged Lili.

"I'm sorry, Lili, I thought you wouldn't be too upset about the divorce."

The warmth of her best friend's embrace gradually eased Chen Li's terrible mood.

"I won't be too upset about the divorce..."

Before Shen Li could finish speaking, Qu Xiang hugged her so tightly that she felt a sharp pain in her bruises.

She gasped, "Hiss..."

"What happened?" Qu Xiang was startled. She bent down and lifted the hem of her clothes. Her face changed instantly, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Lu Yanchuan dares to hit you?!"

Qu Xiang is opportunistic; after securing the cooperation agreement with the Lu family, she desperately wants to cling to this powerful client.

But when it came to Shen Li's matter, he still couldn't stay calm and immediately cursed the esteemed client!

"That beast surnamed Lu! Why doesn't he just die!"

"I bumped into it." Shen Li tugged at her clothes.

Qu Xiang's thoughts immediately started racing: "He dared to push you?! Why doesn't he just die a few more times! He actually hit you after we're divorced!"

"The divorce didn't go through," Shen Li said softly.

"What?" Qu Xiang's eyes widened. "What did you do all day?"

"You wouldn't be slacking off to avoid work, would you?" Qu Xiang asked suspiciously.

When Qu Xiang was starting her business, she was short of funds. It was Shen Li who used her own dowry money to support her friend's business.

Originally, I just planned to get some shares and dividends.

But Qu Xiang insisted on giving her a sinecure as a vice president and made her go to work there.

It is said that women need to have their own jobs and careers so that they will not be looked down upon by their husband's family.

That's true, but it doesn't apply to Shen Li's situation. Let alone a sinecure as a vice president, even if Qu Xiang gave her the entire company, in the eyes of the Lu family, it would be nothing more than a mosquito's leg that's not worth mentioning.

However, Qu Xiang is right; she still needs to have her own job and career.

I don't care whether my in-laws look down on me or not; I simply want to live a life that I can be proud of.

"It's not that I don't want to go to work because I'm slacking off, but I probably won't be going to work at the company anymore. I went to see an exhibition of Mr. Zhong's works a couple of days ago."

Shen Li smiled. "You were right before. I should reconsider my future. I've thought it over, and I still want to be a potter."

"Do it, do it, do it!" Qu Xiang knew that if Shen Li hadn't given up his passion because of marriage, he probably would have achieved something great long ago.

"Do you want me to go with you to apologize to Master Zhong?" Qu Xiang volunteered. "I've been sucking up to too many clients these past few years, I'm really good at kneeling."

Shen Li glanced at her. "No need. If I'm going to kneel, I'll do it myself. I have my own plans."

"What plan? How to kneel with varying pressure and rhythm?" Qu Xiang's sharp tongue was truly something else.

Shen Li didn't tell Qu Xiang about her plans, but she knew that she had disappointed her master so much back then, and if she didn't produce some results and decent works, she would have to make a difference.

Let alone whether Elder Zhong would forgive her, Shen Li herself felt guilty.

Qu Xiang had booked a table at the bar and was taking her there.

Shen Li wasn't interested, but Qu Xiang was eloquent.

"This table was booked to celebrate your successful divorce and becoming a single, wealthy woman. But since you didn't actually get divorced, let's not waste it and go have a drink."

"That bar is really high-end! It's members-only. If I hadn't gotten a membership card from a client I used to work with, I wouldn't have been able to book a room!"

"And you have a bruise on your waist, right? Drink some wine to improve blood circulation and get rid of the bruise! Come on, come on!"

What kind of twisted logic is that?

Shen Li had no choice but to agree. Fortunately, after the severe pain in her waist earlier, she didn't feel much anymore, perhaps because she was numb.

Just like between her and Lu Yanchuan.

Shen Li wasn't without expectations, nor was she without sadness; it's just that now, those feelings seem to have become numb and blurred.

Even when I recall the sadness of the past, it seems I can only remember the general outline.

When she arrived at the bar, Shen Li's heart skipped a beat.

I had only heard Qu Xiang say it was a high-end bar, but I hadn't asked the name of the bar. I never expected it to be Yehe.

Lu Yanchuan and his friends love to come to Yehe.

Shen Li had also been there a few times, and was summoned by a phone call to serve as Lu Yanchuan's driver and pick him up.

"What's wrong?" Qu Xiang asked when she saw Shen Li suddenly stop walking.

Shen Li was initially hesitant, thinking that it would be awkward if she ran into Lu Yanchuan's friends from the Jiangcheng princeling circle.

But she quickly laughed at herself, saying, "What's there to be embarrassed about? I wasn't embarrassed at all when Lu Yanchuan treated me like a driver, summoning me at will."

What's there to be embarrassed about now?

"It's nothing." Shen Li shook her head and followed Qu Xiang into the Night River.

High-end bars are indeed different; even the waiters are handsome men over 1.8 meters tall.

Qu Xiang was so engrossed in her drink that she squinted at the various handsome men in the bar, and made a grand vow: "I must sleep with a hundred male models in my lifetime!"

The ceiling of Yehe is very high, and the second floor is designed like an attic, with one wall made entirely of irregular pieces of glass.

From the booths on the second floor against this wall, you can clearly see the situation on the first floor.

Xin Yang stood there for a while, then said, "Uh, Yan Chuan, I think I saw your wife."