Qiao Wanwan smiled, "He's not that shallow."

"Wow, boss, something's not right with you. You're siding with Zhan Jingting so much!"

Qiao Wanwan smiled. "Don't worry about me. How are things on your end?"

"It's great! With Zhan Jingting's help, things have really gone smoothly for me, and I've learned a lot." Xiang Yang's voice was full of joy. "Boss, I'm calling you at this hour because I feel Zhan Jingting should be in his room. I want to thank him in person. Can you give him your phone?"

Qiao Wanwan's heart raced, and she hurriedly said, "He's not in his room right now; he's in his study handling official business."

"Then could you please take my phone there for me?"

"What's the rush?" Qiao Wanwan said, "Just invite him to dinner when you get back to China and thank him in person."

"That's true." Xiang Yang finally gave up. "Then please thank him for me. I'll definitely treat him to a nice meal when I get back to China."

"Okay, that's settled then."

Qiao Wanwan hung up the phone, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on her chest, making her feel so uncomfortable that she could hardly breathe!

Frustrated, she tossed her phone aside, turned over, and forced herself to sleep, but she couldn't fall asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned!

Qiao Wanwan felt even more upset and could only pick up her phone, only to suddenly realize that she had dialed Zhan Jingting's number at some point and had been talking for twenty minutes!

Qiao Wanwan put the phone to her ear in surprise, but didn't hear anything from the other end.

"Hello?" Qiao Wanwan asked tentatively, "Zhan Jingting?"

"I'm here," came the man's low, cold voice. "Is there something you need?"

Qiao Wanwan's heart sank to the bottom of an icy abyss. "It's okay, it must have been accidentally pressed. Sorry."

"It's alright, that's all for now."

Qiao Wanwan looked at the phone that had been hung up, tugged at the corner of her lips, and gave a self-deprecating smile.

It seems that Zhan Jingting has created far too many illusions for her these past few days, so many that she has become increasingly entangled in them, and now she suddenly wants to break free, feeling as if her heart is being torn apart!

Qiao Wanwan curled up in the quilt, feeling as if the air was leaking through her body, and shivered from the cold!

She couldn't control her tears; they flowed freely as she buried her face in the pillow and sobbed uncontrollably...

......

When Qiao Wanwan was woken up by the alarm clock, she was completely dazed.

She doesn't remember when she fell asleep, only that it was almost dawn.

Qiao Wanwan woke up, went to the bathroom to wash her face, took out her makeup bag and did a delicate makeup look to cover up her dark circles.

She looked at her stunningly beautiful face in the mirror and smiled.

She will end this marriage in the best possible way.

Suddenly her stomach rumbled, so Qiao Wanwan grabbed the ready-to-eat bird's nest that Zhan Yin had bought and ate a small bottle before heading out.

As soon as I opened the door, a young and handsome face suddenly appeared outside!

"Xiang Yang?" Qiao Wanwan was both surprised and delighted. "Why are you back?"

Xiang Yang's face was a bit dark, especially around his eyelids, where there was a faint bruise, indicating that he hadn't slept well.

"Boss, why did you lie to me?" Xiang Yang questioned.

Qiao Wanwan suddenly realized, "What did you find out? You rushed back here on purpose?"

"Zhan Yin told me you wanted a divorce. When I called you last night, you were already on the plane and just landed at the Beijing airport an hour ago."

Qiao Wanwan looked at him, "I didn't intend to hide it from you, but I didn't know how to say it on the phone last night, so I was thinking of telling you slowly after a few days..."

"Boss, why are you getting a divorce?"

"Didn't Zhan Yin tell you the reason?"

"He simply said that Zhan Jingting was a scumbag who betrayed you, boss. Logically speaking, Zhan Jingting shouldn't be that kind of person!"

“I also think he’s not that kind of person, but seeing is believing, and besides, he admitted to some things himself.” Qiao Wanwan shook her head wearily. “Xiang Yang, his views on marriage don’t align with mine, and I really can’t accept it.”

“Boss, I feel like this is suspicious,” Xiang Yang analyzed. “When Zhan Jingting married you, it shattered my worldview. After all, you were ugly and lame back then, so he couldn’t possibly have known you were so beautiful. So I think he truly loves you.”

"Now that your foot is healed and your face is healed, he's starting to betray you. Could he really be a paraphiliac? Boss, that doesn't make sense."

Qiao Wanwan lowered her eyes. "Xiang Yang, you're wrong. I'm not perfect..."

Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment before he realized what was going on, and his face immediately turned even uglier. "Boss, there's no point in bringing this up. Zhan Jingting knows you had a child with someone else. Does he look down on you? No! Don't forget, he risked his life to save you the night he found out!"

"This kind of love is something I can't even compare to. I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to rush out and protect someone else in such a critical moment. If you say he doesn't love you to death, I'll never believe it!"

"That's why I think this is strange, boss. Zhan Jingting shouldn't be a fickle person. Even if he is, it's impossible for him to suddenly change so drastically!"

Qiao Wanwan was stunned. How could she have forgotten!

Wasn't it through these repeated shocks and moments of being moved that her heart gradually and completely fell for Zhan Jingting?

"Xiang Yang," Qiao Wanwan heard her own voice, "you're trying to say that what I saw and felt was all fake, right?"

"Boss, I don't know, I just suspect it, because Zhan Jingting's change is too illogical."

Qiao Wanwan looked up at him. "What if your intuition is right? Then I can't divorce him, right? I should go and confirm it with him, right?"

"Of course, boss! Marriage isn't child's play. We can't just get a divorce like this, without any clear explanation!"

Qiao Wanwan's heart, which had been ashen, suddenly ignited with a faint flame. "You're right. Zhan Jingting risked his life to save me. I can't give up on him so easily. I have to go find him and ask him what happened!"

"Boss, I'll go with you!"

When the two of them arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau by taxi, Zhan Jingting's car had just arrived as well.

The bodyguard took a wheelchair from the trunk and helped Zhan Jingting sit down.

The man looked up and saw Qiao Wanwan.

Through the rain, the two looked at each other and both paused for a moment.

Zhan Jingting quickly composed himself and maneuvered his wheelchair to the eaves. "It's almost time for our appointment, let's go in."

"Zhan Jingting, I have something to ask you." Qiao Wanwan walked up to him. "Why did you marry me?"

The man in the wheelchair paused for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "Is there any point in asking this now?"

“Of course there is.” Qiao Wanwan said with utmost seriousness. “I want to know.”

The man paused for a moment, then spoke, "Because I slept with you and it felt pretty good, and I want to continue sleeping with you. Is that reason enough?"

They were accompanied not only by Xiang Yang but also by several bodyguards, who looked at them somewhat bewildered.

Qiao Wanwan's face turned pale, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into!

"Is that all?" she pressed, unwilling to give up. "I don't believe that's all you feel for me!"