Qiao Wanwan collected her thoughts and said, "I'm sorry, Madam Zhan, I won't sign."

"What right do you have to refuse to sign?"

"I did fake my pregnancy, but it wasn't something I planned. I thought I was really pregnant."

"You can fool others with this kind of talk, but you can't fool me." Ruan Wanyi smiled. "You think the money is too little, right? I'm always generous, so name your price. But before you name your price, you'd better think about whether you're worth it."

Qiao Wanwan smiled, "Ten million is indeed a lot, but I don't think Zhan Jingting would want to divorce me."

"So you were confident that you had my son figured out. Miss Qiao, you don't think that just because my son is in a wheelchair, you can lower your standards for being the young mistress of the Zhan family, do you?"

“I didn’t think that way. I know it’s ridiculous to say things like ‘marriage is a matter between the two of us,’ but when it comes to divorce, Zhan Jingting has to agree, right?”

"You don't actually think Jingting would be interested in you, do you?" Ruan Wanyi's expression turned cold. "Although I don't know why Jingting would be willing to marry you, between you and your own mother, there's no doubt he'll choose me."

"I heard you're a student at Imperial University, so you should know the saying 'it's better to be a good match than a good match.' I'm here today to give you face and let you sign first. Since you're refusing to listen to reason, you'll just have to wait for Jing Ting to dump you."

Qiao Wanwan smiled faintly, "Even if Zhan Jingting and I were to divorce, it would be because we couldn't live together anymore, not because of your pressure. Don't worry, Mrs. Zhan, if we really divorce, I won't take a single penny, saving your Zhan family ten million."

Ruan Wanyi's face suddenly turned cold. "Then you just wait!"

After Ruan Wanyi left, Qiao Wanwan sat in the living room for a long time before taking the divorce agreement upstairs.

It started raining outside sometime earlier, with lightning and thunder, and the sky was so gloomy it looked like it had been splashed with ink.

Qiao Wanwan disliked this kind of weather; she felt suffocated and didn't even eat dinner.

......

When Zhan Jingting got home, it was already past nine o'clock at night.

Upon entering the master bedroom, they found Qiao Wanwan curled up on the sofa, hugging her legs and staring blankly at the floor.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Jingting stepped forward and asked, "Didn't you go to the hospital to see your sister today? Why are you unhappy?"

Qiao Wanwan slowly raised her head and looked at the man in front of her. "I saw Qiao Yuqi at the hospital today."

Zhan Jingting disagreed, "I told you long ago that I could handle both the Qiao family and the Gu family for you. It was you who didn't want me to get involved, Wanwan. I don't want you to be unhappy because of these people."

“I haven’t finished speaking yet,” Qiao Wanwan sat up straight, her lips slightly pursed. “I felt a little unwell and was worried that Qiao Yuqi had done something to me, so I went to get a checkup. The doctor told me that someone had given me a drug to delay my period.”

Zhan Jingting was taken aback.

Qiao Wanwan frowned. "Your reaction means you're admitting it, right? You had someone put this drug in my food during our cold war to create the illusion that I was pregnant. You wanted to use pregnancy to tie me down and force me to marry you, right?"

The man closed his eyes briefly, then spoke in a hoarse voice, "Wanwan, let me explain..."

"What's there to explain!" Qiao Wanwan's emotions, which she had suppressed all night, finally exploded, and she trembled uncontrollably. "Zhan Jingting, are you very proud of yourself? Do you think you have everything under control? When I proposed to you, you were very happy, weren't you?"

"But do you know what I hate most? Being lied to! Especially when it involves a child! You know how much I care about blood ties, yet you still use that to lie to me!"

“Wanwan, you’ve never loved anyone.” Zhan Jingting’s eyes were filled with cracked pain. “If you love someone, you will do everything you can to get them.”

Qiao Wanwan shook her head. "No, Zhan Jingting, please don't use love as a pretext to portray yourself as so noble! Qiao Yuqi loves Gu Xulin, so she will stop at nothing to harm me. Gu Xulin also loves Qiao Yuqi, so he can get together with her by stepping on my scars!"

"In my eyes, people like you are terrifying; you disgust me!"

“I’m different from them!” The man’s voice was painful and suppressed. “Wanwan, I never intended to hurt you. Even when I used drugs on you, I did it under the premise of minimizing side effects and not harming your body. I just wanted you to marry me.”

"So I should thank you?" Qiao Wanwan gave a bitter smile, tears streaming down her face. "Zhan Jingting, I really can't understand this behavior. It's a lie, a deception. You used the softest part of my heart to deceive me in order to achieve your own goals!"

"Do you know how much I was looking forward to the baby? Do you know how much pain I felt when I found out I wasn't pregnant? You don't know. You're just happy because you've achieved your goal!"

"Wanwan, it's not like that!" Zhan Jingting rushed to her and grabbed her shoulders. "I didn't mean it that way. I know you were very upset at the time, and I felt bad too. It was my fault. You can hit me or scold me if you want!"

Qiao Wanwan's tears flowed even more fiercely. "No wonder you apologized to me back then. I was so stupid that I didn't even think carefully about why you apologized."

She chuckled self-deprecatingly, "It's partly my fault. If I had just gone to the hospital for a blood test and an ultrasound, I wouldn't have been so easily fooled by you! I, Qiao Wanwan, am an idiot for being tricked and deceived by you liars time and time again!"

"Wanwan, don't do this!" Zhan Jingting looked at her painfully. "I was wrong. Please forgive me this time. I promise I will never lie to you again."

"I can't trust you anymore." Qiao Wanwan pushed his hand away, wiped away her tears haphazardly, picked up the divorce agreement from the coffee table, and handed it to him. "I can't accept a marriage that started because of deception, so Zhan Jingting, let's get a divorce."

The man's pupils suddenly contracted. "Wanwan, what did you say?"

"I said, let's get a divorce." Qiao Wanwan said each word coldly and resolutely, "I don't want to be entangled with you anymore, this is the end."

"I disagree." Zhan Jingting's fingertips trembled slightly, his hands gripping the armrests of the wheelchair tightly, his knuckles turning white. "Wanwan, I will never divorce you."

"I've made up my mind. Even if you disagree, I won't change it. If an amicable divorce doesn't work, I'll file for divorce!"

Qiao Wanwan threw the divorce papers on his lap, got up, and left.

I had only taken two steps when my wrist was grabbed by a large hand.

Before Qiao Wanwan could react, she stumbled and fell into the man's arms.

"Zhan Jingting, what are you doing... um..."

Her next words were completely cut off by the man's kiss!