A soft knock came slowly and deliberately, as if carrying a sense of calm and indifference.

Shen Wangshu's eyes flickered slightly.

The Nangong family's villa covers a vast area, reportedly a large estate. If someone were to visit, the servants would have already relayed the news. Moreover, the knocking sound was so close that the visitor had clearly arrived at the villa's entrance. So how did he manage to pass through the gates of the Nangong estate and arrive at the villa's door without the Nangong family's permission?

Just think about it, this is an uninvited guest. What's more, Shen Wangshu thinks this person who comes to the door so brazenly is really brave. After all, Nangong Yao is the president of an 800 billion yuan company.

Did I offend him and now I'm going bankrupt?

Nangong Yao was also unhappy about being interrupted. He was annoyed and tugged at the collar of his shirt, staring at Shen Wangshu with a cold and arrogant gaze for a long time.

Shen Wangshu slowly walked behind Nangong Cheng, seeking protection.

She bent down and helped her mother up first.

Because she didn't seem bothered by being exposed for being bullied, Si Jiali felt no fear whatsoever. She gripped Shen Wangshu's hand tightly, as if holding onto her own life. After a long while, she wiped away her tears and whispered, "Divorce!"

"Jiajia!" Nangong Cheng, supporting his aching back, got up, feeling like his son was driving him crazy. Just as he was feeling like a useless piece of trash, he heard this and his expression changed instantly.

Ignoring his back pain, he grabbed Scarlett's arm and hurriedly said, "I..."

"Marrying you was the worst decision I ever made." Scarlett's gaze towards the anxious man wasn't devoid of love, but she knew that her two daughters were more important than the man who provided her with a comfortable life and treated her so well and gently.

Even though her daughter advised her not to divorce Nangong Cheng, Si Jiali still regretted it.

If she had known earlier that Nangong Yao was such a beast, she would never have married Nangong Cheng. But at that time, the wealth of the Nangong family blinded her.

She just wanted to give her daughters a better life.

Moreover, Si Jiali had never imagined that there was any grudge between her and Nangong Yao.

Although they are stepmother and stepson, there is little connection between them.

Nangong Yao's mother has been gone for many years. She is not a mistress, nor will she give birth to a new heir to compete with Nangong Yao for the family property. What is there to resent?

As it turned out, she was wrong.

Once she made a mistake, she couldn't pretend she didn't see anything and continue making the same mistake.

This time, the daughters were lucky and didn't suffer any more terrible harm, but with Nangong Yao's lawless nature, who knows what they might encounter next?

"No..." Nangong Cheng's eyes held a hint of pleading.

He truly loved Scarlett, this bright, generous, and straightforward woman who brought him a different kind of scenery after his otherwise mundane retirement.

She was a spendthrift and liked to squander his money, dress up her daughter, and live the most luxurious life, but Nangong Cheng thought it was only natural.

When a man has a lot of money, he will naturally spend it on his wife.

What's more, Scarlett treated him very well. The shirts he wore were carefully chosen by her, and the snacks he ate every day were... well, specially ordered by her. She also took him to sing karaoke and strolled in the garden together, making his life more exciting and allowing him to feel the happiness and joy of being truly cared for and cherished.

This was a very new feeling for him, and even her little schemes seemed endearing. He didn't see her having two daughters as a weakness; he was wealthy and could easily support them. Besides, Sichun and Sixin were two very lovely girls.

Before Nangong Cheng could even process how enjoyable life was, his newlywed wife was already demanding a divorce.

He felt his vision suddenly darken, and feeling distressed, the middle-aged man couldn't help but look at Shen Wangshu with a pleading expression.

The sadness in those eyes was so obvious that Shen Wangshu opened his mouth, but Si Jiali covered his mouth with hers. Meeting Si Jiali's eyes, which were full of tears and guilt, Shen Wangshu was stunned.

Her mother felt sorry for her.

At this moment, Shen Wangshu was unable to utter a single word of rebuttal.

"That's settled then. After the divorce, I hope your family will have no further involvement with my family." Since Nangong Yao was taking his anger out on the two girls because of her, his stepmother, then she might as well get a divorce. Once divorced, she would have no connection with the Nangong family, and that way, Nangong Yao would no longer have any dealings with them.

Si Jiali was clearly unaware that one of her daughters had a complicated relationship with Nangong Yao, and also unaware that her other daughter had just delivered a fatal kick to Nangong Yao. With a stiff face, she coldly said to Nangong Cheng, "I won't take your alimony, don't worry."

"How can I ask you to leave with nothing!" Nangong Cheng said hurriedly.

He's not that kind of person.

"So you agree to the divorce?" Scarlett asked coldly.

"I disagree," Nangong Cheng said resolutely, finding his wife quite cunning.

Shen Wangshu sighed deeply, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

"Xiao Chun, don't say anything, don't say anything nice to him!" Shen Wangshu clearly had a good impression of Nangong Cheng. In Si Jiali's eyes, this was nothing more than the lack of fatherly love in her childhood, and she regarded the loving Nangong Cheng as her father.

But the son who was a burden on his father was too shameless. She couldn't accept it. She pressed her lips to Shen Wangshu's and said seriously, "You are too young to know how wicked people can be. You will know later!" She saw Shen Wangshu looking at her helplessly, and her feigned strength almost collapsed.

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