The man hummed in agreement.

"You deliberately let it go until this afternoon before dealing with it," she said, somewhat angrily.

That's right.

"Why?"

Li Jingchen placed the teacup in front of her and explained calmly, "If I don't give him a push, Qin Yuchuan will keep dragging his feet on divorcing you. Do you want to be entangled by him for the rest of your life?"

"I have filed for divorce, and it's only a matter of time before we get divorced."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingchen's eyebrows twitched slightly, as if surprised. After a few seconds, he said, "I don't know."

Song Nuan was speechless for a moment.

Come to think of it, he seemed to have meant well...

She took a sip of tea, unsure of what to say. Although he had indeed made things worse, she couldn't bring herself to utter the accusations she had prepared.

"I'm sorry, it was my oversight."

He looked into her eyes; her beautiful, deep black eyes seemed to be veiled in a thin mist, giving her an inexplicable air of sadness.

he……

Song Nuan had never seen this kind of emotion in him before; this was the first time.

She felt a pang of pity and instantly banished her dissatisfaction and anger. "There's no need to apologize. The matter is already resolved, isn't it?"

Li Jingchen kept his eyes downcast. "Didn't you say you didn't want to be associated with me? Now everyone knows."

Today, his hair was styled neatly, and when he lowered his head slightly, his thick, long eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes, making his soft black hair appear even more gentle and... pitiful.

Song Nuan asked, "When did I say that?"

"last night."

"No way! Don't talk nonsense."

He slowly opened his eyes, stared at her, and said, word by word, "You didn't say it, but that's clearly what you think. Can you honestly say that's not true?"

Song Nuan: "..."

She blinked guiltily, avoiding his gaze, and pretended to play with the green plants on the table. "Of course not."

"Then you should clarify this yourself."

"Clarify what?" Song Nuan didn't react for a moment.

“I didn’t have the Li family issue a statement, I just dealt with the rumors, but netizens won’t buy it. In their eyes, this is just an attempt to cover up the truth. Now you need to clarify on Weibo.”

Song Nuan hesitated and frowned.

There are still many invisible barriers between her and Li Jingchen, so it wouldn't be good to post on Weibo rashly.

Li Jingchen, however, did not give her a chance to think and pressed her relentlessly.

"You don't want to?"

"No, but shouldn't we ask the public relations department for their opinion?"

"Need not."

"But……"

Li Jingchen looked at her, his eyes dim, his lips clearly upturned but tinged with deep sorrow, "Song Nuan, am I really that unacceptable to you?"

After struggling for a moment, Song Nuan couldn't bear the way he looked at her and gritted her teeth, saying, "I'll send it now."

As she looked down at her phone, a smug glint flashed in the man's eyes.

Too much talk leads to mistakes.

So Song Nuan simply posted one sentence: "I've known Mr. Li for many years as a friend. I didn't cheat on him, and my separation from my first wife was peaceful. Please don't speculate."

Click send, all done.

She handed it to Li Jingchen, "Is it okay now?"

friend.

A friend I've known for many years.

When Li Jingchen saw these words, his eyes darkened, but he concealed it very well, and Song Nuan did not notice.

"Okay," he said, just as the waiter brought out the food. "Let's eat."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone screen lit up briefly.

It was a message from An Sze: 'I saw the Weibo post. You're something else, Lao Li! Song Nuan is really unlucky to have met you; she's been completely played.'

"Who is it?" Song Nuan asked.

Li Jingchen calmly turned his phone face down, "An Sze-ze."

"Did he need something from you?"

"It's nothing, I just got dumped by a woman and I'm just venting."

Song Nuan tilted her head, gave a faint "oh," and continued eating without asking any further questions.

The two finished dinner around 7 p.m.

Li Jingchen wanted her to come back to Huayuan and stay with him tonight, but just as he was about to speak, Song Nuan's phone rang first.

Upon seeing the caller ID, Song Nuan frowned uneasily; it was Cen Wan.

But she still answered the call, only when she was about ten meters away from Li Jingchen. "Aunt Cen."

"Nuan Nuan, are you free now?"

"What's wrong?"

"I have something I want to talk to you about. Can you come to the Qin family now?" Cen Wan's voice was as gentle as ever, but if you listened carefully, you could hear that she was more anxious than usual.

Having learned her lesson last time, Song Nuan hesitated to agree immediately. "Has something happened?"

"you……"

"Song Nuan." The person on the other end of the phone suddenly became Qin Yuchuan. He said coldly, "The verdict has been handed down. As you wish, I agree to the divorce. Come to the Qin family now to sign the divorce agreement and property division."

Song Nuan laughed, "The court has already issued its verdict, so why bother signing a divorce agreement? Qin Yuchuan, if you want to fool me, at least come up with a better reason."

Qin Yuchuan closed his eyes, trying to suppress his emotions.

He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, it would be in a sarcastic or mocking tone towards Song Nuan.

He didn't understand why Song Nuan insisted on divorce even after he had made such big concessions, and why she even knew Li Jingchen!

Or are they still good friends of many years?

How did she come to know Li Jingchen? When did they first meet? How close are they?

Qin Yuchuan tried desperately to stop himself from thinking about it. Although he had never met Li Jingchen, after seeing that Weibo post, the image of him kept haunting his mind.

He had to confirm with Song Nuan in person.

"You posted on Weibo that we separated amicably. If we follow the verdict, don't you feel like you're contradicting yourself?"

"Then what do you want?"

Qin Yuchuan said coldly, "The divorce agreement and property division document are ready and waiting for you to sign. Come over right now. If you're worried, you can bring your lawyer with you."

Song Nuan really wanted to yell at him, asking if he was out of his mind.

Where is she supposed to find a lawyer at this hour? Her divorce lawyer isn't available 24/7.

As she was thinking, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a man waiting with his hands in his pockets not far away.

How could she forget that Li Jingchen also has a lawyer's license?

She smiled slightly. "Okay, I'll go over now."

After ending the call, she walked towards Li Jingchen. "Are you busy later? If you're not, would you like to come with me to the Qin family?"

What are you going to the Qin family for?

"Sign the divorce agreement." Song Nuan briefly recounted what had just happened to him.

divorce?

Li Jingchen couldn't wait for them to get a divorce, so naturally he had no reason to refuse.

When the Ghost was almost at the Qin family's house, Song Nuan suddenly remembered something and told him, "You should still be Lu Ziyang in the future, don't give yourself away."

He raised an eyebrow slightly. "Why?"

"It's better to avoid trouble. Qin Yuchuan is jealous and insecure. If he knew your true identity, he would definitely speculate that I betrayed him long ago and cheated on him."

"Isn't that right?" he joked.

Song Nuan glared at him.

Li Jingchen smiled and shrugged, parking the car in front of the Qin family villa without driving in.

Two figures entered the Qin family home, one after the other.