As Ye Qing and Director Liu exchanged pleasantries and said goodbye, Ye Qing secretly kept an eye on the front desk. When she saw them pick up the phone, Ye Qing turned around and didn't walk in a hurry, guessing that the front desk was probably contacting Xi Quan.
As expected, Ye Qing hadn't taken more than a few steps when the receptionist hurriedly called out to her: "Miss Ye, President Xi has finished his meeting and wants you to go up now."
Ye Qing turned around with a half-smile, greeted Director Liu who was still there, and after being told by the receptionist which floor Xi Quan was on, Ye Qing went straight into the elevator.
Ye Qing hadn't even considered getting involved with Liang Youjie, but she still deliberately brought him up just now, and Xi Quan couldn't hold back. In the past, Ye Qing would have been happy because it was obvious that he was jealous, but now Ye Qing wasn't happy at all.
During the years she had been abroad, the two of them hadn't been in contact at all. Ye Qing had to question whether Xi Quan still had any feelings for her.
Ye Qing felt that the reason Xi Quan reacted so strongly was simply because they were still husband and wife, and he was afraid that she had cheated on him.
After all, Xi Quan's previous marriage ended in the same way, so it's understandable that he's now somewhat afraid of being dragged along.
But Ye Qing was furious because Xi Quan would think that way about her.
However, the moment the elevator stopped at the floor where Xi Quan's office was located, Ye Qing composed herself.
After stepping out of the elevator, although she remained expressionless, her head held high gave her a very powerful aura, drawing the attention of everyone around her.
Xi Quan's assistant was someone he hired after Ye Qing went abroad when his business grew, so he didn't recognize Ye Qing. However, he was attracted by Ye Qing's dashing appearance. Just as Ye Qing was about to push open the door to Xi Quan's office, he realized what was happening and quickly stopped her: "Who are you looking for? Do you have an appointment?"
Ye Qing raised an eyebrow: "Didn't the receptionist say anything?"
The assistant was surprised. Normally, he was the one handling appointments for Xi Quan. Judging from Ye Qing's demeanor, the assistant figured the receptionist had sent her up directly, but the receptionist wouldn't dare...
Ye Qing saw through the inner turmoil in the male assistant's mind and realized once again that everything was Xi Quan's doing. Since that was the case, Ye Qing didn't need to make things difficult for others. She smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I overlooked something. Could you please tell your CEO Xi that my name is Ye Qing and see if he has time to see me now?"
Slightly embarrassed, the assistant glanced at Ye Qing, then pushed open the door and went in to speak with Xi Quan.
Although Ye Qing was standing outside and didn't go in, she still heard Xi Quan's cold voice: "Let her in."
Ye Qing chuckled and waited for her assistant to come out and clearly inform her that she could go in. Ye Qing took a deep breath, composed herself, and went inside.
Xi Quan's company is located in the heart of Nancheng's business district. Standing in his office, one can almost overlook half of Nancheng. However, Ye Qing didn't have much interest in admiring Xi Quan's office. She walked up to Xi Quan with a blank expression, but Xi Quan, who was pretending to be very busy, seemed not to see her.
This gave Ye Qing the opportunity to observe him. Just as Ye Qing was about to observe him without restraint, he looked up.
Immediately composing herself, before Xi Quan could speak, Ye Qing asked, "Excuse me, have you signed the divorce agreement that I had your lawyer give you?"
While still abroad, Ye Qing received a call from Xu Xiaoyue, who told her that Xi Quan might know about Ranran and Xinxin. The next day, Ye Qing contacted a lawyer in China and asked him to draft a divorce agreement to send to Xi Quan.
However, almost half a month has passed, and there has been no feedback from Xi Quan.
Before returning, Ye Qing was thinking of finding a time to talk to Xi Quan about this, but she didn't expect it to happen earlier than expected. She had no choice but to come to see him as soon as she got off the plane.
Xi Quan was already in a bad mood, and after not seeing each other for so many years, Ye Qing's first words were about divorce, which rendered all the mental preparation Xi Quan had made useless.
He slammed down his pen, mechanically curving his lips, and retorted to Ye Qing, "It's been years, and you've started to follow the trends now. Such a big thing as divorce, and you just hire a lawyer to fob me off? Are you in such a hurry to get a divorce?"
His sarcastic attitude almost made Ye Qing think that he was still the same Xi Quan who would do anything to get her to agree to date him.
However, in the instant Ye Qing softened her heart, she remembered that they hadn't been in contact at all over the years, and her heart was no longer troubled: "It's been almost seven years since we last contacted each other. What's the point of dragging this on without getting a divorce?"
Xi Quan slammed his hands on the table and stood up abruptly, glaring angrily at Xi Quan: "You know it's been more than six or seven years, and you seem to have been living a very comfortable life all these years?"
Compared to Xi Quan's anger, Ye Qing was much calmer. Her marriage was an impulsive decision, a result of being provoked by Ye Shuang's words, without much thought. Now that the two could not separate peacefully, although it was regrettable, Ye Qing could understand Xi Quan's emotions.
She said, "No matter what your emotions are, I hope we can calm down. Since you don't want to talk about divorce now, let's talk about something more urgent. The knitting factory is being demolished. The consent form I signed included a house. Why are you holding onto the house keys and not giving them to me?"
Xi Quan suppressed his anger, glanced at Ye Qing from head to toe, and could tell that Ye Qing was doing well now, so Xi Quan should be happy.
But he couldn't feel happy. The better Ye Qing was doing, the more afraid he was that Ye Qing would abandon him. After all, Ye Qing had always been independent. Sometimes, Xi Quan even thought in a dark and selfish way that he would rather Ye Qing be doing badly now, so that he might still have a chance.
But if Ye Qing really wasn't doing well, he felt sorry for her, especially after the recent news. It was clear that Ye Qing had been in contact with Liang Youjie all these years. Just thinking about them made Xi Quan blurt out, "Judging from your appearance, you seem to be doing quite well now. Even without the knitting factory's house, you wouldn't be without a place to go. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Ye Qing calmly replied, "Thank you. I certainly won't be without a place to go, but it's inevitable that I'll be a little caught off guard after just returning. Besides, that house is mine, so it's only natural for me to come back."
Nodding, Xi Quan pretended to have just remembered and asked, "What was your first sentence? Oh, right, you asked if I had signed the divorce agreement. Since you asked that, you should know that we are still legally married. Since we are legally married, I have the right to dispose of your house, right? If Liang Youjie knew that the house had a connection with me, would he mind?"
That's a new house, just renovated. The so-called connection with Xi Quan is nothing more than his company being the contractor for that residential complex.
But Xi Quan said this while mentioning someone else. Ye Qing coldly said, "That's right. You can do whatever you want with the house. I was tricked like this as soon as I got off the plane. I have no excuse to refuse Liang Youjie's offer to find me a place to stay."
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