Upon hearing this, Nangong Chiyu's face turned as if he wanted to devour Su Luo, and the chill emanating from him made even the spring breeze retreat.
"I...don't...agree..."
Nangong Chiyu gritted his teeth and spat out each word.
Su Luo is a businesswoman, so she does things the way business does. If this plan doesn't work, she has another one.
There is a way to solve it if we treat it as an ordinary matter.
"Your Highness, please explain why you disagree and state your demands so that we can have a direction for discussion."
Seeing her completely indifferent expression, Nangong Chiyu felt inexplicably angry.
How could she treat something so important, concerning their lifelong happiness, and negotiate it with him as if it were a business transaction, making such clear divisions?
“I will not take a concubine. Yanchuan and Yihuan are my children, and you are my wife. I will be responsible for your life, so I disagree with what you just said.”
He had no intention of being a couple with Su Luo in name only; what he wanted was Su Luo's heart.
"Nangong Chiyu, Your Highness Prince Yu, this is the best solution. Let me be frank with you, I have no intention of getting married at all."
If it weren't for Yan Chuan and Yi Huan, I wouldn't be here talking to you about this. This is my honest opinion.
Also, I was originally bought by your Chen family; it was Chen Dazhi and your uncle who paid for it.
I personally redeemed the indenture; you can ask me about it. We didn't have any marriage ceremony.
We're not really husband and wife. Our only connection is Yanchuan and Yihuan. I'll stay with them if I want, and I'll take them with me if I don't.
Every word Su Luo said was an attempt to distance herself from him, and his worst fears came true.
Su Luo lived a free and unrestrained life. She was talented and knowledgeable, and she didn't need a man at all. Sometimes he would wonder if Su Luo would be more accepting of him if she were like other women.
But conversely, if Su Luo were really like other women, would he still like her?
“Su Luo, I’m sorry for making you the mother of my child, but it’s a fact that we are husband and wife. The government has it recorded in the books, and you have to admit it.”
Su Luo didn't want to argue with him about these things, and asked directly, "So what exactly do you want? I don't need you to take responsibility for me; you're just a burden to me."
Nangong Chiyu approached Su Luo and said earnestly and seriously, "I want to be with you, not just out of responsibility, but because I like you..."
This was the second time Nangong Chiyu had said he wanted to be with her, and Su Luo could feel his feelings.
"Do you like me?" she asked decisively and casually.
"I liked you, even before I knew you were my wife."
Under the moonlight, the two stood on the bridge, their eyes meeting. His eyes were full of deep love, but Su Luo remained unmoved.
"Since you like me, you should agree to what I said about being a couple in name only, living under the same roof. Otherwise, we can only get a divorce."
She didn't dislike Nangong Chiyu, but she wasn't in a position to be with him just because he liked her.
Su Luo had seen far too many men in this era, and when Nangong Chiyu said he liked her, wasn't it just a passing fancy?
The ingrained ideas that an era instills in people are not easily changed.
Nangong Chiyu sneered: "A divorce is only a divorce when both parties agree to separate, but I will never separate from you."
Su Luo thought to herself, this person probably really didn't remember. She probably already had the divorce papers. Su Luo didn't say anything because she wanted Yan Chuan and Yi Huan to have a complete family.
If Nangong Chiyu wants too much, then this divorce agreement should serve its purpose, forcing Nangong Chiyu to recognize his place.
"It seems your memory hasn't fully returned. Let me help you."
As she spoke, Su Luo took out the yellowed divorce agreement from her spatial storage. Fortunately, she had kept it and hadn't thrown it away.
The moonlight was bright enough for the two of them to see the words on it, as well as Chen Huaixu's signed name.
“Nangong Chiyu, no, Chen Huaixu, have you forgotten the divorce letter you wrote to me before you left?”
Upon seeing the paper, Nangong Chiyu's head tightened, and a slight stinging sensation returned to his wound.
He remembered most of the things, but not the details. However, he would remember them if he saw them.
The divorce papers in Su Luo's hand were in his handwriting; they were written by him and were genuine.
Why did he write that in the first place? Oh, right, he remembers.
Initially, he wanted to leave someone to keep his mother company. After having a relationship with Su Luo, he couldn't sleep all night and felt that it was too unfair to Su Luo, so he wrote this letter of divorce.
Thinking that one day when she returns to normal, she can leave the Chen family if she wants to, since Su Luo was not in her right mind at that time.
Nangong Chiyu propped his head up with one hand and patted it a couple of times before he felt a little better.
"How about it? Remember now?"
Su Luo couldn't beat him, so after showing him the moves, she immediately hid them in her sleeve and put them back in her spatial storage for safety.
"The date on this divorce agreement is clearly written. Logically speaking, Yanchuan and Yihuan were born after my divorce from you, so they can be considered my children alone."
They are unaware of the existence of this divorce agreement, and then you reappeared, giving them the fatherly love they longed for.
If you agree to my proposal, I will keep this divorce agreement hidden. If you don't agree, we will go our separate ways and leave each other alone.
No, Nangong Chiyu didn't want to be separated from Su Luo. He had just returned home and reunited with his family; they absolutely couldn't be separated.
"Su Luo, do you hate me that much? Don't you have any feelings for me at all?"
The two confronted each other as if they were facing off. Su Luo admitted that Nangong Chiyu was very handsome, but what did good looks have to do with feelings?
"I neither dislike nor like it."
Having finished speaking, Su Luo turned and went back to her study, saying to Nangong Chiyu behind her, "Think it over carefully and give me your answer tomorrow."
Nangong Chiyu's heart skipped a beat. Su Luo had told him personally that she didn't like him. These words were like a knife, cutting into his heart.
The throbbing pain made it hard for him to breathe, and his mind went blank as he shouted loudly behind Su Luo.
"Su Luo, do you like Nangong Qing?"
These words made Su Luo pause in her tracks. When did she ever like Nangong Qing? They were just friends and business partners.
"Nangong Chiyu, who told you I like Nangong Qing? Tell me, and I'll tear her apart."
Nangong Chiyu was stunned. This was Yi Huan's words. He actually believed the words of a seven-year-old child.
"No, just pretend I didn't ask."
Men were not what Su Luo wanted at all, so she never even considered that possibility.
Another reason is the era in which she lived, plus the fact that she had two children made her even less willing to find a man to suffer with.
Nangong Qing was a good person, but she never had any improper thoughts about him.
"My relationship with the Third Prince is completely innocent; we only have business dealings and no romantic entanglements."
Although nothing was going to happen between her and Nangong Chiyu, she didn't want him to slander her.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com