Jiang Yue's surprise didn't seem feigned. She blinked, thinking Qin Zhao had made a mistake: "No, it's been three months."
Qin Zhao closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again after composing himself: "The cooling-off period will only last one month."
After a brief pause, he even felt that his sister had been fooled by Zhou Ji without going through any procedures. Just thinking about it made his blood pressure spike. He rubbed his aching temples and prepared himself before asking, "Did you go through the procedures at the Civil Affairs Bureau?"
Jiang Yue was even more confused. "What procedure?"
Shouldn't the calculation start automatically from the day she and Zhou Ji proposed divorce?
Qin Zhao paused for a moment, then calmly accepted reality. He said, "You need to submit the documents to the Civil Affairs Bureau first. It's okay, I'll handle this for you. Yueyue, have you signed the divorce agreement?"
Jiang Yue remembered that neither she nor Zhou Ji had signed the agreement.
It was just a verbal agreement at the time.
The princess, who always kept her word, never imagined that Zhou Ji would go back on his word, or anything like that.
She shook her head truthfully: "No."
Zhou Ji threw the divorce agreement into the shredder and shredded it into pieces.
Jiang Yue looked at Qin Zhao and continued, "But Zhou Ji and I agreed that we would go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce certificate after the cooling-off period. If he still lies to me about this kind of thing, it is very despicable, and I will look down on him very much."
She meant that Zhou Ji shouldn't go back on his word.
Qin Zhao sneered. Zhou Ji wouldn't openly break the contract, but he had other ways to stall for time. This matter couldn't be delayed any longer.
In Qin Zhao's heart, his sister naturally deserved someone better.
As for who this better person is, although he hasn't chosen anyone yet, there will be plenty of time to select one later.
Among powerful and influential families, there are few that can rival the Zhou family.
However, it doesn't need to be from a very powerful family; just someone decent will do. Faded aristocratic families are actually easier to manipulate, and it's not impossible to make them half a live-in son-in-law.
"Once the child recovers, go find Zhou Ji and sign the divorce agreement, then submit the documents to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Understand?"
"good."
"The cooling-off period for divorce is only one month, not three months." Qin Zhao lowered his eyes, his face cold and stern: "Don't be fooled by him."
Jiang Yue was still a little angry when she found out that she had been deceived by Zhou Ji. She nodded, gave a perfunctory "hmm," and then rushed to find Zhou Ji on her phone to confront him!
Cute Little Jiang [Princess in Distress Version]: [How dare you lie to me!!! (Angry jpg)(Angry jpg)(Angry jpg)]
Zhou Ji, whose misdeeds had already been exposed, couldn't help but smile when he saw the message questioning him.
He dropped the person off at home in the afternoon, and then went to the company.
The meeting had just ended, and not all the people in the meeting room had left yet.
Several executives were somewhat surprised to see the aloof president reveal a faint smile. The man looked down at his phone, the curve of his lips deepening.
The usually aloof CEO is unusually warm and friendly.
A gentle breeze, like the caress of spring.
Zhou Ji looked up and said calmly, "You can all go out first."
"Okay, Mr. Zhou."
After the group left the meeting room, they dared to whisper among themselves, but it was easy to guess that only Miss Jiang could make that person laugh like that.
However, people in the company still refer to Ms. Jiang as Mrs. Zhou.
The reason is simple: the CEO likes to hear it.
Zhou Ji immediately replied to her: 【What is it now, my princess?】
Jiang Yue unleashed a barrage of attacks, her rage meter steadily climbing—
Cute Little Jiang [Princess in Distress Version]: [The divorce cooling-off period is only one month!!! You lied to me for three months!!! You shameless!!! (Angry cat jpg)]
Little Chinese Chef: [Really? Really? I don't know.]
Jiang Yue stared at the message he sent, somewhat confused. Was he genuinely unaware, or was he putting on an act?
The next second, Zhou Ji sent another message.
Little Chinese Chef: [I have no experience with divorce, I really didn't know it would only take a month.]
Jiang Yue felt she couldn't let her guard down, so she said, "Swear it."
There is no promise more vicious than an oath.
Zhou Ji looked back at the past three months, chuckled, and said without any remorse: "If I were lying to you, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."
In Jiang Yue's eyes, this oath was far too vicious.
He made such a vicious vow that she almost immediately believed he truly didn't know.
It's not that it's incomprehensible.
After all, this was his first divorce.
So Jiang Yue wasn't as angry as she had been when she learned the truth. She said, "Then come over tomorrow and we'll sign the divorce papers."
We can't prevent her from going on blind dates in a completely innocent way.
There are still many years until her villainous supporting character in the original story is imprisoned. Time flies and time is precious. Even if this life does not belong to her, she still wants to live it well.
No matter where.
Princess doesn't want to give up on herself and always thinks about doing things that make her happy and that she finds meaningful.
A few minutes later, Zhou Ji replied to her.
Little Chinese Chef: [See you tomorrow.]
Men are good at playing the game of tai chi, using wordplay to find loopholes, saying "see you tomorrow" but not actually signing the contract tomorrow.
Jiang Yue tacitly agreed that he would come and obediently take care of things tomorrow, thinking that Zhou Ji was quite well-behaved and obedient now.
Jiang Yue summoned the system, which had been dormant for a long time, and said with a hint of smugness that she had completed the task ahead of schedule, "Now, can I just wait for the finale?"
The system responded hesitantly: "I guess... I suppose so."
The system added quietly, "Anyway, surviving the finale is a victory."
Jiang Yue nodded.
The system silently popped up again, pouring cold water on the situation: [After dealing with the male lead, there are still other villainous male supporting characters to contend with.]
The original plotline is generally unchangeable, and there are a lot of people who like the female lead.
The original novel is a Mary Sue story where everyone loves the female lead.
The male protagonist loves her.
The crazy male supporting character loves her.
Even a random passerby would love her!
Jiang Yue didn't care: "I won't have any interaction with her anymore, and it's none of my business who likes her."
Speaking of which, Jiang Yue hasn't dreamed about the Jiang Kingdom for a long time. Sometimes she wakes up in the middle of the night, staring blankly out the window, feeling empty inside.
Even a princess might fear that, over time, the world's myriad temptations and distractions will corrupt her heart.
They gradually forgot about the people of Jiang.
She doesn't want that.
Jiang Yue went upstairs and borrowed Qin Zhao's study to reprint a divorce agreement.
It's no different from the last one.
They did not demand more benefits just because time was no longer of urgency.
She is a person of her word.
What was agreed upon at the beginning is what is now; integrity is the bottom line of being a decent human being.
Jiang Yue had just printed out the divorce agreement when her assistant received new work assignments.
Winter has just passed.
The end of the year and the beginning of spring are the busiest times for the entertainment industry. Last year, Jiang Yue was not even a big name in the industry, but this year she is already one of the most glamorous and popular female stars.
I received an invitation, as expected.
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