"I want to talk to you about the divorce!"
Xie Huanyu was taken aback, assuming the other person was bothered by Lu Huai's earlier nonsense. She waved her hand dismissively and said, "I've already said it, Huai was just talking nonsense because he had too much to drink. You don't need to take it to heart..."
"The divorce was my own decision, and it has nothing to do with anyone else," Xu Yanshu said again, taking a deep breath, his expression unusually serious. "I'm not doing this out of spite!"
Now that the decision has been made, there's no need to drag it out any longer.
Given the way he and Xie Huanyu interact, the longer it drags on, the uglier it will become in the end.
Realizing that things weren't so simple, Xie Huanyu's face gradually darkened. She subconsciously sat up straight and looked up at the man without blinking.
"Xu Yanshu, some things shouldn't be said carelessly. There's a limit to playing hard to get!"
Did she think she was playing hard to get?
With a slight frown, Xu Yanshu realized that this negotiation was more difficult than he had imagined, and he secretly pondered how to make Xie Huanyu understand that he really wanted a divorce.
It's no wonder she had this perception, since he had always been very accommodating to her before, and she certainly couldn't have imagined why she would suddenly want a divorce.
But people are all made of flesh and blood, and he didn't want to continue making meaningless sacrifices.
"Xie Huanyu, listen to me, divorce is a decision I made after careful consideration."
"Forced love is never sweet. Since you'll never love me, then perhaps..."
"Bullshit!" Xie Huanyu interrupted sharply, standing up abruptly from the sofa, her eyes flashing with a chilling light. "Who do you think you're talking to?"
"You're nothing but a dog of the Xie family. It's never your place to ask for a divorce!"
This man really doesn't know what's good for him!
Xie Huanyu was furious. Even though this marriage was never what she had envisioned from the beginning, she had never considered getting a divorce.
To my utter surprise, he brought it up first, even going so far as to claim it was well thought out. He really doesn't know what's good for him.
The veins on his forehead bulged one after another. Xu Yanshu knew that he had to stay calm at this time, so he secretly began to take deep breaths.
Perhaps it's because she never thought about respecting herself that she could always say such hurtful things so casually, or perhaps it's because I always unconditionally indulged her before.
"Back then, you used your father's death to morally blackmail me into marrying you. You should have known I wouldn't let you off easily..."
"Did I really force you?"
Xu Yanshu interrupted her, unable to bear it any longer. He then stood up and met the woman's eyes without flinching, clenching his fists tighter and tighter. "Xie Huanyu, if you hadn't come to me back then, I would never have agreed to marry you."
Everyone has their Achilles' heel. He could let other things slide, but he really couldn't accept Xie Huanyu using his father's death to attack him every time.
The car accident was an accident, but if he had a choice, he would rather he had never met Xie Huanyu, and just have his father by his side to live a long and worry-free life.
Xie Huanyu's pupils suddenly contracted, "Don't..."
"I know you came to me to propose marriage because you were angry with Lu Huai. Since this marriage is destined to be a mistake, let's just make peace..."
Snap—
Xie Huanyu was so angry that she trembled and immediately raised her hand to slap the man hard across the face.
"Xu Yanshu, let me tell you, as long as I don't want to, this marriage is absolutely not going to end!"
After uttering those words, Xie Huanyu stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door shut with a bang that echoed through the sky.
With her right cheek numb from the slap, Xu Yanshu unconsciously lowered her tongue to touch her cheek, her eyes darkening involuntarily.
He knew he shouldn't reveal the underlying reasons from back then.
Even though he knew all along that she had married him out of spite, he was still willing to treat her well. However, she always recklessly trampled on his sincerity.
And up until now, she hasn't told him anything about the abortion, so he really feels there's no need to continue the relationship.
Snapping out of her reverie, Xu Yanshu turned back to the sofa, took out a cigarette from the pack, and was about to light it when her phone rang first.
[Father-in-law of the Xie family]
Seeing this note, Xu Yanshu felt inexplicably irritated.
He could roughly guess why Xie Junyang would make this call, since there was no reason for it to happen.
He wasn't planning to answer, but the ringing showed no sign of stopping, so he had no choice but to swipe to answer.
"Hello, Dad, what's wrong...?"
"Xu Yanshu, what kind of work have you done?" Xie Junyang's furious voice came from the other end of the line. "How could you entrust such an important project as new energy to the Lu family? Do you even have a brain?!"
Xu Yanshu's expression darkened slightly, but he said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Chairman Xie, I believe you know without me saying it that this is your daughter Xie Huanyu's decision."
"Rank can crush you. I'm just a lowly deputy manager; I have no right to make decisions for her!"
Knowing full well that this old fox was pretending to be ignorant, knowing that this matter was not feasible, but not wanting to upset Xie Huanyu, he kept putting pressure on himself.
This wasn't the first time this had happened. At first glance, it seemed that Xie Junyang trusted and valued him, but if that were the case, he wouldn't still only be a deputy manager.
"But you..."
"I think you were right last time, we should support Huanyu in doing what she wants to do!"
"I have something to do here, so I'll hang up now!" After saying that, Xu Yanshu hung up the phone without hesitation.
Xie Huanyu was clearly determined to give the new energy project to the Lu family as a favor. It was better to avoid trouble, since he was going to resign sooner or later anyway, so there was no need to get involved in this mess.
While pondering, Xu Yanshu couldn't help but chuckle again, mocking his own slow realization.
Before this, he hadn't realized at all that Xie Junyang had been using him as a pawn...
The man tapped his well-defined fingers on the sofa armrest and narrowed his eyes meaningfully.
But after that, no one could take advantage of him in any way...
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