Xu Yanshu, who was never late, arrived at the private room on time, while Xie Huanyu, unsurprisingly, was twenty minutes late.
Looking at the bouquet of vibrant roses beside her, Xie Huanyu smiled contentedly and said with a touch of coquettishness,
"You're thoughtful!"
“You’ve misunderstood. Your father arranged all of this himself,” Xu Yanshu explained succinctly.
He knew perfectly well that Xie Junyang had arranged all of this to make him completely give up the idea of divorce, but he didn't know that he had long since lost all hope in Xie Huanyu.
Now that things have come to this, he doesn't want Xie Huanyu to have any more misunderstandings, lest she think he's playing hard to get when they discuss divorce later.
With a slight smile, Xie Huanyu glanced at the man opposite her, puzzled.
Even so, there was no need for him to point it out, was there? It's as if he was forced to come and have this meal with me.
She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. She thought Xu Yanshu wanted to take this opportunity to make peace with her, so she specially put on an exquisite lady-like makeup before coming.
Xie Huanyu casually tossed her handbag aside, picked up her knife and fork with an air of nonchalance, and began to speak slowly and deliberately.
"I'm not a petty woman; there are some things I can let go of."
"But you also need to be careful and always maintain a sense of propriety and boundaries, otherwise I will definitely not let you off easily!"
That woman surnamed Zhou is truly laughable. She actually overestimated herself and went to the police station to report the crime, while she had already arranged everything after finalizing the plan, so no matter where she went to file a complaint, it wouldn't make a ripple.
He hadn't originally planned to bring it up, but upon hearing it, Xu Yanshu's brows immediately turned cold.
He wanted to ask Xie Huanyu why she had gone to such lengths, but he was also wary that pointing it out would bring a new round of trouble to Xiao Zhou. After careful consideration, he swallowed the words that were about to come out.
"And what about you? Will you also keep your distance from Lu Huai?"
"Don't drag Ah Huai into everything. We're just friends now," Xie Huanyu retorted, her brows furrowed slightly. "Besides, we're talking about your problem. You have no right to tell me what to do!"
It seems her father was right; Xu Yanshu filed for divorce because he was jealous of her relationship with A-Huai.
Xie Huanyu raised her eyebrows subtly, understanding the situation while also feeling a strange sense of smug satisfaction. This man really did care about her.
Just friends? Xu Yanshu smiled noncommittally.
He thought this woman had probably forgotten how she had confessed her love to Lu Huai in front of him before, and that her relationship with Lu Huai had gone beyond that of ordinary friends from the very beginning.
Realizing belatedly that she might have spoken too harshly, Xie Huanyu felt a moment of unease, then softened her tone and continued speaking to herself.
"Okay, I'll try to reduce the number of times I meet with Ah Huai alone in the future."
"Okay, sure," Xu Yanshu replied simply.
If this had happened before, he might have been moved by it, but at this moment he felt nothing and knew perfectly well that Xie Huanyu's words were just empty talk.
The lawsuit will have to be put on hold for a while, but he will definitely not give up on the decision to divorce. He can also use this time to continue collecting relevant evidence in order to have a greater chance of winning in court.
No one spoke again after that, and dinner ended in silence.
Since she wasn't driving, Xie Huanyu naturally sat in the passenger seat of Xu Yanshu's car.
The moment the car drove out of the underground parking garage, Xie Huanyu's phone rang.
"Yu Bao, a new music bar has opened in the west of the city. I'll send you the location, come over quickly!"
ah?
Xie Huanyu glanced at Xu Yanshu unconsciously, then politely declined, "I've been busy at the company all day and want to go home and rest early, so I..."
"Come quick! Xiaoxiao and the others are all here. I've sent you their locations!"
After saying that, the other end of the phone hung up.
Xie Huanyu frowned in confusion. Although she wanted to go, she had just promised Xu Yanshu that she would try to see Ah Huai as little as possible.
"Xu Yanshu, I..."
"Go if you want!" Xu Yanshu said to himself, parking the car on the side of the road. "I need to go home to look at reports, so I won't see you off!"
Since she's already spoken, she's determined to go, so there's no need for me to try and stop her...
Speaking of which, Lu Huai seemed to call whenever he and Xie Huanyu were alone, but Xu Yanshu remained tight-lipped about it, as he hadn't noticed this before.
To say it was all a coincidence would be a bit far-fetched... I just don't know what Lu Huai did.
Xie Huanyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Just as she was about to turn around and get out of the car, she seemed to suddenly remember something, leaned over and kissed the corner of the man's lips.
A deep look of disgust flashed across Xu Yanshu's eyes. He stepped on the gas and started the car again, while casually pulling out a tissue to wipe the spot where the woman had kissed him.
Since getting married, Xie Huanyu has treated interactions like holding hands and kissing as a reward for herself, and basic marital relations can only be arranged when she is in a good mood and finds him pleasing to the eye.
He not only cannot resist, but must also accept it with gratitude.
Xu Yanshu unconsciously pressed the tip of his tongue against his cheek. Perhaps because he had been brainwashed by Xie Junyang for many years, he hadn't thought there was anything wrong with it before.
Looking back now, all of this was because Xie Huanyu never intended to respect me.
As for Xie Junyang, his high and mighty father-in-law was nothing more than someone who would stop at nothing to use him.
Oh well, it's almost over anyway!
Xu Yanshu couldn't help but sigh. After regaining his senses, he remembered something else and took his phone off the stand in front of him.
After the call connected, he said in a deep voice, "Hey, they're all at West City Music Bar right now. You can go over and take a look; you might find something useful."
Now that things have come to this, the divorce is no longer just a matter between him and Xie Huanyu; he has to consider the possible consequences of Xie Junyang getting involved.
He couldn't surpass the Xie family in power and status in a short time, so the only way was to collect as much evidence as possible in order to have a greater chance of winning in court.
Before she knew it, she saw Haicheng Apartment. For some reason, Xu Yanshu didn't want to go upstairs. She vaguely felt that this place had unknowingly become a cage that trapped her.
His agitated mood returned, so he casually lit a cigarette, and his mind gradually calmed down as he inhaled the nicotine.
Xu Yanshu only unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car after he had almost finished smoking a cigarette.
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