Chapter 164 The Crux
The crazy Sunday is over and a new week is coming.
In the afternoon, Cen Yue and Qi Yan will go to get their divorce certificate.
The group of three was already lively at noon, and Xia Xiaoxiao and Cen Yue were discussing where to go for a meal in the evening to celebrate.
Xu Qingwu is used to peeking at the screen and stealing emoticons, and she pops up when it is her turn to speak.
As the appointed time approached, Cen Yue sent a message: "Okay, okay, I'm going to the Civil Affairs Bureau now. Wait for my good news."
Xia Xiaoxiao: "Okay, I'm going to the lab too (crying)"
Xu Qingwu: "Working (crying)"
Cen Yue drove to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
She arrived twenty minutes early, but Qi Yan had not come yet.
So she went to the milk tea shop next door and ordered a glass of lemonade. She has been quite fond of sour drinks lately.
Her girlfriends were all busy, and she was just about to play a game when a picture sent by Qi Siyang popped up on her phone.
It was she who asked Qi Siyang to bring scar removal cream to Xu Qingwu.
She clicked on the picture to enlarge it and confirmed that it was correct. Before she could reply, Qi Siyang called her.
"Sorry, Yueyue, I'm a little busy. Can you talk on the phone?"
"Oh, I was just about to tell you that this is the model you want. Just buy me three."
"Okay, I'll go pay the bill."
The beeping sound that occurs when scanning items at the checkout came from the other end of the phone, and soon Qi Siyang's voice came again: "Buy it."
"Thank you, I'll transfer the amount to you."
"It's not much money." Qi Siyang asked her, "Is it today that you and Qi Yan got your divorce certificate?"
Cen Yue was surprised: "How did you know?"
Before Qi Siyang could speak, Cen Yue interrupted him: "I won't talk to you anymore, I saw Qi Yan, bye!"
Cen Yue hung up and quickly walked out of the milk tea shop.
Qi Yan looked completely different today than he did on Saturday. He had a black and untidy beard and a faint smell of alcohol on him. He looked very depressed.
"Yue...cough cough..."
Hearing him cough, Cen Yue subconsciously covered her stomach and took a step back.
Qi Yan's eyes were full of hurt, and his voice was hoarse: "Go in."
Cen Yue was ready to battle with him, but she didn't expect that he would be so sensible today, and she almost got into trouble.
Qi Yan guessed what she was thinking and smiled bitterly: "I said I will give you whatever you want."
Still pretending to be affectionate.
Cen Yue was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and walked quickly into the Civil Affairs Bureau.
If you come early, you don’t have to queue, and with all the necessary materials, the procedures are completed quickly.
The marriage certificate is invalid and the divorce certificate is effective.
The same red certificate, one binds the two people together, and the other completely separates them.
Walking out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the winter sun shone on her body, making her feel warm. Cen Yue didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment.
sad?
relief?
There is more sighing.
True feelings change rapidly, but fortunately Qi Yan did not make things difficult for her in the end, and finally kept some dignity for both parties.
"Yueyue."
Qi Yan called her.
Cen Yue stopped walking forward and asked, "Anything else?"
Qi Yan handed over a beautifully packaged box. He opened it and found an imperial green jade bracelet inside.
The texture is pure and transparent under the sunlight, so you can imagine how valuable it is.
"I said I would compensate you."
"No."
Cen Yue didn't answer it. She wasn't short of money and of course she wouldn't accept anything from her ex-husband.
Qi Yan insisted: "Take it."
Cen Yue smiled and said, "Really? You should have forgotten that Imperial Green is too old-fashioned and I don't like it."
Cen Yue found her car, got in and drove away.
Qi Yan stood there in a daze, holding the bracelet worth tens of millions.
He seemed to know where he went wrong.
He was determined to give her the most expensive and best things, but ignored her preferences and real needs. What he gave her was never what she wanted.
The divorce certificate in his hand was red as if mocking him.
Only when everything was over did he understand the crux of the problem.
He had drunk too much in the past two days and now felt a splitting headache. He squatted under a tree by the roadside, and his salty tears fell into the soil and quickly disappeared.
He and Cen Yue grew up together and have been with each other through all the good and bad times over the years. She is the type of person who speaks her mind, so why can't she tell him clearly what his problem is?
Can she really live well without him?
Before the meeting, Xu Qingwu received a divorce certificate from Cen Yue in the group.
It was sent to both the three-person group and the Cen family group.
In the group of three, Xia Xiaoxiao was already sending emojis and setting off fireworks.
Xu Qingwu silently followed a string of firecrackers.
Celebrating the new birth of sisters.
Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao started talking about dinner again, and Xu Qingwu turned off his phone to attend a meeting.
The law firm has taken on a new project and needs to send two people on a business trip to assist.
The business trip destination was Hangzhou, where there were many suitable projects before. Xu Qingwu and Yang Yu were familiar with the place, so the business trip naturally fell on them.
Coming out of the conference room, Yang Yu and Xu Qingwu gossiped.
"Qingwu, I heard that Mr. Zhong is retiring, and a new senior partner will be taking charge."
"Where did you hear that?"
"restroom."
"It might not be accurate. Don't tell anyone else. It's not good if they hear."
"I know, so I'll tell you."
After get off work, Cen Yue had already picked up Xia Xiaoxiao and was waiting downstairs at the law firm. As soon as the clock struck half past five, Xu Qingwu turned off the computer, took her bag and went downstairs.
In the end, the three of them went to eat the hot pot they all liked, ordered a table full of dishes, and Xia Xiaoxiao drank a bottle of cold beer alone.
After eating, the three of them went to watch a talk show, thus ending today's celebration of the divorce.
Cen Yue sent them there one by one before returning to the villa.
It started to drizzle at some point in the sky. Cen Yue slowed down the car and drove into the yard.
As soon as the car stopped, she saw a man.
Holding a large black umbrella, he walked towards her with steady steps.
It’s Qi Siyang.
He walked to the driver's seat, opened the door and held an umbrella for Cen Yue.
Cen Yue was puzzled: "Why are you here?"
"I'll bring you some ointment."
Only then did Cen Yue notice the paper bag in his other hand. She thanked him and took it. Qi Siyang's eyes fell on her empty wrist.
"Don't you like the bracelet I gave you?"
"No..." Cen Yue didn't want to lie, so she could only tell the truth, "Qi Yan saw that he fell. I'm sorry."
"Don't say sorry." Qi Siyang raised his hand and looked at his watch. "It's half past nine now. Would it be convenient for you to go somewhere with me? I will take you home before half past ten."
She had just broken the bracelet someone gave her and also accepted the favor of helping with the ointment. Cen Yue couldn't say no, so she nodded in agreement.
But she didn't expect that the place Qi Siyang brought her to was actually his home.
"Would you mind coming up with me?"
"Let's go."
Cen Yue and Qi Siyang walked in and found themselves in a large flat on the top floor. It was clean and tidy, unlike other single men's flats.
Qi Siyang found a new pair of slippers and placed them at her feet: "Sorry, we don't have women's slippers at home. This is my size. You can make do with it for now."
Cen Yue said "oh", changed into slippers, and followed him into the cloakroom.
Qi Siyang pulled out a drawer and displayed the contents in front of Cen Yue. Half of them were spring-colored jadeite bracelets, and the other half were glass bracelets that she also liked. Each one was very beautiful and looked very expensive.
Cen Yue couldn't hide her surprise: "What is this?"
Qi Siyang said in a gentle voice: "It doesn't matter if one bracelet is broken, these are all prepared for you."
These bracelets are of top quality, either from auctions or private collections, and are hard to come by. Since Cen Yue started to collect jade, she has only collected less than one-third of it. It is conceivable how long it would take to collect so many.
Only then did Cen Yue realize that Qi Siyang's love for her was not a spur-of-the-moment feeling, but seemed to be the weight of time.
She unconsciously took a step back, escaping: "Qi Siyang, I want to go home first."
Qi Siyang's eyes dimmed, but he didn't force her to accept his kindness. He just pretended not to notice her retreat and said gently: "Okay, I'll take you there."
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