I stared at the last seven words for a long time, unable to come back to my senses.
I didn't put my phone back in my pocket until I noticed the screen was blurry. Then, through the blur, I took one last look at where Song Qingrong lived before leaving.
I know that from this day forward, we will truly be strangers. All I can do is wish her happiness, and wish her... a truly good second half of her life.
That's all.
The next morning, I arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau at the time I had agreed with Gu Nianci.
Gu Nianci arrived earlier than I expected, and to my surprise, even Xu Yan came.
When I saw the two of them, I couldn't help but sneer, "What? Are you planning to get divorced one day and then register for marriage the next?"
"But aren't you being a bit too hasty?"
"Even if you register today, there's still a 30-day cooling-off period. If you want to get married, it will have to be 30 days later!"
Xu Yan snorted coldly and said, "My affairs with Nianci are none of your business."
"I'm just accompanying Nianci this time, so you won't change your mind again."
I shrugged and laughed, "Wouldn't you be happier if I changed my mind?"
As I spoke, I looked Xu Yan up and down.
"I never would have guessed that your quirks were actually quite unusual."
"Unfortunately, you are not Cao Cao."
"Oh, I misspoke. You're not even worth a hair on someone's head..."
"you!"
I could feel that Xu Yan's gaze was spitting fire. It was obvious that he wanted to beat me up right now, but unfortunately, he couldn't, and he didn't have the chance.
Looking back now, I realize I overestimated him.
When I learned that he had returned to China, my first reaction was to regard him as my enemy because of Gu Nianci.
And Gu Nianci chose him without hesitation. When I went to see him, my subconscious told me that I was not as good as him, so I felt pressure from him when we met.
I didn't think much about it back then, but now I realize that the pressure didn't come from Xu Yan at all, but from myself, from my resentment towards Gu Nianci.
As for Xu Yan...
He doesn't deserve it!
When I chose to return to the Xu family, and he lost his temper and used Xu Yao to force me to leave, he was no longer anything to me.
"Enough!" Gu Nianci interrupted us, frowning at me. "Xu Ruo, you're the one who wants a divorce. You don't need to say these things here. Let's go register now."
"Remember what you promised me!"
After Gu Nianci finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the processing window. Xu Yan gave me a cold look and followed her. I wasn't in a hurry. I looked at the two of them and thought about what Gu Nianci had said.
I promised Gu Nianci that I would add a clause to the divorce agreement, which would state that I had committed adultery during the marriage.
This is actually not a big deal for me. After all, I will die as soon as we officially divorce, so I don't care about things that affect my character.
But Gu Nianci's suggestion at that time was somewhat opportunistic.
I knew without even thinking that she was going to make a fuss about this.
As I was thinking, Gu Nianci walked towards me again. This time, she had a divorce agreement in her hand. I glanced at it and, sure enough, she had added that clause to it. Now she was just waiting for me to sign it.
"After signing this agreement and registering the divorce, we will officially divorce one month later."
"Okay." I decisively took the pen and paper, and after confirming that everything in the agreement was normal except for that one clause, I signed my name without hesitation.
Gu Nianci was clearly surprised by my decisiveness. After signing her name, she looked at me with some confusion and asked, "Aren't you going to ask why?"
"What you do, what you want to do, is none of my business."
"I'm too lazy to go back on my promise." After I finished speaking, I didn't look at her anymore, but looked at Xu Yan, who still looked at me with displeasure.
"Actually, I don't quite understand either."
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