Chapter 97 A Painstaking Effort to Get a Divorce
Pei Muyi was unaware that Lin Xiyin had been staying at Xiao Ruoyi's place for the past two days.
He went to the school to look for her, but the school said that Lin Xiyin had not returned yet.
He called Lin Zihao again. Lin Zihao was startled at first, but his tone returned to normal after he asked Lin Xiyin.
Lin Xiyin did not return to the Lin family.
Pei Muye called Lin Zihao, and before hanging up, he said, "You're an adult now, don't do those things anymore and make your sister worry."
Lin Zihao was terrified: "I understand, brother-in-law."
Pei Muye hung up the phone.
In the past, he might have directly sent someone to investigate Lin Xiyin's residence.
But now, he has many concerns.
But he was anxious, and in the end, he had no choice but to have someone check it out.
Only then did I realize that Lin Xiyin was staying with Xiao Ruoyi.
Upon opening the door and seeing Pei Muye, Lin Xiyin paused for a moment before asking, "How did you know I was here?"
"I have something to tell you." Pei Muye had no choice but to explain, "I called you but you didn't answer, and I couldn't find you, so I had to... I'm not trying to spy on you, I really have something to tell you."
"Speak," Lin Xiyin said, standing inside the doorway, one hand on the doorframe, her face expressionless.
There was no response to Pei Muye's explanation.
In the past, Lin Xiyin would have been angry.
But now, she is indifferent.
Pei Muye couldn't quite describe his feelings. He looked down at her and said, "Could you... let me in? Or, let's find a place to sit down."
“There’s no need,” Lin Xiyin said. “Just say what you have to say.”
"Soft..."
"Pei Muye!" Lin Xiyin's voice carried a hint of anger: "Don't call me that!"
Pei Muye looked at her.
Everyone else can call him that, but he can't.
Even someone like Chi Tianlin can have a meal with her.
She didn't even give him a chance to speak.
"Why can others invite me, but I can't?" Pei Muye's voice was tinged with grievance. "You can have dinner with Chi Tianlin, but can't you give me... even half an hour?"
“Because the others are my friends.” Lin Xiyin’s voice was calm: “But you… after our divorce, we are nothing to each other.”
"Soft..."
Lin Xiyin looked up at him: "Have you finished speaking? I'm closing the door."
"Soft..."
Lin Xiyin smiled and said, "I don't think there's any point in negotiating with you anymore. You've never respected my thoughts or cared about my feelings. Our marriage is definitely going to end. Since that's the case, what's there for us to talk about?"
“But… I don’t want to.” Pei Muyi’s eyes pleaded. “If I made mistakes before, I’m willing to change. You said I didn’t respect you, so from now on, tell me where I’ve done wrong, and I’ll change it…”
“Pei Muyi, I am your wife, not your teacher,” Lin Xiyin said. “They say a good woman is a book, a school, that can make a man better. But unfortunately, I’m probably not that kind of woman. I’m sorry, I don’t want to talk to you about anything.”
After saying that, Lin Xiyin was about to close the door.
Pei Muye braced himself against the door: "Ruanruan, I really will change. You don't need to teach me, can I learn on my own? From now on, I will learn to respect you, understand you, and care about you..."
"There's no need to force yourself."
"I won't force myself; this is what my heart wants to do..."
"For the sake of the children?"
Pei Muyi was taken aback when he saw Lin Xiyin's clear gaze.
Only then did I understand what Lin Xiyin meant.
He shook his head: "No...it's not just about the children. I want to save our marriage. Ruan Ruan, maybe I'm not good at sweet talk, but you...you are the first woman I've ever loved, and the only one..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sneer rang out.
Pei Muyi looked at Lin Xiyin in disbelief.
I can't believe that the sarcastic and mocking voice just now came from Lin Xiyin.
“Pei Muyi, I never thought you could be so hypocritical,” Lin Xiyin said. “You’ve really gone to great lengths to avoid divorce.”
After saying that, Lin Xiyin suddenly reached out and pushed him.
Pei Muye was completely unprepared.
Taking advantage of the moment, Lin Xiyin slammed the door shut.
Pei Muyi was caught off guard and was locked out.
He raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Ruan Ruan, I haven't finished speaking yet. I want to tell you about Ming Qingwan and some things from the past."
Through the door, Lin Xiyin vaguely heard him mention Ming Qingwan, and felt utterly disgusted.
She hadn't had any symptoms after becoming pregnant, but now she felt a bit nauseous.
Ignoring the man outside the door, she went straight back to the guest room and closed the bedroom door, finally getting some peace and quiet.
Xiao Ruoyi was busy at the company all afternoon, and around 5 p.m. she received a call from Huo Xianyang.
Thanks to Lin Xiyin's illness, Mr. Huo has recently earned Xiao Ruoyi's hard-earned praise for his diligent work as a food delivery driver.
So recently, whenever he calls, Xiao Ruoyi answers.
"Is something the matter?" Xiao Ruoyi was still signing documents with her head down.
"Shall we have dinner together tonight?" Huo Xianyang said. "I know a place that makes really good soup. Xiyin just got discharged from the hospital, so it'll be good for her to have some nourishing soup."
He knew he couldn't get Xiao Ruoyi to agree to meet him alone.
The only option is to call on Lin Xiyin and see if we can be lucky enough to invite the beauty.
Xiao Ruoyi replied, "How can I eat out every day? I've been in the hospital for a few days and have been eating takeout every day. It's so annoying."
Huo Xianyang immediately began to reflect on his actions: "I should have let the housekeeper do it..."
"Stop!" Xiao Ruoyi interrupted him. "If you dare to do it, I dare to throw you out."
Huo Xianyang had mentioned before that it was Xiao Ruoyi who refused.
Huo Xianyang was perfectly fine. He had the housekeeper cook for him, and then he took the food to the hospital. With all this back and forth, how could his family not know?
Huo Xianyang quickly replied, "At worst, I'll learn to cook in the future."
Xiao Ruoyi scoffed.
"How about we go tonight?" Huo Xianyang said. "Starting tomorrow, I'll learn to cook!"
"I'm not going." Xiao Ruoyi refused directly: "I promised Ruan Ruan that I would make sweet and sour pork ribs for her tonight."
"Can I go too...?"
"No way," Xiao Ruoyi said. "You wish! You want to eat my cooking?"
"Yiyi," Huo Xianyang called her affectionately, "Since Xiyin was hospitalized, you can count how long it's been, and we haven't..."
"What? You're a staff member who's supposed to be on call, and you've actually taken the initiative to contact your employer? If you really have a need, of course you can contact other employers."
Huo Xianyang gritted his teeth: "Xiao Ruoyi!"
Xiao Ruoyi was too lazy to say anything more to him: "Hang up."
She hung up right after saying that. Just then, her secretary came in with the groceries she had bought. Xiao Ruoyi was thinking about making ribs for Lin Xiyin when she got home, so she went straight home from get off work.
When they arrived at their own door, they saw Pei Muye standing outside.
"President Pei, what a rare guest." Xiao Ruoyi's voice was laced with sarcasm. "I was unaware of President Pei's presence. Please forgive my lack of hospitality."
Pei Muye looked somewhat haggard, but he didn't take Xiao Ruoyi's hostility to heart.
He said, "Can we talk?"
Lin Xiyin didn't give him a chance. Xiao Ruoyi was Lin Xiyin's best friend, so perhaps he could try talking to her.
“What is there for us to talk about?” Xiao Ruoyi said. “Excuse me, I need to go home and cook.”
"It'll only take twenty minutes of your time," Pei Muye said. "I think, if you could, you wouldn't want Ruan Ruan to get a divorce, would you?"
"Then you're mistaken," Xiao Ruoyi said. "I fully support Ruan Ruan's divorce. Besides, Ruan Ruan said she doesn't want you to call her by her nickname, how come you can't remember it?"
"If you can all shout, why can't I?"
"Of course it's because you're special," Xiao Ruoyi said with a smile. "Ruan Ruan likes us, that's why she lets us call her that. As for you, what do you think?"
It's special, therefore it's annoying.
Pei Muye remained silent.
Xiao Ruoyi then said, "Excuse me, please move aside, don't block my doorway."
Her apartment is a single-level building with one unit per floor, so there's no problem with disturbing the neighbors.
So Pei Muye stood there for so long, and no one saw him.
"I'll just say a few words and leave. Please... help me convey this to her." Pei Muye said, "Ming Qingwan and I are completely innocent. I treat Ming Qingwan like a younger sister, and we've never crossed any lines. After I married Ruanruan, she was the only one in my heart..."
Pei Muye was saying this for the first time, so he wasn't as shameless as Lu Zuofan.
Besides, the person opposite is Xiao Ruoyi, not Lin Xiyin.
He paused for a moment, then said, "There was probably some misunderstanding about what happened before. Of course, I admit I went too far in some things, and I can explain everything to Ruan Ruan one by one. Please ask her to give me another chance. Thank you."
Xiao Ruoyi smiled and said, "Not many men will willingly admit to cheating. Even if they do cheat, they will definitely try their best to cover up such a shameful thing. Do you think I should believe you based on just a few words?"
“I can call Ming Qingwan here for a face-to-face confrontation.”
Xiao Ruoyi laughed again: "There's no point in saying these things. Do you have anything else to say? Don't worry, I'll convey it all for you."
"I'm telling the truth."
"Okay, I'll pass this on to you too."
Pei Muyi could tell that Xiao Ruoyi didn't believe him at all.
It seems everyone has assumed that he cheated on his wife, and that the woman he cheated with was Ming Qingwan.
"Then please tell Ruanruan to arrange a time tomorrow for me to bring Ming Qingwan to see her. We can all sit down together and talk things through."
“Ruan Ruan is pregnant now, so let’s not make plans like this,” Xiao Ruoyi said. “Pei Muye, it’s actually a good thing that you two got divorced, so why did you have to do this?”
After saying that, she stepped forward and reached out to touch the fingerprint lock.
Pei Muyi had no choice but to move aside.
Xiao Ruoyi entered the room without even glancing at him again, and just like Lin Xiyin before her, she slammed the door shut.
She entered the room and saw Lin Xiyin coming out of the guest room.
She didn't intend to hide it and said, "Pei Muye is still outside. Do you want to see him?"
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