Bo Jingcheng frowned slightly, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
At this moment, Bo Xuan stepped forward, took Jiang Xinyue's hand, and his young face was full of reluctance and sadness: "Mommy, can you and Daddy not get a divorce?"
Jiang Xinyue patted Bo Xuan's head and forced a smile: "Xuanxuan, your father and I can't go back. From now on, you have to live well and eat well."
Upon hearing this, Bo Xuan burst into tears, "I don't want to! I don't want to be separated from Mommy. Mommy, please don't go!"
Jiang Xinyue ignored her son's crying and turned to look at Bo Jingcheng. She took a deep breath and said, "Let's go in and get things done."
Stepping into the Civil Affairs Bureau, there weren't many people inside, but the atmosphere around her was completely out of sync with Jiang Xinyue's current mood. The newlyweds were beaming with happiness, while she felt as if she were in the dead of winter.
During the process of completing the formalities, Bo Jingcheng hesitated several times, his pen lingering on the documents for a long time, seemingly unable to make up his mind to sign his name.
Finally, all the formalities were completed, and the two walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Jiang Xinyue looked at the divorce certificate in her hand and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
She knew that from this moment on, her last bond with this world was about to be severed.
Looking at Jiang Xinyue's satisfied smile, Bo Jingcheng felt a sharp pain in his heart and finally couldn't help but speak: "Xinyue, is there really no room for negotiation? You know me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Xinyue interrupted him.
"Bo Jingcheng, let's have dinner together later! Let's celebrate the end of our five-year marriage and the beginning of our own happiness."
Hearing this, Bo Jingcheng felt very uncomfortable.
He knew what this meal meant.
Bo Jingcheng stood frozen in place for a long time before nodding with difficulty, "Okay."
They arrived at a high-end restaurant, a place Jiang Xinyue and Bo Jingcheng would visit for their wedding anniversary.
Jiang Xinyue peeled shrimp for her son Bo Xuan as always, wanting to fulfill her final responsibility as a mother.
"Come here, Xuanxuan, this is your favorite shrimp. From now on, when Mommy is no longer here, you will have to learn to peel shrimp yourself."
"Mommy, I don't understand. What do you mean by 'afterward'? Are you going to leave this city?" Bo Xuan was completely confused, but he couldn't help feeling sad.
Jiang Xinyue smiled faintly, a strange glint in her eyes. "I suppose so!"
"Our family hasn't had a quiet meal together in a long time."
Bo Jingcheng looked at everything before him as if he were dreaming, the happiness and sweetness of the past lingering in his mind.
Bo Jingcheng watched Jiang Xinyue skillfully peeling shrimp, his eyes reddening, and finally he couldn't help but speak: "Xinyue, do you remember the first time we came to this restaurant? You said then that you hoped to come every year on our anniversary. These past five years, I have let you down."
As he spoke, he pulled a delicate little box from his pocket. Inside were two old rings. "These are our wedding rings. I've always worn them. Give me a chance to make it up to you. Don't go, okay?"
Jiang Xinyue froze, staring at the ring, as memories of the past flooded her mind.
She took off their wedding rings after discovering Bo Jingcheng's infidelity.
Unexpectedly, Bo Jingcheng still kept it.
Jiang Xinyue turned her face away and said coldly, "Bo Jingcheng, let's eat! Don't make me look down on you."
Hearing this, Bo Jingcheng felt a sharp pain in his heart.
He knew that this time he had lost her completely.
Bo Jingcheng stood there, stunned. The ring box in his hand was still open. The light shone on the ring, but the reflected light hurt his eyes.
He slowly put the ring box back into his pocket, his throat feeling like it was choked by something, unable to make a sound.
The atmosphere at the dinner table grew increasingly oppressive. Bo Xuan seemed to sense the strangeness between the adults and stopped crying. He just silently ate the shrimp that Jiang Xinyue had peeled, glancing at his mother and then his father from time to time.
After lunch, the family of three came out of the restaurant.
Suddenly, the system's voice came from beside him, "Host, it's time for you to leave."
"I understand," Jiang Xinyue replied.
Then, she looked at Bo Jingcheng and his son, "Let's go! Come with me for a walk in the park!"
"Okay." Bo Jingcheng should have been happy to see Jiang Xinyue take the initiative to invite them to go for a walk in the park again.
But why can't he be happy at all?
On the contrary, he felt that Jiang Xinyue was acting strangely today, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.
The three of them went to the park together. Bo Jingcheng was filled with bitterness and remained silent the whole way, while Bo Xuan held Jiang Xinyue's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that his mother would disappear if he let go.
Stepping into the park, the warm sunlight filters through the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows, but this beautiful scenery clashes with the somber atmosphere.
Strolling to the lakeside, the lake surface shimmered, and a gentle breeze stirred up ripples.
Jiang Xinyue stopped, took a deep breath, her eyes filled with longing, and quietly looked at everything around her, as if trying to etch this scene into her heart. Bo Jingcheng couldn't help but ask, "Xinyue, what exactly do you mean by leaving?"
Jiang Xinyue didn't answer immediately. Instead, she squatted down and gently straightened Bo Xuan's collar. "Xuanxuan, you must listen to your father, study hard, and grow up healthy."
Bo Xuan's eyes reddened, and he nodded vigorously, "Mommy, where are you going? I don't want you to leave."
Suddenly, a strange light flashed across the sky, and a phantom portal slowly appeared, emanating a powerful suction force.
Jiang Xinyue stood up, looked at Bo Jingcheng, her eyes filled with complex emotions, "Bo Jingcheng, do I remember what I told you? If one day you betrayed me, I would disappear forever. So, I don't belong here at all. This world is just an illusory mission. I'm going back to my own world."
Bo Jingcheng was shocked and stepped forward to grab Jiang Xinyue. "No, how could this be? Xinyue, all these years, have your feelings for me been fake?"
Jiang Xinyue shook off Bo Jingcheng's hand. "I admit, after being married to you for five years, I did fall for you. But then I came to my senses. We are from different worlds. I should go back. My family and friends are there, and Shuheng is waiting for me."
“Fu Heng is already dead, Jiang Xinyue, don’t do anything foolish. Tell me, are you trying to commit suicide for love, so you’re going to fabricate such a lie to deceive us? Can you really bear to abandon me and Xuanxuan?”
Seeing that Bo Jingcheng did not believe her, Jiang Xinyue felt like she was talking to a brick wall.
"Never mind, you won't see this anyway. From now on, I have nothing to do with you and your father. I'm leaving..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Xinyue turned around and walked into the virtual portal.
"Jiang Xinyue, I won't let you leave! Come back!"
Bo Jingcheng and Bo Xuan reached out to grab her, trying to pull her back.
Jiang Xinyue didn't turn her head back. Gradually, her body became transparent and disappeared right before their eyes.
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