Chapter 112 You're not my husband?! (23) "I want a divorce..."
How is he?
As soon as the housekeeper came out of the bedroom, Lin Xi immediately asked.
The butler slowly shook his head, his eyes filled with a faint pity: "He always thought that the eldest young master was the person he was looking for. Now that he has suddenly learned the truth, it is understandable that he cannot adapt."
“And young master…” Realizing his tone was a bit too high, he immediately lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, “You’ve seen the young master’s attitude; he will never get what he wants. Who knows how things will end up… sigh…”
The butler shook his head with pity and left.
In the bedroom, Fu Li spent half a day sorting out her chaotic thoughts.
He stopped crying, and despite the terrible truth, he still held onto a firm resolve.
I've loved Aran from the very beginning, and I'm determined to find him.
However, there were people arranged by Luo Ze outside the door, forbidding him from stepping out. Luo Ze's exact words were "Wait for me to come back," but no one knew where he had gone.
Fu Li could probably guess this.
In the villa in the distant mountains.
Dozens of bodyguards in black were stationed inside and outside the small room, standing ready as if they were guarding some kind of vicious criminal.
Inside the room, Luo Ran was forced into a chair, with two burly men in black pressing down on his shoulders on either side. His wrists were handcuffed with silver shackles, completely restraining him. His eyes were wide open, and he glared at the men in front of him with gritted teeth.
Across the table sat a distinguished man with the exact same face, but completely different attire, demeanor, and temperament. His cool and handsome face exuded an air of arrogance, and he coldly stared at the other man with a hint of disdain.
Luo Ran has been held captive here by Luo Ze's men ever since he was taken away from the wedding. Luo Ze, on the other hand, made sure his family was settled before coming to deal with his younger brother.
This is the first time in ten years that the Luo family's twin brothers have met again. They have the same face, yet they are at each other's throats, their relationship tense and hostile, which is quite poignant.
Finally, Luo Ze placed a silver-black card in front of Luo Ran with his fingertips, and said in a cold tone, "This money is enough for you to live a life of comfort. I can also assure you that from now on, the Luo family will no longer try to interfere with your freedom. As long as you completely disappear from my sight and from Ali's sight from now on."
When Fu Li was mentioned, Luo Ze's voice became more resolute. In contrast, Luo Ran's pupils contracted, and he asked urgently, "Where's A Li? How is he now?"
Luo Ze narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "He's fine. He's already the young mistress of the Luo family, so naturally he lacks nothing. He doesn't need your concern."
"You should know that we are already married."
Upon hearing this, Luo Ran's eyes widened even more, and his anger erupted like flames. If it weren't for the bodyguards holding him back, he probably would have already pounced on Luo Ze and punched him in the face.
He's my boyfriend!
Luo Ze gave a disdainful smile: "So what? In the time you were gone, we did everything we should and shouldn't have done. Now everyone, both inside and outside, knows that he is my lover."
"And you should call him sister-in-law."
Looking at Luo Ze's mocking smile, Luo Ran felt the anger in her chest surge like a volcano, but she had never felt as regretful as she did now.
He originally thought that it was for his own good to avoid involving Fu Li and go out to lay low, but he never expected that he was actually pushing his lover into a fire pit. He also never expected that Luo Ze would be so shameless as to impersonate him to deceive Fu Li.
Luo Ran knew from a young age that family members were bound to suspect and kill each other in the struggle for power. Therefore, he tried his best to avoid competing with his brother from childhood, only wanting to be free and unrestrained.
So he left his family, but he never expected that he would end up competing with Luo Ze for the same thing. This time, however, the object of his struggle was the person he deeply loved, and he would never back down for it.
Seeing Luo Ze's calm and indifferent attitude, completely disregarding him, Luo Ran felt anxious and shouted hysterically, "You stole him from me with lies, don't you feel any remorse?!"
Faced with his younger brother's scathing rebuke, Luo Ze nonchalantly retorted, "Luo Ran, you're still the same cowardly good-for-nothing you were ten years ago, always just running away. Do you expect others to hand over their strength when you have none?"
"Besides, if you hadn't abandoned him and run away without a word, things wouldn't have turned out this way. Perhaps I should thank you."
Hearing his contemptuous and cold tone, Luo Ran struggled desperately, and the concentration of gardenia pheromones in the air suddenly increased, exuding a sharp and domineering aura that only a top-tier Alpha possesses.
"Luo Ze, I won't take anything from you, but not Ali! He's my lover. Even if you steal him away, can you win his heart?!"
Two burly men flanked him, and Luo Ze stood up, walked towards the door, and calmly spoke:
"Once you disappear, I will win his heart someday. You don't need to worry about that."
"As for you, I will banish you from the capital and you will never appear in front of me and Ali again in this lifetime."
It was night when Loze returned to the castle.
Pushing open the door to the master bedroom, he saw the young man sitting on the bed with his back to him, his figure outlined thinly by the moonlight.
A soft feeling welled up in Luo Ze's heart. She gently walked over and placed her hand on his shoulder, saying softly, "Why aren't the lights on? I'll have them turn on the underfloor heating, okay?"
It's like the tenderness a newlywed husband shows when he returns home late to face his wife who is left alone in the house.
Fu Li shook her head, turned to face him, and tear stains remained on her delicate face.
He said firmly, "I want a divorce!"
Luo Ze's expression froze, his smile freezing on his lips. A cold glint flashed in his deep eyes as he said softly, "Is Ali joking? We just had our wedding. We're on our honeymoon right now."
Fu Li's expression was resolute: "In my heart, the person I'm going to marry is Luo Ran. Since you're not him, I will not be with you!"
The last trace of gentleness on Luo Ze's face vanished. Although he had expected Fu Li to say this, he still felt a sharp pain in his heart when he heard such heartless words from Fu Li's mouth, as if he had been stung by a poisonous bee, a dense and swollen ache.
His expression was cold, but his tone was still relatively gentle:
"I've asked you so many times if you love me, and you always say yes. I asked you if you wanted to marry me, and you agreed. Ali, do you remember that I said I would never let go of you in this lifetime?"
Tears welled up in the young man's eyes again, and he almost pleaded, "I mistook you for someone else at first. Please, let me leave, let me go find Aran!"
Luo Ze didn't want to hear those heart-wrenching words anymore. He pulled the man into a tight embrace and whispered in his ear with a harsh tone:
"As long as I'm alive, you can't leave!"
"This is what you promised me!"
Fu Li shook her head desperately, resisting his advances, and cried out, "No! I want a divorce! I must get a divorce!"
Only through divorce can he and Luo Ran have a chance. Only through divorce can this nightmare finally end.
The young man was like a stubborn child, crying and shouting, but in his heart he knew very well that it was impossible to achieve.
Neither divorce nor getting him back together with Luo Ran is possible. From the moment he promised Luo Ze he would stay by his side, the ending was already sealed.
Even if all of this is based on deception and lies, Loze will never let go.
After a night of fooling around, Fu Li fell asleep, exhausted. A tear still clung to the corner of her eye.
Luo Ze got up from him, gazing intently at the young man's quiet demeanor. Only when he was asleep would he refrain from uttering those annoying words.
He had already decided that, whether Fu Li liked it or not, he would have to stay by Fu Li's side for the rest of his life. Even if he used the power and wealth of the Luo family to build an airtight golden cage for him, as long as the young man could never escape, that would be enough.
As for his younger brother Luo Ran, he has already figured out how to deal with him.
A hint of murderous intent flashed in the man's cold, dark eyes. He bent down, kissed the young man's lips, and gently picked him up, carrying him towards the bathroom.
The week following the wedding passed in this atmosphere.
Fu Li was locked in his bedroom, like a prince imprisoned in a tower, hiding himself under the covers every day.
Others thought he was crying helplessly, but he was actually discussing countermeasures with the system.
What was the response from headquarters?
[Headquarters says there's a major bug within the smaller world that caused the original storyline to collapse. The plot is now completely unrecognizable, and the rules for its deviation are unclear.]
Fu Li pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "If we reduce the number of male leads, can we follow the original storyline?"
【what you up to? 】
"It's nothing, it's just that I can't kill the male lead on my own initiative, but if I let them kill each other..."
The system broke out in a cold sweat: [Host, please don't do anything reckless. The two male leads are almost fighting over you now. Nobody knows how to fix the plot twists.]
Fu Li chuckled lightly and reassured her, "Don't worry, I wouldn't make a move right now. Luo Ze lied to me for so long, how can I not get some interest from him?"
"I know what I'm doing."
System: [...] Still scared? How do I break this?
A week later, Luo Ze's honeymoon ended, and he finally returned to work at the company.
Every morning, exchange a good morning kiss with the young man before getting up and having breakfast.
Fu Li was still confined to her bedroom, and her meals had to be delivered to her by servants.
However, perhaps knowing that running away and resisting were futile, his emotions gradually calmed down, and he stopped shouting about finding Luo Ran. His eyes gradually darkened, and he became visibly depressed.
So Luo Ze stopped having bodyguards guard the door and only had the servants and butler on duty keep an eye on him. In order to help the young man get rid of depression as soon as possible, he also hired a psychologist for him.
Everyone in the Luo residence witnessed the young man's transformation. Some felt sympathy, others pity, but all could only follow Luo Ze's orders to keep an eye on him.
Until one day, Luo Ze put on a suit, kissed Fu Li as usual, and left. Not long after, a maid came to bring him breakfast, but before leaving, she said something different than usual, as if deliberately adding:
"Young Master Fu Li, the sun is shining brightly today. You might want to open the window to let in some fresh air."
Fu Li, who had been nestled in his soft, warm bed, perked up his ears upon hearing this. After the maid left, he got up and checked the breakfast and tray, finding nothing amiss. Finally, hesitantly went to the window.
With a "whoosh," the blackout curtains were pulled open, and through the French windows, a figure could be seen looking this way through the glass of the room on the right. The slightly curly hair and the elegant, handsome smile were all so familiar.
Fu Li was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth in surprise.
Through the two windows, Luo Ran smiled with delight and waved to him.
Author's note: Hmm, getting ready for the dark room.
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