Chapter 6 is boring, let's get a divorce.
Jiang Shiyuan's clear almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise.
For the past five years, she has prepared a gift for Xie Jinghuai one or two months in advance for his birthday, hiding it deep in the closet, thinking of giving him a surprise.
There are hand-polished tie clips, sewn suits, and personally blended perfumes...
However, the man didn't even glance at the gifts she gave him, and simply put them away.
Instead, he carried with him the fountain pen that Lin Zhixin had given him, engraved with "JHJX," the initials of their names, and often played with it.
In the past five years, Jiang Shiyuan has never received a single gift from Xie Jinghuai.
Now that she's about to divorce him, this man has unexpectedly rekindled his romance.
Jiang Shiyuan stared at the box in her palm, her fingers slightly curled, her long, butterfly-like eyelashes trembling.
Xie Jinghuai lowered his eyes and looked down at her.
Seeing that her delicate face was clearly moved, Cen's thin lips lifted slightly.
Women all over the world are basically the same.
Especially women like Jiang Shiyuan, who haven't seen much of the world, are easily swayed and coaxed.
Jiang Shiyuan opened the box in front of the man—
Inside, there was a pair of teardrop-shaped earrings made of small diamonds.
At first glance, the bald head looks decent; however, there isn't a single diamond on it that exceeds one carat.
In the eyes of these wealthy young men, diamond fragments are nothing but worthless trifles.
But what hurt Jiang Shiyuan the most was that she recognized at a glance that the earrings were a free gift that came with the ruby necklace that Xie Jinghuai gave to Lin Zhixin.
Her birthday is only one day apart from Lin Zhixin's.
Since Lin Zhixin was recognized by her father, Jiang Shiyuan has never celebrated her own birthday again. Every year, she celebrates with Lin Zhixin, but she no longer has a cake or gift of her own.
Just like these diamond stud earrings, they are merely accessories and embellishments to the ruby pendant.
Lin Zhixin stole the life that was rightfully hers, and now her husband is going to throw her dignity to the ground and trample it to pieces!
"Ugh, this is so boring..."
Jiang Shiyuan casually tossed the jewelry box into a nearby trash can.
“Jiang Shiyuan! You—!” Xie Jinghuai’s pupils dilated in shock.
"Xie Jinghuai, you could have just scolded me, but you gave me a pair of unwanted gifts instead. Should I be overjoyed and grateful to you?"
Jiang Shiyuan met his sharp, reddened phoenix eyes, her voice icy.
"Since you want to have a comfortable time outside, you should know how to soothe people's hearts. You should give me that ruby necklace that Lin Zhixin gave me."
Xie Jinghuai looked surprised and pursed his thin lips.
Jiang Shiyuan slammed the suitcase shut. "But even if you give it to me, I won't take it. I think it's dirty."
Xie Jinghuai's face darkened considerably, and his usually magnetic voice became terribly hoarse:
"Am I misunderstanding something, or are you just not understanding? I told you, I only see Zhixin as a younger sister, and our relationship was completely innocent. If you're delusional, I'll arrange a doctor for you. Don't use this as an excuse to be sarcastic!"
"Let's get a divorce, Xie Jinghuai."
Jiang Shiyuan picked up the divorce agreement that had been prepared beforehand and calmly handed it to the man. "You're not tired of saying the word 'innocence,' but I'm sick of hearing it."
I know you and Lin Zhixin are in love, and I'm willing to do you a favor and let you two, 'brother and sister,' become husband and wife. You no longer need to use business trips as an excuse to date her; such a shameful arrangement is too unfair to Lin Zhixin.”
"Divorce? You really dare to say that." Xie Jinghuai was furious.
He pretended not to hear his wife's suffering, but seized on the word "divorce" as if he had suffered a great humiliation.
He pressed closer, his domineering masculine aura enveloping her. "The new marriage law has been enacted. Marital property is clearly divided. If we divorce, you'll leave with nothing. Don't even think about taking a single penny of my property."
"I have hands and feet, what would I do with your money?"
Jiang Shiyuan's eyes were cold and resolute. "Don't worry, I'll leave the same way I came. What's not mine, I won't even touch."
Xie Jinghuai's phoenix eyes flashed with intense hostility.
The woman who used to be timid and submissive is now quite assertive.
Lacking any special skills and marginalized by the Lin family, what gives her the confidence to ask him for a divorce?
"What about Tongtong? You don't want her anymore either?"
Xie Jinghuai's breathing was heavy as he used their son to manipulate her, "Do you think you can win the custody battle against me?"
"It's not that we can't compete, it's that we don't want to compete."
Jiang Shiyuan's eyes remained expressionless. "Xie Junheng is yours."
Xie Jinghuai's pupils suddenly contracted!
Is this still the same Jiang Shiyuan who stayed by Tongtong's bedside day and night when she was hospitalized for emergency treatment, who ate vegetarian food year after year, and who knelt and kowtowed at the temple to pray for Tongtong's safety?
Her son was her only hope, her own flesh and blood. How could she just say she didn't want him and then throw him away?
Xie Jinghuai exuded a chilling aura, his chest heaving. "I truly overestimated you. You really are as your father said, a self-centered, cold-blooded person. I thought you loved Tongtong so much, but now it seems you were just playing along, putting on an act for me?"
Jiang Shiyuan chuckled, but a sharp pain shot through her heart.
Her father favored one over the other, always belittling Lin Zhixin to highlight her excellence, both at home and outside.
Actually, she didn't care about those things.
She lost her father the moment her mother passed away.
She and Xie Jinghuai had been married for five years, sharing the same bed, she had borne him a child, and she had taken care of the family.
Others don't understand her, slander her, and misunderstand her, but how can he so easily deny all her efforts and sacrifices?
"Yes, I've been acting for five years, I've had enough."
Jiang Shiyuan gazed into the man's cold, ruthless phoenix eyes, eyes that had once captivated her, and finally asked the question that had been hidden in her heart for five years: "Do you regret it now? If only you had married Lin Zhixin instead?"
A long silence followed, filled with repression and suffocation.
"Looking back now, choosing Zhixin was definitely a better decision than choosing you."
Xie Jinghuai's thin lips curled into a cold, mocking smile. "At the very least, she wouldn't say something like abandoning her own son. No woman would say such a thing!"
Jiang Shiyuan smiled again, this time with a bittersweet smile, yet she was still very beautiful.
"Sign the divorce papers as soon as possible."
Jiang Shiyuan picked up her suitcase and left with a cold and aloof demeanor.
Xie Jinghuai stood there, his tall frame clenched into fists, suppressing his anger.
He didn't know if this was Jiang Shiyuan's ploy of feigning indifference or if she was serious.
But he couldn't possibly try to keep her. His status and his pride wouldn't allow him to do so.
Moreover, he didn't believe she would actually dare to divorce him.
Jiang Shiyuan didn't have the guts; without him, she wouldn't be able to establish herself in Beijing!
Just then, the phone rang; it was secretary Han Xu calling.
"Mr. Xie, I've already contacted the jeweler who supplies the Xie family. He said he's out of good stock, and the latest batch won't arrive until next week at the earliest. It seems the birthday gift you prepared for your wife will have to be postponed for a few days, but I'll urge him on it."
"No need to rush me, I won't deliver it." With that, Xie Jinghuai hung up the phone.
Originally, he planned to give Jiang Shiyuan a small gift as a token, and then give her a more substantial one later.
Now it seems that woman was completely ungrateful and didn't deserve the effort he put into her.
Xie Jinghuai sat angrily on the sofa, crossed his long legs, opened the brown paper bag, and pulled out the divorce agreement.
Above, Jiang Shiyuan's name was neatly signed, the black and white words striking the eye.
The next second, with a clang—
Jiang Shiyuan's wedding ring fell out of the bag and landed on the ground, emitting a faint light.
"childish!"
Xie Jinghuai pressed his tongue against his cheek, tore the divorce agreement to shreds, and twitched his thin lips. "Jiang Shiyuan, playing hard to get? Do you think I'll fall for that?"
...
As soon as Jiang Shiyuan entered the living room, she heard Tongtong's cheerful, childish voice:
"Goodnight, Auntie Xinxin~ Remember to wear the birthday present I gave you when you sleep~!"
Goodnight, Tongtong~
Lin Zhixin's voice was soft and sweet, the kind that children would find endearing and men would feel their hearts flutter. "By the way, Tongtong, today is your mother's birthday."
Did you prepare a birthday present for her?
“Going to school every day is so tiring, I don’t have time for that. Besides, Mommy bullied you like that today, I don’t want to give her a gift!”
Just then, Tongtong heard footsteps behind her.
He turned around and saw Jiang Shiyuan pulling a suitcase, walking hurriedly past him.
She didn't even glance at him.
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