Chapter 65 Divorce
After Jiang Ruohe saw me, he turned to look at Cai Qing.
"Caiqing, this is your sister-in-law."
Cai Qing looked at me, let go of Jiang Ruohe's wrist, walked towards me and smiled at me.
"Sister-in-law, I'm Mu Caiqing. Brother Ruohe's good brother."
Cai Qing has short hair, a delicate face, and wears androgynous clothes. Just as Jiang Ruohe said, her personality is a bit like a boy's.
"My name is Yu Xiaowan."
I glanced at Jiang Ruohe, and I didn't know what he was thinking. How come we were getting divorced the day after tomorrow, but he still asked people to call me sister-in-law?
"Brother Ruohe, my sister-in-law is much prettier than that guy named Huang. I like her." Cai Qing turned to look at Jiang Ruohe.
When Huang Minwei was mentioned, Jiang Ruohe's face darkened. He looked at Cai Qing and asked if she could stop being so jealous of him.
"Haha, good brothers, of course I'll be jealous."
Jiang Ruohe walked up to me and looked at me.
"I told Caiqing that you're a great cook, so she came over to eat."
I looked at him and said that he had never eaten the food I cooked, so how did he know that I was a good cook.
"When we were in South City, didn't you say I was injured and wanted to cook for me? Now I'm giving you a chance."
I burst out laughing and said okay. I'll go ask Wang Ma to help me.
When I went into the kitchen to wash vegetables, Tian Rong sent me a message asking me if I had found Jiang Ruohe, and her tone was very anxious.
I didn't reply and put the phone aside. After a while, Jiang Ruohe came in and said he wanted to help me. Seeing this, Aunt Wang hurriedly made room for Jiang Ruohe.
"Aren't you going to accompany Caiqing?" I asked him puzzledly.
"Cai Qing went up to look for Grandpa."
I hummed and looked at Jiang Ruohe.
"I have something you can help me with."
Jiang Ruohe stopped and asked me if I was talking about the incident involving Shen Xiuting.
"Well, could you help me calm down?"
Jiang Ruohe raised his head and looked at me with some confusion.
"Isn't this the result you wanted?"
I was stunned for a moment, looked at Jiang Ruohe for a long time, and asked him in a low voice how he knew about it.
Jiang Ruohe said that when he was investigating Huang Minwei, he knew that Tian Rong was close to her, and he also noticed me taking Shen Xiuting's phone yesterday, so when he saw the news on his way back, he guessed it was me.
"You can let me help you, but you have to tell me why you treat them like this. I feel it's not just because Tian Rong helped Huang Minwei." Jiang Ruohe asked me.
A trace of sadness flashed across my eyes.
"They, mother and daughter, used fake medicine to murder my father in order to defraud insurance money."
A hint of coldness flashed across Jiang Ruohe's eyes. He asked me if I had any evidence. If not, he would ask someone to investigate.
I nodded and said yes.
"Then why didn't you call the police?"
"I want to deal with them in my own way and send them to jail. I really think it's too easy for them. They used to be hypocritical to me, and now I will treat them the same way and make them lose everything."
Jiang Ruohe looked at me for a long time, with some distress in his eyes. He took out his cell phone and called Song Yan, asking him to handle the matter within ten minutes.
After Jiang Ruohe hung up the phone, I said thank you to him.
"Thank you for nothing, hurry up and cook."
With Jiang Ruohe helping me, the cooking was quick and the dishes were served on the table an hour later.
I took off my apron and turned to go into the kitchen, but found Jiang Ruohe standing in front of me. He reached out with a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from my forehead.
I was stunned for a moment, looked at him a little embarrassedly, and was distracted for a moment. He glanced at me.
"My saliva is flowing."
When I heard that, I quickly reached out to wipe it, and Jiang Ruohe burst out laughing.
"You lied to me." I glared at him and patted his arm.
After the fight, I remembered that he was covered in wounds and hurriedly asked him how he was.
"It's okay. I won't tease you anymore. I'm going to go upstairs and ask Grandpa and the others to come down for dinner."
Jiang Ruohe was about to go upstairs when he saw Cai Qing standing at the stairs. She looked at Jiang Ruohe with a trace of loneliness in her eyes.
"Wow, the meal is ready. I'll go call Grandpa Jiang to come down." Cai Qing turned around and went upstairs.
I didn't see Jiang Nianhao during dinner, so I asked Wang Ma. Wang Ma said that he had something urgent to do before dinner.
It seems that he knew about the matter and went to find Tian Rong.
After dinner, Jiang Ruohe sent Caiqing home. I was about to go upstairs when Jiang Mingzhe stopped me.
"Xiao Wan, come and talk to grandpa."
I nodded and said yes. I made a cup of tea for Jiang Mingzhe and sat on the sofa.
Jiang Mingzhe turned and looked at me.
“Xiao Wan, tell grandpa the truth, do you have any feelings for Ruohe?”
Jiang Mingzhe's question really stumped me. I really wanted to say no, but for some reason I couldn't say it.
"Don't you have any feelings at all?"
I feel very conflicted. Maybe it's because I've been thinking about divorce recently and have never thought about these problems with Jiang Ruohe.
Jiang Mingzhe took my hand.
"Grandpa knows that he can't keep you, because our Ruohe hurt you too deeply. If you don't want to answer, Grandpa won't force you."
"Grandpa, it's not that I don't want to answer, it's that I don't know how to answer." I answered honestly.
Jiang Mingzhe looked at me and smiled, saying that he understood my conflicting feelings.
"Okay, I'm going upstairs to rest."
I helped Jiang Mingzhe upstairs. After returning to my room, I called Tian Rong, but she hung up. Soon, Tian Rong sent me a message saying that she was busy with something and asked her to remember what I asked Jiang Ruohe to do for her and that she would treat me to dinner another day.
I put down my phone and looked out the window. At this moment, she should be with Jiang Nianhao.
I can't be hasty in dealing with Tian Rong. She is not as brainless as Shen Xiuting. If I am too hasty, I am afraid I will be the one who loses.
When I came out of the shower, Jiang Ruohe had already returned. He was on the balcony talking on the phone with Lawyer Zhang, discussing the time to sign the divorce agreement the day after tomorrow.
I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart, but I can't tell why.
Jiang Ruohe hung up the phone, turned to look at me, and said that he had made an appointment with Lawyer Zhang, who would come over at seven o'clock the day after tomorrow.
I hummed and climbed onto the bed.
Early the next morning, when I went downstairs, I ran into Jiang Nianhao on the second floor. He was on the phone at the time.
"Baby, I'm old and can't hold you back any longer. Find someone to marry. I'll give Ricardo five million."
"I haven't changed my mind. It's because I'm not doing well there. The doctor said it was caused by my overindulgence in the past. I don't want to delay you."
I hurried downstairs with a smile in my eyes. It seemed that Jiang Nianhao broke up with his lover in Beicheng for Tian Rong.
When I entered the office, I saw Xiao Shi sitting in his office chair, smoking. I glanced at the ashtray on the table, which was full of cigarette butts. I glanced at his dejected face again, and was a little surprised.
"You didn't sleep all night last night? In this office?"
Xiao Shi saw me, put out the cigarette in his hand, stood up, looked at me, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.
"Oh, something annoying happened, so I'm not in a good mood."
I looked at Xiao Shi, and guessed that this annoying thing must have a great impact on Xiao Shi.
"This is not good for your health. You haven't had breakfast yet, right? I'll go downstairs and buy it for you."
After I bought breakfast for Xiao Shi, he asked me how things were going between me and Jiang Ruohe.
"It's almost over."
I answered honestly, but I was a little worried that he would ask about me and him. I quickly changed the subject and advised him to go to the lounge to rest for a while, otherwise it would be too harmful to his health.
A smile flashed across Xiao Shi's eyes, and he stood up and said he wanted to take a nap in the lounge.
"Someone's coming, call me in the lounge."
I nodded and said yes.
After Xiao Shi entered the lounge, I poured the ashes from the ashtray into the trash can, and wiped Xiao Shi's desk with a rag. Suddenly, I found a photo under the keyboard. It was a photo of Chen Xi.
I froze there, looking at the closed lounge in astonishment, wondering how Xiao Shi got Chen Xi's photo.
I stroked the photo with my fingers, feeling a little sad. I thought, I should go to the cemetery to see Chen Xi while I have time.
Suddenly I thought of Tian Fen. Since the loan shark came to her house, I have never seen Tian Fen again, and she has never come to see me.
Although I was very puzzled as to why Xiao Shi had Chen Xi's photo, I still put the photo back to its original place.
At nine o'clock, the office door was opened. I looked up and saw that it was Karen. Karen saw me, smiled at me and asked me where Xiao Shiren was.
"In the lounge. He didn't sleep all night yesterday."
"Look, my stepfather called Xiao Shi. He asked me to come to Minghua for an internship for a few months. I don't know what position he's assigning me, so I came here to ask."
"What about your sister?" I asked.
"She was so rebellious, I sent her back to France."
"Then wait a minute, I'll go call Mr. Xiao."
"No, I'll go in and call him myself."
Karen pushed open the door of the lounge, and I sat back in my chair. After taking a folic acid tablet, I was about to take the teacup to the tea room to pour tea when I suddenly heard Xiao Shi's roar from the lounge.
"roll."
I was so frightened that my hand shook and the teacup in my hand almost fell to the ground. I stopped and glanced at the lounge, and soon I heard Karin saying something to Xiao Shi in French.
Thinking that eavesdropping was not a good thing, and besides, I couldn't understand anything, I took the teacup and left the office.
When I came back, I saw Xiao Shi sitting in the office chair, and Kailin standing in front of him with a look of aggrieved look in her eyes.
"Xiao Wan, take Kailin to Yang Run's place and make her her assistant."
"Okay, Mr. Xiao."
I took Kailin to Yang Ru's place. When Yang Ru heard that it was the assistant arranged for her by Xiao Shi, she was very happy.
"Mr. Xiao is so kind to me."
Yang Ru called a colleague and took Kailin to familiarize herself with the work.
Yang Ru pulled me aside.
"Hey, Xiaowan, let me ask you something."
Yang Ru asked me whether the life and death experiences we had together had changed my opinion of Jiang Ruohe.
I hummed and said that my opinion of Jiang Ruohe had changed a little. I felt that he was not as bad as I imagined. Yang Ru then asked me how I was getting along with Jiang Ruohe these past two days.
"good."
"Xiao Wan, are you and Jiang Ruohe still going to get divorced?"
I looked at Yang Ru in confusion, with a hint of smile in my eyes.
"Yang Ru, when did you become so gossipy?"
Yang Ru took my hand and asked me to tell her whether I would divorce Jiang Ruohe.
"Leaving tomorrow night."
Yang Ru was a little happy. I glanced at her and said that she had not answered my question yet.
"Oh, I'm doing this for the good of our President Xiao."
Yang Ru pulled me into the office and let me sit in her chair.
"Xiao Wan, do you know that our CEO Xiao has been very uneasy these past few days since you were away, and his face is full of anxiety, which makes people feel distressed just looking at him."
"When President Xiao knew you were back in South City, he felt relieved. He even organized a party and invited you to come. But you rejected President Xiao and went to have dinner with Jiang Ruohe." Yang Ru looked at me with some reproach.
I was stunned for a moment and asked her how she knew I had dinner with Jiang Ruohe the night before.
"Boss Xiao saw it when he sent us back. You and Jiang Ruohe were just coming out of the restaurant at that time. Xiaowan, didn't you see the hurt look in Boss Xiao's eyes at that time..."
I didn't want to go to the party at the time, but I was worried about being pregnant.
"Xiao Wan, can't you see that our President Xiao likes you?" Yang Ru asked me.
I lowered my eyes sadly and whispered that Xiao Shi had already confessed to me.
"In that case, since you and Jiang Ruohe are getting a divorce, just agree to Xiao Shi. Our President Xiao is a good person."
"Mr. Xiao is a perfect man, but I am not worthy of him." I sighed.
Xiao Shi is indeed a good man. It was he who gave me two jobs and helped me pay back the 100,000 yuan that I owed Jiang Ruohe. He even got injured for me. He was really good to me, but it seemed a little unreal.
In addition, I was about to get married for the second time and was pregnant, and was about to become a single mother, so I could not agree to Xiao Shi.
"There's nothing you don't deserve. As long as Mr. Xiao likes you, why bother about all this? Xiaowan, do you dare to tell me that you have never had any feelings for Xiao Shi?" Yang Ru asked me.
I was silent for a few seconds, then answered honestly, saying that I was moved for a moment.
"But it was only for that moment. I knew very well that it was not love."
Yang Ru sighed and told me that some colleagues in the company were talking about me behind my back, saying that since I was Jiang Ruohe's wife, and although Jiang's had a cooperative project with Minghua, they were also competitors, the company employees were still worried that I was a spy sent by Jiang's.
"Another point is about your ambiguous relationship with Mr. Xiao. Xiaowan, I only said this because I consider you a friend. If you say you don't like him, I hope you'll give him a quick death. Don't let him have too many illusions."
"Although you didn't mean it, you did hurt Mr. Xiao." Yang Ru looked at me.
A trace of guilt flashed across my eyes. Just now, after Yang Ru asked me whether I could tell that Xiao Shi liked me, I started thinking about this issue. My attitude is really hurtful to Xiao Shi. I have to solve this problem as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Yang Ru. I know what to do now."
Yang Ru nodded.
When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, I asked Xiao Shi if he was free after get off work. Xiao Shi stopped what he was doing and looked up at me.
"I want to treat you to a meal."
Xiao Shi nodded and said yes.
Xiao Shi and I went to a nearby Western restaurant. While we were eating, neither of us spoke much.
After dinner, it was already seven o'clock in the evening. I asked Xiao Shi to take me to the beach. Xiao Shi also took me here after my father passed away last time.
We sat on the beach, and Xiao Shi turned to look at me.
"Xiao Wan, do you have something to tell me?"
I nodded.
"I could tell while we were eating."
A bitter smile flashed across Xiao Shi's eyes.
"Are you going to reject me because of Jiang Ruohe?"
I shook my head.
"Xiao Shi, Jiang Ruohe and I are getting a divorce."
Xiao Shi held my hand.
"Do you accept me, then?"
I looked at him apologetically and retracted my hand.
"I'm sorry. Xiao Shi, you're really nice, but I don't want to talk about relationships right now. I'm really sorry. I believe you'll meet a good woman. There's no need to waste it on me."
Xiao Shi looked hurt. He wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out. We were silent for a long time. I stood up and said I had to go back.
"Xiao Wan, I know that love can't be forced, but I can wait for you." Xiao Shi stood up and looked at me seriously.
"I've said before that I'm willing to wait for you, until the day you feel you like me."
"But……"
"Xiao Wan, you have the right to reject me, but I also have the right to like you. My love for you will not affect you. I will send you back."
I couldn't persuade Xiao Shi, and now I knew that no matter what I said, he wouldn't listen anymore, and I felt a little annoyed.
When I returned to the room, I saw Jiang Ruohe standing on the balcony smoking. When he saw me come back, he turned to look at me, walked in, and asked me if I had eaten. Then, a hint of self-mockery flashed across Jiang Ruohe's eyes.
"I thought you probably ate it."
I looked at Jiang Ruohe in some confusion. After he finished speaking, he took his bathrobe and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
I took the teacup and went downstairs to pour milk, and Aunt Wang called me from the second floor.
"Madam, why did you come back just now? The young master is almost starving to death."
I was stunned for a moment and asked Aunt Wang what was going on.
Mother Wang said, "Grandpa went to meet a friend tonight, and Jiang Nianhao called back and said he wouldn't eat. When Jiang Ruohe came back, Mother Wang planned to cook for him, but Jiang Ruohe said, 'I'll cook for him after work,' so she went upstairs and has been waiting there ever since."
"At six o'clock, I went upstairs and told the young master that you wouldn't be coming back for dinner. I asked him what he wanted to eat, and I told him what he wanted to eat. The young master got upset and said he didn't want to eat."
What's going on? I still don't quite understand what Wang Ma means.
"Didn't I tell him today that I would cook with him in the afternoon?" I looked at Mother Wang depressedly.
"Young Master said that when he was hospitalized in Qingcheng, you told him that you would cook for him." Aunt Wang reminded me.
I was stunned for a moment and thought about it. When Jiang Ruohe was in the hospital, I ordered takeout from him and told him to make do with it. If I were at home, I would cook for him.
I was just saying it casually at the time, and I didn't say that I would cook for him every day.
"But the young master does understand it this way. Xiaowan, the young master is also injured, so you should be more considerate of him. Besides, tomorrow night, you two will be divorced. If he wants to eat the food you cook, just cook it for him. Just treat it as a farewell dinner. I won't let you down."
"The young master is still hungry now. He definitely won't eat it if I cook for him." Aunt Wang continued.
I nodded and went downstairs to make a bowl of noodles for Jiang Ruohe. When I brought the noodles into the room, Jiang Ruohe was lying on the bed sulking. When he saw me holding a bowl of noodles, he clearly swallowed his saliva, snorted, turned his head away, and said he was not hungry.
I smiled faintly. This guy really has a childish temper. I wanted to say that I was not hungry and eat it myself, but when I remembered that he was a wounded soldier, I listened to Aunt Wang and treated it as two farewell meals.
I put the noodles on the bedside table, reached out to hold his face and turned his head around.
"Okay, don't be angry. It's my fault. I actually forgot what I promised you and made you hungry for so long. I'm really sorry. Just be generous and don't be angry, okay?"
Jiang Ruohe glanced at me and nodded in agreement. I let go of his hand, handed the chopsticks to him, and let him try my egg and shredded pork noodles.
I sat aside and watched Jiang Ruohe eat. Jiang Ruohe turned and looked at me.
"I say, Yu Xiaowan, why was I so blind that I didn't notice your good qualities before?"
"Why, do you regret it?" I teased.
It feels like after experiencing life and death with Jiang Ruohe, our relationship has improved a lot, just like friends.
“A little bit.”
Both of them just smiled faintly, treating it as a joke and not taking it seriously.
After Jiang Ruohe finished eating, I stood up and prepared to go downstairs with the dishes. Jiang Ruohe said he would do it himself and asked me to go take a shower.
Just a few seconds after Jiang Ruohe left, his cell phone rang. I took a look and saw that it was Mu Yan calling. I took the phone and went to find Jiang Ruohe. I saw Jiang Ruohe was about to go downstairs, so I hurriedly called him.
"Jiang Ruohe, your phone."
Jiang Ruohe stopped and picked up the phone.
"KTV, I don't have time these two days. I need to spend time with my wife. Okay. It's time to rest. Don't call me for a while."
I looked at Jiang Ruohe speechlessly. After Jiang Ruohe hung up the phone, he handed me the phone and went downstairs with the dishes.
I glared at his back, snorted, and thought, forget it, I won’t bother with him.
At night, I don’t know what happened, I couldn’t sleep, tossing and turning in bed, feeling a little upset.
I stared at the ceiling in confusion, thinking about signing the divorce papers and moving out of the Jiang family tomorrow. For some reason, I felt a faint sense of loss.
Maybe it's because I've been staying in the Jiang family for a few months, and I've developed some feelings for them.
I turned over again and looked at Jiang Ruohe who was sleeping on the floor. He was also sleeping facing me. I looked at his stern face and felt a little reluctant.
The next day at work, I felt a little uneasy. After finally getting off work, I hurried home.
When I got back, Jiang Ruohe was there too.
Jiang Ruohe stood up and said that Grandpa was afraid of being sad, so he left at three in the afternoon and took Jiang Nianhao and Wang Ma out with him. It was just Jiang Ruohe and I at home.
I asked Jiang Ruohe what he wanted to eat, and he said whatever.
"I like whatever you cook."
"Okay then."
I went into the kitchen and thought that since it was just the two of us eating, there was no need to waste food, so I simply made two dishes and a soup.
The two sat at the dining table and ate quietly, no one spoke.
Before I knew it, it was seven o'clock and Lawyer Zhang came to the door.
Lawyer Zhang gave Jiang Ruohe and me a divorce agreement. I looked at the agreement that Jiang Ruohe had previously drafted.
The two of us signed the divorce agreement peacefully. Jiang Ruohe transferred the house we used to live in to my name, asked Liu Ma to stay there with me, and transferred two million yuan to my card.
I looked up at Jiang Ruohe, thinking about rejecting these conditions.
"How about you just think of it as a loan from me. When you save enough money in the future, just pay it back to me. If you don't agree, I won't sign this divorce agreement."
I thought about it and realized that I was pregnant now and had to deal with Tian Rong's mother, so I was short of money. I took a pen and asked Lawyer Zhang for a piece of white paper. I wrote an IOU to Jiang Ruohe, saying that I would definitely return these things to him.
I was signing the divorce agreement. For some reason, I felt a pang of pain in my heart. I looked up at Jiang Ruohe and handed him the pen.
"Go upstairs and collect the clothes. I'll take you to Aunt Liu later." Jiang Ruohe took the pen and looked at me.
I nodded, got up and went upstairs.
When he went downstairs, Lawyer Zhang had already left. Jiang Ruohe took the car keys and stood up from the sofa.
Half an hour later, he sent me to Liu Ma's place, and Liu Ma came out to help me carry the bag.
After I got off the car, I turned to look at Jiang Ruohe. Jiang Ruohe smiled at me and said that we would still be friends in the future.
I nodded, watched Jiang Ruohe drive away, turned around and went into the house with Liu Ma.
Aunt Liu said that she had already cleaned up the room I had lived in before.
"Thank you, Aunt Liu."
After I entered the room, I closed the door and leaned against it.
Now that I'm divorced, shouldn't I be happy? I don't know why, but I don't feel happy at all. Instead, I feel a little uncomfortable.
I reached up to my face and realized that I had been crying without realizing it.
After a while, Yang Ru called me.
"Xiao Wan, something bad has happened. Mr. Xiao was stabbed. The person who stabbed him was Tian Fen, who asked you for money before."
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