Pei Zhixuan stood there with his head down, his voice seemingly devoid of emotion, but his trembling fingertips betrayed his inner tension.
For Pei Zhixuan, who is usually taciturn, it was quite an achievement for him to utter such a long string of words.
Shen Yunjiao looked at his long, fan-like black eyelashes and clearly refused, "We can't be together, Pei Zhixuan."
"Why? You clearly wrote to me before saying you would wait for me your whole life." Pei Zhixuan's voice trembled slightly.
Shen Yunjiao couldn't help but look at him with a hint of irony.
"You received my letters, but did you ever think of replying even once or twice? If you cared even a little bit, would we have ended up like this?"
Pei Zhixuan moved closer to Shen Yunjiao, lowering his head slightly to try and catch her gaze. "So if I try harder now, you'll forgive me?"
Shen Yunjiao frowned and refused without hesitation: "No, I don't like you."
“But we’re married.” Pei Zhixuan took out a small box from his pocket. He opened the box, and inside lay a pair of beautiful earrings. “These are for you. You are my wife, and I will treat you well from now on.”
Shen Yunjiao froze. What was Pei Zhixuan saying?
Does he know it himself?
Pei Zhixuan knew that he was now shamelessly pestering Shen Yunjiao, just like Shen Yunjiao had done to him before.
He had thought that since Shen Yunjiao wanted a divorce, then so be it; after all, no one is indispensable.
But every time he thought about getting a divorce, Shen Yunjiao's every smile and frown would appear in his mind, and his heart would suddenly ache.
Pei Zhixuan only regretted that he had woken up too late.
Shen Yunjiao didn't want to continue arguing with him. "Pei Zhixuan, listen to me, I'm not your wife, and I won't take anything from you." She pushed the box back in front of Pei Zhixuan.
Pei Zhixuan choked on his breath, and his voice sounded a little hoarse after being rejected: "No, we are still engaged."
"So what if we're engaged? Have we consummated our marriage?" Shen Yunjiao's tone was somewhat impatient, but then she suddenly remembered something.
Shen Yunjiao looked up at the man in front of her, "I forgot to tell you, I slept with another man."
"What did you say?" Pei Zhixuan's voice suddenly turned gloomy.
Shen Yunjiao seemed oblivious to his terrifying appearance. She met his eyes and repeated, word by word, "I said, I had physical intimacy with another man."
It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. Despite the bright sunshine, Pei Zhixuan felt icy cold all over, and his ears were ringing. All he could hear were the words "skin-to-skin contact".
Pei Zhixuan couldn't hide the hurt on his face, but it was quickly overshadowed by a surge of anger. He forced himself to say, "Do you know what you're saying?"
"Are you deaf? I don't want to say it a third time—ah!" Shen Yunjiao cried out in pain. Her wrist was now firmly held by Pei Zhixuan, whose strength was terrifying. He didn't care about Shen Yunjiao's struggles at all.
Shen Yunjiao's wrist was about to be broken by Pei Zhixuan. She tried her best to shake it off, but instead of moving it, Pei Zhixuan pulled her into his arms.
Pei Zhixuan's other hand pressed down from behind, holding her so tightly that she could hardly move.
Pei Zhixuan asked, "Who are you talking about? Someone I know? Or..." The pressure on his wrist increased, and his voice seemed to rise from deep within his throat, resonating in his chest, so deep and unsettling it was almost frightening: "Or someone I don't know?"
"What does this have to do with you? I did it anyway." As soon as Shen Yunjiao finished speaking, Pei Zhixuan's face turned very ugly.
He gave Shen Yunjiao no chance to resist, and without saying a word, he pushed her against the tree trunk in this restrained position, and without saying anything, he wanted to press down on her.
Shen Yunjiao braced her elbow against Pei Zhixuan's chest, but it was not enough to stop him from going berserk like a wild beast.
In terms of sheer strength, ten Shen Yunjiaos wouldn't be a match for Pei Zhixuan, but Shen Yunjiao was simply unwilling to have too much intimate contact with him.
She bent her knees and thrust upwards sharply, hitting Pei Zhixuan in the stomach.
She used all her strength, and Pei Zhixuan felt the pain, so he had no choice but to let go of her and clutch his stomach.
"Pei Zhixuan, if you dare to lay a hand on me again, I will make sure you are childless."
Pei Zhixuan looked up at Shen Yunjiao, his anger, surprise and fury playing out in succession, as if he had been poisoned. His face changed colors several times, but his gaze remained fixed on Shen Yunjiao's face.
Deep down, he wished he could keep her locked in his gaze forever and never let her out.
Shen Yunjiao looked at him coldly and sternly: "What? You're allowed to touch Fang Ziyu, but other men aren't allowed to touch me?"
Pei Zhixuan clenched his fists; he had never been so disheveled.
He had no idea that Shen Yunjiao was so promiscuous.
She had only been away from me for a short time, yet she was already in a hurry to find the next place.
Pei Zhixuan stood up with a slight bow, and said in a harsh voice, "Shen Yunjiao, you will regret this."
Shen Yunjiao avoided him like the plague, not even wanting to look at him, and retorted, "Don't worry about it, I won't."
"Hehe." Pei Zhixuan chuckled cryptically and walked away without looking back.
Pei Zhixuan's figure receded into the distance, and Shen Yunjiao breathed a sigh of relief—Pei Zhixuan was a stubborn and arrogant man. With such a strong sense of self-respect, he probably wouldn't bother her anymore after she had cheated on him. Perhaps as soon as she got home, she would receive a divorce agreement signed by Pei Zhixuan.
After Pei Zhixuan's interference, Shen Yunjiao lost all interest in going to Shen Qinghuai's place, fearing that Pei Zhixuan would think she was going to find him.
Just then, Shen Qinghuai came out of the tent and saw his sister standing there alone, so he waved to her.
"Yun Jiao, I just saw Pei Zhixuan storm back into his tent. I was afraid he was going to cause you trouble, but it seems he made a fool of himself." Shen Qinghuai laughed heartily. He had only recently come to know his sister's personality; she was extremely strong-willed and couldn't stand being bullied in the slightest.
"Ignore him. Brother, may I go now? I want to go back to sleep."
“Of course you can. The Shen family’s carriage is always at the side gate. You go back first. I’ll be finished here for a while, so don’t wait for me.” Shen Qinghuai patted his sister’s shoulder and walked with her for a while before Shen Yunjiao told him to go back.
When Shen Yunjiao returned to the Shen residence, she did not see Shen Zhizhang.
Ever since Aunt Liu was sent outside the manor, Shen Zhizhang has been depressed and rarely returns home.
As Shen Yunjiao crossed the stone bridge, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of Shen Yunmo standing in the waterside pavilion, staring intently at her.
Shen Yunjiao was startled. "What are you doing standing there so quietly? Without making a sound."
Unexpectedly, Shen Yunmo didn't answer a word, but instead turned and left.
Shen Yunjiao frowned, thinking that she was probably angry with her father for sending Aunt Liu away, which was why she treated her like that.
Shen Yunjiao didn't think much of it and went back to her room.
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