Chapter 89 Civil Affairs Bureau
Yun Zhaozhao gave Pei Jiuyan a day to consider it, and the next day she came to the hospital on time to take him to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
"I've already made arrangements. You don't need to say anything later, just listen to me."
Yun Zhaozhao spoke up.
Pei Jiuyan didn't say a word. Yun Zhaozhao couldn't help but glance at him. Today, Pei Jiuyan had changed out of his hospital gown and was wearing his usual suit. He was pursing his lips and had a sullen face, looking somewhat like he used to.
Yun Zhaozhao glanced at it and then looked away.
They arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau quickly. Following procedure, the staff asked the two if they had thought it through and if they still had feelings for each other.
"No, we've already thought it through. Separating is the best solution."
Yun Zhaozhao said resolutely.
The staff looked at Pei Jiuyan again. Yun Zhaozhao kicked Pei Jiuyan, telling him to say what she said. Pei Jiuyan glanced at her and finally spoke.
"I don't want a divorce. I love her very much. I can't live without her. I hope we can reconcile."
"Pei Jiuyan!"
Yun Zhaozhao was furious. Sure enough, even if she's not mentally sound, she's still the same bad seed.
What did you promise me?
"I didn't agree to it; you forced me to come."
Pei Jiuyan felt even more aggrieved: "Anyway, I don't want a divorce."
...
Half an hour later, Yun Zhaozhao left the Civil Affairs Bureau with a dark face. Because Pei Jiuyan's face was too famous and his intentions were too obvious, the leaders of the Civil Affairs Bureau personally came out to mediate, hoping that they would reconsider.
Yun Zhaozhao didn't want to say a word and walked away quickly, with Pei Jiuyan chasing after her from behind.
"Zhaozhao, what did I do wrong? Tell me what you're unhappy about, and I'll change it, okay?"
"Don't do this, I don't want to break up."
Yun Zhaozhao suddenly stopped in her tracks. She looked coldly at Pei Jiuyan, whose eyes were full of grievance and sadness, like a wounded lone wolf.
To him, Yun Zhaozhao was too cruel. In his mind, he and Yun Zhaozhao had always been doing well, living together happily without any problems. But when he woke up, they told him that he and Yun Zhaozhao had broken up and were getting a divorce. He just couldn't accept it.
Yun Zhaozhao could find a way to pluck the stars from the sky if he wanted them, but there was one thing he couldn't do; he simply couldn't do it.
“Pei Jiuyan, many things can’t be ignored just because you don’t remember them.”
Yun Zhaozhao couldn't explain herself to Pei Jiuyan like this; she only felt powerless, as if she had punched cotton.
He forgot all the unpleasantness between them, only sweetness remained.
After Yun Zhaozhao finished speaking, she left. Pei Jiuyan wanted to follow, but Yun Zhaozhao scolded him: "Don't follow me anymore, or I don't know what I will do."
Pei Jiuyan seemed to be frightened by Yun Zhaozhao's gaze. A picture flashed in his mind: Yun Zhaozhao had once looked at him with the same hateful eyes, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't remember anything.
Pei Jiuyan stood there until Assistant Qin came over.
"President Pei, let's head back first."
Pei Jiuyan glanced at him sideways, and Assistant Qin's hair stood on end. For a moment, he thought Pei Jiuyan had recovered, but the other's eyes were not as sharp as before, but instead filled with pain and confusion.
"What exactly happened between Zhaozhao and me? What did I do?"
Assistant Qin felt this was a life-or-death question, the kind that could really kill you.
"...This is a private matter between President Pei and his wife, and I am not very clear about it."
He said vaguely.
Pei Jiuyan didn't speak, only stared at him. Qin's assistant couldn't stand the pressure and whispered, "I really don't know much, but it seems that there are many misunderstandings between President Pei and his wife."
"What misunderstanding?"
Pei Jiuyan asked.
“You used to care about Madam a lot, but I don’t know why you started acting strangely a little over a year ago, sometimes deliberately making Madam sad.”
Pei Jiuyan was stunned upon hearing this, unable to understand why he would do such a thing.
Assistant Qin was indeed unaware of the situation and could not provide an answer.
"Also, there are some things you haven't told Madam because you're afraid she won't like them. There were a few crises before when you went to resolve them without Madam's company, but she doesn't know that you were really dealing with life-or-death matters."
Assistant Qin didn't know what to say. As an observer, he could see it very clearly: from the beginning, President Pei's approach was wrong. Two people should be honest with each other when they are together, but President Pei concealed and deceived. He showed his best side but hid his true self, which was bound to cause a scandal.
Assistant Qin went on and on, and Pei Jiuyan suddenly asked, "In your eyes, what kind of person am I?"
Assistant Qin: "..."
Who can save him? This is even more difficult than the previous question; he really doesn't know the answer to this one.
Meeting Pei Jiuyan's death stare, he said guiltily, "President Pei is very generous to his subordinates."
This is true. His annual salary is in the eight figures. Of course, he works like a slave and does all sorts of things.
"From what you're saying, the things I've been hiding from her are all bad things. So, did I participate in all those things?"
"……Yes."
Assistant Qin was sweating profusely; he felt his career was over today.
Why did I do those things?
Pei Jiuyan looked down at her hands, somewhat unable to believe how much she had done.
Assistant Qin was even less able to answer this question.
Pei Jiuyan seemed to understand the crux of the problem and stopped making things difficult for Assistant Qin. Assistant Qin had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard him say, "So, I'm not a good person."
Assistant Qin is really going crazy!
It was the first time he had ever heard of someone being this sick, and he really wanted Pei Jiuyan to come to her senses.
A good person?
Does he have some misunderstanding about good people? What good person would manipulate the stock market and completely disregard the lives of ordinary investors? And what good person would extend their reach overseas, mining foreign mines when domestic ones are banned?
This is all he knows; there's much more he doesn't know. Pei Jiuyan also has a special hidden line of command.
Pei Jiuyan had no idea what he was thinking; he just couldn't understand why things were like this.
His mind told him that he was just an ordinary office worker, that he and Yun Zhaozhao had a small house, that they both had stable jobs, and that they had a cute little dog, and that they lived a very happy life.
But reality told him that he was a bad guy who not only deceived Yun Zhaozhao but also treated her badly and broke her heart. Their relationship was never mutual; he had forced himself on her, shamelessly pursued her, and acted on his own wishful thinking.
Pei Jiuyan was instantly speechless. He subconsciously looked at Assistant Qin, hoping to get an answer from him.
"Tell me, how can I get Zhaozhao to forgive me?"
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