After being yelled at by Chen Songbai, Miao Cuixia suddenly became silent like a dud firecracker. She slowly loosened her grip on his arm and glanced at her husband.
The atmosphere was briefly tense.
Chen's father stiffened his neck, refusing to give in. His finger nearly poked Chen Songbai's nose. "Chen Songbai, I'm making this clear today. If you don't agree to a divorce, I'll pretend you're not my son!"
Chen Songbai looked at him painfully: "Do you really have to force me like this?"
"You can do whatever you want!" Father Chen turned his head away with his hands behind his back, not wanting to look at him at all.
The door opened, and Xia Xuan walked out in slippers, looking very unhappy. Her dark eyes were lifeless as she stared at Chen Songbai for a long time before she spoke calmly, "Chen Songbai, let's get a divorce."
Before, she couldn't bear to do it, and she held on to a tiny hope, which gave Chen Songbai's parents the opportunity to hurt her and her family.
Xia Xuan paused for a few seconds, holding herself together, not showing a trace of vulnerability. Her throat tightened, and she forced herself to say the words she had prepared long ago: "Chen Songbai, please take your parents and get out of my world. Don't bother me anymore."
"This is outrageous, Xia Xuan, is there anyone as disrespectful to elders as you..." Father Chen was so angry that he rushed over to teach her a lesson. Chen Songbai stood between them, with his back to Father Chen and facing Xia Xuan.
During this period, Chen Songbai had trouble eating or sleeping, and he had lost a lot of weight, his cheeks sunken inwards. His eyes were red, and he opened his mouth and said the same words, but not with the same determination as when he faced Chen's father: "I will never leave you, even if I die."
Xia Xuan's heart trembled violently. The courage she had finally mustered was like a punctured balloon, deflated, and it was difficult for her to maintain a cold and hard attitude.
She turned around quickly and took a few steps away from Chen Songbai.
Chen Songbai said to her back, "Xiaoxuan, give me a little more time, I will take care of all this."
"Chen Songbai, are you trying to piss me off to death?" Father Chen grabbed Chen Songbai, wishing he could slap him a few more times to wake him up. "I told you to divorce this woman, can't you hear me?!"
Chen Songbai ignored her, his eyes still glued to Xia Xuan: "I'm sorry, marrying me has caused you so much suffering."
He pursed his lips, unable to say anything else. Apologies spoken too many times always sounded hypocritical. A truly sincere apology should not be expressed with words alone, but also with actions.
Chen Songbai took his parents away from here. Before leaving, he looked at Su Jinru apologetically. He knew that his parents were unreasonable and might have angered Su Jinru. He was ashamed, but powerless to change.
After they left, the house became so quiet that only the faint sound of the air conditioner could be heard.
The door was opened a little, and Youyou looked out through the gap. When she didn't see the annoying person, she came out and said, "Mom."
Xia Yue came back to her senses and turned to see Youyou in a floral dress. She quickly went over to hug her and stroked her hair: "It's okay, they've left. Are you scared, Youyou?"
When Chen Songbai's parents first came in, Youyou was frightened, so she pushed Youyou into the room and put headphones on her to prevent the child from being frightened again by hearing the quarrel.
Youyou shook her head. She was watching cartoons and had just taken off her headphones, so she didn't hear anything.
Xia Xi covered her forehead and said, "I'll go see Xuanxuan."
After knocking on the door, Xia Xuan didn't say anything. Xia Xi stood outside the door and didn't go in, just waiting. After a few seconds, she knocked on the door twice more: "Xuan Xuan, can I come in, sister?"
Xia Xuan: "I want to be alone for a while."
Xia Xi left the door and sat on the sofa.
Su Jinru's chest still felt tight, and her complexion hadn't improved. Thinking of Chen Songbai's parents, she became angry: "What kind of people are these?"
*
Chen Songbai drove his parents back to their residence. Most of his shirt was wet and stuck to his body, making him very uncomfortable.
Without saying a word, Chen Songbai went straight back to the bedroom and changed into a T-shirt. When he came out, Chen's father was sitting on the sofa with his brows frowned and his legs open. Miao Cuixia walked around, took out two bottles of mineral water and handed one to Chen's father.
Mr. Chen didn't answer.
Miao Cuixia put the bottle of mineral water on the coffee table, unscrewed the other bottle, and drank most of it in one breath.
Chen Songbai felt like a huge rock was weighing down his heart and back, making it hard for him to breathe. He walked up to the two elders and said expressionlessly, "Don't get involved in this matter. I'll buy you high-speed rail tickets for tomorrow morning, and you can go back home."
"How could I give birth to such an unfilial son like you? You're trying to kick us out before we even have time to sit down. Don't you think about who raised you to this age?" Miao Cuixia was furious. She threw a half-full bottle of mineral water at Chen Songbai. The mineral water fell to the ground and rolled a long way. "Xia Xuan happened to go back to her parents' home, and you're all alone here. Your father and I decided to stay here. When you think it through, we'll leave."
Chen Songbai felt that it was difficult to communicate with them and frowned: "What did you figure out?"
"Divorce Xia Xuan as soon as possible and marry Jia Jia," Miao Cuixia said. "Jia Jia is pretty and not short. We grew up together, so we know her well."
Chen Songbai thought it was ridiculous: "She is my cousin!"
"What cousin? She's not my biological cousin."
"I advise you to give up on this idea." Chen Songbai gritted his teeth and said word by word, "I will never marry her in my lifetime."
Miao Cuixia was so angry that her chest hurt. She pounded her chest with her fist and looked at Chen's father who was smoking silently: "Didn't you hear what your son said? He doesn't want to divorce, and he doesn't want to marry Jia Jia."
Father Chen flicked the ash onto the floor and looked up at Chen Songbai: "He doesn't have the final say."
Miao Cuixia agreed with him and said to Chen Songbai, "That's right, you don't have the final say. Let me tell you, your uncle and aunt don't know about this yet. When they find out, I'll see how you'll explain it. You bullied their precious daughter and ignored them. Do you think you can live with it? Do you want our family to fall out with your uncle?"
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