125 Divorce
After seeing Xie Yaoyao and her son off, Uncle Jian watched the ride-hailing car drive away and then turned back to the villa.
As soon as I entered, I saw Huo Yanxi coming down the spiral staircase.
He sighed silently, "Fifth Master, Teacher Xie and the others have left, and Doubao took them with them."
Before Huo Yanxi could speak, Huo Zidu said unhappily, "Uncle, you're not as good at acting cute as Doubao."
That old dog has been clinging to Xie Ziyu these past few days, whimpering every day, reluctant to part with him.
have a look!
How did they manage that mother and child?
Huo Yanxi's expression was indifferent, showing no sign of annoyance. "Why didn't you go with them?"
Huo Zidu: "Do you think I don't want to? Teacher Xie doesn't want me anyway."
Huo Yanxi: "You think she only wants me?"
In desperation, he called her Manman, but she wouldn't acknowledge him; he had run out of ideas.
Huo Zidu: "That's because you don't know how to be charming and coax people. You should learn from Doubao."
"Uncle, you can't put on your superior attitude. If you like something, you should go to any lengths to achieve it."
Huo Yanxi frowned. "Who said I like her?"
Huo Zi was speechless at his stubbornness and snorted twice, "Even a dead duck's mouth isn't as stubborn as yours."
After saying that, he ignored him and went back to his room to play games.
Some people lose their wives but still insist on their ways; they don't deserve any sympathy at all.
Aunt Wang looked at Huo Yanxi and said, "Teacher Xie prepared a sumptuous dinner before she left. Fifth Master, would you like to eat now?"
Huo Yanxi looked towards the restaurant, where the table was laden with food, and the aroma of the food wafted through the air.
He nodded slightly. "Mm."
Actually, he wasn't very disappointed. He had already waited for so many years, so he didn't mind waiting a little longer.
The reason he so hastily exposed Xie Yaoyao's identity tonight was to let her know that he already knew she was Manman.
So no matter where she runs, he will bring her back.
He would never let go of her hand again.
She can only be his!
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Inside the car, Xie Yaoyao sneezed several times. Xie Ziyu looked at her and asked, "Mommy, do you have a cold?"
Xie Yaoyao rubbed her nose and gently shook her head. "No."
The driver in front looked at her and said, "Are you the maid from that family? The employer is quite easy to talk to and allows you to bring your child to stay there."
“My mommy isn’t a maid, my mommy is a teacher.”
The driver looked back at Xie Yaoyao; she was a little chubby and wearing plus-size clothes.
In addition, it was dark, so he didn't look at her face carefully. Only when he looked did he realize that she had delicate features and was beautiful with red lips and white teeth.
"I'm sorry, I didn't see you clearly just now. I thought you were that family's maid."
Xie Yaoyao shook her head. "It's okay."
Yet, a sense of inferiority inexplicably welled up inside me.
She is now worlds apart from Huo Yanxi, how could she dare to even think of him?
The driver was a little embarrassed. "Oh, you're a teacher? Are you a teacher at a training institution or a teacher hired by a regular school?"
"Teachers hired by regular schools."
The driver nodded. "Hello, teacher. It's a secure job. Once you pass the civil service exam, your employment will be stable."
Xie Yaoyao said with a smile, "The teaching profession is very competitive now. There is no such thing as a guaranteed job. If your teaching level is not up to standard, you will be asked to leave."
The driver became tireless when he started talking about this topic, and chattered on and on the way.
Xie Yaoyao occasionally chimed in, saying that after coming down from Victoria Peak, they soon passed by St. Paul's Co-educational School.
Just one kilometer away is Xie Yaoyao's new home.
She only visited the property twice, once to view the apartment and once to sign the contract and make the payment, but she does remember which building and unit she lives in.
After getting out of the ride-hailing car, she dragged her suitcase in one hand and carried Doubao's dog food in the other, leading Xie Ziyu into the residential area.
With lights shining in every home, they finally have a home of their own in the port city.
She had hired a cleaning service to clean the house; the floor was spotless, and the cleaning service even helped her organize the luggage she had brought over.
Xie Yaoyao recognized the fingerprints and led Xie Ziyu and Doubao inside.
Xie Ziyu put Doubao on the ground, and Doubao barked happily.
It toured the entire apartment as if surveying its own territory.
Xie Ziyu also strolled around with his hands in his pockets.
Xie Yaoyao opened the window to let in some fresh air and then went to the kitchen to boil water before she finally had time to look around her new home.
"Yubao, do you like your new home?"
Xie Ziyu: "I like it, Mommy. So, are we not going back to live in the old tenement building?"
“Yes, this will be our home from now on, our home for life,” Xie Yaoyao said.
Xie Ziyu still missed his friends a little, "So, can't I play with Wangzai?"
"When Wangzai has time, you can invite him to come over to play at home."
Xie Yaoyao knew that moving meant becoming estranged from her former friends.
Even adults can't resist the unfamiliarity that distance brings, let alone children.
Xie Ziyu said sullenly, "Oh."
Xie Yaoyao said, "Yubao, Mommy is going back to Shenzhen tomorrow. Will you stay home and wait for me to come back?"
She wants to divorce Liang Zhen, but it's not appropriate for her to bring Xie Ziyu along.
Xie Ziyu hugged Doubao, who had finished surveying the territory, and said, "Okay, Doubao and I will play at home and will definitely not run around."
Xie Yaoyao had made all the arrangements and wasn't worried that Xie Ziyu would run off, especially since Doubao was there with them.
Back in her new home, Xie Yaoyao took the clothes out of her suitcase and hung them in the closet.
The clothes still smelled faintly of soap. The thought that she would never live in a tenement building again, where winters were cold and summers were damp, made her feel better.
On his first night in his new home, Xie Ziyu refused to sleep alone and insisted on sharing a room with Xie Yaoyao.
The central air conditioning was on, and Xie Yaoyao didn't urge him to go to his own room.
After coaxing Xie Ziyu to sleep, Doubao curled up at the foot of the bed, surrounded by complete silence.
Xie Yaoyao lay in bed for a long time, unable to fall asleep.
Huo Yanxi's cry of "Manman" startled her, and she fled in panic.
She closed her eyes; even if she denied it to the death, Huo Yanxi couldn't do anything about it.
The next day.
When Xie Yaoyao woke up, it was almost noon. She didn't have time to be sentimental. She quickly prepared lunch, ate a couple of bites, grabbed her bag, and hurriedly left.
There is a bus at 12 noon that goes directly across the bridge to Shenzhen.
When she came downstairs, the car had just arrived. She quickly got in and headed straight for Shenzhen.
Upon arriving at the Shenzhen Bus Terminal, she took a taxi to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
After finalizing the divorce arrangements, Xie Yaoyao never contacted Liang Zhen again.
She waited at the Civil Affairs Bureau until almost 5 o'clock, when Liang Zhen arrived just ten minutes before the deadline.
Her displeasure was almost tangible, and before she could even complain about his tardiness, she pulled him toward the window.
The staff were getting ready to leave when they saw the two of them arrive and told them to think it over.
Xie Yaoyao said, "No need to think about it, just help us with the procedures."
The staff member said, "Since you insist on getting a divorce, let's make an appointment first. After the one-month cooling-off period, if you still insist on getting a divorce, then come back to complete the divorce procedures."
Xie Yaoyao was stunned.
She usually ignores everything that's going on around her and doesn't even know about the cooling-off period.
"You mean we have to come back in a month to get our divorce certificate?"
Isn't that creating unnecessary complications?
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