Chapter 219 Decision
Zhou Pingchuan never expected that after waiting all night downstairs at Xia Mian's place, he would finally receive a divorce declaration.
For the first time in his life, he felt confused. Xia Mian had feelings for him and needed his financial support, so why did they suddenly have to separate?
Has he offended Xia Mian recently?
Zhou Pingchuan frowned and dialed the number back. He was met with a cold, electronic female voice: "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."
He then switched to WeChat and sent a voice call invitation. The first call connected, but the call was canceled.
The second time, a large message popped up on the screen: "[The other party has added you to their blacklist; you cannot make voice calls now.]"
With all contact methods cut off, Zhou Pingchuan had no choice but to raise his head and look at that window again.
He did have moments of unusual anger and hysteria after our last meeting in Paris, but he quickly calmed down. He's a results-oriented person; his emotional outbursts are temporary, and achieving his goals is paramount to him.
His goal was to keep Xia Mian firmly by his side, no matter what method he used.
So after returning to China, he carefully analyzed the reasons for Xia Mian's tantrum. Besides his busy work schedule and inability to spend time with her, he guessed that the only other reason was the slow progress of the wedding.
Children are concerned about their image, and every time they meet relatives and friends ask about it, Xia Mian's resentment will probably increase by one point.
So, the reason for meeting Xia Mian tonight was to discuss wedding arrangements. After a month of intensive preparations, all the preliminary work for the wedding has been completed, and all that's left is for Xia Mian to choose a date she likes so that the wedding can take place.
Before anyone could even speak, Xia Mian had already sentenced the marriage to death.
"Mr. Zhou," noticing his boss's grim expression, Old Wang quickly got out of the car, "Shall I go up and check on him?"
"Need not."
"Put on a coat, it's chilly in the morning." Old Wang took another jacket from the back seat.
Zhou Pingchuan shook his head again: "No need."
His gaze remained fixed on the window, never leaving it. He knew that Xia Mian was definitely watching him from behind the thick curtains.
His children are always soft-hearted.
As a pale golden hue appeared on the horizon, sanitation workers began their morning sweeping. An elderly woman, sweeping near Zhou Pingchuan, reminded him, "Please lift your foot a little."
Zhou Pingchuan took a step back, just as a cold wind blew by, lifting the old woman's headscarf and ruffling Zhou Pingchuan's hair. Facing the wind, Zhou Pingchuan sneezed.
Xia Mian stood behind the thick curtains and saw this scene through the gaps, her eyes suddenly reddening.
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At seven o'clock in the morning, traffic police began clearing illegally parked vehicles. It was also time for Zhou Pingchuan to go to work, and after being persuaded by Lao Wang, he got into the car.
As the car turned the corner, Xia Mian's straight back finally relaxed. His eyes were no longer red, but he was still sad.
It's heartbreaking to end the first time you fall in love, the first time you get married, the first time you build your own little family in such an undignified way.
But what can be done? Once unfaithful, always unfaithful. He can't forgive me, and this marriage shouldn't continue to linger.
Get yourself together and move forward.
At eight o'clock sharp, Zhao Wei arrived downstairs on time with Big Yellow Chestnut. With others present, Zhao Wei didn't want to say much, but while helping with the luggage, he subtly inquired, "Xia, last night...?"
"Brother Wei, could you please find me a lawyer?"
Zhao Wei's expression hardened: "Have you made up your mind?"
"It's decided."
"My golf ball!" Zhao Wei cried out in his heart. He hadn't even had a chance to play it yet!
However, Zhao Wei felt more sorry for Xia Mian than for golf. Getting divorced at such a young age, she'd definitely be the subject of gossip and judgment; her future would be difficult!
In the afternoon, the group arrived at the film set, and then the familiar routine began: makeup and taking promotional photos. Xia Mian plays a somewhat reckless young master, and to fit the role, the stylist dyed his hair blonde.
Xia Mian rarely dyes his hair, always feeling that light-colored hair lacks texture. But after his makeup was done, he was surprised to find it wasn't bad at all. He found a well-lit spot, took a few selfies, and posted them on Weibo: [Joining the crew, see you in a month]
The cotton balls clicked on the large image and couldn't help but let out a groundhog scream: "Aaaaaah, my maternal love has gone awry!!"
[Who gave you permission to flirt with Mom?!]
This Weibo post was like Xia Mian's declaration to himself. After posting it, he tossed his phone to Li Zi and threw himself into filming. He stopped listening, stopped looking, and stopped thinking about anything related to Zhou Pingchuan and Xia Mingzhao.
The divorce proceedings had to continue, to make room for the other two's abusive relationship. During this time, Xia Mian urged Zhao Wei twice. Seeing that the die was cast and there was no time to delay, Zhao Wei helped contact a well-known lawyer specializing in divorce cases.
The lawyer was very busy, so after adding him on WeChat, I directly asked him what his demands were.
Xia Mian said, "I'll keep the Xia family shares, and I don't want anything else. I'll leave with nothing."
During the betrothal ceremony, the Xia family spent a fortune, giving him a lavish dowry. He could give up everything else, but he had to keep the shares.
Once he gets divorced, he'll lose his value to the Xia family, and all his efforts will have been wasted. Who knows what the Xia family might do to him then?
The shares were the foundation of his livelihood.
Lawyer: [Let's meet sometime today to discuss the details.]
One party is a high-profile celebrity, the other is the head of a top conglomerate; for a lawyer, this case should be quite tricky. Xia Mian didn't think too much about it and readily agreed: "[We'll wrap up filming in ten days. I'll contact you after I return to Beijing.]"
Filming went on day and night, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye. A week before filming wrapped, the travel variety show Zhao Wei had been working on announced Xia Mian as a guest star. Xia Mian asked Zhao Wei to log into his Weibo account for promotion, but he remained oblivious to everything else.
Until the day filming wrapped up and I returned to Beijing.
An unexpected person called.
"It's me, Zhou Ting. I'd like to meet you."
Having not spoken to Zhou Ting for so long, Xia Mian could barely recognize his voice. Her first thought was: Did Zhou Ting know about Zhou Pingchuan's feelings for Xia Mingzhao and want to verify it with him?
He wasn't going to get involved in this mess, so Xia Mian decisively refused: "I'm sorry, I'm filming out of town and can't come back for the time being. Let's talk on the phone if you need anything."
"Xia Mian, please, I'm in so much pain, I... I can't take it anymore."
That's serious.
Could it be that Zhou Pingchuan has already started to seize property by force?
According to the original novel, the original owner was killed by Zhou Pingchuan because he offended Xia Mingzhao. Xia Mingzhao's greatest love was Zhou Ting. If he intervened and helped the star-crossed lovers, allowing them to be together sooner, Xia Mingzhao would only be grateful to him and would not harbor any resentment.
His life will be saved.
Yes, we should help Zhou Ting, just like we did the day he first transmigrated here.
Xia Mian glanced at his watch. He had an appointment with a lawyer at 8 p.m., so he could meet with Zhou Ting at 7 p.m., and an hour would be enough to understand the situation.
"Alright. Seven o'clock tonight, Chuxin Tea House, room 302."
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