Chapter 4. Let's part ways amicably.
Lu Lin opened the door and came out. Feng Qing asked in surprise, "You're home?"
Sitting down opposite him, Lu Lin picked up a bowl of porridge and glanced at him: "Where are you going if you're not at home?"
Feng Qing took a bite of the fried dough stick, wolfed it down a few times, and said, "If I hadn't received a call in the middle of the night, I would have thought you had an emergency and had to go out."
It's so late, it can only be business.
Feng Qing had a lively nightlife last night and didn't get home until after midnight. But the phone rang as soon as he lay down. He was too drunk to get up.
The phone was annoying; it kept ringing because no one answered. In the end, Lu Lin answered the phone. When he didn't call her, Feng Qing knew it wasn't his business, so she drifted off to sleep again.
"Where did you go last night? It sounds like you came back from outside."
Feng Qing was surprised that Lu Lin would also stay out all night.
"Nowhere, just going for a walk outside."
Feng Qing understands that when a man is betrayed and abandoned, he does need time and space to heal. As his closest friend, he wouldn't reopen old wounds at this time.
He deliberately changed the subject and asked about official business.
"I heard that the President is going to send people from our army to local areas, and you'll definitely be one of them this time."
After returning from his local training, he will definitely be promoted. Now is the time when people are in need, and talents like Lu Lin are sought after everywhere.
However… he thought of something: “Have you told your superiors about your divorce? Will it have any impact on you?”
Feng Qing also complained to Shen Rong, wondering why she had to choose such a crucial matter at all, hoping it wouldn't affect Lu Lin's career.
Lu Lin didn't care. There would definitely be some impact, but he could afford to delay it.
"There's no need to report my private affairs to higher authorities; everyone will know once it's published in the newspaper."
Feng Qing gave him a thumbs up: "I admire you."
People with real skills are indeed fearless and confident.
The two then started chatting about other things. Feng Qing winked at him and said, "A few days ago, didn't the General drive that little emperor out of the palace? I heard he ran off to Tianjin and rented a garden there. They took a lot of good things from the palace, and now many people are scheming to try and make a fortune in Tianjin."
Lu Lin glanced at him and asked, "You want to go too?"
Feng Qing waved his hand: "I'm too frail to handle this windfall." He smiled and asked Lu Lin: "I don't think you'd be interested either."
Lu Lin comes from a wealthy family and is not short of money. His wife's family, no, I should call his former father-in-law, are famous bankers with plenty of money.
“I’ve heard that alimony and compensation for emotional distress are common in foreign countries. Since this is a modern marriage, the Shen family should compensate you for emotional distress.”
Miss Shen had an affair, and Lu Lin almost ended up being cuckolded.
Lu Lin looked at him coldly, with an expression that said, "Are you looking for death?"
"Alright, I've said too much again." He raised his soy milk and drank it down first as a sign of respect.
The doorbell rang, and Lu Lin got up to open the door.
Attorney Song sent someone to deliver the newly drafted divorce agreement. Lu Lin signed for it and casually placed it on a shelf to the side.
He went back inside, put on his coat, picked up his car keys, and went outside.
"Are you going back to the ministry? Take me with you." Feng Qing hurriedly wiped her mouth and got up.
Lu Lin: "I'm not going back to my workplace, but I can take you there."
Feng Qing was surprised that this workaholic had skipped work.
"Then where are you going?"
Feng Qing clearly sensed Lu Lin's change in expression; his brows furrowed, and a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes.
"I'm going back to the little villa."
Nowadays, the only person who can elicit an expression from Lu Lin is Miss Shen.
Feng Qing quickly waved her hand: "I won't delay your important business. I haven't finished eating yet. I'll call a car myself later."
Lu Lin nodded, picked up the file folder, and went out.
Although they had only moved out a few days ago, the little villa looked different and somewhat unfamiliar. This time, he was a guest.
The doorbell rang, and Guichun came to open the door.
"It's the master!" Gui Chun called out loudly into the house, and soon Zhang Ma also came out.
"The master is back." Zhang Ma said with a smile.
Is she home?
Aunt Zhang nodded, "Yes, yes." She glanced upstairs and lowered her voice, "But Madam hasn't woken up yet."
Lu Lin raised his hand to look at his watch. It was already ten o'clock. If he remembered correctly, he had asked Zhang Ma to make an appointment for this morning in the early hours of the morning.
He deliberately waited until after breakfast to come, before she was even up?
So you were planning to mess with him from the start?
Seeing Lu Lin's dark face, Zhang Ma immediately helped to explain: "Madam said that if Master came, I should go and call her. I saw that you haven't come yet, so you must be busy. I didn't wake her up. Madam went to the hospital last night and was busy for most of the night. I wanted her to sleep a little longer."
"Sir, would you like to go upstairs to see your wife?"
"No, you go and call him." Lu Lin sat down on the sofa, and Gui Chun served him tea.
Zhang Ma and she exchanged a glance and shook their heads. The couple had really gotten into a big fight this time. Were they really going to get a divorce?
Shen Rong didn't fall asleep until almost dawn, and after sleeping for less than four hours, she could barely keep her eyes open. But when she heard that Lu Lin had arrived, she jumped down like a fish, instantly filled with fighting spirit.
She had made thorough preparations, working through the night to develop a detailed plan to win over Lu Lin. She had prepared a three-pronged approach for today's negotiations: showing weakness, admitting mistakes, and apologizing. If he still didn't fall for it, she also had a backup plan for a showdown, threats, and even kidnapping.
There's bound to be one who can handle Lu Lin.
She realized that Lu Lin was more responsive to gentle persuasion than force. When she cried and begged him to stay, she could sense that he had softened. If it weren't for Kang Wenbai's phone call ruining things, she might not be having this headache now.
She looked at Zhang Ma and asked her, "How do I look?"
Knowing that she loved beauty, Zhang Ma comforted her, saying, "Madam is just a little lacking in spirit, but she's still as beautiful as ever."
Disappointed, she rushed to the mirror. Thank goodness, it wasn't as good as Zhang Ma had said.
Her eyes were red and swollen, her face was pale, and oh, her hair was a bit oily.
Very good. This ghastly appearance is even more convincing, showing that she has deeply reflected on her actions, felt remorse and sadness, and has learned her lesson.
If a delicate and pitiful beauty couldn't arouse Lu Lin's pity, then she could only... only resort to shamelessness.
"Make her face even whiter, preferably so she looks like she won't live much longer," Shen Rong said, taking out a powder compact and pressing it onto her face.
About half an hour later, a faint voice came from the stairs: "You're back."
Her face was as white as a dead person, and she leaned weakly against Zhang Ma. If one hadn't witnessed her dealing with Kang Wenbai with great vigor last night, one would have thought she had undergone major surgery.
Lu Lin got up and watched her act. To be honest, her acting skills were rather clumsy.
For example, sometimes she can't control her movements and forgets that she is playing a patient. Or her eyes are too bright and too lively, which is not the look of a sad person.
For example, when Aunt Zhang brought her breakfast, she said she couldn't eat, but her eyes were practically glued to it. She kept swallowing as she watched the wontons being taken away.
He was clearly very hungry, but he pretended to have no appetite. I wondered what trick he was up to. Lu Lin lowered his head and drank his tea, hiding the sarcasm in his eyes.
After she finished her milk, Lu Lin didn't waste any words and pushed the new agreement over to her again.
Shen Rong glanced down at the offer, which was very tempting. In addition to the house and their savings, Lu Lin even agreed to give her 100 silver dollars a month as alimony for three years.
Even if she doesn't marry Kang Wenbai, she can still find a suitable remarriage partner without any pressure.
To be honest, Lu Lin is really generous, but it's also possible that he's willing to spend a lot of money to get rid of Shen Rong as soon as possible.
He came here today to end this marriage completely, he said, raising his eyes with a composed expression.
He handed over the pen: "Sign it. Once you sign it, you'll be free. You can pursue your happiness without hesitation and will never be tied down in a stagnant life again."
Shen Rong always felt that his words were sarcastic.
Lu Lin shoved the pen into her hand and urged her once again.
Shen Rongxu gripped the pen, and Lu Lin was about to pull himself back when he saw her tears falling onto the black ink on the white paper, and he froze instantly!
Is this the beginning? He held his breath, waiting for her to make her move!
Shen Rong looked at the pen in her hand and knew that she was being forced into a corner. Lu Lin was not going to leave empty-handed this time, so there was no point in her tearing it up anymore.
She bet he had more than one file in that folder!
She pinched her thigh hard with one hand, thinking about the most tragic things. Actually, she didn't need to think about anything else. Just thinking about how if she divorced Lu Lin, she would be abandoned by everyone, and in the future, she would have no money, no power, and no support. There would be bandits and soldiers everywhere. Not to mention whether she could keep the house, she didn't know how many days she could survive.
Was she trying to win back Lu Lin? No, she was saving her own life!
Tears streamed down her face. What had she done to deserve this? Why did fate send her to this place? Damn it! Who wrote this novel? Why did they have to write about a chaotic world? Don't they know that nine out of ten people in a chaotic world suffer tragedy? Even the main characters can't escape death and separation, let alone her, a cannon fodder female supporting character!
Time travel is fine too, God, couldn't you have chosen a peaceful and prosperous era!
The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and she couldn't stop crying. That damned Lu Lin just looked at her with a cold expression, his disdainful gaze as if he were looking at some dog poop.
"Lu Lin, I don't want a divorce, please don't divorce me, okay? I was wrong, I apologize, it's all my fault, I promise to change. I have nothing to do with that Kang Wenbai, it was me..."
I wonder how she wrote it last night; she cried for so long that she forgot the words.
“You’re too busy and always neglect me, so I just wanted to annoy you. It’s not that I really have anything going on with him, and I don’t want to divorce you.”
She simply sat down next to him, ignoring his resistance, and hugged his arm, crying. To secretly retaliate against his earlier indifference, Shen Rong wiped her snot and tears on his clothes.
"Let's not get a divorce, okay? I was wrong. I won't lose my temper anymore, and I won't bother you anymore, okay?" She hugged Lu Lin's arms tightly, as if she were holding onto a piece of driftwood. Her two soft breasts pressed tightly against him, and Lu Lin tried to break free several times but couldn't.
"Let go!" Lu Lin said coldly.
Shen Rong was startled by his tone, and her grip loosened immediately, allowing him to pull away.
“Chen Rong, please be more mature. Divorce isn’t something you can decide on your own. I made it very clear the other day that things have come to this point. Do you think there’s any point in trying to salvage the relationship? If you and Mr. Kang have any conflicts, please resolve them yourselves. Don’t drag me into it.” His brows were furrowed, and his expression was grim.
“I particularly hate this feeling; let’s part ways amicably.”
It seems that showing weakness won't work; he's truly heartless! Tears welled up instantly.
Shen Rong sobbed, hiccuped, and slowly took out a handkerchief, gracefully wiping away her tears.
She straightened her back, her red and swollen eyes staring straight at him.
"Are you so heartless as to abandon me, with absolutely no room for negotiation?"
Lu Lin's brow twitched, feeling that she was being unreasonable: "It's a negotiated divorce, don't try to change the subject. I hope you can calm down and sign the papers."
"I didn't agree to the divorce, so it wasn't a friendly negotiation. You're forcing me to abandon my wife and children!"
Lu Lin looked up, his eyes sharp, and it was clear that his patience was wearing thin.
"Chen Rong, don't talk nonsense!"
Shen Rong snorted coldly, stood up and looked down at him: "Lu Lin, let me tell you, if you want a divorce, dream on."
She tilted her head and touched her not-so-protruding belly: "When do you think it would be a good time for me to tell both sets of parents?"
A boastful laugh, a blatant oath, a blatant threat.
Lu Lin finally understood what she was saying. His pupils contracted, and his sharp eyes stared at her stomach in disbelief.
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