Free Web NovelChapter 133: Chapter 133: Let’s Get a Divorce
Su Li: "...What did you say?"
Tang Yuanxiao pretended to be calm, but his eyes darted away. "I... I just felt that our wedding was too rushed last time, so I wanted to make this place look a little more festive."
In truth, they had been married for almost two years, but only now were they truly about to live together.
Their wedding day should have ended with their wedding night, but because he had to leave early, that night never happened.
When he returned during the first month of the new year, they still didn’t get together because Su Li wanted a divorce and because of all the unpleasantness that followed.
Married for nearly two years, they still had never truly been together.
When Tang Yuanxiao saw the bright red four-piece bedding set with the "double happiness" character at the department store today, he suddenly found himself rooted to the spot, unable to look away.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman—once someone takes root in your heart, you change.
Tang Yuanxiao was a classic, straightforward guy, not one for subtleties, and he lived a rather coarse life.
But it was this very person who, upon thinking that Su Li was bringing Little Tang Mo over, started going out on his days off to buy things.
Little by little, he filled up what was once an empty home.
He, who had never known the first thing about growing flowers, had seen that Su Li once grew an orchid. So when he happened upon an orchid during a mission, he went to great lengths to dig it up and bring it back to plant.
He ignored the uncomprehending looks from Yu Le and his other colleagues. He simply felt that Su Li would like it, so he planted it for her.
Even with the great mountain of "divorce" looming over him, Tang Yuanxiao still wanted to save their marriage and thought about their future life together.
That was why he couldn’t tear his eyes away when he saw the bright red wedding quilt and ended up buying it.
He went to all this trouble, dreaming that this wedding bedding would one day be used. More than just a quilt, it represented the hope he held for their future.
He hoped to open Su Li’s heart soon. He hoped for a day they could use it—to consummate their marriage, have children, and grow old together.
Tang Yuanxiao held that quilt as if he were holding his own heart.
Su Li looked at the quilt, but all she felt was a heart full of helplessness.
"Tang Yuanxiao, have you forgotten what you promised me before?"
After a moment of silence, Su Li said flatly, "We... won’t have any use for a quilt like this. It doesn’t matter whether I like it or not. That’s not a question you should be asking me."
The flush on Tang Yuanxiao’s face slowly faded.
Su Li left the room. He stood there for a while, holding the quilt, before finally folding it neatly and placing it in the wardrobe.
Next to the quilt were the sweaters Su Li had knitted for him, one red and one green, looking particularly striking next to each other.
When Tang Yuanxiao came out again, Su Li was already sitting in the living room.
"I’ll go check on Momo." After saying this, Tang Yuanxiao tiptoed into the spare bedroom.
He looked at Little Tang Mo, whose face was flushed from sleep, and a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes.
"He’s gotten bigger again..." He watched Little Tang Mo for a moment, gently stroking his head, then glanced around the room.
He had tidied this room himself, so any new items were immediately obvious.
Tang Yuanxiao came out, closed the door, and asked Su Li, "Where’s your luggage?"
He hadn’t seen any of Su Li’s luggage.
Su Li looked up at him. "I didn’t bring any." freeωebnovēl.c૦m
Tang Yuanxiao’s hands slowly clenched into fists.
Su Li gestured with her finger. "Tang Yuanxiao, come sit. We need to talk."
Tang Yuanxiao looked at Su Li, the light in his eyes dimming bit by bit.
Su Li waited for Tang Yuanxiao to sit down before speaking in a calm, low voice.
"I left my luggage in the Imperial City. I came today not only to drop off Little Tang Mo, but also to talk to you about the divorce."
Tang Yuanxiao looked up at Su Li, his gaze heavy. "You still haven’t changed your mind?"
"No." Su Li nodded firmly.
A vein throbbed twice on Tang Yuanxiao’s forehead. His face was grave. "Su Li..."
Su Li cut him off. "Tang Yuanxiao, let’s get a divorce. Stop holding on."
Tang Yuanxiao shook his head. "I don’t understand, Su Li. I don’t want a divorce. Why are you so insistent on it?"
Su Li sighed in exasperation. "Because we have to get a divorce. We don’t have a future."
Tang Yuanxiao lowered his head. "A future can be built. The problems between us aren’t impossible to solve."
Su Li let out a short, soft laugh. "You think they can be solved?"
’How could the problems between them be solved? It’s not easy to bring up what happened in their past life, so fine, let’s set that aside and talk about this life!’
"Tang Yuanxiao, can you abandon your mother, never return to Xinghua Village, and cut ties with them forever?"
As soon as Su Li asked the question, Tang Yuanxiao frowned. "Su Li, my mother..."
Su Li raised a hand to stop him. "I know your answer. I know you can’t."
She gave another soft laugh. "The question I’m asking you is, in itself, a problem. Whether the answer is yes or no, it still means the end."
Su Li’s gaze seemed distant. "If a man can abandon his parents for a woman, I wouldn’t dare spend my life with him. If he can abandon his parents, what’s to stop him from abandoning his wife? Sooner or later, he’d abandon her too."
"And if he can’t abandon his parents, you get a situation like ours."
Su Li gave Tang Yuanxiao a deep look.
"Marriage is never just about two people. Your mother and I... we can never get along. The best solution is to be separated forever."
Tang Yuanxiao was silent for a long time. frёeωebɳovel.com
Su Li looked at Tang Yuanxiao’s gradually reddening eyes, her voice calm but firm.
"The more you refuse to divorce, the more you insist, the more you will just make me resent you."
"So, insisting on not divorcing or making excuses to delay it is useless with me. Not only will it not save anything, it will only drive us further apart. Do you understand?"
How could Tang Yuanxiao not understand?
"So my persistence only makes you resent me more..." Tang Yuanxiao looked around the home he had decorated bit by bit, his gaze bleak.
He had foolishly imagined that Su Li would have a change of heart, imagined them having a warm life together in this home, but he never thought...
Everything Su Li said was right. He knew that with things having reached this point, he had no way out.
But... how could he bear to let go? How could he possibly bear it...?
Tang Yuanxiao’s eyes were filled with struggle. "Su Li, can’t we just wait a little longer?"
’Can’t you just give me a little more time?’
Su Li slowly shook her head. "No. Tang Yuanxiao, you promised me. We would divorce after six months. It’s been six months now."
"The time we’ve truly spent together adds up to less than ten days. In these six months... there was so little I could do."
Tang Yuanxiao leaned forward, staring intently into Su Li’s eyes. "Su Li, can’t you just give me one more chance?"
Su Li met his gaze without flinching and slowly shook her head. "No. Tang Yuanxiao, let’s go through with the procedures as we agreed."
Seeing that Tang Yuanxiao still wanted to say something, Su Li added unhurriedly.
"You don’t want to become a hypocrite in my eyes who doesn’t keep his word, do you?"
Of course Tang Yuanxiao didn’t want that.
He had fought so hard back then to buy himself six months, but in the end... nothing had changed.
His voice was hoarse. "Is there really not a single possibility for us? Not even a sliver of a future?"
Su Li nodded. "Yes, there isn’t. Before we divorce, we can only ever be an ill-fated couple and sworn enemies."
No matter what happened in her past life, she had to get this divorce.
If she didn’t go through with this divorce, the events of her past life, Mrs. Tang, and Xinghua Village would follow her like shadows.
Only by divorcing could she truly be free.
The best thing for them was to divorce and live their own separate lives. Once they were far apart, all the resentment, entanglements, and misunderstandings would slowly fade with time.
Divorce had become an obsession for Su Li.
