Chapter 664: Extra Chapter 077 Zaozao, I Got Divorced (Second Update)

“No.

He is.

Mu Cidian stood up from the sofa and grabbed hold of Lei Qian.

Lei Qian stared at him in a daze.

She had just agreed a moment ago, and now all of a sudden, he seemed so determined.

She felt a tightening in her heart, just as she was about to cry out and play for sympathy, she heard Mu Cidian’s indifferent voice, “If I let you leave now, are you planning to drag out the divorce indefinitely?”

Lei Qian was taken aback, her eyes flooded with tears, “Cidian, how could you think of me like that, I’m really just worried about my mother…”

“If you leave now, you’ll tell me that your mother is unwell and needs your company. Once her health improves, you will say that she cannot withstand the shock and needs me to continue the charade. When your mother can finally accept it, you’ll have some other excuse.” Mu Cidian’s voice was cold, devoid of any emotion as he slightly raised an eyebrow, “Is that correct?”

Lei Qian gazed straight at Mu Cidian.

She didn’t know how he could possibly guess what she was planning.

She indeed planned to use her mother’s fake illness as an excuse to delay the divorce. In her mind, she had even come up with the excuse of her mother’s weaker health. She planned to keep stalling for a year or two, hoping to disrupt the relationship between Mu Cidian and Xin Zaozao by then. She looked at Mu Cidian, her face ghostly pale.

She stammered, “How… how could you think that of me…”

“Lei Qian, it’s best not to play any tricks in front of me.” Mu Cidian enunciated each word, “I have been watching my mother play these games since I was a child.”

Lei Qian’s heart clenched.

She bit her lip.

At that moment, she felt a sense of shame, as if Mu Cidian had seen her through completely.

She remained silent, her eyes reddening uncontrollably.

Mu Cidian led her back to the coffee table, “You can do whatever you want, after you sign.”

Lei Qian looked extremely aggrieved.

She said, “Does this world only have Xin Zaozao? Can only she evoke a hint of pity from you?”

“In this world, the only one who can warm my heart, is Xin Zaozao.”

Tears streamed down Lei Qian’s face.

Non-stop.

She said, “What if I insist on not divorcing?”

“There is no room for insistence,” Mu Cidian stated bluntly, “Since I chose to marry you, I’m confident I can divorce you!”

Lei Qian laughed mockingly.

She heard Mu Cidian’s icy voice, “There are a thousand ways I can make you have no choice but to divorce. Don’t doubt my ruthlessness!”

Lei Qian looked at Mu Cidian in disbelief, at this man who had suddenly changed.

Perhaps, the real Mu Cidian is the one standing in front of her now.

The one who is always aloof, always untouchable.

The man she had been seeing was just a version of him that had been temporarily softened by societal realities.

This was the real him.

She had always known that she couldn’t hold down a man like Mu Cidian.

But she simply couldn’t accept it, she couldn’t bear to let go.

Her eyes reddened.

Mu Cidian said, “Sign.”

His voice was cold, allowing no room for disagreement.

Lei Qian could only pick up the pen and tremblingly signed her name on the divorce agreement.

The moment she signed, her heart ached to the extreme, and so did her hatred.

What she couldn’t understand was why, despite all her abjection, Mu Cidian was still returning to Xin Zaozao’s side. Despite the fact that Xin Zaozao was so resistant to him, despite Xin Zaozao treating him so poorly, why, why…

Was it only because of a child?!

Did a single child suffice to make him so relentless?!

She gritted her teeth.

After she had signed.

“Put your fingerprint on the paper,” Mu Cidian reminded her.

Lei Qian pressed her fingerprint onto the document.

Mu Cidian grabbed the agreement, quickly signed his own name, and imprinted his fingerprint as well.

Then he stood up and left straight away.

Lei Qian watched his indifferent silhouette. At that moment, she suddenly felt that he was very distant.

Just like when they were in high school, he was so out of reach.

Mu Cidian came out of the room dragging a suitcase.

He didn’t own many things.

At that moment, with just these few items, he said, “We’ll get the divorce procedure done now.”

Lei Qian bit her lip.

Mu Cidian said, “Of course, you can choose not to go. If you refuse, I will take legal action, by then our divorce may become well-known public knowledge.”

Lei Qian knew that she had hit a dead end.

If she kept refusing Mu Cidian, any remaining goodwill he had for her would be completely gone.

She said, “Let me call my father first to ask about my mother’s condition.”

Of course, it was still a play that had to be performed to the end.

Mu Cidian did not expose her falsehoods.

Adults always save face for each other.

Besides, to him, Lei Qian’s lies were insignificant and not worth arguing about.

Lei Qian was on the phone for a while.

She said, “My father says my mother is stable now…”

“Let’s go.” Mu Cidian didn’t say any more.

He walked in front.

Lei Qian followed behind him.

Mu Cidian drove, neither of them spoke, and the car pulled up at the Bureau of Civil Affairs.

There was no queue, as the divorce rate in Yanshang Country was not particularly high.

As they had all their documents in order, the two of them quickly completed the divorce procedures.

Walking out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Without even saying goodbye, Mu Cidian turned and left immediately.

He hadn’t thought about taking her home, nor had he thought about explaining anything to her. He had given her what he was supposed to give, and there was no more!

Mu Cidian returned to his car.

He glanced back at Lei Qian who was still standing there motionless, then he started his car and drove away.

In Mu Cidian’s mind, being ruthless was the best way to handle a situation with no future.

At the moment he left, he received a message on his phone.

While driving, he glanced at it.

“Mu Cidian, can we still be friends in the future?” It was from Lei Qian.

Mu Cidian parked his car in front of a traffic light and replied, “I don’t have any female friends.”

Lei Qian looked at the message on her phone.

A cold sarcastic smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

So, he wouldn’t even be friends with her.

This was Mu Cidian, the ruthlessly cruel Mu Cidian.

Lei Qian watched his retreating figure.

She would never just stand by and watch Mu Cidian and Xin Zaozao fly together. Absolutely not!

…

Mu Cidian left and walked along the streets of Jin City.

Today, after a long period of persistent rain, the sunshine was bright.

There were many more people on the streets, and the entire city looked prosperous.

Mu Cidian parked his sedan in front of a hotel.

He had never invested heavily in real estate, and he had little interest in the real estate industry. Perhaps more accurately, the Xin family was involved in real estate, and he didn’t want to share their piece of the pie. Given the scale of the Xin family’s business, they wouldn’t care whether he made an investment or not.

In essence, he didn’t want any monetary entanglements.

He procured a room card and rented it for a month.

A large suite with a 180-degree floor-to-ceiling window, which overlooked the moat of Jin City, offered a fantastic view.

After setting down his luggage, he conducted a meeting online and explained a few work matters.

Once he had dealt with his affairs.

Mu Cidian left the hotel and went to the hospital.

In the ward, Xin Zaozao had just completed her discharge procedures, she was dealing with some work on her computer.

When Mu Cidian arrived, Xin Zaozao looked up at him; her expression changed slightly at the sight of him.

She continued working on her documents, speaking indifferently, “What are you here for?”

“To see how you are.”

“I’m fine, you can leave now,” said Xin Zaozao coldly.

“I heard from the nurse just now that you’re about to be discharged?”

Xin Zaozao didn’t want to answer Mu Cidian.

Mu Cidian proposed, “Let me take you home.”

“I have a car,” Xin Zaozao declined.

“Your driver was just downstairs, I asked him to go back.”

Xin Zaozao’s typing came to a pause.

Her expression visibly darkened.

But at that moment, she didn’t seem inclined to vent her anger at Mu Cidian. She picked up her phone, intending to call her driver.

Mu Cidian suddenly took her phone away.

Xin Zaozao’s suppressed anger seemed on the verge of bursting.

She quietly subdued her displeasure, “Give me my phone.”

“Finish your work. Once you’re done, I’ll take you home.”

“Mu Cidian.”

“I’ll wait for you here.” With that, Mu Cidian sat on the nearby sofa, clearly intending to wait for her.

Xin Zaozao observed Mu Cidian.

Watching Mu Cidian sit there so casually yet with a sense of ease that was unlike anyone else.

Especially at this moment, bathed in brilliant sunlight filtering through the large window, illuminating his figure in a fragmented manner. For a fleeting moment, Xin Zaozao felt that the light that graced Mu Cidian’s cheeks radiated a halo, a halo that stirred her heart…

“Like what you see?” Although his attention was on his phone, Mu Cidian seemed to sense her gaze on him, despite not turning his head or moving his eyes.

Xin Zaozao snapped back to reality.

She said, “I’m just observing how shameless one person can be.”

“Did you understand now?” Mu Cidian looked up at her.

Today, Mu Cidian was wearing a black suit.

The slim fitting cut accentuated his physically attractive proportion. His white shirt and silver tie made him stand out from the traditional suit crowd, adding an element of flamboyance. His slightly long hair was neatly combed back, making his distinct facial features aggressively dominant.

Xin Zaozao felt that today’s Mu Cidian was somewhat different from usual.

His attire? His speech? His aura?

She had an ephemeral sense of seeing the old Mu Cidian, the man she’d always been afraid of.

She avoided his gaze, not wanting to look at Mu Cidian anymore.

However, Mu Cidian had noticed every detail of her scrutiny. He said, “I’m just me, so get used to this version of me.”

Xin Zaozao scoffed slightly.

She said, “You should be saying that to Lei Qian, not me.”

“No, it’s you.”

“Mu Cidian, did you take what I said yesterday as an empty threat?” Xin Zaozao asked him.

Mu Cidian briefly smiled, his mouth curling subtly upward, adding to his enchanting allure.

She was very chilly.

Polar in dealing with Mu Cidian.

Mu Cidian knew how to attract women; she had known that since she was a child.

Mu Cidian asked, “Which part are you talking about?”

Xin Zaozao frowned.

Mu Cidian surely knew what she was referring to.

She grit her teeth, fiercely retorted, “I told you to behave!”

“What would count as behaving? I haven’t laid a finger on you,” Mu Cidian replied, looking justifiably innocent.

“I don’t want to get ugly.”

“Feel free to say it.” Mu Cidian’s intriguing grin was still on display.

Xin Zaozao was losing her patience.

She said, “As a married man, don’t you think your current behavior is disgraceful? Going from your wife’s place to another woman’s ward, don’t you think you’re morally lost? I thought Wan Quan was despicable enough, but at least she didn’t intentionally intervene in my parents’ marriage. Yet you, you’re even cheaper than she is.”

Mu Cidian listened.

Listening to Xin Zaozao’s words, he felt somewhat hurt.

The intensity of Xin Zaozao’s rejection and hatred towards him was indeed palpable.

He was silent for a moment.

Processing the words Xin Zaozao just spat out.

Since Xin Zaozao discovered his cruel nature when she was 18, her impression of him has never changed; he has always been such a disgusting existence to her.

“Stay away from me, I don’t want my life to be ruined because of you!” Xin Zaozao clearly expressed her sentiments sentence by sentence.

Mu Cidian looked at her, looked at the person before him, and said, “Zaozao, I’m divorced!”