"Divorce agreement? Do you want to divorce me?" Xu Xinyi's voice trembled, her brows furrowed tightly, as if greatly shocked, she looked at Yi Yang in uncertainty, her eyes turned red. "Yi Yang, don't joke with me. I've prepared your favorite seafood for you, and... you must be tired from work, right? Do you want to take a bath first and then..."
"I'm not joking with you, Xu Xinyi. We got married two years ago, you should know why. In these two years, we have not had a real marriage, and no one else knows about this marriage. Now, with the divorce, you won't have any loss of reputation or property. Additionally, if you don't understand the division of property, I will have the lawyer explain it to you separately tomorrow."
"I don't understand! I don't understand anything! Can't we have dinner first? After dinner, you can rest, and I have something else to do, I won't accompany you."
"Xu Xinyi, I'm talking about serious matters with you. Don't be unreasonable."
Xu Xinyi was taken aback for a moment, clenched her fists tightly, her eyes brimming with hot tears.
She was both bewildered and desperate, her heartache and grievance unabashedly evident. "But why? Clearly, we've been fine these past two years. Why do you want to divorce me? Where is the reason? Am I not good enough? Did I do something wrong? You have to give me a reason."
"A reason?" Yi Yang looked at her for a long time, suddenly sneered, the coldness and ridicule at the corner of his mouth pierced Xu Xinyi’s nose.
"Do I need to go through what you've been doing behind my back all these years? I don't want to speak too harshly, nor do I want to expose everything. I want to give everyone a face by divorcing peacefully."
"But... I don't agree to the divorce! I don't agree! I won't leave!" Xu Xinyi threatened to tear the divorce agreement in half. "We are husband and wife, we've been fine for the past two years, why do you want a divorce?"
Yi Yang looked on coldly, without stopping her. "I will bring the lawyer over tomorrow. Rest well. I'll leave first."
He wouldn't even sleep here.
Yi Yang put on his coat and left.
Looking back before leaving, he saw Xu Xinyi crouching at the coffee table, holding the divorce agreement in her hand, trembling without a sound.
Yi Yang's eyes darkened. He knew Xu Xinyi was deeply in love with him. However, he had no affection for her. If Xu Xinyi hadn't recently caused so much trouble, nearly causing a catastrophe, he wouldn't have proposed a divorce.
This marriage was of no value and no significance. Continuing it would only be a self-restrained and harmful act.
After a pause, Yi Yang left.
The large living room exuded a sense of emptiness and chill.
"Stop laughing, you almost showed your hand," Xu Xinyi laughed, shaking uncontrollably, complaining, "Annoying, such a big thing and you wouldn't even let me be happy."
She sat on the sofa, looking at the divorce agreement that she had torn up in a fit of excitement in front of Yi Yang. There was no trace of the desperate and heartbreaking situation she had just portrayed, her lips stretched behind her ears.
"I knew this divorce agreement was coming, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly. Little A, as long as I sign the divorce agreement with Yi Yang, everything will come to an end, right?"
"Yes." Xu Xinyi smiled satisfactorily.
Two years ago, Xu Xinyi had opened her eyes and crossed into this world. Not only that, she was bound to a system, Little A, who told her, "You are a malicious supporting female character, with a tragic ending."
Xu Xinyi blinked, almost gone again.
Little A gave her a chance for rebirth, as well as two options.
"First, for the sake of survival, you can start enduring hardships from now on, work hard to erase your image as a malicious person in everyone's eyes, make everyone accept you, and make Yi Yang truly fall in love with you. Use genuine kindness to break free from the fate of being a malicious supporting female character."
Xu Xinyi seemed to hear the voice of the Virgin Mary.
"Here's a personal introduction about Yi Yang. Twenty-eight years old, born rich, worth billions, 188 cm tall, size 18.8, handsome and single to this day, a rare gem among a billion. "
"Second, break the jar and abandon the script, continue to do evil things, follow the character and plot, but everyone will scorn you, your husband will hate you, you will live with the image of a bad woman until Yi Yang is willing to divorce you."
Life is invaluable, but love is even more precious.
"One option sounds good to me, I choose two."
Little A: "?"
"Whether the future is comfortable or not doesn't matter to me. I just want to see what a divorce certificate looks like."
Isn't she just playing the role of a malicious woman who does bad things for love? She's an expert at it!
Xu Xinyi believed that with her level of 'annoyance', before long Yi Yang would definitely choose to divorce her. It was a 100% certainty. Who would choose otherwise, other than a fool?
Sure enough, Xu Xinyi had only played the role of a malicious supporting character for less than two years before Yi Yang, who was scarcely around, proposed a divorce.
This image of hers couldn't be stopped by any obstacles.
Watching her dream come true, how could she not be happy?
Feeling content, Xu Xinyi threw the seafood on the table into the trash can, took a hot bath in her room, applied a face mask, and drank some wine as a celebration.
Little A: "Don't you want to salvage it a bit more? Actually, Yi Yang is handsome and rich, and good in all aspects."
"Just look at you, as if there's only one man like Yi Yang in the world. Let me remind you, I've been in the entertainment industry for more than two years. I've seen plenty of outstanding men. Why should I tie myself to Yi Yang and give up the whole forest of the entertainment industry? Besides..." Xu Xinyi looked at the woman in the mirror, "You're so beautiful and so young, why do you have to revolve around a man?"
'Xu Xinyi' was malicious, but she was a woman rooted in love. She fell in love with Yi Yang at first sight because of a family arrangement and stayed by Yi Yang's side, despite his indifference. In the entertainment industry, she was arrogant and unmanageable because of her background, offending many people.
Yi Yang wanted a divorce, and 'Xu Xinyi' stubbornly refused, several times attempting to use suicide to coerce him, ultimately driving herself insane before the divorce was finalized. The outcome for 'Xu Xinyi'... it was too complicated to mention.
As for Yi Yang, he could just be her devoted male supporting character, at least he wouldn't have a good ending.
Now she just wanted to divorce Yi Yang smoothly, to heal from the hurt of love, no longer believe in love, be indifferent, talk about money and not love, own a huge fortune, and lead a plain life.
A perfect life.
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Yi Yang was decisive and swift in handling things. The day after his return, the divorce matters were prepared properly, and he brought two lawyers with him as he returned to the apartment.
This apartment was a property owned by the Yi family, Yipin Lanting. It was a gift from Mr. Yi to the couple as a marriage present. It was in the city center, convenient for resting, on a high floor, with a panoramic view of the entire city.
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Xin Yi love that apartment very much. She didn't know if she would be given this house when the property was divided.
"Mrs. Yi, do you have any further questions about the property division I explained to you earlier?"
Xin Yi's eyes were red and her face was haggard and lifeless. She hadn't looked at the two lawyers properly since she entered the room.
Yi Yang crossed his legs and leaned back lazily, staring at the divorce agreement with a chilling indifference in his clean, narrow eyes.
"If you have no objections, then sign it."
Xin Yi cursed inwardly at his pretense, but still struggled, "No, I won't sign it. Yi Yang, even if I agree, my mother and grandfather won't agree. Did you ask for their opinion? If they find out..."
"I will explain to them, you don't need to worry about it."
Acting had to be impeccable.
Trembling, Xin Yi looked at Yi Yang and said, "Husband, I know I've done a lot of wrong things. I promise you, I will change. I will change everything. Can't we not divorce, please?"
"At this point, do you think there's any room for maneuver?"
Seeing Yi Yang unmoved, Xin Yi's heart turned to ashes, as she seemed to reluctantly accept the fact, unable to resist.
She wiped away her tears and said firmly, "Divorce is fine, but apart from the property division just now, I want this house."
"Fine."
"You cannot reveal to anyone that we were married."
"Okay."
A heart of steel, what a heartless man!
With no other choice, Xin Yi tremblingly picked up the pen, a tear falling from her eyes, splattering on the paper as she signed, staining it with a large patch of tears.
The two lawyers exchanged a glance, both seeing the resignation in each other's eyes.
After signing, she reluctantly looked at the divorce agreement, pleading with Yi Yang. But when Yi Yang refused to look at her, she pushed the divorce agreement forward, biting her lip, tears streaming down her face, refusing to say another word.
A meticulous detail.
The lawyer checked Xin Yi's signature and handed the document to Yi Yang when it was confirmed to be in order.
"Mr. Yi, please sign here."
Yi Yang took the pen and signed his name, severing Xin Yi's fate from the past.
— "Hurry up and sign! I can finally leave this haunted place!"
As Yi Yang was about to sign the divorce agreement, he stopped, looking strangely at Xin Yi.
Xin Yi looked at him with despair in her eyes.
Did he just... hear a voice?
Xin Yi's voice?
Yi Yang's inquisitive eyes turned back to her.
"Husband, you... are you not divorcing?" Xin Yi's heart skipped a beat, trembling, waiting for his response.
— "May God and Allah keep me safe, I thought he'd changed his mind."
Seeing Xin Yi's teary and sorrowful face, Yi Yang became even more puzzled.
An auditory hallucination?
He wearily rubbed his brow, perhaps he was just too tired lately. Yi Yang comforted himself and, with a heavy heart, continued signing.
— "Scared me. If he changes his mind, then all this was for nothing."
Yi Yang's hand halted.
— "After signing the divorce agreement, let's have a party tonight to celebrate. Li Dao's play from the other day, let's set a time to discuss it. Han Xiao seems to be the male lead, I heard there are bed scenes and kissing scenes..."
Yi Yang gripped the pen tighter.
— "Mango TV seems to have started a new male group talent show, with over a hundred freshly graduated young men. I wonder if they need guests..."
Xin Yi envisioned a beautiful future, immersed in her own world, completely oblivious to Yi Yang's increasingly grim expression.
— "I knew it from the start, two years, at most two years, and he would want a divorce. Turns out I was right."
Yi Yang wrote the Chinese character for 'day' on the paper.