Announced divorce, madly criticized Ling Shaochang for kneeling down

"Ling Che."

In the darkness, she choked out a sob. "You've done everything I care about. How can I teach you how to forgive you?"

"What else can we do now that it has come to this?"

Qiao Ruyi's tears kept falling. "You said you didn't like Bai Yiyi, but you went to her again and again and put her first. You said there was nothing between you and Bai Yiyi, but she told me herself that you had been in love for four years."

"Four years, Ling Che. How can I not mind you?"

"You said you didn't want to have children to protect me. You could have told me, discussed it with me, but you didn't. No matter what, you always made the decision first and then informed me. You did things that were disrespectful to me in the name of doing good for me."

She gently questioned him, "You keep saying it's for my own good, but do you think I'm okay? Are things between us okay?"

"Ling Che, we can share the good and the bad, but I cannot accept deception and dishonesty."

She took a deep breath and tears fell. "You're right. I have nothing but good looks. There's nothing to be desired for someone like me."

"So let's get a divorce and let each other go, okay?"

In the dim night, she talked a lot.

The man didn't respond, and it was unclear whether he had heard it or not.

The force that bound her hands slowly faded away. She moved, and the man's force loosened.

But his breathing was still hot and heavy, pressing down on her with almost no support, so heavy that she almost couldn't breathe.

"Ling Che?"

She pushed him and heard the man's even breathing.

Pulling half of her body away and looking at him sideways, Qiao Ruyi only felt her head hurt even more.

He fell asleep.

Damn, he fell asleep!

The man greedily breathed in her body fragrance and slept soundly.

Qiao Ruyi wiped the tears from her face. She must be mentally ill to talk so much to a drunk person!

She moved her body out from under the man and stood by the bed panting.

In the moonlight, the man lay on the bed, half of his handsome face buried in the pillow, sleeping soundly.

Qiao Ruyi was about to go out, but after taking two steps, she turned back, threw the quilt heavily on the man, and then left the bedroom.

......

Early the next morning.

The person on the bed was still in the same position as when he fell asleep last night. There was a familiar fragrance on the pillow and sheets, which gave him a momentary illusion between half asleep and half awake.

I suddenly opened my eyes and saw the familiar bed sheets.

He suddenly jumped up from the bed and found himself alone on the large bed.

My head felt heavy and dizzy, and my temples were throbbing with pain.

Ling Che closed his eyes and tried to recall. He just remembered that Qiao Ruyi mentioned the divorce agreement to him last night, and then went upstairs.

Feeling restless, he sat alone in the living room drinking, and the more he drank, the more he missed her.

I miss her smile, the way she speaks, and the way she acts coquettishly.

I want to kiss her, hug her, and hold her tightly in my arms.

The idea is getting stronger and stronger...

He slapped his forehead hard, and he couldn't remember what happened afterwards.

I have no idea how I got into this bedroom or slept on this bed.

He pinched his brows and glanced into the bright bedroom, but there was no sign of Qiao Ruyi.

A trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and he quickly got out of bed and walked downstairs.

Aunt Zhang was tidying up the living room. When she heard the noise, she looked towards the stairs and saw Ling Che coming down.

He was wearing a shirt with only three or four buttons fastened and the collar casually open. His hair, which was usually meticulously groomed, was a little messy, and it seemed that he had just got up.

Moreover, when she was cleaning the living room in the morning, she saw a lot of empty wine bottles on the coffee table, which showed that he had drunk a lot.

Seeing that he looked unhappy, Aunt Zhang said with concern, "Master, I see you haven't slept well for a few days. Why don't you go upstairs and sleep for a while?"

Ling Che went downstairs and looked around but didn't see Qiao Ruyi.

Ignoring Aunt Zhang's words, he asked, "Where's the young lady?"

"The young lady is gone." Aunt Zhang said.

Ling Che frowned, "What do you mean by leaving?"

"Don't you know?" Aunt Zhang said, "Young Madam went to the Qiao Mansion early this morning. She said that tomorrow is the anniversary of her mother's death, and she wants to stay back for a few days."

Aunt Zhang remembered that when the young lady left in the morning, she asked her to take good care of Yuanyuan.

She thought the young master knew about this.

Seeing Ling Che's frown deepening, she asked, "Don't you know about this?"

Ling Che's expression grew even worse.

Qiao Ruyi didn't want to go back and stay for a few days. It was obvious that she was avoiding him and didn't want to see him.

"Where is the little tom cat?" he asked again.

"Yuanyuan is at home."

Aunt Zhang didn't understand. The young lady clearly said that Yuanyuan's name was given by the young master, but he never called it by its name. He always liked to call it little male cat, which was not very nice.

When Ling Che heard her say the cat was at home, his frown relaxed.

The cat is at home, she should come back.

......

In the Qiao Mansion in the early morning.

There were a few incense sticks burning in front of the tablet in the side room. As soon as Qiao Ruyi arrived at the Qiao Mansion, she came to burn incense for Yin Rufang.

Then they set up a brazier in the front yard and started burning paper money.

Fireworks curled up and wisps of black smoke drifted into the sky.

The black ashes of the paper money were blown by the wind and fluttered around the front yard of the Qiao Mansion.

The entire Qiao Mansion was filled with the smell of burning paper.

Upstairs, Li Ling was tying Qiao He's tie. She smelled a strange smell and frowned in disgust.

"Auntie Wang!" she called out, "What's that smell outside? Is there a fire in the kitchen?"

Hearing her words, Qiao He also frowned, picked up his coat and prepared to go out.

Just then, Aunt Wang came over with a worried look on her face. "Sir, Madam, it's that Qiao——"

Noticing Qiao He, she quickly changed her words, "It was the eldest lady burning paper money outside!"

"Burning paper money?" Li Ling's voice rose as she heard it. "Why is she burning paper money so early in the morning? No one in our Qiao family has died!"

This Qiao Ruyi is a jinx. Nothing good ever happens when he comes. It's really unlucky!

Qiao He didn't mind burning paper money. He asked, "Is Ruyi coming?"

"Yes!" Wang Ma replied, "The eldest lady came here early this morning."

After hearing this, Qiao He went downstairs and Li Ling quickly followed him.

As soon as she arrived at the front yard, Li Ling saw a man sitting there, throwing paper money into a brazier with an expressionless face.

There were several piles of paper money next to it, and it would take a whole day to burn them all.

There was black smoke floating in the sky above the entire Qiao Mansion, which was extremely unlucky.

"Ruyi!" She walked over with a raised voice, "What are you doing? You came to our Qiao Mansion so early in the morning and made a mess of the place."

Qiao Ruyi threw the paper money in her hand into the brazier and looked up at Li Ling. "My mother came to me in a dream and said that someone had taken her money and she was short of money and asked me to burn some for her. Aunt Li, didn't my mother look for you in the dream?"

When Li Ling heard this, she took a step back and said, "What does your mother's lack of money have to do with me?"

Qiao Ruyi looked at her and smiled faintly, a creepy smile.

She said quietly, "My mother said you were stealing her money down there, so she asked me to burn some paper money for you."