“Aunt Lisa!”
Wen Nuan finally could not hold back her tears.
Lisa wrapped her arms around Wen Nuan protectively, her heart aching for her.
“Good girl. Auntie is here. I won’t let anyone mistreat you!”
Everyone’s expressions became complicated.
Wasn’t she supposed to be an orphan?
How could she be Lisa’s niece?
Chu Yihan’s expression was even more complicated.
They had been married for three years, yet he had never known that Wen Nuan had such a relative.
“Aunt Lisa, this is all a misunderstanding!”
“Please call me President Lisa.”
Lisa patted Wen Nuan’s shoulder reassuringly, then said to Chu Yihan.
She clearly had no intention of acknowledging their personal relationship anymore.
She gestured for the staff members behind her to step forward.
“Begin.”
“May I ask who is Ms. Wen Nuan?”
Wen Nuan stepped forward.
“I am.”
“Who is Mr. Chu Yihan?”
Chu Yihan had an uneasy feeling in his heart, but he still stepped forward.
“I am.”
The staff member displayed their credentials.
“We are staff members of the Marriage and Childbearing Administration. You two registered your marriage three years ago. Today marks the end of the three-year term, so your marriage certificate has expired. Would you like to renew it?”
“Whoa! The marriage certificate expired?”
“That’s right! It expires after three years. If either party is unwilling to renew the marriage, they can directly get a divorce.”
“The key is that if they don’t have children, they have to pay a huge tax if they renew their marriage! Do you think they’ll renew it?”
“If they end the marriage, then General Chu can be with Spirit Master Xie, right?”
Wen Nuan was just about to speak when Chu Yihan spoke first.
“Of course we’ll renew it!”
How ridiculous!
Their marriage had already become a joke, yet he still wanted to renew it!
“What is Ms. Wen’s opinion?”
“She obviously agrees too!”
Chu Yihan answered instinctively.
Xie Yiyi, who had been standing beside him, widened her eyes in disbelief.
Wen Nuan laughed bitterly.
So his true love was nothing more than this.
But the staff member ignored Chu Yihan and insisted on asking Wen Nuan.
“Ms. Wen, what is your opinion?”
Wen Nuan answered firmly.
“Of course… not!”
Chu Yihan could not believe it.
“Wen Nuan! Do you know what you’re saying? Back then, you were the one who insisted on marrying me!”
The staff member confirmed again.
“Ms. Wen, your choice is not to renew the marriage, correct?”
“No! She’ll renew it!”
Chu Yihan did not know what he was panicking about. He only knew that something was slipping out of his control.
The staff member ignored him and continued asking.
“Ms. Wen, please provide a reason for not renewing the marriage.”
Even if a marriage certificate expired and was not renewed, there had to be a reason. This would make matters more straightforward when dividing their assets and determining suitable future marriage matches.
“I said we’re renewing it! Don’t you understand?”
Chu Yihan’s expression became ferocious. He did not know what was happening to him. He only knew that he could not divorce her.
Lisa carefully shielded Wen Nuan and said to the staff member.
“Continue.”
“General Chu, please remain calm. This is our job. If you continue interfering with or threatening our staff, I will apply for compulsory enforcement.”
Xie Yiyi hurriedly grabbed his arm.
“Brother Chu, calm down! This has nothing to do with the staff. Why don’t you try coaxing Sister-in-law?”
Chu Yihan’s face turned crimson. He suddenly turned toward Wen Nuan.
“Why? Weren’t you the one who loved me the most? Didn’t you say you would never leave me?”
Wen Nuan smiled.
“You’re asking me why? I’ll tell you!”
“Today is our third wedding anniversary, but you’re throwing a birthday party for another woman. You’re welcoming guests from all directions with her like you’re a real married couple. You’re spending money lavishly on her. Is that reason acceptable?”
“Beep! Recorded! During the marriage, Chu Yihan is suspected of cheating and using marital assets to support his mistress!”
The staff member excitedly recorded this point.
Chu Yihan was furious.
“I knew you were petty! I shouldn’t have invited you to the banquet! You’re just an ordinary person. Why do you have to compete with Yiyi everywhere? She’s a Spirit Master, so of course her birthday banquet should be grand. How many years have we had our wedding anniversary? What difference does it make whether we celebrate it or not?”
This man never thought he was the one at fault.
“Beep! Recorded! During the marriage, Chu Yihan disregarded his wife’s wishes and never valued their wedding anniversary!”
Wen Nuan did not want to argue with him and continued with her second point.
“For three years, you psychologically manipulated me, ignored me, and slandered my reputation in public, causing me to be subjected to online abuse and suffer from depression. Is this reason acceptable?”
Chu Yihan frowned.
“When did I ever psychologically manipulate you? When did I slander your reputation? As for you being subjected to online abuse, if you hadn’t repeatedly targeted Yiyi, how could that have happened?”
The staff member quickly interrupted.
“Ms. Wen, do you have evidence of this?”
“Of course!”
Wen Nuan exported several saved video clips and played them publicly.
“Can’t you be a little more obedient? I’m tired.”
“Your temper is so bad. Who else could put up with you besides me?”
“Yiyi can do it, so why can’t you? What use are you?”
“Although you’re just an ordinary person, as long as you obediently listen to me, you can still keep your position as Mrs. Chu!”
Wen Nuan then brought up her medical records.
“This is proof of my depression treatment!”
The crowd began whispering among themselves.
“I never would have guessed that General Chu was this kind of person!”
“Exactly! He manipulated a woman psychologically and treated her so badly. No wonder she wants a divorce!”
“If it were me, I’d get divorced too! There are plenty of men in the interstellar world!”
Chu Yihan’s face turned livid, but he could not refute them. After all, those words really had come from him.
Was he really that cruel to her all this time?
When had she become depressed?
Every time he saw her, she had clearly seemed happy.
“Beep! Recorded! During the marriage, Chu Yihan psychologically manipulated a woman, causing her to suffer from depression.”
Seeing that everyone was siding with Wen Nuan, Xie Yiyi could not help saying,
“Sister-in-law, Chu only said those things in the heat of an argument. He didn’t mean them. How can they count? Isn’t bickering between husband and wife normal? Why make such a big deal out of it? Brother Chu is such a good man. If you lose him, you’ll regret it!”
Chu Yihan grabbed her arm.
“Let her speak! I want to see what else she can come up with.”
Wen Nuan calmly glanced at him and said to the staff member,
“I request access to the financial records and summaries of our three years of married life!”
“Request meets the requirements. Access approved!”
Chu Yihan sneered.
“What other tricks can you come up with? Everyone online knows that you spend money like water.”
That was right.
Everyone online knew that she spent money like water, and that all the money Chu Yihan earned had been spent by her.
“Beep! Records retrieved! During the period of marriage between Ms. Wen Nuan and Mr. Chu Yihan, their respective income and expenditures are as follows:
Ms. Wen Nuan earned a total of 122.18 million over three years and spent 81 million. All expenditures were made through her personal account without using any marital assets. Her primary expenses were energy-rich ingredients and luxury goods for men.”
“Impossible!”
Chu Yihan hurriedly interrupted.
“Then where did all my money go? If you didn’t spend it, who else did?”