Inside the jeep, Qin Lie drove in silence.
Perhaps due to her age, Granny Wen had barely settled in before leaning back and falling asleep.
Shen Ran sat beside her, gazing out the window, saying nothing.
Qin Lie kept sneaking glances at her through the rearview mirror.
For some reason, Shen Ran felt… different today.
Letting him stay at the Shen residence for breakfast, showing kindness by saving Little Potato and the pigs, sitting together at the same table eating noodles—if any of this had happened before, he would never have believed it.
Yet here it was, unfolding before him.
Qin Lie pressed his thin lips together, feeling a tightness in his chest.
Why did it take until today for her to show any change?
But it was already too late.
No matter how she tried to win him over, he wouldn’t waver in his decision to divorce.
By the time they returned home, it was already four in the afternoon.
Granny Wen stepped out of the car, clasped Shen Ran’s hand, and expressed her gratitude warmly.
Finally, she patted her hand and leaned close, whispering:
“Ran, I wasn’t really asleep just now, just resting my eyes a bit. I noticed that Xiao Qin kept glancing at you. Seems he still has feelings. You two shouldn’t argue so much—just live well together, okay?”
Shen Ran: …
She doubted Qin Lie was looking at her affectionately—more likely, he was glaring at her in anger.
It only dawned on her in the car why he had been frowning all day.
He wanted to go to the army base to finalize the divorce, and she kept stalling and dithering. He was probably frustrated, thinking she was deliberately delaying him.
Forget it—better to finish the divorce sooner rather than later.
She couldn’t handle Qin Lie’s black-face scowl—it was like owing him eight million.
Shen Ran said, “It’s too late today; we probably can’t get the divorce finalized. I’ll go back to the family compound with you, and tomorrow morning we can handle the paperwork at the base. I’ll also pack up my things there, so you don’t have to make the round trips.”
Qin Lie instinctively wanted to refuse but stopped himself.
“All right.”
Seeing her efforts today, he chose to trust her… for now.
He just hoped she wouldn’t cause any trouble along the way.
Shen Ran returned to the Shen residence and stopped by the kitchen to greet Xu Ma.
Hearing that she was going to the family compound, Xu Ma quickly packed about ten “Four Happiness” meatballs into a metal lunchbox.
“You didn’t have lunch, so I set some aside for you. You can just heat it up there.”
Shen Ran nodded. “Thank you, Xu Ma.”
She packed a change of clothes and the lunchbox into the jeep.
It was only for one night—everything else she needed was already at the family compound.
Qin Lie drove expertly, handling the bumpy stone paths with ease.
After a long day, Shen Ran couldn’t help dozing off… and soon fell fully asleep.
When she awoke again, darkness had fallen, and the surroundings were pitch black.
“Awake?”
Qin Lie’s deep voice came from the front.
For some reason, she felt his voice was softer than before.
Shen Ran: “Mm.”
Her voice was husky and a little numbed from sleep.
Qin Lie’s Adam’s apple moved as he averted his gaze.
Truth be told, when Shen Ran had fallen asleep earlier, he had glanced at her a few times.
She looked so obedient and beautiful when silent and still.
But as soon as her eyes opened… it was a different story.
Even if she tried to change, it couldn’t undo the mess she had caused before.
He would not soften—no more!
Author’s Note:
Male lead is stubborn but secretly soft-hearted—he’s a self-brainwashed little wolf, and later will make efforts to make amends. Don’t dislike him too much~
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