Xie Xun was so angry that he laughed.
If she had really forgotten, how could she still remember that there was such a thing as a “marital home”?
But what could he do?
If he made her cry later, his heart would probably hurt again.
“……”
No.
Why did that sound so suggestive?
With a fake smile that didn’t reach his eyes, Xie Xun called Li Yundong right in front of her and asked where their marital home was.
Li Yundong was silent for a long time before giving him the address.
Lu Xiaoqiao started the car.
The marital home had been bought by Xie Xun. It was far from the Xie family’s old residence—one was in the south of the city, while the other was in the north. However, it was closer to the Lu family’s home.
When the villa was purchased, Lu Xiaoqiao’s father didn’t want others to look down on their family. He voluntarily contributed five million yuan and asked for Lu Xiaoqiao’s name to be added according to their respective shares.
But Xie Xun refused.
Instead, he registered the villa solely under Lu Xiaoqiao’s name.
This had even been arranged before they officially registered their marriage.
The villa was worth 120 million yuan, making it entirely Lu Xiaoqiao’s personal property.
This gesture completely won over Lu Xiaoqiao’s father. From then on, he was extremely satisfied with his son-in-law.
Her father always said that even if something happened between them in the future, their family would never take so much as a needle or thread from Xie Xun. But Xie Xun’s attitude showed his sincerity. When both sides treated each other well and sincerely, that was what made a good relationship.
As they drove toward Oujing Villa, Xie Xun kept resting his chin on his hand and turning his head to stare at her. His gaze was so intense that it looked as though he wanted to peel open her skin and examine her organs to see what color they were.
Lu Xiaoqiao completely ignored him.
Let him look.
If he was looking, it only proved that she was beautiful.
After all, the men waiting for her to get divorced were already lined up to number 250.
Jincheng was famous for its beautiful landscaping, beautiful enough to make the trending searches. Cherry trees lined both sides of the streets, and it was currently peak cherry blossom season. Cars passed through as petals drifted through the air.
The breeze was gentle, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers.
Xie Xun watched the loose strands of hair around the woman’s face flutter slightly before suddenly asking,
“When exactly did Tu Tu turn three?”
Lu Xiaoqiao clenched her teeth.
Instead of answering, she asked, “When is Xie Yu’s birthday?”
Xie Xun thought for a few seconds.
“March 31.”
Lu Xiaoqiao immediately pulled the car over.
“Get the hell out of my car!”
“……”
Xie Xun didn’t move at all. Instead, he looked amused.
“You have quite a temper. How did I ever fall for you?”
Lu Xiaoqiao immediately grabbed the tissue box and threw it at him.
“So,” Xie Xun said with a smile as he put the tissue box back, “were we together because of love or because of hatred…?”
Lu Xiaoqiao could bet that if this conversation continued, it would eventually circle back to her divorce situation.
For example, he might say that they got together because of hatred, and that he refused to divorce her because he wanted to keep her by his side and torture her.
Only after he had tortured her enough would he let her go.
Lu Xiaoqiao didn’t want to argue with him anymore. She started the car again.
“It was because of love, dear~”
Xie Xun dragged out an amused “Oh.”
“If we got together because of love, then why are we getting divorced?”
“Of course, because we stopped loving each other,” Lu Xiaoqiao played along. “The effects of love hormones only last about six months. That was probably when we conceived Tu Tu. You’ve always loved your sister-in-law, haven’t you? You just happened to have a brief change of heart and fell for me for a while…”
The amusement disappeared from Xie Xun’s face.
His expression turned cold.
“Lu Xiaoqiao.”
Lu Xiaoqiao shrugged.
She didn’t care.
He could fool around with other women, but she wasn’t even allowed to talk about it?
A cherry blossom floated into the car.
Xie Xun caught it between his fingers and crushed it hard.
Only a smear of sticky juice remained.
Xie Xun said nothing for the rest of the journey. His heavy gaze remained fixed outside the window, and no one knew what he was thinking.
They were almost at Oujing when Xie Xun suddenly said,
“Stop for a moment.”
Lu Xiaoqiao ignored him.
Xie Xun let out a cold laugh.
“I’ll cut your share of the property in the divorce agreement in half.”
“……”
The car stopped by the side of the road.
Lu Xiaoqiao couldn’t be bothered to deal with him. She simply took out her phone and opened a video app to entertain herself.
Along the cherry blossom-lined street, Xie Xun walked into a pharmacy.
He said briefly,
“Painkillers and fast-acting heart medicine.”