Chapter 5: Get Divorced Quickly

So, she had to get divorced quickly, get out of this house.

She felt that, just because of this sister-in-law, if she stayed in the Huo family any longer, she would lose ten years of her life. No, twenty years, or even thirty years.

Anyway… she’d die young.

She wasn’t about to make herself suffer.

Given what the original owner had done, Xia Ruanyuan didn’t want to argue with this sister-in-law, Huo Yuanyuan, downstairs.

She just wanted to endure for a few more days, wait until she could discuss the divorce with Huo Beiqing.

If she asked for a divorce right away, he might suspect her, so she would wait a few days. If Huo Beiqing still didn’t come home in the next few days, even better.

By then, it would be clear that divorce was inevitable.

Xia Ruanyuan had decided to act like a ninja turtle, but Huo Yuanyuan was determined to challenge her patience.

Huo Yuanyuan was still sarcastically speaking, “How could she not get what she deserved? A young person doing such shameless things, and having a whole family of shameless people… It’s like heaven has no eyes.”

“If it were up to me, I’d break her arms and legs, so she’d remember and reflect. Let’s see if she can still be so thick-skinned in the future!”

As the saying goes, everyone has their limits, and Xia Ruanyuan was no exception.

She accepted the criticism for her lack of shame, given the original owner’s actions.

But to be cursed like this in person, and to insult her family?

Well, “Aunt can tolerate it, but Uncle cannot.”

Xia Ruanyuan had already reached the second-floor stairs, but she turned and hurried back down.

Her expression was full of anger, and Huo Yuanyuan was startled by it. “You… what are you doing?”

Huo Yuanyuan cowardly hid behind Chen Sao.

Chen Sao, seeing the situation, awkwardly advised, “Ruanyuan…”

She wasn’t sure what to say, as she felt Huo Yuanyuan’s words had gone too far.

But she was just a maid, and couldn’t reprimand the young lady, so she could only gesture with her eyes, hoping Xia Ruanyuan would back down.

As for whether Xia Ruanyuan would listen, Chen Sao wasn’t sure.

If it were the old Xia Ruanyuan, Chen Sao wouldn’t have had any hope. But today’s Xia Ruanyuan seemed to be more understanding, so perhaps she would listen.

Xia Ruanyuan did understand, but she didn’t want to.

Still, due to the presence of Chen Sao, she took a step back, standing on the second stair from the top and looking down from above. “What am I doing? I’m showing you whether heaven has eyes.”

“I’ll slap you a few times today, and that’s heaven opening its eyes. It’s because heaven doesn’t like you.” Xia Ruanyuan said, raising her hand as though about to slap Huo Yuanyuan.

Huo Yuanyuan didn’t expect Xia Ruanyuan to dare say such a thing. Her face turned red with anger. “You…”

Xia Ruanyuan put her hands on her hips, “What? You’ve got a big mouth? Only you can speak? I can’t?”

Huo Yuanyuan was used to being domineering and her words were usually unforgiving.

But when it came to actual confrontation, she didn’t have the guts.

Of course, she could tell that Xia Ruanyuan wasn’t really going to slap her.

In her mind, Xia Ruanyuan was too timid to do such a thing.

She figured Xia Ruanyuan was just bluffing.

Once she realized this, Huo Yuanyuan tried to regain her composure, still hiding behind Chen Sao. She snarled, “You’re so capable, aren’t you?”

“You can shamelessly cling to a man, so what can’t you do?”

Saying this, she taunted, “You want to hit me? Go ahead, do it! Come on, hit me!”

Her provocative attitude made Xia Ruanyuan so angry that she almost wished she could leap over Chen Sao and slap her.

Unfortunately, she hadn’t yet mastered the skill of flying.

Before she could continue confronting Huo Yuanyuan, a weak voice came from behind. “What’s going on? Why are you arguing?”

Although Xia Ruanyuan didn’t turn around, she knew this was Huo Beiqing’s mother, Lin Wei.

She was also Huo Yuanyuan’s real mother.

In the original owner’s memory, although Huo Yuanyuan was arrogant and her words often venomous, her mother was a very educated, gentle, and kind woman.

Thinking about this, Xia Ruanyuan stood there, tears rolling down her face.

Huo Yuanyuan: “…”

Chen Sao: “…”

Huo Yuanyuan admitted that she had raised her voice, but… wasn’t this too much?

Didn’t Xia Ruanyuan have a thick skin?

Why was she crying now?

Chen Sao also felt awkward. She thought that her standing in the middle seemed like she was taking sides.

Before she could say anything to comfort Xia Ruanyuan, Xia Ruanyuan had already turned around with tears streaming down her face.

Lin Wei was standing at the top of the stairs, and as soon as Xia Ruanyuan turned, Lin Wei clearly saw the injury on her forehead and the tears on her face.

Seeing this, Lin Wei’s expression changed.

Although she didn’t like Xia Ruanyuan because of what the original owner had done, seeing this scene made her go downstairs, holding the handrail. “What’s going on?”

Lin Wei asked with concern, though her tone was weak.

It wasn’t because she felt weak toward Xia Ruanyuan, but because she had fallen ill due to the stress from what Xia Ruanyuan had done recently, so her voice sounded faint.

Lin Wei wasn’t just weak in voice; her face also appeared pale.

Xia Ruanyuan felt a slight pang of guilt in her heart.

Her mother-in-law was so pitiful, yet she still had to use her. Truly, it was a sin, a sin.

While her mind was running in circles, Xia Ruanyuan didn’t pause in her outward performance. Tears fell like rain from her eyes as she opened her mouth in a pitiful, innocent tone. “Mom, it’s my fault. I was deceived by a moment of foolishness…”

“I…,” Xia Ruanyuan choked on her words, struggling to speak. “I shouldn’t have been so foolish, so determined to marry Dr. Huo and used those methods.”

“It’s my fault I harmed Dr. Huo, I harmed your whole family, and Yuanyuan… what Yuanyuan said just now was right. The injury on my forehead is my retribution. It’s all my own doing.”

“Ugh…,” Xia Ruanyuan sobbed, covering her mouth, crying harder, as if unable to continue. Finally, she left only a parting sentence: “Mom, don’t worry. I’ll divorce Dr. Huo. I won’t ruin his life forever, ugh…”

After saying this, Xia Ruanyuan covered her mouth, walked past Lin Wei with a face full of heartbreak, and in the blink of an eye, ran into Huo Beiqing’s room and locked the door behind her.

Lin Wei “…”

She first turned to look at the now invisible Xia Ruanyuan, then turned her gaze to Huo Yuanyuan.

Huo Yuanyuan “… It’s not just my fault. She… she also said something, even… even said she would slap me!”

Huo Yuanyuan felt wronged too.

At home, she dared to offend anyone, except her mother, because her father would beat her. It was better to directly offend her father!

Lin Wei glared at her daughter, annoyed, “You deserve it.”

After that, Lin Wei turned and walked to the door of Huo Beiqing’s room, raised her hand, and knocked.

Inside, only the sound of Xia Ruanyuan’s sorrowful crying came through.

Xia Ruanyuan sat on the small sofa in the room, swinging her legs, crying mournfully, her tears already wiped away, leaving only her eyes wet, like jewels soaked in rain.