The 99th Divorce

“She wanted to kill Ye Youyou, and she wanted to be with me,” Shen Luo’an said. “Despite so many years of therapy, that obsession never changed. The moment she found out my marriage with Ye Youyou was rocky, her mental state suddenly improved. She requested for a hospital transfer to the one my brother was working at, all for the sake of being able to be with me.”

 Shen Luo’an looked at Li Jinnan with an ominous expression. His smile looked sinister as he said, “Thanks to you, Ye Youyou and I got divorced.”

 When Li Jinnan saw his expression, he raised his eyebrows and leaned back against the chair. “Didn’t you already want to divorce her? I just gave you a push. Shouldn’t you be grateful to me?”

 “Yeah…” Shen Luo’an gave a quiet sigh and chuckled. Bitterness was etched in his face.

 He did already want to divorce her, but he hadn’t been able to bring himself to do it. He had thought that divorcing Ye Youyou would be the cruelest revenge he could exact on her. The Shen Luo’an of the past had never imagined that the divorce would be viewed as a release for her. Every decision he had made, and every word he had said to her, was because he had thought it would bring her pain.

 When Li Jinnan manipulated Guan Queye from the shadows and instigated her to demand that Shen Luo’an divorce Ye Youyou, it was then that Shen Luo’an realized how big a mistake he had made. On the day of the divorce, he had tried to goad Ye Youyou into holding him back.

 He had asked her, “Ye Youyou, didn’t you like me very much? Didn’t you love me? You’ve had a change of heart so quickly?

 If Ye Youyou had displayed any sign of hesitation, perhaps his decision would have been different. But, Ye Youyou did not. Not only did she not, but she also couldn’t wait to get away from him.

 That had frustrated Shen Luo’an to no end. At the same time, out of nowhere, a sense of crushing defeat overcame him. It was as if their parting had brought Ye Youyou a sense of escape and freedom. It wasn’t the painful torture he had expected. That hadn’t been what Shen Luo’an was expecting at all. The difference between his expectations and reality was vast.

 Li Jinnan stared at him intensely. He enunciated each word as he said, “I don’t care what your relationship with her used to be. Right now, Ye Youyou and you are divorced. She is now nothing more than an ex-wife of yours.”

 “You’re wrong,” Shen Luo’an said. “Youyou is not just an ex-wife to me. She is also my childhood sweetheart and my first love. I let her down.”

 “You did indeed let her down. If you hadn’t attracted so many female admirers, Youyou wouldn’t be in her current state!” Li Jinnan’s words were extremely blunt. “Scumbags like you should burn in hell!”

 “I will, but now isn’t the time for me to burn in hell,” Shen Luo’an said. “I will help you prove Ye Youyou’s innocence. I’ve done my preparations.”

 Shen Luo’an looked at Li Jinnan. Before the latter could speak, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

 Li Jinnan stared at him. His eyes were serious as he replied, “That had better be the case.”

 He held up his phone. One look and he could tell who the caller was. It was Lawyer Ye.

 “Mr. Li, a situation regarding Miss Ye has cropped up,” Lawyer Ye said. “You need to come over.”

 Li Jinnan’s heart skipped a beat. His guard was instantly up. “What’s the situation?” he asked.

 “Miss Ye fainted today,” Lawyer Ye said. “She was just sent to the hospital. Judging from the reaction of the female warden, Miss Ye… Miss Ye is possibly pregnant.”

 “What?” Li Jinnan didn’t know how to react. “She’s pregnant?” he exclaimed in surprise.