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"Let's just end it. Let's get a divorce." Lan Baobao fell silent and emphasized once more.
"I disagree! If you want a divorce, you can forget about it!" Ye Zixun said firmly. He had never been this resolute before; no matter the cost, he absolutely did not want to leave this marriage.
Ye Zixun understood that Mu Jiangfeng was likely waiting for the moment Lan Baobao divorced him. When Lan Baobao was married, Mu Jiangfeng at least had some reservations and wouldn't act recklessly. But if Lan Baobao divorced him, there was no telling that the lurking Mu Jiangfeng wouldn't try to take Lan Baobao away.
Then there was Gu Feng, who had always been by Lan Baobao's side as a friend, but in his heart, he had always regarded her as the goddess of his heart.
If anyone else were to marry Lan Baobao, it would probably have been Gu Feng who would have made a move on her long ago.
Just the thought of Lan Baobao escaping from his side and no longer being with him ignited a fire in Ye Zixun's heart!
No, absolutely not!
Ye Zixun would never allow such a thing to happen.
"Why won't you agree? To maintain this false family? Or to satisfy your pride and vanity?" Lan Baobao retorted.
From Lan Baobao's perspective, Ye Zixun should have been waiting for her to say this. Was it because he was concerned about Grandpa Ye and feared being blamed that he was unwilling to divorce?
It was truly ridiculous; she, Lan Baobao, would never willingly be the cover for Ye Zixun's infidelity.
"I..." Ye Zixun fell silent for a moment before emphasizing again, "Anyway, I will not agree. Lan Baobao, you are my woman for life, and only my woman! This life and the next, it will never change!"
Lan Baobao suddenly found it amusing. Was society really so corrupted that this unfaithful man still felt entitled to refuse a divorce?
"I'm tired, Ye Zixun." Lan Baobao laughed self-deprecatingly and continued, "I don't want to live like this anymore. Yes, after marrying you, I don't have to worry about food or drink, but that's never the life I wanted. I want a life where I can do my own things, go to work and come home, have my own social circle—not be caged like a canary in your Ye Family!"
"If all you want is to go to work, then fine. I'll support you. You can start working in two days; whatever company you want to join or position you want to take, I'll let you do as you please." Ye Zixun's tone softened slightly before he added, "But wanting a divorce? Impossible. It will never happen."
The atmosphere became awkward for a long time. Finally, Ye Zixun picked up the clothes he had thrown on the bed and said, "You should rest well. Get some sleep; tomorrow there won't be so many issues."
"Wait a minute..." Lan Baobao suddenly grabbed Ye Zixun's pants.
Ye Zixun was taken aback for a moment, and Lan Baobao was also stunned. How did she end up grabbing Ye Zixun's pants directly? Was her body reluctant to let him go?
Lan Baobao's face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly withdrew her hand.
Ye Zixun smiled slightly, climbed onto the bed, and sat beside Lan Baobao. He spoke softly, "Silly, I can't leave you, just like I can't leave you now. I will never let you go from my side. Get some rest early tonight. Tomorrow, when your emotions settle down a bit, I'll come to see you again!"
With that, Ye Zixun gently kissed Lan Baobao on the forehead and said, "Rest early, I love you!"
With a loud bang of the door closing, everything returned to silence.
Lan Baobao quietly felt the loneliness and sadness of the night. Clearly, they had been fine before; she didn't know when things had started to become so tense between them.
When she felt sad and wanted comfort, the only person who came to her mind was Li Xiaoran. It was already late at night, and the entire city was immersed in deep sleep. Lan Baobao picked up her phone, the faint light igniting a glimmer of hope in the dark room.
Although she knew it was quite unethical to disturb Li Xiaoran at this hour, she decided to be a little unethical.
"Hello? Is this that crazy person? It's late and you're disturbing my sleep! If there’s no handsome guy offering his services, I might just kill someone!" Sure enough, before Lan Baobao could say anything, Li Xiaoran picked up the phone and started cursing without any hesitation.
Fortunately, Lan Baobao had already mentally prepared herself; she understood Li Xiaoran's temperament well. Otherwise, she would have been furious enough to hang up.
"It's me, Xiaoran. It's Lan Baobao," Lan Baobao said, her tone slowly turning aggrieved, sounding as if she was about to cry.
"Baby. What's wrong? Did you have another fight with Ye Zixun? Did he bully you or hit you? Or did he do something else to upset you?" As expected of a good sister, upon hearing Lan Baobao's tearful voice on the phone, Li Xiaoran instantly became alert and jumped out of her warm bed, asking with great concern.
"Xiaoran, I really want to divorce Tang Yicheng right now." Lan Baobao felt a bit wronged. Even though she was the one who brought up the divorce, it wasn't her true intention; after all, she cared about Ye Zixun. Everything was being forced by Ye Zixun.
Or perhaps it was her own heart that was forcing her.
If you don't care and don't love, no matter what Ye Zixun does, Lan Baobao won't feel heartbroken. If there's no heartache, then there won't be any entanglement over this matter!
"Don't cry, baby," Li Xiaoran comforted while turning on the lights. "Quickly tell me, what happened? Why suddenly want to get a divorce?"
Lan Baobao sniffled a couple of times, then took a deep breath to calm herself before explaining, "Just now Ye Zixun came back, and I saw him hugging another woman. I want to divorce him."
Hearing this news, Li Xiaoran didn't know whether to be happy or troubled. Although she had always felt that Lan Baobao and Ye Zixun were from two different worlds and that their coming together was a mistake, seeing Lan Baobao's feelings for Ye Zixun made her realize that even if they divorced, it would be Lan Baobao who would be hurt the most.
Moreover, if Ye Zixun didn't agree, she wouldn't be able to divorce him at all.
The two pups also wouldn't let them get divorced.
"Baby, have you thought this through? This is not a trivial matter; you can't joke about it. What was Ye Zixun's reaction?" Li Xiaoran asked.
"He said everything is fine except he doesn't agree to the divorce," Lan Baobao replied, then asked, "What does he think? Does he... love me or not?"
Li Xiaoran frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "He should really care about you; otherwise, why wouldn't he want a divorce? I can see that Ye Zixun still has feelings for you; it's just a matter of how strong those feelings are. You two have only been together for a short time; you should give yourselves more time to get to know each other. Once you truly understand each other, if he lies again, you'll be able to see right through it!"
After hearing these words, Lan Baobao felt somewhat comforted but quickly added, "But there might be another reason; I can't rule that out."
"What reason?" Lan Baobao asked eagerly.
"Another possibility is that he wants to use you as a cover. As long as you two don't get divorced, on the surface, you'll still appear to be a loving couple! This Ye Zixun can fool around outside without Grandpa Ye suspecting anything. He'll still be thinking about your relationship; even if he does suspect something, having you as a shield will prevent him from taking drastic measures against Ye Zixun because of your presence! This Ye Zixun is too cunning!"
These words felt like a bucket of cold water poured over Lan Baobao's head.
"Forget it; I've thought it through," after a while, Lan Baobao said firmly. "I want to divorce him. I want to return to being the original Lan Baobao—carefree with my own social circle. I don't want to live in constant fear anymore."
Li Xiaoran naturally stood by Lan Baobao's side and said, "Don't worry, baby. Whatever decision you make, I support you. If you need me at any time, just let me know; I'll definitely help you without hesitation. But I still advise you: if you're going against him, be fully prepared mentally; otherwise, I'm afraid you'll suffer!"
"Of course, even if you feel wronged, I will still stand by your side!"
"Mm, thank you, Xiaoran. My heart feels much better now, really, thank you."
On the other end, Li Xiaoran had already returned to a relaxed state, leaning against the bed as if she could fall asleep at any moment. "No need to thank me anymore. Let's leave it at that. We'll talk again tomorrow; I need to sleep."
Then there was a long busy tone on the phone. Lan Baobao smiled; at least at this moment, there was someone who would always support her.
Little did she know that in this world, the only person willing to support her unconditionally was Li Xiaoran.
At this moment, in the quiet large villa, a boy with wide eyes was eavesdropping by Lan Baobao's door.
The next day, Lan Baobao woke up early but felt heavy-eyed due to sleeping too late the night before and then sleeping too long. When she woke up again, her eyelids felt heavy, and dark circles hung under her eyes.
Even with her eyes open, she could only see a blurry view as if someone was pressing down hard on her eyelids.
Lan Baobao dragged herself out of the room and saw Brother Mu and Ruo Ruo already having breakfast under the care of the servants. He took a bite of buttered bread while Ruo Ruo imitated Brother Mu and took a bite of her own buttered bread. Brother Mu sipped his milk, and Ruo Ruo followed suit.
This harmonious scene lifted her previously low spirits just a little; at least she still had her precious children by her side. The divine had not been too harsh on her! There was nothing much to worry about.
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