Chapter 13: Announcement

The same scene appeared again. Yan Jiyue tightly clenched his hand, imagining that what he was gripping was not an umbrella, but Xie Yi’s pair of eyes that seduced women. He just wanted to squeeze them hard and crush them.

But after all, having stumbled once in his previous life, even though Yan Jiyue hated him in his heart, he dared not and could not openly curse back anymore.

He forcibly swallowed the anger in his chest and smiled very cordially: “So your name is Xie Yi? Judging by your eyes, are you of foreign descent?”

How strange, this wretched husband. He thought he would rush up and hit him disregarding decorum like last time.

Could it be that he went back and was taught a lesson, and changed for the better?

Xie Yi’s deep green eyes lowered, flashing a barely noticeable hint of disdain. Even if he changed for the better, so what?

A leopard can’t change its spots. The arrogance deeply ingrained in his bones can’t be changed overnight, even if you use a bone scraper, you can’t scrape it clean. He may be able to pretend for a while, but not forever.

Last night, Su Mu had explained to him in detail the importance of the imperial examinations. This Yan Jiyue, afraid that Su Mu was going to take the imperial examinations and would have limitless prospects in the future, probably regretted the divorce and wanted to use this method to make Su Mu change her mind.

How ridiculous!

He wouldn’t stand by and watch his benefactor get entangled with this shrewish and poisonous husband again. Su Mu deserved to have the best man in the world.

“In response to gege, my father is from Guzang,” Xie Yi lightly brushed past Su Mu’s fluttering clothes, imitating the customs of the Central Plains, and curtsied slightly.

His plain clothes were simple and elegant, though not as gorgeous as Yan Jiyue’s attire, but they were fresh and natural. In the hazy rain, they even seemed to have a tendency to surpass Yan Jiyue.

“Since we’ve already greeted each other, we’ll take our leave now,” Su Mu said, looking at the surrounding students’ furtive glances.

“Wife-” Yan Jiyue pulled at Su Mu’s sleeve.

Su Mu turned sideways, her eyes slightly cold.

Yan Jiyue immediately corrected himself: “Su Mu, I want to talk to you for a moment.”

Su Mu looked at Yan Ruyu who was walking quickly towards them, and smiled: “You’d better think about how to deal with Yan Ruyu now. Now that everyone knows we’re divorced, Yan Ruyu and her father will be the first to make a move.”

“You, Yan Jiyue, how dare you deceive me!” Yan Ruyu rushed over angrily.

Su Mu slowly left with Xie Yi. She had already divorced, left the center of the whirlpool, so naturally Yan Ruyu wouldn’t come to trouble her.

This feeling of being out of the affair was really good.

“Deceive you?” Yan Jiyue watched Su Mu leave, no longer pretending to be pure and kind.

Yan Ruyu angrily said: “You and Su Mu divorced long ago, didn’t you? If Su Mu hadn’t told me today, how long were you planning to hide it from us?”

Yan Jiyue sneered: “You never asked me whether Su Mu and I were divorced, so I had no need to tell you.”

“You—” Yan Ruyu pointed at Yan Jiyue’s nose: “Stop pretending to be some young master here. Without Su Mu, what are you? What right do two men have to occupy the Yan family’s property? Just you wait!”

What is he without Su Mu?

Yan Jiyue laughed bitterly in his heart. Yes, in his previous life, the Yan family’s property was almost emptied by the collateral branches, and it was Su Mu who filled it back through business.

At that time, the family’s economy was extremely tight due to the collateral branches’ extravagance, and his relationship with Su Mu was still bad. But even in the days when the whole family was pinching pennies, Su Mu never let him suffer in terms of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.

It was then that he was first touched by Su Mu’s silent care.

But he understood too late, woke up too late. By the time he finally understood his own feelings, Xie Yi was already by Su Mu’s side.

He was jealous, he envied, in order to win back Su Mu, he acted like a madman, but still couldn’t get Su Mu back, instead pushing her further and further away.

Finally, Heaven took pity on him, he thought he could start over with Su Mu, make up for the mistakes he had made before, but he didn’t expect that Su Mu was no longer the Su Mu of the past.

Why? Where exactly did it go wrong? Why was Su Mu different from the previous life? Why did Xie Yi appear ahead of time?

Yan Jiyue held his head in pain.

“Young master? The young miss is hurrying back to the manor, shouldn’t we go back too? This servant is afraid, afraid that the master can’t hold off those wolves and tigers alone,” Xiao Ping said softly and timidly beside him.

Yan Jiyue put down his hands, his eyes bloodshot, cold as frost: “Let’s go back!”

“Yes.” Xiao Ping supported Yan Jiyue’s hand and helped him onto the carriage.

As soon as the carriage started moving, Xiao Ping looked at the umbrella tightly gripped in Yan Jiyue’s hand, water constantly dripping from the umbrella ribs, wetting his clothes.

Xiao Ping stepped forward, wanting to take the umbrella from his hand.

“Don’t touch it!” Yan Jiyue frowned, holding the umbrella tightly to his chest.

Xiao Ping didn’t understand in his heart, it’s just an ordinary umbrella, why is the young master protecting it like his eyeball… Oh, he remembered, this umbrella seemed to be given to him by the young mistress.

Sigh—

If he had known this would happen, why did he do it in the first place? Back then, how accommodating was the young mistress to the young master, but the young master didn’t appreciate it. Instead, he indulged us servants to constantly ‘knock’ the young mistress.

It’s normal for the young mistress to not be able to bear the humiliation and ask for a divorce. Even a woman with the best temper can’t be humiliated like that.

Now that they’re divorced, he regrets it, seeing that the family property is about to be snatched away. Coming to beg the young mistress with a flattering face, what kind of thing is this!

Xiao Ping respectfully retreated, but secretly calculated for himself in his heart.

If the master can’t find the eldest young miss, the Yan manor will sooner or later fall into chaos. There are quite a few precious gold and silver jewelry in the young master’s room. At that time, he could steal some out to pawn during the chaos, and no one would find out. It’s like securing a way out for himself.

“You—” Yan Jiyue opened his mouth with a gloomy face.

Xiao Ping’s heart trembled in fear: “Young, young master, do you have any instructions?”

Yan Jiyue raised his head, his dripping hair tips exuding a chilling cold: “Go to the streets and ask around, where did Su Mu buy that slut from.”

“Slut?” Xiao Ping was stunned for a moment.

Yan Jiyue gritted his silver teeth: “Xie, Yi.”

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An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most

One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.

This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:

1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.

It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.

(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)

2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.

The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.

3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.

Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).

Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.

Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.

4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).

5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!