Chapter 435: Divorce News
The news of Wen Nuan’s decision to get a divorce quickly spread throughout the family. Her father couldn’t help but scold her and couldn’t understand her at all. Wen Nuan couldn’t explain and silently accepted her father’s scolding. Her mother didn’t say anything, she just cried in silence.
Wen Nuan knew she was breaking her parents’ hearts. She had her own reasons for wanting a divorce but couldn’t tell them. She carried all the pain alone, silently swallowing her own despair.
When Wen Jing found out, she didn’t have a strong reaction. She just said, "Sister, just don’t do anything you’ll regret."
Yes, don’t regret it.
After she gave Ye Feimo the divorce agreement, her life was difficult. She locked herself in her room and didn’t go out or go to see Ye Feimo. She knew that with Cheng Anya and Ye Sanshao, Ye Feimo would be able to get back on his feet quickly.
He was such a strong person. He would accept this.
With that comfort, Wen Nuan felt a little better. She could see from the news that Ye Feimo wasn’t doing very well. The media found out about their divorce from somewhere and openly asked Ye Feimo about his marriage at an event.
The questions were very direct. Wen Nuan saw the news. Ye Feimo was expressionless and didn’t react at all. His blank expression was terrifying. Zhang Ling came out to smooth things over. The reporters were afraid of him and didn’t dare to go too far. The news the next day was more subtle and less sensational than before.
Cai Xiaojing, Chen Xueru, and Tang Mandong had all talked to Wen Nuan and advised her not to get a divorce. They were all her good friends, and their men or brothers were all good friends with Ye Feimo, so it was only natural for them to advise her.
Wen Nuan listened to them without getting angry. She knew that they were all doing it for her own good, especially Chen Xueru.
She said that it was a blessing for two people to get married and a blessing to have the opportunity to spend a lifetime together. She told Wen Nuan not to waste the blessing that God had given her. A divorce wasn’t the only solution when a couple’s relationship had problems.
Wen Nuan knew that, but she didn’t know how to explain it to them, so she just didn’t say anything.
Her personality had become very quiet after the curse. She kept everything to herself, a sharp contrast from her past self, who was cheerful and lively. Cai Xiaojing noticed but didn’t know the reason.
It was a gloomy morning. The sky was heavy, as if a large black stone was pressing down on people’s hearts. Wen Nuan gave a bitter smile. Even the weather was fitting her mood.
It had been three days, and Ye Feimo hadn’t given her any response. He didn’t say he would get a divorce or that he wouldn’t. The divorce agreement she gave him was like a stone that had sunk into the sea. Wen Nuan really wanted to call him and ask what he had decided, but she was also afraid of his voice.
Even though he hadn’t given her any response, Ye Feimo sent a bouquet of flowers to her every day.
He rarely sent her flowers.
He always thought that sending flowers was a stupid and silly thing to do, so he hadn’t sent her flowers many times.
This time, he didn’t send her favorite flowers. He sent red roses, a symbol of love.
For three days in a row, he sent 999 roses.
Her parents saw it and their hearts ached. Ye Feimo’s resolve to win her back was so strong. For a man who was so cold, to do something like this showed how much he loved Wen Nuan.
But Wen Nuan was unmoved. The flowers seemed to have nothing to do with her.
She was afraid to hear Ye Feimo’s voice, so she sent him a text.
*Don’t bother.*
Ye Feimo didn’t reply.
She was restless all day and couldn’t focus on anything.
In the afternoon, the weather got even worse. There was thunder and lightning and a downpour. It rarely rained this hard in A City. The white lightning seemed to want to split the dark sky, as if it were getting revenge on the entire world.
It was exceptionally terrifying.
Her parents had gone up to the mountains to check on a factory and were blocked by the heavy rain. They had to stay overnight in a villa on the mountain. Wen Jing was playing games in her room. Wen Nuan was a little scared on her own. She tried to sleep, but she couldn’t, so she went to the living room.
The thunder and lightning were so bad that she couldn’t watch TV or go online. Wen Nuan could only play games on her tablet.
The phone rang.
She saw the caller ID, and her heart skipped a beat. It was Ye Feimo.
He finally called, but it was during a thunderstorm. Wen Nuan hesitated and then answered. The other side was very quiet. Wen Nuan listened to the sound of the thunder and the rain, and she couldn’t tell if it was coming from the phone or from outside.
Another low rumble of thunder sounded, as if it struck Wen Nuan’s heart. She shuddered.
"Is there really no room to change your mind?" Ye Feimo asked. His voice was broken by the sound of the rain and a hint of coldness. Wen Nuan heard him clearly. Her eyes felt sore, and she was on the verge of tears.
"Feimo, when a relationship ends, it ends. Don’t be so fixated on it anymore," Wen Nuan heard her own cold voice, speaking with a sense of righteousness, as if she were so noble. She hated herself for being so cold.
There was a long silence. Wen Nuan watched the old clock in the living room ticking away. Her heart was beating fast. It was still raining on the phone. Where was Feimo calling from?
From a window?
It was very dangerous to be on the phone during a thunderstorm.
She had seen a news report about an accident where someone was struck by lightning while on the phone during a thunderstorm.
She suddenly got worried. Even though he was indoors, what if something happened?
The curse was so strange, and she was afraid.
"If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up," Wen Nuan said, her voice trembling slightly. She wanted to end the call as soon as possible. Ye Feimo suddenly called out to her. She hesitated and didn’t hang up.
"Why are you being so heartless?" Ye Feimo asked. His voice didn’t sound very powerful because of the rain.
"Everyone is like this," Wen Nuan said calmly. "People are selfish by nature. I’m not that great. I don’t have the time to wait for a person with cancer. I can’t wait. You can just think of me as a cold and heartless person. To be honest, Feimo, our personalities really aren’t compatible. We would have ended up getting a divorce sooner or later. So what’s the point of wasting our time?"
"What if I get better? Are you so sure that I’ll die?" Ye Feimo shot back. His voice, mixed with the rain, sounded a little pitiful and pleading. "If my surgery is successful, will you not get a divorce?"
Tears streamed down Wen Nuan’s face. She covered her mouth and nose and took a moment to catch her breath. "No. Even if your surgery is successful, I won’t take you back. Ye Feimo, you got this sick because of another woman. How do you expect me to feel? Do you enjoy hurting yourself? If I leave you, how much more will you hurt yourself? Don’t be so childish. Do you really think I don’t care at all? Why do I have to suffer the consequences of Han Bi’s actions? In the end, the person you care about the most isn’t me. It’s that simple. So I’m getting a divorce. I’ve wanted to tell you this for a long time. You don’t have to do anything for me. Our time together is over."
"Does this mean if I get better, you won’t get a divorce?" Ye Feimo didn’t seem to hear what Wen Nuan said. He stubbornly held on to the little bit of hope she gave him, hoping that it wouldn’t be for nothing. So he refused to listen to Wen Nuan’s other words and reasons. He was almost obsessively convinced that as long as the surgery was successful, Wen Nuan wouldn’t get a divorce.
Wen Nuan’s heart was torn apart. She yelled with a pained voice, "Why can’t you understand me? I said that no matter what, I’m getting a divorce. What’s the point of your surgery being successful? The doctor said that there’s a very high chance of recurrence, and even if it’s successful, you’ll only live for a few more years. Do you want me to worry all the time? Ye Feimo, don’t be so foolish. I won’t. I’m just a cold and selfish woman. So just sign the divorce agreement. Don’t waste my time. If you keep talking, I’ll think you can’t handle losing. It’s a sad sight that one woman can turn you into this mess."
A deathly silence followed.
After Wen Nuan said all of those things she didn’t mean, there was a deathly silence.
She could only hear the thunder, lightning, and rain. She couldn’t hear anything else. It was as if the world was filled with her heartlessness, and it was coming back to consume her. Wen Nuan’s body was wracked with pain.
In her heart, she was desperately saying sorry to Ye Feimo.
She had always thought of herself as a gentle person, but now she realized that she could be so cruel and say such hurtful things. Her heart was crying and bleeding.
*Feimo, let’s get a divorce. Please agree to the divorce quickly.*
Otherwise, she really didn’t know what other hurtful things she would say. She didn’t want this. A thousand times over, she didn’t want this.
Ye Feimo hung up the phone. Wen Nuan covered her mouth and nose and cried.
Wen Jing was standing on the stairs, watching her sister with a pained expression. They loved each other so much. Why was it so complicated? Why were two people who loved each other so deeply hurting each other? Why?
She really didn’t understand why love was so painful.
She walked down the stairs and gently hugged Wen Nuan. "Sister, don’t cry. This will all pass."
Even though she didn’t know what was happening, and even though everyone was blaming her sister, Wen Jing still believed that her sister had her own reasons for doing this.
Wen Nuan wanted to be alone and didn’t want to be disturbed. Wen Jing didn’t stay in the living room and went upstairs.
However, just as she was about to close the curtains, she saw Ye Feimo standing in the pouring rain, holding a bouquet of roses. Wen Jing gasped.