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Chapter 70: Chapter 70: I am not from the Chen family, I cannot be Chen Shimei
Si Chen never expected to hear these words from a twenty-year-old woman. He was somewhat surprised, hearing Tong Yao’s tone, he guessed that not only did she want to start a small milk tea business in the future, she had further plans. He fell into deep thought, remaining silent for a long time, lost in his thoughts.
Si Chen took a quiet path, so quiet that it was somewhat eerie. Tong Yao started talking and couldn’t stop. She thought she might as well use this opportunity to openly discuss their situation.
They are as different as birds are to fish. It would be better to discuss it early and make Si Chen worry less about interfering with her life.
"I have something to tell you."
"Say it," Si Chen slowed his pace, showing no rush to go home.
Tong Yao paused to gather her thoughts and embarked on her lengthy speech, "Our marriage was arranged, such marriages are often less likely to be happy. Although we are fortunate because we are well-matched, a marriage without love is still like chewing wax. We don’t really have a substantial relationship, so why not seize an opportunity to divorce? You don’t need to worry about my parents, I’ll claim that I wanted the divorce, it has nothing to do with you. After the divorce, you can marry your beloved lady and I’ll marry the man of my dreams. We can divorce amicably without any grudges and still remain old friends in the future. What do you think?"
She let out a huge breath after delivering a continuous stream of words. These were sentences she’d prepared a long time ago, waiting for the right moment to be frank with Si Chen.
Even if they were to divorce, nominally it must be proposed by her. This way it would look like she didn’t want Si Chen, not the other way around.
If she encounters Shiya in the future and is bullied, she can confidently proclaim that Shiya married the man she dismissed. Tong Yao had already imagined a future quarrel with Shiya in her mind.
Time seemed to stand still as Si Chen remained silent for a long time. After a while, he suddenly asked,
"Tong Yao, have you forgotten what I said to you before?"
He pursed his thin lips, his profound gaze blending with the dark night, exuding a cold aura.
He knew that Tong Yao minded the arranged marriage, so he had been restraining himself from giving her any pressure. They have been getting along well recently and Tong Yao has not shown any dissatisfaction. He thought their relationship was gradually improving. It was only at this moment that he realized that Tong Yao had been planning for a divorce all along.
Since their marriage, this is the first time Si Chen has called Tong Yao’s full name. There is no hint of rage in his tone, but his tone is incredibly cold; colder than anger. It’s like a lion hiding in the dark, waiting for its prey. That is even more terrifying and sent chills up her spine.
"What...what did you say?" Tong Yao was somewhat unable to understand Si Chen’s thoughts. Wasn’t he the one wanting a divorce?
She took the initiative to propose, shouldn’t Si Chen be happy?
But the situation didn’t seem to be right!
Realizing that Tong Yao’s muscles were tense and she was noticeably nervous, Si Chen softened his tone a little, "You can voice out any dissatisfaction about me, but I won’t get a divorce." He decided to have a good talk with Tong Yao.
"..." Tong Yao thought she must be hallucinating, "You don’t want to get divorced?"
Si Chen responded seriously, "You heard right."
"Why don’t you want to get divorced?" Tong Yao was puzzled, "We don’t have a substantive relationship, we’re just a married couple in name only."
Si Chen froze for a second and his steps slowed, "You want to divorce because we’re just a married couple in name?"
Tong Yao: ...
He’s still playing dumb at this stage. She originally didn’t want to expose Si Chen’s misdeeds, believing in the saying ’do not burn bridges when making a person’s connection’, especially since Si Chen would become a world-renowned doctor in the future. Who can guarantee that oneself or one’s relatives will never get sick or meet a disaster?
If she ever needs Si Chen’s help one day, maybe he would have mercy on her, as they share the bond of being exes.
But now that things have come to this, Tong Yao bluntly stated, "Actually, I heard everything that Dr. Liu said to you that day. Since you and Shiya like each other, I don’t want to be a stumbling block. Divorce isn’t a big deal in this modern society, and we don’t have any emotional ties, substantive relationship, or children. A peaceful divorce wouldn’t be so bad."
"So, you want to divorce because of this?" Si Chen seemed to have found the reason why Tong Yao was upset that day.
"Yeah!" Tong Yao responded seriously, "Although I’m not a very reasonable person, I don’t want to live with a man who hides someone else in his heart. I have my own principles. The man I marry must have no other women in his heart, both physically and mentally, otherwise I will get a divorce."
She was firm not to be duped by love. If anyone wanted to, they could, but she certainly won’t.
Although Si Chen is excellent and is the dream husband for many women, she won’t settle for less. She would rather stay single for life than to gamble her future on a rash decision. She isn’t too ambitious, and is easily upset.
Future husband?
Si Chen’s brow knitted together, "We are not divorced, and I won’t get a divorce."
Hearing this, Tong Yao was instantly furious, swaying on his back wanting to get down, her hand reaching to pull his hair, "Hey, I can’t hold back my anger if you’re like this..."
"Don’t move." Si Chen interrupted her, "Listen to me first."
Tong Yao’s hand froze in his hair, as she stared at the back of his head, "Go ahead." She didn’t believe he could twist things around.
Si Chen, "You didn’t listen to the whole conversation that day. I made it clear on the spot that I would not divorce."
"How can..." Tong Yao instinctively wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered that she didn’t hear the conversation between Si Chen and Hai Sheng that day, it was One who recounted it. As to what really happened, she wasn’t sure.
Could it really be that One misunderstood and caused a huge misunderstanding?
No, Tong Yao suddenly came to her senses, "Aren’t you and Shiya mutually in love?"
Si Chen frowned slightly, and his answer was very concise, "No."
Tong Yao: Did...did I really get it wrong???
"Why don’t you like Shiya?" Out of the blue, Tong Yao asked a silly question, no sooner had she spoken did she wish she could bite off her own tongue and quickly tried to fix it, "What I mean is, Shiya is the Dean’s daughter. If you marry her, it would be a great help to your career. It would save you several years of struggle."
Tong Yao pointed out how Shiya was smart and beautiful, she was not a good-for-nothing. If she were a man, she wasn’t sure she could resist such a temptation.
"I’m not Chen Shimei." Si Chen smoothed his furrowed eyebrows, his reply to Tong Yao’s question was very clear. In his eyes, Shiya was just a doctor at the hospital. As for whether she was the Dean’s daughter, he had never paid attention to that.
There are too many temptations in the world. If a person has no moral bottom line, what makes him different from livestock?
