Chapter 402 Let’s Get Divorced

Chapter 402 Let’s Divorce

With the Ye family gone, the courtyard was left with only the three dogs and Xiao Xiao.

Fortunately, Ye Changsheng could stay a few more days, otherwise Xiao Xiao would have felt an even greater letdown.

After seeing off their parents, eldest brother, and sister-in-law, Ye Xiaoxiao sat in the tea room with her two brothers.

"Third Brother, what was that interview about? I saw it on TV."

Ye Changning: "Ugh, that interview. I’ve been running into Hao Yanyan every day lately. She wanted to pitch a deal with our company, but I refused."

Ye Xiaoxiao was genuinely surprised that Hao Yanyan had already approached Ye Changning.

The female lead in the original novel seemed to waltz through everything effortlessly.

"I’m not mixing personal vendettas with work. The project manager said her approach was essentially a scam—no benefit to our company at all. That’s why I refused."

Even without his explanation, Ye Xiaoxiao would have believed him.

"And Xu Jianwen looking for you was…?"

Ye Changning looked at Ye Xiaoxiao. "Xiao Xiao, to be honest, Lu Hanchuan has been good to you. Don’t get any other ideas, okay?"

Ye Xiaoxiao shot him a glare.

"Third Brother, you’re overthinking it. I have zero interest in Xu Jianwen—just wondering, that’s all."

Ye Changning then rubbed his chin. "Now that you mention it, it is pretty strange. Xu Jianwen and Hao Yanyan don’t seem close at all. Interviewing me felt more like he was deliberately fishing for information."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Well, that’s not our problem. It’s their marital issues."

Ye Changning: "Right. I’m heading on a business trip in two days. If Hao Yanyan gives you any trouble, tell me immediately."

"Don’t worry, Xiao Xiao. We’re family now, and Third Brother’s got your back."

Though Ye Changsheng remained silent, his stance was the same.

Ye Xiaoxiao gave a genuine smile. "Of course I know that."

...

Meanwhile, at the Xu household.

Xu Jianwen and Hao Yanyan had just blown up at each other.

After seeing the interview, Hao Yanyan accused Xu Jianwen of having known Ye Changning’s identity all along but keeping it from her.

But Xu Jianwen, fed up with Hao Yanyan’s repeated deceptions, responded coldly, "And what about you? Were all the things you told me true?"

Hao Yanyan’s eyes were bloodshot with rage. "So now you’re doubting me? You’d rather believe a stranger than me?"

Xu Jianwen: "You know exactly what’s true and what’s not. How many things have you hidden from me, kept from the family... Even this miscarriage—are you completely blameless?"

Hao Yanyan went pale. "What are you implying...?"

Xu Jianwen: "It was your aunt who pushed you. Why does she hate you so much? Last time, He Jinghong paid a mentally unstable person to target Xiao Xiao."

Hao Yanyan was shocked that Xu Jianwen even knew about this. Did he already know everything?

"This doesn't involve me at all!"

"You're sure about that?" Xu Jianwen grabbed Hao Yanyan's wrist, stopping her from pulling away.

"Li Deshu is from Baishi Village. In the capital, you're the only one who knows him, right?

The madwoman we met at the hospital was Li Deshu's mother."

Hao Yanyan's legs went weak. Only now did she realize that Xu Jianwen knew far more than she had imagined.

"I told you, it has nothing to do with me!"

Hao Yanyan shouted, on the verge of breaking down.

"Is that so? Then tell me now—was it He Jinghong or you who wanted to kill Xiao Xiao?"

Xu Jianwen's questions cut like a knife into Hao Yanyan's heart.

She frantically shook her head. "It wasn't me, it wasn't me!"

Xu Jianwen looked at her in disappointment. "You're still lying to me, even now? I don’t know how many more things you’ve hidden from me. Even all that 'love' you showed me—was that all just an act too?"

Hao Yanyan should have explained.

But she was too emotionally overwhelmed today, and Xu Jianwen's flood of questions left her speechless.

So the moment Xu Jianwen released her, Hao Yanyan crumpled to the floor.

"I think I need to rethink this marriage."

With those words, Xu Jianwen left the house.

Hao Yanyan covered her face and broke down sobbing.

Was he actually talking about divorce?

Why, why...

She'd been given a second chance, yet why was her life still so miserable?

...

Hao Yanyan rested at home for a day. When she had fully calmed down, she realized how impulsive she had been the day before.

Xu Jianwen liked his idea of a perfect wife.

Even if she had been exposed, if she just apologized, it wouldn’t have to come to divorce.

After thinking it over, Hao Yanyan decided to go and apologize to Xu Jianwen.

He had even found out about Li Deshu but hadn’t exposed her, meaning he still had her back.

Hao Yanyan made his favorite dishes at home, packed them into a lunchbox, and headed to Xu Jianwen's office.

It was her first time there, so of course she didn't know her way around.

But everyone knew him at work—just mentioning his name was enough for someone to direct her to his office.

Hao Yanyan walked straight into Xu Jianwen's office unimpeded.

She pushed the door open, intending to give Xu Jianwen a surprise.

To her surprise, she found another woman in Xu Jianwen's office.

The woman was leaning in close to Xu Jianwen, and from the doorway, it looked like she was kissing him.

"What are you doing?!"

Hao Yanyan's voice rose sharply.

Hearing the commotion, the two in the office looked up.

The woman straightened up and smiled at Hao Yanyan.

"May I ask who you are...?"

Hao Yanyan wasn't from the TV station, so the woman didn't recognize her.

Unlike the woman's confusion, Xu Jianwen sounded impatient. "What are you doing here?"

After their fight yesterday, Xu Jianwen had also thought he needed some space to think.

Divorce was no small matter, and their families were connected through marriage. Hao Chengbing was still in the military, and the complicated family connections made it a bad time for a divorce.

If not for the shared interests between the two families, Zhao Hongxia would've pushed her son to divorce Hao Yanyan, especially since they still didn't have kids.

Hao Yanyan scoffed, convinced that Xu Jianwen and this young woman had something going on between them.

"Can't I come? Am I interrupting your little moment?"

Her words only made things even more tense.

The woman immediately understood what was going on between Hao Yanyan and Xu Jianwen.

"Ms. Hao, you've misunderstood. There's nothing between me and the department head. We were just going over some work."

Xu Jianwen brushed her off. "Hongyu, leave us alone."

"Oh, okay."

The colleague quietly closed the door behind her.

Once they were alone, Xu Jianwen's expression darkened.

"Why did you come to my workplace? Here to start more trouble?"

Hao Yanyan had come to reconcile, but now she suspected Xu Jianwen wasn't just aware of what I'd done—he might also be cheating.

Suddenly, she no longer felt like backing down.

She slapped the lunchbox onto the table. "I worked so hard to make you a meal as an apology for my attitude yesterday.

"But now I see that was a waste. You want a divorce not just because I lied, is that it?

"You're the one who's done something wrong!"