All his persistence was but a dream he steadfastly clung to, a dream that now lay completely shattered, shattered to the extent that he no longer had the courage to deceive himself into going on.
This three-year marriage, for him, had been a stolen dream, yet for Ling Chuxia, it was a nightmare she wanted desperately to escape.
So the moment Ling Yunshu returned, she promptly severed all ties, without the slightest bit of attachment.
Yet he had thought... that their time together, that single night of extreme intimacy, meant she at least, at the very least, cared about him, had some feelings for him, but there was nothing... absolutely nothing.
He didn’t know what the use of his persistence was. The woman he deeply loved was intent on leaving him with all her heart...
Shi Che’s gaze slowly fell on Ling Chuxia’s hand, which was continuously clutching the divorce papers, as if she wouldn’t rest until he signed.
At this point, even speaking seemed superfluous. He didn’t know how much strength it took to suppress his nearly collapsing emotions. With a slight force, he pushed Ling Chuxia back onto the bed and snatched the divorce papers from her hand.
"Fine, Ling Chuxia, let’s get a divorce!"
He looked up, his dark eyes staring straight at Ling Chuxia, all the sorrow and pain in his eyes converging in that moment to leave nothing but coldness and indifference.
Ling Chuxia staggered backward, falling back onto the bed suddenly, but fortunately, the bedding was soft enough that she wasn’t hurt. However, the words that followed pierced her heart fiercely.
Fine, Ling Chuxia, let’s get a divorce!
Although it was an outcome she already knew, when she heard those words, Ling Chuxia felt as if her heart had been split into two bloody halves.
She had never known that love could truly be so hurtful.
Before, her elder sister cried, heartbroken and desperate because of Shi Che, which she didn’t understand. She thought her goddess-like sister wouldn’t need to demean herself so for love, almost as if she had become someone else.
Now, she finally understood that unrequited love was always demeaning, and loving the wrong person was the utmost degradation. Even the pain had to be endured silently, unable to be voiced.
Ling Chuxia’s complexion was pale to the extreme, her slender body trembling, her voice hoarse to the point she could barely speak, but she still forced herself, word by word, "Fine, once you sign the papers, we will have nothing to do with each other."
Shi Che stared at her intently, just watching her, observing her ruthlessly indifferent face. His lips curved into a smile, and he gripped the divorce papers tightly as if to crush them. At last, he nodded with a cold laugh, "Fine!"
With that, he turned abruptly and strode away. The door slammed so heavily it seemed it would fall off its hinges.
Ling Yunshu had been waiting on the bench outside. As soon as Shi Che came out, she stood up and took a couple of steps forward, softly calling out, "Shi Che..."
But Shi Che, with a look of extreme coldness and disdain, didn’t even glance at her as he brushed past her shoulder.
The smile on Ling Yunshu’s lips had not even had the chance to bloom before freezing on her face. After a long while, the hands hanging by her sides slowly clenched into fists.