Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
She really didn’t want to pick up this call.
Even though she had suggested getting a divorce, now… when it had really reached this point, she suddenly realized that she was loath to part with her husband.
The voice on the other end of the phone line paused before replying, “Jingyu, can’t I call you even if I haven’t signed the agreement?”
Si Jingyu heaved a sigh of relief but internally scolded herself for being a disappointment.
Her tone was still icy. “Is anything the matter?”
“…”
There was silence over the phone line. Si Jingyu impatiently snapped, “If there’s nothing you want to say to me, I’ll hang up.”
Once she finished her sentence, she was prepared to hang up, but then she heard a shout on the other end of the line, “Jingyu…”
Si Jingyu was astonished. It was as though a spell had been cast of her – she held the phone to her ear at the behest of supernatural powers.
She remained silent. She could hear the sound of her husband breathing faintly over the phone line.
She stood motionless, listening intently to the other party’s voice.
Shi Jinyan paused for another while before saying, “It’s my mother’s birthday this weekend. Here’s a reminder to prepare a gift for her.”
Preparing a gift…
Si Jingyu felt her heart clench. The fingers that were holding on to her phone abruptly tightened.
As she recalled what Bai Yue had said, she suddenly felt that she was really laughable.
What did this man take her for?
Yes, she loved him, but she was not without an ego!
Throughout their many years of marriage, he had always treated her as civilly as he did a guest and only displayed a tender and loving side when the couple were meeting their parents.
But he had already planned to bring Bai Yue back. Was he trying to humiliate her by asking her to visit as well?
Or did he mean that they wanted her blessings since she was his first wife?
Si Jingyu inhaled deeply. A moment passed before she replied, “I’m not free!”
Once she said those three words, she hung up the phone without listening to what he had to say.
Once she hung up on him, tears fell without any warning. She clasped a hand over her mouth, silencing any potential sobs.
Her body trembled slightly from the amount of force she exerted to contain her emotions. Then, she crouched down, her back against the door of her room.
After an unknown period of time, she slowly raised her head. There were few traces of tears in her eyes – instead, her gaze was a little colder.
She was originally the princess of the Si family who was doted on heavily by her parents. However, her husband and his parents were from a humble background and lived in a village. They disliked extravagance and waste. As a result, in recent years, Si Jingyu had reduced her expenditure.
In the past, she even found some custom-made clothes to be unsuitable and unflattering on her. But now, if her mother-in-law bought her clothes which were sold on the street, regardless of the size, she would put them on without any hesitation.
She had never eaten from the roadside stalls in the past, but she could even have a bowl of sour spicy noodles with her mother-in-law.
She had changed so much for him – just to please her mother-in-law and to win his favor.
Despite this, what was the result?
Si Jingyu’s lips curled up in a sneer. Thinking about how she had lived in the past couple of years, she found that her living conditions were worse than those of animals!
Bai Yue had returned. She had previously fled to another country and did not return for half a year. But in the end, what had she done wrong? The only wrong that she had committed was falling in love with Shi Jinyan.
So, how could she leave when she had only faced a little bit of trouble? What a weak coward!
It was time to snap out of it.
Si Jingyu took a few deep breaths. It was only then that she managed to regulate her breathing.
She pressed her palms on the door, supporting herself as she stood up. She walked to the couch and placed her laptop on it before turning it on and starting to draw.
She was upset and her brain felt like mush. She found the designs that she had stubbornly worked on in the past couple of days unsatisfactory.