Chapter 10: Divorce
“Do you really want to divorce me?”
After a brief flutter of emotion, Qi Huan’s rationality returned, and he suddenly realized something else—Shen Zhiyu seemed very eager to divorce him. But why?
“Do you want to get married?”
In response to Qi Huan’s question, Shen Zhiyu countered with one of her own.
Having read the book and knowing their marriage was merely a temporary arrangement, Shen Zhiyu didn’t need to answer Qi Huan’s question directly—that would only trap her into self-justification. By asking back, she took control of the conversation.
“You’re never home, and your mother really doesn’t like me!”
“If we divorce now, it’s the right opportunity.”
“Otherwise, once this moment passes, there won’t be such a solid reason to divorce.”
“Of course, if you don’t want to divorce, that’s fine too—I don’t really care,” Shen Zhiyu said calmly.
“Divorce!”
“But I hope you won’t hold anything against Qiao Xi. If she caused you any losses, I can compensate you.”
“She’s not a bad person. It was actually her who introduced us!”
“I know.”
Shen Zhiyu glanced at Qi Huan, thinking he truly was a devoted, hopeless admirer of the female lead, his tone indistinguishable from hers.
But as long as they could get divorced, she didn’t care what he said.
As for dropping the charges and settling the matter, that was no big deal.
Though she had a letter of introduction to return to the city, the various procedures still had to be followed. If anyone tried to make things difficult for her, what could she do? The cruelty of human nature is such that even a little power can be used to torment others.
Anyway, she was leaving. So what if Qiao Xi was released first?
With her reputation ruined, she had no choice but to leave. Even if she and Qi Huan had truly become a couple, Zhou Cuihua would still be impossible to get along with.
Sure enough, having connections above made things easier.
Qi Huan and Shen Zhiyu’s divorce was finalized quickly, and all the paperwork for her return to the city was processed simultaneously.
“Are you divorcing me because you’re going back to the city?”
Qi Huan said nothing while handling the paperwork. Only after everything was done did he speak, sounding somewhat plaintive, as if he were a pitiful little victim abandoned by Shen Zhiyu.
Shen Zhiyu glanced at him and said, “You’re overthinking it.”
“I just… Well, whatever’s done is done. Let’s go pick up Qiao Xi.”
Shen Zhiyu thought back on her eventful day—indeed, quite fulfilling.
Her schedule was packed.
On the very first day after entering this book’s world, she went from being married to divorced!
And now, as a young unmarried woman, she had successfully joined the ranks of divorced women.
Tsk tsk, what an interesting start!
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When they arrived at the police station, they met the station chief, who immediately recognized Shen Zhiyu—it was still the same day, after all.
“Comrade Shen Zhiyu, thank you so much!”
“If it weren’t for you, something terrible would have happened!”
Chief Xiang Hong shook Shen Zhiyu’s hand vigorously.
“Chief Xiang, you’re too kind. I just happened to be there.”
“No matter what, you found Officer Rong and got him to the hospital in time. If it had been a bit later, the consequences would have been unimaginable!”
Looking at Shen Zhiyu, Xiang Hong’s gratitude was evident.
Officer Rong was a person of great importance. If anything had gone wrong on his turf, even if it wasn’t his fault, Chief Xiang would still have been held responsible.
“By the way, what brings you here?”
Xiang Hong finally remembered—normal people don’t come to the police station without a reason.
Shen Zhiyu recounted the entire story. After hearing it, Xiang Hong immediately promised to punish the culprit, Qiao Xi.
“Chief Xiang, you’ve misunderstood!”
“I’m here to drop the charges.”
“Huh? Drop the charges?”
Xiang Hong’s gaze shifted to Qi Huan, suspecting Shen Zhiyu might be under duress.
Shen Zhiyu smiled slightly. “This is Qi Huan, my ex-husband.”
“Qiao Xi is sort of his distant cousin. Even though we’re divorced, there’s still some connection. Besides, I’m heading back to the city and don’t want to pursue this any further.”
After a moment’s thought, Xiang Hong nodded. “That’s fine. Alright, I’ll take you through the paperwork.”
With Xiang Hong personally overseeing, the case was quickly dropped.
Qiao Xi, who had been detained for less than half a day, looked exhausted. The moment she saw Qi Huan, she threw herself into his arms, tears streaming down her face.
Qi Huan was heartbroken by the sight.
Xiang Hong clenched his fists, now fully understanding the nature of this so-called cousin relationship.
Feeling that Shen Zhiyu had been wronged, he wanted to stand up for her.
Shen Zhiyu raised her arm to block him gently, shaking her head.
At this point, she didn’t care about their sweet affection.
Why?
Because she was not the original person.
Besides, the original’s doomed ending spoke to deeper problems.
Shen Zhiyu had come into this story not to avenge the original.
If she could help the original get some justice incidentally, she’d be happy to. But she wouldn’t make it her mission. Her life was not meant to be wasted on such people.
“Thank you, Chief Xiang!”
“I’m leaving tomorrow, so there’s no need to thank me. I wish you all the best in the future.”
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“Haha, then I’ll gladly accept your blessing!”
Xiang Hong smiled happily.
Having saved the young officer, his own official career was now secure—so long as he didn’t make any mistakes.
After speaking with Xiang Hong, Shen Zhiyu ignored the two still embracing and pushed her bicycle away.
Tomorrow, she would leave this place.
From then on, the vast sea would allow fish to leap freely, and the high sky would let birds fly unhindered.
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Back at home, Shen Zhiyu reheated the leftover fish from noon, warmed the rice, and then began to eat.
There might be a tough battle later tonight!
If she didn’t eat her fill, how could she have the strength to fight?
Besides, she still had to pack!
“System, do I have system space available?”
“Use one Joy Airdrop opportunity to gain one cubic meter of system space. Would you like to activate system space?”
“Activate!”
“Joy Airdrop opportunities are zero; system space cannot be activated at this time!”
“Damn it! Can I borrow tomorrow’s Joy Airdrop opportunity in advance?”
“No!”
“Idiot!”
Shen Zhiyu rolled her eyes. If it couldn’t be done, so be it.
Anyway, once tomorrow came, she’d have system space.
She would lose one Joy Airdrop opportunity, but in comparison, the space was more cost-effective.
Wait!
Could she exchange anything she wanted using the Joy Airdrop opportunities?
If so, was her Joy Airdrop system bugged in her favor?
Shen Zhiyu felt she was incredibly clever.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t try it yet.
But there was no rush; with plenty of time ahead, there would be opportunities.
After washing the pots and pans, Shen Zhiyu looked at the kitchenware, pondering who to give them to.
These were all things her, well, the original, had gradually acquired. Although paid for with Qi Huan’s money, she had no intention of leaving them to him.