After waiting for a while, she did not continue writing, and his eyes were staring at the pendant she had given him.

"What's after that?" he asked as he put his other arm on her back, hugging her closer.

"After that... I don't remember. I'll tell you again when I recall it." She looked at him cheekily, her eyes like the stars in the sky, shining brightly.

"Really? You really forgot?" He squinted his dangerous eyes while his fingers on her back stopped moving suddenly.

"Of course..."

"I'll help you to remember!" A wicked smile appeared on his face, and in the next moment, he was on her again.

"No more..."

Mu Yuchen would not let her get away. While their sex life was generally pretty satisfying, he never felt like he had enough of her. Even though he thought he did not have much of a lustful drive, ever since he married her, he realized it was not what he thought. Previously, it was only because he had not met the right person before.

And she must be that right person.

Xi Xiaye did not really remember what happened afterward. She almost lost to the man's stamina every time, but before she fell asleep, she heard something unimaginable coming from him that sounded like sweet talk.

"My dear, I suddenly feel that happiness is like cats eating fish, dogs eating meat, and Mr. and Mrs. Mu staying in bed, welcoming the next dawn tomorrow."

After she was sound asleep, he got out of bed and went into the shower after grabbing a sleeping robe.

Ten minutes passed before he came out. Suddenly, a call came in for him.

"Hello, Master, it's me!" It was Li Si's voice.

Mu Yuchen sat down before the study table with an envelope in his hand as he asked, "Mmm, how's the progress?"

"I'm done compiling them. Do I send it to the Yue family right away?" Li Si asked for further action plans.

Mu Yuchen pinched between his eyebrows as he took a deep breath. "Send it."

"Master, do I send the information Ah Mo found along?" Li Si asked.

"Mmm, just keep them quiet and don't let interfere with what Xi Mushan is about to do. Wait until Xi Mushan gets his divorce contract before taking any further action," Mu Yuchen gave his orders firmly.

"Understood!"

"Be quick on the other thing that I told you to do as well."

"Yes, Master!"

...

The next morning, the sunrise was as bright as ever.

Yue Lingsi woke up early with her face still swollen. She just wished to break Xi Xiaye into pieces especially when she saw her face in the mirror for the past two days.

The report about the proof of injury she received yesterday was snatched away by Qi Lei unexpectedly. If not, she could have given Xi Xiaye a harsh blow at the press conference today.

Qi Lei was an unpredictable person. She could never guess what he was planning. After giving it some thought, Yue Lingsi decided to exchange opinions with Xi Xinyi who was smarter than her after all. Maybe she could get the report back with Han Yifeng's help. That would be really great.

"You said Qi Lei took the report away?" Xi Xinyi looked at Yue Lingsi in surprise. She was still wearing all-white outfits, and her belly was starting to seem visibly bigger.

Yue Lingsi nodded. "I went to the hospital yesterday to check whether the old witch really became blind. Haha, she totally deserved it! It's her karma that she'll spend the rest of her life in darkness. Karma!"

Yue Lingsi's arrogant laugh did not hide any of the joy she was feeling at the moment. She felt so smug when she saw Shen Wenna. A blind person could never go after Xi Mushan again!

"You went to see Shen Wenna yesterday?" Xi Xinyi was shocked.

"Yes, I knew Shen Wenna was at that hospital as well. If it weren't for Qi Lei's sudden appearance, I'd have given that old witch a lesson. Xi Xiaye dared to go against me. I won't just let this matter pass!" Yue Lingsi's hatred was strong and her eyes turned cold.

"Qi Lei and Xi Xiaye don't know each other well and they hardly met each other before. In my impression, he's the kind of person who likes to be a bystander. Why would he interfere? Could it be because of Xi Xiaye?" Xi Xinyi went straight to the point.

Yue Lingsi shook her head. "That came across oddly to me as well. Some time ago, I heard Qi Kai and Glory World were competing in the South River project. Glory World took it up and Qi Kai became one of the partners. The Han Corporation is planning on joining as well. It might be because of this. Otherwise, he wouldn't be..."

Xi Xinyi frowned and gave her mother a stern reminder, "Mother, Qi Lei is no ordinary man. Be careful when you see him next time."

"Xinyi, weren't you pretty close to him before? Can you get that report back for me? I feel like he was trying to help that witch Xi Xiaye, and he seemed to be pretty friendly to Shen Wenna. Could he be into Xi Xiaye?" Yue Lingsi tried to think about it and that was the conclusion she came to.

"Qi Lei likes Xi Xiaye?" Xi Xinyi repeated her words before laughing out loud. "That's impossible! Xi Xiaye is Mu Yuchen's woman. No matter what, Qi Lei wouldn't mess with someone's wife, would he?"

"We can't say that for sure. How'd you explain Qi Lei's behavior otherwise? He was rather rude to me!"

"Qi Lei is always an oddball anyway. Who knows what he's going to do? Where's Father? Did you see him when you were there? The last time he came home was two days ago!"

Yue Lingsi's expression changed when Xi Mushan was mentioned. Her swollen face became rather scary. "Hmph, he must be staying with Shen Wenna!"

"I really don't know what Father is thinking. It's chaos all over right now. Isn't he worried about his own image? Grandfather was really angry. If it weren't for Grandmother, Uncle would've gone to the hospital!"

"He needs to face some consequences to realize our importance. If your grandfather and uncle didn't help him out, do you think he'd be where he is today? Just who is Shen Wenna? He shamed me for that witch! I can't let this pass! And Xi Xiaye! I won't just let it end here!"

Chapter 394: Divorce Papers (1)

Yue Lingsi was starting to boil with anger. Just how much had she given for the Xi family and for Xi Mushan?

How could Shen Wenna compare to Yue Lingsi?

What had she ever done for Xi Mushan?

Just what did Shen Wenna do to deserve all of Xi Mushan's love while her efforts were all ignored by him?

She could not accept this!

"Please don't get angry, Mother... Father... He..."

Xi Xinyi still had something else to say, but there was a noise coming from the door. They both looked over and saw Xi Mushan storming in with Ah Hui right behind him.

"Father, you're back!" Xi Xinyi looked at Xu Mushan, but he just glanced at her and then went upstairs indifferently. He did not even bother to look at Yue Lingsi.

Yue Lingsi's expression darkened as she got even madder.

"Father, Sister beat Mother up. She overdid it! It's unfortunate that Aunt Shen fell down the stairs, but that's not Mother's fault. She..."

"Shut up! Do you think you two are not responsible for Wenna's injury at all? You still want to avoid the responsibility?" Xi Mushan's bitter words interrupted her halfway.

Xi Xinyi shivered when she saw Xi Mushan's sharp, cold eyes.

She rarely saw Xi Mushan get angry at her. Even though Xi Mushan and Yue Lingsi were on bad terms, he had never gotten her involved. The changes in Xi Mushan started ever since Xi Jiyang's birthday.

It was Xi Xiaye's first visit back home in several years, but Xi Mushan had slapped Yue Lingsi then.

After that, their conflict got worse and worse.

Xi Xinyi did not utter another word. Xi Mushan's sharp look made her afraid, and she felt very uneasy.

"Madam, Mayor wants you to go to the study room," Ah Hui told Yue Lingsi after Xi Mushan went upstairs.

...

Yue Lingsi arrived at his study room with a stormy expression. He was standing with his back facing her as he watched the servants work in the garden downstairs.

Only Yue Lingsi and Xi Mushan were in the room while Ah Hui stayed outside to guard the door.

"It's been twenty years. It's time to put an end to this thing between you, me, and Wenna. Too many people have been involved. Do you have anything to say?" Xi Mushan's cool voice reached her.

Yue Lingsi stood by the table behind him, watching his back as she felt a pain in her chest. She snickered coldly. "What can I say? Shen Wenna deserves what happened to her! If it weren't for her, things wouldn't have ended up like this today! Why didn't she marry someone else after her divorce? She's just trying to cling onto you, Mushan. Shen Wenna is a wicked woman. Why won't you give up on her? How is she better than me? Why do you always ignore me for her?"

"No matter what, thirty years ago when I married her, I told her that I'd love her and her alone my whole life. If it weren't for Deng Wenwen and you, we'd be living a happy life as a complete family."

Xi Mushan's tone was calm. He turned around and stared at Yue Lingsi with his cold eyes. "We've been tormenting each other for twenty years. Do you feel happy about it? You got your wish granted and came into the Xi family. Do you think this is the life you really wanted? You forcefully broke Wenna and me apart and destroyed me. Do you really feel pleased about that?"

"Mushan, I..."

"Wenna thought of you as her best friend. When she was with me, she would leave me without any hesitation if you gave her a call. She was genuine towards you, yet you treat her this way? This is your so-called friendship?

Xi Mushan put on an icy cold smile. "You stepped all over her genuine friendship and worked with Deng Wenwen to drug her husband. You ruined her happy family and thought you could replace her!"

"Mushan, listen to me. I didn't think too much about it back then because I loved you so much and I just wanted you... You wouldn't know my pain seeing her by your side every day! I fell in love with you first. I also told her that I loved you, yet she still butted in! How can I accept that? If she really thought of me as her best friend, she should've refused your proposal and given you to me!" Yue Lingsi roared angrily and self-righteously.

"Given to you? Then, why don't you grant her wish? You're really scary. Your mind is toxic and Xinyi is becoming like you. I feel nothing but disgust when I see you. How could I ever fall in love with a scary woman like you? I've never seen anyone as ugly and wicked as you. You're willing to sacrifice anyone to achieve your goals!" Xi Mushan's sharp eyes and cutting words extinguished all of Yue Lingsi's hope instantly!

He said she was disgusting?

She was ugly and wicked?

Unable to believe it, she forgot to cry and just stared at Xi Mushan blankly. "What did you say? I'm disgusting? I'm ugly and wicked?"

Xi Mushan did not reply. His eyes looked at her so angrily that she could not help but shiver.

"Didn't I do all of these for your sake? I don't care about my reputation. I'm not afraid if people call me a mistress. I brought Xinyi up, and I told my father to ask my brother to look after you and even help your father. Who do you think I did all these for? Now, you're saying that I'm disgusting? The whole world can criticize me for anything, but you don't have the right to say so, Xi Mushan!" Yue Lingsi cried uncontrollably.

"I can do anything to love you, but I've never thought that I'd be so worthless to you! I tried to be obedient and thought of you as my everything. I kept this charade up for more than twenty years. I thought I'd somehow warm your heart and maybe get a little bit of comfort from you, but now you're saying that I'm disgusting?"

"I'm your everything? But you tried to suppress me and think about how to hurt Wenna and Xiaye? How could I possibly fall in love with someone as wicked as you? Do you think I'd love you just because you took Wenna away from me?"

Yue Lingsi looked at Xi Mushan as tears covered her face.

Xi Mushan suddenly laughed as his eyes stared at her coldly. "Dream on! I wouldn't like a woman like you even if I had to die!"

"I, Xi Mushan, only belong to Shen Wenna! As for you, you can't even compare up to a mere finger of hers!" Each and every word stabbed her heart like tiny needles. The cold and pain almost suffocated her!

"So what? I'm still your woman right now, and Shen Wenna is just a divorced lady, a blind woman! I'm your wife! Xi Mushan's official wife! How is she better than me now? She can never make a comeback ever again. What can she do?"

Yue Lingsi was furious. "I saw that blind witch yesterday! How pitiful! She's truly turned into a useless person and can't even take care of herself. She is now such a burden to the world. You might as well let her die!"

"Shut up! You're the useless person! A wicked person like you should've died instead!"

Xi Mushan was triggered by Yue Lingsi's words. The grudge he had been holding in for the past twenty years exploded. How he wished he could kill Yue Lingsi right this instance! Yue Lingsi clenched her fists and nearly broke down.

"My woman? My official wife? Do you think you're worthy of that title? I've not touched you even once in the past twenty years, and you think you deserve that title? All this should end right now!" Xi Mushan went to his table to grab a document and threw onto the table before Yue Lingsi. "This is the divorce papers. Sign it."

Divorce papers?

Yue Lingsi widened her eyes and could not believe what she saw on the document. Her body trembled as she shook her head vehemently. "I-Impossible! You're divorcing me? Impossible! This is impossible... My father..."

"If you still want to use your father and brother, I'm telling you now that I've resigned as the mayor. I'm just a civilian, and you're not the mayoress anymore."

"Are you crazy!? Why did you resign!? Don't you know that you're going to be promoted soon!?" Yue Lingsi stared at Xi Mushan blankly. She could not believe what Xi Mushan just did!

"Crazy? I'm not crazy at all! You're the crazy one! I have nothing right now and can't give you any fancy titles anymore. You've taken away whatever you could from the Xi family. I just hope that you can be quick and sign here. Then, we can end our miserable marriage. It's the best decision for everyone."

"You're giving up your career for that witch Shen Wenna? Xi Mushan! Just what curse did that witch put on you that you're willing to do this for her!? Dream on if you think I'm going to divorce you and let you be with her! Impossible! I won't divorce you no matter what! I'll never let her get you. I'll never let her stand by your side!"

Yue Lingsi flung the document back at Xi Mushan.

A maniacal laugh echoed inside the room. "Haha! If I can't get it, then I'll make everyone suffer. Why should I suffer alone and watch you two be happy? No way!"

"As expected of a wicked woman! It's not up to you. If you don't agree, then I'll do it another way. The court will surely grant us a divorce, and the Yue family's reputation will go up in flames as well."

Xi Mushan grabbed a document folder from the table, he took out several photos and a document, "My wife? Look at what you did behind my back! These should be enough to destroy your reputation!"

Yue Lingsi wiped her tears off and lifted the document. The photos fell onto the floor, so she bent over and picked them up. Her swollen face turned pale!

They were photos of her acting intimately with her date, and some were even taken in the car...

"You... Where did you get these?"

Yue Lingsi flipped through the document in panic. It was a DNA report!

"You guys found Kowloon New City!" After Yue Lingsi exclaimed that, she realized she made a mistake, but it was already too late!

"It seems like you can't deny it. If you're smart, you should sign right now. Otherwise, these things will be exposed right away. The result will end up the same. You should know which one to choose."

Yue Lingsi's hands were shaking as her body weakened fell onto the floor and her eyes went blank.

"Impossible... This is impossible..." Yue Lingsi thought no one would know. Xi Mushan did not touch her at all, and she was a woman who needed love.

She could still resist the urge in the earlier years because she thought even if Xi Mushan was angry, it would not persist for long. However, ever since they got married, he never entered her room or get into the same bed as her.

Once, she got drunk abroad and then did it with a director.

So...

She started to get addicted, but she hid it well and would only do it when she went abroad. She would not dare do it in the city.

Except some time back, she kept having arguments with Xi Mushan and could not help but look for comfort. Aside from fulfilling her needs, she was doing it to vent out her anger.

Since Xi Mushan ignored her, there were a lot of people who adored her. All the male artistes were handsome and cool; any one of them was better than Xi Mushan!

Every time after she did it, the emotions that remained inside her were resentment and unhappiness toward Xi Mushan, as well as the excitement and guilt of betraying him.

All the mixed up emotions twisted her.

"Mushan, listen to me..." Yue Lingsi stared at the photos and documents on the floor blankly while tears started falling freely.

"No, Mushan, please. Don't divorce me. I'm not going to look for them or Shen Wenna anymore, please..." Her ugly side was totally exposed.

"I'll make sure I get this divorce done! Sign it! My patience is limited. Otherwise, I'll expose these right away. By that time, it's not just you. Even Yueying might go down. You understand how important Yueying is to Deng Wenwen. How would she treat you then? How would the Yue family treat you? You know the answer very well!"