Chapter 572: The Secret About the Past (190)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After hearing his words, Jin Qingyan’s body was completely frozen in shock.
A moment later, he finally spoke. “Go and prepare the divorce agreement.”
“Young Sir, maybe you’ve really misunderstood Young Madam…” Fan s.h.i.+xin was still in disbelief. “I don’t think Young Madam is that kind of person.”
“Let’s not deceive myself and others. Is it fun doing that?” He cast a glance toward Fan s.h.i.+xin and continued, “I want to let her know the consequences of betraying me. Aren’t you going to go and prepare it now?!”
Fan s.h.i.+xin’s body shook and he did not dare say another word further. He immediately turned and went out.
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“What is this?” Jin Qingyue looked at a piece of paper that Ling Ciye had brought.
“Take a look.”
She took it and her jaw dropped as she asked, “This is the plan you’re implementing to change my reputation?”
“Umm. We’ll do what this plan says.” He went on in a serious tone, “I’ll make everyone’s impression of you change, and I’ve already hidden all the search results of the news you were involved in last time.”
“I’ll do as you say.” She looked at the piece of paper again and memorized its contents by heart.
“Your brother and sister-in-law are having some problems between them, do you know about it?”
“What problem? They have such a good relations.h.i.+p and they still have problems?” Jin Qingyue did not take his words to heart.
“The problem doesn’t seem small. I heard from Tianze, your brother intends to get a divorce.”
Jin Qingyue was completely alarmed. “What on earth happened for them to get to a state of divorce?”
“I’m not sure, but I think it was your sister-in-law who was in the wrong,” Ling Ciye replied idly. “Otherwise, given your brother’s character, would he initiate a divorce?”
“That’s true. Back then, after my sister-in-law and brother divorced, he even drank poison to commit suicide.” A sudden flash of worry overwhelmed Jin Qingyue. “No, this won’t do. I have to go to my brother’s place to take a look.”
Ling Ciye held her back. “Don’t go, your brother has been in a particularly bad mood lately.”
“Why are you only telling me now?”
“I thought it wasn’t that serious. But now, it seems like that isn’t the case.”
“What do we do, then?” Jin Qingyue pondered. “If we know what it is about, then it’d be easier to handle. But right now, we don’t even know the reason, and that’s the most tricky part. I don’t want them to split up.”
“It’s not about whether you want it or not.” Ling Ciye’s point hit the nail on the head. “It’s about whether your brother wants it or not.”
“They’ve gone through so much together, why have things come to this state?” Jin Qingyue was simply unable to comprehend it.
“No matter what, they’re both adults. Let them settle their own issues, I believe they can handle it properly.”
Hearing his words, Jin Qingyue felt that it made sense.
“I’ll go and fetch Bao’er back in a while. It’s just that, this child has been spoiled by me since birth and she can be quite rude. If she says anything out of line, don’t take it to heart. Don’t bother arguing with her.”
Ling Ciye grinned. “I know. I’ll go and fetch her with you.”
“If you’re willing to, I won’t hold you back.” She smirked. “Since you’re doing it of your own accord.”
“Of course.”
Ling Ciye then drove Jin Qingyue to the s.h.i.+ residence.
He waited in the car while Jin Qingyue got off by herself.
When she entered the house, the butler Uncle Lin saw her and walked over.
“Uncle Lin, where’s the child?”
“She’s playing with Young Sir upstairs.”
“Alright, I know. I’ll go up myself.”
Uncle Lin nodded. “Sure.”
Entering the s.h.i.+ family’s living room once more, Jin Qingyue somehow still felt a sense of loss. Fortunately, it was because she used to live there as the lady of the house, not because she had a tinge of longing for this place.
Without even changing her shoes, she climbed up the stairs to the bedroom.
Arriving at the doorway of the bedroom, she pushed the door open.
The sight before her changed Jin Qingyue’s expression completely.
She went forward fiercely and carried a completely naked Jin Bao’er from the bed, putting on her clothes while berating s.h.i.+ Shaochuan, “Bao’er will be turning six next January, what kind of a father are you?!”
“She’s just a child who’s over five years old, what’s wrong with being naked? Why’re you making such a big fuss? She’s just my daughter in my eyes, just like how she is to you.”
“Yes!” Jin Qingyue was so furious she could feel her liver aching. “She’ll still be a daughter to you when she’s thirty years old. Will she still be completely naked like that in front of you when she’s thirty?!”
“Jin Qingyue, don’t go overboard. Did I say that?”
“s.h.i.+ Shaochuan, why don’t you just go and die?!” After putting on clothes for Jin Bao’er, Jin Qingyue carried her out without even putting on her shoes.
“Mommy, where are you carrying me?”
“Go home with Mommy. Mommy’s here especially to fetch you home.”
“Didn’t I say I’ll go back only when school starts?”
“School’s about to start soon anyway. If you stay with your father longer, I think you’ll go completely wild!” As she spoke, she was about to leave the front gate.
On the other hand, s.h.i.+ Shaochuan had gotten down from the bed and chased after them to the first floor.
“Jin Qingyue, I’m warning you. Bao’er is my little sweetheart. If you dare to scold her or even lay a finger on her, you’ll be answering to me.”
She was completely fearless as she reb.u.t.ted, “s.h.i.+ Shaochuan, let me tell you as well. Don’t act like a saint here. What gives you the right to say these things to me?”
Jin Bao’er, on the other hand, kept struggling in Jin Qingyue’s arms. “Mommy, put me down.”
Jin Qingyue just kept on walking briskly out of the house.
s.h.i.+ Shaochuan did not stop her either. The child clung to him every day and, honestly, as time went on, he indeed felt that his freedom was being restricted.
Jin Qingyue successfully brought Jin Bao’er onto the car.
Looking at Ling Ciye seated in the driver’s seat, Jin Bao’er asked, “Mommy, will this be my stepfather in the future?”
“Umm.”
“I don’t want a stepfather.” Jin Bao’er pouted and turned her face out the window.
“This is not something for you to decide.” Jin Qingyue closed the car door shut.
Ling Ciye fired the engine and drove the car without saying a word.
“Mommy, you’re too overboard.”
“Oh, Mommy has gone too overboard indeed.” Jin Qingyue looked at her daughter solemnly. “That’s why, from today onwards, Mommy won’t let you do everything as you please. All of your bad habits — Mommy will correct them properly.”
Hearing her mother say that, tears started flowing out of Jin Bao’er’s eyes. “I already said that I want to be with Daddy. Why did you still come and fetch me?”
Jin Qingyue did not answer her.
“Mommy…”
“Mommy…”
“In the future…” Jin Qingyue gazed at her daughter. “I won’t let you be with your Daddy anymore. I have your custody rights, so I’ll take care of you.”
Jin Bao’er pouted her lips wilfully. “I don’t want to.”
“You can refuse, but there’s nothing you can do about it.”
“Mommy, I hate you!”
“Whatever.”
Seeing that her method was not working, Jin Bao’er started throwing a huge tantrum. She cried, screamed, and made a huge fuss. However, what was different from usual was that Jin Qingyue did not even make eye contact with her and merely allowed her to continue her tantrum.
After a while, Jin Bao’er ran out of energy and stopped.
She could only obediently follow them back to Wei Ni Estate.
After packing up the bedroom, Jin Qingyue slept with her daughter in one room at night while Ling Ciye slept in another room by himself.
Ever since he was injured, they had slept together in one room. However, nothing happened between them.
Now that she was sleeping in the room next to his all of a sudden, Ling Ciye could not get used to it.
But fortunately, he was someone who could adapt well to his environment.