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Distant and Silent Love
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I looked at Lu Yancheng before me. The man had a high nose and a smooth jawline, exuding an air of calm composure. Once, this had deeply attracted me. Now, I shifted my gaze away from him and spoke calmly, "Let's get a divorce. I'll leave with nothing. Once you sign the papers, I'll go handle the divorce procedures."
A flicker of surprise crossed Lu Yancheng's eyes, but he quickly regained his composed expression. "What about Lu Siqing? You promised Sister You that you would take good care of him."
"The child is older now and has his own thoughts. He may not want to see me every day," I replied. "Besides, he carries the Lu surname!"
Lu Yancheng looked at me with a cold gaze, as if he couldn't comprehend what I was making a fuss about. "Mai Ye, if it's because of Lu Siqing that you're feeling uncomfortable, I apologize." He rarely showed patience, explaining as if this were a trivial matter. After all, I had endured my mother's behavior for years. To him, it was insignificant.
I shouldn't have caused such a scene to the point of mentioning divorce. But this time, I was truly determined.
"Jiang Maiye, what are you doing?" In a daze, I heard my mother's roaring voice. Lu Siqing was secretly holding up his phone, recording me and Lu Yancheng. The woman on the other end of the line scolded me like an irate lioness: "Lu Yanchen, kick her out tonight! Don't let some people occupy Jiang Qinghuan's place and still be unsatisfied!"
"I don't believe that without the Lu Family and Jiang Family, she can have even a moment of happiness!"
For Jiang Qinghuan's last words, "Take good care of my parents," Lu Yancheng never defied his mother-in-law. He watched as I packed my bags, seemingly waiting for me to lower my head first.
The comments were going wild:
"What’s going on? The female lead shouldn’t be this stubborn! She didn’t receive much love growing up, she’s timid and insecure, and she never rebels against her family for the sake of her only sister who treated her well."
"Male lead, comfort the female lead! She doesn’t know you tuck her in at night or that the chocolates you brought back from abroad were meant for her."
"Female lead, please notice the male lead! He’s so conflicted; he can’t protect you in front of his mother and son. Don’t push it too far!"
Am I being unreasonable?
Is it true that someone who has learned to endure must continue to do so unconditionally?
I don’t think it should be like this.
Even a clay figurine has some spirit.
No one will wait indefinitely.
Even if I learned from the comments that Lu Yancheng would treat me very well in the future, I didn’t want it anymore.
I packed my things overnight.
Lu Yancheng didn’t say anything else.
He just sat quietly in the living room all night.
Early in the morning, my mother grabbed my hair:
"Weren't you going to get a divorce? Go now, as soon as the civil affairs bureau opens!"
Lu Yancheng tried to stop her:
"Mom, this is between Mai Ye and me; please don’t interfere."
"She only married you because she took Jiang Qinghuan's place; otherwise, how would she qualify to be Mrs. Lu?"
"Why should Jiang Qinghuan suffer and die from illness while she lives healthily? Now that things aren’t going her way, she throws tantrums at the whole family! I want to see if after living a life of luxury in the Lu Family for a few years, she’ll starve when she goes out!"
My mother wouldn’t allow Lu Yancheng to divide any property with me.
She wouldn’t let me take anything I bought with me either.
Lu Yancheng knew that her heart wasn't well, so he didn't dare to persuade her too much.
Lu Siqing, holding her grandmother who was defending her mother, glared at me fiercely and said, "You made Grandma cry! You're a bad person!"
Looking at this little boy, who had been a high-maintenance baby since infancy, picky about food and with an unbearable temper, I felt a sense of relief.
Finally, I wouldn't have to take care of him anymore.
Without saying much, I signed the divorce agreement and turned to leave.
"Where are you planning to go?" Lu Yancheng blocked my path.
He knew I had no one to rely on in this city. After a moment of silence, he said, "Mom is upset; she's been dreaming about Sister You lately and feels sad. I'll bring you back after a while."
I refused and told him, "Lu Yancheng, there's no turning back after a divorce. Let's just go our separate ways as if we never knew each other!"
With that, I didn't look back at the man who had bullied me all night when he was drunk. I didn't even glance at the child who was prone to allergies and needed my careful preparation of meals, nor at the mother who gave birth to me but didn't raise me.
I left empty-handed.
I took the subway for an hour and a half and arrived at North City Apartment.
The comments were curious:
"Lu Yancheng gives the female lead a fixed allowance every month because of his mother-in-law's influence; whose house is this?"
"The female lead divorced too impulsively; the male lead is handsome and wealthy—he could easily attract other women."
"You can't blame the female lead; when it comes to her own mother, who can endure that?"
"The melodramatic mother-in-law is the biggest obstacle between them; as long as she’s around, the main couple's relationship can't heat up too quickly, or else the original wife faction will go crazy."
However, the male lead has never once supported the female lead. I'm so afraid that she might get too hurt and refuse to reconcile!
That won't happen! The female lead is deeply in love with the male lead, and besides, she still owes her life to the white moonlight!
The female lead became a second wife shortly after graduation and lacks survival skills. Once she experiences the harshness of society, the male lead will definitely make her change her mind.
I quietly watched the stocks on my phone surge to their limit.
I lowered my head and smiled.
I'm grateful that the investment knowledge I secretly learned over the years wasn't in vain. I wouldn't be left with nothing when I was kicked out of my home.
People in the comments often say that Lu Yancheng loves me and will fall for my tenderness and efforts day by day.
Little do they know, I have never felt that way.
It was only in the third year of our marriage, when we went out together and encountered a car accident, that I experienced something different.
Without a second thought, Lu Yancheng swerved the steering wheel to protect me beneath him.
He fell unconscious, blood streaming from his head.
I was terrified and held him tightly, desperately calling for help.
"Lu Yancheng, wake up. What will I do if you're gone? What about Lu Siqing?"
After he regained consciousness, he stared at Jiang Qinghuan's portrait for a long time.
The comments said he felt his heart begin to waver, thinking it was a betrayal to his late wife.
I didn't know whether to feel happy or worried.
I had never intended to take my sister's man.
But fate brought us together as if guided by some irresistible force.
That night, I slept uneasily.
I had a long dream.
In my dream, I returned to my childhood.
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