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Back home, Shen Qingyou remained silent. After washing up, she threw herself onto the soft bed. Even after sleeping for so long in the afternoon, she still felt tired and weary. It seemed that no matter how much she slept, it was never enough. Only when she fell asleep could she forget everything and not think about anything.
Yuan Mufang deliberately sprinkled a bit of cologne on himself, turned on the room's sound system, turned off the lights, and let a beam of moonlight filter through the window curtains. Tonight was a full moon night.
He gently caressed Shen Qingyou's smooth skin, and his breathing gradually became rapid. At twenty-nine, a time of youthful vigor, especially facing such a delicate person, in the past, as soon as Yuan Mufang teased her, Shen Qingyou would become all fiery. But tonight, she remained as cool as ice. The chill that seeped into his fingertips made Yuan Mufang pause for a moment. "Wife, I know you are worried about Father-in-law's illness, but he is already sick; this is irreversible. We can't stop living just because of his illness, right? Don't worry; Father-in-law has good fortune; everything will be alright!"
Yuan Mufang naturally interpreted Shen Qingyou's reaction as concern for her father's illness, which made her lose interest in their intimacy.
"Get your dirty hands off me..." Her cold rebuke lacked any warmth from the past.
"Serene, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Mufang looked innocent and reached out again to embrace Shen Qingyou, but she forcefully avoided him.
"I find you disgusting!"
On the once affectionate bed now played out such a cold scene. Under the moonlight, Shen Qingyou's face appeared so proud; the previous smiles had vanished, replaced by a deep sense of estrangement. Yuan Mufang felt that the Shen Qingyou before him was no longer the one he knew. Her inherent stubbornness had revived; previously wrapped in his tenderness, she had been a gentle woman, but now she resembled a wild cat, ready to extend her claws and scratch him at any moment.
"Serene, are you still angry with me about money? Didn't my parents give you the medical expenses this time? Our money is the same as theirs, isn't it?"
The same? Then why did your reaction change so much when I asked you for money? Shen Qingyou sneered inwardly.
Shen Qingyou's disdainful expression severely provoked Yuan Mufang. "Shen Qingyou, I've made it clear; don't think about touching that money. I want you to get pregnant now; I want you to have a baby for me and see how you'll think about that money afterward!"
Yuan Mufang began to take a hard stance; he attacked while she defended. He fought while she countered. Shen Qingyou was also a black belt in Taekwondo. In the darkness, it was unclear who hurt whom. After a crisp sound echoed through the room, their entangled figures gradually separated—one at the head of the bed and one at the foot—silent and uncommunicative...
Yuan Mufang lit a cigarette and took one puff after another under the starlit sky...
Shen Qingyou curled up on one side of the bed with her blanket, tears glistening in her eyes...
"Yuan Mufang, let's get a divorce..."
A brief statement that announces the end of this relationship. After ten years of love, could it really come to an end tonight?
"Serene, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hit you. I swear I won't do it again, never again..." Yuan Mufang felt a sting from the cigarette butt in his hand, and his heart was painfully burned. Divorce? How could that be? How could it happen?
"Yuan Mufang, our relationship has already deteriorated!"
Tears could no longer flow at this moment. Would there still be tears shed for a man who had disappointed her so deeply?
"It won't happen, it won't happen..." Yuan Mufang knelt before Shen Qingyou, desperately gripping his arms. Even in the darkness, Shen Qingyou could see the tension on his face.
"Yuan Mufang, did you get your phone back? Is that phone worth ten thousand?"
The hands gripping Shen Qingyou suddenly loosened. Yuan Mufang stared in shock at Shen Qingyou, whose expression was one of knowing. She knew everything; that damned woman.
"Serene, let me explain... please let me explain..." After a few seconds of daze, Yuan Mufang began to slap his own face repeatedly. "Serene, I know I was wrong. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was drunk and did something worse than a pig or a dog. It's all Wang's fault; he forced it on me when I was completely out of it..."
Each slap echoed in Shen Qingyou's heart. Was this man still worthy of her trust? Cruelty ultimately couldn't overcome the deep-seated reluctance within her. Silent tears began to flow down her face, quietly yet painfully piercing her heart.
"Serene, I'm sorry. Please forgive me this once. I swear I won't make this mistake again!" His pleading voice, tinged with tears, began to soften Shen Qingyou's stubbornness. After ten years of love, wasn't that enough to forgive him this time?
Memories of their past flooded Shen Qingyou's mind like sand settling in an hourglass over time. She had always liked white; the pure color brought peace to her heart. So when she appeared in class wearing a white dress, it caused quite a stir—her long hair flowing and her eyes sparkling like stars!
"Shen Qingyou, I like you!" She clearly remembered that it was a dusk filled with clouds and sunset hues when she and a few dorm mates were walking to the cafeteria after class. Yuan Mufang had blocked the entrance and blurted out those words before disappearing without a trace. At that moment, she hid among her friends, her head bowed low, her face as red as the clouds at sunset!
Yuan Mufang's boldness caught Shen Qingyou off guard. On their first outing together, he bought her a rose on the street. She refused it, but he insisted on shoving it into her hands.
The second time, he invited her to the playground to watch the stars. The desolate playground was filled with stars in the vast sky. That night, he kissed her, and she pushed him away.
The third and fourth times, he advanced while she retreated. He loved her clearly, but she was confused about whether she loved him back.
Thus, they maintained this ambiguous relationship for two years. During this time, many boys shot their arrows of Cupid at her, but Yuan Mufang seemed to create a protective aura around her that deflected those arrows of love.
Over time, everyone seemed to accept the fact that Shen Qingyou was Yuan Mufang's girlfriend.
Shen Qingyou hesitated and felt frustrated; her beautiful university life was disrupted by Yuan Mufang. She was studying science and often failed her courses, while Yuan Mufang always dragged her to the library under the pretense of helping her study, monopolizing all her spare time.
Perhaps relationships between people become habitual over time. Eventually, she got used to having that one boy standing under the dormitory building, stretching his neck to wait for her to come out. She liked having that one boy who helped her change the hot water in her heating pad repeatedly when she was suffering from menstrual cramps. She liked having that one boy waiting for her at the station every time she returned from a holiday.
That time, Shen Qingyou didn't tell Yuan Mufang when she would arrive at the station. He stood there waiting for over four hours in the freezing winter. When Shen Qingyou finally spotted Yuan Mufang jumping up and down in the crowd, looking around anxiously, her eyes became moist. She thought to herself that this man was the one she wanted to marry for the rest of her life! At that moment, she naively believed that Yuan Mufang would treat her well for a lifetime.
"Baby, I will love you forever. I swear I will never let you be sad!" When they graduated from university and faced employment issues, Yuan Mufang held her hands over his heart and firmly told her he would always treat her well.
She believed in his promise—a promise for a lifetime—and married him two years after graduation. This year marked ten years since they met. Ten years—the most beautiful decade of a woman's life—she gave it all to him. But now, what she received in return was such an ending. How could she bear this?
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