novelraw Chapter 313 - 172. You are just a lifeline I grabbed in a desperate situation.
Chapter 313 - 172. You are just a lifeline I grabbed in a desperate situation.
"Smash!"The sound of a wine glass shattering was piercing, the dark red liquid flowing freely, creating a stark visual contrast with the white floor.
The surrounding diners turned to look at the two, but the screen divider made it impossible to see what was happening inside.
The restaurant staff acted quickly, cleaning up the shards and wine stains from the floor, then replacing the wine glass, all within less than two minutes.
Mu Jin Huan’s hand was still in the air, his black eyes like a storm that could destroy everything, yet on the surface, he remained calm.
His gaze swept once over the A4 paper on the table, a wedding ring, an ink-colored brocade box...
Finally, it moved upward, stopping on the face of the woman smiling gently.
Seemingly ignoring her words, he withdrew his hand from the air, elegantly tidying his cuff.
His voice was as deep as ever, "If you’re full, let’s go home."
"I said," Nan Wan still smiling, "we should div..."
"I’ll give you a chance to take back those words!"
Mu Jin Huan cut her off before she could say those two words, the dark color and hostility in his eyes pouring out at this moment.
His knuckles turned white, as if he might crush the newly replaced wine glass at any moment.
Those eyes were like being submerged under a millennium of ice, yet Nan Wan stood her ground, "You should understand, when I say it, I’m not joking."
The words ’divorce’ came out of her mouth so suddenly, in that instant, Mu Jin Huan’s mind virtually froze.
Ten minutes later, his rationality returned, the currents in his black eyes hid a layer deeper, his sharply defined features indifferent and calm, "Reason?"
Just two words, enough to make one shudder.
"Mu Jin Huan, you were just a lifeline I grabbed when I was in despair," Nan Wan smiled lightly, moving her gaze away, no longer looking at him.
She could give him many, many reasons if he wanted them.
"Now I have a better option, so I no longer want to continue this marriage that I find repugnant."
The heating in the restaurant was adequate, but the surrounding air was filled with a coldness that could consume everything.
"Lifeline, better option, repugnant..." Mu Jin Huan repeatedly chewed over these words, his black eyes holding a cold and silent glint, staring intently at the woman’s faintly smiling brows.
The thin lips spread a coldness, "Let’s hear it, what is this ’better option’?"
"It’s not important, after all, the procedures aren’t done yet," Nan Wan said, gazing lazily at the star closest to her, "For now, I won’t cuckold you."
Mu Jin Huan lowered his eyes, chuckling slowly and deeply, his voice laced with heavy sarcasm, "Sheng Boyan, is it?"
Nan Wan neither denied nor directly admitted it, her hand resting on her lap habitually reaching for her ring finger, only to suddenly realize something before touching her skin.
Her right hand paused in the air for a second, then naturally lifted, absently brushing the long hair over her shoulder.
"You’ve got Grandma’s house, and I evaded the Su Family, this mutually beneficial marriage began with you, so it’s fair for me to end it,"
"I’ve been living off you all this time, enjoying the identity you gave me comfortably, so I’m embarrassed to ask for your property," Nan Wan shifted the divorce agreement to make it easier for him to see.
As her eyes lifted slightly, the corners of her eyes rippled with a beguiling smile.
"However, if Mr. Mu feels guilty for sleeping with me for so long and insists on giving me a breakup fee, I’d certainly accept it, since I’m quite poor."
Mu Jin Huan patiently listened till the end, his distinctly jointed fingers slowly tapping the tabletop.
The sinister tone in the deep depths seemed to have dissipated, as if the woman opposite him wasn’t someone he had shared the most intimate relationship with, but rather a negotiator in a business negotiation, "In the adult world, there’s never such a thing as ’fair’."
Nan Wan thought for a moment and nodded, "If you feel embarrassed about being dumped, you can bring it up, I don’t mind."
The restaurant prohibited smoking, but Mu Jin Huan elegantly lit a cigarette, the blue-white smoke spreading out, making his whole demeanor more profound.
The service staff outside smelled the smoke, but none dared to step inside the screen to stop him, only able to apologize table by table.
Mu Jin Huan loosened his tie, his gaze steady and indifferent, "What’s the reason for wanting to end it?"
The woman who clung to him last night and wouldn’t let go, was now asking for a divorce tonight.