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Chapter 61: Can We Not Get Divorced?
Chapter 61: Can We Not Get Divorced?
Zhou Chenglei shut the door to the room.
He turned to look at Jiang Xia, cautiously probing, "Don't take what Big Sister said to heart. We haven't divorced yet, so this is still your home."
Tian Caihua's words were harsh, but Jiang Xia wasn't really affected by them. What did she matter, anyway?
Moreover, Zhou Chenglei had immediately defended her, which made her feel even less bothered. She didn’t even need to retort to Tian Caihua because Zhou Chenglei had already done it for her.
But now, as Zhou Chenglei said these words, Jiang Xia suddenly felt a pang of sadness.
She spoke calmly, "It's fine, I won't take it to heart. What Big Sister said is true. You wanted a divorce back then, and I was just staying in your house. I..."
She abruptly realized her words were tinged with emotion and quickly stopped. "I'll move out as soon as possible. I’ve been troubling you during this time. I'll go take a shower now."
Jiang Xia lowered her head and walked past him.
Zhou Chenglei grabbed her arm and pulled her back, pressing her against the wall with a gentle force. She felt a slight jolt but no pain.
Before she could react, Zhou Chenglei's body pressed against hers.
Jiang Xia's heart skipped a beat.
Zhou Chenglei's hands braced on either side of her, trapping her between him and the wall.
He looked down at her, "Jiang Xia, I was wrong."
Trapped by his presence, Jiang Xia could smell the crisp, ocean-like scent of his cologne and the faint fragrance of soap from his sleeves. Her heart pounded, but she tried to remain calm, "Let me go first."
Zhou Chenglei looked at her, his Adam's apple moving slightly, "No. I won’t let you go. Not ever."
He had decided he would never let her go again!
He was determined to keep her!
Jiang Xia's heart trembled as she looked at him in disbelief.
Zhou Chenglei stared into her eyes, not missing a single emotion, and said solemnly, "Jiang Xia, can we not get divorced?"
Their gazes intertwined for a moment. Jiang Xia, who had never been in love, felt her heart race and her mind go blank, unsure of what to do.
Zhou Chenglei straightened up, pulling her into his embrace and burying his head in her neck. He murmured, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. Can we not get divorced?"
Jiang Xia was still in a daze.
Zhou Chenglei, his palms sweating, urged, "Say something, but don’t refuse!"
Jiang Xia snapped out of her stupor, laughing in frustration, just as Zhou Zhou knocked on the door, "Uncle, Uncle! Grandpa wants you to bring the bamboo back. Uncle..."
"Damn it!" Zhou Chenglei cursed under his breath.
Interrupted again!
"Ha!" Jiang Xia couldn't help but laugh. Worried that Zhou Zhou would get anxious, she pushed Zhou Chenglei away, "Go open the door."
Zhou Chenglei pulled her back into his embrace, tightly holding her waist and pressing his forehead against hers. They were so close, their bodies almost melding together, "Promise me first."
His body was warm, and Jiang Xia felt her heart almost leap out of her chest, "Open the door first!"
"Uncle, are you in there? Uncle, Auntie, Auntie, is Uncle in there?"
Jiang Xia quickly turned and responded, "Yes, I’m coming!"
She pushed him away and went to open the door, "I’m here, your uncle is coming."
Jiang Xia gestured for Zhou Chenglei to hurry up.
Otherwise, the people in the yard might think they were doing something inappropriate!
Zhou Chenglei glanced at her flushed face, reluctantly stepping out.
Why was it so hard to keep his wife?
Whatever, since Jiang Xia didn’t refuse, he would take it as a yes!
Zhou Zhou, seeing her uncle’s dark expression, felt a bit scared.
She was already sensitive and could tell something was off with her uncle. She instinctively took a few steps back, then timidly looked at Jiang Xia’s face, fearing she had done something wrong and upset her uncle and aunt.
Auntie’s face was so red, was she angry?
When she used to get angry, her face would turn red and she looked terrifying!
Jiang Xia stepped forward, gently patting Zhou Zhou’s head, and smiled, "Good job, Zhou Zhou. Did Grandpa ask you to tell Uncle to come back?"
Your uncle was in a hurry to bring the bamboo back, worried that Grandpa would get anxious, especially since the sun is setting soon.”
Zhou Zhou saw the smile on Jiang Xia’s face and felt a bit more at ease.
Jiang Xia picked up Zhou Zhou and said, “Tomorrow, Auntie and your uncle will go to the city. Is there anything you want, Zhou Zhou? Auntie will buy it for you.”
Zhou Zhou was completely reassured by the gentle Auntie and shook his head. “I don’t want anything, Auntie. You don’t need to buy anything for me.”
Jiang Xia sighed. “Is that so? If you don’t tell me, I’ll just buy what I like, but then I’m afraid you won’t like it.”
Zhou Zhou panicked. “I don’t dislike anything. Whatever Auntie buys, I’ll like it.”
Jiang Xia smiled. “Alright, then I’ll pick what I like and buy it for you.”
Zhou Zhou: “...”
Something didn’t feel right.
On the other side, Zhou Chengxin caught up with Tian Caihua. “What’s wrong with you? Why did you suddenly come back?”
Tian Caihua was furious. “You treat them like brothers and sisters, running over to help them clean fish after dinner. Do they treat you like an elder brother or me like an elder sister-in-law? I just mentioned the pearls from those two sea snails, and that shameless family actually had the nerve to come back and demand them! Jiang Xia scolded me, and your good fourth brother also criticized me…”
Tian Caihua rambled on about the incident. “What do you think of Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei’s attitude? They say I don’t respect Jiang Xia, but do they even consider me as their elder sister-in-law?”
Zhou Chengxin snapped, “I’ve told you many times to apologize to Jiang Xia, but you never do! She didn’t say anything wrong. You shouldn’t have mentioned the family’s business. I’ve said this to you before.”
Tian Caihua grew even angrier. “What did I say? It was a good thing, not a secret! I didn’t say anything bad about them. I didn’t even mention their divorce plans! Who does Jiang Xia think she is? If it weren’t for your fourth brother’s household registration not being transferred yet, they would have divorced long ago! She even dares to scold me! Once Zhou Chenglei’s registration is transferred, they’ll divorce, and she won’t be a Zhou family daughter-in-law anymore! How dare she scold me! She’s getting too cocky! Even if they don’t divorce, I’m still her elder sister-in-law!”
Zhou Chengxin was also getting angry. “What does it matter if they divorce or not? Why do you care so much?”
“Fine, I won’t care! Their divorce is none of my business! But did you know? Your father still gives money to Jiang Xia when he goes out to sea! It’s too much of a favor to her! Next time your father goes out to sea, we should go too and get our share of the money! You’re your father’s son too, and if Jiang Xia can go, so can we! Your fourth brother is such a fool, taking a woman who’s about to divorce out to sea and giving her money, treating her so well! If it were me, I would have kicked her out long ago, and I wouldn’t have wasted resources on her!”
“Enough! Shut up!” Zhou Chengxin shouted, unable to tolerate her any longer, and strode past her to go home.
Tian Caihua, seeing his real anger, didn’t say anything more and hurried home.
Wen Wan was extremely surprised but couldn’t help feeling a bit excited.
So, Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia weren’t avoiding divorce; they just hadn’t finalized it because Zhou Chenglei’s household registration hadn’t been transferred yet.
She had known her dream was right; Zhou Chenglei would be her husband in the future.
But, if Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia were about to divorce, why was he still taking her out to sea and giving her money?
Was Zhou Chenglei being too kind to her?
Wen Wan couldn’t help feeling a sense of crisis when she thought about the current state of Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei’s relationship.
They didn’t act like a couple on the verge of divorce. Instead, they seemed to be getting closer!
Wen Wan knew that people could easily develop feelings for each other after spending a lot of time together, especially men and women, and Jiang Xia was so beautiful.
No, Jiang Xia’s husband should be Wu Qizhi, the abusive man. She needed to return to him.
She had to get everything back on track.
(End of Chapter)
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