Tang Wu suddenly felt as if the air around her had stopped flowing.
A bone-piercing chill washed over her entire body.
Her mind buzzed, and she stood frozen in place, seemingly having lost the ability to react.
A bolt from the blue, a thunderstrike to the head—neither could compare to this.
She simply could not believe that her grandmother was truly gone!
And on the very day she and Si Yanli had their flash marriage!
Large tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes.
Her slender body swayed, looking as if she would collapse in the next second.
Si Yanli reached out his long, elegant hand and firmly grasped Tang Wu's slender waist.
"I'm sorry. I only found out about this recently myself."
Tang Wu ignored Si Yanli. Her face covered in tears, she looked at Old Master Si and the rest of the Si family. "Grandpa, did you all know about this a long time ago?"
Old Master Si had indeed known for a long time, but he couldn't bring himself to tell Tang Wu.
She was a pitiful child; if she knew, she would be heartbroken.
"Wuwu, your grandmother's original intention was just to see you happy."
Tang Wu didn't blame the Si family for hiding her grandmother's death. If she had to blame anyone, it could only be Tang Botao.
What she couldn't accept the most was that her grandmother had passed away on the day she and Si Yanli got their marriage certificate.
For a moment, Tang Wu's heart ached beyond measure.
It felt as if her internal organs were being viciously torn apart by an invisible dark hand.
Tang Wu covered her mouth, turned around, and quickly left.
Si Yanli chased after her.
He grabbed Tang Wu at the main gate. "Where are you going? I'll take you."
Tang Wu shook off Si Yanli's hand. Looking at him through blurred tears, she said, "Si Yanli, let's get a divorce!"
That single sentence left Si Yanli stunned in place.
Tang Wu closed her red eyes, her voice trembling uncontrollably. "Our marriage was a mistake from the very beginning. My grandmother was my deepest attachment, and she died on the day we got our marriage certificate. She used her life to stop this marriage. I don't want to continue this anymore!"
Her grandmother was dead. She felt as if her sky was falling!
Si Yanli furrowed his dark brows. His phoenix eyes behind his glasses were dark and complex. "I know you are in a bad mood right now. Anyone would find it hard to accept hearing such bad news suddenly. Let me take you back to the Yujing Mansion first—"
Tang Wu emotionally interrupted Si Yanli. "I have already decided. You don't have any feelings for me either, so let's end this as soon as possible!"
Without giving Si Yanli another chance to speak, Tang Wu turned and walked away.
Si Yanli chased after her again, wanting to drive her, but she refused him.
She was completely immersed in pain, her emotions unable to calm down.
Tang Wu drove back to the Tang family home.
Tang Botao was still abroad. Ignoring the servants' attempts to stop her, Tang Wu smashed the Tang house to pieces.
Perhaps the servants had tipped him off, as Tang Botao called Tang Wu.
"Tang Wu, are you crazy? I can call the police and have you arrested!"
Tang Wu's eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, and she was more agitated than ever before. "Grandma is dead! She died on the day Si Yanli and I got our marriage certificate! Yet you told me her kidney transplant was successful and that you had transferred her abroad. For your own interests, you sacrificed me and Grandma. You are not human; you are an animal!"
Tang Botao froze for a moment. Once he reacted, he roared furiously, "You unfilial daughter! I am your father, and you dare call me an animal!"
Tang Wu sneered. "If you were in front of me right now, I would viciously slap you a few times. Tang Botao, I will make you spit out all the benefits you've gained over the past two years!"
Without waiting for Tang Botao to say anything, Tang Wu hung up the phone.
She then called Si Yanli. "I want the Si family to take back all the benefits given to the Tang family and stop cooperating with them in the future. I will publicly announce that I am severing my father-daughter relationship with Tang Botao!"
After hanging up, Tang Wu walked to the backyard of the villa.
A lot of roses used to be planted in the backyard; they were her mother's favorite flowers. Her mother had also built a swing for her in the garden.
She still clearly remembered the scene where her mother held her tiny self, sitting on the swing, swinging while humming a song to her.
It was so warm and happy.
But those times were gone, never to return.
"Mom, Grandma, I miss you so much." Tang Wu squatted on the ground, looking up at the sky above her. The tears she had finally managed to stop welled up again.
In this world, her only remaining relatives had left her.
Over the past two years, she had anticipated the scene of reuniting with her grandmother countless times.
But now, her hopes had fallen through.
Tang Wu's lips trembled uncontrollably.
When she left the Tang house, she saw Si Yanli's car parked outside.
Seeing her, Si Yanli got out of the car.
"Wuwu, let me take you to get something to eat."
Tang Wu shook her head. Looking at Si Yanli with a pale, bloodless face, she said, "Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow to get the divorce certificate. With the Si family's status in Ye City, we shouldn't need a one-month cooling-off period."
Si Yanli's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly behind his glasses. His usually cold and indifferent voice revealed a hint of tension. "Is there no room for reconciliation?"
Tang Wu shook her head. "If it were you, could you continue this marriage?"
Her wedding day was her grandmother's death anniversary. Who could bear that?
Perhaps, she shouldn't have fallen for Si Yanli, and she certainly shouldn't have accepted the arranged marriage.
Looking at Tang Wu, who insisted on divorcing, Si Yanli felt an unprecedented sense of discomfort and suffocation spreading in his chest.
He had been married to her for two years, and he hadn't placed much importance on this marriage.
If she wanted a divorce, he had always maintained the idea of respecting her wishes.
But as they spent time together, he found himself unconsciously drawn to her.
His cold, hard heart had also gradually softened.
Recently, the thought of divorce had never crossed his mind again.
In the past, he chose to be a non-marrier because he had personally witnessed his father cheating with a lover. That scene made him feel disgusted.
His parents' marriage was not happy, and he was afraid of sinking deep into the grave of marriage. He wanted to live freely as a single man. But after spending time with Tang Wu, he felt that marriage wasn't as terrifying as he had imagined.
Even when he was sick, she would take care of him. When he needed her, she would accompany him.
Seeing her talking and laughing with other men, he would feel jealous and uncomfortable.
When she gave him the cold shoulder, he would worry about losing her.
When she smiled at him, his heart would feel as sweet as sugar.
Si Yanli took off his gold-rimmed glasses. He raised his long, well-defined fingers to rub his brow bone. "Do we really have to divorce?"
Tang Wu ignored the reluctance and pain in her heart and nodded resolutely. "If we don't divorce, I won't be able to get past the hurdle in my heart."
Si Yanli had never liked forcing others. Even though he now had different feelings for Tang Wu, he would not force her.
"Alright, I respect your decision." He put his glasses back on, his expression clear and upright.
Tang Wu nodded. "Tomorrow at 10 AM, I'll see you at the Civil Affairs Bureau."
