Wang Hao drank glass after glass of liquor at home.
Wang Jianguo got up from his bed weakly.
He didn't know why, but ever since he found out he had a terminal illness, his body had completely broken down.
Even getting out of bed was difficult.
He asked Wang Hao:
"What's wrong? You've been drinking alone and sulking."
Wang Hao looked at his glass, half-drunk:
"We're divorced, Dad. I completely lost my wife.
"Are you happy? That Lin Wanyi you hated, Mom hated, and the whole family hated is finally gone.
"Are you happy?"
"What?"
Wang Jianguo turned pale with fright: "You signed the papers? You really divorced?
"Didn't you disagree with it? Didn't you already bring her back?
"Now that you're divorced, is she going to leave again?"
"Of course. We're divorced, so why wouldn't she leave?
"Did you actually think she liked this place, this family?"
"But..."
Wang Jianguo grew anxious:
"If she goes back, who will take care of me? Wasn't she supposed to come take care of me?
"If she doesn't come back, aren't you just leaving me to die?
"No, no, hurry up and call your older brother and sister. You all need to discuss this and leave someone to take care of me.
"I don't care who it is, but someone has to stay with me."
Hahaha.
Wang Hao chuckled lightly.
He suddenly felt that the Wang family was truly ridiculous.
Back when Lin Wanyi poured her heart and soul into treating them well, none of them appreciated her.
Now that Lin Wanyi didn't want them anymore, they suddenly couldn't bear to let her go.
How could people be so hypocritical?
He said nothing and continued drinking.
If he got drunk, he could forget Lin Wanyi, forget Wang Keke.
Forget the happy and warm home they once had.
But some people wouldn't even let him drink in peace.
Liu Chunlan stormed through the door and immediately poked Wang Hao hard on the forehead:
"Is there something wrong with your brain? I warned you time and time again, you cannot divorce her, you cannot!
"Why are you still so impulsive? You know how hard it is to find a wife these days.
"Why wouldn't you listen to me?"
"I didn't listen to you?"
Wang Hao pointed at his own face:
"Mom, you're saying I didn't listen to you?
"How much more am I supposed to listen? Don't you feel guilty saying that?
"I listened to you too much, that's what happened.
"I did whatever you told me to do. I treated Lin Wanyi exactly how you told me to treat her.
"And the result? Isn't this exactly the result you wanted?
"You finally tore my family apart. You finally drove Lin Wanyi away.
"Why are you still unsatisfied? Why are you and Dad still not satisfied?"
"I..."
Liu Chunlan's chest ached with anger:
"How is this the result I wanted? What I clearly wanted was a precious grandson!
"Did I ask you to divorce?
"Wang Hao, how did I give birth to such a useless son?"
Wang Hao suddenly threw his glass:
"Yes, I'm useless! In your eyes, I've always been a useless piece of trash.
"So I'll leave, okay? I'll leave you all, and I'll never be your son again.
"I'm leaving right now. From now on, go find my older brother and sister to provide for your old age. Don't come looking for me.
"I'm just a useless piece of trash."
He went upstairs to pack his luggage.
Liu Chunlan followed him up:
"What are you doing? Son, what are you doing?
"Where are you going? If you're not staying home, where are you going?"
Wang Hao shook her off in frustration:
"Where else can I go? Don't I have to go out and find a job? Don't I have to go out and make money?
"You ruined my family, so am I not even allowed to look for a job now?"
He carried his suitcase downstairs.
Liu Chunlan followed him down again:
"Good, good, you should look for a job. Once a man has a career, he has everything.
"You go on with peace of mind. Mom will find you a few good women back home."
"No!"
Wang Hao roared at Liu Chunlan:
"I don't want them! I don't want a woman, I don't want to get married, I don't want anything!
"And don't you come bothering me either. Just let me stay single for the rest of my life."
Liu Chunlan watched helplessly as Wang Hao drove away.
She looked at the empty courtyard and suddenly thought of the past.
Wang Keke used to run all over the yard, and Lin Wanyi was always either washing clothes or picking vegetables.
How lively it was back then.
And now? It was far too cold and desolate.
Dejected, she suddenly saw Zhang Cuihua and Wang Xiue.
The two women were saying loudly:
"I heard Lin Wanyi really got divorced this time. She's really never coming back."
"Yeah, she's finally gone. I'm so happy for her."
"Hahaha, it just means that some people's dreams of holding a grandson have been shattered again."
Zhang Cuihua teased her own grandson as she spoke:
"Oh, my grandson! My precious grandson!"
Liu Chunlan clutched her chest and went home.
She felt awful.
She felt so stifled she could hardly breathe.
It was all that Lin Wanyi's fault. No matter how she thought about it, it was all Lin Wanyi's fault.
It was entirely her fault for not leaving her with a precious grandson.
If she had just given birth to a grandson, who cares if she ran away?
As long as there was a grandson, it wouldn't matter whether they had a daughter-in-law or not.
Wang Jianguo felt even colder inside.
He sighed heavily. Liu Chunlan was already irritated, and hearing his voice made her even more annoyed.
She slapped Wang Jianguo right across the face:
"You dead old man, why don't you just die?
"Why haven't you died yet?"
Lin Wanyi finally woke up.
She had slept incredibly well, the best sleep she'd had in a very, very long time.
But she suddenly realized something was wrong, because there was someone else in the bed.
And she was right in that person's arms.
Her mind raced.
That wasn't right. She hadn't been in contact with anyone else, except...
Oh no.
She gasped. Could the person holding her be...
Liu Renzhi.
Her heart raced, and her cheeks immediately burned bright red.
This couldn't be happening. Please tell me I didn't do anything inappropriate.
She wanted to lift her head, but she didn't dare move.
She was afraid of waking Liu Renzhi and thought about slipping away quietly.
But how was she supposed to get out of his embrace?
There seemed to be no way. Nothing would work.
Any movement would wake him.
This is crazy, just crazy.
She cursed herself ten thousand times in her head.
But Liu Renzhi's voice suddenly came from above her head:
"You're awake? Did you sleep well?"
"Ah!"
Lin Wanyi jumped in fright:
"I, I, I'm sorry, Brother Liu, I don't know how I, how I..."
She didn't know how she ended up in his bed and in his arms.
Liu Renzhi's lips curled into a gentle smile. He looked down at Lin Wanyi's black hair:
"You're overthinking it. I just saw that you were having a nightmare, so I held you while you slept.
"Wanyi, we just slept. Purely just sleeping.
"Don't overthink it."
How could she not overthink it?
Hearing him say that made Lin Wanyi feel even more embarrassed.
She covered her face, trying to pull away from his embrace.
But Liu Renzhi gently cupped her flushed face.
She didn't dare look him in the eye and stammered:
"B-Brother Liu, thank you.
"I, I need to go check on Keke."
Liu Renzhi kept looking into her eyes:
"Wanyi, what I said before wasn't just an impulse.
"Now that you're divorced, you're no longer tied down. Think about me seriously.
"I, I really like you!"
Lin Wanyi was so scared she didn't even dare open her eyes.
"Brother Liu, y-y-you need to let me go.
"I, I will think about it. I'll think about it seriously."
Liu Renzhi knew he couldn't push her too hard.
Having just ended a miserable marriage, it was completely normal for her to be guarded and resistant.
But he still couldn't resist cupping Lin Wanyi's face and kissing her, just a soft, gentle kiss...
