"Yes, Zhao Shuyao, don't think you can do as you please just because you're a goddess. You've already stolen the spotlight, snatching your own sister's boyfriend and then playing the victim. No one is as shameless as you."
"If you hadn't interfered with Huo Yanxue and Qin Yusheng's relationship, they would be married now. Legally, you are Qin Yusheng's wife, but you know exactly how you got this position!"
In high school, many boys pursued Zhao Shuyao, and she was incredibly popular.
Now that they had the chance to mock Zhao Shuyao after years of envy and jealousy, they wouldn't let it go.
Except for the class monitor, all the female classmates were verbally attacking Zhao Shuyao.
Zhao Shuyao swept them a cold glance, her gaze finally settling on Huo Yanxue.
Huo Yanxue remained silent, letting the group curse Zhao Shuyao, only wiping away her tears and sobbing.
Zhao Shuyao curled her lips. "You should be mindful of the occasion and your status when you say these things. Beijing is the Qin family's territory. Even if I obtained my position through underhanded means, I am still Mrs. Qin!"
At her words, all the female classmates became like frost-battered eggplants or defeated hens, falling silent one by one.
Zhao Shuyao glanced at them coldly, picked up her handbag, and was about to leave.
Suddenly, her wrist was grabbed.
Zhao Shuyao followed the man's hand upwards.
She immediately saw the man's face.
It was Qin Yusheng.
"Let go!" Zhao Shuyao tried to shake off Qin Yusheng's hand and walk away.
But the man held on tightly, and a deep red mark quickly appeared on her wrist.
"Apologize to her."
The man spoke word by word, his voice as cold as ice, as if it had just been airlifted from the South Pole.
"Apologize to whom?"
Zhao Shuyao thought she had misheard and paused.
"Apologize to Xue'er."
The man uttered these words clearly. Not only she, but everyone present, men and women alike, heard him.
The group of female classmates, who had just been silenced by Zhao Shuyao, watched the scene unfold with schadenfreude.
"See, I told you Zhao Shuyao must have climbed her way up, slept her way into Qin Yusheng's bed, but you didn't believe me."
"So what if she became Mrs. Qin? She still can't get her husband's love. In ancient times, wouldn't such a woman be called a cast-off wife?"
"How pathetic! Guarding an empty chamber every day, with only power, status, and money. She must be so lonely!"
"It's truly tragic that her own husband deeply loves another woman!"
The malicious voices from the surroundings flooded into Zhao Shuyao's ears.
Qin Yusheng's indifferent and heartless handsome face, the sarcastic remarks from the women around... even with Zhao Shuyao's strong resilience, she couldn't help but tremble.
"Qin Yusheng, after all these years, do you truly have no feelings for me at all? What am I to you?"
Tears welled up in her eyes, but Zhao Shuyao held them back with all her might, refusing to let them fall.
No one would pity her tears.
Everyone here would only laugh at her.
Even the man in front of her was the same, he would only think her tears were crocodile tears.
She would absolutely not shed tears here, not a single drop, even if she died.
Her immense pride made Zhao Shuyao grit her teeth, her whole body trembling violently.
"Don't humiliate yourself. You mean nothing to me, and you should know very well how you got your position today. This is not your capital to swagger in front of Xue'er."
Heh...
At this moment, it felt as if the last flicker of fire in her heart had been completely extinguished.
All her pretense seemed like a joke.
For the past two days, she had almost believed that this man still had some feelings for her.
But reality had delivered such a swift blow.
As long as Huo Yanxue's interests were harmed, or Huo Yanxue was bullied and made to feel wronged, she would always be the one to be humiliated, the one whose dignity could be trampled upon.
Even in front of so many people, even though she was his wife!
"Brother Yusheng, forget it. Don't treat Sister like this..."
Huo Yanxue, whether sincerely or not, leaned forward and tugged at Qin Yusheng's sleeve.
Qin Yusheng naturally took Huo Yanxue's hand. "I'm here, don't be afraid."
I'm here...
Don't be afraid...
Zhao Shuyao stared intently at their clasped hands.
Holding hands, growing old together.
This was a beautiful dream she had dreamt countless times in her youth.
But reality had slapped her hard in the face.
Things not going as planned, it couldn't be more fitting.
Zhao Shuyao bit her tongue, tasting the่ ฅ็ of blood.
She smiled inexplicably.
"Qin Yusheng, I was wrong to have entrusted myself to you all these years. It was my mistake, my mistake... Fine, fine, I'll fulfill your wish!"
Zhao Shuyao took out a printed divorce agreement from her bag and slammed it onto the table. "Sign it, and from now on, we go our separate ways, walk our own paths, never see each other again, and have nothing to do with each other!"
The moment Zhao Shuyao produced the divorce agreement, gasps and murmurs of surprise echoed through the private room.
No one had expected Zhao Shuyao to be so bold as to pull out a divorce agreement in front of so many people.
This divorce agreement was originally printed and placed in her bag, forgotten until now. She had intended to throw it away when she got home, but it seemed that was no longer necessary...
Zhao Shuyao smiled sarcastically. "Sign it!"
Qin Yusheng's expression darkened slightly, his amber eyes seeming to crack, pulling his lips into a hard curve.
"Zhao Shuyao, you're really well-prepared, carrying a divorce agreement with you!"
"No need for more words, just sign it."
Zhao Shuyao didn't want to waste any more time with Qin Yusheng.
She had long considered the idea but had delayed urging Qin Yusheng to sign the divorce papers due to certain factors.
Now, it seemed that the things she valued were no longer important.
Even without marriage, it wouldn't prevent all this from happening; her efforts were simply futile.
"There's no need. We'll talk about it at home."
"I have a pen." Zhao Shuyao took out a water-based pen from her bag and placed it on the table. "Sign it!"
The man who had been cold and heartless moments ago fell silent.
When Huo Yanxue saw the divorce agreement, her eyes lit up. Seeing Qin Yusheng hesitate, she almost wished she could sign it for him.
Despite her inner joy and excitement, she managed to restrain herself.
"Brother Yusheng, don't be like this. I don't want to see this outcome. I hope you and Sister can be well. Please don't make such a scene because of me, okay..."
Qin Yusheng didn't hear what Huo Yanxue said. His cold amber eyes were fixed on Zhao Shuyao's face.
"What are you doing being so unreasonable?"
"Everyone heard it. I'm not being unreasonable, and I'm not joking. I genuinely want a divorce from you, Qin Yusheng, sign it! I'm fulfilling your wish to be with Huo Yanxue! What else do you want? Do you want me to kneel and kowtow, to apologize to Huo Yanxue, before you'll divorce me?"