Chapter 1154: Don't Want to Keep Acting Anymore

As soon as she entered the villa, Xu Xiaoxiao saw the housekeeper.

The housekeeper knew Xu Xiaoxiao was a good friend of the mistress and was very polite to her, calling out, "Miss Xu."

Xu Xiaoxiao nodded slightly and asked, "Has Xin'ai rested yet?"

"She hadn't just a moment ago."

"Then I'll go find her."

After saying this, Xu Xiaoxiao went upstairs to the bedroom.

In the room, Liu Xin'ai was deep in thought while facing some documents.

Because she was thinking too intently, Liu Xin'ai did not tidy things away the moment the person outside the room entered.

And her half-beat slower movements aroused Xu Xiaoxiao's curiosity.

She walked over while asking, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing!"

Liu Xin'ai's gaze was somewhat flustered.

This was very unusual.

Xu Xiaoxiao tilted her head slightly and happened to see a corner of the document.

It was perfectly positioned to reveal the two characters for "divorce"!

This shocked Xu Xiaoxiao.

She raised her eyes and asked, "Xin'ai, why are you looking at documents regarding divorce?"

Liu Xin'ai looked down.

Only then did she realize she hadn't hidden the documents completely!

This made Liu Xin'ai annoyed, and she then moved to press all the documents under a thick professional book.

But at this moment, even if Liu Xin'ai hid them well, it was to no avail.

Xu Xiaoxiao frowned as she looked at Liu Xin'ai, puzzled, and asked worriedly, "Xin'ai... has a problem appeared in your marriage?"

Liu Xin'ai's reason told her that she should continue to keep up the pretense; she didn't want to make her friend worry.

But...

She was really so tired!

The passing of Liu Tengnian had been a huge blow to her; she was in no mood to act anymore!

And in her current state...

She was afraid that even if she acted, Xu Xiaoxiao would see through it at a glance.

So Liu Xin'ai simply settled her heart and admitted, "Yes."

【Line 30 is part of the previous sentence in the source text.】

This answer made Xu Xiaoxiao frown immediately, and she questioned, "Is Bai Yufei playing tricks?"

In the dark, the truth was indeed related to Bai Yufei.

But Liu Xin'ai was unaware of this.

She just shook her head in a daze and said, "This has nothing to do with her; it's a problem between... me and Qin Yiyan."

"But weren't things between you two fine originally? How did it suddenly..."

That was not the case.

They... had never been fine at all!

Liu Xin'ai closed her eyes, then choked out the words from the bottom of her heart:

"To tell you the truth, my marriage to Qin Yiyan was only for my father. Now... without that bond, I don't want to endure it anymore!"

As for why Liu Tengnian left...

Liu Xin'ai did not want to say.

Because the hatred was too heavy; let her bear it herself!

Xu Xiaoxiao listened quietly to Liu Xin'ai's words.

She then thought back to the interactions between those two after they met...

Then she paused and asked a question: "Is there not a shred of affection between you two?"

Liu Xin'ai said without hesitation, "None!"

"In other words, the loving relationship between you and Qin Yiyan was all performed for others to see?"

Mentioning this...

Liu Xin'ai wore a look of guilt, lowered her eyes, and said, "Sorry, I deceived you."

"You fool, the person you should really be apologizing to is yourself! Since you don't like it, why go against your own heart?"

"Because I didn't want to let my father down, and I still wanted to use Qin Yiyan's power to develop the Special Effect Medicine..."

"So the marriage became a bargaining chip?"

Liu Xin'ai did not speak, which counted as tacit agreement.

Xu Xiaoxiao knew this result, and her heart was both shocked and angry.

But there was more heartache.

She took the initiative to hold Liu Xin'ai's hand and sighed, "You really are too silly!"

【Line 57 is part of the previous sentence in the source text.】

Yes, she was really very silly!

Liu Xin'ai curled her lips in a bleak smile.

She then murmured, "I don't know if there would have been a different outcome if I had strongly opposed this marriage."

As long as she stayed away from Qin Yiyan, Liu Tengnian would not be angered by him.

And he would certainly not... pass away in such a hurry!

But even if she opposed it, given Qin Yiyan's style, would he let her off?

Liu Xin'ai was not sure.

She closed her eyes, looking exhausted.

Xu Xiaoxiao, having thought of something, asked, "You accepted this marriage because Qin Yiyan could offer you benefits. But what about Qin Yiyan? What benefits could he possibly get?"

"An obedient wife."

This answer made Xu Xiaoxiao chuckle.

What kind of reason is that? He should just marry a cardboard cutout; that would be much more obedient!

But...

Wait a minute!

Xu Xiaoxiao thought of something else!

If Qin Yiyan really wanted an obedient wife, why didn't he just find someone gentle and submissive?

Although Liu Xin'ai was quiet and reserved, once you got to know her, you would realize she had her own ideas and was very stubborn.

Trying to make her obedient...

That would just be making life difficult for himself!

Xu Xiaoxiao felt that Qin Yiyan's requirements contradicted his choices.

To understand more, she asked Liu Xin'ai, "Did Qin Yiyan ever say why he wanted to marry you?"

"He thinks I am a very suitable person for marriage."

"Then, before you got married, did you know each other well?"

"We were just casual acquaintances, but my father liked him very much."

After hearing this, Xu Xiaoxiao rested her chin on her hand, feeling that there must be... some hidden story behind this!

But Liu Xin'ai was not interested in Qin Yiyan at all.

She only wanted to end this mistaken marriage as soon as possible!

Only...

That is...

Liu Xin'ai knew nothing about this aspect.

Seeing her friend right there, she asked, "Do you know any lawyers who can handle a divorce case?"

Xu Xiaoxiao blinked and replied, "I actually do know one."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xin'ai looked anxious: "I don't want anything; I just want to process the divorce as quickly as possible, the sooner the better!"

"... Alright."

Actually, Xu Xiaoxiao still wanted to ask a few more questions.

But looking at Liu Xin'ai's pale, almost translucent complexion, Xu Xiaoxiao did not have the heart to keep pressing.

After chatting with Liu Xin'ai for a while longer, Xu Xiaoxiao pushed the door open and walked out of the room.

When she went downstairs, she was surprised to see Bai Yufei sitting on the sofa.

Although Liu Xin'ai said the matter had nothing to do with Bai Yufei...

Bai Yufei was not the type to sit and wait for death.

Who knows, she might be trying to fish in troubled waters!

Bai Yufei heard footsteps and looked up.

At that glance, she met Xu Xiaoxiao's scrutinizing gaze.

Bai Yufei smiled, her tone light: "Miss Xu."

Xu Xiaoxiao twitched the corner of her lips and asked as she walked, "Are you not working today?"

"After the meeting, there was nothing else to do, so I'm not going to the company this afternoon."

"Then Qin Yiyan isn't with you?"

Mentioning this, Bai Yufei sighed: "Brother is still at the company. He would rather stay at the company lately than come home. After all... the wife at home is not gentle at all, and she never has a smile on her face."

Bai Yufei seemed to feel very sorry for Qin Yiyan.

In reality?

She was just deliberately trying to disgust Xu Xiaoxiao!

But Xu Xiaoxiao was no pushover; she raised an eyebrow and said in a flat tone, "If your close relative had passed away and you could still smile, then I would truly admire you."

Upon hearing this,

Bai Yufei's sharp eyes glared over immediately.

But Xu Xiaoxiao was not afraid at all; instead, she raised her eyebrows and gave a provocative look.