Chapter 38: Refusing to Sign the Divorce Papers

Shen Lan refused to sign the divorce papers.

The atmosphere reached a stalemate for a moment.

Worried that this Deputy County Magistrate Shen, who usually seemed quite sharp but appeared somewhat mentally deficient today, might spout more wild nonsense, the school authorities urgently cut the live stream.

"Regardless of whether you forgive me or not, I will never agree to a divorce."

Shen Lan looked at Si Rong with a face full of affection.

"If you don't forgive me for a month, I will beg you for a month; if you don't forgive me for a year, I will beg you for a year."

It could be said that he had lowered his posture significantly with these words.

Shen Lan was busy being moved by his own deep affection.

Then he heard a familiar, mocking laugh; this laughter came precisely from his arch-nemesis, Jiang Yu.

Shen Lan glared back in anger.

This annoying guy must be thinking of making a joke out of him!

How could he let him have his way?

"Deputy County Magistrate Shen, don't glare at me," Jiang Yu smiled, looking extremely punchable, "I wasn't mocking you, I just suddenly thought of something very funny!"

Shen Lan:...

Forget it, he would have a chance to fix this guy later; the top priority now was to coax Si Rong into going home with him.

"Rongrong, let's go home first!"

Shen Lan walked out of the judges' seats, wanting to step forward and grab Si Rong's arm.

But he was shoved away by Father Si.

"You beast! Stay away from my daughter!"

Shen Lan's expression revealed some sorrow; this father-in-law used to treat him quite well.

As a man himself, he believed his father-in-law must be able to understand him better, right?

"Dad, listen to me..."

Thump—

Father Si punched him directly, his eyes filled with contempt as he looked at him, "In the past, I was the one who misjudged you. Since you have now bullied my daughter, from here on out, let bridges be bridges and roads be roads. Sign the divorce papers!"

Once his daughter was divorced, he would like to see what a sorry state this Shen Lan could end up in!

"No, Dad, they say it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. I love Si Rong deeply and will absolutely not divorce her!"

Shen Lan had not expected that his father-in-law would actually support their divorce.

He prepared to appeal to his emotions, "Dad, think about it carefully. Rongrong is already nearly forty years old this year. If she divorces me, what will she do? A woman cannot be buried in her maiden home after death, and it's impossible for another man to marry a forty-year-old divorcee like her. Do you have the heart to watch Rongrong become a lonely ghost after she dies?"

"Are you done?" asked the second brother of the Si Family, Si Han.

Shen Lan hadn't finished speaking yet; he saw the second brother's calm demeanor and assumed he intended to stand on his side.

Fortunately, there were still reasonable people in the Si Family.

"Second Brother, I have a few more words. Everyone, think about it: rather than letting Rongrong be alone and helpless, it would be better to forgive me and live a good life with me from now on. In this life, she is the only woman I have ever loved."

"Loved only her?" Ming Zi endured and endured, but still couldn't help speaking up, "Then how did you end up having two children with Li Xuan?"

She really didn't know how Shen Lan had the face to say such things.

The thickness of this skin could probably be used as a biological weapon.

"I... that was because Rongrong couldn't have children, and I just wanted to leave behind my own bloodline."

Shen Lan said sincerely.

Otherwise, who would inherit the career he had built?

Li Xuan, who was being pointed at by everyone in the corner, felt unbearable pain in her heart upon hearing these words from Shen Lan.

"My Si Family's daughter need not worry about the pedantic and feudal things you speak of. At home, she has her parents to support her; when her parents die, she will naturally have her brothers and sisters-in-law to look after her. Even when she is old and dies, a place will naturally be reserved for her beside her parents' graves. These things need not trouble an outsider like you."

The eldest brother of the Si Family said in a steady tone.

Si Han still had only that one question, "Are you done?"

He had already rolled up his sleeves.

With a fierce punch, he smashed into Shen Lan. Si Han exercised year-round; how could Shen Lan be his match?

With a stagger, he was knocked to the ground.

"Sign the divorce papers!"

"No! I won't sign!" Shen Lan covered his head.

Another heavy punch.

This time it was Si Yan.

"Sign!"

Out of self-protection, Shen Lan's body curled up on the ground.

"No! I won't sign!"

Ten minutes later.

Shen Lan's body lay limp on the ground, breathing more air out than he was taking in.

But he still insisted on not signing the divorce agreement.

Li Xuan, in the corner, wept secretly.

She felt that the reason Shen Lan refused to sign the divorce papers was all because he wanted to keep the promise between them.

She really wanted to run over, hug Shen Lan, and tell him to divorce Si Rong!

Let that promise be voided!

But she truly lacked the courage.

Si Rong's two older brothers looked so fierce, how could she dare to stop them?

What if they beat her too?

Si Rong is really something; after all, she and Shen Lan have been husband and wife for many years, yet she could actually stand by and watch while Shen Lan was beaten into such a state!

How truly heartless!

Si Rong was indeed heartless; in the end, Shen Lan fainted directly, and since he still wouldn't agree to sign the divorce papers, she only felt regret—regret that she could not immediately regain her freedom.

"I think Deputy County Magistrate Shen is truly deeply affectionate toward his wife! To be beaten like this and still not divorce, if that's not true love, what is?"

"Indeed, a man like this is one in ten thousand; I think Miss Si should forgive him."

"If my husband had even half the deep affection of Deputy County Magistrate Shen, I would wake up laughing in the middle of the night."

"Were your brains and your backsides swapped when you were born? A 'good man' hiding from his wife to have two children with her best friend?"

"Now that the truth is out, he's faking deep affection to beg for forgiveness; how is this any different from killing someone and then saying sorry?"

"Total trash! He refuses to divorce, of course, because he knows that if he loses the support of the Si Family, everything he currently possesses will be gone, which is why he refuses to divorce."

"If taking a beating could earn the support of an in-law family like the Si Family, I dare say ninety percent of men would be willing!"

It was Ma County Magistrate who stepped in and had someone call an ambulance.

His subordinate might be heartless, but he could not be unrighteous.

Ming Zi accompanied Si Rong home to pack her things; in truth, all the valuable items had already been moved back to the Si Family, so her returning home now was firstly to pack some small daily items she was used to using, and secondly to take the phone.

This phone can connect to the future and cannot be left for Shen Lan.

To avoid arousing suspicion, she decided to move all the electrical appliances out of the house.

As it turned out, no sooner had she finished packing than Shen Yun rushed back from the Yang family.

Yang Junwei, as a mere Section Chief, naturally could not participate in the Dance Competition, but the Yang family had a television, and Shen Yun had rushed back from the Yang family without stopping after watching the television.

She truly couldn't believe that her sister-in-law could be so unreasonable, causing her brother to lose face in front of such a large crowd.

Returning home and seeing Si Rong packing the household appliances, she couldn't help but be extremely angry.

"Si Rong! Is your brain caught in a door? What good does it do you to harm my brother?"

In two days it will be the big election day, yet you are causing a scene about a divorce now?

Moreover, in her view, Si Rong was just making a scene and certainly wouldn't be willing to actually divorce her brother.

After all, her brother was so outstanding, and Si Rong was already so old.

"Shen Yun, let me remind you, your brother and I are about to divorce; I will no longer be your sister-in-law, and if you speak to me disrespectfully again, I won't let you off!"

Si Rong warned coldly.

Shen Yun sneered, "Stop trying to scare me? Don't be ungrateful; my brother has already apologized to you, what more do you want?"

Having said that, she saw Si Rong holding the phone and reached out to snatch it.

Even if they really divorced, Si Rong shouldn't think about taking anything belonging to their Shen family!