Chapter 760

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Divorce just because of incompatible personalities?"

The middle-aged woman's eyes were full of reproach as she said:

"If everyone were like you two, divorcing at the slightest disagreement, wouldn't my place be as lively as a vegetable market?"

Seeing the middle-aged woman was so verbose, Liu Meiqi became even more impatient:

"Just process our divorce directly, where does all this nonsense come from?"

But the middle-aged woman waved her hand:

"Your situation cannot be processed."

"What?" Liu Meiqi was displeased.

The middle-aged woman said:

"The Leader instructed us to persuade reconciliation rather than divorce; my work also has quotas, so don't blame me, little girl. Besides, this is for your own good. Marriage isn't playing house. I see you've been married less than a year, and you're pregnant again. Divorcing now is not good for you."

Hearing this, Liu Meiqi became even angrier:

"Why didn't you say it couldn't be done when we got married? Now that we want a divorce, you make things difficult at every turn. Is this how you handle things? I'm going to complain!"

The middle-aged woman said:

"Complaining is useless. Anyway, it can't be done today. Go back and think it over. Come back to process it once you've thought it clearly. What's this called? Divorce Cooling-off Period! A policy just introduced not long ago. I'm just following the rules!"

"I'm complaining about you right now!" Liu Meiqi said angrily.

Saying this, she reached for the complaint hotline hanging on the wall.

Wang Erhai hurriedly pulled her:

"Aren't you afraid of losing face? They said they're following the rules. Let's go back and come back to divorce after some time."

Wang Erhai asked the middle-aged woman again:

"By the way, how long is this Divorce Cooling-off Period?"

"One month," the middle-aged woman said honestly. "Come back in one month. If you still want to divorce then, I'll process and stamp it for you without another word!"

"One month, that's too long!" Liu Meiqi couldn't wait to divorce. To her, one month was really too long.

Because divorce, like marriage, requires impulse.

Once that impulse period passes, perhaps the will won't be so strong.

Then they would just muddle along.

"What kind of regulations are these? Simply speechless! Which idiot came up with the Divorce Cooling-off Period? It makes me furious!" Liu Meiqi said angrily.

But Wang Erhai urged her to leave quickly:

"Let's go, don't make a scene here. You may not care about losing face, but I do!"

But Liu Meiqi was still unwilling to leave and insisted on making the complaint call.

Seeing he couldn't stop her, Wang Erhai simply spread his hands:

"Then stay here. I'm leaving first."

Saying this, he turned around and left alone.

In front of the middle-aged woman, Liu Meiqi angrily dialed the complaint hotline and complained emotionally.

Seeing her like this, the middle-aged woman remained expressionless and unmoved.

Because she had seen many similar situations.

And complaining was indeed useless to her.

Because she was indeed following the rules.

As expected, after Liu Meiqi complained emotionally for a while, the operator on the other end of the phone only told her they would report the situation and asked her to wait patiently for news.

Liu Meiqi hung up the phone and said to the middle-aged woman:

"Wait and see. I've already complained about you. You'll get what's coming to you!"

The middle-aged woman looked speechless:

"I'm doing this for your own good. You really are like someone biting Lu Dong Bin, not recognizing a good person's heart."

"Who are you calling a dog? Say that again!" Liu Meiqi became even more excited.

The middle-aged woman said nothing, only pressed the Queue Call System once, and shouted to the people outside the window:

"Next Person, hurry up!"

Liu Meiqi cursed a few more words, but the middle-aged woman didn't take her bait. She felt like she was punching air. Finally finding it boring, she left angrily.

Just as she walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, she received a call from Yao Xueqin:

"Mei Qi, how did it go?"

Liu Meiqi had already told Yao Xueqin that she was coming to divorce today.

So Yao Xueqin estimated the time and called to ask about the situation.

"Don't mention it. Didn't get divorced!"

Liu Meiqi looked dejected.

"What happened? Isn't that bastard Wang Erhai willing to divorce?"

Yao Xueqin hurriedly asked with concern.

"No, he wants to divorce. We've both agreed on the Divorce Agreement. It's the Civil Affairs Bureau that won't process the divorce procedures."

"How could this be? When I got divorced before, they handled the paperwork for me and my ex-husband so quickly—less than ten minutes, and they handed me the divorce certificate!"

Yao Xueqin was very confused; she even wondered if Liu Meiqi was playing her.

Could Liu Meiqi have seen through her little scheme?

Yao Xueqin's heart sank.

Liu Meiqi said at this time: "They said it's because of the divorce cooling-off period; they'll only issue the divorce certificate after the cooling-off period passes."

"When I got divorced, why was there no divorce cooling-off period?"

Yao Xueqin was speechless inside.

"It's probably a new policy; I'm not too clear on the situation. This really angers me, sigh, forget it, so unlucky!"

Liu Meiqi was huffing with anger.

Then she took the initiative to invite Yao Xueqin out:

"Xueqin, are you free? Come out with me to clear my head, go shopping, eat some good food, okay?"

Yao Xueqin said:

"After I get off work tonight, I'll go keep you company."

"Fine, that's it for now."

Liu Meiqi returned to her residence.

She found Wang Erhai already packing his things.

Wang Erhai had packed his things to leave this home before.

Previously, when Wang Erhai packed his things to leave, Liu Meiqi had refused to let him go no matter what.

Now seeing Wang Erhai packing his things, she no longer stopped him, only said coldly:

"Pack cleanly, don't leave any of your things behind, looking at them makes me nauseous!"

Wang Erhai didn't respond to Liu Meiqi, only silently packing.

After finishing packing, he dragged his suitcase and left:

"This time, I'm really leaving; from now on, you take care of yourself."

Liu Meiqi said coldly:

"Don't give me any nonsense; pretending to care about me at a time like this, what use is that? Get lost quickly!"

Wang Erhai laughed:

"Fine, I'm getting lost."

Wang Erhai handed the keys to this house back to Liu Meiqi, then left.

Liu Meiqi watched his departing back, feeling somewhat complex inside.

She felt she was free, she should be happy.

But for some reason, inside there was an indescribable feeling of emptiness.

Lying alone on the sofa, playing with her mobile phone.

Facing this empty room.

She really couldn't be happy.

She sent a message to her best friend Yao Xueqin, asking if she could get off work early.

Yao Xueqin didn't immediately reply to her message, probably too busy with work.

With nothing to do alone, she dug up the WeChats of those men who had pursued her before.

Especially those men who had once sweet-talked her, saying they didn't mind even if she was married.

She sent them messages saying she was divorced.

Actually she wasn't divorced yet, but she had nothing to do and wanted to test these men's reactions.

Now she was in the process of divorcing; at this time, looking for another horse while still on the donkey wasn't too much.

Not long after this message was sent.

They started replying to her messages one after another.

All congratulating her.

She sent a message to one of them, the man who said he would marry her even if she was divorced:

"General Manager Liu, do you still count what you said before?"

General Manager Liu replied to her after a while:

"What did I say?"

"You said you would marry me if I got divorced; I'm divorced now."

After a long time, General Manager Liu still didn't reply to her message.

She sent another message:

"Why aren't you replying to me? I know you saw my message."

General Manager Liu then replied to her:

"You're pregnant, how can you still get divorced?"

Liu Meiqi retorted: "Can't you get divorced if you're pregnant? Who said pregnant women can't get divorced? Do you keep your word or not?"

General Manager Liu replied with one sentence:

"I was just joking, you actually took it seriously."

Liu Meiqi saw this message, stunned, and at the same time, furious.

She hurriedly typed back:

"Can this be a joke?"

But when she pressed the send key, she discovered a red exclamation mark had appeared.

Manager Liu had already blocked her.

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