Chapter 34: Leaving Cloud City

Qin Nainai felt a surge of stifled rage in her chest and nearly fainted.

She stared fixedly at Qin Jianguo, gasping for air: "Qin Jianguo, if you dare to sell the house, I will die right in front of you today."

Qin Xingwan stroked her grandmother's back, comforting her in a soft voice.

Qin Nainai gripped her granddaughter's hand tightly, her gaze fixed and tears welling up, as if she had a thousand words to say.

Qin Xingwan's eyes turned red.

She understood everything.

She looked at Qin Jianguo with no emotion.

"If you don't want tomorrow's headline to be 'President Qin forces his elderly mother to her death,' you had better be obedient."

Qin Jianguo could not believe it; his daughter had threatened him once again.

She was simply rebellious and undutiful.

"What you should be doing is persuading Grandma to stay here. What is so good about the old hometown? It doesn't even have a high-speed rail, and the medical conditions are poor. Why go back?"

Qin Jianguo never wanted to return to that backward place for the rest of his life.

"Also, Yun Shu cannot go back either. Mom, give up that idea." Qin Jianguo mentioned his younger daughter with a proud tone, "She is a disciple of Master Katherine and the Research and Development Director of the Chu Group; her future is bright."

What was important was that she had a good relationship with Chu Li and was obedient; compared to Qin Xingwan, a daughter who threatened him at every turn, she was countless times better.

"No one will accompany you back. We are worried, so you will just stay here."

Qin Jianguo said, feeling somewhat impatient, "As for the old hometown or whatever, you had better stop thinking about it."

"You... you unfilial son." Qin Nainai trembled with anger.

Qin Xingwan's expression was cold as frost, disdainful and laughable, "Is Research and Development Director such an amazing position? If it weren't for Chu Li, could Qin Yunshu have sat in that position!"

"You are even proud of a position obtained through the back door."

The Qin Family was not truly wealthy or noble; where did Qin Jianguo get his sense of superiority?

"You, you, you..."

This time, it was Qin Jianguo who was angered.

Qin Xingwan was in a hurry and did not want to bicker with him here, "I will accompany Grandma back. As for the house, you had better take it back before Grandma and I arrive home, otherwise, Qin Yunshu's fleeing from marriage and the good deeds you've done will be on the headlines of every major platform tomorrow morning."

Qin Jianguo left in a huff.

He was full of regret; he shouldn't have let Qin Yunshu flee the marriage in the first place, or rather, he shouldn't have let Qin Xingwan marry Chu Li.

This unfilial daughter really had grown wings.

Qin Jianguo felt uncomfortable inside, especially when he thought of Qin Xingwan threatening him with that disdainful expression; he felt like vomiting blood.

Lady Qin did not care; it was fine if Qin Xingwan left, so the house would not be restless so often, and Yun Shu was crying every other day anyway.

Qin Jianguo thought that was true; it was best if this unfilial daughter Qin Xingwan left.

His mood improved all of a sudden.

He even took the initiative to send a driver to take his elderly mother back.

After Chu Li finished his meeting and came out, he did not know why, but he suddenly wanted to go to the Yiyuan.

He asked Assistant Xu: "Has the matter with the studio been handled?"

Assistant Xu handed the documents to Chu Li, "Everything has been settled."

Chu Li flipped through them roughly, feeling much more relaxed. During this period, he and Qin Xingwan had had too many conflicts, and this studio was a gift he was giving her.

He hoped he could use this gift to ease their stiff marital relationship.

"Have the restaurant and flowers been booked?" Chu Li confirmed every detail.

Assistant Xu felt somewhat guilty: "This, I will go handle it immediately."

Chu Li looked up, his gaze devoid of warmth.

Assistant Xu's scalp went numb: "President Chu, I am sorry, I forgot."

He muttered to himself, wondering when President Chu had become so attentive to that person.

One had to know that before, President Chu never cared about these small matters.

He was about to explain, but Chu Li had already called over another assistant, "Assistant Wu, you will follow me from now on."

Assistant Wu agreed immediately; this was a huge stroke of luck.

Assistant Xu's face turned pale; he had been demoted.

Chu Li walked out and instructed Assistant Wu to book the best restaurant and the most beautiful roses; today was his and Qin Xingwan's wedding anniversary, and he wanted to celebrate it properly.

Assistant Wu went to handle it immediately.

"A Li." Qin Yunshu walked out of the elevator, and seeing that Chu Li had already put on his coat, she asked hurriedly, "Are you going out?"

Chu Li nodded, "Yes, I am going to the Yiyuan to see Grandma."

Qin Yunshu bit her lip and said in a low voice: "Can you wait a moment? I have something to discuss with you."

Chu Li frowned.

Qin Yunshu said quickly: "It is about work; it will only take half an hour of your time."

Chu Li agreed and returned to the office.

Half an hour later, the two finished their conversation.

A gentle smile appeared on Qin Yunshu's face, "A Li, let me go with you to see Grandma."

Chu Li gave a "Hmm," and the two went to the Yiyuan together.

However, the hospital room was empty.

Chu Li frowned, had Grandma been discharged?

Qin Yunshu was puzzled: "Grandma was discharged? Why didn't sister tell you?"

Her gaze paused, and she looked toward the table, "What is that?"

Chu Li strode inside and saw clearly the items on the table; they were two copies of a divorce agreement.

Qin Yunshu exclaimed in surprise: "A divorce agreement, Sister she..."

She could not continue, because Chu Li's expression had darkened to the extreme.

It made her afraid.

Chu Li took out his phone to call Qin Xingwan, but it went unanswered the whole time.

He called back to Beicheng Villa, but Qin Xingwan had not returned home.

"Perhaps she is at my house."

Qin Yunshu called Lady Qin, and the news she received was that Qin Xingwan had accompanied Qin Nainai back to their old home.

She stammered as she told this news to Chu Li, adding: "Sister perhaps just went to take Grandmother back to the old home."

Chu Li's eyes were already red.

He knew that she had truly left.

The divorce agreement stated that she would leave with nothing.

The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Perfume, she did not want it anymore.

Him, she did not want him anymore either.

Chu Li strode to the nurse's station to ask about the time Qin Xingwan left, and the answer he received was half an hour ago.

Half an hour ago...

If it weren't for Qin Yunshu looking for him, he would have made it in time.

But...

"I'm sorry, A Li." Qin Yunshu was full of apology, "I didn't know Sister would leave."

Chu Li slumped as he gripped the documents in his hand, his phone continuously dialing Qin Xingwan's number.

It went from unanswered to unable to connect.

He hunched over, his heart aching to the core.

Qin Xingwan threw away her SIM card and closed the car window.

Qin Nainai patted the back of her hand and said with heartache: "If you can't bear to let go, try to fight for it one more time."

There were tears in Qin Xingwan's eyes, and she shook her head slowly and firmly, "There is no need."

Chu Li had never liked her from the very beginning; fighting for it would only be asking for humiliation.

Moreover, she had managed that marriage with all her heart; if Chu Li had any intention, they would not have reached this point today.

For things destined to be unobtainable, one must learn to let go early.

"Grandmother, I want to plant a patch of peonies in the backyard."

"And raise a cat."

"And also raise a dog."

Qin Xingwan planned her life in Bali Town, simple and happy.

Qin Nainai touched her cheek, kind and gentle, "As you wish, all as you wish."

As long as she is happy, that is enough.