Chapter 2 — Thank You

　　Qin Jiran noticed both the peculiarity of Su Yanyi's silence and the s.h.i.+ft in her expression. The instant he saw her eyes reddening, his eyebrows scrunched together to form a deep crease, and he asked in an extremely concerned voice, "Yanyi, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

　　"You don't want to divorce?" There was a hint of bitterness in Su Yanyi's voice, but her tone was rather cautious, as though she was struggling to make the most difficult decision of her life.

　　"I…" Of course not! But he couldn't say that. Even though his heart was br.i.m.m.i.n.g with reluctance, he could not bear to make Su Yanyi feel distressed. He took in the look on her face and went as far as to begin blaming and resenting himself for bringing up the question just now.

　　He'd already decided to comply with her wishes, and he was painfully aware of how disinclined she was towards their marriage, so why had he opened his big mouth to ask her that question?

　　d.a.m.n!

　　How would she see him? Would she think that he was unwilling to separate because he was infatuated with the power and influence that came with being married to her? Would she a.s.sume that he was greedy and didn't know when to stop? Would she dislike and feel more disgusted with him?

　　He'd clearly exerted himself in an effort to do everything well—he tried his utmost at acting, at working, at preventing her from hating him, and at making her like him. And yet, the result was nothing short of despairing. His efforts weren't enough to exchange for even a smile from her.

　　Perhaps divorce was the best choice. He would release her from the chains of their marriage, let her be free to do what she wanted to do, and he… as long as he could stay in a place where she couldn't see him and be allowed to silently watch her and silently like her, then that would be enough for him.

　　"I'll go make breakfast. After we eat, we'll go file the divorce." Qin Jiran had always been a decisive person. Since he had thought it through, then no matter how much pain he was feeling in his heart, as long as it was for Su Yanyi's sake, he would proceed without hesitation.

　　For a moment, Su Yanyi was astonished. His reaction had fallen far from her expectations. There was no doubt that he liked her. Why was he so accepting and cooperative about the divorce? But then, she immediately understood. In her past life, wasn't he just as straightforward?

　　The previous her had a.s.sumed that it was because he didn't mind, but now that she had gotten the whole picture, she was finally able to make sense of his thought process. This man was probably doing it for her, so like a fool, he agreed to divorce.

　　After grasping this point, Su Yanyi felt more guilty and sad.