Su Qingning's smile was radiant, incredibly charming. Everything around her seemed to dim in comparison. Yet the words she spoke were bone-chilling.

Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat. This was big trouble, serious trouble.

If Su Qingning had spoken of divorce while clearly angry, Lin Xiao wouldn't have been worried. But she had uttered those words with such calm. That meant she had truly made up her mind.

Sometimes, that's just how it is. Words spoken calmly can be far more terrifying than those screamed hysterically.

Lin Xiao's gaze remained fixed on Su Qingning, and she looked back at him. Her peach-blossom eyes held a smile, but they were gradually turning red.

"Qingning, what on earth happened?" Lin Xiao asked, unwilling to accept it.

Of course, he couldn't accept it. It was the first time in his life he had ever truly fallen for someone, and they had even consummated their marriage. Lin Xiao certainly didn't want a divorce.

Su Qingning gently shook her head. "It's nothing. I just feel like our fate together has run its course."

"The hell it has! I don't care, I won't get a divorce!" Lin Xiao said domineeringly.

Although his words were domineering, he was panicking inside. Lin Xiao felt things slipping from his grasp, a sensation that bred a growing frustration and even a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Su Qingning smiled again, but tears now filled her eyes. "Lin Xiao, thank you for being with me all this time. I'll give you 10,000,000 as compensation. Let's just part on good terms, okay?"

She still used an impossibly gentle voice to say these words, but they felt like a knife stabbing fiercely into Lin Xiao's heart.

He looked at Su Qingning's enchanting face, at her heart-wrenchingly beautiful expression. Lin Xiao sighed helplessly.

"Fine. Even if we get a divorce, you at least have to tell me what happened."

"It's nothing. I just feel like it's about time for us to go our separate ways," Su Qingning replied. Her voice was still gentle, gentler than he had ever heard it before.

"Fine, we can separate, but I need to know why. If you don't tell me, I won't agree to a divorce. I'd rather die than divorce you!"

"Alright, then I'll tell you. I feel that us being together was a mistake."

Lin Xiao instantly burst into a rage. "A mistake? We've been together for this long, and now you're telling me it was a mistake? Damn it, Su Qingning, do you even know what you're saying? I don't care! Even if it's a mistake, we have to stay together!"

"Lin Xiao, don't be like this. Don't make me hate you, okay?"

BOOM.

Her words completely shattered his defenses. The courage he had just barely mustered was pierced effortlessly. In that instant, Lin Xiao was like a deflated ball, slumping powerlessly into his chair.

Pain was etched onto his face, but it was even more pronounced in his eyes. He watched Su Qingning in agony, this girl who had made his heart flutter for the very first time.

Su Qingning saw his pain, and it felt as if a knife was being twisted in her own heart. She wanted so badly to give him a hug, but she knew all too well that she couldn't.

The large office became deathly silent, so quiet it was unsettling.

Just then, a knock came from outside the door. "President Su, may I come in?"

It was Chu Liangcai's voice.

Su Qingning snapped back to her senses. She said to Lin Xiao, "You can go now."

Lin Xiao gave Su Qingning one last, deep look before nodding reluctantly. He had countless things he wanted to say to her. He wanted to pull her into his arms and cherish her. He had already decided to spend the rest of his life with her, to make her the happiest woman in the world. But he understood Su Qingning. He knew she wasn't one to make decisions lightly, and once her mind was made up, it would be nearly impossible to change it.

Lin Xiao got up and walked out. As the office door opened, he saw Chu Liangcai, who smiled and nodded upon seeing him.

Lin Xiao was furious. He wanted nothing more than to kill Chu Liangcai right then and there, but he held back.

He simply nodded back at Chu Liangcai, who then entered Su Qingning's office.

Shen Jingzhe was standing right at the office door.

"Jingzhe, do you know what's wrong with Qingning?" Lin Xiao asked.

Shen Jingzhe replied coldly, "I don't know."

"Forget it. You can go in."

Seeing the distraught Lin Xiao, Shen Jingzhe seemed to want to say something but held her tongue. She turned and entered Su Qingning's office.

As Lin Xiao was leaving the bar, he saw Shao Mei'er and Liu Chengfeng, who were just about to go in.

"Lin Xiao, what a coincidence!" Shao Mei'er said with a coquettish smile.

"Coincidence, my ass!"

After tossing out the remark, Lin Xiao turned and headed for the security room.

Shao Mei'er, however, hurried after him. "Why are you following me?" Lin Xiao asked.

Shao Mei'er looked at him with genuine concern. "Why do you look so terrible?"

"I'm on my period!" Lin Xiao said irritably.

PFFT.

Shao Mei'er couldn't help but laugh. "In a bad mood? Want to have a drink with us?" she asked.

"I'm not in the mood. You guys go ahead. Just don't bother me; I want to be alone."

As soon as he said that, the smile on Shao Mei'er's face froze. Even though she hadn't known Lin Xiao for long, she felt she had a decent understanding of him. He was the type of person who wouldn't even frown if the sky were falling. For him to act so out of character... it meant something was wrong. Something serious.

"What happened?" Shao Mei'er pressed.

Lin Xiao kept walking. "It's nothing. I just need to be alone."

"No, there's definitely something wrong. Tell me, maybe I can help!"

Lin Xiao stopped in his tracks, his gaze burning as he looked at Shao Mei'er. "No need. And one last thing: don't follow me. I'm pissed off enough to kill someone right now."

Shao Mei'er froze, but Lin Xiao had already strode quickly into the security room.

Having witnessed this, a cold gleam flashed in Liu Chengfeng's eyes again. He was finding Lin Xiao more and more irritating.

After returning to the security room, Lin Xiao gulped down a large cup of tea, but the nameless fire in his chest refused to die down. Su Qingning's words echoed relentlessly in his mind. The more he thought about them, the angrier he became, and the more his heart ached.

Just then, his phone rang. The call was from Chu Xiangxue. He didn't want to answer, but after a moment's hesitation, he picked it up. Before he could speak, Chu Xiangxue's voice came through the line, filled with immeasurable guilt.

"Stinky Daddy, I'm sorry!"

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