"You? What did you say?" Madam Li slapped the table and sprang to her feet.
The Old Madam stared in shock. "Liu Wan, you... how has the Marquis's Residence wronged you that you would demand a divorce?!"
Even Xie Jinzhao and Li Duoduo were stunned.
"Eldest Sister-in-Law, you're a woman. Without your husband's family to lean on, aren't you afraid people will mock you after the divorce?"
"Exactly, Cousin-in-Law. If you ever want to marry into another family of the same standing as the Marquis's Residence, it'll be impossible."
Xie Jinqiu said weakly, "Ha. What tantrum are you throwing now? Just tell us what you want."
Liu Wan looked at Xie Jin'an, her gaze unwavering. "I want a divorce! Husband, sorry for the trouble, but please write the Divorce Agreement!"
Wang Xia swiftly brought over brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, then said to Xie Jin'an, "Heir Apparent, you should be a man of your word. The Marquis's Residence promised my young mistress this. Write it!"
Yes, this was what the Marquis's Residence had promised her.
Xie Jin'an stood frozen. The delighted smile that had appeared when he learned Xu Rourou was alive vanished completely.
Disappointment filled his eyes instead. He said to Liu Wan, "Are you truly so jealous of Rou Rou?"
So jealous that she would leave him.
"Liu Wan, how has our Marquis's Residence wronged you? You were mistress of the household for five years. All we did was let Fourth Brother's Wife take over managing it, and now you're throwing a tantrum at me!"
"Now I want to take Rou Rou as an Equal Wife, but I don't think that will affect our feelings for each other. In my heart, you have always been my only wife!"
"Are you so petty that you can't even tolerate Rou