Shen Jin had been all smiles, but the moment she heard Yun Xiaoran's words, she froze completely and began to stammer.
Yun Xiaoran simply stared straight at Shen Jin with his deep eyes, showing no intention of letting her leave.
"Why did you hide your real identity from me, Shen Muge?"
Yun Xiaoran spoke slowly, a hint of disappointment in his voice. He closed his eyes, then opened them again, his gaze seeming to search for an answer.
Shen Jin fell silent at those words. She lowered her pretty face and gently bit her lip, her eyes reddening again as conflicting emotions churned inside her.
"I wasn't trying to deceive you, but..."
After Shen Jin said that, Yun Xiaoran did not rush to argue with her. Instead, he sat quietly across from her, listening to her explanation.
"But after I heard you say all those things about hating the entertainment industry and hating Shen Muge, I was so scared..."
Shen Jin lowered her head. Tears began to trickle down.
One after another, they fell to the floor like beads from a broken string.
Yun Xiaoran pulled out a tissue.
"Here."
"Thank you..."
Shen Jin took the tissue from Yun Xiaoran and wiped her eyes before looking at him again. Yet somehow, the moment she saw his serious gaze, tinged with disappointment and sadness, a fighting spirit flared inside her.
"No matter what, I'm not divorcing you. Don't even think about it."
If being forceful failed, Shen Jin would try being gentle. If being gentle failed, she would abandon all shame.
Now, she no longer cared. She was about to lose Yun Xiaoran anyway, so why worry about anything else?
Yun Xiaoran: "..."
He had never expected his icy wife to act so stubbornly and disregard the rules like this.
"What