Yin Xuanyi spoke on the phone, her face expressionless.
There was silence on the other end.
She was silent too.
A long time passed.
Only then did she speak.
"Di Zhi, what now? Hand over the 1.22 million?"
"H-honey... well... I only got thirty thousand back, and I can get another two hundred thousand back within a year. As for the rest... well..."
"I knew it! So you're saying my nine hundred and ninety thousand is gone, right?"
"No, it's just... it'll take more time..."
"You're the one who lent it out, so get it back from them yourself. But that money also passed from my hands into yours, so when are you paying back my 1.22 million?"
"I... I... honey... I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I'll never lend money again, and I'll never bring people home again. I'll listen to you from now on, okay? I'll do the housework and take care of you. Give me another chance, please?"
"Hmph."
"Honey, please, I can't live without you. If you're going to be so heartless and push me like this, my only choice is to die. I'll buy insurance and then kill myself, but to keep people from realizing it's insurance fraud, I'll have to wait two years before I die. If you're really determined to divorce me, at least give me another two years to pay you back, okay?"
"...I need to think it over."
"Okay, okay, take your time. I won't rush you. Please think it through! I really know I was wrong!"
She hung up, covered her mouth, and burst into tears.
She looked at Xiao Yu on her phone and pleaded for help. "Master Xiao... what should I do now? I... I'm going soft again... I don't want a divorce anymore... I