Xu Shi froze.
That was true. There were only a few months left on their marriage contract, so it really was time to draft the divorce agreement in advance.
Xie Yanci had always been thorough.
Xu Shi said nothing. He picked up the fountain pen on the desk and signed his name on the contract.
He pushed it back. "No need to read it. I trust you."
He was afraid he would faint on the spot if he saw how much money he would be getting.
Sitting on the small armchair with his long legs crossed, Xu Shi showed not a trace of attachment on his beautiful face.
"..."
Xie Yanci opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but did not know how to begin.
Xu Shi was being so decisive that saying too much now would only make him seem especially reluctant to part.
Xie Yanci lowered his eyes. His fingers paused around the fountain pen for a few seconds, his gaze unconsciously falling on Xu Shi's right hand.
Xu Shi had put his wedding ring on his ring finger.
His dark pupils visibly trembled a few times. "You're wearing your ring?"
"Huh?" Xu Shi did not understand the abrupt question. Following his gaze, he glanced down.
"Oh." He showed Xie Yanci the hand wearing his wedding ring. "Xia Cen is married. The way I understand his character, he would wear his wedding ring every day."
"Is that so?" Xie Yanci murmured to himself.
"Yep." Xu Shi grew a little excited. "To get closer to the character, I've not only been wearing my wedding ring, but a wig every day too."
"I've been working so hard!"
[Praise me, praise me!]
Xu Shi blinked his sparkling eyes. This was the first time he had worked so hard.
"..."
Xie Yanci narrowed his dark eyes slightly, his gaze lingering on the wedding ring for a long time. A single syllable left him, his voice devoid of emotion. "Mm."
With a click, he uncapped the pen.
He signed his name without hesitation.
"Do either of you have any objections to the contract?" The lawyer handed them each a signed copy.
"No."
"None."
Xu Shi carefully put away his copy of the Divorce Agreement. It concerned the astronomical amount of assets he would receive.
[Happy divorce, wishing myself happiness~~]
[Goodbye, Daddy. Tomorrow I'm setting sail~]
[My wish for next year is to find a hundred men to wait on me!]
He only had to hold out for a few more months, and he would be free.
Though he really would miss Xie Yanci's body...
[I wonder if we can still do it after the divorce.]
[An old prude like Xie Yanci probably couldn't accept such an open-minded arrangement.]
As Xu Shi considered this inwardly, he cautiously raised his eyes to take a look.
He looked straight into the Alpha's dark, icy eyes.
He startled.
[What is it now, my Daddy?]
Who had made Xie Yanci angry this time?
Realizing he was losing control a little, Xie Yanci took a deep breath, trying to suppress those jumbled emotions.
He slowly extended his hand. "A pleasure working with you."
Xu Shi grinned as he shook his hand. "A pleasure working with you, President Xie."
Xie Yanci: "..."
He certainly was happy.
His gaze lingered on Xu Shi's ring finger for another few seconds before he slowly spoke. "I have another meeting shortly. Secretary Zhou will take you home."
Xu Shi nodded obediently. "Okay, sure."
Xie Yanci had yet to settle the score with him for ordering male models earlier. He felt so guilty now that all he wanted was to hurry away.
Secretary Zhou respectfully opened the door for him. "Sir, this way."
Xu Shi obediently followed him.
He still clutched the Divorce Agreement to his chest like a treasure.
Xie Yanci: "..."
The first-floor lobby.
Xu Shi put his mask back on. "You don't need to take me home. I'll just get a cab later."
He knew Xie Yanci's secretary was busy. He was not some spoiled young master, and he did not want to trouble anyone.
Secretary Zhou was so touched he nearly cried.
With such a beautiful, gentle wife, President Xie had actually let things reach the point of divorce!
At the thought of President Xie working overtime every day instead of going home after the divorce, he instantly felt that his own marriage was coming to an end too.
Secretary Zhou sighed helplessly and said respectfully, "President Xie instructed me to. Please let me take you home."
A certain CEO had specifically instructed him to make sure he took Xu Shi home.
Xu Shi did not make things difficult for him. "All right."
Home it was, then.
It seemed he really would not get to enjoy those eighteen male models at all.
Damn Xie Yanci!
Following Secretary Zhou outside, Xu Shi looked up and immediately spotted a familiar figure.
"!"
Startled, he hurriedly pulled Secretary Zhou into hiding. "Is that Song Zhixing?"
Secretary Zhou jumped at Xu Shi's reaction. Crouching in a corner in such an undignified manner for the first time, he hastily glanced over. "It looks like him."
Watching the Alpha enter the elevator, Xu Shi asked in confusion, "Why is Song Zhixing here?"
Secretary Zhou shook his head. "I don't know."
He had not received any appointment request from Song Zhixing.
Secretary Zhou glanced down at his watch and started. There was another meeting shortly!
He could not let Song Zhixing go straight up. As the secretary, he at least needed to inform President Xie beforehand.
Secretary Zhou hurriedly stood, preparing to catch up.
But Xu Shi ran off ahead of him instead. "I'll go take a look!"
Secretary Zhou: "..."
They were doomed.
Nothing had better go wrong.
The CEO's office.
Xie Yanci sat at his desk, looking down at a document. Holding a fountain pen in his long fingers, he occasionally wrote something on the A4 paper.
His thin lips were pressed tightly together, his handsome features cold.
Anyone with eyes could tell he was in a somewhat bad mood.
Yet Song Zhixing insisted on walking into the line of fire. "President Xie, I've been standing in front of you for ten minutes. Can you at least look at me?"
Xie Yanci slowly raised his eyes. His dark gaze rested on him for one second before he lowered his head to review the document again.
Song Zhixing: "..."
He really had only looked once.
He opened his mouth, so speechless that he could not say a word.
Flopping onto the sofa in exasperation, he said, "No wonder your wife's divorcing you!"
Xie Yanci: "..."
His pen paused. The emotions he had finally managed to suppress were stirred up again.
His gaze fell on the divorce agreement lying on his desk. His eyes narrowed slightly, giving no hint of what he was thinking.
[Tsk, why can't I hear a single word?]
"?"
Xie Yanci frowned.
Was that Xu Shi's voice?
[This office door is way too soundproof.]
[Has Director Song said anything yet?]
"?"
Xie Yanci frowned. His long fingers moved the mouse, switching to the surveillance feed on his computer.
There was someone crouching outside his office.
Xu Shi was squatting on the floor, his ear pressed tightly against the door, eavesdropping in all seriousness.
Xie Yanci: "..."
One had barged straight into his office, and the other was hiding behind his office door, eavesdropping.
Where was Secretary Zhou?!
Rubbing the bridge of his nose with his long fingers, Xie Yanci sighed helplessly.
He rose and, pretending it was unintentional, quietly opened the office door a crack.
[It's open!]
[Heaven is on my side!]
Xie Yanci lowered his eyes, a soft chuckle escaping his thin lips.
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