You cheated, I divorced, why are you kneeling and begging me? - Chapter 23

Nanxi had indeed come to find Zhao Dong.

But what did that have to do with Qin Xiaozhe?

“Let go!”

“Can’t you survive without me? To get back at me, you’d take anyone? Zhao Dong is over forty, his kid is already in middle school. Just for money, you’d even take someone like that? Are you so desperate to become a stepmother?”

Qin Xiaozhe’s words grew more and more outrageous as he gripped Nanxi’s arm, looking as if he wanted to devour her.

Even if Nanxi was a woman he had discarded, she had once been his. How could she choose an old man like Zhao Dong after leaving him? Where did that leave his pride?

Nanxi finally understood he thought she was involved with Zhao Dong?

“You’re insane.” Nanxi shoved him away. “Qin Xiaozhe, let me tell you, if you’re sick, go get treatment. Don’t act like a rabid dog, biting anyone you come across.”

“Hit a nerve, didn’t I?” Qin Xiaozhe pointed at Nanxi and commanded, “You are not allowed to marry him, do you hear me?”

“Who do you think you are? Why should I listen to you?” Nanxi retorted.

“I’m your husband!”

“A cheating husband?” Nanxi sneered. “Don’t forget, we’re already divorced. You and I are strangers now.”

“We haven’t gotten the divorce certificate yet!” Qin Xiaozhe was furious. It seemed Nanxi was determined to marry that old man. “You might not care about your reputation, but I do. Do you have to make this so ugly? I told you, if you come back, I can give you a place.”

“Give me a place?” Nanxi pointed at herself and laughed bitterly. “Aren’t you marrying Lin Rufei?”

“Of course I’ll marry her.”

When he had Nanxi sign the divorce papers, he was only humoring Lin Rufei and hadn’t actually planned to marry her. But now, since Nanxi was making such a fuss and had even left home over it, he was determined to go through with it. He wanted her to taste the bitterness of regret.

He was going to marry Lin Rufei, yet he came here to cause a scene. Nanxi sneered.

“So the place you’re saving for me is as the other woman?” Nanxi burst into loud laughter, as if she had just heard the biggest joke. But her laughter abruptly stopped as she pointed at Qin Xiaozhe and cursed angrily.

“Qin Xiaozhe, you’re truly despicable. Not only are you legitimizing your mistress, but you also want your ex-wife to be your lover? If there were a ranking for scumbags online, you’d be number one, damn it!”

“Nanxi!” Qin Xiaozhe snapped coldly. “I’m doing this for your own good. Without me, who would want a gold digger like you? Do you think Zhao Dong is genuinely interested in you? You’re still young now, but in a couple of years, he’ll go for someone younger. By then, you’ll only be cast aside.”

So this was how Qin Xiaozhe saw her.

Nanxi sneered, “Don’t worry. There are plenty of men in the world who aren’t scumbags like you.”

“You”

“President Nan.” Zhao Dong had rushed over as soon as he received the call from the front desk.

Qin Xiaozhe was fuming and didn’t catch Zhao Dong’s form of address. Seeing him approach, he pointed at Nanxi and warned her, “Zhao Dong is here. Let’s see if he still wants you after I tell him what you’re really like.”

“President Zhao, you’ve come at the right time. This is my ex-wife. You might not know this, but she’s a very materialistic woman. She’s only with you for your status and money. At your age, you should find someone suitable, not someone like her. Otherwise, you’ll regret it when it’s too late.”

Zhao Dong looked puzzled and turned to Nanxi.

Calling Nanxi materialistic? After money?

As the young lady of the Nan family, she was wealthy and influential. With her status and fortune, she certainly didn’t need a man to complete her.

Nanxi shook her head at him.

Zhao Dong understood her meaning. “President Qin, aren’t you overstepping? Nanxi has nothing to do with you anymore. Coming here to undermine her and humiliate her in front of so many people that’s hardly gentlemanly behavior.”

“I’m just stating the facts!”

“I know the facts better than you do, President Qin. Go cool off somewhere else. Your judgment is flawed, and what you call facts may not be true. Nan Yuan is not welcome to you. Please leave.”

The dismissal was clear, and Qin Xiaozhe could no longer stay.

Before leaving, he shot Nanxi a furious glare. “Don’t forget, we’re not divorced yet!”

Nanxi replied, “In ten days, it will all be over.”

“If I don’t agree, you won’t be able to end it.” He had initially wanted a divorce, but seeing Nanxi demean herself like this, he suddenly changed his mind.

“What? Do you want Lin Rufei to remain a mistress forever?”

“You!”

“If you love her, give her a proper status. Being a mistress isn’t exactly honorable.”

Qin Xiaozhe stormed off angrily.

“President Nan, are you alright?” Zhao Dong asked, noticing Nanxi’s troubled expression.

Nanxi shook her head. “I’m fine.”

During her five years of marriage to Qin Xiaozhe, he had always seen her as gentle, obedient, and compliant. Now that she refused to accept his mistress as he wished, he was displeased. Unwilling to let her go yet determined to block her path to happiness it truly surprised her.

“Qin Xiaozhe doesn’t know that you’re the one engaged to President Mu. He misunderstood it was us. This could harm your reputation. Should we tell him?” Zhao Dong asked.

“No need.” Nan Xi had already seen through Qin Xiaozhe arrogant, selfish, and chauvinistic. Even if the truth were laid out before him, he likely wouldn’t believe it, sticking only to his own version of reality.

Besides, she had no ties to him now and owed him no explanation. Her focus was on managing the family business well.

After discussing company matters, Nanxi didn’t linger and left immediately. The new energy project required her attention and couldn’t be left unattended.

As usual, she drove away, but as she turned off the main road, a speeding SUV forced her to stop.

Startled, Nanxi stared at the vehicle blocking her path, sensing it was intentional.

A burly man with a menacing expression stepped out of the car. “Come with us.”

Recognizing the threat, Nanxi ignored him and prepared to turn around.

Anticipating her move, the man said, “President Mu sent me to pick you up.”

Someone from Mu Yichen?

But Nanxi had never seen this man before. Moreover, Mu Yichen was cautious and would have notified her in advance if he needed her, never sending an unfamiliar face to fetch her.

If he wasn’t from Mu Yichen, why was he using his name to approach her?

Nanxi suddenly recalled something: Mu Yichen had mentioned that the old patriarch disapproved of their relationship and was unhappy about his younger son, Mu Chen, having his ribs broken. The patriarch wouldn’t let it slide.

Having assessed the situation, Nanxi pretended to agree. “Alright.”

She made a move to open the car door and get out, but as the man let his guard down, she slammed on the accelerator, swerved sharply, and sped away.

“Don’t let her escape!” The men behind her, realizing her escape, immediately gave chase.

The car following closely behind made Nanxi’s heart tighten. She immediately called Mu Yichen, wanting to tell him about her current predicament. But as soon as the call went through, she heard a loud crash, and the car jolted violently, startling her into a full-body tremble.