In a luxurious villa situated within the affluent area of D city, what was once an opulent living room now looked like it had been ravaged by a typhoon. Amidst the pitiful ruins of furniture, a figure slumped next to the sofa stirred slightly. A slender, pale hand clung to the sofa, struggling to push her fragile body up.
Pei Shiyan managed to steady herself, swaying unsteadily. She scanned her surroundings, her face expressionless amidst the shocking scene. Suddenly, a sharp pain clutched at her chest. She covered her mouth as she coughed twice, the pain in her chest was akin to broken bones.
Dragging her feet, she numbly navigated through the strewn-about debris to her bathroom.
In the vanity mirror, she saw her reflection, pitiful as it could be.
She turned on the faucet, scooping a handful of cold water to splash onto her face in an attempt to soothe the pain.
After washing the blood off her face, she looked at herself in the mirror, and forced a bitter smile, muttering to herself, "Pei Shiyan, haven't you had enough?"
She returned upstairs to change into fresh clothes; donned sunglasses and a mask, and then picked up the prepared divorce agreement. She left the villa and hailed a taxi to the Twin Towers of D City.
The Twin Towers, It was filled with powerful enterprises. Gao's Corporation's headquarters were located here.
Watching the busy crowd, Pei Shiyan didn't exchange pleasantries with anyone and headed directly to the CEO's office.
Just as she was about to knock on the office door, she clearly heard sounds of moaning from inside.
Pei Shiyan's chest still hurt terribly from a blow she took yesterday. She wasn’t sure if there were broken ribs.
Without waiting for a response, she knocked on the door and stepped inside.
What greeted her was a very intimate scene. A beautiful woman with an enviable figure scrambled off from Gao Yuxiu’s lap, hurriedly buttoning up her suit that had been flung wide open. But Gao Yuxiu remained composed. He sat casually in his chair, pulling the woman back into his arms, and looked at Pei Shiyan with a smirk, "What brings you here?"
Pei Shiyan walked towards him, bearing the pain and placed the document bag on the table: "The divorce agreement, sign it."
Gao Yuxiu's face turned from scorn to furious rage. He pushed the woman out of his arms, quickly snatched the document and threw it at Pei Shiyan, "You want to divorce?!"
Pei Shiyan stood still, right in front of Gao Yuxiu, staring at him across a desk, "Yes."
Gao Yuxiu noticed her clenched fists. In his peripheral vision, he saw that the beauty was still present, and he couldn't help but shout in anger, "Get out!"
"Y-Yes!" The beauty hadn't expected Gao Yuxiu to turn his face so quickly. She barely had time to dress before hurrying out.
When left alone in the office, Gao Yuxiu picked up the documents on his desk once more, throwing them straight at Pei Shiyan's face. "In your dreams!"
The papers knocked off her sunglasses, revealing her swollen eyes. Seeing her sunglasses fall, Pei Shiyan removed her mask as well. Facing a furious Gao Yuxiu, her voice was soft, "Living like this... it's pointless."
Gao Yuxiu had already walked around the desk, roughly grasping Pei Shiyan's shoulder, teeth clenched, "Pei Shiyan, you were the one who intruded into my life first, stirring up a storm! You killed my woman, my child... I haven't avenged them yet! Want to escape? Not that easy!"
With that, he violently shoved Pei Shiyan, causing her to stumble and fall onto the floor.
Unwilling to let her go, he approached, pinching her chin to force her to look at him, "Is it meaningless? Did I not give you enough?"
Saying this, he pushed Pei Shiyan down and began roughly tearing at her clothes, "If you want something interesting! You like me, don't you? So badly wanted, I'll kill you..."
He stopped mid-sentence, pausing his actions.
Because Pei Shiyan was looking at him, silent tears streaming down her eyes.
All along, Pei Shiyan had endured his violence silently, never crying or even struggling.
But now, she was crying.
Gao Yuxiu had never encountered such a situation.
Looking at her face, a mix of new and old wounds, Gao Yuxiu felt a sudden twist in his heart. He glared at Pei Shiyan, "Why are you crying?"
"I no longer love you... Is that alright?"
Gao Yuxiu staggered a moment, then laughed coldly, as if hearing a colossal joke, "Pei Shiyen, can you really do it?"
"If I can't, I wouldn't have come here."
"You..."
Pei Shiyen lay on the ground, calmly looking at him, "Don't you want to divorce me?"
Gao Yuxiu looked at her face, the more he looked, the more he hated her. He stretched his hand to hold her face, not caring about the crisscrossed scars on it could bring her much pain, "You think too highly of yourself. I wish to see your fall! But you brought harm to Tingting, how can I not give her justice if I don't make you suffer by my side?"
"The police have no evidence to prove I'm the murderer, on what grounds do you accuse me?" Pei Shiyen pushed his hand away, sat up, found the divorce agreement from a pile of paperwork, and passed it to him.
Gao Yuxiu waved his hand away and glared at her through gritted teeth, "Don't even think about running away!"
"I didn't push her."
This sentence touched Gao Yuxiu's raw nerve, he reached out and grabbed her neck, his voice hoarse with rage, "How can you have the face to say such a thing! There was only you by Tingting's side when she fell into the water, if it wasn’t you who would it be?"
"I.. don't know..." Pei Shiyen struggled to breathe, "If you refuse to sign the agreement... we can go to court... file for divorce... that can work too..."
Hearing this, Gao Yuxiu's face changed slightly, then he loosened his grip on her throat begrudgingly.
If they went to court, the injuries she sustained would undoubtedly result in a divorce. Moreover, if the news of domestic violence came out, both his and Gao's family's reputation would be damaged.
He had always been wantonly violent towards Pei Shiyen because he had been relying on her guilt for Tingting's death and her love for him.
But now that she had personally admitted that she didn't love him, she naturally had no reason to tolerate his violence.
Gao Yuxiu picked up the divorce agreement and thumbed through it. Upon seeing the section about property division, he discovered that she had only taken her scanty dowry, not taking a single cent of their joint property.
"Alright, Pei Shiyun..." he said, "You really have the guts..."
He stood up, grabbed a pen from the office desk furiously, and signed his name on the document. Then, he tossed the divorce agreement back onto her, "Don't think that divorcing me will be the end! Everything you owe Tingting, I will get back for her!"
Pei Shiyun carefully laid out the agreement, put it back into the file bag, and then stood up with some effort. She straightened her clothes, put on her sunglasses and mask again.
Looking at Gao Yuxiu's angered face, she slightly lowered her head and said to him, "Thank you for your willingness to sign the agreement. Goodbye."
Goodbye, Gao Yuxiu...
Goodbye, infatuation of my youth.
After Pei Shiyun left the office, Gao Yuxiu's brain went blank, and he suddenly stepped back, a feeling of immense loss surging within him.
He had sworn to make Pei Shiyun's life a living hell, but she was the one who first declared that she didn't like him anymore!
This woman... How dare she be so headstrong! She killed Tingting, let her lose the child, and she thinks she can escape punishment just because there's no evidence?!
Gao Yuxiu swung his head fiercely, looking at the scattered papers on the ground.
There's no escape for her!
Even if they are divorced, he will not let her off the hook!
Bearing the weight of the divorce papers like a wandering ghost, Pei Shiyun walked out of the Twin Towers.
Finally, she could escape from the violent marriage.
Just where could she go after leaving Gao Yuxiu?
The suffocating pain in her chest was becoming more and more evident. She coughed harshly; her throat was instantly filled with the taste of iron, as her vision began to darken intermittently.
She clasped onto the elevator, looking through blurry eyes at the opening elevator doors, finally fainting into the arms of the man who was entering.
"Mr. Ji!"
The man’s entourage thought there was some sort of danger, rushing over to protect him.
The man saw the bloodstain Pei Shiyi had left on his sleeve through her mask, immediately picked her up, and signed to his entourage, "It's okay, let's go to the hospital."
"Yes, sir!"
