Gladly, Qingli took time off to go through with it. Ignoring Shen Yanjun’s conflicted expression, she finalized the paperwork and immediately posted on Weibo to celebrate her new single status.
She hadn’t posted in a while. Fans understood she’d been busy with work and that she hadn’t been chasing after Shen Yanjun or wallowing in a broken marriage anymore.
But for onlookers who had been following the gossip accounts, the lack of official news had them thinking she still couldn’t let go of that man.
Under one gossip post, the top comment read:
“Knew it! She couldn’t bring herself to divorce him. It’s been over a month and still no update.”
[How could they possibly get divorced? Even if Shen Yanjun cheats, he’ll still return to his family. After all, the marriage between the Shen and Huo families was arranged—it wasn’t some romantic love story.]
[Unbelievable. It’s the 21st century and women still can’t let go of scumbag men. Holding on like this… pathetic.]
Fans tried to explain that both families had powerful backgrounds, and the division of assets would take time, but no one was listening. All they saw was that Huo Qingli hadn’t divorced yet, so she must still be unwilling to let go.
Then, as soon as the divorce certificate was posted, everyone was stunned:
[Holy crap? She went through with it?!]
[Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Did I just see the divorce certificate between Huo Qingli and Shen Yanjun?!]
[Finally got dumped by Shen Yanjun. Serves her right!]
[What’s wrong with you? This is a divorce—who dumped whom isn’t even clear! No matter what, Huo Qingli had the guts to go through with it. She’s no longer that desperate simp she used to be!]
The comment section was overwhelmingly supportive. Any mocking comments were drowned out and quickly buried.
And sure enough, the news hit the trending searches.
With how connected everything is online these days, anything posted to Weibo spreads fast across other media platforms, including the short video apps that Shen’s mother often scrolled through when she was bored.
Just like Shen Yanjun and most netizens assumed, even though Shen’s mother knew her son had cheated, she never believed Huo Qingli would go through with a divorce.
If she were capable of that, she wouldn’t have waited all those years to finally marry into the Shen family.
But today, as she was casually scrolling, she saw a blogger say that at exactly 10:35 a.m., Huo Qingli posted her divorce certificate.
Shen’s mother’s face instantly fell. Her hands trembled with rage as she gripped her phone.
Of course, she’s not like the eldest son. If this were him, he would never be so disobedient!
Say what you will about the Huo family, but with how much they favored Huo Qingli, if Shen Yanjun’s half-siblings from his father’s side ever tried to stir up trouble, the Huo family could crush them without lifting a finger.
And if the Huo elders passed away in the future, a huge portion of their estate would go to Huo Qingli, which, eventually, would become part of the Shen family’s wealth.
Even if she didn’t give them the full inheritance, the prestige alone from staying connected to the Huo family far outweighed anything they’d gain from a girl like Xu Yin.
One girl broke up for money at eighteen, the other was a well-mannered heiress. Anyone with a brain would know which one to choose—but apparently, Shen Yanjun didn’t even qualify as that.
Shen’s mother took a deep breath to calm herself and dialed Huo Qingli’s number.
The call was quickly picked up. Shen’s mother pretended she didn’t know anything about the divorce and said cheerfully, “Qingli, it’s been a few days since you’ve joined me for dinner. Your father just had some fresh mushrooms flown in from Yunnan. Why don’t you come home tonight and eat with us?”
Huo Qingli replied with a light laugh, “Sorry, but I won’t be able to make it. I just finalized the divorce with your son. The asset division is already done. I have no further ties to the Shen family. Enjoy the mushrooms on your own.”
“What? Divorce? I don’t approve!” Shen’s mother immediately objected. “You don’t want this either, do you? Why go through with a divorce? Things were fine. I was even waiting to see my chubby little grandson soon! I’ll talk to Yanjun and make him apologize to you—”
“Don’t bother. I think the divorce is great,” Huo Qingli cut her off. “Like I said last time, no need to keep in touch. Goodbye.”
The line went dead, leaving only the sound of a dial tone.
When Shen’s mother tried calling again, the number was already unreachable.
She’d been blocked.
Her face turned stormy, and she furiously called Shen Yanjun next.
He answered fairly quickly, but unlike how she tried to play nice with Huo Qingli, her tone was ice-cold and seething:
“Shen Yanjun! When are you finally going to grow up? Do you think marriage is some kind of game? First, you get married on a whim, and now you get divorced like it’s nothing. Are you trying to drive me to an early grave?! Why can’t you be more like your older brother and just do what you’re told?!”
Shen Yanjun had wisely pulled the phone a little away from his ear beforehand. Hearing this, he stayed calm, a faint, sarcastic smile on his face.
If his brother had been so obedient, he wouldn’t be dead. But in Shen’s mother’s eyes, his brother had always been better at everything.
“I had Dad’s approval,” he said flatly.
“What do you mean?” Shen’s mother was taken aback, her building rage cooling slightly.
“Did you think the asset division would’ve gone so smoothly otherwise?” Shen Yanjun countered. Seeing she was still listening, he continued, “I found a weak point in the Chi family. If nothing goes wrong, they’ll suffer a major blow. Unless they can inject a huge amount of capital afterward, their company’s size will shrink significantly.”
Shen’s mother’s anger immediately turned to delight. Even her earlier fury faded.
The Chi family was her biggest thorn in the side. If they collapsed, even a divorce wouldn’t matter much anymore.
“Are you serious?” she asked, almost breathless.
“You’ll see results in at most two months,” Shen Yanjun confirmed.
“Good. I’ll be waiting.” Shen’s mother hung up, a pleased smile slowly curling her lips.
Chi Yue drove recklessly with her eldest son, and her son died. Why should Chi Yue get to live on so easily?
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