168 I Want a Divorce 6 (1/2)

Jin Qingyue turned to look at Shi Shaochuan and said, ”Why don't you seem excited at all? You won't have to call her 'Sister-in-law' anymore, isn't that great?”

”No, I just got reminded of when An Xiaoning and I got divorced. I actually prepared the divorce agreement way before, but I just couldn't find an appropriate time to bring it up. She signed the papers immediately when I handed them to her that day. Very straightforward indeed. This would be her second time getting a divorce,” said Shi Shaochuan as he recalled the details of that night.

”It doesn't matter how many times a guy gets divorced, there'll be plenty of women waiting in line to marry him as long as he's rich. However, it'd be hard for a woman to find a better man to marry once she's divorced, regardless of how wealthy she may be,” said Jin Qingyue.

”What an accurate analysis you've given,” Shi Shaochuan scoffed.

”Didn't you hear what my mother said earlier? She's going to leave without a single cent from us. Hats off to her for being so courageous.”

”Didn't she just receive 50 million dollars from me? Besides, she must be earning quite a bit from her clothing store too. It wouldn't make much of a difference for her to leave with nothing, anyway.”

”That's true. Given how greedy she is, she can easily earn a ton from providing fortune-telling services for wealthy people. Can't believe I forgot about that. By the way, let's bring more bodyguards with us, I'm still trying to recover from that traumatic experience,” Jin Qingyue said to Shi Shaochuan.

”Look behind.”

Jin Qingyue turned around to see a car following closely behind them. To her surprise, the car was full of bodyguards. She could not help but let out a satisfied smile and said, ”How meticulous of you.”

Ye Xiaotian stood in front of the window and gazed out at the heavy snow, wrapping a blanket around himself, sipping from his cup every now and then.

A deafening silence filled the room as he was all by himself.

All of a sudden, the door opened with a loud thud. His forehead creased into a frown as he turned to face the door and chided, ”Butler, why are you still as reckless as ever?”

”Young Sir, Ms. Bai has passed away.”

Upon hearing the piece of shocking news, Ye Xiaotian dropped the cup he was holding, which instantly shattered into pieces, the alcohol splattering all over the hem of his pants. ”Ranran is dead?” he gasped in shock.

”Yes, we just received the news from the Bai family. They mentioned that Ms. Bai had just passed on five minutes ago due to heart failure. They asked if you'd like to make a trip down.”

”Obviously,” said Ye Xiaotian as he quickly strode towards the entrance.

A sullen and gloomy expression formed on his face. A sudden thought struck his mind as he recalled her decision to call off the wedding.

Without hesitation, he hurriedly drove towards the Bai family home.

He was greeted with the sounds of weeping as soon as he stepped foot into the living room. ”She was fine just before, how did she pass away all of a sudden?” he asked with a look of austerity on his face.

Mr. Bai let out a sigh and handed him a letter. ”Ranran wanted you to have this.”

Instead of reading the letter immediately, Ye Xiaotian asked, ”Where's Ranran?”

”She's in her bedroom.”

Ye Xiaotian made his way towards her bedroom, only to see that her bed was in a complete mess, while she laid there, looking as pale as a sheet. Her eyes were closed, and she was completely motionless, with no signs of breathing at all.

He bent forward and held her in his arms. ”Ranran…” he wailed with a deep sigh.

Gradually, her body began to lose its warmth, turning icy cold. ”We found it strange that she decided to call off her engagement with you, so out of blue. Especially since we're all aware of how much she adored you, so much so that she went ahead with donating her liver to your mother, despite our strong disapproval…” Bai Duocai said with swollen and bloodshot eyes.

Bai Duocai could not help but break down into tears as he continued, ”She had loved you too much, which was why she didn't want to marry you, knowing that she was already on the verge of death. It's not your fault though, she's just unlucky to have contracted such a virus.”

Ye Xiaotian looked up and asked coldly, ”A virus?”

”Yes, she told us that she was infected with the SIA virus. She was told by the doctor that there would be no signs or symptoms at all in the initial stages of infection. After a certain period of time, the symptoms would begin to show from the abdominal area and spread upwards. Severe heart failure will then occur soon after.”