Chapter 186 - I Want Half of The Shares You Own in Qilin (2/2)

Jian Yi’s eyes were wide open. “Divorce?”

Qi Chengzhi looked at him expressionlessly before narrowing his eyes and speaking in his cold voice. “Did you think that you could keep hiding your affair with Guan Xiaolin from us? Chengyue and the Qi family will not accept you, you humiliating thing.”

Jian Yi froze immediately, unable to say a single word as of that moment.

“Just to let you know, everything that you have now is given by Chengyue. But, since you’ve already made preparations to become the Guan family’s son-in-law, you probably won’t care much for a meager manager’s position at Qilin.” Qi Chengzhi’s tone was devoid of emotion, but full of derision. He pointed at the door and ordered, “Get out.”

Jian Yi’s hand formed a tight fist. His dark eyes stared intently at Qi Chengzhi, and his voice became much graver. “If I’m fired and Qi Chengyue divorces me, there’s nothing you can hold against me anymore. I’ve nothing more to lose. I’ll just tell Song Yu’s parents that you’re the one who caused their bankruptcy! If I can’t have it good, I’ll make sure you suffer, too!”

He expected his words to provoke Qi Chengzhi and make the latter’s expression crack, but Qi Chengzhi’s mien did not change at all. A calm statement came instead. “Song Yu’s pregnant.”

Jian Yi was completely stunned. He clenched his jaw so strongly that he nearly crushed his own teeth.

A simple sentence was all it took for him to ascertain what Qi Chengzhi was hinting at. Nothing else needed to be said.

Since Song Yu was pregnant, her parents would not let her divorce him in that condition, regardless of angry they might be. As parents, they had to take into account their daughter’s feelings, and for them, they would rather suffer the injustice rather than letting their daughter suffer the same.

The one thing Jian Yi really wanted to do was to punch Qi Chengzhi directly in the face.

In the end, though, he turned away in ire and stormed out of Qi Chengzhi’s office.

He did not go back to his department, but rather, to the finance department.

The secretary at the door stood up and greeted him, “Jian…”

“Is Qi Chengyue in?” Jian Yi cut her off before he even stopped walking.

“Yes,” came the response, and Jian Yi barged into Qi Chengyue’s office immediately. Qi Chengyue was just placing a man’s handkerchief on the table. Jian Yi glanced at it briefly before looking at Qi Chengyue.

“You’re divorcing me?” Jian Yi asked mockingly.

Qi Chengyue supported herself on the back of her chair and looked at him. The thought of him sleeping with Guan Xiaolin and fathering Guan Xiaolin’s child brought about a feeling of disgust as well as disappointment. Her heart was in so much agony that it could stop at any time. Her abdomen was retracted as well.

Her face was somewhat pale, but she took a deep breath and said, “Find a time, get all the necessary documents, and we’ll go to the Civil Administration Bureau.”

“If I don’t agree?” Jian Yi’s lips twitched vindictively and he smirked. “If I keep delaying you just like how you kept delaying me last time? Do you remember what you told me then? If you can’t give me happiness, then I won’t give you happiness either. Since you insist on divorcing me to get your own happiness, I’ll make sure not to let you have it.”

“In that case, we’ll go to court.” Qi Chengyue gripped the back of the chair so forcefully that her fingers were looking pale. “Since Guan Xiaolin’s already pregnant, she wouldn’t let you delay this too long.”

A soft chuckle from Jian Yi. “It’s not that we can’t go ahead with the divorce. I want half of the shares you own in Qilin. If you give that to me, I’ll agree immediately. I’ll even wait for you at the bureau tomorrow.”

Qi Chengyue tightened her grip on the chair even more, to the point where her arm was trembling.

Even until the very end, his conditions were all to do with money and more money!

“Jian Yi, all throughout our relationship, you pursued me and you married me. All this time, was your love for me only the size of a pinhead?” Qi Chengyue released her grip from the chair and asked.

Jian Yi snickered. “If you’re willing to give me what I want, I’m happy to give you what you want. Even if it’s all faked.”

Qi Chengyue’s pupils widened, and all of a sudden, she walked past her table and raised her hand to give him a tight slap. Unfortunately, he grabbed her wrist just as she was about to hit him.

He knew not how to cherish her or even acknowledge their relationship as husband-and-wife. His grip on her was so hard that it hurt her.

Qi Chengyue frowned but did not want to show any sign of weakness. Jian Yi then flung her hand away.

“Jian Yi, I won’t agree to it! With this divorce, you’ll leave the Qi family just as you came. Don’t even think about getting a single cent from our family!” Qi Chengyue’s disgust was unimaginable, and she looked at Jian Yi as if he was just some filthy little insect. “You’re way too shameless! These things originally belong to the Qi family, and yet you have the decency in wanting to take all that away.”

“If you don’t give it to me, then you’d better not expect me to sign my name so happily. My request is simple, which is half of your shares. If you give them to me, I’ll divorce you immediately. If not, then keep waiting! In truth, I’m an easy problem to settle as long as you give me the money, so why don’t you just do it?” Jian Yi laughed derisively and did not seem to care that he was displaying his greed so openly in front of her.

“I won’t do it! Why must I give my family’s things to a disgusting person like you! You want to skim whatever you can from me with this divorce, am I right? Keep on dreaming! I was stupid in the past to let you take advantage of me, but from now onward, don’t even think about getting anything from me! My family has worried enough for me, and I won’t ever let them give a single cent to people like you! If you can’t even be a man and divorce me properly, then I’ll see you in court!” Qi Chengyue looked directly into his eyes and exclaimed resentfully. There was an unwavering determination in her voice, and she gave him no leeway to twist her words.

Jian Yi shot her a glance and mocked her, “Let’s wait and see, then.”

Once he finished, he left without even looking at her.

He slammed the door, with the resulting sound stopping Qi Chengyue’s hearts in her tracks.

She could never forget Jian Yi’s completely emotionless eyes—they turned a murderous red just because he did not get what he wanted. He was no doubt a greedy animal!

Qi Chengyue crouched down helplessly, with her back leaning against her work desk. Tears began flowing out without the slightest warning.

How could she ever have been attracted to that man?

The sobbing started, prompting her to lower her head and bury her face in her palms.

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No words could accurately describe the flaming inferno inside of Jian Yi’s heart. He worked hard for everything, yet ended up with nothing.

Dejected, he walked to the elevator and smashed the up button. The door opened and Cheng Dongge was coming out, but the latter stopped for a moment after laying eyes on Jian Yi. He glanced momentarily at Jian Yi and retracted his gaze, then walked out of the elevator and past Jian Yi.

Before entering the elevator, Jian Yi turned and looked briefly at the direction Cheng Dongge was heading.

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Qi Chengyue felt a hand touching the back of her hand. She kept her head buried in her hands and said, without looking up, “Leave me alone.”

“Young Master Cheng told me to come down and tell you that Jian Yi’s been fired as of immediately. Security is clearing out his office.” Cheng Dongge’s voice seemed very close to her.

Qi Chengyue froze for a moment before wiping away her tears in haste. There seemed to be no use, however, as her face was still wet.

“Why must you always see me at my ugliest? Can’t you just silently leave if you see me like this?” Qi Chengyue was peeved, for the man did not seem to know how to comprehend a woman’s state of mind.

He gave her another handkerchief as she vented. It was the same brand as before, but differed in having a brown-and-white checkered pattern.

His thumb was laying on top of the handkerchief, and even his thumb seemed much longer than the short and stout thumb of countless other people. His nails were neatly cut, and the base of his pinkish nails even had a white moon-like shape.

Without a doubt, his hands were very beautiful.

Qi Chengyue took the handkerchief and was somewhat annoyed that he did not go away when he saw her at her worst. Whatever that happened the day before was embarrassing, but he had seen her during times where she was much uglier than that.

She used the handkerchief to wipe away all her tears, then placed it to her nose and blew her mucus into it. A loud sound was produced, making her feel disgusted at herself. She turned away from Cheng Dongge, but his expression was so vacuous that she wondered if he even felt disgusted by her.

Qi Chengyue blew her nose a few times and cleared it thoroughly, but her voice still sounded a bit muffled. “Why didn’t you knock before you came in?”

“I did. You just didn’t hear it,” Cheng Dongge cocked a brow and replied honestly.

Qi Chengyue was silent.

She stood up, looked at the sorry handkerchief, and remembered the one he gave her the day before. She already had it cleaned and was prepared to return to him. She grabbed it from her table and handed it to him, saying, “Thank you for yesterday. And this one…”

Qi Chengyue then raised the snot-filled handkerchief and remarked bashfully, “I’ll wash it for you.”

Cheng Dongge took the clean one and nodded before leaving her be.

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Wei Minghao’s birthday celebration was also the day that Qi Chengze’s death was remembered. He was the most inferior amongst all the grandchildren, at least compared to Qi Chengzhi and Qi Chenglin. Qi Chengji was too young back then for a proper comparison to be made. There was nothing positive about Qi Chengze, other than his upholding of the Qi family name.

Be that as it may, he was still a part of the Qi family—their grandson, son, and sibling. He was already dead, and no one held any grudge against him for what he did during his lifetime. On the morning of his anniversary, the entire family went to visit his grave.

Wei Minghao’s birthday coincided with Qi Chengze’s death anniversary, but because it was the birthday of the Wei family’s patriarch and by virtue of both families’ status as part of the Eight Great Families, it was impossible for the Wei family not to invite the Qi family over. In the same vein, the Qi family could not decline that invitation.