Chapter 203 - I Don’t Usually Give My All to Help Someone (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Cheng Dongge, I really am not worth doing all this for. The fact that you got dragged into this scandal has made me incredibly guilty. If you had said nothing, the focus of the scandal will be on me. Jian Yi’s target is me. This is mine to bear. Why did you dig yourself a deeper hole? I know you want to help, but I don’t want you caught in the crossfire. I am a soon-to-be divorcee, married for only a few months. My husband cheated on me and my reputation has been soiled since then. I no longer care if my image is tarnished further, but you, why are you jumping into this puddle of mud?”
Cheng Dongge was expressionless—it was impossible to gather anything from his face. His pupil darkened and looked at her deeply. After seeing tears gushing out of her eye—tears that she could not hold back anymore—he slowly lifted his clean and long hand but pulled back as it reached her shoulder’s height.
Qi Chengyue felt a twist in her gut.
“How long have you been waiting here for?” Cheng Dongge’s voice was smooth and solid.
Qi Chengyue shook her head and thought about how he raised his hand but refused to touch her in the end. Did he plan to keep his distance from a soon-to-be divorcee as well?
Even if he did not say it—regardless of how well he treated her, he still had reservations about her married status.
“Have you eaten?” His voice came from the top of her head.
“Yes I did,” Qi Chengyue answered simply.
“Let me take you home,” Cheng Dongge said.
Qi Chengyue sniffed and said, “I drove here myself. I came here to tell you to stop doing stupid things.”
She clenched her fist and her thumb squeezed against the back of her index finger. “Being like this, you will attract a lot of criticisms. People will say you ruined a couple’s relationship, and say you’re sucking up to me for a promotion. All these years of your hard work have gone down the drain because of what you said today.”
She turned around and walked back a few steps to get into the car. Just as she wanted to close the door, it was blocked by Cheng Dongge.
Qi Chengyue looked up in shock and saw his pale hand holding onto the car door. Four of his long fingers were pointed towards her—his nails were short and clean.
“What I said today was to help you, but I meant every word. You’ve always said I’m nice, but actually, I’m not—I don’t usually give my all to help someone. I would still offer my support even if it was someone I didn’t care about—but I won’t take all responsibilities as if they were my own. If I care about someone, I will do it,” Cheng Dongge said softly.
Qi Chengyue looked at him in shock, her heart was racing so fast it felt like it was up in her throat.
She sat in the car in the dark, and Cheng Dongge stood up straight. He looked down at her but everything above his nose was blocked by the roof of the car. She could only see his moving lips—they were exceptionally good-looking.
“Jian Yi accused you because of those photos. So before you successfully get a divorce, for your sake, I cannot do anything that will give Jian Yi leverage over you.” His voice was deep and steady, and it calmed her down.
Even though she could not see his eyes, but she knew he was looking deeply at her.
He then closed the door for her and walked away.
To her surprise, he did not go home—he went back into his black Touareg and started the car. The headlights were on but it was stationary.
Qi Chengyue knew he wanted to send her home.
Her heart warmed as she started her car. True enough—she drove out and the Touareg followed.
She drove back to Jade Field Park and looked into her rearview mirror—Cheng Dongge stopped his car at the entrance of the Garden. Qi Chengyue parked her car in the garage—she did not go inside the house through the garage door; she walked out of it instead.
Seeing Cheng Dongge’s car was still there, and the lights in his car were on—Qi Chengyue rang the doorbell.
“Where did you go?” Guan Liya asked caringly as Qi Chengyue entered.
“Nothing much, I just went to see a friend,” Qi Chengyue said. Guan Liya looked at her suspiciously as she walked to the window and lifted the curtains a little to look outside—the Touareg was already gone.
Qi Chengyue went back to her room. Guan Liya looked outside out of curiosity—she did not see anything.
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Qi Chengyue did not expect to have the public on her side the next day—eighty percent of them. Especially after what Cheng Dongge said yesterday, she received nearly all women’s compassion and support. They thought no matter what was going on between her and Cheng Dongge, she had already exposed Jian Yi—even if she had a thing with Cheng Dongge, they understood and supported it.
They were also touched by what Cheng Dongge said yesterday—they thought he was a good and loyal man.
According to rumors, Cheng Dongge had an ex-girlfriend who he dated for three years. Not long after saying yes to his proposal, she cheated on him to date an heir of some family. It was all for money and power.
Hence, Cheng Dongge and Qi Chengyue became two peas in a pot—they were helping each other. It was reasonable to develop feelings while being there for each other.
Moreover, Jian Yi was the one who cheated on her initially, and Qi Chengyue had already asked for a divorce before all of this—was it not?
Therefore, those who suspected that Qi Chengyue cheated on Jian Yi and accused her of having a rich girl’s attitude had since changed their views. They began supporting her online.
Opposing voices were inevitable. There were also conspiracy theorists who claimed to be smart and are able to see through things. They said it was not as simple as how it seemed and both parties were pulling an act—the public should not be buying into it.
Others also claimed that Cheng Dongge wanted a piece of Qi Chengyue’s money and wanted to use this opportunity to gain power—this meant that what Qi Chengyue had been worrying about was coming true.
However, these voices were in the minority—the situation was better than what Qi Chengyue imagined.
Nearly all criticisms were targeted at Guan Xiaolin and Jian Yi—and Guan Xiaolin was having it the worst.
An unknown source leaked an audio recording of Guan Xiaolin confronting Qi Chengyue, but Qi Chengyue was sure that it was done by Qi Chengzhi.
On top of that, Cheng Dongge definitely had the permission of Qi Chengzhi to expose Guan Xiaolin in front of reporters yesterday.
“You shameless mistress!”
“She must be drunk being so public with her status as a mistress.”
“That Jian Yi must be retarded to be attracted to a woman like Guan Xiaolin.”
The comments did not hold back on degrading the duo.
“That Jian Yi was already aiming for the Qi family’s money—that was definitely no true love.”
“It’s unbelievable how women are attracted to this man and even became his mistress willingly. She must have mental issues!”
Qi Chengyue closed the browser window—she did not want to care about this anymore.
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It was court day on Thursday. Other than Grandpa and Grandma from the Qi family, everyone was present and sitting at the gallery.
Qi Chengyue sat next to her lawyer and looked at Jian Yi coldly.
Jian Yi’s lawyer whipped out the photos they claimed to be evidence of Qi Chengyue cheating on him.
Jian Yi initially thought that even after the divorce, Qi Chengyue could not get much out of it. At this moment, Qi Chengyue’s lawyer presented new evidence to the court—proving that before he separated with Qi Chengyue, he had already lived together with Guan Xiaolin. After Qi Chengyue asked for a divorce, he moved into Guan Xiaolin’s apartment.
Moreover, the DNA report of Guan Xiaolin’s baby proved that Jian Yi was the father.
Jian Yi’s face darkened. He did not expect that they could get their hands on the DNA report—his lawyer was unhappy as well. He looked over at Jian Yi and blamed him for not telling him about it.
The court eventually ruled that Qi Chengyue was to divorce Jian Yi. On top of that, the duo had no shared assets—the house and the car Jian Yi drove was already under Qi Chengyue’s name before they got married. The assets under Qi Chengyue’s name were also hers before the marriage. According to the New Marriage Act, Jian Yi was not entitled to any of it—let alone half of the Qilin shares.
Jian Yi eventually got nothing other than the small amount of money in his bank account and investments.
As they left the court, Jian Yi looked particularly pissed—he stared angrily at Qi Chengyue. As he turned around, his eyes met with Song Yu.
Song Yu stood next to Qi Chengzhi and saw the disappointment on his face.
Seeing Jian Yi like this, being friends with him when they were young seemed like a dream.
She even doubted that if the younger him was the real him.
Jian Yi looked away coldly and walked out of the court with Jian Shifu and Zhou Mingyan. A huge group of reporters surrounded them—the cameras were all up in their faces.
Jian Shifu was thoroughly embarrassed. His son had done such an immoral thing—not only did he ruin the happiness of someone’s daughter, but he also attempted to blackmail the Qi family for money. As for Zhou Mingyan, she went as far as making a scene at their company and ruined the reputation of Qi Chengyue.
He had no say in the family home either—he could only hold in his anger. He felt it was hard to go on with his daily life.
“Mister Jian, the court ruled that you receive nothing. What are your future plans?”
“Will you marry Miss Guan right away?”