After Divorcing My Omega Ex-Wife - Chapter 11

Shi Yun had not expected that the nurse had failed to hear those words, only for Xie Qingyun to hear them instead.

She was a little conflicted. “Are we?”

She pressed her lips together. “We’ve already separated.”

As soon as she said that, Xie Qingyun’s face fell.

She put on a sullen expression and ignored Shi Yun.

Shi Yun continued, “Maybe in the future, we’ll unlock many identities: friends, family, business partners.”

“But I think lover won’t be one of them.”

She was very clearly aware that Xie Qingyun did not love her.

As for everything now, Shi Yun was willing to interpret it as Xie Qingyun having seen her ability.

Acknowledging her work.

Anything else, she was unwilling to think about.

Could someone who had once loved Shi Yu, who had listened to all the things Shi Yu said to slander her, still love Shi Yun?

Probably not.

Shi Yun thought Xie Qingyun was probably the same as those people she had known before.

So she was not even willing to deceive Xie Qingyun. She said the hurtful words plainly.

For something that had no hope, it was better to make it clear from the very beginning.

Xie Qingyun suppressed the incomprehension and irritation rising in her heart.

She had already worked this hard. Why could Shi Yun still not see it?

What exactly did she have to do before Shi Yun would be willing to turn back and see that she truly wanted to change?

Xie Qingyun held Shi Yun’s hand. “I am certain that we will continue our fate.”

Shi Yun did not pull her hand back. She was somewhat greedy for this moment of warmth. Most likely, the Xie Qingyun of the past would never have held her hand like this and made such a promise.

She made no sound, only smiled without speaking.

She did not believe such a promise, especially when the person making it was Xie Qingyun.

That warm palm rubbed against the back of Shi Yun’s hand, passing heat to her.

It did not give her strength at all. Instead, it made her wonder whether Xie Qingyun had ever said or done things like this with Shi Yu.

For example, had she promised Shi Yu, I will definitely divorce your sister?

Or perhaps, I will be with you forever?

Once those thoughts appeared in her mind, they were like cockroaches—no matter what, she could not kill them.

Wildfire could not burn them away; with the spring breeze, they grew again.

The smile on her face faded a little.

A knock sounded at the door.

Qian Can poked her head in from behind the door and shook her phone, the food delivery app open on the screen. “What are you two planning to eat? I’ll place one order for everything.”

Shi Yun smoothly withdrew her hand and put on a professional smile. “Sister Can, I’ll be leaving in a bit.”

Qian Can grabbed her arm, extremely affectionate, as if there had never been any barrier between them. “Don’t, darling. Stay and have a meal with us.”

Shi Yun pinched the soft flesh on her own arm. “I won’t eat, Sister Can. I was hospitalized for a while and didn’t exercise at all, so now I need to lose weight.”

Qian Can looked awkwardly at Xie Qingyun. The person on the hospital bed glanced over. “Let her.”

Qian Can did not say anything more. She only reminded Shi Yun that there would be some work to coordinate with Yinian later and told her to remember to check her messages.

Shi Yun knew Qian Can was reminding her to remove her from the blacklist.

She nodded knowingly.

Qian Can yawned, the area beneath her eyes dark.

Shi Yun comforted her, “Sister Can, you’ve worked hard these past few days. Make your boss compensate you properly afterward.”

Qian Can sighed and complained, “Ai, these past few days, Xiao Cui and I have been taking shifts. But it’s still all right. The doctor said there’s nothing serious and she can be discharged in a few days.”

“Only the two of you?”

Qian Can said carelessly, “Yes! Who else could there be? Of course it’s me and the assistant here.”

Shi Yun was doubtful of those words and remembered what Shi Yu had said the day before.

Who exactly was lying?

Could it be Shi Yu? Was this her way of driving a wedge between Shi Yun and Xie Qingyun?

She turned her head and glanced at Xie Qingyun.

Sensing her gaze, Xie Qingyun said coldly, “Aren’t you leaving? What are you still doing here?”

She was angry.

Feeling the low pressure in the ward, Qian Can could not say much more. She also did not want Xie Qingyun to keep talking and offend someone further, so she could only hold Shi Yun’s hand, pat it, and ask her not to take offense. Then she continued saying more polite words.

For example, when Shi Yun had time, she should come visit Xie Qingyun more often.

But after thinking about it again, that sounded wrong. Who asked someone to frequently come to a hospital to visit another person?

The words had already been said, and Qian Can could do nothing about it.

Shi Yun smiled at Qian Can. “When I have time, I’ll definitely come often.”

One dared to say it, and the other dared to answer.

Shi Yun returned to the sofa, picked up her handbag, and prepared to leave.

When she walked past Xie Qingyun, her wrist was grabbed.

Her slender wrist bone was held in Xie Qingyun’s hand and rubbed back and forth. “I bought you a gift. It was delivered home. Remember to pick it up when you have time.”

Xie Qingyun did not say the exact place, but Shi Yun knew she meant Heyuan.

Shi Yun was overwhelmed by the favor. “Thank you.”

Xie Qingyun said nothing, nor did she let go.

She just held on tightly, as if the moment she loosened her grip, Shi Yun would disappear from her world and she would never be able to find her again.

She stubbornly refused to let go. One of them did not release her, and the other did not make any other move to stop it.

It was like a confrontation, unlike the way they had been in the past.

Back then, one of them had kept chasing while the other had kept dodging.

There had always been a great distance between them.

It was like playing a game of chase and escape. Both of them had taken tireless pleasure in it, until one person grew tired and resolved to stop.

In love, the one actively pursuing often held more initiative.

If that person resolved to let go, the relationship most likely had no room left to recover.

Shi Yun said calmly, “I should go.”

Xie Qingyun gently pinched Shi Yun’s wrist bone. A fine, dense pain made Shi Yun suddenly break free.

Shi Yun held her wrist and looked at her somewhat resentfully.

Xie Qingyun said, “Remember this pain. Next time you say something I don’t like hearing, it will definitely hurt even more than this.”

“Between the two of us, the only person who can talk about separation is me.”

Shi Yun lowered her head and gave a soft sneer. “Being together is a matter involving many people, but separating only requires one person’s agreement.”

“Besides—”

“Both our names are on the divorce certificate.”

The mention of this made Xie Qingyun somewhat angry. On the day Shi Yun proposed divorce, Xie Qingyun had first been overwhelmed by anger.

She had mistakenly thought this was another method Shi Yun had come up with to win her back and attract her attention.

During that period, Xie Qingyun had been very busy, staying up day and night on set. She had finally gotten a day off, yet Shi Yun had created such a mess again.

In order to teach Shi Yun a lesson, she had simply agreed.

They arranged to meet directly at the Civil Affairs Bureau.

She had already imagined that Shi Yun would stand at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau and explain to her, saying she had only lost her mind for a moment, that she had only wanted to test her place in Xie Qingyun’s heart.

She would tearfully beg Xie Qingyun not to divorce her.

And what would Xie Qingyun do then?

She would probably leave Shi Yun waiting outside while she stayed coldly in the celebrity van.

Only after Shi Yun had stood under the scorching sun long enough, only after the punishment was enough, would she appear.

She thought only that way would Shi Yun learn her lesson.

Divorce was not something that could be mentioned casually.

In truth, she had never once thought of divorcing Shi Yun.

But that day, she deliberately arrived late. When Shi Yun called to ask where she was, Xie Qingyun had only just woken up.

By the time she arrived, she was already an hour late.

None of what she had imagined happened.

Shi Yun only slowly got out of her own car after seeing Xie Qingyun’s car appear. She was so calm, like a pool of dead water.

The lines Xie Qingyun had prepared the day before had no use at all in that moment.

She mechanically and numbly followed Shi Yun into the Civil Affairs Bureau, until the steel seal was stamped and the divorce certificate was handed into her hands.

Even then, she still felt it was not real.

How could Shi Yun bear to truly divorce her?

Under the scorching sun, she shouted at Shi Yun, “You will definitely regret this!”

But Shi Yun did not turn back.

Not even once.

In that moment, Xie Qingyun lost all image. She was no longer that Xie Qingyun who dominated every red carpet, nor was she the Best Actress who could become anyone she played.

She was only a pitiful wretch abandoned by her wife.

Her thoughts returned. Shi Yun had already been escorted out by Qian Can.

Qian Can walked to Xie Qingyun’s side and patted her shoulder. “Qingyun, don’t be anxious. I can tell Shi Yun still has feelings for you.”

“Take it slowly. Don’t rush.”

Qian Can knew Xie Qingyun was a madwoman. She was mad about work and mad about love.

During the period after she and Shi Yun divorced, no one could mention that name in front of her.

She had also become irritable at work, and many people had complained to Qian Can about her.

As her manager, what could Qian Can do?

Apologize first, then send gifts to soothe them.

In the end, she could only sigh to her colleagues: people with broken hearts were truly terrifying.

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Shi Yun sat back in her car and turned the air-conditioning up fully.

She rummaged through her bag for perfume and sprayed several times with force, until the sweet peach scent and green sandalwood scent in the air were both covered.

Because her nose could not withstand such a strong perfume smell, she sneezed violently several times before stopping and opening the windows on both sides to let the air circulate.

Sitting in the car, she carefully mulled over what Xie Qingyun had just said.

She had a premonition that, in the short term, she would not be able to get rid of Xie Qingyun.

She set the navigation destination to Heyuan, stepped on the gas, and drove straight back.

Since it was a workday, there was almost no traffic along the way.

After not coming back for several days, she somehow felt as if she were revisiting an old place.

She had left in a hurry and had not taken many things with her.

When she reached the reception room, the tableware that had been broken last time had already been cleaned up.

She felt an inexplicable sadness. A rotten relationship was just like shattered porcelain. It ought to be thrown away.

She picked up the package Xie Qingyun had mentioned. It was a square box, carefully wrapped, with protective corner guards on all four edges.

She cut open the tape. Inside were layer after layer of foam paper.

Unfolding them one by one, Shi Yun finally saw the true face of the item.

It was the round plate she had liked before, with a circle of little cats inside the red line.

The real thing was much cuter than the photo she had seen online.

The color was not bright red either. Instead, it was a little deeper.

If cake were placed on it, the color would not be stolen away.

It could also highlight the focus.

So it had been bought by Xie Qingyun.

Shi Yun had discovered, by great coincidence before, that Xie Qingyun was also WeChat friends with that shop.

Back then, she had even praised Xie Qingyun’s good taste to Chen Su.

She had not expected Xie Qingyun to understand her so well. What she had sent was precisely the one Shi Yun liked most.

Shi Yun turned it around lovingly. The little cats seemed just like Xie Qingyun, burrowing into her heart.

Taking out her phone, she sent Xie Qingyun a message.

[Thank you. I really like it.]

Xie Qingyun replied very quickly, as if she had been waiting in front of her phone all this time just for Shi Yun’s message.

[As long as you like it.]

After that, the top of the chat box kept jumping back and forth between her name and “typing…”

Shi Yun waited for a while, but no message came.

So she simply put down her phone and admired the plate carefully.

Suddenly, another message popped up on her phone.

She grabbed it and took a look.

Only one small gray line remained.

“Y” recalled a message.