EBE Chapter 407 The Playboy and Divorced Woman (Part 3)
Chapter 407 The Playboy and Divorced Woman (Part 3)
"So the young master was given three lashes?" Qi Li asked incredulously.
After receiving a nod of approval from Tao Hong, he then looked at Xie Qingyu.
Xie Qingyu was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting the Gu family's rules to be so simple and brutal.
"Where is the young master now?"
"They are still kneeling in the ancestral hall."
"Okay, you can go down first, you don't need to wait for me." Xie Qingyu didn't seem to have any intention of resting.
After Qili and Taohong left, Xie Qingyu reached for the ledger on the table. Some of the entries were marked by the original owner. She stared at the handwriting for a while before putting pen to paper.
After the writing on the paper dried, Xie Qingyu folded the paper and put it in her bosom.
When the door was opened, only Qili was keeping watch at the door.
"Miss~" Qili was surprised by Xie Qingyu's sudden appearance and immediately stood up.
“We’re going out for a bit,” Xie Qingyu said.
Xie Qili followed behind Xie Qingyu with her hands at her sides, not saying a word.
Having grown up in Xie Qingyu's strict family environment, Qili naturally understood when to ask questions and when not to ask them.
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Xie Qingyu left home not very late, but most of the lights in the mansion were already off.
There weren't many proper masters in the manor, and the old lady went to bed early, so the Gu residence was very quiet at night.
Qili followed behind Xie Qingyu, simply walking with her without saying a word.
The wind was indeed a bit chilly on this late autumn night, and Xie Qingyu quickened her pace.
When they arrived at the place guarded by old women, they saw that the person who came was Xie Qingyu. They opened the door without saying a word.
Apart from the servants in the old lady's courtyard, everyone else in the Gu household was extremely well-behaved.
It was only then that Qili realized Xie Qingyu was heading towards the small ancestral hall.
She didn't know whether she was happy or unhappy.
Their young lady is so kind; she hasn't even seen her husband since she married into the family, and now she wants to go and find him.
The small ancestral hall is a bit scary.
Only the flickering candlelight inside the ancestral hall remained, with no one guarding the outside.
In addition, this place is in a shady spot, so it gets unusually cold at night.
Xie Qingyu stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall, leaving Qili to wait there.
Gu Shenbai, who was in the small ancestral hall, was unaware that someone else had come to visit him.
The old lady was threatened by his mother today, so she definitely won't send anything over.
His back is in pain, and he still has to kneel, which is really quite miserable.
Even just looking at his kneeling back from the outside, you can't help but feel sorry for him.
However, if you stand in front of him and see his face, you will find that he actually has no expression and seems to have no feeling about his current situation.
His eyes were lowered, and he seemed lost in thought.
The moment the door of the ancestral hall rang, his back straightened for a moment, then slumped back down, and then turned around.
Upon seeing that the person who came was Xie Qingyu, the smile on his face froze.
He watched helplessly as Xie Qingyu walked up to him.
Xie Qingyu stopped in front of him, bent down slightly, and looked down at him, seemingly examining his appearance carefully.
Keep in mind that this is the first time the two have met since their marriage.
This was also the first time Xie Qingyu had seen Gu Shenbai's appearance.
For some reason, Gu Shenbai clenched his fist in the air for a moment, then asked, "Does it look good?"
"It looks pretty good," Xie Qingyu replied earnestly.
Her answer left Gu Shenbai speechless, seemingly unsure how to respond.
Xie Qingyu straightened up at this moment.
Once the distance between them increased, Gu Shenbai's brain seemed to be able to function again.
He glanced at Xie Qingyu, then asked, "What are you doing here? Did my mother send you?"
Gu Shenbai had a confident look on his face; it couldn't have been Xie Qingyu's idea on her own.
Xie Qingyu shook her head, "I came by myself."
Gu Shenbai didn't know how to feel about this answer, and simply asked, "What are you doing here? Bringing me a blanket?"
Gu Shenbai turned his head and looked, but there was nothing behind Xie Qingyu.
"You came empty-handed?" Gu Shenbai asked.
"No." Xie Qingyu reached for her clothes in front of Gu Shenbai. When Gu Shenbai saw her action, his eyes panicked for a moment and then he lowered his eyes.
Xie Qingyu seemed not to notice his gaze at that moment, and instead took out a piece of paper from her bosom and handed it to Gu Shenbai.
"What is this?" Gu Shenbai asked instinctively, then was shocked by the three large characters "Divorce Agreement" on it.
Xie Qingyu looked down at his expression and spoke clearly, "Divorce agreement."
Gu Shenbai's mind seemed to have stopped working again at this moment. "You really agree to a divorce?"
"Okay, you can just sign it," Xie Qingyu stated her request.
"Why did you agree to a divorce?" Gu Shenbai asked abruptly.
"Why won't you come into my room?" Xie Qingyu asked back.
However, Xie Qingyu's question was too direct, and Gu Shenbai was a little unsure how to respond.
"Don't say that. I just don't want to hold you back. I don't like you. It would be abnormal for me to come into your room," Gu Shenbai said immediately.
"I see." Xie Qingyu seemed indifferent, as if she hadn't taken his words to heart.
"Then you won't need to come into my room after you sign this," Xie Qingyu continued.
"You won't regret it?"
"will not."
"........."
After a long silence, Xie Qingyu became a little anxious, "Hurry up."
"My mother doesn't agree to our divorce." Gu Shenbai said this under Xie Qingyu's urging. He didn't even know why he said it, but his heart was beating very fast.
"If you agree, that's fine. Your mother loves you, and since it's a done deal, she won't say anything more." Xie Qingyu had clearly thought this through carefully.
Gu Shenbai thought about it for a moment. He had previously thought that the most difficult part of the divorce was his mother and Xie Qingyu.
But he didn't expect Xie Qingyu to be on the same side as his mother, and now she's caught him off guard.
"There's no pen or ink here." Gu Shenbai returned the divorce papers to Xie Qingyu. "I'll agree to it after I leave tomorrow."
Xie Qingyu looked at him suspiciously, making him feel a little uncomfortable.
Gu Shenbai chuckled under her gaze, "I'm kneeling here to kneel before our ancestors, and you're standing in front of me, are you expecting me to kneel before you?"
Xie Qingyu's actions would be quite inappropriate in other places.
However, the two were so focused on discussing the divorce agreement that they didn't pay any attention to this.
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingyu did not move to the side, but instead squatted down to face Gu Shenbai.
Before Gu Shenbai could react, she grabbed his hand, bit it, and then pressed it directly onto the divorce papers.
"That's good."