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QT Cannon Fodder's Record: Dekachapter 232
🕑 Added 2023-02-19 20:45:10 +0000 UTCChp 2311: Something Interesting Would Definitely Happen
An Xuchen was unhappy with Ning Shu when he saw that she wasn’t even willing to pay for his takeout. All she knew was how to be calculative.
His expression was extremely displeased the whole time he ate.
An Xuchen found Xue Jing even more annoying than before.
He sighed inwardly. It was torture to be married to such a woman.
The next day, An Xuchen asked Ning Shu to go to the bank with him to deal with the mortgage. Once it was settled, only her name was left on the property ownership certificate.
In the original plot, An Xuchen had given the house to Xue Jing after their divorce, so she had to pay it off on her own.
Now, because she’d reached out to An Xuchen and asked him for money, he immediately removed his name from the property ownership certificate.
Not only did An Xuchen not have to pay anything but he would also be living in her house, eating her food, and using her things. Moreover, he would throw tantrums at her while still harboring affection for Yan Suni.
Ning Shu was bewildered. Did she really look that dumb?
What exactly did Xue Jing want from him? Was An Xuchen all she wanted?
Oh my god.
Still, she could do whatever she wanted with the house now that it was completely hers.
Something interesting would definitely happen in the future.
“I didn’t marry you for anything,” An Xuchen told Ning Shu after leaving the bank.
She smiled and replied, “Everything is fine as long as you’re happy.”
Ning Shu wasn’t angry. It wasn’t worth getting mad about. Talking to such a shameless person for any longer than necessary was a waste of time.
“I hope there will be no bad blood between us. I’m not the sort who likes trouble.”
Ning Shu: ...
She was clearly ignoring him, so why was he still acting so smug? He might as well just straight out declare how charitable he was.
That was it. Enough was enough.
“You know our marriage...”
“Look at the sky.” Ning Shu pointed at the sky.
An Xuchen raised his head.
“Aaah...” There was a hysterical cry as An Xuchen fell into the sewer.
The manhole stood open.
“Hey, watch where you’re going!” Sounds came from the sewer. Someone was apparently cleaning up the garbage down there.
Ning Shu peered into the manhole. “An Xuchen, are you okay?”
An Xuchen climbed up the ladder. He was covered in filth and he reeked to high heaven. She covered her nose and backed away in disgust.
After wiping a handful of sewage off his face, An Xuchen sniffed his hands and stared at Ning Shu. “You did it on purpose, didn’t you? Why did you tell me to look at the sky?”
“Well, there was a plane, and it was flying very low,” she explained, feigning innocence.
An Xuchen glared at her with clear hatred. Then, with sewage still dripping from his clothing, he went home to take a shower.
While An Xuchen stepped into the bathroom to shower, Ning Shu put on a pair of disposable gloves. She then opened his bag and skimmed through the documents with just a single glance.
Since she upgraded her intelligence stats, both her memory and comprehension had skyrocketed.
But these printouts were only parts of the full documents.
After memorizing the key parts, Ning Shu opened An Xuchen’s laptop.
His laptop required a password.
After staring at the screen for a moment, she typed in Yan Suni’s birthday. It was likely to be the password given An Xuchen’s deep love for her.
Ning Shu then hit enter. To her surprise, her guess was wrong.
She was a bit shocked that it wasn’t Yan Suni’s birthday.
Ning Shu entered An Xuchen’s birthday next but the screen showed that the password was still incorrect.
TL: Asuka
MTL Editor: Shark
TLC: Kaho
Chp 2312: What a Deep Love
The corner of her lips rose as Ning Shu entered both An Xuchen and Yan Suni’s birthdays. A moment later, that password was revealed as correct.
Ning Shu: →_→
What a deep love they shared. She couldn’t help but weep at its depth.
She glanced toward the bathroom from which the sound of running water could be heard.
An Xuchen would probably take more time showering today.
With that in mind, Ning Shu went through his laptop and copied all the important information onto a flash drive.
She alternated between looking in the direction of the bathroom and checking the progress of the copying.
When she heard the sound of running water stop, Ning Shu hurriedly unplugged the USB drive. Then she turned off the computer and ran into the kitchen to begin chopping the ribs, making extra noise as she did.
An Xuchen, fresh out of the shower, wiped his hair with a towel as he stood at the kitchen door looking at Ning Shu.
She looked at him expressionlessly. “What?”
“Did you do that on purpose earlier?” An Xuchen watched Ning Shu closely. Showering had been painful since he had gotten a lot of scrapes.
After all, he fell from a great height.
“What would I gain from your fall? Anyway, how could you take such a long shower? Do you think water and electricity are free?” Ning Shu asked rhetorically.
An Xuchen frowned tightly. “Is there nothing you care about besides money?”
“You grew up together with Yan Suni, so how come the two of you have such different personalities? Yan Suni never cared about these things,” he said.
Ning Shu brandished the knife she held and let it slam into the board as she chopped the ribs in half. She said with a smile, “Indeed, I’m really this tacky. Yan Suni might be able to live by inhaling celestial air, but I need money to survive.”
“Have you always been jealous of her?” An Xuchen looked at Ning Shu, who was faking a smile. “There is no way you can ever be comparable to Yan Suni.”
Damn it! Ning Shu had a rising urge to kill An Xuchen with the knife she held. No, killing him wasn’t enough. She should use a dull knife to slice his flesh from his bones slowly—only then would it feel satisfying.
“I won’t have lunch at home.” An Xuchen went back into his room to change his clothes before leaving with his bag and laptop.
A much more cheerful Ning Shu put the ribs inside the pot to stew. She then opened her laptop.
She was preparing to sell the design she just got her hands on.
The USB drive contained a copy of An Xuchen’s company’s latest product’s packaging design.
Ning Shu contacted the rival of the company where An Xuchen worked. She told them that she was from Company XX and made vague allusions to her position. Afterward, she claimed that she wanted to sell a design and asked them for an offer.
Ning Shu was sure to demand a higher price.
After negotiating for a while, the company paid her 30,000 and she quickly sent them the document.
When the pork rib soup was ready, Ning Shu received a message saying the money had already been transferred.
Ning Shu felt great for getting a steal.
After finishing the whole pot of soup, she sat on the couch and began cultivating.
The food she just ate slowly turned into energy, flowing throughout her body.
When she was done cultivating, Ning Shu activated the tracking system. As expected, she saw the two red dots together.
The location the two were in was a Western restaurant.
Oh my, how romantic!
Love and marriage were two different things. Yan Suni was afraid of what would commonly happen in a marriage.
When two people had to face each other day and night, the novelty and mystery would wear off.
In addition, any flaws they exposed would become more bothersome over time.
Ning Shu wondered if Yan Suni and An Xuchen would share a bed after they got married.
Right now, even when Yan Suni spent some intimate time with An Xuchen, she would still kick him out and ask him to find another place to sleep. She would never sleep beside him the entire night.
Before kissing, she always brushed her teeth and sprayed some mouth freshener spray.
Yan Suni would never act indecently because she couldn’t stand disillusionment.
She was the kind of person Ning Shu had never seen before.
TL: Asuka
MTL Editor: Shark
TLC: Kaho
Chp 2313: The Triangle Was the Most Stable Shape?
What a wonderful world! 2333 sure was a great friend!
In fact, Ning Shu was tempted to drag An Xuchen into a corner and beat him until he had to be hospitalized.
In this way, the three of them maintained a strange balance.
As expected, the triangle was the most stable shape???
An Xuchen pretty much only had affectionate interactions with Yan Suni and not with Ning Shu. However, when Yan Suni objected to him sleeping over, he simply returned here.
Ning Shu really didn’t know what to say.
At the same time, she couldn’t help but wonder why An Xuchen showed no reaction even though she sold his things.
Just as Ning Shu was wondering, An Xuchen returned with a long face. Noticing that there might be some interesting happenings, she quickly asked, “What happened?”
Suppressing her excitement, she fixed her gaze on An Xuchen.
An Xuchen threw his bag on the couch and sat down, rubbing his forehead.
“So, what happened?” Ning Shu inquired once again. Fr*cking share!
Taking a deep breath, An Xuchen replied, “I’ve been fired.”
Ning Shu: Applause, applause~~~~
“Why did they fire you?” Ning Shu asked in surprise. “There must be a reason for them to fire you. What is it?”
"They claimed I exposed the company's secret, squandering the entire department's efforts," An Xuchen added, enraged. "But I put so much hard work into this company, I’d be crazy to do such a thing!”
Ning Shu remained silent as she watched An Xuchen vent his anger. After all, he was nearly forty years old and had gone through a lot to get to his current position.
Perhaps after two more years of experience, he would be promoted. However, the company had fired him in a fit of pique after he revealed the company's secret.
In fact, An Xuchen made explanations, but the people in the company didn’t bother to listen. Furthermore, the rival company had launched the products first, and the packaging was identical. As a result, the opponent took the lead.
The company had suffered significant damage as a result of this. They had no choice but to redesign both the product and packaging.
All of this would eat up a lot of money. The fact that all they did was dismiss An Xuchen was already an act of generosity.
However, An Xuchen felt wronged. Why did they accuse him of leaking it when there were so many people in the company?
His superior didn't even bother to ask before condemning him, which irritated An Xuchen.
He had worked hard for the company for many years. How could they have fired him so mercilessly?
Ning Shu paid no attention to the pissed An Xuchen and continued to hack at the pork ribs in the kitchen.
An Xuchen broodingly locked himself in his room. He didn't show up for dinner, so Ning Shu finished the pork rib soup all by herself.
After days of struggle, An Xuchen finally got over it. He made the decision to start his own business so that he would never have to suffer something like that again.
Ning Shu was very supportive. "Well, you have connections, and you're definitely capable. It’s great to be your own boss!”
Having gotten Ning Shu’s support, An Xuchen breathed a sigh of relief. Ning Shu then asked, “Do you have enough funds though? Which industry are you going for?”
"I've been saving for a few years,” An Xuchen replied.
Ning Shu: →_→
She knew that he had money, but she was unsure to what extent.
“Does Yan Suni know that you’re starting your own business?” Ning Shu enquired again.
“I didn’t tell her about it. I don’t want her to worry,” An Xuchen answered. “I’ll tell her when the matter is resolved. Please keep it a secret.”
After finishing his sentence, he picked up his utensils to eat.
“Aren’t you two in the same company? She probably already knows you've been fired," said Ning Shu, her lips twitching.
An Xuchen wanted to appear in front of Yan Suni after having achieved success, not in his current situation.
Well, everyone had their ups and downs. If they were so in love, they would definitely support each other, right?
TL: Asuka
TLC: Kaho
Chp 2314: Web Products
However, she had a feeling that Yan Suni wouldn’t be able to accept the disillusionment.
"So, what kind of business do you want to try?" After all, it was tough to achieve success on one's own.
“Web products,” An Xuchen answered.
Perplexed, Ning Shu continued to ask, “For example?”
“Web video products.”
Ning Shu was still clueless upon hearing his response. “How does it work?”
"Even if I explain it to you, you won't understand," An Xuchen didn’t want to explain much to Ning Shu.
Ignoring his words, Ning Shu continued to question, “How much capital is required? What is the rate of return?”
“I know what I’m doing,” An Xuchen simply replied. He didn’t want to discuss this with Ning Shu.
To An Xuchen, Ning Shu was merely an outsider.
Noticing his reluctance to discuss the topic, Ning Shu just shrugged. It wasn’t like she was interested anyway.
In truth, she was only curious about how much money An Xuchen had and how long it would be able to support his business venture.
An Xuchen left quickly after dinner, rushing to get to work.
On the other hand, Ning Shu phoned Yan Suni to inquire if she knew that An Xuchen had been fired.
Yan Suni said that she knew and that An Xuchen had leaked the company's secret.
"Do you think An Xuchen was the one who did it?” Ning Shu continued asking.
Yan Suni responded, “My opinion doesn’t matter. It has already happened.”
Suddenly, Ning Shu felt that Yan Suni was just a single woman who enjoyed interfering in other people's relationships.
Whenever someone talked to Yan Suni about practical problems, Yan Suni’s only concern was issues of romance, making the other person seem too pragmatic in comparison.
There was nothing wrong with staying single. The problem was that Yan Suni insisted on having inappropriate relationships with other people.
Yan Suni was a happy single, but she brought a lot of trouble to people around her.
Now, the relationship between the three of them was complicated.
Ning Shu really wanted to just chop off An Xuchen's crotch to put an end to their awkward relationship.
“An Xuchen wants to start a business, but he has insufficient funds. Do you have money? Why don’t you lend him some?” Despite An Xuchen's warnings, Ning Shu insisted on informing Yan Suni about the situation.
Hearing this, Yan Suni asked, “What kind of business is he trying to start?
“Jingjing, you do know that I don’t save, so I don’t have much savings. I don’t think I can help you guys with this, but do let me know if you guys need any other assistance."
Ning Shu: ...
“An Xuchen has reached rock bottom. Try giving him some consolation,” Ning Shu added. “Don’t drive him out if he goes over to your place.”
Ning Shu felt so virtuous.
“Alright,” Yan Suni responded.
“Do you really not have any money? Can’t you lend some to An Xuchen?” Ning Shu asked once more.
"Jingjing, I really don't have any money," said Yan Suni, her tone sincere. “You know how much I spend. I love shopping for clothes and cosmetics.”
“Oh, I see…” Ning Shu murmured. A woman should indeed buy more clothes and other items to pamper herself.
Xue Jing had spent all of her money on her family but didn’t get a single word of thanks.
All of a sudden, Yan Suni said to Ning Shu, “Jingjing, live happily with An Xuchen. Don’t fight with him anymore, alright?”
Hearing this, Ning Shu got the feeling that Yan Suni was trying to push An Xuchen to her.
Did Yan Suni not like An Xuchen?
TL: Asuka
TLC: Kaho
Chp 2315: Dating Should Be Based on Attraction
Yan Suni seemed to believe that dating should be based on attraction rather than love.
She would no longer like someone if she had lost feelings for them.
Furthermore, these feelings had to be extremely pure. Yan Suni would no longer have feelings for them if they weren't perfect or farted, ruining their image.
"Are you planning to back out, Yan Suni?" Ning Shu asked with amusement on her face.
“Back out of what?” Sun Yani shook her head. “I still like An Xuchen, but I hope you two can get along well.”
When Ning Shu heard this, she was speechless.
Ning Shu hung up the phone. Every time she spoke with Yan Suni, she felt as though her worldview was about to be shattered.
She was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it anymore.
After the call with Yan Suni, An Xuchen soon dialed. He chastised Ning Shu for telling Yan Suni about his plans to start a business and trying to borrow money from her.
An Xuchen felt awkward and embarrassed.
He felt that Ning Shu had destroyed the perfect reputation he had in front of Yan Suni.
Without hesitation, Ning Shu ended the call. Both of them were nutjobs!
Why would they find fault with such little things?
In Ning Shu’s twisted love opinion, the most important thing in a relationship was to be true to yourself. They shouldn’t change themselves or pretend to be someone else.
I am who I am. It’s none of my business if you don’t like it!
On the other hand, the relationship between An Xuchen and Yan Suni was merely about showing each other their best sides.
Perhaps Yan Suni had no idea that An Xuchen was very greedy and selfish.
Maybe he was very generous in front of Yan Suni.
During this period of time, An Xuchen had been very busy. Finally, he showed some signs of progress.
It was an online video website. Videos, anime, movies, news, and reality shows were all available. Users could upload and comment on other people's videos.
Such a website could aggregate a lot of traffic.
Since this was an Internet era, An Xuchen’s website could be a success.
However, the website’s functionalities were very rough and still needed to be refined. As a result, An Xuchen continued to put in long hours.
He invested a lot of manpower, resources, and money.
However, An Xuchen lacked some funds. “Do you have any savings? Lend some to me for a bit,” he asked Ning Shu.
Upon hearing this, Ning Shu answered flatly, “If I had money, I wouldn’t be struggling to pay my house loan. You should borrow it from Yan Suni.”
An Xuchen fell silent.
It seemed that due to his pride, he wouldn’t ask Yan Suni for money.
So why was he able to ask her for money without any hesitation? Was it because he didn’t have to keep up his image in front of her?
“How about you borrow some money from your parents?” An Xuchen suggested.
Ning Shu: ...
“My parents have no money. You didn’t even give them any money when we married. I was the one who handed them some money. Even if you killed them, they wouldn’t have money,” Ning Shu added coldly.
"Why are you so stingy?" An Xuchen asked, frowning. “We’re husband and wife, and we’ll have to live together for the rest of our lives. Is it beneficial to you if I fail?”
“Do you think I can make money appear out of nowhere?” Ning Shu was helpless. “You can borrow money from your parents.”
“My parents don’t have money either.”
Ning Shu: Jesus...
“Then I’ll have no choice but to apply for a loan at the bank.” With a sigh, An Xuchen continued, “But what should we do about the security for the loan?”
TL: Asuka
TLC: Kaho
Chp 2316: Let’s Use This House as the Mortgage
An Xuchen glanced at Ning Shu. Ning Shu’s heart skipped a beat, but she remained silent. An Xuchen then said, "Let's use this house as the mortgage."
Ning Shu: ...
This damned bastard.
She had to pay the mortgage on her own, and now he wanted to use her house as security for his loan? If his business failed, and he failed to repay the loan, this house would be mortgaged. She’d lose the house and would still have to pay the house loan.
With an expressionless face, Ning Shu remarked, “This house can’t be used as security for the loan as I’m still in the process of paying off the mortgage. Besides, the house must be at least twenty years old. Since I bought the house less than two years ago, it can’t be used as security."
“How do you know that it can’t?” An Xuchen stared at Ning Shu. “Are you reluctant to do so? Once the website is established and makes a profit, I’ll pay off the loan. Not only that, but I’ll also help you pay off the remaining mortgage.”
Ning Shu: Did she look that stupid?
After hearing An Xuchen’s words, Ning Shu was convinced that something was amiss.
With that, Ning Shu said faintly, “Even if I want the house to be mortgaged, it can’t. It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I’m unable to.”
“I asked you to borrow money from Yan Suni. Well, since you can’t say it, I’ll do it for you.” After that, Ning Shu took her phone out.
Immediately, An Xuchen halted Ning Shu. “No, it’s fine. I'll figure it out on my own."
Eventually, An Xuchen got the loan, which was secured by a house.
Ning Shu was extremely surprised. Where did this house come from? Furthermore, the house was in a good location.
An Xuchen was indeed very secretive. He had something to use as security for the loan, but he wanted to use her house.
“Why do you have a house?” Ning Shu turned to An Xuchen and inquired.
“It’s my parents’ house,” An Xuchen responded. “They had previously bought it to live in after retirement. Now, I can only use it as security for the loan."
Ning Shu: ...
There was no way this house belonged to his parents. It had to be his. Given that An Xuchen was approaching forty years old, it wasn't surprising that he had a house.
However, An Xuchen never told Xue Jing about it. In addition, it was Xue Jing who paid for this current house’s down payment.
Not only that, but she was also responsible for the house loan.
Meanwhile, An Xuchen never considered using that other house as their residence.
Um…
These days, whenever Ning Shu asked An Xuchen for money, he would say that she was nitpicking and money-minded.
So, what about his behavior?
He not only tricked her into marriage, but he was also arrogant.
“Why didn’t you tell me that you own a house?” Ning Shu locked her gaze on An Xuchen.
"It's my parents’ house, not mine. I can’t treat their belongings as though they’re mine. If not for the cash flow, I would never mortgage their house,” An Xuchen said indifferently.
At this moment, Ning Shu was no longer interested in listening to his words. An Xuchen and Yan Suni were both extremely hypocritical and selfish.
In fact, everyone was selfish, so it was natural to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. However, Ning Shu had never met anyone like the two of them.
They still desired a good reputation after doing horrible things. What a bunch of jerks they were!
Moreover, they would continue to flatter themselves, which left Ning Shu speechless.
As a result, Ning Shu coolly replied, “Well, it’s good that you managed to get a loan.”
An Xuchen was optimistic about his future career prospects, but as was expected of new websites, it didn’t have a lot of traffic.
Hence An Xuchen had to spend a sum of money on advertising.
After the website was successfully established, An Xuchen invited Yan Suni to be the face of the site.
Because Yan Suni was pretty and slim, she was naturally the most suitable candidate.
Yan Suni was even the first live streamer on An Xuchen’s website.
TL: Asuka
TLC: Kaho
Chp 2317: Progressing in a Good Direction
Yan Suni’s beautiful appearance and long legs attracted a large number of people to the platform.
The website was gradually progressing in a good direction.
Ning Shu entered the website and clicked on a random video. There were a lot of bullet screen comments.
The comments also represented the popularity of a video.
Besides Yan Suni, many other live streamers joined the website as well.
An Xuchen was no longer dispirited. He now walked with a majestic aura about him.
Perhaps now that he was successful, he was more confident in front of Yan Suni. As a result, An Xuchen rarely went home anymore.
Ning Shu activated the tracking system and saw two red dots. They were indeed together.
An Xuchen had no concerns about the fact that he had a wife at all.
Ning Shu made an account on the website and then began uploading inappropriate videos in great amounts.
In fact, she created multiple accounts and alternated between them to upload obscene videos.
Then, she went on to report An Xuchen’s website for spreading inappropriate videos.
She even took screenshots as evidence.
Furthermore, many of the videos on An Xuchen's website belonged to other parties and were copyrighted. An Xuchen never obtained the rights to broadcast these videos, so once those people started going after him... Hahaha...
Changing her IP address, Ning Shu proceeded to post more indecent videos.
Initially, Ning Shu had intended to hack An Xuchen’s website. However, after some consideration, she decided that method was too boring.
Furthermore, An Xuchen probably still had some money in his hands. She had to make him spend it all first.
When Ning Shu was studying the website’s backend and analyzing its data, her phone rang. “Hello?” Ning Shu answered the call.
“Jingjing, it’s me,” Yan Suni spoke gently. Through her voice, one could imagine her holding her phone in one hand and stroking her hair with the other.
“What’s up?” Ning Shu responded.
"Well, since An Xuchen's website has been a success, he suggested that we celebrate. I told him we should bring you along, and he agreed,” Yan Suni stated.
Ning Shu was speechless. So was she supposed to thank Yan Suni?
"Jingjing, you must come. We'll be going to a Western restaurant, so dress up." Yan Suni then told Ning Shu where the restaurant was located.
After ending the call, Ning Shu rested her hand on the table and contemplated whether she should go.
Of course, she would go. After all, she didn’t have to pay the bill, and it was a Western restaurant.
After that, Ning Shu continued to report the website for a while before switching off her laptop. She then walked to her wardrobe to look for clothes.
She quickly got dressed and prepared to head to the restaurant.
When the appointed time approached, Ning Shu arrived in a cab at the restaurant’s entrance.
An Xuchen and Yan Suni were waiting at the door of the restaurant, and Yan Suni was hugging An Xuchen’s arm.
An Xuchen wore a suit, while Yan Suni wore a silver-white dress that showed off her slim figure.
With a smile, Yan Suni waved to Ning Shu who was getting out of the cab.
Ning Shu: ...
Her feelings were indescribable.
This was seriously messed up. Were they going to live as a family of three for the rest of their lives?
Thinking of this, Ning Shu walked over calmly.
Yan Suni examined Ning Shu from head to toe. Ning Shu was wearing a knee-length red dress and a pair of high heels.
Smiling, Yan Suni remarked, “Jingjing, you’re so gorgeous.”
“Thanks, you too.”
“Let’s head inside.” An Xuchen turned around and walked into the restaurant. Ning Shu watched as the couple in front of her entered the restaurant hand in hand.
TL: Asuka
TLC: Kaho
Chp 2318: Totally Unwelcomed
Ning Shu felt totally unwelcomed here.
She was feeling as unwelcome as any third wheel would be right now.
Once they were in the restaurant, An Xuchen pulled a chair out for Yan Suni. She hurriedly said to him, “Pull a chair out for Jingjing too.”
“No, I can do it myself.” Ning Shu pulled out a chair with one hand and sat down.
An Xuchen only looked at Ning Shu, then went to sit next to Yan Suni.
Ning Shu was rendered speechless by the sight of them..
An Xuchen looked at the menu and ordered. So did Yan Suni, who only ordered a vegetable salad.
Ning Shu, meanwhile, said directly to the waiter, "I’ll have two steaks."
An Xuchen frowned. "Why are you ordering two servings?"
"One serving isn’t enough for me," Ning Shu matter-of-factly said.
“Don’t you have any shame? How can anyone order two servings of food here?” An Xuchen looked at Ning Shu extremely unkindly, as if she had embarrassed him.
“I came here to eat. The amount of food I order is my business,” Ning Shu said indifferently.
“Guys, stop arguing,” Yan Suni said.
An Xuchen’s face was clearly showing his annoyance. His tolerance for Ning Shu was depleting, fast.
Ning Shu thought that An Xuchen probably wanted a divorce from her. He was now, at least, also considered a boss. He probably felt like her status didn’t match up to his.
The steak was served soon after. Ning Shu picked up her knife and fork and started devouring her food. Food was truly the only thing that would never let you down.
Yan Suni, meanwhile, ate her salad in small bites, like how a cat would eat.
By the time Ning Shu finished one of her steaks, Yan Suni hadn’t even made a dent in her salad.
Ning Shu pushed her empty plate aside and started to eat her second serving of steak. She glanced at An Xuchen while she did so.
What did An Xuchen care about?
Money, status, power, or beauty?
Ning Shu glanced back at the beauty, Yan Suni. If all of these things were stripped away from An Xuchen, how miserable would he be?
Ning Shu suddenly put her knife and fork down. She said to An Xuchen, “An Xuchen, can you and Yan Suni break up? Please respect our marriage. I’ll do my duty as a wife, so please do your duty as a husband.”
Yan Suni and An Xuchen both froze for a moment. Displeased, Yan Suni responded by saying, “Jingjing, why are you bringing this up again? Didn’t you say that you won’t kick up a fuss? No one is trying to destroy your marriage.”
Ning Shu glanced at An Xuchen. The original host was willing to act so extremely and cheat to get back at An Xuchen. This fact showed that deep in her heart, she had loved An Xuchen.
“An Xuchen, will you break up with her?” Ning Shu asked again as she turned towards him.
An Xuchen put his knife and fork down, then said indifferently, “I only married you out of necessity in the first place. I already gave you a marriage, so don’t even think about asking anything else from me.”
Ning Shu: …
Ning Shu shrugged. She already expected this result.
He only married her out of necessity?
Who the hell held him at knifepoint and forced him to marry her?
Yet the two of them were looking at her as though she was the unreasonable one here.
Oh, her view of the world…
“Have you ever loved me?” Ning Shu asked An Xuchen. The original host, Xue Jing, had cared about him so much. Even if his heart was made out of ice, surely it had melted a little.
“As I’ve told you, I can’t give you anything besides the marriage,” An Xuchen said. “And who are you to talk about love? You completely refused to help me when I was going through a hard time.”
Just because she refused to put her house on the line as collateral, she was heartless?
Could it be that she was supposed to be mindlessly obedient to him? It wasn’t as if An Xuchen had a nice plan for her.
Even if she did what he asked, she’d only end up deeply in debt and he’d still divorce her eventually.
Yet now An Xuchen was yapping about her not helping him!
TL: Kaho
MTL Editor: Ran
Chp 2319: Late-Stage Male Chauvinism Disease
He felt that she didn’t deserve him just because she wouldn’t always be at his beck and call. However, who was An Xuchen to righteously ask her for anything like that? He must be suffering from late-stage male chauvinism disease.
Ning Shu decided to stop asking, even about whether he’d return back to her house.
She picked up her eating utensils again, and she was eating when An Xuchen’s cell phone rang. After he picked it up and heard the words from the other end, his face turned pale white.
“What’s going on?” Yan Suni asked as she turned towards him.
An Xuchen stood up. “There’s a bit of a problem with the website. I’m going to take care of it.
“You guys go ahead and keep eating. It’s no big deal.” An Xuchen grabbed his suit jacket and left.
Ning Shu stared at An Xuchen’s back as he left. It was a big deal, for sure.
Ning Shu and Yan Suni were the only two people left at the table. Yan Suni’s expression was somewhat disinterested as she stared at Ning Shu and said, "Jingjing."
Ning Shu couldn’t believe the annoyance she heard in Yan Suni’s tone.
Ning Shu put her eating utensils down. She didn’t want to talk to Yan Suni. They would never be on the same page anyway.
“I’m done eating. I’ll be going first.” Ignoring Yan Suni's surprised look, Ning Shu stood up and walked away.
After she arrived back home, Ning Shu turned on her computer and saw that the indecent videos that she had posted earlier had been removed.
The site had also announced that every video uploaded from then on would be reviewed before it could be posted. Videos that were too explicit would not be posted.
They acted pretty swiftly.
Regarding the matter, An Xuchen was also questioned by the internet police. As a result, An Xuchen was charged with the crime of propagating illegal videos.
Moreover, because of the indecent videos, An Xuchen’s video site traffic skyrocketed and the number of registered members also greatly increased.
This meant that the company made an illegal profit from the videos. An Xuchen, as its head, naturally had to bear the responsibility.
He was fined $120,000, and the company now had a case on its record.
An Xuchen’s financial status was already dire when he set up this website. He even had to mortgage his house for a loan.
The fine made him feel like someone had cut a chunk of flesh off his body.
The site had just gotten stable! How did this happen?
Although, on the bright side, the site was getting more traffic because of this.
Bad publicity was still publicity. An Xuchen had no choice but to console himself like that.
It was also still bad, though…
An Xuchen returned home exhausted. His body sank into the couch as he sat on it.
“Pour me a glass of water,” said An Xuchen to Ning Shu as he rubbed his forehead.
Ning Shu felt that An Xuchen merely used her house as a place to vent. He was usually nowhere to be seen, yet he always showed up here as soon as things went south.
If he brought all the negative energies to her, who was she supposed to vent all these negative energies to?
Ning Shu took out cold water from the fridge, poured it into a glass, then offered it to An Xuchen.
An Xuchen drank the cold water. Since he gulped the cold water too hard, his body shivered.
Ning Shu then suddenly said to him, “Let’s get a divorce. I know you like Yan Suni, so I’ll get out of your way.
“Yan Suni won’t marry you now, but she’ll eventually relent and marry you,” said Ning Shu gently.
An Xuchen looked towards her, irritated. This woman seriously always managed to find the worst time possible for anything.
“Are you sure? Do you really want a divorce?” he asked impatiently.
An Xuchen wasn’t convinced that Ning Shu genuinely wanted a divorce. She had been able to endure everything in the past. How could she possibly be willing to get a divorce now?
TL: Kaho
MTL Editor: Ran
Chp 2320: Break It off With Yan Suni
Ning Shu said with a sneer, “It’s okay if you don’t want a divorce, but you’ll have to break it off with Yan Suni. If you don’t, then we’ll have to divorce.”
An Xuchen gave Ning Shu a slight glance. “You know full well about how my relationship is with Yan Suni. How could I possibly break it off with her?”
Yan Suni said from the get-go that she would break up with him if he wanted to marry her. If it wasn’t for that, he wouldn’t have gotten married to this woman.
Now this woman was turning around and asking him to break up with Yan Suni? There was no way he would do that.
Was her head screwed on right?
“I don’t care. I could put up with it before, but I can’t f*cking put up with it anymore,” Ning Shu shouted. She grabbed An Xuchen’s collar. “Say it! Do you want me or her!?”
Ning Shu had a sinister look on her face.
An Xuchen tried to peel off her hand. “Let go first! You’re acting like a maniac.”
“What’s wrong with being a maniac!? You cheated on me with Yan Suni, yet you guys are the ones in the right!?” Ning Shu sneered. “Today, you must choose whether you’ll break it off with Yan Suni and spend your days properly with me, or I’ll f*cking castrate you!”
“You’re dreaming,” An Xuchen said in disgust. “We’ll get a divorce.”
Ning Shu’s face instantly changed. She hurriedly let go of An Xuchen’s collar, and curtly straightened it. “I wasn’t serious about the divorce part. I don’t want to divorce you.
“I’m not asking for a lot. I’m just asking for you to break up with Yan Suni. After that, we can live a good life and have a child, just like any normal family,” Ning Shu said.
“No. Since you want a divorce, we’ll get a divorce.” An Xuchen suddenly felt that he was very unlucky today. The incident with the website had left him with no place to vent his anger.
Then he came home and got threatened by this woman. Did she really think that she was a precious jewel that he cared about keeping?
Ning Shu’s expression was bitter. “Don’t be angry with me. I won’t divorce you. I’ll just go talk to Yan Suni, so she'll stop wrecking our marriage.”
“She’s not the one wrecking anything, you are. It has always been you who’s ruining my relationship with Yan Suni. Do you really think that just because I’m married to you, you can order me around?” An Xuchen growled with a low voice.
An Xuchen was venting his anger out on Ning Shu. Seeing her dumbfounded face, he felt particularly smug.
Ning Shu: →_→
What kind of attitude was that? If he was so great and mighty, then go yell at Yan Suni too! His behavior in front of Yan Suni was completely different than in front of her.
It was a personality split, alright.
“Since you want a divorce, then let’s get one.” An Xuchen walked towards the door.
He didn’t want to live like this either.
“Let’s go!” An Xuchen turned around and saw that Ning Shu wasn’t budging, so he dragged her out the door, then shoved her into the car without any hesitation.
Without giving her a chance to speak, he drove the car towards the Civil Affairs Bureau.
“An Xuchen…”
“Shut up! It’s already the last time we’ll interact with each other. Can’t you give me some peace and quiet!?”
Ning Shu: I’m the incarnation of peace and quiet.
They soon arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Once the two parties signed and took their pictures, the divorce certificate was issued in only around half an hour.
Ning Shu inwardly let out a long breath. Finally, she got divorced.
Did An Xuchen really think she was happy to wait on him hand and foot?
Ning Shu waved a taxi down and went home.
An Xuchen returned as well.
When Ning Shu saw An Xuchen standing in the living room, she took a deep breath and yelled, “Scram!”
An Xuchen was stunned. “What did you say?”
“I said, get out! This is my house. Who are you to come in as you like? Give me back the keys and get out, or I’ll call the police and say you forced your way in with bad intentions towards me!” Ning Shu said coldly as she raised her chin highly.
An Xuchen had a strange confidence and arrogance when he faced Ning Shu. More accurately, he was like that whenever he was facing Xue Jing. He always felt like she should be groveling in front of him.
It was something he did out of habit.
TL: Kaho
MTL Editor: Ran
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Almisha
This novel really broadens horizons.
