Seeing Xia Xingcheng didn’t say anything, Qin Pei added: “Yeting was destined for great things in the future, he will have great achievements. But Miss Xia, you are not like him. You have a child. If Yeting really marries you one day, he will face not only us, his parents, but also a lot of people in our company.”
Qin Pei stopped talking but maintained a gentle look at Xia Xingcheng throughout the whole conversation without hostility.
Xia Xingcheng took a sip of her coffee gently, only to find it tasted so bitter, just like her mood at the moment.
What Qin Pei said was right that she could not refute. She already had a child, but the future of Sheng Yeting was bright.
If she really stood by his side, it would only make Sheng Yeting a laughing stock.
Qin Pei seemed didn’t intend to wait for Xia Xingcheng’s reply. She sighed with a complex look on her face. “I know that you must feel bad now, but I still have to say, although you are a graceful woman, you are no comparison to our family status. An ill-matched marriage would not be a good marriage.”
At this point, Qin Pei reached into her purse, took out a blank check, and handed it to Xia Xingcheng: “Miss Xia, it’s a blank check. You can write whichever number you want, as long as you leave Yeting.”
“Of course, I didn’t mean to insult you by doing this. It’s just, I’m also a mother. I hope you and your son can have a good future.”
Xia Xingcheng’s eyes felt suddenly dry in the steam of the coffee.
With a blink, Xia Xingcheng looked down at the check in front of her. She should have been angry, but she couldn’t.
Because the woman in front of her did not humiliate her with insulting words, nor did she apply tactics to force her to leave.
But Qin Pei was gently consoling her, from her point of view.
She tasted bitterness in her mouth and did not know whether it was because of the coffee or her mood.
It was not that she didn’t wonder about the reason why Qin Pei wanted to talk to her. To put it another way, she had thought about the possibility that Qin Pei would use ugly words to threaten her.
But all of these did not happen. As a woman, Qin Pei had already save her enough dignity.
These she could naturally understand. But this understanding made her feel powerless.
It was just…
Thinking of Sheng Yeting, Xia Xingcheng sighed helplessly and made up her mind.
Pushing back the blank check, Xia Xingcheng shook her head. “Auntie, I understand your concerns. But I can’t accept this. I won’t receive a payment for doing nothing.”
“And I’m not afraid to tell you the truth that it was Sheng Yeting who actually initiated our marriage,” said Xia Xingcheng frankly.
Hearing this, Qin Pei was slightly surprised: “What do you mean by that?”
She was getting a little confused about what Xia Xingcheng was talking about.
Xia Xingcheng heaved a deep sigh and thought she might as well tell Qin Pei the truth at this point. “To tell you the truth, auntie, Sheng Yeting and I didn’t get married because of love. but I think you should have some clue about why he got married.”
“Instead of convincing me, maybe you should try to persuade Sheng Yeting.”
Hearing this, Qin Pei looked a little stunned and frowned in silence: “You mean Yeting married you because of me?”
Xia Xingcheng looked at her noncommittally.
In fact, Xia Xingcheng still hadn’t figured out why Sheng Yeting married her. If he just wanted to help her, he could have done it by other means.
If he was using her as an excuse to get out of the pressure of being pushed into a marriage by his family, it would have made little sense.
After all, with her knowledge of Sheng Yeting, he was not a man to be pushed around.
With this in mind, Xia Xingcheng was a little lost in her thoughts.
Qin Pei continued to say, “What you said may be true, but I think that if you take the initiative to ask for a divorce, it would be a solution, wouldn’t it?”
Xia Xingcheng was stunned, for a moment she did not know what to say.
Indeed, she called all the shots here actually.
But she really couldn’t decide now.
Seeing that Xia Xingcheng was silent, Qin Pei knew that she would not agree so soon. So she put the blank check in front of Xia Xingcheng again and said with a flat tone, “Miss Xia, I hope you can think it over and you can contact me at any time.”
At the door, Qin Pei looked back at Xia Xingcheng and said: “Miss Xia, have you ever thought that if you go on like this, you will end up hurting not only yourself but also Yeting?”
After saying that, Qin Pei left directly.
Xia Xingcheng was the only person left in the big private room.
She sat there, clueless, for a long time, feeling as if her head were in a tangle.
The coffee in front of her was already cold, and she had no intention to ask the waiter for a refill. Her whole head was filled with the last sentence Qin Pei had said when she left.
“Have you ever thought that if you keep doing this, it will end up hurting not only yourself but Yeting as well?”
Maybe this would hurt Sheng Yeting after all.
Unconsciously, Xia Xingcheng recalled the memories of the time that she had spent with Sheng Yeting, the good ones, and the bad ones; some were happy and some weren’t.
It was at this time that Xia Xingcheng discovered that Sheng Yeting had already taken over her life.
However, as long as she thought of divorcing Sheng Yeting in the near future and leaving him, Xia Xingcheng felt so sad for some reason.
It was like having countless little needles poking her chest, not deadly, but hurting everywhere.
Even if it would come to divorce, it was not a matter of one or two days, she needed to take a long view.
Thinking about this, Xia Xingcheng felt a headache, so she collected her thoughts, got up, and decided to go back to work first.
Getting her purse, Xia Xingcheng was about to get up to leave when she heard a magnetic voice from the room next door: “Little beauty, don’t hurry to leave. Since the Sheng family doesn’t want you, how about you come with me?”
Xia Xingcheng was surprised and looked at the room next door. She saw a familiar face.
Yun Chen walked slowly in front of Xia Xingcheng. The day at Cloud Palace, the lights in the club room were too dim, so Xia Xingcheng didn’t get a good look at Yun Chen. Now she was surprised to see Yun Chen standing in front of her.
