The 99th Divorce

Ye Qianqian brushed her teeth and washed her face. For some strange reason, she was feeling conflicted. Weirdly, while it wasn’t a good feeling, it wasn’t exactly a bad feeling either.

When she walked out, Shen Zhilie was seated on the couch fiddling with his mobile phone. He saw her emerge and switched his phone off before standing up.

When Ye Qianqian saw him, the likely possibility that he had carried her back from the hospital suddenly occurred to her. Her heart oddly skipped a beat. She didn’t dare to look at him. She kept her eyes fixated on the dining table.

There were two bowls laid out on the table. Between them was a pot of piping hot porridge. It was really fragrant and looked absolutely delicious.

Although Shen Zhilie’s cooking skills were a little subpar to Yu Lili’s, it was still beyond a shadow of doubt better than most other men.

Ye Qianqian sat on the chair. When she saw that he sat down along with her, she asked, “Haven’t you eaten yet?”

“I just had a little. I’m hungry again now.” Shen Zhilie didn’t bother with formalities.

He picked up a ladle and scooped a portion of porridge for her. Following that, he ladled a portion for himself and slowly began slurping it.

The porridge was very hot. Ye Qianqian had barely finished half a bowl if it, and her whole body was covered in perspiration. She fanned herself with her hand and commented, “It’s such a hot day today. Switch on the air-conditioner, will you?”

Shen Zhilie looked up. Likewise, his whole face was drenched in perspiration. When he heard her demand, he objected immediately and said, “No way.”

“Oh my god. You look like you’re roasting,” Ye Qianqian said. “Be careful that you don’t suffer from a heatstroke!”

Shen Zhilie looked at her contemptuously and asked, “Do you think everyone is like you? Your air-conditioner must have been too cold last night to cause you a fever today!”

“Bullsh*t!” Ye Qianqian felt her temper getting the better of her. “If not for you, I wouldn’t be in this state at all!”

“Hey now, please be reasonable,” Shen Zhilie retorted. “How could you push the blame for everything to me? Was I the cause of your cold?”

“Yes, you were!” Ye Qianqian declared confidently. “You were the one who spoke to me so harshly. My towel was drying outside, and the hairdryer was outside too. I didn’t want to see your face, so I had to go without drying my hair!”

Shen Zhilie felt unjustly accused and asked, “Are you saying that you caught a cold because you didn’t dry your hair last night?”

“That goes without saying!” Ye Qianqian huffed. “It was all because of you!” she insisted.

Shen Zhilie half-believed her when he heard it. He was still discontented with her reasoning and asked, “How could you just push all the blame to me? You have fully functional limbs! Why couldn’t you just come out to take your towel? Looking upon my handsome face a few more times would have given you luck!”

“Bullsh*t! Whoever else wants to look at it is free to,” Ye Qianqian said. “I’m already sick of looking at it. Moreover, you are not handsome at all!”

Shen Zhilie replied, “I pity you that you’re blind at such a young age.”

Ye Qianqian felt her fury boiling over and retorted, “F*ck you and your blind eyes! I’m the one who pities your future girlfriend! She’ll have to be blind to fall for a guy like you!”

Shen Zhilie watched as she got herself worked up into a frenzy. He didn’t even mind the fact that she had cursed at him.

With a gleeful expression, he said, “That’s fine. If I can’t get a girlfriend, I’ll just look for a boyfriend. After all, with my charm and good luck, I’m on a totally different level from someone like you who will have to rely on finding someone blind.”

Shen Zhilie’s mocking demeanor and the cheery expression in his eyes made Ye Qianqian so livid she screamed.

She dropped her spoon on the table and screamed out, “I’m not eating anymore!”

With that, she stood up and turned to leave.

When Shen Zhilie saw the situation unfold, he reached out to stop her and said, “I cooked so much! Finish it at least!”

“No! You can eat it all on your own!” Ye Qianqian angrily replied.