The 99th Divorce

Yu Lili’s eyes shot daggers at the hand Ou Ming had clasped tightly onto hers. Her expression darkened. She turned her head away deliberately to look elsewhere.

Her mobile phone vibrated gently. Yu Lili picked it up and saw that Shen Zhilie had sent her a message.

[Where did you go to meet your friend so late in the night? Do you want me to pick you up?]

Yu Lili cradled the phone in the palm of her hand. As she read that line, she knew Ye Qianqian must have told him she was out.

Yu Lili thought for a moment, and replied: [That’s not necessary. I’ll be back soon.]

The reply from Shen Zhilie came very quickly. It said: [It’s late at night. It’s not safe for a lady to be out alone. I’ll pick you up. Where are you?]

Yu Lili furrowed her brows together as she replied: [It’s really not necessary. I’ll be back soon. I’ll let you know when I’m back. It won’t be long.]

Ou Ming gently took his arm back. In a somber voice, he asked, “We’re not there yet? Is it that far?”

Yu Lili lifted her head and looked around at her surroundings. She realized they had reached their destination.

She fished her door card out to gain access to her room and pulled Ou Ming in along with her. Then, her phone chimed again. It was Shen Zhili. His message said: [Alright. Be careful out there, then. Try to keep to crowded places.]

Yu Lili felt her heart warm up. The expression on her face softened. She picked the emoji that had its eyes covered and sent it along with the message: [Good sir, look at the time! What crowded places would there be?]

He replied: [!!!] Shortly after, another message came: [That won’t do. I must pick you up. Where are you?]

Yu Lili sent that emoji with its eyes covered again. She didn’t follow up after that.

Ou Ming stood by her side the entire time. He neither moved nor spoke.

Yu Lili took one look at him and pulled him over to the bedside. She placed his hand on the bed and said, “This is the bed.” She led him over to the bathroom and counted each step they took. “One, two, three, four… 10 steps. Here’s the bathroom.”

“Yeah,” answered Ou Ming in a monosyllable. “I need to use to toilet.”

“Go ahead,” Yu Lili opened the door to the bathroom for him and gently pushed him in. “You’re on your own.”

Just as Yu Lili was about to release his hand and walk off, she felt a large hand pull her back. He asked, “You’re not going to help me?”

“Seriously? You want my help relieving yourself? Don’t you know how to take your own pants off?” Yu Lili rolled her eyes at him and forcefully swung his hand off.

Before she could finish the action, Ou Ming powerfully backed her against the door. A single hand held onto her wrist as he pressed his arm horizontally against her chest, trapping her with his body weight.

Yu Lili was stunned. Without any warning, Ou Ming’s knee pushed between her legs. His face was barely an inch away from hers.

The sudden change in position took Yu Lili’s breath away for some strange reason. Her instinct was to push him away. With her brows knitted in a frown, she was about to open her mouth and yell at him when Ou Ming suddenly lowered his head and covered her mouth with his.

Without so much as asking, he plundered her mouth. His actions were overbearing and wild, and came with a hint of brutality. It was almost as if this kiss was meant to punish. Their hot breaths mingled together, and the temperature of their bodies slowly rose.

Yu Lili began to boil with anger as her humiliation increased with every passing moment.

This assh*le… What did he take me for? A b*tch at his beck and call?