The 99th Divorce

Yu Lili spoke to Ye Qianqian for quite some time before finally hanging up.

After the few days of vacation, Yu Lili was in a very good mood. She switched on her digital screen to draw. Only when her eyes could no longer keep open did she crawl into bed to sleep.

On the second day, at around 8 a.m., the doorbell rang. Yu Lili’s eyes were still clouded with sleep. When she went to check the door, she found Ou Ming standing there.

He looked especially handsome. He was wearing a burgundy suit that he hadn’t worn for a long time. The wounds on his face had healed a lot. He was full of vitality and looked very festive.

Yu Lili was mesmerized by him. She quickly opened the door and asked, “Why are you here?”

Ou Ming squeezed his way in before she could open the door fully. With a wiggle of his brows, he replied, “Have you forgotten what we’re supposed to do today?” As he spoke, he fished out a dark purple booklet from his coat.

The Household Register.

Yu Lili’s eyes widened. “Did you steal that?”

“Shush. Go wash your face. Look at the drool on your cheeks.” Ou Ming reached out to wipe her face, a smile escaped his lips.

Yu Lili instinctively touched her face and blushed before running back in. When she looked in the mirror, she realized that while she did look like she had just woken up, there was no trace of dried drool at all.

“You lied to me!” Yu Lili huffed as she squeezed the toothpaste onto her toothbrush and started to brush her teeth.

She got changed and put on some makeup before stepping out. She found Ou Ming sitting in her room, browsing through her digital screen. He was looking at what she had been drawn the night before. It was a bed scene.

Yu Lili blushed and rushed up to cover the screen with both her hands. She yelled, “I’m ready! Let’s go!”

Ou Ming looked up and bit back a smile as he said, “You’re drawing is not too bad.”

Yu Lili glared at him as fiercely as she could muster. Unfortunately, she couldn’t prevent her face from reddening in embarrassment. “How can touch someone else’s thing without permission? You’re so annoying!”

“How is it someone else’s?” Ou Ming stood up and seized her. “You’re soon to be my wife.”

Wife…

Yu Lili’s heart was almost soaring. With him holding on to her, the both of them made their way out of the room.

“Hold on… Let me get something.” Yu Lili pushed his hand off and proceeded to inspect Ou Ming’s face. “Do you want to put on some makeup? You’ll look more handsome.”

“No!” Ou Ming replied vehemently. “Go and get whatever you needed to!”

Yu Lili’s mouth lifted in a smile. She turned around to dig out her household register and identification documents. In her household register, there was only one name. But, this household register was soon to be invalid, wasn’t it?

When they got to the Bureau of Civil Affairs, many young couples were milling about. Without exception, all of them were holding each other’s hands and leaning on each other.

On the other side of the office was the counter for divorces. All the couples there wore a long face.

It was Yu Lili’s first time there. It took more than 10 minutes before their turn arrived.

Yu Lili found herself in a dreamlike trance throughout the whole process. At the end, when both of them imprinted their thumbprints and received their red booklets, she was still in a daze.

Ou Ming saw her stupefied look and couldn’t help smiling. He bent down quickly and gave her a kiss on her cheek. “Look it at when we get home.”

Yu Lili placed the marriage certificated carefully in the innermost compartment of her handbag and zipped her bag up before looking up.

She couldn’t control the smile on her delicate and small face. “Let’s go for a meal!”

“Sure. It’s all up to my wife,” Ou Ming said.