The 99th Divorce

Ye Qianqian lifted her head. She immediately caught sight of the five-star hotel across from her. Situated right beside the hotel was a KTV lounge.

Ye Qianqian checked into a room and ordered two cases of beer.

She did so because that was the best deal among the drinks sold. The deal was buy one carton and receive another for free.

Ye Qianqian requested the smallest room in the most remote corner of the KTV lounge. She immediately chose all the songs that topped the billboards.

They were the hottest songs, as well as the ones that sounded the most like the wails and howls of a ghost. Ye Qianqian jumped onto the table and let out a soundless cry as she sang out, “Even in death! I’ll love!”

The waiter stood by the door and frowned when he heard her sing.

“This sounds too f*cking horrible!”

Initially, the waiters would come to check out the situation a few times. Eventually, they could not bear to listen to Ye Qianqian’s horrible singing any further. Nobody dared to approach anymore.

Ye Qianqian finished bottle after bottle of beer. She never knew how to restrain herself when it came to beer.

In the past, Ye Qianqian would drink a can of beer or two even on normal occasions.

After she started dating Shen Zhilie, she never drank anymore.

First, it was because Shen Zhilie did not like it when she drank. Second, it was because Shen Zhilie refused to buy the drinks.

“This time, I must certainly drink to my heart’s content.”

Ye Qianqian chugged down quite a few bottles of beer. Suddenly, a familiar melody could be heard.

It was a song she liked a lot in the past. It was the song “One Like Summer, One Like Autumn” by Christine Fan.

“If it wasn’t you, I would never be sure

that friends could be even more devoted than lovers.

Even if I’m too busy with my own relationship and neglected you,

You will never hate me and merely lecture me slightly.

If it wasn’t you, I would never be sure

that friends listen more attentively than friends.

My deeper implications and my unintentional words.

I can’t leave my darling, but, more importantly, I can’t leave you…”

Ye Qianqian howled as she screamed out the lyrics. Eventually, she tossed the mic away.

“F*ck you, my god damned bestie!”

After her loud howl, Ye Qianqian broke down into tears.

She sat down and proceeded to open up a few more bottles of beer.

She did that from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Ye Qianqian had already drunk more than 10 bottles. Lying down on the sofa, she was so dizzy that she seemed barely alive.

Burp! Ye Qianqian belched from the alcohol. She straightened her back as she staggered her way into the bathroom.

Even after she released the fluid in her body, the noisy music was still blasting away in the room.

She was the only person in the small room, and the floor was completely laid out with beer bottles.

Ye Qianqian leaned against the sofa like a starfish.

“Ah…”

“Ah…”

As Ye Qianqian laid down, she suddenly began to flip through her purse.

She took out the phone, which she had switched off for a long time, and turned it on.

The words on Ye Qianqian’s cellphone were no longer clear to her. She could not even figure out whether it was one word or two words.

After she stared at her phone for a long time, she saw that Shen Zhilie had called her over 20 times.

There were over 40 missed calls.

They were from Shen Zhilie, Fang Tongtong, Yu Lili, and Ye Youyou…

“Hmm…

“That’s quite a few people.”

There were also over a hundred messages accumulated on her WeChat, and she was flooded with text messages.

Ye Qianqian giggled. She tapped open her keyboard to key in a series of numbers she had memorized.

Right after she made the call, they turned into the words “Shen Zhilie”.

It seemed as though Shen Zhilie had been specifically keeping watch beside his phone to wait for her call. The call went through right away. He immediately answered, “Hello?”

Burp!

Ye Qianqian belched but did not speak.

When Shen Zhilie heard the sound, he felt a hint of joy. “Qianqian, is that you? Where are you?”

“Shen… Zhilie?”

“It’s me, it’s me! Are you drunk? I’ll come to pick you up right now!”