After waking up, Yuan Meng opened her sleepy eyes and immediately met Ling Qianchen's gloomy face. She was so startled that her heart started pounding.
Reacting instinctively, she grabbed the other pillow on the bedside and hurled it hard at the man.
Ling Qianchen, who was hit out of the blue, looked even colder. His already unhappy mood grew even more agitated, and his cold eyes were filled with an unthawable frost.
Yuan Meng regained a moment of clarity, and her eyes gradually changed. But soon she composed herself, and her eyes began to redden. She seemed to have two droopy rabbit ears on top of her head.
"Qianchen... you scared me. I didn't mean to hit you. Does it hurt?" she said while sobbing softly, looking pitiful as she tried to explain.
Ling Qianchen felt a wave of annoyance well up inside him and didn't want to pay her any heed.
Seeing his cold and unmoved expression, Yuan Meng shed more tears. The tears instantly spread across her face, and she looked like a soft mold made of water.
She reached out and tried to tug at the man's sleeve. "Qianchen... can you give me a hug and comfort me? I'm really scared when you're like this."
The man looked down at her for a while. Immediately reminded of previous incidents, he grew suspicious, thinking that this woman was just putting on an act again.
"Let go. Stop pretending," he said coldly. He was like a block of ice with no warmth, as if he wanted to freeze her body and soul.
Yuan Meng pretended not to understand what he was saying. She immediately knelt up on the bed and hugged his arm carefully. "I'm not pretending... really not. Can you stop being so cold to me? I'm really scared..."
She cried until her nose turned red, and her shoulders shook with sobs. It was as if Ling Qianchen had bullied her.
She was so skilled at acting that she could be a movie queen. It was just a pity that others couldn't see through her.
The sobbing in his ears never stopped. Ling Qianchen frowned even deeper. Annoyance welled up inside him, and he turned around to leave.
Yuan Meng clearly sensed his intention. She immediately hugged him tightly from behind and cried out, "You're not allowed to go. You can't leave me. Are you going to find another woman? Do you not want me anymore?"
Her tears had soaked the man's shirt. Her accusing tone made Ling Qianchen look extremely annoyed, and he tried to push her away again and again.
But Yuan Meng hugged him even tighter. "I won't agree to the divorce. It doesn't matter if you don't like me now. You can try to like me slowly. Maybe you'll fall in love with me in the future."
Ling Qianchen made no attempt to hide his feelings. He said word by word, "I don't like women like you. No matter how long we've been together, I'll never feel the slightest bit of attraction to you. Give up this thought."
His words were cold and heartless. He didn't care whether Yuan Meng would be hurt by his words at all. He just wanted to get rid of this troublesome person as soon as possible.
"I'll change. I'll change into the way you like."
"Stop crying," Ling Qianchen was really annoyed by her crying.
Yuan Meng observed the man's expression and choked back her sobs. Shiny tears hung in her eyes, on the verge of falling.
As the sobbing gradually stopped, the man hardened his heart and decided to make things clear once and for all. "The kind of person I like won't be as clingy as you. We must get a divorce."
Yuan Meng widened her eyes and immediately changed her attitude. She focused on crying again. "Then I won't change."
The crying started again. Ling Qianchen frowned tightly. His annoyance grew stronger. He forcefully pried open the hands that were wrapped around his waist. "That's enough! I've already made up my mind about the divorce. No matter how much you pester me, the result will be the same."
When Yuan Meng heard this, she thought it was unacceptable.
She caught a glimpse of an antique lamp on the bedside table. It was said to be an item from a foreign royal family a hundred years ago and was later auctioned back by Yu Luqing at a high price.
After having this idea, she deliberately picked up the lamp and smashed it hard on the ground. She picked up the fragments of the lamp and held them against her neck, pretending to commit suicide. "No! If you must divorce me, I'll die right now. I won't let you leave me."
Just then, Yu Luqing pushed the door open and walked in.
She had originally listened to what her son had said to her during the day and came to check on Yuan Meng's situation. But she didn't expect to see such a farce as soon as she entered the door.
The floor was covered with fragments. That was her precious item! She had spent tens of millions on this antique, and now this woman had ruined it?
"Yuan Meng, I think you're a disaster. You won't be satisfied until you've turned our family upside down, right? People like you shouldn't exist in this world. You might as well just die!"
Yu Luqing was so angry that her internal organs ached. Her scolding became even shriller, as if it was going to pierce people's eardrums.
Yuan Meng shed tears aggrievedly. The fragments in her hand were almost about to cut into the tender flesh on her neck. She said righteously, "Since you don't like me so much, I'll die in front of you..."
Fortunately, Ling Qianchen was quick - witted and stopped her. Of course, Yuan Meng was just putting on an act. How could she really die?
In just a short while, Yuan Meng had caused such a commotion in the Ling family that there was no peace at all.
The butler heard the noise and rushed upstairs. Seeing the situation, he heaved a deep sigh.
"Sir, please give Madam a little more time to adapt. It's normal for anyone to be unable to accept it when suddenly told they're getting a divorce. Let her calm down, okay?"
The butler also felt a bit sorry for Yuan Meng, who was crying hysterically, and couldn't help but step in to mediate.
Ling Qianchen took a deep breath and suppressed his irritable emotions. He set a final deadline. "Three days. I can only give her three days to figure this out. After three days, we must meet at the Civil Affairs Bureau."
Three days was the limit he could give.
Yu Luqing couldn't bear to look at the chaotic situation anymore. She covered her chest, which was hurting from anger, and went back to her room to rest. When she stood by the window in her room and was about to open the window to take a breath, she was so frightened by what she saw that she almost lost her soul.
Yuan Meng's face was as pale as paper. Wearing a white dress, she stood by the swimming pool, looking completely listless.
Yu Luqing looked at her from afar. There was not the slightest sign of emotion in Yuan Meng's eyes. All she saw was dead silence.
One second later, Yuan Meng jumped into the pool, and there was a "plop" sound as she hit the water.
Yu Luqing's heart skipped a beat. She almost had trouble breathing.
"Save her! Hurry and save her!" she immediately shouted for help after coming to her senses.
It was one thing to scold Yuan Meng harshly, but it was another thing if she really died in their house.
No one knew what sins the Ling family had committed in their past lives to have to deal with Yuan Meng, this bad - luck star, in this life.
In just a short moment, Yuan Meng had caused such a stir in the Ling family that the whole household was in a panic. Everyone was busy fishing her out of the swimming pool.