During this process, the butler was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. Oh, dear Lord! What on earth had gotten into the young master today? What kind of madness was he acting out?
He wanted to step in and say a few words of persuasion, but every time he was about to open his mouth, Ling Qianchen would shoot him a cold glare, warning him not to meddle.
The butler had been working in this family for over a decade, and Ling Qianchen had always been polite to him. But in the end, Ling Qianchen was the master, and he was just a butler.
So when it came to the master's private affairs, as a butler, he could only stand by and listen quietly, without saying a single word.
Watching Ling Qianchen drop the divorce agreement and leave impatiently, the butler wanted to chase after him to persuade him. But then he saw Yuan Meng kneeling on the ground, her head hanging low as she sobbed softly.
When Ling Qianchen was leaving just now, Yuan Meng had tried to hold him back and grabbed his arm. But Ling Qianchen showed no mercy at all. He simply pulled her hand away. Yuan Meng refused to let go. With tears in her eyes, she shook her head and looked at him pleadingly. If any other man had seen her like this, he would surely have felt heart - broken. But the man in front of her was Ling Qianchen, a man who was thoroughly tired of her. How could he show her any mercy?
So Ling Qianchen just gave her a cold look and unhesitatingly pushed her away. Yuan Meng, as if completely exhausted both physically and mentally, collapsed to the ground on her knees.
Even so, Ling Qianchen still left without looking back.
Sighing, the butler didn't chase after Ling Qianchen. Instead, he slowly walked over to Yuan Meng and helped her up. "Young mistress, the ground is cold. Get up quickly."
Yuan Meng was like a soulless puppet. She just let the butler move her around without showing any sign of her own will.
Seeing this, the butler tried to comfort her. "Young mistress, don't be so sad. Actually, you're a really nice person. It's just that the young master hasn't spent much time with you, so he's not aware of your goodness. That's why he's so determined to divorce you. You know the young master. As a man, he has to make important decisions in the company, and at home, the old mistress has the final say. He must feel so pent - up! Sometimes he may not be very tactful in his words or actions. But I believe that as long as you're more considerate of the young master and always think about his needs, he'll surely notice your goodness one day. Maybe the young master was just in a bad mood today. Don't take it to heart. In the future, be careful not to make him angry. Once he discovers your goodness, he won't be able to live without you."
The butler's words seemed to make some sense, but in fact, they were a bit male - chauvinistic. It seemed that he was doing it for Yuan Meng's good, but if you analyzed it carefully, it meant that Yuan Meng should suppress her own temper and put Ling Qianchen first in everything.
Although this kind of thinking was hard to agree with, considering the butler's age and his old - fashioned ideas, it was understandable.
However, Yuan Meng never really hoped that Ling Qianchen would fall in love with her. She just didn't want their marriage to end before the bet was over.
So she didn't really take the butler's words to heart. She just moved her head slightly and continued to sob softly. "But what should I do? He doesn't even want to come home. How can he notice my goodness?"
A sense of despair hit her. The butler also felt a bit sad. When the young mistress first came, he didn't think much of her. He thought she was too petty and didn't deserve his young master at all.
Especially after she did some really strange things, like breaking the old mistress's antique and even attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the water. These made the old mistress dislike her even more. But during this process, the butler also discovered Yuan Meng's good qualities.
Not to mention anything else, Yuan Meng was a kind - hearted person. She never thought that just because she was the young mistress of this family, she was superior to others. On the contrary, every time she talked to the servants or did something, she was always gentle and didn't act like a master at all. Even when some servants looked down on her and secretly called her an orphan, she didn't care.
The butler had no idea that the reason Yuan Meng didn't care about these things was that she never regarded herself as a part of this family. Moreover, her identity was just a made - up story. She didn't care what others said.
Wiping away her tears, Yuan Meng looked up and forced a weak smile. "Uncle Butler, thank you for saying these things to me. I know you're trying to comfort me. You're a good person. I understand. But now that Qianchen has taken things this far, I don't know what to do. I'll go upstairs first. You should also go back and rest."
Watching Yuan Meng's somewhat dejected back as she limped up the stairs, it was obvious that she was injured. The butler felt his eyes getting moist. Alas, the young mistress was clearly heart - broken by the young master, and even her leg was injured. She must be afraid that he would worry, so she didn't say a single word.
He just couldn't understand. Why didn't his young master want such a nice girl? What on earth was he thinking?
After going upstairs, the sad look on her face completely disappeared. She went back to her room and locked the door.
She was wearing a pink dress. When she knelt on the ground just now, she felt a sharp pain. She didn't know how bad the injury on her leg was.
Sitting on the bed, she lifted up her dress to expose her knee. She saw that the skin on her knee was scraped and there was blood oozing out.
That dog of a man really didn't know the meaning of being gentle with a woman. He deserved to be single for the rest of his life.
She took out some disinfectant alcohol to clean the wound on her leg. The sharp pain made Yuan Meng grit her teeth in hatred. She wished she could tear that dog of a man, Ling Qianchen, into pieces right now.
The most ridiculous thing was that a married man had fallen in love with another woman.
Well, although the woman he loved, Ai Yue, was actually herself, she didn't feel the slightest bit of excitement. Instead, she just thought Ling Qianchen was such a disgusting man.
He had no sense of responsibility at all. Fortunately, she was just in a bet. Otherwise, even if Ling Qianchen didn't mention divorce, she would have been eager to end the marriage.
But luckily, in just two or three months, she would be able to get out of this place. At that time, she would proudly throw the divorce agreement in that dog man's face and tell him that she didn't care about him. Also, from then on, she would stay as far away from him as possible.
Thinking about the bet, Yuan Meng felt that it was the root of all evil. All the unfair treatment she had suffered was because of this impulsive bet.
Chai Yanjing, just you wait. When the bet is over, I'll settle all the grievances I've suffered in this year with you one by one.