Mr.President, Let's Get a Divorce
Chapter 382 - 381 I want her to be the President’s wife, and she works very hard to be herself.

Chapter 382: 381 I want her to be the President’s wife, and she works very hard to be herself.

She was shocked, only glimpsing through the screen, where a flower room full of red bellflowers fiercely assaulted both her visual nerves and her heart.

The ceremony was scheduled for half-past eleven, she remembered...

She had once hesitated, wondering if that time was too late, but Wen Nian said,

"I want to give you enough time to think, to hesitate...so if you come, you must be ready to accept everything that follows. If you come, I will never let you leave in this lifetime."

In fact, when she hesitated, wondering if it was too early, she had already decided she would go.

Perhaps knowing that the birth control sabotage was not Wen Nian’s doing but suspecting Qu Yu played a part, she also felt somewhat relieved.

And Wen Nian also said, if she didn’t attend, it would be his wedding alone, which, when she thought about it... how desolate would that be?

He said it wasn’t a threat...

The wedding was important, but in the end, it was just a formality.

But for Lu Xiaoer, it was different, even if her going was pointless, even if it could cost her and her unborn child their lives, she had to go!

It was a matter of gratitude.

The grace Lu Xiaoer had shown her in her past life—she had died unable to repay it; this life, however, she must repay it no matter what!

Besides, she knew that if it had been her trapped under the rubble of Angus Cathedral, Lu Xiaoer would have made the same choice.

For Wen Nian, she had no such confidence, but for Lu Xiaoer, she did.

"Madam, he has invited many people: the Wen Family, all the prominent families of Anlin, his military instructors, and... your father..."

"..."

Qu Yu stood at the back of the guest seats, several rows of empty chairs separating him from the last row of guests,

"It’s not a large number, but all are absolutely crucial."

"...I know."

Tang Xiaohua curved her lips upwards, recalling the guest list she had seen; she understood every name’s significance to Wen Nian.

She didn’t know how other countries’ presidents treated their weddings, but for Wen Nian to ensure every detail of the wedding was faultless...

She took a deep breath...

She couldn’t fathom how much effort it had cost him.

"He didn’t specify it was your wedding when he invited these people, but he has said it now... If you don’t come, it might turn him into a national joke..."

Wen Nian, this... fool...

"Qu Yu, I know, I really do."

"Madam, there’s still time if you hurry... I really plead with you!"

Qu Yu zoomed in the camera, Wen Nian, standing at the ceremony platform, was speaking—

"Today, I have asked all present here to be witnesses."

"Grandfather, please don’t get upset. Since you’ve come, please let me finish speaking."

"..."

Wen Liangyu, leaning on a walking stick, clenched the stick tightly in his fist.

Wen Chou, who was sitting next to him, couldn’t contain himself anymore. In a low voice, he said to Wen Nian, "You are the President! You are the President of a country! What are you doing now! You’re acting like a child!"

"Father, you are mistaken. Precisely because I am the President, every word I utter and every action I take is well-considered."

"...You’ve gone mad!"

Wen Chou’s eyes were wide open in shock!

Xiao Ziyan, sitting nearby, felt like she was on pins and needles, never expecting her own son to pull such a stunt.

Wen Nian smiled gracefully, and he solemnly said,

"Today’s wedding will soon be witnessed by everyone in the country. I’m not sure how the citizens of G country will judge me as their President, but I just want to say... I am your President, and also a husband to a woman."

"That year, I was only twenty-six years old. With my grandfather’s and my family’s influence, I became President. A political marriage seemed to secure my political situation, ensuring social stability, and thus, peace for the citizens."

"But I couldn’t do it. Being President, I had to care about the country, society, and the citizens, but stripped of the President’s role, I only wanted to fulfill my own desires."

"I wanted to marry a childhood friend I’ve known for twenty years. The year we made a lifetime pact, I was carrying the trust and expectations of the citizens, becoming a young President, while she had just reached the legal age for marriage."

As Wen Nian spoke, he smiled, "You can imagine how eager a man must be, to marry his beloved girl right on her twentieth birthday—it was as if after that night’s midnight, she might be taken away by someone else..."

He leisurely narrated his past...

Tang Xiaohua listened intently...

To her, all of this was fresh and astonishing.

So that was what their wedding was like...

She had thought it would be more ordinary, more formal.

"I wanted to protect her, so I did not make it public, but even as understanding as Lili was, she still resented me for making her the clandestine President’s wife. She resented me internally but never voiced it, as if speaking out would make her appear ungrateful..."

"When she was being obstinate, I also told her she was ungrateful, said she didn’t understand me, and even felt that she... was no longer the Lili in my heart. I even had a notion that she wasn’t fit for the role of the President’s wife... Hey, after all, I am just a man, completely at a loss with a woman’s sea-deep heart."

He chuckled again...

There were also a few laughs from the audience.

Not everyone thought Wen Nian’s behavior was outrageous.

Among the prestigious families of Anlin, along with some influential in politics and business, those around Wen Nian’s age, or a bit younger, seemed quite willing to listen.

"In four years, she changed from that straightforward and transparent young girl into the thoughtful, cautious, brave, shrewd, and wary Navy Lieutenant she is today."

"I went from not being used to her distancing herself from me, to accepting her ideas, respecting her actions, yet fearing her decisions."

"For a long time, I couldn’t understand why we kept on arguing. Clearly, the love was still there, clearly we were still drawn to each other, clearly we couldn’t bear to part, yet we kept saying extremities, saying untrue things..."

"Clearly, I had become a President whom most of the citizens still supported, trusted, and admired; clearly, she had become a fearless, wise Navy Lieutenant; clearly, we both were successful in our respective duties, but together we were fools..."

"You’re the fool..."

Tang Xiaohua muttered softly across the phone screen.

"Later, I think I understood a little... I wanted her to be my President’s wife, and she, she just tried very hard to be herself. Two ideas that seemed not in conflict, yet were full of contradictions."

...

Tears fell on Tang Xiaohua’s screen.

"Shall we go?" Zhongli Wuzhi, sitting next to her, asked.