She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 111: Such a ruthless heart, to easily discard what was once desired.

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Such a ruthless heart, to easily discard what was once desired.

Miss Li Chengxiang of the Li Family had returned.

The young and old of the Li Family, upon hearing the news, were all overjoyed as they gathered at the entrance to welcome her.

As Li Chengxiang stepped down from the carriage, everyone eagerly approached her, asking where she had been during this period.

Li Chengxiang didn’t conceal anything, revealing how she had been at her wits’ end and attempted to drown herself in the river, only to be saved by Mother Tan from Fireworks Lane and that she had returned after her wounds had healed.

Hearing about Li Chengxiang’s suicide attempt brought Lord Li to tears.

He had never imagined that his always sensible and obedient eldest daughter would have such a day of despair.

How much pain she must have harbored in her heart...

"Father, I have important matters to discuss with you," Li Chengxiang said.

Lord Li nodded, "Come to the study with me."

Once in the study, Li Chengxiang spoke of the incident she had witnessed the day before and directly stated her intention to divorce Wa Chengnan.

Lord Li furrowed his brow, "Really?"

"I saw it with my own eyes," Li Chengxiang said, the pain of the previous day’s events making her wish to die.

Lord Li didn’t express the indignant outrage she had expected, "You should know, even if it is a son-in-law who married into the family, there hasn’t been a case of him being actively divorced by the woman’s side."

At these words, Li Chengxiang’s complexion paled even further.

"...What do you mean, Father?"

She felt a tightness in her chest.

Lord Li sighed helplessly, "It’s normal for a man to have several wives and concubines; why must you..."

"Father!" Li Chengxiang couldn’t bear to hear anymore and cut him off, her gaze filled with sorrow, "He has hurt me so deeply; why are you still speaking for him?"

She had thought that upon returning home, she would receive the support of her family.

Yet she hadn’t anticipated that, even after she had spared herself, others would not spare her.

A servant’s voice came from outside the study, saying the son-in-law had arrived.

Upon hearing of Li Chengxiang’s return, Wa Chengnan had come back home from outside at the earliest opportunity.

After entering the study, he glanced at the haggard Li Chengxiang, then at his silently distressed father-in-law, and discerned what they had just been discussing, being as astute as he was.

"Your son-in-law has committed deeds lower than that of pigs and dogs; I beg for the Lord Father-in-law to punish me!" Wa Chengnan kneeled on the ground immediately, his knees hitting the floor with a heavy thud.

Lord Li watched him kneel earnestly, his face showing difficulty.

In recent days, Wa Chengnan’s performance in the Eastern Palace had indeed been like the sun at its zenith, and even he himself had been lauded in the court, with others praising his son-in-law for having great prospects.

The deeds that Wa Chengnan had recently committed were indeed reprehensible.

However, Lord Li was taking a long view, and did not want his daughter to miss out on this golden opportunity of a marriage.

Wa Chengnan was indeed a scoundrel in terms of romantic entanglements, but in all other matters, whether respecting elders, handling affairs in the court, or dealing with various other matters, he was considered more than competent and was praised by everyone.

"My daughter, you must think this through carefully," Lord Li sighed.

The letter of divorce in Li Chengxiang’s sleeve was nearly damp from her tight grip.

"No matter the cost, I will divorce my husband today!" she heard her own voice declare.

"Wife!" Wa Chengnan called out in pain, "I know I was wrong, I was utterly beside myself with rage yesterday; I spoke out of turn—all my fault. If you are upset with me, you can just hit or scold me like you usually do, but please don’t speak of divorce to wound my heart."

Listening to his excuses, Li Chengxiang only found them laughable.

This man was still calculating, even now.

On reconsidering his previous words, her heart felt chilled.

None of his words could withstand scrutiny; the harsh truth lay behind each reconsidered phrase.

"Today I have returned to give you this letter of divorce. I’ve already signed my name; whether you accept it or not, from now on you and I, Li Chengxiang, will be strangers," said Li Chengxiang as she pulled out the divorce letter from her sleeve and threw it onto Wa Chengnan’s body.

Wa Chengnan picked up the divorce letter, "Have you thought it through?"

She closed her eyes tightly and then slowly opened them, her eyes still filled with pain but gradually becoming clearer.

"I have thought it through very clearly. From now on, we shall go our separate ways, each to our own path," she said firmly.

She finished speaking, pushed open the door of the study, and walked out without ever looking back at Wa Chengnan lying on the floor.

Clutching the letter of divorce, Wa Chengnan was lost in a daze. No one knew what he was truly thinking at that moment.

Li Chengxiang went back to his own courtyard, ordered all Wa Chengnan’s belongings to be thrown out, and directed the maids and servants to make sure they never let this man into his yard again.

It was only when Wa Chengnan saw the neatly arranged bundles outside the courtyard door that he really realized he had been abandoned.

The Li Chengxiang, who once had eyes and heart only for him, finally didn’t want him anymore.

Wa Chengnan gripped the divorce letter in his hand, and at that moment, he felt as if his heart was empty.

"Let me in; I only want to say one word to her," Wa Chengnan pleaded with the maid blocking his entrance, insisting stubbornly.

The maid, having received Li Chengxiang’s instructions, dared not relax her vigilance.

"The young mistress has made up her mind, please do not make things difficult for us servants," she implored.

Unable to meet Li Chengxiang, Wa Chengnan was inconsolable.

Soon after, he was picked up by Li Chengyuan, who had caught wind of the situation.

When the maids angrily relayed this news to Li Chengxiang as she perused the account books, she paused for a mere moment and then said coldly,

"She likes to pick up what I discard. If she wants him, she can have him."

Never again would she drown in the sweet nothings of any man.

Wa Chengnan got drunk in Li Chengyuan’s yard, as drunk as could be.

Li Chengyuan sat beside him, watching him drink one cup after another, making no attempt to stop him.

Seeing the man flush with drink, her eyes filled with ridicule.

This is men for you.

When they have it, they do not treasure it. When lost, it’s too late for regrets, blaming the heavens, others, and themselves—but they never learn.

It serves him right.

A drunk Wa Chengnan looked at Li Chengyuan and said, "Tell me, how could she be so ruthless? To just throw me away like that?"

At this moment, the bruise on his forehead completely covered the small red mole between his brows. Li Chengyuan withdrew her hand from his grasp as if she hadn’t heard him at all.

Li Chengxiang didn’t want him anymore, as if that meant she, Li Chengyuan, should want him.

If he weren’t still of some use, she wouldn’t have humiliated herself by sitting with him, drinking away the afternoon—it was unbearably dull.

Watching Wa Chengnan, now thoroughly intoxicated and babbling nonsense, Li Chengyuan forcefully pulled her sleeve out of his grip and stood up to walk toward the house.

She had no interest in indulging a drunkard’s sorrowful reminiscence.

However, she did learn some interesting news from Wa Chengnan’s mouth.

Unexpectedly, it turned out Li Chengxiang was rescued by Fireworks Lane.

That was certainly something to make good use of.

Let’s see which nobleman dares to fancy Li Chengxiang after this.

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Fireworks Lane.

Mother Tan couldn’t stop smiling; on the second day, the mysterious benefactor had sent someone to deliver Yun Ge’s ransom money again, amounting to a total of three thousand taels of gold.

Watching as the person departed in the carriage, Mother Tan didn’t feel the slightest regret. She turned around, money in hand, and led everyone to the restaurant to feast and drink merrily.

She sincerely hoped that her master would send more of these kinds of goods in the future; the money from such people was indeed too easy to earn.

On the carriage, Lin Yanran—no, it should be Yun Ge now—lay quietly in Xiao Hongshen’s arms, experiencing human affection for the first time.

Xiao Hongshen just stared at her, pondering silently.

Yun Ge noticed he was incredibly fond of stroking the tip of her nose.

Sometimes it tickled so much that she sneezed, and when she did, Xiao Hongshen would let out a low chuckle.

"Your Highness, where are we going?" Yun Ge bashfully inquired.

"Home," Xiao Hongshen replied as he looked at the cute little mole on the tip of her nose, his gaze filled with tender affection.