"I want a divorce!" These words left Song Yi'an completely stunned. It was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head. Song Yi'an felt cold from head to toe. He couldn't think straight, and all he felt was the embarrassment of being rejected.
All he wanted was to flee and bury himself somewhere.
He couldn't hear a single word Li Xiyu said behind him.
He shouldn't have come back. He used to think a suspended death sentence was unbearable, but when Li Xiyu really pronounced his "death sentence," he suddenly felt that even a suspended death sentence was sweet. That glimmer of bittersweet hope was better than nothing.
"I will support your decision, no matter when," Song Yi'an said with difficulty. At this moment, he wished he could be a hooligan, so he wouldn't have to care about respect and love and could just force her to stay by his side.
Seeing Song Yi'an's slumped shoulders, Li Xiyu knew that after all her chattering, Song Yi'an hadn't listened to a single word. She could only helplessly raise her voice.
"This isn't my decision."
Song Yi'an was stunned again. Since Li Xiyu said she wanted a divorce, this was the second sentence he'd heard from her. He turned around, looked at Li Xiyu, and asked, "Is someone forcing you to do this? Who? Your father or Song Yunsheng?"
Then he thought, Li Xiangping probably wouldn't do such a thing. Since he found out that Song Yi'an was the person he was, his attitude towards Song Yi'an had done a complete 180 - degree turn. He was afraid that his son - in - law would run away, so he wouldn't persuade them to divorce.
So it could only be Song Yunsheng.
Song Yunsheng was Li Xiyu's husband in ancient times. Did she still not forget him and choose him over himself?
He was heart - broken. On the one hand, it was because of his defeat in love, but more importantly, he was worried.
Song Yunsheng was not a good match. In ancient times, he had let her down once. In modern times, on the one hand, he was engaged to Li Xichi, and on the other hand, he was pestering Li Xiyu. This kind of greedy behavior was really disgusting.
He didn't want to see her make the same mistake again.
He could let her go free, but he didn't want to see her hurt herself.
"Do you want a divorce because of Song Yunsheng?"
Hearing this, Li Xiyu was furious. What was going on in Song Yi'an's head to think that she wanted a divorce because of Song Yunsheng?
She repeated word by word, "Song Yi'an, remember, I only hate Song Yunsheng! In your eyes, am I a fool? Would I still love him after he exterminated my entire family?"
"Then you..."
Seeing Song Yi'an stuttering, Li Xiyu knew that all her explanations had gone in one ear and out the other.
She stepped forward, grabbed Song Yi'an's shoulders, and forced him to look into her eyes. She said word by word, "I want a divorce because of Xiyu. Do you understand?"
Song Yi'an looked into Li Xiyu's eyes and thought he was really hopeless. Even at this moment, he was still captivated by her eyes. Although she looked exactly like Li Xiyu now, in his eyes, she was an entirely different person. He wouldn't love Li Xiyu, but he was deeply in love with the woman in front of him.
Li Xiyu asked again, "Do you understand?" Only then did Song Yi'an come to his senses and start to recall what Li Xiyu had said.
It seemed... she mentioned Xiyu and said the divorce was because of Li Xiyu?
What did this have to do with Li Xiyu!
Song Yi'an looked at her again. From his eyes, Li Xiyu knew that he had finally regained his senses.
She explained again, "This was Li Xiyu's last wish. She wanted to set you free, and I do too."
"But..." But I don't want freedom. I just want you to stay by my side.
Li Xiyu interrupted him. She wanted to finish her words quickly while Song Yi'an was still able to communicate normally.
"Li Xiyu wrote in her diary that if nothing had happened to her, she would have already gone to get the divorce certificate with you. Your marriage with Li Xiyu started with ulterior motives, was a mess in the process, and ended up hurting both of you. I don't want our relationship to start with deception and harm."
"Relationship... start?" As expected, Song Yi'an only caught the keywords he wanted to hear.
Li Xiyu smiled helplessly. When she first traveled through time, Song Yi'an had taken good care of her and taught her the rules of this society. Now, in matters of the heart, he had become like a child who needed her to guide him step by step.
Well, it's only fair.
"Let Song Jiaye and Li Xiyu end in the past. Let's get to know each other again. I'm Li Xiyu, from ancient times. Greetings! Sorry for the trouble. Please take care of me."
"Hello... I'm Song Yi'an, from modern times. Please give me some advice."
Seeing Song Yi'an looking so clumsy, Li Xiyu burst out laughing.
Song Yi'an knew she was laughing at him, and he felt both ashamed and annoyed.
Song Yi'an asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at how wonderful this world is. You look exactly like Song Jiaye, but I always see Zhou Donglin's shadow in you."
Actually, Song Yi'an had the same feeling. Looking at Li Xiyu, although she had Li Xiyu's face, in his eyes, she was completely different from the previous Li Xiyu.
Now that Li Xiyu mentioned Zhou Donglin, Song Yi'an remembered the phone call he'd had with Lu Xingqi last time. He replied out of the blue,
"What if I am?"
Hearing this, Li Xiyu almost instinctively replied, "
It's impossible."
But thinking about the reason why Song Yi'an said this, she felt a bit sad.
His only goal was to be with her.
Li Xiyu thought it was necessary to make things clear.
"Song Yi'an, when I said I wanted a divorce today, I was seriously thinking about our relationship. In my eyes, you are you. You're not Song Jiaye, and you don't have to say you're Zhou Donglin. You're good to me, and I like you. This is between the two of us and has nothing to do with others."
Of course, Li Xiyu hoped that Zhou Donglin had also traveled through time and didn't die alone in ancient times, but she was sober. Some people were lost, and one had to look forward.
If Zhou Donglin was watching from above, he definitely wouldn't want her to be trapped in the past.
Song Yi'an was always good at going off - topic.
"You like me?"
Li Xiyu's face flushed instantly.
"Really?"
Song Yi'an seemed to suddenly understand. After figuring out the reason for Li Xiyu's divorce request and no longer being so insecure, he suddenly took the initiative. He stepped closer. The look in his eyes and the tone of his voice were very dangerous as he said, "You didn't say 'if' just now."
Now, it was Li Xiyu's turn to want to flee.