Early the next morning, Li Xiyu was already up. When Song Yian opened his eyes, she had already gone out.
The space beside Song Yian was cold and empty. Only the card standing on the bedside table showed that she had indeed slept with him last night.
But that was all it was, just sleeping together.
Not to mention that Song Yian was in an inconvenient situation at the moment. Although the two of them had already confessed their feelings to each other, they still felt that they hadn't reached that stage. Moreover, Li Xiyu's heart - knot hadn't been resolved yet. He only hoped that she would be with him willingly and care - free.
So he didn't want to force her.
Li Xiyu asked Mr. Song's chief secretary to help her make an appointment with a well - known lawyer in the capital. After all, if she wanted to help Li Xiyu get back everything that belonged to her, some preparatory work had to be done in advance.
Li Xiyu told Song Yian about her schedule. After reading it, Song Yian could feel at ease. Under the schedule card, there was also a red booklet. Song Yian opened it curiously.
It was actually a marriage certificate.
This marriage certificate was hand - written with a brush. Song Yian looked up and saw an unfinished brush still on the tea table. It was self - evident who had written this marriage certificate.
Song Yian spread out the marriage certificate and read it word by word.
The marriage certificate was not long. The characters were in Li Xiyu's small - regular script, which Song Yian was very familiar with. From the font, it could be seen how seriously Li Xiyu had taken this matter. The ink strokes were a bit heavier than usual when she wrote. As he read, he could even imagine Li Xiyu lying on the tea table, writing carefully stroke by stroke.
"As equals in solemn rites, we unite the Li and Zhou families in a joyous marriage. As the poem sings of a harmonious home, may Yu and Lin enjoy a century of tranquility and happiness. This is the proof."
She had deliberately used their ancient names.
As she had said, this was the marriage certificate of Zhou Donglin and Li Xiyu, having nothing to do with Song Jiashe, Song Yunsheng, or Li Xiyu.
She had signed her name at the bottom, and there was still a blank space beside her name.
Song Yian got up, walked to the tea table, and picked up the brush that Li Xiyu had used. By this time, the ink had dried a bit. Since he couldn't find a place to moisten the brush, he just used the top - grade Longjing tea in the teacup.
He signed his name beside Li Xiyu's.
Zhou Donglin.
His and Li Xiyu's characters were one graceful and the other bold. Placed together, they really looked good.
From today on, Zhou Donglin and Li Xiyu were husband and wife.
From now on, they would be true to each other till old age, loving and never separating.
Song Yian held the marriage certificate like a precious treasure, carefully blowing on the ink to dry it. He walked around the room twice with the marriage certificate in his arms, wishing that everyone could come and see his and Li Xiyu's marriage certificate.
Oh right, he could let everyone see it.
He thought of the Moments.
Wasn't the way modern people made announcements the Moments?
He, a person who never posted on the Moments and couldn't even find the entrance to it, actually got the urge to post on it. He even searched on Baidu for keywords like how to post beautifully on the Moments and how to take good photos. After doing enough homework, he selected a nine - photo grid from more than twenty photos.
Yes, if it weren't for the fact that the Moments could only display a maximum of nine photos, he would have wanted to put them all up.
Everything was edited, but just as he was about to post it, he suddenly remembered Li Xiyu's instruction.
What had she told him yesterday? Oh right, divorce.
If this post on the Moments was sent out, the Li family would surely see it. Wouldn't it completely ruin Li Xiyu's plan?
He couldn't post it, couldn't post it. He quickly stopped and had to delete the post word by word.
Yes, he could now fully accept the fact that Li Xiyu had mentioned divorce to him. After all, in the eyes of modern people, the marriage certificate might not be useful, but for Li Xiyu and Zhou Donglin, two people from ancient times, the marriage certificate was much more weighty than those two thin marriage licenses.
So, he didn't care about the divorce anymore.
Anyway, it was Song Jiashe and Li Xiyu who were getting divorced, having nothing to do with him, Zhou Donglin, and Li Xiyu.
At this time, Li Juan had accompanied Li Xiyu out of the law firm.
When Li Juan knew what Li Xiyu was going to do, she thought it would be extremely difficult. This was also the reason why Li Xiyu had chosen her to help. Firstly, Li Juan was reliable. She had been by Li Xiyu's side all this time. In Li Xiyu's heart, she was no longer just a business partner but also a good friend second only to Ming Yuexuan.
Secondly, since Li Juan was Song Yian's chief secretary, she knew more about business matters. There were many things that Li Xiyu didn't understand, and she could help explain and digest them. Even when Li Xiyu was discussing the plan with the lawyer, she could offer some suggestions.
So Li Xiyu didn't hide anything from her and let her participate throughout the process.
Li Juan was indeed a smart person. She quickly found the most difficult part for Li Xiyu.
"Madam, if you do this, Mr. Song will make a fuss, right? Will he agree to the divorce? If Mr. Song doesn't cooperate, then your plan..."
Li Xiyu smiled and said, "Don't worry. I have a secret weapon."
"Secret weapon? Is it the red paper and ink you asked me to prepare for you this morning?" How could this be a secret weapon?
Li Xiyu nodded with a smile, her smile full of meaning.
"For him, it is a secret weapon."
Seeing this, Li Juan didn't ask any more questions. Since the madam was sure that Mr. Song would agree, it would be redundant for her to say more.
Li Juan and Li Xiyu returned to the hotel. Li Juan sent Li Xiyu to the door of the villa and then left. After Li Xiyu entered the hotel, she found that something seemed wrong. There were big red wedding characters posted at the door and a red carpet was laid. She walked in slowly step by step. The door wasn't closed but slightly ajar. She gave it a gentle push, and the door opened.
Song Yian didn't know how he had managed it, but the inside of the villa had been decorated like a wedding room, following the ancient style. There were red silk cloths, big red wedding characters, and even the sofa was covered with red cloth.
The only difference from an ancient wedding was that there were no senior family members and no relatives or friends. It was empty.
Li Xiyu walked inside, calling Song Yian's name as she walked: "Song Yian, are you there? What's all this about?"
When she reached the sofa in the living room, she stopped in her tracks.
She hadn't noticed before, but on the sofa, there was actually a set of phoenix coronet and embroidered robe.
She didn't know where Song Yian had gotten so many things in just half a day.
She sat on the sofa, picked up the phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, and as she smiled, tears fell.
This fool.
Didn't he know that part of the reason she had said those things was to coax him?
He had taken it seriously.