CH 3

TL/Note: Happy Easter! That’s why I’m uploading one more for you all… Happy reading ღゝ◡╹)ノ♡

After Lawyer Huo left, Mu Qingyan called Xing Hao.

As expected, this scumbag “almost-ex-husband” was as described in the original text, indulging himself in the gentle land of green tea and white lotus, and not answering the phone at all.

In the original novel, when Xing Hao saw that Mu Qingyan was calling, he simply turned off his phone and put it on silent. Xie Ming glanced at it and even deliberately said, “Brother Hao, go find Young Master Mu, I’ll be fine on my own.”

After speaking, his eyes turned red and he started to sob.

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Xing Hao felt even more distressed and couldn’t bear to leave him. He completely forgot about the matter of “going home” and threw it out of his mind.

Mu Qingyan felt that he and the original owner of the body, despite one being a villain and the other a protagonist, had one thing in common – they both had no patience.

He directly called Xing Hao’s secretary.

The secretary trembled when she saw that it was Young Master Mu calling, “Mu… Mr. Mu.”

Mu Qingyan spoke coldly, “Tell Xing Hao that he has three minutes to call me back, otherwise, from now on, all projects that Mu Group and Xing Hao’s company are cooperating on will be given to his brother.”

The secretary knew that Xing Hao and his half-brother had a very bad relationship, almost to the point of being at odds with each other. They often fought for their father’s favor or for a certain project.

Therefore, when the secretary heard that it was related to Xing Hao’s brother, she immediately became highly alert, “Yes, Mr. Mu, I will inform him immediately.”

Mu Qingyan chuckled lightly and hung up the phone.

Sure enough, not even a minute had passed before Xing Hao called back.

“Yanyan, what’s the matter? I’m working right now.” Xing Hao lowered his voice as if someone might overhear.

His voice had a slight echo, as if he was making the call from inside a bathroom stall.

Mu Qingyan didn’t bother to expose him, he just impatiently said, “At the entrance of the civil affairs bureau, yesterday’s wedding certificate at twelve o’clock. Also, call me Mu CEO from now on.”

Xing Hao thought Mu Qingyan was about to start another fight, but because he had the upper hand, he couldn’t get angry. He just patiently said, “It’s already 11:40, I’m afraid I won’t make it in twenty minutes. Can we talk about it when I get home?”

“No.” Mu Qingyan refused directly.

Xing Hao remained silent for a few seconds, then sighed heavily and said somewhat helplessly, “Alright, I’ll go now.”

After hanging up the phone, Mu Qingyan went back to his room and took the two marriage certificates of himself and Xing Hao, and had the driver take him to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Halfway there, he received a lawyer’s letter and a list from Lawyer Huo.

The list listed over a dozen cooperation projects between the Mu Group and the Planet Company, and six cooperation projects with Xing Hao’s company.

The Planet Company was founded by Xing Hao’s grandfather, and Xing Hao’s company was just a newly established subsidiary of the Planet Company.

According to rumors, Xing Yi, Xing Hao’s older brother, was the next heir of the Planet Company.

Mu Qingyan read the original novel in the car and found that Xing Hao’s willingness to marry him was also to rely on the Mu Group and help him win the inheritance rights of the Planet Company.

Therefore, in the original book, after Xing Hao defeated Xing Yi and gained the inheritance rights, and Mu Qingyan’s parents passed away, he began to abuse Mu Qingyan without fear.

He was truly an ungrateful and treacherous scoundrel.

The driver saw the gloomy expression on Mu Qingyan’s face through the rearview mirror and was so frightened that he stepped on the gas pedal and arrived at their destination five minutes early.

At this time, Xing Hao was already waiting at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

He asked Mu Qingyan, who was walking towards him with sunglasses on, “Why did you call me here so urgently?”

“Divorce.” Mu Qingyan held up the two marriage certificates in his hand.

Xing Hao had long experienced Mu Qingyan’s temperamental behavior, so he quickly grabbed his wrist and spoke in a much gentler tone, “Don’t be like this. We just got married yesterday. Why would we divorce today?”

Mu Qingyan furrowed his brow and pulled his hand back, wiping it with disdain. “Do you even know what you’ve done?”

“I do. I was too busy with work and forgot today was the day to return to your family. It was my mistake. Let’s go home now, and I’ll apologize to my parents.” Xing Hao tried to appease him with a hand reaching for the two marriage certificates.

“We have to divorce today,” Mu Qingyan avoided Xing Hao’s hand with ease and said coldly.

Xing Hao’s face also became serious. “I disagree.”

Mu Qingyan smiled, “Do you think you have a choice?”

“Of course, if I don’t sign, you won’t be able to divorce today.”

Although Xing Hao said this, he was actually uncertain in his heart. After all, he didn’t know what Mu Qingyan was capable of doing.

However, he was confident that he could coax Mu Qingyan into submission as long as he stalled the divorce.

Mu Qingyan wore sunglasses and sneered.

He calmly pulled out his phone and said, “This year’s most important project for Xing Hao’s company is the Polar Plan. If you don’t agree to divorce me now, I will have my father remove Xinghao’s company from the Polar Plan.”

“Guess what would happen if Uncle Xing finds out that it was because of you that he lost the Polar Plan?”

Xing Hao glared angrily when he heard the words, clenching his fists, but he didn’t dare to hit the person in front of him.

Mu Qingyan looked at his angry but speechless appearance and felt even more pleased, continuing to attack: “As you know, I am the prince of the Mu Group, and have been doted on since childhood. As long as I say the word, not just the Arctic Plan, but all cooperation with your Xing family can be immediately cancelled.”

“…”, Xing Hao obviously became scared, immediately changing his tone to beg for forgiveness, “I was wrong, I really was wrong. Give me another chance and I’ll listen to you in the future.”

Mu Qingyan coldly looked at him, only spitting out two words, “Divorce.”

“…” Xing Hao finally realized that Mu Qingyan had made up his mind to divorce, and using the cancellation of cooperation between the two parties as a threat was not just idle talk. He could only sigh helplessly and say, “If you want a divorce, then let’s divorce.”

“If only you had been this obedient earlier, I wouldn’t have wasted so much breath.” Mu Qingyan raised his head and walked into the VIP service room that had already been arranged.

This VIP service room was specially designed for social elites, and its privacy was extremely good.

Under the guidance of the staff, Mu Qingyan and Xing Hao filled out forms and signed them without a word.

It wasn’t until they put down their pens that Xing Hao sighed, “Sometimes I envy you. The Mu family only has you as their son, and everything will be yours in the future. Unlike me, who has a competitive older brother and might end up with nothing in the end.”

Mu Qingyan completely ignored his self-pity and spoke in a business-like tone, “I just sent you a letter from our lawyer. You have ten minutes to transfer the five million that was taken from MU Company yesterday back to the company account.”

“You!” Xing Hao didn’t expect Mu Qingyan to be so ruthless.

The female staff member who was handling their divorce procedures knew that the handsome man in front of her, who looked more like a celebrity than a businessman, was the prince of the Mu Group, one of the top three conglomerates. He had just made headlines on the entertainment news for getting married. Although she was very professional and didn’t gossip, she was still shocked by their conversation.

She never expected Xing Hao, who appeared to be so talented, to be so dependent on his wife.

“What’s wrong with me?” Mu Qingyan lifted his gaze to look at Xing Hao.

Xing Hao retorted, “Do you know what others say about you? They say you’re a useless person with nothing but looks, and you don’t know anything except how to be reborn. You got married and divorced on the same day, and the media all said you were a joke, that you treated marriage as a game. Only I like you so much, and if you leave me, no one else would be interested in a loser like you.”

Tsk, this guy still thinks he can PUA me.

The female staff member thought Xing Hao was shameless after hearing his words.

Mu Qingyan lightly replied, “But I’m richer, better-looking, and have a better background than you. You’re not worthy of me.”

“… ” Xing Hao was so angry he wanted to vomit blood.

The female staff member wanted to applaud after hearing Mu Qingyan’s words.

After receiving the divorce certificate, Mu Qingyan reminded Xing Hao, “If you’re smart, you’ll return the five million now, otherwise, Mr. Huo will handle this matter this afternoon, and you’ll have to pay interest.”

Xing Hao held the divorce certificate, hating it so much he could scratch it. “You’ll regret this.”

Mu Qingyan didn’t even bother to look at him. “We’ll just have to wait and see.”

In the expensive villa in the center of S city, Ji Liyun was reborn.

The feeling of heartbreak from seeing the news of his beloved jumping off a building in his past life still hadn’t completely dissipated.

After his rebirth, he wanted to turn things around, but he found out that he had actually been reborn on the second day of his beloved’s wedding…

Author’s note:

Ji Liyun: It’s my turn to make an appearance!