Today was the last day of the lunar calendar. Tomorrow was New Year's Day, which was also known as the New Year's Day of the lunar calendar.
This morning, before going out, Qin Yue had told Jian Ran that he would not go to work during the afternoon holidays, and would rush back home to eat lunch with her and Xiao Ranran.
Once Qin Yue left, Jian Ran busied herself with preparing lunch.
She had prepared two dishes that Qin Yue liked to eat the most, and two dishes that Xiao Ranran liked to eat. Similarly, she did not forget to ask their new member Xiao Ze what he liked to eat.
After preparing the dishes on the table, it was not long before lunch time.
Looking at the time, Jian Ran returned to her room and changed into an apricot-colored long skirt. The skirt was waist-less, so she casually tied it to her waist with a thin belt, outlining her slender waist.
Although she was pregnant, she had not even been pregnant for three months, and her abdomen was not visible at all, so no one would be able to tell that she was in the top six without her permission.
Not only was she dressed beautifully, Jian Ran also planned to put on a light makeup so that Qin Yue could see her most beautiful self.
Jian Ran sat in front of the dresser, lowered his head and took out an eyebrow pencil from the drawer, and when she raised his head, she saw another person in the mirror.
She looked at Qin Yue who was reflected in the mirror and laughed awkwardly: "Why are you back so early?"
"What are you going to do?" Qin Yue looked at Jian Ran in the mirror and asked gently.
"I want to make myself look better by putting on some makeup." Jian Ran told the truth because she wanted to leave her most beautiful self in Qin Yue's heart.
Qin Yue lowered his head and kissed her.
Jian Ran's skin was very good. Adding to the fact that she was pregnant, her skin looked as smooth as an egg that had just been peeled off. Qin Yue's words that she looked even better without makeup definitely came from the bottom of her heart.
"Do I really look good?" No matter what others thought of her looks, she did not care. She only wanted Qin Yue's confirmation.
"Do you think our Xiao Ranran is beautiful?"
"Of course."
"You're the one who gave birth to Xiao Ranran, then do you think you're good-looking?"
Actually, Xiao Ranran's appearance was a combination of both Qin Yue and Jian Ran's good points. No matter how you looked at it, she was definitely beautiful.
Jian Ran did not like rubbing her face either. Since Qin Yue was already back, she did not want to put on her makeup in front of him.
She said, "Lunch is ready. Let's go have lunch."
Qin Yue nodded and held Jian Ran's hand as they went downstairs.
Jian Ran took away Xiang Xiu and the other servants in the kitchen, while she herself began to cook.
When Qin Yue was eating, she had been looking at him, as if trying to memorise his appearance. No matter how much time had passed, she couldn't forget about him.
After lunch, Jian Ran asked Xiao Ze to bring his to play, and she told Qin Yue to stay behind: "Qin Yue, I have something to tell you."
"It just so happens that I have something to say to you." Qin Yue looked to be in a good mood today, and a light smile hung on his face ever since he had returned home.
"I'll go first." Jian Ran took a deep breath, and slowly spat out each word from her pink lips, "Qin Yue, I'm tired, I'm really tired."
Qin Yue's expression froze for a bit, and he raised his eyebrows: "You … "What do you mean?"
Jian Ran said: "Qin Yue, we were betrothed to each other. When we were dating, you told me that you don't believe in love, I'm not wrong, right?"
Qin Yue did not say a word, quietly looking at Jian Ran.
Jian Ran continued: "You don't believe that there is true love in this world, and I also don't believe that there is true love in this world. That's why we got married and lived a normal life together."
Qin Yue squinted his eyes and looked at Jian Ran. He did not interrupt and waited for her to finish speaking, so he could see what she wanted to say.
Jian Ran continued: "So our marriage was just for others to see, there is no love in this marriage."
The veins on Qin Yue's forehead throbbed, but he asked indifferently: "What are you really trying to say?"
"I want to say, I'm really tired. This is not the marriage I want. I don't want to pretend that I'm living a happy life."
"Qin Yue, I have had enough. I have truly had enough of marriages without love. I want to pursue the love I want, the happiness I want, and the marriage I want. You can't give me any of this, so let's — divorce. "
The word "divorce" was very short and simple, but it used up all of the strength and courage in Jian Ran's life.
From the moment she agreed to marry Qin Yue to the time she received her certificate, she had never thought that she would ever say the word "divorce" out of her mouth.
"Divorce?" Qin Yue softly repeated this word, his tone sounding extremely light, as if he wasn't affected by her words to divorce him at all. However, his tense body betrayed him.
"Yes." Jian Ran nodded. This seemingly simple word, however, he didn't know how much effort she had expended on her.
"Have you decided?" Qin Yue's tone was still calm, calm to the point that it was as if she was asking Jian Ran whether the weather was good today.
"Yes." Jian Ran nodded.
"Alright." "No," he said.
Good?
Qin Yue agreed.
Jian Ran never thought that Qin Yue would agree so readily. Hearing his tone, it was as if he had been hoping for her to suggest this idea since long ago.
Jian Ran secretly clenched her fists, after going through a series of intense mental exercises, she then said: "I will not take your property."
Her gaze turned towards Xiao Ranran, who was playing happily in the distance, "Xiao Ranran belongs to you as well, I won't fight with you for him. I only want the child in my womb. "
Qin Yue looked at her, a slight smile seemed to rise on his face, his sexy lips slightly parted, yet he still said a simple word: "Alright."
"Since both of us have agreed, we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow morning to get the witness." Every word she said felt like she was tearing a piece of flesh off Jian Ran's body. But no matter how painful it was, she had to say it, she had to say it, that no one gave her a second way out.
She tried to find a second way for herself, but she couldn't find it, so she had to follow the route that had been designed for her.
"Alright." Qin Yue looked at her, his lips slightly lifted, his smile gentle and refined, this was the first time Jian Ran had ever smiled so beautifully in so many years.
"Then I …"
"Miss Jian, then we'll meet tomorrow."
Miss Jian!
He just called her Miss Jian!
She had just proposed a divorce and the divorce procedures had not been completed yet, but he had already changed his mind and called her Miss Jian.
How impatient had he been to see her go?
It was obvious that the matter of the divorce was made by her, but seeing that Qin Yue agreed so readily, without even asking her why, Jian Ran's heart would still ache.
Because she clearly knew that the moment she let go of Qin Yue's hand, he would no longer belong to her.
He would belong to another woman, and that woman's name would no longer be Jian Ran.