Campus Ace Girl

Chapter 1248: Chapter 1348: Jingyao, Let’s Get a Divorce

When she said this, Aunt Zhang got nervous: "Ma’am, I’m just talking nonsense. You know I’m just an old woman with no education, so please don’t take my words to heart."

Lin Hua smiled faintly, "It’s fine, I just want to go out and clear my head."

Aunt Zhang let out a sigh of relief, "But still, someone should go with you. It’s so cold outside, I really can’t feel at ease."

Lin Hua still smiled lightly. Aunt Zhang sighed and said helplessly, "Okay, I get it. You just find me chatty and bothersome. The master also often gets annoyed with me."

Lin Hua replied without thinking, "Jingyao often praises your cooking."

"You’re just teasing an old woman like me," Aunt Zhang said cheerfully.

Then she seemed to have discovered something new and said, "Ma’am, you still call him Jingyao, which means there’s still room for things to turn around."

Lin Hua: ...

A glint appeared in Aunt Zhang’s old eyes.

Lin Hua changed her shoes, and Aunt Zhang immediately wrapped a wool shawl around her, mumbling, "It’s cold outside, be careful not to catch a chill."

These few simple words moved Lin Hua slightly. She turned around and looked quietly at Aunt Zhang, causing Aunt Zhang to blush, "Ma’am, don’t look at me with such affectionate eyes, who can bear it..."

Lin Hua laughed, "You’re talking nonsense again."

"I’m not lying," Aunt Zhang also laughed, giving a few more reminders before letting her go out.

Lin Hua’s body hadn’t fully recovered yet. When she went out, it was just to take a walk in the neighborhood. As soon as she stepped downstairs and felt the long-missed sunshine, she took a deep breath, but there was still some pain in her ribs.

She pressed her hand against it, walked to a bench, and sat down, just in time to look at a yellowing ginkgo tree directly across. The golden color with sunlight filtering through, spreading little dots of gold, looked particularly beautiful.

Lin Hua was lost in thought, not noticing when a young girl had sat next to her. Lin Hua was slightly startled and turned her head to look.

It was none other than the young girl who had been flirting with Wang Jingyao in the office that day.

The girl also looked at Lin Hua, and when their eyes met, she gave a bitter smile, "Mrs. Wang, you won."

Lin Hua felt a sharp pain in her chest, took a long time to recover, and then shifted her gaze back to the ginkgo tree across, lightly responding, "Where did I win?"

After losing a child, how could that be a win? Moreover, she didn’t consider the girl in front of her as a rival. She was old, weary, and had no interest in competing with a young girl, as it would only make her feel lowered.

Maybe, many years ago, when she was still the close confidante of Wang Jingyao, she had fought. Back then, there were so many beautiful women surrounding him, wave after wave, dazzling to the eyes. She had always thought that no matter how many women he had around him, she, Lin Hua, was special because he never touched her, always extremely polite. But only after Jiang Chaoge appeared and he had briefly considered getting married did she understand; his refusal to touch her was his way of not giving her hope or reserving an escape for both. It had nothing to do with being a ’white moonlight’. In other words, she, Lin Hua, was no different from the other women in his eyes—just different amusements to pass time...

Later, perhaps it’s always the unattainable that’s the best.

Lin Hua’s heart felt dead, quietly, without any intention to converse or drive away the girl.

Originally, if she didn’t pursue it, the girl should have left, but she refused to leave.

She turned her head to look at Lin Hua, saying softly, "I was so close to succeeding."

Lin Hua smiled serenely and composedly, "You mean climbing into Wang Jingyao’s bed?"

The young girl was stunned, then softly said after a long time, "Maybe I could have gotten pregnant, maybe he would have given me a name."

"Never possible," Lin Hua said without looking at her, still gazing at the old ginkgo tree, calmly, "For any woman with ambitions for the title of Mrs. Wang, he won’t touch."

She wouldn’t tell the girl that Wang Jingyao acted this way to spite her because that seemed too pretentious, but that’s the truth. He played around while the girl had fallen for him.

The girl blinked gently, disbelieving: ’No, he really likes me.’

"Pretty young things—what old rascal doesn’t like them?" Lin Hua made fun of Wang Jingyao.

The girl blinked lightly, incredulously staring at her, "Mr. Wang isn’t old."

"Not old?" Lin Hua chuckled, "That’s because he’s backed by his status. If he were just an ordinary man without his current power, tell me, would a twenty-something girl like you be interested in a man over fifty? No matter how good-looking he is, he wouldn’t be in your list, right?"

What you like is merely the aura of someone under the spotlight.

Lin Hua herself used to be, too! So she was extremely familiar with that feeling.

After she spoke, the young girl pondered for a while, then softly said, "You’re right, but also not entirely. At least now, I still adore Mr. Wang. You wouldn’t stop me from liking him or pursuing him, would you?"

She hesitated, uncertain, and spoke, "You’ve lost your child and are separated from him. Aren’t you getting a divorce?"

Lin Hua remained silent for a long time before sighing softly, "That’s something between him and me. Isn’t pursuing him something you should discuss with him? Why come to me? Do you think I will help you?"

She spoke quite earnestly, "I can’t say I hate you, but I surely don’t like you. Letting you off without doing anything is already my limit. A sensible person would know to stay far away from me."

The young girl surprisingly had a bit of naivety, "But you seem like a reasonable person to talk to."

"Really?" Lin Hua smiled, her smile a bit cold.

Then, she fell silent.

The young girl cautiously said again, "He won’t see me, could you arrange for me to meet him?"

Lin Hua retorted, "How did you get into the office?"

With that intelligence, you really aren’t suited to survive in that place... Probably only your face is worth looking at.

The girl pursed her lips, stayed silent, and seemed about to cry.

Lin Hua carefully examined that face. Indeed, very young and pretty, looking pitiful when crying. No wonder King Jingyao coaxed her so gently that day. Apart from deliberately making her angry, he might have enjoyed it a bit. She felt a bit angry, clearly not wanting to be angry with him anymore, but...

Finally, she said, "You should leave, pretend I never saw you. You should know if Mr. Wang finds out, he won’t let you off. Not to mention the office, even Beicheng wouldn’t allow you to stay. Think not just for yourself but for your family, one can’t live too selfishly."

After speaking, Lin Hua added, "He is not your Mr. Right."

Perhaps in a hundred or eighty years, it wouldn’t be this girl’s turn anyway.

The young girl wanted to plead but seeing Lin Hua’s expression, she became uncertain and could only leave.

Lin Hua remained seated there, sunbathing and looking at that ginkgo tree, but her previous mood was completely gone...

At six thirty in the afternoon, King Jingyao came in, bringing the cold wind from outside. As soon as he came in, he rubbed his hands, "Sister Zhang, is dinner ready?"

As he spoke, he took off his coat and casually placed it on the sofa, behaving as if home.

Lin Hua sat quietly on the sofa.

King Jingyao sat beside her. Since she didn’t speak, he tilted his head and gently spoke, "Seeing me arrive, why don’t you say anything? Didn’t you have a belly full of questions to ask me? Otherwise, are you finally standing up for that He guy?"

"I’m not that boring." Lin Hua finally looked him in the eye, then softly said, "Since you’ve admitted it, there’s nothing more to ask."

King Jingyao snorted, "I thought you felt bad for that He kid."

Lin Hua looked at him again, "There’s nothing for me to feel bad about. Rather, I’m worried you’re sentimental about that girl."

This time, King Jingyao was about to explode, "Where would I be sentimental? She’s just a young girl. Grandma arranged for her to leave, and I won’t see her again."

Lin Hua just smiled.

King Jingyao was always perceptive. He looked closely at Lin Hua for a few seconds, then secretly sent a message to Wang Jingchuan to handle things.

After sending the message, he looked at Lin Hua again, shamelessly saying, "We’ve talked about this, I have no other intentions."

He touched his nose, "By heaven and earth, I don’t even remember what that girl looks like. But you, even with a different face, you still recognize her."

Lin Hua softly said, "Didn’t you recognize her too? Jingyao, perhaps I’m somewhat concerned about the past, but your concern far exceeds mine. That’s why we are where we are today."

King Jingyao dropped his playful expression, seriously looking at her, and after a while, he spoke, "All these years, you’ve always known he wasn’t dead, yet you never asked me. Your kindness to Anxi is indeed because she helped you save Feng Sheng! Don’t say it’s not true, after six years of marriage, I know your thoughts a bit. Also, the reason you wouldn’t have a second child, besides not wanting to divide Xiao Yue’s attention, isn’t there another reason? If it wasn’t for having Xiao Yue back then, would you really have stayed as Mrs. Wang, or would you have wavered because at that time you indeed loved him."

Lin Hua almost blurted out ’At that time, I loved you’.

But her pride made her hold back.

In that instant, she seemed to forget to breathe, just quietly watching him. She didn’t cry, only very softly said, "Jingyao, today I called you here because I want to talk about our divorce."

King Jingyao didn’t speak, just stared at her, observing any change in her expression.

After a while, he said, "Is it because my words made you uncomfortable? If so, I apologize."

"No." She lowered her eyes and softly said, "It’s just that continuing like this has no meaning. It’s better to part ways."

As she spoke, her heart ached a bit, and after a while, she hoarsely said, "If Xiao Yue wants to stay with you, then let him. I only ask for visitation rights at any time."

King Jingyao, staring at her eyes, repeated once more, "Visitation rights at any time?"

After a while, he laughed, "Divorce and visitation rights at any time are contradictory, don’t you know?"

Lin Hua immediately said, "I’ve consulted a lawyer."

He was so angry it hurt, gritting his teeth, "Very good, you’ve consulted a lawyer. It seems you’ve been wanting a divorce for a while, and this isn’t just a cooling-off period. It’s like every day with me feels like years, right?"

Without waiting for her response, he continued, "You should know... our divorce is to provide Xiao Yue with a normal, complete family, and I will remarry. At that time, do you think my new wife will allow you to appear in our life at any time?"

Lin Hua looked at him.

King Jingyao still wouldn’t let it go, his words harsh and cruel, "This is inevitable, think about it carefully, isn’t it?"

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