The butler looked at Yan Xi and asked coldly, "Miss, who are you? How did you get here?"
Although this was a guest room, after Kong Ya Lan moved in, Mr. Meng had ordered that no one was allowed to come here. Therefore, upon seeing Yan Xi, the butler immediately became vigilant.
When Yan Xi heard the butler's question, she knew she could no longer hide.
Just as she was about to explain, the door to the room suddenly opened. Mr. Meng stood at the entrance, appraising Yan Xi. He naturally knew Yan Xi. Although her marriage to Fu Yan Ting was very low-key, and even not publicly announced, Mr. Meng had seen Yan Xi at Mu Gui Xiang's birthday banquet and knew she was Mu Gui Xiang's granddaughter-in-law.
But it was Yan Xi.
The world was indeed small.
Mr. Meng sneered inwardly. Old Mr. Yao would never know that Mr. Meng already knew of Yan Xi's existence.
The reason he hadn't told Old Mr. Meng was because he wanted to swallow Fu Yan Ting's assets alone.
However, it was a pity that his plan had failed.
Thinking of this, Mr. Meng smiled knowingly.
Yan Xi didn't know what Mr. Meng was smiling about. However, seeing the look in Mr. Meng's eyes made Yan Xi feel extremely uncomfortable.
Yan Xi couldn't help but frown. Although Mr. Meng hadn't said anything, and his gaze was kind, it still made Yan Xi feel uneasy.
The butler, unaware of Yan Xi's true identity, saw Mr. Meng come out and explained, "Sir, I don't know why she's here. I'll kick her out right away."
After speaking, the butler looked at Yan Xi and barked angrily, "Don't wander around here in the future. This isn't your living room."
"You can go down now."
As soon as the butler finished speaking, Mr. Meng dismissed him.
Mr. Meng examined Yan Xi for a moment, then said with a smile, "This butler is usually very strict. Please don't take it to heart, young lady."
Yan Xi now knew Mr. Meng's true nature and didn't want to exchange pleasantries with him. She just wanted to escape from here quickly.
Yan Xi had never understood why Old Mr. Yao had been so enthusiastic towards her. If she were a child of the Yao family, then Yan Yi would be too. Yet, Old Mr. Yao's attitude towards Yan Yi was much colder.
Now, Yan Xi realized that their target was actually Fu Yan Ting.
It was because of Fu Yan Ting that they had deliberately treated Yan Xi well.
Yan Xi didn't want to implicate Fu Yan Ting. The only thing she could do was to end her relationship with Fu Yan Ting. Only then would she not drag him down, and Fu Yan Ting would be safe.
After leaving the Meng residence, Yan Xi had only one thing in mind: to divorce Fu Yan Ting.
To ensure that Fu Yan Ting would readily sign the divorce agreement, Yan Xi went to the hospital to find Xiang Jing Chen and state her request.
Xiang Jing Chen was shocked when he heard it. Looking at Yan Xi, he asked, "Sister, did you and Fu Yan Ting have a fight?"
Yan Xi didn't know how to explain to Xiang Jing Chen, so she remained silent.
Yan Xi's silence was interpreted as an acknowledgment by Xiang Jing Chen.
Xiang Jing Chen sighed helplessly. If he didn't know about his relationship with Yan Xi, he might have been willing to help Yan Xi, and even willing to pretend to be with her to take care of her in place of Fu Yan Ting.
But now that he knew about their relationship, it felt very awkward for him to cooperate with Yan Xi's act.
Yan Xi called Fu Yan Ting and asked him out for dinner.
Yan Xi knew that Fu Yan Ting's health was not good and he couldn't eat spicy food, yet she deliberately invited him for hot pot.
As soon as Fu Yan Ting entered the private room and saw the extremely spicy hot pot base, he frowned and started coughing.
However, after being married to Yan Xi for so long, he actually knew very little about her. He had no idea that Yan Xi actually liked spicy food.
Even though he couldn't eat spicy food, Fu Yan Ting felt it didn't matter, as long as Mrs. Fu was happy.
Just as Fu Yan Ting and Yan Xi sat down, Xiang Jing Chen pushed open the door and entered. He then affectionately linked arms with Yan Xi and sat beside her.
Fu Yan Ting, who was left isolated to the side, glared at Xiang Jing Chen as if he wanted to kill him.
Xiang Jing Chen leaned close to Yan Xi's ear and whispered, "Sister, if I help you like this, will Fu Yan Ting kill me?"
Yan Xi looked at Xiang Jing Chen, smiled faintly, and said with a childish voice, "No, you have to believe me. How could I bear to abandon you?"
After Yan Xi spoke, Fu Yan Ting's face darkened further.
If looks could kill, Xiang Jing Chen would have been torn to pieces by now.
Fu Yan Ting glanced coldly at Yan Xi and said coldly, "Mrs. Fu, have you forgotten that your husband is still here? Do you want me to take out the marriage certificate and show it to you?"
Yan Xi said calmly, "There's no need for that. I asked you out today to tell you that I've found the boy I like. It's time for our relationship to end."
"You like him? Heh, it seems your taste isn't that great either."
Fu Yan Ting snorted coldly and looked at Xiang Jing Chen with undisguised contempt.
Although Xiang Jing Chen was not as capable as Fu Yan Ting, he was not bad either. Being so looked down upon by Fu Yan Ting, Xiang Jing Chen became competitive. He sat up straight and said coldly to Fu Yan Ting, "What are you talking about?"
Fu Yan Ting couldn't even be bothered to spare Xiang Jing Chen a glance. He turned directly to Yan Xi and said, word by word, "You want a divorce?"
"I thought I had made myself very clear. It seems Mr. Fu's brain isn't working very well either; you can't understand what I'm saying."
"You can divorce me, but first, you have to pay back the money you owe me."
He didn't believe Yan Xi could come up with so much money at once to pay him back.
Watching Yan Xi and Fu Yan Ting go back and forth, Xiang Jing Chen suddenly felt that he was being a superfluous presence. He shouldn't have agreed to Yan Xi's unreasonable request.
As neither Yan Xi nor Fu Yan Ting was willing to back down, a waiter approached with the dishes. Knowing that Fu Yan Ting couldn't eat spicy food, Yan Xi began to make things difficult for him.
Yan Xi said, "Fine, if you don't agree to a divorce, you can eat all these dishes, and I'll agree not to divorce."
After speaking, Yan Xi began to cook the dishes for Fu Yan Ting.
Although Fu Yan Ting didn't respond verbally, he ate all the dishes Yan Xi cooked for him.
Xin Yi, standing not far away, saw this scene and felt immense pain for Fu Yan Ting.
Although Fu Yan Ting had a bad temper, he was very good to his subordinates.
If possible, he truly wished he could suffer in place of Fu Yan Ting.
"Fu Yan Ting, no one is forcing you. If you can't take it, you can choose not to eat it."