"What letter?" Elder Madam Pei was startled and looked at the butler, asking, "Bring it to to see?"
The butler glanced at Elder Madam Pei and said, "Madam, this letter is for Young Master Liyan."
Elder Pei was also startled and glanced at the butler, a sharp gleam flashing in his aged eyes. "Liyan just got ho and then sent soone to deliver this letter, who brought it over?"
"It was delivered by a courier company," the butler replied. "I checked it; there was nothing unusual, just the normal way of delivering a letter."
"Give it to !" Pei Liyan reached out to take the letter.
The butler handed it over.
He opened the letter only to find a docunt inside, an A4 paper printed with a divorce agreent.
Qiao Rui had already signed her na.
Her handwriting was very forceful and bold, at first glance, one would think a man had written it.
This type of handwriting was unique and clearly indicative of soone who had practiced calligraphy.
The divorce agreent was simple, it just requested a divorce, no more, no less.
Seeing the divorce agreent, Pei Liyan imdiately flew into a rage, his handso face instantly clouding over.
Damned woman, daring to play this trick on him, what audacity.
Elder Pei and Elder Madam Pei, seeing the change in their grandson’s face, were also curious.
Elder Pei couldn’t help but ask, "What letter did that girl write to you?"
"A divorce agreent," Pei Liyan didn’t hide it. "And she has already signed it."
He finished speaking and handed the divorce agreent to Elder Pei, who put on his reading glasses and examined it carefully. After looking it over, he sighed.
"The handwriting in this signature is really nice; just looking at the signature is pleasing to the eye."
"Is it just that the handwriting looks good? What’s there to brag about?" Elder Madam Pei was utterly dissatisfied.
Pei Liyan took out his phone and called Qiao Rui.
This ti, the call actually went through.
Recently, he had called Qiao Rui and had others call her as well, but all had been answered by an automated female voice.
She must have turned off her phone.
Now that a divorce agreent had arrived, it seed she was waiting for him to co back and deal with it.
The call quickly connected.
Pei Liyan spoke in a low voice, "Qiao Rui!"
"Oh, Mister Pei!" Qiao Rui’s voice ca through from the other end. "I trust you’ve already seen the divorce agreent I sent over?"
"Where are you?" he asked in a deep voice.
"Where I am doesn’t matter," Qiao Rui replied. "What’s important is the divorce agreent; you better sign it quickly."
"Qiao Rui, do you want to locate where you are?" Pei Liyan’s voice was harsh and cold, every word transmitting across clearly.
"Why waste your ti on , Mister Pei; you’re delaying both of us. It’s better if we just go our separate ways and each be well," Qiao Rui spoke very straightforwardly. "Actually, you would have a smoother ti dealing with my older sister, wouldn’t you?"
"It’s not up to you to say what’s smooth," Pei Liyan coldly said. "Co ho right now."
Qiao Rui, hearing the commanding tone in his words, felt so aversion, "It’d be better if you didn’t order around. I’m quite rebellious and hate it when people keep ordering around."
"Are you seeking justice because you felt mistreated here at my grandmother’s?" Pei Liyan retorted.
Qiao Rui was taken aback, this incident was rely a trigger.
She wanted a divorce, certainly not because of Elder Madam Pei.
She just felt that Pei Liyan was a terrible person.
Moreover, the trip to Liancheng and Xinyang had revealed many unknown sides of Pei Liyan.
She felt that if it continued, she might expose too much.
Rather than be exposed, it was better to retreat as the best strategy.
"I apologize," Pei Liyan apologized, making the call in front of Elder Pei, Elder Madam Pei and the butler. "I failed to protect you well enough, allowing you to be mistreated."
This caught Qiao Rui rather off guard; she hadn’t expected Pei Liyan to apologize.
Elder Madam Pei was also extrely surprised.
She inhaled sharply, scolding, "Pei Liyan, are you still a man?"
Elder Madam Pei was truly stunned.
She found it unacceptable that her proud grandson would suddenly apologize, especially to Qiao Rui, that girl from the countryside.
On the other end of the phone, Qiao Rui was also a bit surprised upon hearing Elder Madam Pei’s voice.
She knew, of course, that Pei Liyan was at Pei Mansion now, but making this call in front of Elder Madam Pei was indeed a statent.
Pei Liyan glanced at Elder Madam Pei but didn’t respond, just said into the phone, "et to talk?"
Qiao Rui thought for a mont and replied, "Alright, I’ll co back."
"See you in a bit." Pei Liyan quickly hung up the phone, looked at Elder Madam Pei, and said, "Grandmother, I know you have many grievances against Qiao Rui because she isn’t to your liking, but the wife I choose is to live a life together with ."
"Don’t you also like Qiao Xiang?" Elder Madam Pei spoke in a stern voice. "If you didn’t like her, I wouldn’t have chosen Qiao Xiang. Since Qiao Rui has sent you the divorce papers, I think you might as well sign the agreent and be with Qiao Xiang."
Pei Liyan seriously started, "My marriage is just ant to be a sanctuary, unrelated to others."
"A sanctuary?" Elder Madam Pei scoffed. "From the mont you decided to choose a girl from the Qiao Family as your wife, it was destined to be anything but a sanctuary."
Pei Liyan looked down. "Grandmother is right, but the fact that Qiao Rui was locked in a secret room, Grandmother must apologize."
Having said that, Pei Liyan turned and left.
Elder Madam Pei stood there dazed, only regaining her senses as her grandson walked away, expressing her displeasure to her husband, "Did you hear that just now? He actually demanded an apology from ."
"I heard," Elder Pei watched the direction of the door, his tone calm, "You lost this round, Qiao Rui won."
"What did she win?" Elder Madam Pei naturally didn’t agree, very disdainful of her husband’s attitude.
"She wins because she simply doesn’t care about this marriage. For her, entering into a marriage is casual and leaving it is even more so, while you’re still trying to figure out rules for her, she’s ready to retreat."
"Isn’t that just giving up?" Elder Madam Pei scoffed.
"She also managed to get out of that secret room," Elder Pei said.
That made Elder Madam Pei pause.
After a mont of deep thought, she said, "Maybe you should et your good friend as well, perhaps he does not realize what kind of person his granddaughter really is."
Upon hearing this, Elder Pei nodded. "You’re thinking what I’m thinking; it’s indeed ti to have a look."
"After so many years, is she really his granddaughter?"
Elder Pei paused, saying, "She must be, otherwise he wouldn’t have let her marry into the family."
"As for apologizing, no way," Elder Madam Pei said coldly. "I discipline her, that’s natural. Asking to apologize, do they even know what surna they have?"
"No need to apologize; if this marriage ends, it’s your grandson’s lack of ability," Elder Pei said. "If you needed to apologize, then he shouldn’t be the heir anymore."
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