Chapter 141: Promises Made in Bed Are Empty
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Once Yu Zhi Yi departed, Zhang Tian Shun lost interest in everything else. However, he still had unfinished business to address. With a chilling gaze, he turned to Yu Jiao Jiao and sneered, “Your Yu family is truly adept at hiding. You even had the audacity to drive away the people I sent over. But do you think that refusing to accept the divorce letter will make everything fine?”
For days, Zhang Tian Shun had been itching to divorce Yu Jiao Jiao. Unfortunately, she kept avoiding him, and the Yu family outright refused to meet anyone from the Duke Courage’s Mansion. The divorce letter simply couldn’t be delivered.
Had it not been for the relentless harassment from Du Zi Heng during this time, forcing him to shift his attention elsewhere, Zhang Tian Shun would have stormed into the Yu Mansion long ago and flung the letter at the first random servant he could find.
Yu Jiao Jiao’s face turned pale. She had been evading Zhang Tian Shun for so long, all to avoid receiving the divorce letter. Yet, her impulsiveness today had given him the perfect opportunity.
Shaking her head in desperation, she backed away frantically. “No, no! I am your lawfully wedded wife. I haven’t committed any of the ‘Seven Grounds for Divorce’… You can’t divorce me!”
Zhang Tian Shun rolled his eyes. Known throughout the capital as a notorious second-generation rich kid, he was infamous for his brazen and shameless ways, regardless of whether his opponent was male or female.
Even if that person had once shared his bed and pillow.
“Whether or not you’ve committed the ‘Seven Grounds for Divorce’ is entirely up to me, isn’t it?” He sneered. “If you know what’s good for you, pack your belongings and leave quietly. I’ll be magnanimous enough to let you take your dowry. But if you insist on being stubborn…” His cold laugh echoed. “Don’t blame me for forgetting old times.”
Yu Jiao Jiao felt a mix of humiliation, anger, and heartbreak. “Zhang Tian Shun, you promised me once that you’d love only me for the rest of your life, that you’d treat me well. Have you forgotten everything?”
Zhang Tian Shun’s expression turned mocking. “A man’s promises in bed? How could you take that seriously? It’s just… a bit of fun, nothing more.”
Trembling with rage, Yu Jiao Jiao retorted, “You have no heart!”
Her confusion and dismay were evident. Why? Why was it that they had married on the same day, but Zhang Tian Shun’s attitude toward Yu Zhi Yi and herself was so drastically different?
In their previous life, Zhang Tian Shun had been utterly submissive to Yu Zhi Yi, behaving like a loyal dog. Not only had he sent away the other women in his household for her sake, but he had also openly displayed his tenderness and affection for her in public.
Why? What was the reason behind this disparity?
Though bewildered and hurt, Yu Jiao Jiao refused to yield. Seeing the servants approaching with the divorce letter, she coldly laughed and countered, “Zhang Tian Shun, my father may have been demoted, but that doesn’t mean the Yu family has fallen. Don’t forget that my aunt is still the Emperor’s most favored Consort, and she is carrying his child. It could very well be a prince.”
“Given the Emperor’s affection for my aunt, what do you think will happen once she gives birth to a son?”
Consort Yu had remained in her position for a long time. It was about time her status was elevated.
Zhang Tian Shun’s expression darkened. “To think this is who you truly are. I can’t believe I was fooled by you for so long.”
Moments later, his anger dissipated, replaced by a malicious smirk. “So desperate, are you? So eager to cling to me?”
Lowering the carriage curtain, he ordered the coachman to proceed. As the wheels began turning again, his voice drifted out mockingly, “My mother’s been in a terrible mood lately. I was worried about how to cheer her up. Now, I’ve got an idea.”
“Giving her a punching bag should do the trick, don’t you think?”
The chill in Yu Jiao Jiao’s heart deepened. This man! How could he be so cruel?
Not divorcing her was nothing more than a ploy to turn her into his mother’s scapegoat.
Remembering how Madam Meng had lost face at the palace banquet—all thanks to Yu Zhi Yi—Yu Jiao Jiao shivered. Despite her poor relationship with Yu Zhi Yi, outsiders only saw them as sisters. And as her “sister,” she was expected to pay the price for Yu Zhi Yi’s missteps.