After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 111 - 107: I Will Pursue Her When You Get Divorced

Chapter 111: Chapter 107: I Will Pursue Her When You Get Divorced

And Xu Yiran, obviously saw it too.

A familiar car.

His fingers, for a moment, tensely gripped the steering wheel.

Xu Yiran’s gaze fell on Tang Xi, "You... know Fu Tingzhou? Who exactly are you?"

This woman, she’s actually connected to Third Brother.

Tang Xi bit her lip, thanked Xu Yiran, and then walked into the apartment building.

Xu Yiran lit a cigarette and took a couple of drags.

His intuition was telling him, Tang Xi seemed to have an unusual relationship with Third Brother. He had always heard from Ji Chenzhi that Third Brother was forced to agree to Aunt Qin’s request to marry a woman whom he didn’t like.

He was simply waiting for Aunt Qin’s health to improve before divorcing that woman.

After all, Third Brother’s girlfriend is Su Mengshu, Su Mengshu has been good to Third Brother, and now she is pregnant.

But Xu Yiran had never met Su Mengshu, nor had he ever seen, the hidden wife Third Brother talked about. He’d only heard bits and pieces from Ji Chenzhi; now, it seemed Xu Yiran belatedly understood.

Tang Xi was Third Brother’s hidden wife.

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Tang Xi opened the door; the woman’s eyes faintly lowered, "There are no men’s slippers at my place, if you have business, speak at the door."

Fu Tingzhou stood at the doorstep, his dark eyes landing on her, he walked straight into the living room.

Tang Xi, "..."

She changed her shoes and walked in.

"You came to see me, what’s the matter?"

Fu Tingzhou placed a kraft paper bag on the coffee table, "Move out from here tomorrow."

"Why?" Her eyes widened slightly.

The man sat on the couch, which was left by the previous landlord. She had replaced it with a soft couch cover, making it clean and tidy. However, it was still an old wooden couch, emitting a faint creak when sitting down.

The environment here was indeed poor, and this woman’s health was just as lackluster.

Living here, life would only get worse.

Fu Tingzhou gestured for her to look inside the kraft paper bag.

Tang Xi took out the documents, it was a house transfer statement, along with a key.

This was a newly furnished Western-style house under the North City Dingrui real estate, not small in size, and well-located.

Fu Tingzhou said, "From now on, you can live here. Sign it, and the house will be transferred to your name."

There wasn’t a trace of delight on Tang Xi’s face.

She just looked at Fu Tingzhou, "Why?"

Fu Tingzhou frowned, he thought that Tang Xi would happily accept; even if not grateful, she should at least show some happiness, "Tang Xi, do you really want to live here? The roof leaks when it rains, the alley is too small for even a car to park. You don’t even look at what kind of people live around here."

Tang Xi took a deep breath, feeling her heart sting with a pain that was also powerless, "Do you feel that, as your wife, living here, I embarrass you?"

"But I’ve paid the rent, the money I earned from hard work, rented for three months. I live here alone, peaceful and happy, not affecting any of your affairs. By what right, if you tell me to move out, should I do so? Do you really think that if you give me a luxurious place to live, I should be grateful and indebted to you?"

"Around here, these are all poor people, all people who bow their heads to life out of necessity."

After speaking, she placed the keys on the table.

"If you came for this, then take it back with you, after all...." Tang Xi gave a faint smile, it seemed like they wouldn’t have a future together, "For such a trivial matter, you could have just sent Xu Ze to talk to me, there was no need to come in person."

Fu Tingzhou stared deeply at her, realizing that he had never truly understood the woman before him.

Time seemed to freeze around them both.

Neither spoke, and after half a minute, Fu Tingzhou stood up and said.

"This house is for you. If you don’t want it, just throw the keys away."

He would never take back what he had given away.

At the doorway, Fu Tingzhou spoke in a low voice, "You asked me before, what is fairness. Fairness is something you fight for. Only when you become strong enough will the scales of fairness tip in your favor. Self-pity and leading a difficult life by feeling sorry for yourself is meaningless. I gave you a chance at fairness, but it is up to you to seize it."

Watching Fu Tingzhou leave, Tang Xi slowly sat down on the sofa.

The air still carried the faint scent of him.

Tang Xi looked at the keys on the coffee table, thinking that maybe she should have gratefully accepted them.

That way, perhaps he wouldn’t have left in anger.

Tang Xi knew that this man was angry.

For some reason, during this time, she felt that the relationship between her and Fu Tingzhou had somewhat softened, as if it was different from before.

She had started to harbor a sliver of hope towards him.

But, Su Mengshu was an insurmountable barrier between them... He liked Su Mengshu.

In just a few days she would leave; what was the point of living in a luxurious house and accepting this man’s pity?

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Fu Tingzhou walked down the stairs and saw Xu Yiran.

Xu Yiran leaned against the wall, standing up straight, "Third Brother."

Fu Tingzhou’s gaze became remote and unfocused; he didn’t speak, only nodded, and then continued down the stairs. Xu Yiran followed behind him, the two men of exceptional temperament exited the dilapidated building one after the other.

Xu Yiran eventually couldn’t help but ask, "Third Brother, Tang Xi, is she the secret wife you mentioned?"

Fu Tingzhou nodded, "Thank you for last time."

Xu Yiran knew what he was referring to—the incident on Qiao Jing’s birthday when he saved Tang Xi.

"Third Brother, aren’t you going to ask why I’m here?"

At that, Fu Tingzhou slightly lifted his brows, leaning against the car and lighting a cigarette. The bluish-white smoke slowly enshrouded his eyes, rendering his expression unfathomable, "Fourth Brother, she’s not right for you."

"Third Brother, if you divorce her, I’ll pursue her." Xu Yiran seemed resolute, "I’m sure I like her. Since you want to marry Su Mengshu, and since your marriage to Tang Xi was just to please Aunt Qin, and you have no feelings for each other. Then, when your marriage ends, I will pursue her, and I’m confident I can convince my parents to agree!"

In that instant, a darkness overtook Fu Tingzhou’s gaze.

Compared to Fu Tingzhou, Xu Yiran was much more naive. He hadn’t faced much adversity in the business world, having always had a smooth and successful life, especially with his remarkable talents achieving great results. His life had been too peaceful and easy. The weight of Fu Tingzhou’s gaze immediately made Xu Yiran feel a heavy pressure.

But he still firmly said, "Third Brother, she’s a very good girl, and it’s normal for a gentleman to have a fondness for her. I also wish you and Su Mengshu a happy marriage."

Fu Tingzhou flicked away some cigarette ash, his eyes hiding more than they revealed. Looking at Xu Yiran, he said softly, "I told you, she’s not right for you. I’ll act as if I never saw you here tonight."

Xu Yiran wanted to say more, but the chill in the depths of Fu Tingzhou’s eyes quickly silenced him with a warning.