Rebirth: Divorcing the Billionaire
Chapter 81: The Grasshopper After Autumn

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: The Grasshopper After Autumn

"Jian Xi, does your mouth get itchy if you don’t mention divorce for a single day?"

"Si Yuhuan, I’m warning you, don’t lay a finger on me. I’m a patient."

Jian Xi felt a bit scared. She shouldn’t have provoked the devil. In this villa, no one would be around to collect her corpse.

Si Yuhuan was slowly closing in.

Jian Xi kept backing away.

"Hey, what do you want to do?"

He’s not holding a weapon in his hand, is he?

Jian Xi wanted to call the housekeeper, but Si Yuhuan took an ice pack from the plastic bag and pressed it directly onto her face.

"Does this feel a bit better?"

Huh?

Jian Xi froze, her blood feeling like it had congealed.

"Si Yuhuan, are you having a fit?"

His recent changes were just too much for her to take in.

"You were hurt because of me. I’m not so heartless as to leave you alone."

So that was it.

Jian Xi knew he wasn’t that kind-hearted.

However, the ice pack on the wound did indeed make it feel a bit better.

"Housekeeper!" Jian Xi called out towards the room.

The housekeeper hurriedly responded, "Miss Jian, do you... need something?"

She peeked in fearfully, not daring to step forward.

"Pour a glass of water for this gentleman."

This gentleman.

Si Yuhuan was both amused and exasperated by her accursed way of addressing him.

"You really know how to show gratitude."

Jian Xi replied, "You’re welcome."

Si Yuhuan finally had a sip of the hard-earned water.

He gave Jian Xi a look and said irritably, "I’ve never seen a woman who cheats and is as shameless as you."

"And I’ve never seen a scoundrel like you, wanting to keep his red flag flying at home while letting colorful flags flutter outside," retorted Jian Xi, a smile not reaching her eyes.

Si Yuhuan gritted his teeth. "You saw colorful flags fluttering outside?"

"Isn’t Jiang Qimeng a prime example?"

Si Yuhuan could no longer bear it. "I have nothing to do with her."

"Who would believe that?" Jian Xi scoffed coldly. "Once you’ve put your pants back on, you don’t recognize anyone. Your behavior is even more shameful."

The pain she had endured in her past life was still vivid in her mind; Jian Xi treated every word he uttered now as mere hot air.

Never touched Jiang Qimeng? Only a fool would believe that.

Never touched her, yet he stood up for her in public?

Gave her so many luxury custom-made items?

Invested two hundred million in her?

Funded a company for her?

"Si Yuhuan, I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as you."

Si Yuhuan felt that even if he had a thousand mouths, he couldn’t explain himself clearly. "I can’t be bothered to talk to you." free\we\bnov(e)(l).com

He truly couldn’t stand another second in this place.

Picking up his coat from the sofa, Si Yuhuan walked out.

Jian Xi, unafraid of death, sneered, "You have nothing to defend yourself with, do you?"

BANG!

The door was slammed shut in anger.

"Hmph! With such little emotional resilience, Si Yuhuan, just you wait. The pain you’ve all given me, I’ll repay tenfold, a hundredfold!"

Wan Yu called, her voice brimming with excitement, "Xixi, guess what that little bitch Jiang Qimeng just did at the hospital?"

Jian Xi raised an eyebrow. "She couldn’t have faked medical records to trick a man into staying by her side, could she?"

"You’re a psychic! How do you know everything?"

Wan Yu was thoroughly impressed.

Jian Xi wanted to tell her that in her previous life, she had used all these tricks herself.

Using her omniscient perspective, Jian Xi had already anticipated all of Jiang Qimeng’s moves. However, that woman was a skilled actress with deep cunning, always capable of devising new schemes.

"The doctor just called me. Jiang Qimeng actually forged a case of myocarditis and showed it to Si Yuhuan, claiming it was a condition she developed from overworking on official duties. Now she says she needs rest and a large sum of money for treatment—can you believe her nerve?"

"Of course, she’s shameless. They’re a pair of shameless people."

Thinking of the recording she had just made, Jian Xi’s lips curled into a smile. "No worries. The best way to deal with shameless people is to let them fight amongst themselves like dogs."

"By the way, Si Junyan might be transferred back to Beijing soon."

"Hmm?"

Wan Yu said dejectedly, "That guy, I don’t know what stroke of luck he had, but today he managed to finalize Haohan Group’s Northwest expansion plans ahead of schedule. All the directors think his capabilities are being wasted there and proposed transferring him back. Si Yuhuan is currently stalling it, but it seems inevitable. Sooner or later, he’ll be back."

Jian Xi understood. As cousins, if Si Yuhuan handled things too ruthlessly, he’d have trouble explaining himself to the Si Family elders later on.

She wasn’t important enough for him to stake everything for her just yet.

It wasn’t a surprise that Si Yuhuan might allow Si Junyan to return.

"I have a feeling there’s more to Si Junyan than meets the eye. Find some time to dig into him."

Wan Yu said directly, "Don’t worry, I’ve already sent someone to investigate. We should have results soon. Just be careful—if he comes back, Jiang Qimeng will gain a strong supporter."

The events of her past life were known only to her, so Jian Xi wondered how Wan Yu could be so aware of them.

As if sensing Jian Xi’s thoughts, Wan Yu explained outright, "Honey, I’ve been navigating the world of romance for so many years. I can see right through these brats’ little schemes. That guy has a thing for Si Yuhuan’s woman; he’s secretly in love with Jiang Qimeng."

"PFFT! You’re the real psychic here."

Jian Xi vaguely remembered that in her past life, Wan Yu had indeed seemed to warn her to be wary of Si Junyan and Jiang Qimeng.

She hadn’t paid attention then. Thinking back now, she felt so foolish.

After hanging up the phone, Jian Xi listened to the recording she had just made.

For several days, Jian Xi only received some scar removal ointments and supplements sent by Si Yuhuan’s men. The man himself had seemingly disappeared.

She rather enjoyed the peace and quiet.

In the meantime, she received a call from Jian’s Mother.

After assuring Jian’s Mother that she was fine and encouraging her to continue attending various events with her second brother, Jian Xi collapsed onto the sofa.

Bored, she turned on the television.

It was broadcasting a report on Haohan Group’s ambitious microchip project, which had already expanded to over a dozen countries.

Si Yuhuan did not appear on television. Instead, the camera focused on Si Junyan, who looked radiant and was eloquently explaining the project to the audience, every bit the wolf in sheep’s clothing.

"Under the leadership of our Director Si Yuhuan, Haohan Group has been flourishing vigorously. After six years of unremitting effort, we have become a leader in the industry. In the future, we will..."

He spouted official-sounding rhetoric with great flair, but from beginning to end, he never once mentioned any collaboration with Jian Group.

Jian Xi clenched her fists. That bastard had returned surprisingly quickly.

Jian Xi couldn’t stay cooped up at home all the time either.

Wan Yu suggested, "We can’t let people look down on us, sis. I’ll take you to a hot spring."

Jian Xi agreed and accompanied her to a newly opened hot spring resort.

"This Si Junyan is truly tenacious, like a centipede that doesn’t fall even in death. Coming back so quickly and even speaking on behalf of Haohan Group! What’s Si Yuhuan thinking? He hasn’t returned to Fuyuan Official Residence lately. In my opinion, he has a guilty conscience and is ashamed to face you; that’s why he hasn’t shown up."

The warm hot spring relaxed her body and mind. Jian Xi lay back in the water and closed her eyes. The misty steam caressed her soft, smooth face, making it look as delicate as a peeled egg; she didn’t look anywhere near twenty-six years old.

People would have believed her if she said she was in her early twenties.

"It’s fine. They’re just like grasshoppers in late autumn—their days are numbered. Let them jump around while they can," she said confidently.