Can We Say No to Divorce?

Chapter 832 - 582: Extra—Getting Used to Each Other

Qiao Xiaoyan went to see Bai Ye, and her mood became even heavier.

When she came back, a case had just been solved.

Zhuo Yufeng decided to treat everyone, and Lu Xiao thought it wouldn’t be fun for a girl alone, so she invited Qiao Xiaoyan along.

Zhuo Yufeng also invited Situ Rui and Song Xuyao.

"Xiaoyan, you’re back!" Situ Rui reached out and patted her shoulder, "Have a great time tonight! People must look forward, right?"

"Thanks, Rui Ge, I will!" Qiao Xiaoyan nodded.

While they were having fun, Qiao Xiaoyan sang a song for them, "Blue Lotus".

"...The world of freedom in the heart is so clear and distant..."

Xu Wei’s songs always bring a sense of warmth.

Just like the lyrics, they give people more motivation to strive in life.

Lu Xiao came over, "Wow, Xiaoyan, you sing really well! Want to join ’China’s Got Talent’?"

Situ Rui clapped his hands in agreement: "Xiaoyan, why not? You should really go! It seems like no forensic doctor has joined this show yet?"

Zhuo Yufeng laughed too, "I hope Xiaoyan stays on as a forensic doctor!"

Song Xuyao didn’t say anything; he merely held his cup and smiled thoughtfully.

After a while, he put down the cup and started fiddling with his phone.

Occasionally, he glanced at his phone and smiled.

He was texting Nian Enxi, who was on the night shift tonight, and had just finished being busy, finally having time to take a sip of water.

Since last time, the two had exchanged contact details and stayed in regular touch.

Lu Xiao glanced at Song Xuyao, then whispered to Qiao Xiaoyan: "Song Sir must be in love; you see the joyous glow between his eyebrows."

Qiao Xiaoyan could see it too!

It’s good that he can find love! This is Qiao Xiaoyan’s thought because physical connections will always tire eventually.

If he can truly find a woman he loves, to live a happy and joyful life, that’s good.

She and he are both lonely souls, two lonely souls can’t warm each other.

So, she won’t deprive him of such a chance.

"That’s great." Qiao Xiaoyan took a sip of wine, "He deserves happiness."

As usual, Qiao Xiaoyan indulged in a few extra drinks, leaning back on the sofa.

Situ Rui’s wife called him home; he left an hour earlier than the others.

Lu Xiao, missing her brother Lu Mojing, drank a bit too much and started acting drunk, so Zhuo Yufeng took her home.

Now, only Song Xuyao and Qiao Xiaoyan remained in the KTV.

Qiao Xiaoyan leaned back on the sofa, feeling somewhat intoxicated.

Song Xuyao reached out to pick her up, "Let’s go! Go home and sleep!"

"Bai Ye..." Qiao Xiaoyan called softly.

Song Xuyao’s hand stiffened but said nothing.

From then until now, she only had Bai Ye in her heart; he only had Song Chenxi.

Countless nights spent together, still invisible under the daylight sun.

Song Xuyao carried her to a taxi; she leaned softly against him, seeming already asleep.

When they arrived at her house, he took the key out of her handbag and unlocked the door; she awoke in a daze, "I want to throw up..."

Before she finished her sentence, she had already rushed toward the bathroom.

Once inside, she hugged the toilet, vomiting violently.

Today’s car ride, coupled with a bad mood.

Singing and drinking at night, she tried to pretend nothing had happened, but how could the wounds deep inside her heart be easily revealed to others?

She vomited until disoriented, sitting beside the toilet, reaching for a tissue to wipe herself.

She rarely lost her poise like this, even when drinking some wine and being with Song Xuyao, she wouldn’t throw up like this.

She washed her face with cold water and came out to sit on the sofa, seeing that the man had already left, no trace of him in the house.

She lay down on the sofa, took a book, and covered her face.

Habit is a terrifying thing!

From being used to the nights of drinking with him, to drinking alone with him absent by her side.

If he can love someone else, start a new life, that’s good too.

She knew he never loved her, even when he crashed deep into her soul; he never did...

The next day, early morning.

When Qiao Xiaoyan arrived at work, she felt a bit of a headache, a hangover from the night’s drinking.

As soon as she arrived, she heard Lu Xiao calling her: "Xiaoyan, what’s wrong? You don’t look so good, very pale..."

"It’s nothing, maybe because I drank last night and didn’t sleep well!" Qiao Xiaoyan replied softly, "What are you fussing about?"

Lu Xiao looked at her and sighed, "Isn’t it still Zhuo sir? Usually, when I make him angry, he scolds me and that’s it. But today, he actually ignored me!"

"Why did you make him angry?" Qiao Xiaoyan went to make a cup of coffee.

"I introduced my university professor to him!" Lu Xiao said, "The professor is a Doctor with high education, high talent, high salary, and he despised him?"

Qiao Xiaoyan smiled knowingly, "What did he despise about them?"

"He said his matters aren’t for me to worry about!" Lu Xiao huffed, "Aren’t I just concerned about him? He’s getting on in age and still doesn’t have a girlfriend. Is he really going to be a bachelor a whole lifetime just because he’s a cop?"

Qiao Xiaoyan burst out laughing; this was truly seeing clearly as a bystander while being confused as a participant.

"You still laugh!" Lu Xiao glared at her.

"I won’t laugh!" Qiao Xiaoyan held back her laughter, "I’ll cry for you instead, alright?"

Lu Xiao patted her hand, "Your dark circles are so heavy. What, is it still hard to sleep at night, still thinking about Bai Ye? I miss my brother too, sometimes I can’t sleep the whole night..."

"Some people you’ll miss a whole lifetime." Qiao Xiaoyan took a sip of coffee, "Don’t worry, I’ll still live well!"

"I know you’ve already been working hard at life. There’s going to be longan picking in the countryside this weekend, let’s go together!" Lu Xiao invited her, "As a way to relax, okay?"

"Okay!" Qiao Xiaoyan nodded, "I’ll get to work now!"

"Okay! I better hurry too, lest Zhuo sir catches hold of my braids again." Lu Xiao quickly got busy too.

...

Outside the hospital.

Song Xuyao went to the hospital early to change his bandages, while Nian Enxi was already waiting for him.

"Song sir, what did the Doctor say?" Nian Enxi approached him.

Song Xuyao looked at her, momentarily absent-minded, "It’s fine now, the stitches can be removed!"

"That’s great!" Nian Enxi was utterly delighted, her face lit up like sunshine, "Congratulations on your recovery, Song sir!"

For a moment, Song Xuyao saw Song Chenxi again; when she smiled, it was like a sunflower in the morning sunlight, always moving upward.

"Song sir..." Nian Enxi called him several times before he snapped out of it.

Song Xuyao nodded, "You’re off work now, let me treat you to breakfast, and I’ll drive you home!"

"But aren’t you supposed to go back to the police station?" Nian Enxi looked at him.

"It’s fine!" Song Xuyao opened the car door, "Please, get in!"

"Thank you, Song sir..." Nian Enxi got into the car.

Song Xuyao took her to the restaurant; the morning tea market was especially bustling. They chose a window seat, where the sunlight warmed the glass, making everyone feel especially cozy.

Nian Enxi was lively and talkative, mostly she was speaking, and he listened.

"Eat more." Song Xuyao thought how long it had been since he accompanied a woman for breakfast!

These years, the closest woman beside him was Qiao Xiaoyan.

But their bodies were close, having touched each other’s skin, yet always failing to reach each other’s hearts.

He never truly understood her heart, her heart was filled with the deceased Bai Ye.

She couldn’t reach his heart, inside him, there was still a Song Chenxi.

She and he were creatures of the dark.

Roaming at night, indulging in the hormones that a man and woman might share, endlessly entangled.

When daylight came, they didn’t even need to say farewell!

They again returned to being strangers.

Looking at all the food, Nian Enxi exclaimed, "Wow, I can’t finish this, women eat too much and it makes us fat..."

Song Xuyao however, laughed; Song Chenxi would say the same thing, young as she was, always worried about getting fat, she liked watching him eat more; she said, "Brother needs to eat more to grow strong and mighty!"

"Chenxi..." he called softly and instinctively.

Nian Enxi widened her eyes, "Song sir, did you call me..."

Song Xuyao looked at her and nodded, "A little more weight won’t show just from eating one more bite..."

"It definitely will!" Nian Enxi immediately retorted, "You don’t understand, when I drink a cup of milk before bed, by the next morning, I weigh 0.25 kilos more..."

That’s water weight! Song Xuyao didn’t say anything, only smiled.

After she finished eating, he drove her home, advising her to rest well.

Song Xuyao drove to work, spring in his step.

In the afternoon, he picked up Nian Enxi for work.

Only to be followed by Zhuo Yufeng in his car, Zhuo Yufeng got out, "Song sir, you’ve got a secret lover and didn’t tell us brothers, you’re not being fair at all!"

At that moment, Nian Enxi stood beside him, slightly shy, but still nodded to Zhuo Yufeng.

From the car came Qiao Xiaoyan and Lu Xiao too; Lu Xiao was headed to the library for research, and Qiao Xiaoyan joined her, so Zhuo Yufeng played the role of driver, inadvertently discovering Song Xuyao and Nian Enxi’s date.

Qiao Xiaoyan looked at her and felt she was familiar, not just her, even Zhuo Yufeng did.

Lu Xiao joined later and had heard of Song Chenxi but didn’t have a deep impression.

Song Xuyao glanced at them indifferently and introduced, "This is Nian Enxi, a nurse, this is Zhuo sir from the Major Crimes Unit, this is Lu Xiao, an expert in psychological crimes, and this is forensic Doctor Qiao Xiaoyan..."

Nian Enxi greeted them gracefully, "Hello, Zhuo sir! Hello, Miss Lu! Hello, Miss Qiao..."