Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!-Chapter 90 - It Turns Out That Divorce Was Because of This

Chapter 90: Chapter 90 It Turns Out That Divorce Was Because of This

“Gratitude for saving a life should be paid back like a spring gushing forth.”

If she had known this truth at that very moment in the past, she would have been immensely grateful to Liu Xixi.

But now she only felt it was ironic.

Ji Muye’s love for his two sons was indubitable.

But the thought that he could promise Liu Xixi, the woman who had saved Ji Ze, three favors, while being cold and indifferent to her, his wife who had lingered between life and death in the delivery room, giving birth to their twins, made her feel that her past self was so pitiable.

Seeing the tears in her eyes, Ji Muye’s heart clenched violently, and he hurriedly reached out to wipe them away, his voice inadvertently betraying a hint of panic.

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“Xining, I’m sorry, please don’t cry…”

She dodged Ji Muye’s hand, stubbornly tilted her head up, and refused to let the tears fall.

“And what about me?”

Xining gritted her teeth and asked him, “Ji Muye, what about me?”

“You only see her desperate rescue, but what about the four hours I was on the brink of death while giving birth?”

“Those five years, you were supposed to be my husband…”

The tears she had been holding back ultimately slipped down.

She turned her face away, not wishing to show weakness in front of him, but her choked voice carried the pain that had accumulated over the years.

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“You fulfilled the three things you promised her, but what about the things you promised me?”

Each word turned into a sharpened sword, piercing deep into Ji Muye’s body.

He was so frantic that he could not remember to grab the tissues on the coffee table, instead, he used his fingertips to chaotically wipe the unstoppable tears from her face.

Every single one was an accusation of his five years of neglect, causing him pain as if his heart was being repeatedly clenched.

“I’m sorry, Xining, I didn’t realize I would bring you so much pain. I’ve never experienced such deep emotion; if I had known, I certainly wouldn’t have done this.”

He cupped Lu Xining’s face, “I was wrong, terribly wrong.”

Deep in his eyes surged towering waves of guilt, enveloping Ji Muye in the abyss of the sea floor.

Xining suddenly broke free from his grasp and pushed him away.

Ji Muye’s lower back hit the coffee table, the plates containing exquisite pastries clattered, breaking the heavy and oppressive atmosphere between them.

She fiercely wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand, closed her eyes, and took several deep breaths before she could suppress the urge to cry.

She looked at Ji Muye and laughed scornfully, “The proud Patriarch of the Ji Family, how could you ever be wrong?”

Knowing that he had helped Liu Xixi because of his son, Lu Xining felt no joy inside her.

The backhanded scornful remarks echoed in her ears while Ji Muye could only see the sorrow in the depths of her eyes.

He didn’t understand how things had come to this; his internal hope for reconciliation was violently shattered like a bubble in a fairy tale.

“Do you really think that even if you didn’t tell me, just because I am the mother of our children, I would be as grateful as you are to her, and help her, right?”

Her beautiful eyes were filled with sadness.

“Ji Muye, oh Ji Muye, I’ve been married to you for five years, not five days, and you still don’t understand me.”

“I am a mother, not a saint!”

Pain and sadness churned in Lu Xining’s eyes as she rose to leave.

Her wrist was once again grasped by the man, with a gentle force that wouldn’t hurt her, but also prevented her from leaving.

Ji Muye’s deep gaze never left her.

He lowered his eyes, hiding the dimness within.

The protection he’d prided himself on was never what Lu Xining wanted.

But now, was it too late to make amends?

He lowered his voice, “I’m sorry for the hurt I caused you in those five years.”

Whenever she thought of those nights spent alone, licking her wounds as tears soaked the pillowcase time and again, the tears Lu Xining had fought to suppress threatened to return.

“Xixi saved Xiao Ze, and for that, I’m truly grateful, no matter her reasons.”

“I can offer her money, resources, and any help within my power, but I won’t cross those boundaries of assistance, all the while knowing I’m married.”

Ji Muye still knelt on one knee, his hand by his side clenched into a fist as he asked her, “Did you divorce me because of Xixi?”

Lu Xining’s gaze was cold as she looked down upon him; this was actually the first time in seven years that she’d looked down on Ji Muye with such a superior view.

“The truth is, she was just the last straw; the ultimate reason is you.”

Ji Muye opened his mouth, then held back.

Now that the topic had come to this, Lu Xining decided to lay it all out and speak frankly about the issues between them.

“Ji Muye, you were born at the top of the pyramid, enjoying the best resources this world has to offer, with a family that obeyed you, servants who followed your orders. I doubt anyone ever defied your decisions.”

Ji Muye was silent; indeed, that was true.

Even his brothers and friends called him ‘brother’ in their youth, and in the times past, his life had been too smooth.

“So even after getting married, you still made decisions on your own.”

“You are excellent, so excellent that you believe each of your decisions is the right one, feeling that you can achieve the best outcome in everything.”

Lu Xining’s words seemed to praise him, but Ji Muye felt increasingly anxious, with a premonition of losing something precious.

“Ji Muye, the emotions of people can’t be wiped away just because the result is right.”

“If you had told me about Xixi saving our child right away and consulted with me, perhaps none of this would have happened.”

Ji Muye gripped her hand tightly, his voice hoarse, “Xining, Xixi is just someone who could’ve been anyone.”

“The help I offered her was simply out of gratitude.”

Those resources meant so little to Ji Muye that they didn’t even warrant a pause.

Lu Xining shook her head, shifting the focus away from Xixi and leaned in slightly, smiling sweetly as she looked into his dark eyes.

“The first time I saw you, I knew you were someone inherently indifferent, but I thought it was okay.”

“After all, you didn’t love me, and I didn’t love you.”

Pain coursed through his heart in waves, and Ji Muye wanted to say something but didn’t know where to start.

“In the beginning, when we got married, I wanted to have a good life with you. You were cold, so I thought I’d be a little more enthusiastic, but after that, probably not anymore.”

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope sparked in Ji Muye’s dark eyes; he hadn’t expected to hear her express affection for him today!

But before joy could ignite, it was extinguished by Lu Xining like dousing a flame with a bucket of water.

She seemed to fall into memories of the past.

Her long, slender, fair fingertips gently traced the handsome contours of the man’s face, from the deep corners of his eyes to the prominent bridge of his nose, and finally softly caressing his cool, thin lips.

Lu Xining sighed softly, murmuring indifferently, “Ji Muye, how wonderful it would have been if I had never taken a liking to you after we got married.”