Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 564 - 438: Windsor Palace, She Went to the Palace! (Part 2)

Chapter 564: Chapter 438: Windsor Palace, She Went to the Palace! (Part 2)

This remark really strikes a chord.

Even though Su Xiaomeng is glaring fiercely at Yin Shixiu right now, she’s actually feeling extremely conflicted and upset inside.

At this moment, the person who seems a bit confused is Xu Cong...

He thinks, are this couple really just having a spat or a tiff?

But when Su Xiaomeng approached him a couple of days ago to discuss the divorce, he didn’t feel any impulsiveness or rashness from her.

In many aspects, she seemed to already be informed and even prepared.

Her demands aren’t many. Even though the other party is someone like Yin Shixiu, she has no requirements regarding assets. The only demand she makes is disturbingly rational—half custody of the children.

Logically speaking, if the woman only has this demand, most families would agree to a divorce even without filing a lawsuit.

A peaceful break-up and divorce, how simple is that?

Su Xiaomeng clenched her fists, took two deep breaths, and calmed herself down before sitting back down,

"Fine, if you don’t admit it, you don’t admit it. It’s not a must for you to admit. After all, after two years of separation, the court will automatically grant the divorce. If you want to drag it out, it doesn’t matter to me."

Xu Cong saw Yin Shixiu’s lips curve into a smile.

He frowned slightly. Apparently, this man has quite an affection for the word "drag".

Xu Cong was even more baffled...

Yin Shixiu’s character, he doesn’t know, but given these conditions, how can there be a lack of women favoring him?

Cheated, got caught by his wife, the wife wants a divorce; generally, the husband doesn’t refuse. Just find someone else after the divorce, how big a deal is it?

Moreover, the woman even considers his reputation, choosing to handle it discreetly.

So at this point, what’s there to hesitate over? If things get blown out of proportion, it would really benefit no one.

Yet, in this scenario, why does it seem like the man is still so affectionate?

If he’s so affectionate, then why did he cheat?

Could it be... it was accidental?

"Then let’s drag it out for two years first."

As Yin Shixiu spoke, he already snaked his arm around Su Xiaomeng’s waist, pulling her directly into his embrace.

Su Xiaomeng was startled and instantly exploded!

"Yin Shixiu, don’t go too far! Have you even figured out the situation?!"

"I have figured it out."

"We’re preparing for a divorce, what are you doing? You’re sexually harassing me!"

"The lawyer is right here, be clear with your words. It’s you who’s preparing for a divorce, not me."

As Yin Shixiu spoke, he pulled Su Xiaomeng into his embrace again.

"Yin Shixiu! Stop being childish!"

"I’m not. I’m very clear about what I’m doing. I just want to hold you, every day."

"..."

At this moment, Xu Cong was extremely embarrassed.

He was starting to doubt why he even came today!

"The lawyer is here, I can report you for sexual harassment right now!"

As she spoke, Su Xiaomeng looked at Xu Cong, seemingly waiting for him to speak.

Xu Cong was even more embarrassed.

If you call it sexual harassment, he’d definitely say they’re just a young couple snuggling. If that’s considered sexual harassment, does he even need to continue being a lawyer?

Whether they divorce or not, right now he’s only taking on this case; the formal judicial process hasn’t even started.

He’s just a lawyer after all...

Seeing Xu Cong not overstepping, Yin Shixiu’s view of the lawyer shifted a bit.

With a light smile, he said to Su Xiaomeng,

"Our affair isn’t something a lawyer can handle."

"..."

Xu Cong’s face first turned red, now it was dark.

Why can’t a lawyer handle it?

Su Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu are genuinely arguing, and it’s certainly not like they’re just having their usual little tiff, playing hard to get.

Pushing Yin Shixiu hard a few times, Su Xiaomeng broke free from his embrace and stood up, glaring at Yin Shixiu,

"You can pretend like nothing happened, but I can’t!"

Su Xiaomeng pressed her lips together and looked at Xu Cong,

"Lawyer Xu, I’ll contact you later. Sorry for today."

With that, she left the room.

Xu Cong didn’t even have the chance to stand up and greet her.

Now, with only two people left in the room, Yin Shixiu leaned against the sofa, his hawk-like eyes returning to calm as they softly landed on Xu Cong,

"Lawyer Xu... I’ve never heard of someone like you in the UK’s Chinese lawyer circle."

Xu Cong pursed his lips, knowing he was being completely underestimated.

The man in front of him simply didn’t take him seriously...

Xu Cong wasn’t a particularly passionate young man; he mostly conducted business in a methodical manner.

In front of Yin Shixiu, he indeed didn’t have enough presence to command attention...

"I’m really just nobody."

"Oh, no wonder. I was wondering which family’s lawyer had such guts, but I hadn’t heard of you."

Yin Shixiu’s words carried a hint of derision.

Xu Cong showed an awkward expression; having self-awareness is one thing, but being repeatedly ridiculed does bruise one’s pride a little.

"But you’re a smart guy, you should be able to see that when I say family rules come first, I’m not joking. And when I say I’m not getting a divorce, I’m not just quarreling with my wife."

"...Yes."

Xu Cong had to admit that after encountering Yin Shixiu in person today, he was having serious doubts about Su Xiaomeng’s divorce filing.

Handling President Yin’s divorce case really isn’t a big deal, but dealing with a divorce case where President Yin doesn’t want to divorce, that’s a huge hassle.

"I might as well be honest with you, I haven’t done anything to betray my wife."

"..."

Xu Cong squinted slightly, wondering if this President Yin was worried he’d spread rumors?

"When I said you couldn’t gather evidence, it wasn’t because I destroyed evidence, it’s because I never cheated."

Yin Shixiu took a sip of his coffee, which was bitter with astringency, without a grain of sugar.

Upon these words, Xu Cong was further astonished. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

As a lawyer, one should always approach people’s words with skepticism, but for some reason, when Yin Shixiu said he hadn’t cheated...

Xu Cong believed him!

He felt that all the odd sensations he’d seen before were resolved with this one sentence.

"Then, Miss Su..."

"She..." Yin Shixiu pointed at his head, then shrugged helplessly.

Xu Cong immediately understood!

Miss Su’s not that bright!

Actually, what Yin Shixiu meant was that Su Xiaomeng had misunderstood.

But in Xu Cong’s mind, it became a question of Su Xiaomeng’s intellect.

"Divorce isn’t child’s play. Lawyer Xu, being a smart person, should know what to do next."

Xu Cong sighed and said quickly,

"Since Mr. Yin has made it clear, what insistence is there left for me? It’s fortunate that the legal procedures haven’t started yet. I’ll just take this as an opportunity to get to know Mr. and Mrs. Yin, yes?"

Yin Shixiu curved his lips and showed a gentle smile.

"If Mr. Yin has no further instructions, shall I take my leave first?"

"Hmm."

After Xu Cong left, Yin Shixiu sat quietly for a while...

He saw his wife, and in a completely unexpected manner, he saw her...

The impulsive words he had uttered did indeed hurt her deeply...

It’s probably because of that statement that she decisively sought out a lawyer.

Yin Shixiu’s eyes were full of regret.

Take it one step at a time.

If she’s truly determined to drag it out for two years, then he’ll accompany her.

For now, there’s another matter to attend to.

Royal Wharf, 29th floor.

As Yin Shixiu exited the elevator, he saw Eric leaning dismally against the wall, face full of frustration and distress.

When he went to see Su Xiaomeng, Eric had called him, but he hadn’t picked up.

Later, when he checked his phone, there was a message...

Eric said he was at Chu Jiao’s door, asking him to... come help him.

Yin Shixiu himself was tangled in troubles, handling Eric’s issue with Chu Jiao was truly beyond his wish, yet when he reconsidered...

Chu Jiao...

was indeed a menace.

When Eric heard the elevator "ding," he looked up and saw Yin Shixiu.

"Isn’t she home?"

"She should be..."

What does "should be" mean?

Yin Shixiu’s brows furrowed as he moved to press the doorbell, only to have his hand grabbed by Eric—

"Aren’t we here to solve the problem?"

"Do you know where she went today?"

Eric asked Yin Shixiu, with a hint of anger in his eyes, this anger... seemingly directed at Yin Shixiu.

"Where did she go?"

"Windsor Palace... She went to the palace, with the ring I left at your place and a pregnancy test, and gave it to my grandmother in front of the entire Royal Family."

"Arthur... why was that ring in her possession?"