"Is there any other use for a marriage certificate besides a divorce? Since it's useless to keep it, why not burn it to save space?"
"..."
Gu Ruochu was astonished. She could not find a way to argue with Huo Nanchen's logic.
Mrs. Huo was stunned for a moment before she laughed so hard that she could not even straighten her back.
Huo Nanchen's reasoning was simply too convincing.
"..."
Gu Ruochu had finished filming the ancient drama. All that was left was the editing and post-production finishing of the movie. Gu Ruochu had been visiting Wang Gang's entertainment company for the past few days. The media had speculated that the Gu Ruochu's company would collaborate on another new project with the famous director.
Gu Ruochu bumped into a familiar person when she came out of the washrooms. He frowned at her, and Gu Ruochu quickly remembered that he had taken Ning Tangxi away from the Huo residence when she had her convulsions.
Yang Ziyu did not expect to run into Gu Ruochu here either. He averted his gaze and brushed past her with a cold expression.
Gu Ruochu did not mind. She did not know much about him in the first place.
After wrapping up her discussions with Wang Gang about the movie, Gu Ruochu went straight to the underground parking lot and planned on driving home immediately.
Suddenly, Gu Ruochu heard two people arguing in the parking lot. One of the voices sounded similar to Yang Xi's. Gu Ruochu was not one to meddle into other people's affairs, but seeing that her friend could have been in danger, she slowly made her way to the arguing parties.
Sure enough, Yang Xi seemed to be arguing with a mysterious man.
When she looked closely, Gu Ruochu saw that it was the man that had brushed past her in the washroom a while back.
"Yang Ziyu, have you gone mad?"
Yang Ziyu grabbed Yang Xi's wrist and sneered, "Have I gone mad? Yang Xi, haven't you always been clamoring to marry me? Now that you've finally gotten what you wanted, why are you still pretending to be noble? Are you deliberately slapping me in the face by running away from the engagement?"
Yang Xi's wrist hurt from his tight grasp. However, she still had a cold and bright smile on her face. "My dear brother, haven't you always said that it's incest if we sleep together as brother and sister. In the past, you hated me so much, but now you're saying that you want to get married. What are you doing? How come Ning Tangxi got pregnant by another man, and you're still a poor spare tire that she disdains?"
As soon as Yang Xi finished speaking, a loud slap landed on her face.
The parking garage suddenly fell silent.
Yang Xi looked at the man in front of her in disbelief. She reached out to touch her swollen face and instantly froze on the spot.
He had never done it before. Even when their relationship was at its worst, Yang Ziyu had never hit her.
Yang Ziyu was also shocked by his actions. After all, no matter how much he hated Yang Xi, he had never laid his hands on her.
"Yang Xi, no matter how pathetic Tangxi is, she's better than you. Do you need me to remind you how bad your reputation is in Nan Cheng? You can't even compare to Tang Xi's little finger."
Yang Ziyu looked at her pale face and regretted slapping her. However, his expression quickly turned sarcastic.
'Doesn't she deserve it? Why did she humiliate Tang Xi?'
Yang Xi's tears seamlessly ran down her cheeks. Her family had always doted on her since she was a little girl. Her mother and father had always allowed her to do as she pleased.
That was also one of the reasons why Yang Ziyu hated her. The Yang family treated him differently. In the Yang family, he could not even cough without being careful.
"Yang Xi?"
In the midst of the stalemate, Yang Xi heard Gu Ruochu's voice.
Her beautiful eyes were still filled with tears. When she saw Gu Ruochu, she ran towards her like a little child. "Ruochu!"