Chapter 262: The Dragon King's Divorce! A Man I Like!
"What? Qingyue... you want to divorce me?"
Han Qi stood frozen in the grand entrance of the Liu family villa. His voice trembled, barely audible over the idling engine of the Rolls-Royce behind him.
The question hung in the air like a guillotine blade.
[Ding! The Child of Destiny, Han Qi, was struck by lightning!]
[Ding! Han Qi's mentality exploded! Plundering +9,999 Destiny Value!]
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Han Qi looked at Liu Qingyue with eyes full of shock and disbelief.
She stood on the porch, bathed in the warm light of the villa. She was wearing a simple home dress, her hair tied back loosely.
She was still so beautiful and elegant, radiating the serene aura of a "White Moonlight." But there was something different about her tonight. She seemed more feminine, more mature... more distant.
The love in Han Qi's eyes surged, desperate and painful.
He couldn't believe it.
He had just revealed his identity!
He was no longer the useless live-in son-in-law who washed feet. He was the Second Young Master of the Emperor Capital Han Family. He was Dragon King Mr. Han, the underground emperor of the Magic City Dark World.
He controlled billions in wealth. He commanded thousands of men. He was a King!
Any other woman would be swooning right now. They would be crying tears of joy, realizing their husband was a hidden dragon.
But Liu Qingyue?
She showed no emotion. No surprise. No joy.
Instead, she said the word "divorce" even more coldly than before.
"Why?!"
Han Qi took a step forward, his hands reaching out but stopping mid-air. He couldn't accept it.
He found a desperate excuse for himself.
"Wife... are you blaming me for deceiving you? Are you angry that I hid my identity?"
"It wasn't intentional! I swear! It's because I wanted to protect you! I didn't want to drag you into my dangerous world until I was strong enough!"
Liu Qingyue raised her hand, interrupting Han Qi's frantic explanation.
Her beautiful eyes looked at him calmly. There was no hatred in them, only a bone-deep fatigue and disappointment.
"Don't call me wife."
"Mr. Han... we have no relationship."
"It was originally a contractual marriage. We haven't shared a room in three years. We haven't even held hands properly. In the eyes of the law, and in the eyes of my heart... we are strangers."
"I don't care whether you concealed your identity or not. I don't care if you are a beggar or a king."
Han Qi's face turned pale. Even with his Grandmaster Peak cultivation, which allowed him to shatter steel, he couldn't stop his body from trembling.
He looked at the beloved woman who calmly proposed divorce, and his heart felt like it was being squeezed by an iron hand.
"Qingyue... why?"
He asked with a trembling voice, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Give me an answer. Why do you want a divorce? Did I do something wrong?"
"Just tell me! I'll change! I'll definitely change! Whatever you don't like, I'll fix it!"
At this moment, Han Qi was no longer the imposing and decisive Dragon King Mr. Han. He wasn't the ambitious schemer who plotted to take over the Han Family. Nor was he the patient "Little Han" who bowed to Shen Anyu.
He was just a man losing his world. He pleaded with Liu Qingyue almost like a beggar on the street.
Behind him, Liu Xingsheng and He Xuemei also looked at this scene in confusion.
They didn't understand.
Their daughter wanted to divorce Han Qi now?
The current Han Qi was no longer the trash they used to kick around. He was a super-rich tycoon! He arrived in a convoy of Rolls-Royces!
He Xuemei's eyes darted back and forth.
'Is she crazy? This is a golden turtle!'
'Or... could it be that she really got together with Young Master Shen?'
Liu Xingsheng and He Xuemei exchanged glances, their eyes filled with a sudden, greedy realization.
Although Han Qi's identity was now exposed and incredibly prominent... compared to Young Master Shen of the Yanxia Shen Family? There was still a world of difference. One was a local tyrant; the other was a national prince.
If Liu Qingyue had truly secured Shen Anyu... then divorcing Han Qi was the right move!
And Liu Qingyue?
Seeing Han Qi's pleading appearance, her expression also became complicated.
She remembered the days when he washed her feet. She remembered his silent companionship.
But then... she remembered the dossier. The truth.
She looked at the man in front of her, steeling her heart.
"Han Qi."
"I am not a woman who cares about power and wealth. I don't care about any of that. I never did."
In fact, Liu Qingyue didn't even care about Shen Anyu's power and wealth.
Being with Shen Anyu was initially due to coercion and debt. But after breaking through the barrier... the traditionally minded Liu Qingyue naturally favored the first man who possessed her. She found excuses for herself—repayment, gratitude—and gradually fell for his complexity.
Shen Anyu was a villain, yes. But he was honest about his desires.
Han Qi? He was a liar.
Looking at Han Qi in front of her, Liu Qingyue's expression was complex. She decided to rip off the bandage.
She directly laid out her cards.
"Han Qi, answer me one question."
"What was your relationship with Liu Yuan... that profligate Young Master who relentlessly pursued me back then?"
Boom!
Han Qi's expression suddenly changed. His pupils contracted violently.
'How... how does she know about Liu Yuan?'
Back then, during the heated struggle for the inheritance of the Emperor Capital Han Family, Han Xiu ruthlessly caused a car accident. Han Qi miraculously survived due to his luck, but his mother unfortunately passed away.
To lull Han Xiu and gain room for development, Han Qi came to Modu.
He needed a cover. A family to hide in.
He chose the Liu Family. And he chose Liu Qingyue, his "White Moonlight" goddess from college.
But to marry her quickly... he needed a catalyst.
So, he used his hidden connections to instigate Liu Yuan. He pushed the playboy to harass Liu Qingyue, to threaten her family, to put extreme pressure on her.
On the other hand, Han Qi feigned destitution on the streets. He played the "loyal dog" to evoke sympathy from the kind-hearted Liu Qingyue.
Then, he subtly manipulated the situation, making passersby and friends suggest the idea of "taking a live-in son-in-law" to get rid of Liu Yuan.
It was a perfect script. A classic "Hero Saving the Beauty" setup, orchestrated by the Hero himself.
Han Qi felt this scheme had no flaws. Even Liu Yuan had died "unexpectedly" a few years ago (silenced by Han Qi).
How could Liu Qingyue possibly know?
He didn't know that Shen Anyu could directly ascertain general backgrounds through the System and had handed the dossier to Liu Qingyue on a silver platter.
Han Qi wanted to explain. He wanted to deny it.
But in front of Liu Qingyue's gradually chilling gaze... he knew he couldn't lie anymore. Her eyes saw through him.
Han Qi nodded bitterly.
"Qingyue... I instigated it."
"But it's because I love you! Truly! I love you more than my own life and everything!"
"I did it to be with you! To protect you from other men!"
"I..."
"Shut up!"
A rare coldness appeared on Liu Qingyue's beautiful and elegant face. Her voice was sharp, cutting through his excuses.
"Love me?"
"Your so-called love for me... means dragging me and my parents into your wealthy family's feud with Han Xiu?"
"Han Xiu killed your mother! He is a monster! So why would he be lenient with us?"
"If he found you... we would be dead. My parents would be dead."
"Han Qi... you didn't marry me to protect me."
"You are using me and my parents as your Human Shield!"
Liu Qingyue's voice trembled with rage and betrayal.
"What a Dragon King Son-in-law! What a hero!"
"Second Young Master Han... us common folk dare not get involved in the power struggles of your wealthy families. We are just ants to you."
"Please... let our family go, alright?"
Han Qi staggered backward. He looked more disheveled than ever before, even worse than when he was washing feet.
He wanted to refute. He wanted to say he had a plan.
But he had no way to refute the core truth.
His so-called desire to protect Liu Qingyue was nothing more than his own selfishness.
If he hadn't schemed to become the Son-in-law of the Han family and gotten involved with Liu Qingyue... who would have harmed her? She would have lived a peaceful, ordinary life.
No one but Han Qi himself knew that he had a crush on Liu Qingyue in college.
If he hadn't become the Son-in-law, Han Xiu wouldn't have even known Liu Qingyue existed.
Han Qi himself knew that his so-called protection was the cause of the danger.
Liu Xingsheng and He Xuemei, hearing their daughter Liu Qingyue's words, finally understood. Their faces turned pale with fear.
They looked at Han Qi with angry, terrified faces.
"I knew it! This Han guy is no good! He's a jinx!"
"He actually made our family a human shield? Dragging us into a wealthy family's blood feud?"
"We could have died! Too wicked! Daughter, we support your divorce from him! Get him out!"
Han Qi's face was utterly pale, devoid of all color.
He looked at the calm-faced Liu Qingyue. He saw the resolute determination in her eyes.
He panicked.
"Qingyue... no... please..."
He fell to his knees. The Dragon King knelt in the dust.
"I was wrong in the past! It was all my fault! I was selfish!"
"But I will make it up to you! I will make it up to my in-laws in the future! I swear!"
"I have money now! I have power!"
"I can transfer all my assets to you! Tens of billions! I can tell you all my secrets! I can give you the world!"
"As long as you don't divorce me... okay? Please?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Xingsheng and He Xuemei's expressions changed slightly. Greed flickered in their eyes.
Tens of billions?
That was... a lot of money. Even more than Shen Anyu's gift.
However, Liu Qingyue laughed.
It was a laugh so cold, so devoid of warmth, that it made Han Qi's heart panic.
"Han Qi... Han Qi..."
"You underestimate me, Liu Qingyue, too much."
"I've already said... I am not a woman who cares about power and wealth. What does it matter to me if you have billions? Dirty money bought with lies?"
"I don't want a single penny from you. I don't want your blood money."
"Now... I just want you to divorce me! Sign the papers!"
Han Qi's face turned ashen grey. The light left his eyes.
Even when Shen Anyu wanted to seize the Dragon King Society... even when his adoptive father Tianfeng Ichiro was instantly killed in front of him... he had never felt such despair.
His anchor was gone. His reason for fighting was gone.
But the next moment...
Liu Qingyue's words made Han Qi's expression drastically change from despair to horror.
She looked at him, her eyes softening slightly, but not for him.
"Besides..."
"I cannot stay with you."
"Because... I now have a man I like."
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