Volume 1, Chapter 20: A Forced Blind Date!

"It seems everything Su-su said was true." Zhang Fangping seemed to have come to a realization, and she no longer scolded Ji Yunzhuo. "Since you are getting a divorce, it is no longer appropriate for you to stay at the Fu residence. I will have the driver pick you up and bring you home."

Ji Yunzhuo was extremely surprised. She did not know how Li Su-su had managed to make Zhang Fangping accept the divorce so calmly.

Regardless, she did need to return "home," so she replied, "I still have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow. It would be better to have the driver meet me there at nine o'clock."

"That works." Zhang Fangping agreed and added, "I will go with the driver tomorrow."

Ji Yunzhuo wanted to refuse, but Zhang Fangping had already hung up.

At the doorway, Fu Mingyue stood frozen, his expression turning icy after hearing Ji Yunzhuo's words.

Ji Yunzhuo hung up the phone, looked up, and saw him. She was quite puzzled. "Why is Young Master Fu still here?"

The way she addressed him as "Young Master Fu" further infuriated Fu Mingyue. Others called him that all the time, and Ji Yunzhuo had used the title several times before without him feeling a thing. But now...

He stared at Ji Yunzhuo with a sneer. "Are you playing hard to get? First, you let your brother poach Su-su, then you used your words to provoke her until she nearly took her own life, only to end up jumping off a building yourself. Is every step of this scheme designed to make me feel guilty and pity you, so that I agree to the divorce and ultimately feel reluctant to let you go?"

Ji Yunzhuo was stunned. She had never imagined that Fu Mingyue possessed such an overactive imagination.

"I have to admit, I almost fell for your trap." Fu Mingyue stared coldly at her. "Unfortunately, I woke up too quickly for things to go as you wished. Ji Yunzhuo, no matter what tricks you play, even if you succeed for a moment, the only person I will ever love is Su-su! So, I can tolerate you doing other things, but whenever it concerns Su-su, you must yield!"

What a wonderful "must yield"! She even had to yield her eyes to her.

Ji Yunzhuo took a deep breath, suppressing the anger she could barely contain, lifted her crutch, and shut the door.

*Bang!*

The door slammed shut. Fu Mingyue almost bumped his high-bridged nose against the wood. He stepped back immediately, glaring coldly at the door. After a long while, he left in a huff.

...

The next day, Ji Yunzhuo woke up very early. As soon as the sunlight touched her eyes, she was awake.

The warm, bright sensation made her feel joyful once again at having regained her sight. Compared to this, the pain in her right hand was not worth mentioning. She sat there quietly, savoring the warmth and light she had lost for three years.

When the time was nearly right, she got up. As she stepped out of her room, she saw Fu Mingyue descending the stairs. Li Su-su immediately stepped forward. "Mingyue, good morning. Did you sleep well?"

"Hmm." Fu Mingyue nodded and was led by Li Su-su to the dining table, where they sat down with Fu's father and mother. The four of them looked harmonious, as if they were the true family.

Auntie Liu was the first to notice Ji Yunzhuo. "Young... Miss Ji is up."

Ji Yunzhuo nodded, ignoring the people at the table, and walked straight toward the kitchen with her crutches.

"Stop!" Fu Mingyue called out to her. "Can't you see breakfast is ready? Besides, you only injured your legs and hands, not your tongue. Do you not know how to greet people?"

"I didn't want to disturb your family's meal," Ji Yunzhuo replied calmly, continuing toward the kitchen.

Just as Fu Mingyue was about to explode, Ji Yunzhuo added, "Time is running out. Young Master Fu, please eat quickly so we can be the first to enter the Civil Affairs Bureau. I have already drafted the social media content; I will send it to you shortly, and we can post it as soon as the paperwork is done."

"Fine." Fu's father looked at Fu Mingyue. "The driver and security have been arranged for you. Don't make a spectacle of yourself on this trip! Return to the company immediately after finishing the paperwork; there is a shareholders' meeting."

Fu Mingyue nodded. "Understood."

After eating a few bites, he stood up. Ji Yunzhuo, having finished her water and grabbed a piece of bread, sat down in the wheelchair brought by Auntie Liu.

By the time she boarded the car, Ji Yunzhuo had finished her bread and began to quietly watch the street scene outside the window. Even though her vision was still slightly clouded, she watched with a voracious hunger.

After Fu Mingyue took a few calls, he glanced at the silent Ji Yunzhuo. The irritability that had not fully subsided since last night quietly fermented and grew.

"Young Master, Young Mistress, we have arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau." After Butler He reminded them, he pulled over and quickly got out to move Ji Yunzhuo's wheelchair. Compared to the Fu family, their subordinates and domestic help made Ji Yunzhuo feel much warmer, and she sincerely thanked Butler He.

Fu Mingyue's presence was even more oppressive. He remained silent the entire time until the staff member asked, "Are you divorcing voluntarily?"

"Yes," Ji Yunzhuo replied immediately.

Fu Mingyue glanced at her coldly. "Yes."

The staff member verified their identities and reviewed the divorce agreement. Upon seeing that the wife was voluntarily waiving all assets, the staff member took a look at Ji Yunzhuo.

"Married for four years, no children?" the staff member asked again.

"None," Ji Yunzhuo answered firmly.

The staff member seemed to have seen the trending topics and glanced at Fu Mingyue, but asked nothing more and continued to verify the materials.

After a while, the staff member said, "Very well, the registration is complete. After a thirty-day cooling-off period, you may return to collect your divorce certificates. During this time, if either party regrets the decision, the divorce can be cancelled. In thirty days, if both parties do not come together to complete the final procedures, it will be considered an abandonment of the divorce, and we will cancel the registration. If you wish to divorce later, you will have to wait another thirty days. Is that clear?"

"Clear," Ji Yunzhuo nodded seriously. "We will definitely come."

"Good." The staff member returned their documents. "Next couple."

Ji Yunzhuo stood up using her crutches, but Fu Mingyue had already walked ahead.

The people nearby looked at the two with strange expressions, whispering...

"Even if they're ex-spouses, not helping her at all—that's too cold-blooded."

"Maybe she was beaten like that by him!"

"No way, he looks pretty handsome... wait, isn't that the 'impotent' young master of the Fu Group from the trending search?"

Even though he was wearing a mask, Fu Mingyue was recognized. Hearing this, a flash of hidden anger crossed his eyes. He suddenly turned and grabbed Ji Yunzhuo, nearly causing her to fall.

"You..." Ji Yunzhuo wanted to tell him to stop.

"Zhuo-zhuo." Zhang Fangping's voice drifted over.

Ji Yunzhuo was startled. Zhang Fangping had already stepped out of a car and walked up to her. However, the car she had arrived in was not her usual BMW, but an Audi A6 that did not fit her taste at all.

The driver's side door opened, and a tall, upright young man in a gray-green jacket stepped out, dressed so plainly that he did not look like a young man at all.

"Mingyue." Zhang Fangping took Ji Yunzhuo from Fu Mingyue's grasp, and Butler He immediately brought the wheelchair over.

"Auntie." Fu Mingyue greeted her politely, but his gaze shifted to the young man walking toward them, his eyes flickering with surprise.

Zhang Fangping also looked at the man. "Xiao Huo, this is my eldest daughter."

"Hello." Xiao Huo greeted Ji Yunzhuo gently and took over from Zhang Fangping. "Auntie, let me push her."

"Good, good, good." Zhang Fangping seemed very pleased, which made Ji Yunzhuo feel even more strange. Furthermore, she felt that this young man looked somewhat familiar. The surname Huo?

"Are you Huo Lin?" Fu Mingyue asked suddenly, his tone unfathomable.