Chapter 163
Qiu Chi arrived on the very day Nie Zhicheng returned.
Zhai Jiayue had been waiting with joyful anticipation for their reunion, only to be met with Nie Zhicheng's disdain.
The current moment was precisely when they were in the main hall, waiting for Nie Zhicheng to come home.
Nie Zhicheng returned, dressed in a white suit and looking deceptively respectable. He had barely exchanged a few pleasantries after walking in the door when he announced loudly, “Father, Mother, I want to divorce Zhai Jiayue. I’m going to marry Fang Caiyue.”
The smiles on Old Master Nie and Madam Nie’s faces froze.
Nie Yaya shot Qiu Chi a gloating look before stepping forward. “Brother, who is Fang Caiyue? Why do you want to change my sister-in-law the moment you get back? It’s so sudden.”
At the mention of Fang Caiyue, a smile involuntarily appeared on Nie Zhicheng’s face. “She’s a classmate I met while studying abroad. We’re from the same region, and we hit it off, so we started spending time together. We are like-minded partners, and also…”
Nie Zhicheng was lost in his sweet memories, but Old Master Nie interrupted him with a grim expression. “That’s enough. You just got back. Why are you talking about this? Jiayue is still here.”
Unlike Madam Nie, Old Master Nie had initially planned to have Nie Zhicheng take Fang Caiyue as a concubine. Thus, he didn’t particularly reprimand his son, merely telling him to show some restraint in front of Zhai Jiayue.
Unfortunately, after two years abroad, Nie Zhicheng considered himself a youth of the new era, one who must shatter all things feudal. So when he saw Qiu Chi, he showed no restraint whatsoever.
Upon seeing Qiu Chi, his eyes widened in shock. He pointed a disbelieving finger at her clothes and, after a long moment, finally said, “How… how did you become such a monstrosity? These clothes, this hairstyle… you’re dressed even more frumpily than my mother. It’s only been two years, and you’ve already been corrupted by feudal society. You’re such a disappointment to me!”
Hearing Nie Zhicheng’s words, Zhai Jiayue would have been stunned, unsure how to react.
But Qiu Chi gave him no quarter. She snorted coldly. “Whose fault is it that I look like this? It’s because of your mother and your sister. You’re aware that even your mother doesn’t wear these clothes or this hairstyle, right? So, do I have a hole in my head? Would I choose to use things that even your mother wouldn’t?”
Qiu Chi’s words stunned everyone present once again.
The first to recover was Nie Yaya. “Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you spouting? You clearly like it yourself. You can’t just push the blame onto Mother and me because my brother dislikes you. That’s just too much.”
As soon as Nie Yaya spoke, the others also came to their senses. Madam Nie’s face darkened. “Yaya is right. If you didn’t want to wear it yourself, could I have possibly forced you?”
Nie Zhicheng also chimed in, “I thought you were just feudal, but I didn’t expect you to shirk responsibility as well…”
It was already a sign of her good temper that Qiu Chi had managed to say that one sentence without resorting to violence.
Now, seeing Nie Zhicheng pointing at her and preparing to lecture her, Qiu Chi, without another word, hurled the teacup beside her at him.
Then she produced her whip and lashed out directly at him.
The hall, originally prepared to welcome him home, instantly descended into chaos. Old Master Nie shouted, “What is the meaning of this? Quickly, stop her! He just got back, and she’s already making a scene. This is outrageous!”
Madam Nie just shrieked, “Ah—my Zhicheng! Zhai Jiayue, you jinx, are you looking to die?! Stop it!”
Nie Yaya, meanwhile, had scurried far to the side to avoid being accidentally injured.
As for Nie Zhicheng, the center of the beating, he wanted to say something, but Qiu Chi was too skilled. The only sounds that escaped his mouth were pained cries from the blows.
Occasionally, a few words would burst out: “Stop! You shrew!”
Unfortunately, it had no effect other than earning him a harsher beating.
With Qiu Chi so brazenly beating the Nie family’s only son, several servants naturally tried to step in and stop her, but they were all sent flying with a single kick.
Qiu Chi only stopped when she had had her fill. She stepped on Nie Zhicheng, looked at the other three masters of the Nie family in the hall, and a smile spread across her face. “Madam Nie, are you willing to tell the truth now? Otherwise, I don’t mind beating him to death right here and now.”
Speaking of which, she had no idea who the male lead was in this story.
Logically, it should be Zhai Jiayue’s savior, but Nie Zhicheng had quite a lot of screen time at the beginning.
Qiu Chi glanced down at Nie Zhicheng, contemplating whether she should just kill him to see if he was the male lead.
Perhaps Qiu Chi’s gaze was too terrifying, or perhaps they could see that she genuinely wanted to kill him.
Before Madam Nie could speak, Old Master Nie began ordering her, “Do you really want your son to die? If you have something to say, say it now!”
As the head of the household, it was impossible for Old Master Nie not to know what his wife had been doing. He simply hadn’t cared, so he had let her do as she pleased.
For the sake of Nie Zhicheng’s life, Madam Nie reluctantly told the truth. “It was me. I forced you to wear old-fashioned clothes and hairstyles, and I made you keep a stern face. It’s all my fault. You should let Zhicheng go now, right? Zhicheng is your husband, after all…”
Qiu Chi pressed her foot down on Nie Zhicheng with a bit more force, and his wail cut off the rest of Madam Nie’s words.
Seeing this, Madam Nie’s heart ached. “I’ve already told the truth! Let Zhicheng go at once! Zhai Jiayue, don’t go too far, or sooner or later Zhicheng will divorce you!”
Old Master Nie quickly cut her off. “What nonsense are you talking? If you don’t know how to speak, then shut your mouth. You’re always the one talking the most.”
After reprimanding his wife, Old Master Nie looked at Qiu Chi and softened his tone. “Let’s talk things over calmly. Can you let Zhicheng go first? He just got back. Don’t take his words to heart. Rest assured, you will always be our Nie family’s daughter-in-law.”
Nie Yaya remained hidden to the side, saying nothing.
Qiu Chi clicked her tongue in disgust. “Who gives a damn about being your Nie family’s daughter-in-law? As if Nie Zhicheng is some kind of prize that everyone wants a piece of.”
“I’m not going to waste any more words with you. Didn’t Nie Zhicheng want to divorce me and marry Fang Caiyue? I agree, but on one condition.”
As she spoke, Qiu Chi used her whip to bind Nie Zhicheng and lift him up.
Although his body was covered in bloody welts, he had protected his face quite well. Aside from a few bruises, there was no risk of disfigurement.
Hearing Qiu Chi’s words now, he said happily, “As long as you’re willing to divorce, I’ll agree to any condition. Our marriage was a feudal marriage to begin with; it was meant to be broken. It’s for the best that you’re willing to divorce.”
Qiu Chi was also quite pleased. “Cut the crap. Since you learned about divorce abroad, you must also know that divorce involves a division of assets.”
“Of course, we can divorce. In addition to my dowry, give me half of the Nie family’s assets. I don’t want your shops or land, just the money.”
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