After the divorce, my ex-husband and son lined up to pursue me.

Chapter 62 The fate is over
Sever ties.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Ruan Muhuai's eyes darkened instantly, and the force binding Jiang Xia tightened accordingly.

Jiang Xia winced in pain, but before she could do anything, she saw Ruan Muhuai staring directly into her eyes, his voice as cold as ice: "Jiang Xia, do you think that just because you're about to die, you can stop caring about anything? What were you doing in the first place? Why did you give birth to Ruan Yuanchao?!"

Jiang Xia was stunned for a moment, and her original attempt to struggle and push him away vanished in an instant.

Ruan Muhuai, however, seemed to have regained all his patience and silently watched her, scrutinizing all her reactions.

His sculpted and exquisite face was cold and expressionless, and even his dark eyes carried his usual calm and aloofness. Only the aura emanating from him was gloomy and chilling.

Jiang Xia remained silent.

Ruan Muhuai's patience finally ran out: "What? Can't you remember? Or are you unwilling to admit it?"

Jiang Xia moved her lips slightly, but she couldn't resist the dizziness and stinging pain in her brain, and her body was becoming increasingly unbearable. She couldn't tell where the pain was coming from... but it had permeated her bones and nerves.

Ruan Muhuai was right.

Jiang Xia couldn't deny it either.

When she became pregnant with Ruan Yuanchao, Ruan Muhuai's first reaction was—

"You're pregnant? This isn't the right time to have a child. You should have an abortion. I'll help you contact a hospital to arrange the procedure."

That casual remark, cold and indifferent like a business transaction, still echoes vividly in Jiang Xia's mind years later.

She probably couldn't remember what they talked about after that.

Anyway, Ruan Muhuai always disagreed with having children, but he couldn't resist Jiang Xia's insistence and they got married. It was a legitimate marriage, and if things got out of hand, the elders would find out, and the result would still be contrary to his wishes.

So Jiang Xia made a scene for more than two months. Of course, during that time she only had a few arguments with Ruan Muhuai. It was mostly one-sided on her part, since Ruan Muhuai rarely came home. His indifference was even worse than a cold war, which was also devastating.

"You insisted on having our son..." Ruan Muhuai spoke again, but still restrained himself from saying anything too harsh.

Otherwise, to be honest... her son was born because she begged him so humbly and subserviently!

Ruan Muhuai withdrew his hand, but still stared at her intently, his voice chillingly cold: "It was your duty to take care of our son before, but what was the result?"

At this point, he gave a slight smirk, a look of disdain and glaring sarcasm on his lips: "I don't blame you for not raising your son well. After all, upon closer examination, I also bear some responsibility. Now, considering your illness, I don't need you to think about how to correct your son. But at least you should think about his future, right?"

These words, once spoken, instantly pierced Jiang Xia's eardrums and went straight to her heart, causing her emotions to erupt suddenly. "Didn't I think about him? Ruan Muhuai, if I didn't think about our son at all, then I would divorce you and not ask for a single penny or anything. I would have been slept with by you for seven years! Played with you for seven years?!"

The words were harsh and defamatory.

Normally, Jiang Xia would never have been able to say it, nor would she have the face to confront such a terrible fact. But Ruan Muhuai had gone too far!

Jiang Xia had no choice but to tear open the scars in her heart, leaving them bloody and mangled for him to see, just so he could face the truth. But she was already heartbroken!

"Why should I marry you? Do you really think it's just because of your face?"

Jiang Xia gave a cold, cynical laugh, but the laugh was filled with excruciating pain. He closed his eyes in agony, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face.

She opened her eyes and quickly wiped away her tears, but still forced herself to tell a lie against her will: "It's because of money! Because I want to change myself! I want to transcend social classes!" But Jiang Xia knew very well that if she really wanted these things, she could achieve them entirely on her own.

But her initial infatuation with love became a double-edged sword that struck her countless times over the past seven years... In the end, she was too ashamed to utter those shameful truths.

“Your sister and your mother have been right all these years! I only married you for your money! But we have a son... For him, I don’t want anything else. Just leave all the property that should be mine to him.”

What else can we do?

No matter how despicable Ruan Yuanchao may be, he was still the precious child she carried for ten months, risked her life to give birth to, and raised with all her heart.

Since I can't watch my son grow up, I'll let my money and assets accompany him as a source of security.

After having a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. Jiang Xia instantly realized that she did not trust Ruan Muhuai.

She took a deep, heavy breath, suppressing her overwhelming emotions, and then spoke in a trembling voice: "I will go to see a lawyer tomorrow. Our cooling-off period is over, and I want to redistribute the property. I will make a will for my share."

Only when it's all in black and white, and the formalities are officially in effect, will any woman Ruan Muhuai marries in the future be unable to interfere with or take away the assets belonging to Ruan Yuanchao.

Jiang Xia had been confused before, and she really wanted to thank Ruan Muhuai for reminding her now.

Ruan Muhuai remained silent, but his deep gaze never left her face.

He lingered, trying to probe into her heart, but aside from sadness, he couldn't see through Jiang Xia at all. Finally, he broke the silence with a cold laugh: "You think everything will be fine just by leaving money to your son?"

"Otherwise what?" Jiang Xia retorted abruptly, "What else do you need me to do?"

Ruan Muhuai met her angry gaze, narrowed his eyes in displeasure, his eyes overflowing with annoyance, but he also sadly realized... even at this point, he still needed his son to keep her in check.

Aside from her son, she truly had no feelings for him whatsoever.

That's not how it was originally.

When did it all begin... that Jiang Xia no longer had him in her heart?
I can't remember, and I can't review it.

He squinted at the coldness and determination in Jiang Xia's eyes, like a sharp weapon, and in just a moment he couldn't help but look away.

"Think about it yourself."

Ruan Muhuai threw out a remark and walked away from the bed, turning his back to her. He said coldly, "If you want to stay here for a few days, then stay. If you don't want to, I'll have someone send you back to Haicheng tomorrow."

Jiang Xia was taken aback and looked at him with complicated emotions. She had never expected Ruan Muhuai to agree so readily, and she was worried that there was some kind of trap involved.

"As for the divorce proceedings and property division, I'll deal with that when I have time."

After finishing his words, Ruan Muhuai opened the door and left indifferently.

Forcing her to stay any longer will only torment her and him, which is completely unnecessary. Since you can't keep her, then... let her go.

It seems our relationship has run its course.

(End of this chapter)