EHTM | Chapter 5 – Xie Yuming, Let’s Get Divorced

When it was all over, Shen Donghuan, still catching her breath, finally came to her senses.

She looked at Xie Shu in the bathroom, the scent of passion and lingering alcohol in the air. She bit her lip.

She had actually… slept with Xie Shu.

Ding, 

Her phone suddenly rang, snapping her out of her thoughts.

She saw Xie Yuming’s number on the screen, and her heart skipped a beat.

It was already 8 a.m. Why was Xie Yuming calling her?

Shen Donghuan bit her lower lip, her trembling fingers hovering between answering and hanging up.

A second later, he hung up. A message appeared on her screen:

[“Donghuan, open the door. I’m outside.”]

Shen Donghuan’s heart leapt into her throat.

How did Xie Yuming find her?

She quickly threw on some clothes and moved to the door, peering through the peephole.

Sure enough, Xie Yuming stood outside in his sharp suit, his usually calm face showing a hint of impatience.

At the same time, the water in the bathroom stopped.

Xie Shu’s deep, magnetic voice called out from inside.

“Sister-in-law, I forgot to bring my robe in. Can you hand it to me?”

If Xie Yuming found out she had slept with Xie Shu, he would probably kill his own brother on the spot.

She couldn’t let Xie Yuming see Xie Shu!

Her phone rang again, Xie Yuming was threatening to call the front desk to open the door if she didn’t answer.

And behind her, Xie Shu was still calling for her.

Trapped between the two, Shen Donghuan felt like she was staring death in the face.

She clenched her phone, shoved the robe into the bathroom, and whispered to Xie Shu inside.

“Xie Yuming is here. Hide in there and don’t make a sound!”

Without waiting for a response, she slammed the bathroom door shut, fixed her hair, and opened the hotel door.

Xie Yuming stood there, exuding an aura of cold authority. His dark, piercing eyes seemed to see right through her.

“Why did it take you so long to open the door?”

Shen Donghuan’s heart pounded in her throat. She quickly shut the door behind her, forcing a smile.

“Why did you bother coming to see me? Shouldn’t you be at home with your famous actress?”

The thought of Fu Ling made her stomach turn.

Xie Yuming’s sharp gaze softened. He pulled Shen Donghuan into his arms, burying his face in her neck.

He chuckled. “What’s wrong? Aren’t you happy I came? Afraid I’d interrupt your fun?”

Shen Donghuan’s body stiffened, her palms sweating, her lips trembling.

Then, a strong, familiar perfume, the same one Fu Ling wore, drifted off Xie Yuming. She pushed him away, turning her head in disgust.

“What fun could I possibly be having? I was just worried your precious actress would be upset.”

Xie Yuming grabbed her hand, squeezing it as he looked down at her with the confidence of someone in control. A smirk played on his lips.

“Hmm? Jealous? I’m only being nice to her so she’ll cooperate and have the baby. Don’t be so petty.”

Shen Donghuan stared at Xie Yuming’s obvious attempt to placate her, and her heart twisted with mixed emotions.

Before she could speak, Xie Yuming continued.

“Donghuan, Fu Ling is five months pregnant now. My mother heard about it, so she’s hosting a family dinner at the old mansion tonight. She wants to meet Fu Ling. You know how my mother is, she loves to make things difficult. You need to be there tonight to help Fu Ling. Say some good things about her to my mother so she doesn’t give Fu Ling a hard time.”

Shen Donghuan’s face paled. “Xie Yuming, what are you saying?”

Did he really expect her, his wife, to help his mistress win over his mother so she could join their family?

What did he take her for?!

Xie Yuming tried to soothe her. “Donghuan, I’m doing this for your own good. Just do as I say. Once the baby is born, we’ll go back to how things were.”

Baby, baby, baby!

It was always about the baby!

Shen Donghuan’s eyes burned as she pressed a hand to her stomach, clenching her teeth.

“Xie Yuming, I don’t want her child. I can have my own!”

Xie Yuming’s expression darkened, his earlier smile vanishing. His tone turned sharp.

“Shen Donghuan, three years ago, we were in that car accident together. You were injured in the abdomen. The doctors said you’d never be able to have children. Why do you keep avoiding the truth?”

“You know better than anyone that the Xie family won’t accept a Mrs. Xie who can’t have children. I’m doing this for you, that’s why I let Fu Ling get pregnant. Can you stop being so childish?”

Shen Donghuan’s vision turned red with anger. “Xie Yuming, three years ago, the accident, it wasn’t me who couldn’t, ”

It was you.

But she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Xie Yuming was a man of pride and power. If she revealed the truth, that he was the one who couldn’t have children, it would crush his ego and cause chaos in the Xie Corporation.

And now that Fu Ling was pregnant, maybe his condition had improved.

Even if she told him the truth, he probably wouldn’t believe her.

Xie Yuming looked at Shen Donghuan, her disheveled hair, the smell of alcohol on her, the way she seemed to hold back her words. He sighed, exhaustion creeping into his expression.

“Shen Donghuan, look at yourself. You reek of alcohol, your hair is a mess, do you even look like Mrs. Xie right now? I preferred you when you were obedient.”

He softened his tone, gently tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

“Donghuan, just listen to me, okay?”

Shen Donghuan watched as Xie Yuming, for the second and third time, tried to smooth things over for Fu Ling’s sake. It felt like a million swords piercing her heart all at once. Her face turned deathly pale, her lips bloodless, and her frail body swayed as if she might collapse.

She could no longer hold back. With all the strength she had left, she looked Xie Yuming in the eye.

“Xie Yuming… let’s get a divorce.”

She didn’t want to obey anymore. She wanted a divorce. She wanted to leave him.