As soon as she entered the bedroom door, Ye Chen immediately noticed something wrong. Compared to the clean and tidy public area on the first floor, the room seemed much messier.
There were many piled clothes on the bed, and they were very messy. The doors of the wardrobe in the dressing room were all open.
Most clothes were only hanging on one side of the hanger, and many had fallen on the shelves or floor. It could be seen that they were brought down when hastily packing other clothes.
Nanako also noticed the abnormality, carefully asked him: “Ye Chen-jun, did Ms Xiao leave home without mentioning it to you?”
Ye Chen shook his head, said truthfully: “No. I just called her and her parents. The calls did not go through. I called her company, and the people at her company said she has already disbanded the company.”
“This…” Nanako said incredulously: “Ye Chen-jun, isn’t your relationship very good? Why would Ms Xiao leave without saying goodbye?”
Ye Chen said blankly: “I don’t know either, but there must be hidden circumstances in the matter.”
Nanako’s gaze scanned the room. Suddenly she saw on the bedside table, there was actually a red certificate and a folded white paper. She looked closely. That red certificate was actually a marriage certificate, so she quickly walked over, aimed the lens at this marriage certificate and the folded white paper, said to Ye Chen: “Ye Chen-jun, look. Is this something Ms Xiao left for you?”
“Marriage certificate?!”
Ye Chen’s pupils instantly contracted. His heart rate suddenly increased.
The previous signs had already made him foresee something bad, and this marriage certificate placed on the bedside table made him even more alert.
He had already guessed that the folded white paper should be the letter Xiao Churan left for him.
He pressed his hand on his chest, forced himself to calm down, then said to Nanako: “Nanako, trouble you to open that paper. I want to see what is written inside.”
Nanako did not speak, stretched out her slender and delicate jade hand, slowly unfolded the A4 paper that was folded twice.
When Ye Chen saw the content of the letter through the video screen, the whole person was suddenly as if struck by lightning, motionless.
Immediately after, tears uncontrollably filled his eyes, then burst out.
The letter was in Xiao Churan’s handwriting. The content was not long. Each word was written very seriously and very clearly. The content is:
“Dear husband, hope you are well upon seeing this letter.
When you see this letter, I have already left China forever with my parents. Please forgive my leaving without saying goodbye.
Ye Chen, at the moment I knew your entire background, I do not blame you for concealing your identity from me for so many years. On the contrary, deep in my heart, I particularly feel sorry for your forbearance and grievances over these years. I am also particularly moved by the help and care you have given me and my family through various means and channels over these years.
For so many years, I have not done a good job in the role of a wife, nor fulfilled a wife’s obligations. I owe you too much.
And my parents, they have too many character flaws and improper handling of affairs. Really sorry for the many troubles they have caused you these years, especially my mum. She treated you like that, yet you forgave her again and again, even saved her from danger. These years always accommodating us, always cleaning up various messes for us. I feel extremely ashamed in my heart.
I know you have not yet avenged your parents, and know that our family staying by your side will only hold you back. So after careful consideration, I decided to take them both away, no longer be your burden. Hope without our interference and concern, you can focus single-mindedly, soon avenge the great enmity, soon let your life get on the right track.
Each of us has a copy of the marriage certificate, but because of your identity, this marriage certificate strictly speaking has no legal effect. So our absurd husband-wife relationship, from beginning to end, was a dreamlike bubble.
Now the illusion dream has awakened, the bubble has shattered. From now on we are no longer husband and wife. Each keep a copy of the marriage certificate, as a memento.
My parents and I have been under your care for so many years. In terms of emotion and reason, we should not just leave like this, but I know clearly in my heart, if not like this, it would be hard for us to have a clean and neat result. So, once again plead for your forgiveness, and also plead with you not to try to find me.
From now on, we two are in different places, each well.
——Xiao Churan.”
