Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1404 - 576: Divorce (Part 2)

Lin Qinghan screamed hoarsely: "Ah Zheng, have you forgotten your promise to me? You promised to treat me well for a lifetime, to grow old with me, didn’t you? You even swore to the heavens that if you broke your word, you’d descend to the Eighteen Levels of Hell."

Tingzheng paused, turned to look at Lin Qinghan, and then, without saying a word, turned and strode out of the Main Courtyard.

Only then did Lin Qinghan become completely panicked, but she couldn’t keep up with Tingzheng’s steps and could only watch him leave.

The Lin family arrived quickly. Not only did Lord Lin come, but Lady Lin also arrived. As for the other esteemed gentlemen of the Lin family, Lord Lin stopped them from coming over.

Tingzheng’s expression was very unpleasant, and upon seeing the two, he said: "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, this is the last time I will address you this way. If it were possible, I wouldn’t wish to reach this point. But I truly have no other way, please forgive me."

Lord Lin, seeing this, knew there was no longer any possibility of reconciliation: "What about Wanting afterward?" Unless the husband’s family didn’t want her, it was impossible for the wife’s family to take her away.

Tingzheng said: "I will take good care of Wanting."

Lady Lin wanted to say a few words, but Lord Lin stopped her. Lord Lin said: "Go have Qinghan pack up her things, and once everything is packed, come back with me."

Lady Lin went to the back courtyard and spoke with Lin Qinghan for quite some time, but Lin Qinghan was unwilling: "I won’t leave, I would rather die than get a divorce."

Lady Lin was crying her heart out.

Lord Lin naturally did not want his daughter to divorce. Lin Qinghan was getting older, and she couldn’t have children. If she got divorced, she would have to spend the latter half of her life at her natal home. Lord Lin would rather his daughter stay with the Lian family than return home: "A day as a couple, a hundred days of grace. Tingzheng, please go see Qinghan and talk things through." Though Lord Lin believed that his daughter would have no good ending if she continued the quarrel, he hadn’t anticipated this happening after Brother Xin passed away. To Lord Lin’s knowledge, his daughter’s life had nothing to do with Brother Xin’s death.

Tingzheng was not particularly inclined to see Lin Qinghan again, but after considering their years together as a couple, he finally nodded and went with Lord Lin to the Main Courtyard.

By this time, Lin Qinghan’s eyes were swollen from crying. When she saw Tingzheng, she didn’t care about the occasion and grabbed Tingzheng’s arm, saying: "Ah Zheng, I don’t want a divorce. I know I was wrong, and I’ll change. Just give me one more chance, alright?"

Tingzheng looked at Lin Qinghan and asked: "Then tell me, what did you do wrong?"

Lin Qinghan was at a loss, then hurriedly said: "I was wrong for not getting along with your sister, I was wrong for not managing the Inner Courtyard well. Ah Zheng, I truly know my mistakes."

Lord Lin listened to these words and looked at his daughter. Did she really know her mistakes? If she knew her mistakes, why was she still talking about your sister?

Tingzheng did not nitpick Lin Qinghan’s words but said: "Many people know my sister is a very proud and lofty person. She doesn’t like going out for socializing, nor does she enjoy handling household matters. She says she would rather spend that time painting and practicing calligraphy. After my sister got engaged to her husband, not only I, but Uncle Li and my uncle were all very worried about her married life. My eldest cousin even specifically had my eldest cousin-in-law select several capable steward ladies to accompany her. But after my sister married her husband, not only did she manage the back courtyard well, she also frequently went out for socializing, without any fault in her interactions."

Lin Qinghan most hated hearing the name Lian Yueyao, but Tingzheng just had to mention Lian Yueyao in front of her: "Yes, in your eyes, your sister is flawless from head to toe. Compared to her, I’m not even as significant as dust." The apology just now instantly turned into void.

Tingzheng, as if he hadn’t heard Lin Qinghan’s words, continued: "Later, I asked my sister why she went out socializing when she clearly didn’t like it. My sister told me that when she was alone, it didn’t matter if she offended people by not accepting invitations. But once married to her husband, she had to fulfill her responsibilities, even if she disliked it, she had to do it. Otherwise, if she offended someone, her husband would be affected, and that was unacceptable. She said that even though she couldn’t support her husband, she couldn’t hold him back. Everyone says my sister has great fortune, but who knows how much effort and dedication she’s put in?"

Lord Lin wanted to speak, but Tingzheng didn’t give him the chance, continuing to speak to Lin Qinghan: "You always say my sister doesn’t like you. Fine, even if she really doesn’t like you, but you’re already married into the Lian family. For the sake of her raising me to adulthood, you should have tried to get along with her. But what did you do? Not only don’t you try to get along with my sister, you even wanted me to sever ties with her. Whenever there was something unsatisfactory, you’d suspect it was my sister causing trouble. Whenever I said something harsh, you’d claim my sister was badmouthing you behind your back. Now, in front of your father and mother, I’m asking you, have you ever considered yourself part of the Lian family, and have you ever regarded my sister as family?"

Lin Qinghan couldn’t bring herself to say that she had considered Lian Yueyao family.

Tingzheng bowed to Lord Lin and Lady Lin in a junior’s manner: "If you have no objections, I wish to process the divorce now!" Tingzheng is now completely disheartened with Lin Qinghan. With words like these, he truly cannot continue with her.

Lord Lin looked ashamed. A daughter-in-law who isn’t aligned with her husband’s family, no family can tolerate such a person.

Lady Lin still wanted to salvage the situation: "Tingzheng, Qinghan has realized her mistakes. For the sake of your years together as a couple, for Wanting’s sake, give her another chance!"

Tingzheng shook his head: "It’s too late." He’s tired, without any energy left to struggle.

Lin Qinghan suddenly said: "Ah Zheng, I can agree to the divorce, but I just have one question for you: If in the beginning you had to choose between Lian Yueyao and me, who would you choose?"

Tingzheng genuinely couldn’t understand what Lin Qinghan was thinking: "Why would I need to choose? Sister is sister, wife is wife, there’s nothing to choose between them."

Lin Qinghan stubbornly wanted an answer.

Tingzheng didn’t respond, only asked: "If you had to choose between me and your parents, who would you choose?"

Lord Lin could no longer listen, his face turning livid. He said to Lady Lin: "Take her back."

Lin Qinghan stopped pleading, and looking at Tingzheng, she finally said: "In your heart, it’s still Lian Yueyao that’s most important. Sister Mu was right, I can’t compete with her, so she ultimately drove us apart."

Tingzheng listened to this without a change in expression. After so many years as a couple, Lin Qinghan would rather believe Mu Qinglian than him, which was truly laughable and pitiful.

Lady Lin was furious: "I told you long ago not to associate with that jinx, why wouldn’t you listen?"

Sadly, it’s too late to say anything now.