Chapter 607: 607
Divorce . Xia Lei’s heart had been in pain when he made that decision, a heartrending pain .
Looking at Shentu Tianyin’s crying face, he remembered the beautiful times he had with her . He had an impulse to take those words back, to hold her in his arms and apologise, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his mouth .
For men, if they had the ability to attain something, they had to be able to let go of it .
He couldn’t control Shentu Tianyin . Her ambitions would only increase and Vientiane Group would expand faster and faster with him as her protective umbrella . This was just like driving . A speeding car would need to go around curves and skirt corners, and people would crash and burn if they did not slow down . They would both be better off if he left her .
Besides, her love was too special, and he couldn't accept it .
He could be loved by her now, but if he became a normal person one day, would she still love him? He didn't dare think of that day .
"Why? Why?!" Shentu Tianyin shrieked at Xia Lei .
Xia Lei was quiet for a moment before he said, "Tianyin, I can bet that you knew this day would come the day you moved those assets to my company . You even prepared the divorce agreement beforehand . Can’t you admit it?"
"You… you saw it?" Shentu Tianyin was bewildered .
"No, I guessed . " Xia Lei laughed bitterly . "Tianyin, you are a very bright woman . You moved those assets so you'd ultimately need a document I signed . Even if you moved those assets under my company’s name, an investigation into you would still be inevitable without a document I signed . To make me sign my name, you would have to prepare two measures . The first would be the documents for those assets, and the second would be my power of attorney . You needed to prove that I asked you to buy those assets . The third would be a divorce agreement, your last resort . If the higher-ups didn't retract their investigation into you, this divorce agreement would come into play . You would then prove that we have no connection to each other . Am I right?"
Shentu Tianyin bit her lip and lowered her head, not daring to look Xia Lei in the eyes .
"Since you've already prepared everything and planned out every step, why didn't you just finish everything in one go? Did you want me to taste this pain slowly? We're still getting a divorce in the end . "
"What if it didn’t get to that point?” Shentu Tianyin looked up at Xia Lei, her eyes filled with tears .
"If we didn't divorce, our assets would be shared despite the separate assets agreement . According to the law, we share assets as husband and wife . Do you think you would be able to stay out of it because you transferred those assets under my name?"
Shentu Tianyin was silent .
"Tianyin, you have brought too big of a calamity upon us . Being the scapegoat for you is difficult for me . I will have to face Bureau 101, the higher-ups and the investigations of the special task force . As for you, you must stay out of it, otherwise I'll become your scapegoat for nothing . Go get it out . Give me what you've prepared . We'll finish this in one go,” said Xia Lei .
"Hahaha…" Shentu Tianyin laughed all of a sudden, but her tears kept flowing .
She was an exceptionally smart woman but when had Xia Lei not been highly intelligent as well?
She could orchestrate everything, but Xia Lei could see through everything .
She knew what she wanted, and Xia Lei had learned how to let go .
All good things must come to an end . Now that things had come to this, what else was there that they couldn't let go of?
"Tianyin . " Xia Lei's voice had lost strength . "Go, go and get it so that I can sign it . We can have a drink when we're done . "
Shentu Tianyin wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, stood, and walked towards the safe in the corner of the room . She opened the safe and took out three document envelopes . She brought them over, and put them in front of Xia Lei .
Xia Lei opened the three document envelopes . It was just as he had guessed . One was a document to transfer assets, one was his power of attorney, and the last was a divorce agreement .
Shentu Tianyin had signed all of these three documents, but the date wasn't today but a day from a month earlier . Only the divorce agreement had today's date on it . The signatures on the three documents, showed that she really had arranged everything, and prepared everything in advance .
Xia Lei looked through the three documents, then took up a pen to sign on the lines, one by one .
But right when he was about to sign the divorce agreement, Shentu Tianyin suddenly grabbed his wrist, stopping him from signing it .
Their eyes met, and they looked at each other with emotion-charged gazes for a long, long time .
The candlelight flickered, emitting soft sounds . It was the only sound in the room .
Xia Lei broke the unbearable silence in the end . "Let go, Tianyin . I wouldn't do this if I had a choice . But we must do this . You'll be safe only if I leave you . You won't lose Vientiane Group if I leave you . "
Xia Lei, or Vientiane Group? Shentu Tianyin let go . She seemed to have made her decision in that instant . She had chosen the latter .
Xia Lei picked up the pen and signed his name on the divorce agreement .
The slashing of pen on paper represented the end of their marriage .
It also represented a new beginning .
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