The 99th Divorce

There was no turning back now. And, Yu Lili was feeling so cold she couldn’t speak. Dragging Ou Ming by the corner of his garment, they entered the hotel.

When she reached the front desk, Yu Lili took Ou Ming’s identity card and slapped it down on the counter. “One room, please.”

“Sure. Please give me your identity card,” the receptionist requested with a smile.

“I won’t be staying. It’ll just be him. I’ll be leaving once I’ve sent him to his room,” Yu Lili said.

“Alright,” the reception took Ou Ming’s identity card.

Just as she was about to begin keying in the details, she heard Ou Ming say, “I won’t be staying.”

Yu Lili interjected, “Just ignore him. I’ll foot the bill.”

Ou Ming pulled her over to his side. With his vacant and unfocused eyes, he said expressionlessly, “I’m hungry.”

“None of my damn business!” Yu Lili flung his hand off.

When Ou Ming’s grip loosened, he grabbed on to her again and protested. “My last meal was yesterday afternoon.”

He hadn’t had dinner the night before or any other meal for the whole day today. Skipping that many meals would harm even the healthiest of men. Furthermore, Ou Ming had always suffered from gastric problems. Plus, he’d been through so much lately.

It was no wonder that he had lost so much weight. His mental state didn’t look too good either.

A hint of sympathy crossed Yu Lili’s face, but her tongue remained sharp as ever. “You’re already f*cking blind! Can’t you just sit still and not cause trouble? What’s so hard about just sitting quietly and being an obedient blind man? You’ve got to be crazy!”

Ou Ming fell silent. His hand that was clinging on to Yu Lili tightened. She could feel herself burning from the heat radiating out of his palm.

Yu Lili flung his hand off mercilessly and looked toward the receptionist, “Is there any food available in the hotel?”

“Yes. Our hotel kitchen is opened 24 hours a day,” the receptionist said.

“That’s great. Ask him what he wants to eat later. Give him a single room please. He’ll be staying alone,” Yu Lili said.

“Sure. Please give me a moment,” the receptionist said.

“I won’t be staying.” Ou Ming tugged on Yu Lili hard. He turned to the receptionist and yelled, “Return my identity card to me!”

“Who said you could speak?” Yu Lili pushed him viciously. “I’ll give your mother a call in a moment to come and pick you up. Now, behave yourself!”

Ou Ming lost his temper and started acting like a kid throwing a tantrum. He pulled her over and growled, “I’m not staying! You’re not calling her! Forget about the identity card! Let’s go!”

“You’re crazy!” Yu Lili was furious. She shoved his hand off and hollered, “Not only are you blind, I think you’re mad too! I’m using my money to put you up in a five-star hotel, and you’re f*cking acting this way? Stay here and reflect on yourself. I’m not going to waste my time here anymore!”

With that, she tried to fling his hand away. Although Ou Ming only had the use of one hand, that single hand possessed a surprising amount of strength.

Regardless of how Yu Lili tried, she couldn’t loosen his grip on her. She helplessly called out, “Let go!”

Ou Ming pursed his lips and didn’t say a word. He seemed to sense that Yu Lili was truly infuriated and carefully asked in a small voice, “Can we have something to eat first?”

Yu Lili sucked in her breath and closed her eyes in anger. Her teeth were grinding against each other.

Ou Ming acted as if he couldn’t tell how angry she was and said, “I want to eat hotpot.”

Hotpot? It was a cold night, and hotpot was indeed a good choice.

Yu Lili began to feel hungry, too, but she suddenly became suspicious, “Don’t you dislike eating hotpot?”

“I love it now,” Ou Ming replied.

Yu Lili glared at him. “Check him in to that room first. He’ll be back in that room after a meal.”

When Ou Ming heard that, he was quiet for a moment before saying in a small voice, “I want to stay with you.”