Luo Yanming put down a stack of divorce papers on the kitchen counter, right next to the lemon meringue cake. Seething with anger, Fang Ruoye flipped through the pages and found the empty page for her to write down her requirements.
She grabbed a pen and began scribbling down her demands.
Afterward, she signed the last page and pushed the divorce papers toward the shameless couple.
"There you go. Happy birthday."
Luo Yanming flipped back to said page and saws that Fang Ruoye had only written a single line. All she wanted was sole custody of her daughter, nothing else.
"This… don't you want anything else?"
Fang Ruoye sneered at Luo Yanming.
"Xianxian is my everything."
Fang Ruoye's words were like a slap across Luo Yanming's face. On the other hand, Hong Yinling was secretly happy with the outcome.
Her lips curved into a smile as she sneaked furtive glances at the divorce papers. Fang Ruoye, oh Fang Ruoye, she mocked. Stupid Fang Ruoye. If she were Fang Ruoye, she would have asked for at least a house and a car. Then again, Fang Ruoye had always been emotional and impulsive. Thankfully, she decided to take away their daughter.
What a relief.
The little girl was going to be annoying otherwise.
Hong Yinling looked forward to living a comfortable life with Luo Yanming and their son. She did not want to be a stepmother to Luo Xianxian at all.
With everything said and done, Fang Ruoye left the room and headed upstairs.
When she arrived at the base of the staircase, she saw Luo Xianxian sitting at the topmost step. The little girl awkwardly waved at her.
Silently, Fang Ruoye walked up and scooped Luo Xianxian into her arms.
"Oh, Xianxian," she sighed as she planted a kiss on her daughter's forehead. "Did you hear everything?"
Luo Xianxian nodded. "Yes, Mommy. Are we leaving?"
"Oh, yes. This house stinks like a snake lair. If we don't leave now, you and I will be eaten by snakes tonight."
Luo Xianxian giggled in her mother's arm.
Together, the mother and daughter packed up some belongings into two pieces of luggage. A big suitcase for Fang Ruoye and a small suitcase for Luo Xianxian. They deliberately left behind all the items that Luo Yanming bought for them, and only took the items that Fang Ruoye bought with her own money.
When Fang Ruoye and Luo Xianxian returned downstairs, they found the shameless couple nestling in an intimate embrace on the living room couch. They were whispering sweet nothings to each other, their faces bright like the sun.
They must be relieved to get Fang Ruoye's signature on the divorce papers this very night. Not to mention that Fang Ruoye only spouted some harsh comments and did not throw a tantrum. She probably did not want to scare Luo Xianxian.
The gentle facial expression on Luo Yanming's face drained away in an instant when he looked at his now ex-wife and daughter, both dragging their suitcases and walking toward the door.
"Ruoye, Xianxian…"
Fang Ruoye pushed the two suitcases out of the door, ignoring him completely. Luo Xianxian stopped in front of her father and gave him a distraught look that could melt even a frozen statue.
Luo Yanming left the couch and squatted in front of Luo Xianxian. He then extended his arms at his daughter, wanting to pull her into a hug.
"Xianxian, Daddy will explain everything to you later. Daddy will come to visit you soon."
Luo Xianxian, who had been staring at her father for some time, suddenly whipped up a beautiful smile. Elation spread on Luo Yanming's face, but then the little girl suddenly gave her father a vicious kick on the left shin!
Howling from pain, Luo Yanming toppled to the side, holding the spot that his daughter just kicked.
"Nooooo, Brother Luo!!!"
Hong Jinling jumped to her feet and knelt next to Luo Yanming, who was groaning from pain.
"Xian… Xianxian…" Luo Yanming winced from pain and looked at his daughter, his gaze brimming with disbelief. Did his daughter just kick him? But his daughter was usually so gentle, so nice!
"Happy birthday, Daddy!" Luo Xianxian cheerfully remarked before she bounced off the floor, following her mother outside.
"That's my girl," Fang Ruoye praised with a delighted smirk before she closed the door, thus ending a miserable chapter of her life.