My Wife Longs for Divorce Every Day

Chapter 804: 804, why are you drunk and lying on my bed all dirty?

Lishui Bay Villa.

At dusk, Mo Weiyi went downstairs for dinner.

The entire living room was quiet. Nutritious meals were arranged on the dining table, and Aunt Zhou served a bowl of soup, murmuring to herself as if talking to herself, “Why hasn’t Master Xiao returned yet?”

Mo Weiyi didn’t speak, picked up the spoon, and slowly sipped the soup, her perfect profile beautiful yet desolate.

“The weather forecast said there will be thunderstorms from tonight till midnight.”

“Master Xiao has been gone for three hours now, and I don’t know if he has had dinner.”

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“I was cleaning the study just now and saw Master Xiao’s mobile phone left on the desk; no wonder all calls couldn’t get through. If something happened…”

“Aunt Zhou.” Mo Weiyi finally spoke.

Aunt Zhou hurriedly looked at her.

But Mo Weiyi then said, “Next time you make pork rib soup, add some cilantro, I like it.”

“…Oh, okay.”

Because Mo Weiyi had said before that Xiao Yebai did not like cilantro, Aunt Zhou never added it when cooking…

**

After dinner, all the lights in the living room were turned on.

Looking out through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the outside sky was dark and tinged with yellow, foreboding a heavy rain.

Mo Weiyi stood up and headed straight to the study.

…

Xiao Yebai was an undeniable workaholic; even on weekends, it seemed like there was endless work.

Usually, every day after work, he would finish his meal and dive into the study.

This was the place he spent most of his time at home.

Mo Weiyi pushed open the door and entered.

After turning on the light, she closed the door, her eyes sweeping over the dark bookshelves.

The thick walls on both sides, except for a small section of the bookshelf that was hers, containing various detective novels and comics she liked, everything else belonged to the work-related books.

Mo Weiyi walked over to the section near the desk.

She remembered seeing an album here last time.

It was the only thing out of place on the shelf, including childhood photos of Xiao Yebai with his parents.

She had just gotten her hands on it when he took it away before she even had a chance to look at it.

Later, it seemed she had forgotten about it.

Mo Weiyi’s gaze slowly swept from the top shelf.

After seeing all six rows, she still hadn’t found the album.

Did she remember the wrong place?

Mo Weiyi frowned slightly.

Eventually, after scanning all the bookshelves, she still couldn’t find the album with the purple cover.

She walked behind the desk and reached out to pull open a drawer beneath.

Inside were various work documents and materials.

Until the bottom drawer, which Mo Weiyi tried to open but found locked.

She quickly noticed the mobile phone and car keys lying on the desk.

Initially, it was merely a whim; thinking about the album made her want to have a look.

But now…

It seems that’s how people are, when you can’t find something, you only want to find it more.

Especially now that she discovered this drawer was locked, her curiosity grew stronger…

After hesitating for a few seconds, Mo Weiyi reached out and picked up the keys.

She had never thought to pry into Xiao Yebai’s privacy before.

And she didn’t realize that Xiao Yebai had always been guarding against her…

The first time she noticed this was when she tried to check his phone while he was asleep, only to find he had set all kinds of fingerprints and passwords… it was impossible to open.

He was always meticulous in his thoughts. If it wasn’t for her provocation in front of so many people that afternoon, which made him angry and lowered his guard, he wouldn’t have carelessly left his phone and keys in the study.

Mo Weiyi quickly started comparing the keys.

Eventually, she managed to unlock it.

When she pulled open the drawer, she saw the purple album right on top.

She remembered when she was very young, sneaking into Xiao Yebai’s room and seeing him looking at this album.

After all, it was a relic left by his parents; even the most aloof child has a tender spot in their heart reserved for their parents.

Even if it was through Zhan Yao’s words that she came to know the childhood memories his parents left him were not pleasant.

…

Mo Weiyi sat down on the black office chair and opened the album.

It was thick, yet there were not many photos inside, flipping back and forth to see less than 10 photos, each one annotated underneath with which year, how old, and where it was taken.

Most of them were solo pictures of Xiao Yebai, from one year old to eight years old, and then there were no more.

During the five-year-old birthday photo, it was the only family photo of three.

Xiao Yebai was held by his mother while his father sat beside them; none of them had the slightest smile on their faces.

Mo Weiyi had seen Xiao Depeng; he resembled the man in the photo with square facial features, both mundane in appearance and demeanor.

Before, she had thought that Xiao Zhiwei and Xiao Yebai, the cousins, didn’t quite resemble each other, except for the cold, hard demeanor. Xiao Zhiwei’s features evidently resembled their father, Xiao Depeng, more.

Now, it made sense that Xiao Yebai didn’t look like the Xiao family, because he entirely inherited his mother’s appearance.

Mother Xiao in the photos was a stunning beauty, with long black hair, a complexion like fine jade, and excellent bone structure; her gaze at the camera was serene and beautiful.

Those were eyes that almost exactly matched Xiao Yebai’s, pulled slightly upwards on the outside, evocative and wistful, her simple appearance not diminishing the air of allure she naturally exuded…

Mo Weiyi couldn’t help but take out her mobile phone and snap a photo of this family portrait.

After taking the photo, she put the album back in the drawer.

Then, her fingers accidentally touched something.

Mo Weiyi looked down, his expression briefly frozen.

After a long time, he finally took out the USB drive from the drawer.

…

It was the USB drive Mo Yaoxiong had given him last time.

He remembered that when Mo Yaoxiong had handed him the USB drive, he had repeatedly instructed him that it contained all of Mo Family’s secrets and that he should study it himself and not show it to anyone else.

But now, this secret was locked in the drawer by Xiao Yebai.

Mo Weiyi’s fingers clenched around the USB drive, whitening at the joints as if they could easily snap off the next second.

**

The urgent ring of the phone echoed down the hospital corridor.

Several bodyguards in black clothes stood outside the VIP intensive care ward. Rong An reached into his pocket, took out his cellphone, glanced at the screen, and immediately turned around, “I have to take a phone call.”

“Brother An, is it your girlfriend calling?” someone teased beside him.

Rong An didn’t speak and kept walking forward until he opened the door to the emergency exit and answered the phone in the stairwell, “Princess.”

“Rong An, where have you been? Why haven’t you come to see me today?”

Rong An said, “I was called to the hospital by Uncle Shi, the old man needs someone to watch over him.”

“I see,” Mo Weiyi asked him, “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

“That’s good, I thought Grandfather had you punished again.”

“Princess, do you need me to come over now? If you need me, I’ll go talk to Uncle Shi right away.”

“…” Mo Weiyi seemed to ponder and then said, “We have plenty of bodyguards at home, and I won’t be going out these next few days, you don’t need to come over yet.”

Rong An: “…”

“I called because I need your help with something,” she continued, “But you’re in the hospital now, is it convenient for you?”

“It’s convenient,” Rong An immediately replied, “I can have my subordinates check.”

“Good, I’ll send you the details on WeChat right now.”

“Okay.”

Seconds later, Mo Weiyi sent him several WeChat messages, all containing company names and legal representatives.

[Can you check for me who really controls these companies now and what portion of Mo Family’s shares they hold?]

Rong An replied: [Okay, I’ll send you the information in 10 minutes.]

**

Late night at Lishui Bay Villa.

It had already begun to pour outside, while the living room was brightly lit.

Mo Weiyi sat on the sofa, his eyes on the unknown movie playing on the TV wall.

Aunt Zhou drew the curtains, walked over, and glanced at the antique wall clock.

It was almost midnight.

“Princess, it’s time to rest.”

Mo Weiyi hummed a response but didn’t get up.

Aunt Zhou wondered, Could she be waiting for Young Master Xiao?

With it being so late, and the rain falling outside, Young Master Xiao hadn’t even taken his cellphone or car keys, he probably wouldn’t be coming back.

She quickly brought over a blanket, “Princess…”

“I’m not cold.”

“But…”

Suddenly, a car engine sounded outside.

Aunt Zhou’s eyes brightened, “Princess, it must be Young Master Xiao coming back!”

Yet, Mo Weiyi still sat immovably on the sofa.

Aunt Zhou, seeing her like this, didn’t dare to speak further and just placed the blanket beside the sofa, waiting quietly.

Soon, there was a noise at the entrance.

The sound seemed a bit off, and Aunt Zhou wanted to go check, but then…

“Aunt Zhou, go to the kitchen and fix me a cup of flower tea,” Mo Weiyi suddenly commanded.

“…Okay.”

A strong smell of alcohol mixed with damp cold air rapidly closed in.

Zhan Yao, supporting a heavily drunk man, entered the living room. Upon seeing the woman sitting on the sofa, his expression froze, “Little Princess, still not sleeping at this late hour?”

It was nearly one o’clock in the morning.

The rain outside was quite heavy as he supported such a drunk man; they couldn’t manage an umbrella, so both of them were somewhat drenched, and the floor was already covered in water stains.

Mo Weiyi glanced over.

Xiao Yebai seldom got drunk.

After all, he was such a composed man with extraordinary self-control.

Even when he had to negotiate business over drinks, he always managed to remain highly lucid.

But now…

This man seemed truly drunk to the point of unconsciousness.

His head drooped, his hair hanging down, his body’s weight wholly relying on Zhan Yao.

He was still in the shirt and trousers he had worn when he left in the afternoon; aside from being wet from the rain, his clothes were impeccably neat and well-maintained, lacking the messy appearance typical of other men when drunk.

If not for his reddened cheeks and ears, it would be impossible to tell that he was drunk.

A certain elegance seemed ingrained in his bones.

Even utterly intoxicated, he still maintained the dignified appearance of a well-dressed man.

Seeing that Mo Weiyi didn’t speak but kept looking at Xiao Yebai…

Zhan Yao hastily explained, “Little Princess, rest assured, I’ve been with him all along, he just drank too much, nothing else happened.”

Mo Weiyi still said nothing.

Zhan Yao couldn’t guess what she was really thinking. He cleared his throat, “Well, I’ll help Yebai up to his room to rest…”

“Go to the guest room.” Mo Weiyi cut him off.

Zhan Yao: “…”

He glanced at the staircase. “It’s okay, I can carry him up.”

“I said, go to the guest room.” Mo Weiyi enunciated each word distinctly, leaving no room for argument.

Zhan Yao thought that Mo Weiyi was probably still angry, especially since Xiao Yebai had left for half a day and returned in such a drunken state…

Well, it was late at night and raining heavily outside; he didn’t need to meddle in another couple’s issues here.

“Alright then.”

Throughout it all, Xiao Yebai hardly reacted, just being led into the guest room like that.

Soon after, Zhan Yao came out and asked, “Where’s Aunt Zhou?”

He naturally did not dare to bother Mo Weiyi to personally take care of that drunkard, especially since she was pregnant and it wouldn’t be appropriate.

Mo Weiyi didn’t respond, just switched off the television using the remote control.

Utterly proud and aloof.

Zhan Yao, speechless, had no choice but to continue, “Little Princess, Yebai drank a lot today. I know he’s not feeling happy, and his stomach has always been weak. He was hospitalized last time due to a stomach bleed…”

“You can leave now.” Mo Weiyi spoke coldly. After speaking, she stood up and went upstairs.

“Little Princess, why do this…”

“Aunt Zhou, I won’t drink the flower tea. Finish up and come join me upstairs.”

Aunt Zhou had just come out with a tray, on which freshly brewed flower tea was placed…

“Little Princess!” Zhan Yao still shouted up the stairs, “Won’t your heart ache seeing Yebai like this? He is your husband, he’s really drunk, and you really won’t have someone look after him? If he just lies there and ends up with a fever or cold…”

The response to him was the sound of a door slamming shut with a “bang.”

Zhan Yao: “…”

He had said everything he needed to say yesterday at the hospital. This Little Princess… completely hopeless!

In the middle of the night, was he here just to see her frowning face?

Damn!

Zhan Yao cursed and turned to leave.

**

Soon after, Mo Weiyi dialed the downstairs phone, “Aunt Zhou, I’m going to sleep now, hurry up and come join me.”

In the guest room, Aunt Zhou had just placed a basin of hot water down and hadn’t yet had the chance to do anything…

She said, “Princess, Young Master Xiao is very drunk, and it’s getting colder today. Lying like that, he could easily catch a cold…”

The phone was hung up with a “bang.”

Aunt Zhou: “…”

**

Mo Weiyi woke up again the next morning.

It was the smell of alcohol that woke her.

Indeed, as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw that very familiar, handsome face.

His eyebrows were tightly furrowed, a shadow of stubble on his chin, eyes closed, sleeping deeply.

He was still dressed in last night’s clothes that now bore obvious wrinkles…

Mo Weiyi immediately pulled her arms from his hold and sat up abruptly in bed, “Aunt Zhou! Aunt Zhou!”

The neighboring room door opened, and Aunt Zhou quickly pushed it open and stepped inside, “Princess, what’s wrong…?”

“What’s going on?” Mo Weiyi was very angry. “When did he come in? Didn’t I tell you to sleep with me?”

Aunt Zhou hurried to explain, “Last night, after you fell asleep, Young Master Xiao suddenly came upstairs, so I just…”

“Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“…” Aunt Zhou was at a loss for words.

How could she dare to wake her when she was already asleep?

Their voices roused the originally sound asleep man.

Due to the hangover, a sharp pain quickly surged through his brain.

Xiao Yebai’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and it took him a while to open his eyes, his voice gravelly and hoarse, “Aunt Zhou, you go out first.”

Aunt Zhou nodded quickly and turned around, only to hear Mo Weiyi’s sharp voice shouting, “Xiao Yebai, what gives you the right to get drunk and dirty up my bed? Did I allow you to lie here? How shameless can you be?”

Xiao Yebai didn’t say a word, just continuously massaged his temples.

His brow bone tightly furrowed, veins bulging at his temples.

It was clear; the hangover was unpleasant, and he had no reaction to her splashing out questions.

He just let Mo Weiyi scold him for a while, then got up and staggered towards the bathroom.

Mo Weiyi watched his retreating figure, angry enough to throw all the blankets onto the carpet.

**

Xiao Yebai quickly finished his shower and emerged wrapped in a towel.

Compared to his previous state of hangover, the man had now regained his usual keen and clear appearance.

But just as he reached the wardrobe…

“What’s this?”

Xiao Yebai looked up.

Mo Weiyi was holding a USB drive, and clearly, his gaze lingered on it for a moment.

“Speak up, what is this!” Mo Weiyi demanded, hurling the USB drive at him.

The throw was forceful, the USB drive brushing past his cheek as it flew by, but he still did not react.

“My father’s company secrets are all in there, including information on several major investors of Mo Group. But now I find out that these people have been bought by you long ago; you’re the purchaser and now the current executive!”

“So it’s been going on in the dark all along, hasn’t it? You did this on purpose, right?”

Mo Weiyi couldn’t help but sneer, “No wonder you’ve been reluctant to divorce me. The shares you currently hold are still not enough, not sufficient to fully take over the entire Mo Group.”

She studied law, and when it came to business operations, she was never interested nor well-versed.

Originally, Mo Yaoxiong had given her this USB drive simply mentioning the significance of the cases inside.

At that time, her only focus was on getting pregnant quickly. She opened the files to have a look and then never paid attention to them again, tossing the USB drive carelessly in the study.

It was only last night that she found out that Xiao Yebai had taken this important item and locked it in his drawer.

She was a bit suspicious, so she had Rong An investigate.

Later, Rong An told her that although the companies on the drive didn’t own a significant share of Mo Family shares, cumulatively, they added up to a substantial figure.

Even if Mo Weiyi was oblivious, when she saw the materials Rong An provided, showing that the underlying boss of these companies was already Xiao Yebai, she instantly realized that these companies had been purchased by Xiao Yebai long ago, and the shares they participated in were naturally his as well.

She never expected that a USB drive, which she didn’t care about and had casually discarded in the study, had been taken by Xiao Yebai and turned into a tool for him to swallow up Mo Group’s shares.

Legally, this was a private acquisition of shares!

The ultimate goal of acquiring shares was to become the major shareholder of Mo Group!

“You searched the drawers in the study,” Xiao Yebai said, staring at her intently as he posed the question.

“Exactly,” Mo Weiyi didn’t deny it, her face showing no guilt for invading his privacy.

Xiao Yebai averted his gaze, asked nothing more, and simply opened the wardrobe to find a shirt and trousers, dressing slowly, methodically, and with unmatched elegance.

Mo Weiyi couldn’t help but ask him, “You have nothing to say, do you?”

Xiao Yebai’s tone was nonchalant, “If I say something, would you believe me?”

Mo Weiyi let out a burst of cold laughter, “So now, you’re too lazy to even explain?”

Xiao Yebai stopped his movements, then turned to look at her, “If you want to know the reason for this, you can ask Dad.”

“Oh?” Mo Weiyi raised her eyebrows, her posture full of arrogance, “This USB was personally given to me by Dad, and he also told me it must be kept secret, that nobody should see its content. And now you want me to ask him?”

She understood clearly, “You mean, my dad told you to buy these companies? What does he want to do? Have you confront Grandpa in the company?”

Knowing that Grandpa didn’t like him and had never separated any company shares for him, fearing he would become too powerful and have absolute control over the company.

Mo Yaoxiong would surely know this principle!

How could he still allow Xiao Yebai to buy these companies, putting all these shares under Xiao Yebai’s name?

Even if he was fond of this adopted son, Mo Yaoxiong wouldn’t oppose his own father, would he?

Xiao Yebai had finished dressing by then, his lean, fair fingers buttoning up one button at a time until he reached the topmost one.

Mo Weiyi continued, “Xiao Yebai, why go to such great lengths? They’re only a few miserable companies, right? Fine, I agree now, if you sign the divorce papers, not only will I give you these companies and their shares, I’ll also convince Grandpa to transfer half of his shares in his name to you. How about that?”

Seeing that the man was still unmoved, she upped the ante, “I really have no interest in the company, and I don’t understand it either. If you like it, I can also ask Grandpa to give it all to you. After all, the company’s achievements today are all your own doing, and you deserve that much as a reward! I can talk to Grandpa about it, I really don’t care about those.”

Not knowing which remark touched a funny nerve, Xiao Yebai suddenly let out a soft laugh.

Then, he turned around, a faint smile tracing the corners of his lips, “So, no matter what I say now, you won’t believe me, will you?”

“Exactly,” Mo Weiyi held her chin high, “because I have my own eyes, and I can also hire someone to investigate. Do you still think I am as naive as before, believing everything you say, being kept in the dark by you?”

The luxurious yet warmly toned bedroom fell into silence for a moment.

Xiao Yebai, hands tucked into the pockets of his suit pants and not wearing glasses, just stared at her deeply.

It seemed as if countless emotions flickered in his eyes.

Then he said, “Fine.”

Mo Weiyi was taken aback.

“Let’s try it then,” he said.

Try?

What does he mean?

Mo Weiyi looked at him, somewhat baffled by his words.

Then, he heard the man continue, “The shares that you found, all those companies combined, amount to about twenty percent.”

His tone was even and gentle, like the soft and bright sunlight after a rainy day outside the window.

“Your grandfather currently holds thirty-five percent of the shares, and your father has an additional fifteen percent, but the rest, assorted together with some you didn’t find, total up to thirty percent. In fact, they have already been in my name.”

He spoke slowly, “So you can go and talk to your grandfather and see if he’d rather end up with nothing overnight, or would he prefer that I continue as his son-in-law and keep managing the company.”

Mo Weiyi closed her eyes.

The last bit of hope in her heart was instantly doused with a bucket of ice-cold water.

With a sizzle, it was all extinguished.

She opened her eyes and looked earnestly at the handsome, three-dimensional face of the man before her.

For the first time, she discovered just how deeply cunning a person could be.

There had always been rumors that he was merely an adopted son of the Mo Family, who became a son-in-law only because his good looks won her favor, thus securing all he had.

Every time she heard such discussions, she would instantly become highly defensive and argue with those people because, in her eyes, Xiao Yebai was synonymous with cleanliness and beauty.

He was outstanding and excellent, yet not worldly, never minding those vain glories and riches.

Though born into poverty, he carried an intrinsic pride and aloofness in his bones.

He truly despised these worldly things.

He worked hard only so that his grandfather and father could trust him with their legacy…

And now, he was the one who admitted that he had been secretly strategizing, ingeniously moving behind the scenes, deceiving all of the Mo Family, and had secured half of the Mo Group’s shares, able to instantly devour and conquer the entire Mo Family…

What is this?

Xiao Yebai walked over to her.

Raising his hands, he placed them on her slender shoulders, “Weiyi, do you understand now?”

Mo Weiyi looked at him, trembling, unable to speak.

“Yesterday afternoon you stomped on my face, and at night you secretly searched my study,” Xiao Yebai looked into her clear eyes. “But I won’t blame you, because you are my wife, always.”

After speaking, he loosened his fingers, “I have a meeting scheduled this morning; I need to leave now.”

The tall and lean shadow walked to the door, just as he was gripping the handle, he suddenly heard the woman behind him shout, “Wait a second.”

Xiao Yebai stopped his steps and then turned around.

Suddenly something was thrown at him.

He didn’t dodge it.

A sharp pain shot through his forehead.

Immediately after, a “clang” resounded as a glass cup hit the floor and shattered.