The Whole World Wants Me To Get Divorced chapter 25
Kidnapped
The consequences of Rong Xiao cheating to avoid answering were quite apparent.
The next day, after Wen Yan woke up, he didn’t even look at Rong Xiao. Instead, he headed straight to find Yu Bu Wen.
This time, he was genuinely a bit saddened. If Rong Xiao straightforwardly rejected him, he would have accepted it. But evading the question? Pitying him?
Wen Yan didn’t consider himself that pitiful.
He even refused to go out with Rong Xiao. Coincidentally, Rong Xiao had to inspect the demonic seals on the Shadow Mountain. In the end, Yu Bu Wen accompanied Wen Yan on the outing.
Yu Bu Wen roughly guessed what had happened between Rong Xiao and Wen Yan. Seeing Rong Xiao’s rare guilty expression and Wen Yan’s sulking appearance, he understood about seventy to eighty percent of the situation.
It seemed like Rong Xiao had stirred up trouble with the little one again.
But Yu Bu Wen wasn’t an expert in emotions and couldn’t act as a love consultant. All he could do was accompany Wen Yan for an afternoon.
When Wen Yan was in a bad mood, he liked to go on a shopping food spree to lift his spirits.
He didn’t inherit this trait. When he was in a bad mood, he loved to eat. He ate from eighteen different stalls that afternoon, from savory to sweet, from hot to cold. It was only thanks to his good stomach that he didn’t end up with an upset stomach.
He fiercely bit into a string of meatballs, looking ferocious as if he was biting into Rong Xiao’s flesh.
“I’ll move out when I go back,” he said to Yu Bu Wen, “He doesn’t like me anyway, and I won’t shamelessly continue to stay there.”
Yu Bu Wen had just found out that Wen Yan’s confession had been rejected. Twice.
Apart from expressing sympathy, he didn’t know what else to say. He handed this young human a straw and passed him a cup of bubble tea.
After eating all day outside, Wen Yan’s mood finally improved slightly.
But when they returned to the City Lord’s residence, he still treated Rong Xiao coldly. His attitude wasn’t bad, just indifferent, almost as if he wanted to stick a sign on his face saying, “We’re not acquainted.”
He even considered sleeping with Yu Bu Wen. He said confidently, “We’re all men; what’s wrong with sleeping together? Rong Xiao tosses and turns at night, disturbing me. I don’t want to sleep with him.”
This was a blatant lie; clearly, he was the one rolling all over the bed.
Yu Bu Wen, faced with this unexpected disaster, couldn’t refute Wen Yan’s request but couldn’t ignore his own boss’ gaze, which was about to eat him alive. He could only bow his head and drink his tea.
The Lord of Shadow Mountain also saw that the engaged couple was having a quarrel. He glanced at Rong Xiao’s expression, silently assumed the role of a wallflower, and refused to bring up preparing another room, as if there weren’t plenty of guest rooms in the entire City Lord’s residence.
In the end, Wen Yan was still dragged back to the room by Rong Xiao.
He couldn’t outsmart Rong Xiao, so he had to get another blanket himself. He refused to share the same blanket with Rong Xiao, rolling himself into a caterpillar. He stuck his head out and drew a clear boundary with Rong Xiao, saying, “We don’t have any special relationship. It’s not good to sleep together. I’m a conservative person. To avoid making future boyfriends angry, let’s maintain some distance.”
After saying this, he ignored Rong Xiao and wrapped himself in the blanket, watching videos on his phone. A bunch of half-naked handsome men swimming in a pool played on the screen, hormones raging, deliberately trying to provoke Rong Xiao.
Rong Xiao was infuriated but had no way to retort.
The two of them slept back-to-back, like a married couple who had reached the end of their relationship, avoiding each other. But on this night, Wen Yan still dreamt of Rong Xiao.
The local specialty fragrance from Shadow Mountain City was no lie. Wen Yan had been told that the user would meet their beloved in their dreams, and it was definitely not deceiving.
Perhaps because one thinks during the day and dreams at night, after being rejected by Rong Xiao in reality, he became the one being pursued in the dream.
Wen Yan dreamt of Rong Xiao in a red robe, standing in a pool of water, grabbing his hand, gritting his teeth, and asking if he liked him.
“Whether you like it or not, you have to like me,” Rong Xiao in the dream seemed to have been waiting for a long time, saying, “You provoked me first. If you dare to like someone else, I’ll kill him.”
Wen Yan listened with delight in his heart and woke up, puzzled for half an hour before realizing it was a dream. He became even more upset.
The next day, Rong Xiao continued to inspect the seals, as there were two seals on Shadow Mountain. Yu Bu Wen also had things to attend to; he had to accompany the City Lord in reviewing the entire festival process.
Wen Yan was left alone. He didn’t mind, and although the City Lord sent attendants to ensure he had a good time in the city, he waved them off, saying, “No need. I’m going to play with the little priestess from the Phoenix Clan. I know the way.”
He was referring to the talkative little phoenix he had conversed with happily yesterday. Last night, the phoenix had sent him a message, saying she wanted to take him to the Phoenix Clan’s secret realm to play and, as a priestess, she needed to perform a dance at the festival. She was worried about dancing poorly and wanted Wen Yan to watch her practice.
Wen Yan decided to go and show support for this new friend. So, he dressed up, grabbed a small bag, and set out on his own.
Since he was still in a cold war with Rong Xiao, he didn’t inform him.
Shadow Mountain City had good public order, with guards of the demon race patrolling everywhere. He wasn’t concerned about safety issues and strolled leisurely toward the Phoenix Clan’s territory.
However…
A little over an hour later.
His understanding of Shadow Mountain City’s public order was completely shattered.
In broad daylight, he was unexpectedly kidnapped.
The story goes back half an hour.
When he passed by a street corner, he saw a small shop selling dolls. It was a small shop, located in an alley, with plain decoration. However, the dolls in the shop window were vividly lifelike, all dressed in gorgeous dresses, each with distinct and beautiful features.
Curious, Wen Yan looked for a while. Thinking of his little cousin at home, he decided to buy one for her and entered the shop.
However, when he emerged from the shop cradling an exquisite doll, the outside world had completely changed from the Shadow Mountain he knew.
The streets were empty, and the bustling monsters and lively shops that crowded the street just moments ago were all gone.
There was only a sea of white mist, and the empty streets were shrouded in fog, creating an atmosphere as if he had entered another space.
No sound could be heard in this entire area, as quiet as if he had stepped into another dimension.
As he turned around, the doll shop he bought from had vanished. In its place was an elegant pavilion, with curtains hanging on all sides, seemingly in the middle of nowhere.
Sitting inside the pavilion was a familiar figure Wen Yan had met a couple of days ago.
This person, or rather, this demon, had greeted him amicably when they first met.
Even if he were a fool, he had come to his senses. He, having watched over 800 episodes of detective dramas, knew that this scenario didn’t bode well.
Unable to suppress the urge, he discreetly stepped backward, his mind racing on how to escape.
The demon in the pavilion, wearing a gray robe, stood up. Despite the gentle appearance, he looked at Wen Yan.
“It’s been several days since we last met. I felt a connection when I saw you the other day, so I wanted to invite you as my guest.”
Wen Yan’s mouth twitched. “Don’t try to get close to me. We only exchanged one sentence. I’ve already made plans with someone else and won’t be your guest.”
As he spoke, he secretly took out a talisman from his pocket, given to him by Rong Xiao, for instant teleportation.
But before he could use it, the demon in the pavilion moved in front of him, snatching away the talisman with one hand while placing the other on Wen Yan’s shoulder.
“Whether you become a guest or prisoner is up to you. Choose wisely.”
The demon chuckled.