Divorced and Determined: The CEO's Ex-Wife Fights for Love - Chapter 33

Chapter 33 When Did You And Lu Qin Get Back together?

Shen Muyan glanced at the caller ID. It was Fang Ya. She answered the call.

“My dear President Shen, do you have time tonight? Come with me to try some really delicious fried rice noodles.”

Fried rice noodles?

Shen Muyan had no interest in such greasy food, so she flatly refused.

“Not going.”

“Come on, it’ll be boring by myself,” Fang Ya said.

Fang Ya often had free time and frequently asked Shen Muyan to accompany her shopping, for beauty treatments, or to work out.

Shen Muyan mostly declined, she didn’t have that much free time.

“Do I look like someone who’s that bored?” Shen Muyan asked.

“I just don’t want you to be too busy to eat! I’m bringing you to something good.” Fang Ya said.

“I’m already eating.”

“What are you eating?”

“Ice cake.”

“Ice cake? What is that?” Fang Ya asked.

“Lu Qin made it.”

Fang Ya got confused.

“Lu Qin made it?”

“Mm-hmm,” Shen Muyan said.

“Is it good?”

“Not telling you.”

Shen Muyan was in a great mood, chatting on the phone while eating her third piece of ice cake.

“Wait a minute, Shen Muyan! I feel like I missed an important detail…” Fang Ya said.

“When did you and Lu Qin get back together?”

Back together?

Get together?

Shen Muyan almost choked on her ice cake.

This Fang Ya—could she possibly use more outrageous words?

Shen Muyan wasn’t the type to explain things in detail, but to prevent Fang Ya from gossiping further, she briefly explained the situation.

On the other end, Fang Ya’s facial expressions were probably quite animated, but Shen Muyan couldn’t see them.

“Wow! Lu Qin speaks Italian too?”

“Is the ice cake really that good?”

“Even Uncle Shen and Aunt Jiang like it?”

“So, Lu Qin is like a hidden treasure boy!”

“Shen Muyan! Where did you get the nerve to divorce Lu Qin?”

…

Fang Ya kept rambling on, but Shen Muyan, having anticipated this, turned down the volume and set the phone aside.

She continued eating her ice cake. The cake really was delicious. Just this one dessert was enough to surpass all of the desserts made by the pastry chefs at her hotel.

Shen Muyan was confident that none of the desserts her pastry chefs made could beat this ice cake. She could still vaguely hear Fang Ya’s voice through the phone.

“Let me try the ice cake,” Fang Ya said.

For the first time, Shen Muyan felt stingy and said, “No.”

Then she hung up.

Fang Ya, after being hung up on, didn’t have time to complain. She got straight into her car and drove to the hotel at top speed.

Fang Ya stormed into Shen Muyan’s office. Shen Muyan had already taken a bite out of the last piece of ice cake.

“Show some mercy.”

Fang Ya rushed over and snatched the half-eaten piece of ice cake right from her mouth. The ice cake got squished out of shape.

Shen Muyan, naturally, didn’t try to snatch it back. She was amazed by Fang Ya’s speed. Did this woman fly here just for a bite of food?

Fang Ya shoved the half-eaten ice cake into her mouth, and a few seconds later, she burst out in amazement.

“This is so good!”

“It’s absolutely divine!”

Fang Ya shook Shen Muyan’s shoulders excitedly.

“Oh my God, Shen Muyan, your husband’s ice cake is freaking amazing! So good!”

Fang Ya couldn’t help but curse out of excitement.

Husband?

Shen Muyan was stunned for a moment. That title felt unfamiliar. In the six years they were married, she had never called Lu Qin her husband. Now that they were divorced, it was even less likely.

“Do you have any more ice cake?”

“Nope.”

“Call Lu Qin and ask him to make more!”

“Not calling.”

Fang Ya grew desperate, trying to persuade and beg Shen Muyan to call Lu Qin, but she remained unmoved and got back to work, ignoring Fang Ya.

Fang Ya was about to explode in frustration. She didn’t have Lu Qin’s number, and Shen Muyan wouldn’t give it to her either. Fang Ya felt like cutting ties with this heartless woman.

…

Meanwhile, at the villa,  Jiang Qin had taken Lu Qin and Shen Muyan’s daughter, Lu Xiyao, to the park. Shen Hongda had already received the four boxes of ice cake Shen Muyan had sent over.

In the living room, Chen Dahai had been waiting eagerly.

“Wow, Old Shen, you weren’t lying.”

Shen Hongda smiled proudly.

“Of course, I always keep my word.”

If Lu Qin and Shen Muyan hadn’t gotten divorced, he would’ve shown off Lu Qin to Chen Dahai, bragging about how this ice cake was made by his son-in-law.

What a shame…

“Thanks for this. I’ll take the ice cake, and don’t worry, I’ll get that thing you asked for sorted out. I always keep my word too.”

Chen Dahai reached for the ice cake, stacking the four boxes neatly as he prepared to take them all.

Shen Hongda widened his eyes in disbelief.

“Old Chen, you can only take two boxes! Why are you taking them all? Where’s your shame?”

Shen Hongda quickly walked over and snatched two boxes back. He wasn’t willing to give all the ice cake to Chen Dahai, especially since it took some effort to get them from Lu Qin. Asking for them once was okay, but asking again would be much harder.

“Old Shen, why are you being so stingy? Where did you get this ice cake? Come on, give me a hint.”

Chen Dahai wasn’t inexperienced. He could tell this kind of ice cake wasn’t something just anyone could make. It was probably a special favor Shen Hongda had called in.

Definitely not something you could buy easily.

“Even if I told you, you wouldn’t be able to get it.”

Shen Hongda said, acting all mysterious.

After Chen Dahai left, Jiang Qin returned with Lu Xiyao.

The little girl spotted the two boxes of ice cake on the table, her face lighting up with excitement.

“Grandpa, is that ice cake?”

“Is Daddy here?”

Shen Hongda picked Lu Xiyao up and kissed her cheek, smiling.

“Your dad didn’t come, but he sent over the ice cake he made.”

“Yay! Grandpa, Grandma, let’s eat the ice cake together.”

Lu Xiyao opened the plastic box and divided the ice cake between Shen Hongda and Jiang Qin. The three of them happily ate the ice cake while chatting.

From Lu Xiyao’s stories, Shen Hongda and Jiang Qin learned that Lu Qin was actually selling the ice cake at a stall. Both of them were shocked.

“What? Is making this ice cake really that easy?”

Shen Hongda had thought that with how delicious the ice cake was, the process must be complex and difficult. If Lu Qin was selling it at a stall, he must be making it in large quantities.

Lu Xiyao shook her head.

“I don’t know. I didn’t see Daddy make the ice cake. I was still asleep.”

“Daddy works so hard. He gets up very early to make it.”

As she spoke, Lu Xiyao felt a few seconds of sympathy for Lu Qin before taking another bite of her ice cake.

“It’s so good! Soft and sweet!”

Shen Hongda sighed inwardly and asked again.

“Lu Xiyao, this ice cake is so delicious. Your dad’s stall must be doing really well, right?”

Lu Xiyao nodded enthusiastically.

“Very well! Lots and lots of people—big brothers, big sisters, grandpas, and grandmas—all line up to buy the things Daddy makes!”

Hearing this, Shen Hongda felt a bit more relieved.

It seemed like Lu Qin’s ice cake was selling quite well.