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    The next day, the news that the promising Councilor Shen and the now-destitute and infamous Ruan Xi had set a wedding date and would be married soon spread throughout Imperial Star.

    Because of Shen Mozhi and Ruan Xi’s notoriety, the entire interstellar network and the Imperial Star aristocratic circles were in an uproar.

    Ordinary people lamented Shen Mozhi’s good fortune and his infatuation with Ruan Xi.

    However, many of Shen Mozhi’s supporters lost their fans one after another, saying that they thought he was an ambitious politician with clear goals and cherished his reputation. Unexpectedly, he was so blinded by love that he insisted on marrying Ruan Xi, who now had a terrible reputation and nothing…

    Even many of Shen Mozhi’s elders and his grandfather, who had supported him, were extremely disappointed in him because of his insistence on marrying Ruan Xi.

    Shen Mozhi’s father even took this opportunity to support his illegitimate son, arranging an engagement between the illegitimate son and a famous socialite, ready to seize Shen Mozhi’s position as the heir to the family at any time.

    Shen Mozhi was not unaware of this and knew that his situation in the Shen family was very dangerous, but thinking of Ruan Xi’s help in times of crisis, he still insisted on his marriage with Ruan Xi.

    Ruan Tang was quite surprised when he heard the news.

    He thought Shen Mozhi was a scheming and calculating politician, who wanted to marry Ruan Xi because he was the most favored son of the Ruan family and wanted to obtain the Ruan family’s help. Even if he liked Ruan Xi, it wouldn’t be much in the face of profit…

    Once, Ruan Tang’s judgment of him in his heart was that he was a delicate egoist who was better than Ruan Ming.

    Unexpectedly, he had misjudged him. Ruan Xi had now fallen to the bottom, with a ruined reputation and nothing, and even almost cuckolded Shen Mozhi. Shen Mozhi still insisted on marrying him, which showed that his love for him was truly touching.

    It’s a pity that Shen Mozhi is deeply affectionate, but Ruan Xi is not a peaceful person… I wonder if his ‘ex-fiancé’ will be able to live a stable life after they get married?

    Ruan Tang sighed in his heart.

    But after sighing, there was nothing else.

    “Sir, why are you ignoring me?”

    “Are you busy? The way you’re ignoring me makes me feel uneasy…”

    “What are you doing now?” Ruan Tang was still persistently harassing Auston.

    After learning that Seth was Auston, he could see Auston almost every day and knew that Auston was always by his side. But on the communication device, ‘Auston’, the duke, seemed to have disappeared and never replied to him again.

    Ruan Tang predicted in his heart that he would inevitably take action again in the next few days because he was avoiding himself and becoming impatient.

    Sure enough, Auston was so troubled by Ruan Tang’s entanglement that he had to ask Vincent for off-site assistance: “Vincent, if an Omega likes you, but you don’t want to be with him, what should you do to make him give up?”

    “If you don’t want to be together, it’s simple. Just refuse directly, right?” Vincent didn’t expect Auston to have such troubles and said without thinking.

    Auston immediately said: “Direct rejection is useless?”

    Did this guy think he hadn’t refused directly? But Ruan Tang was not an ordinary thin-skinned Omega at all, and his ability to pester was unmatched by anyone.

    “Then say something harsher, or just do it! Isn’t this what you’re best at, sir?” Vincent looked dazed.

    Auston immediately glared at him fiercely: “What if you don’t want to hurt him?”

    If he could be cruel to Ruan Tang, would he need to ask Vincent for help, this fool?

    “An Omega who likes you, you want to reject him, but you don’t want to hurt him, who is it?” Vincent really wanted to know which Omega was so blind that he could fancy his lord.

    Auston became more and more annoyed: “What do you think?”

    Had he confided in Vincent about any other emotional troubles? He now wanted to ask himself why he had recruited this guy in the first place?

    “Madam?” Vincent was glared at by him, and seeing that Auston was about to explode, he immediately realized who the Omega that could trouble Auston was.

    Auston glared at him even more fiercely.

    Looking at his expression, Vincent shouted “fuck” ten thousand times in his heart, and only wanted to ask if you husband and wife haven’t had enough fun yet, and you’re still struggling now? Are you such a pure young man, so pretentious?

    But professional ethics made him suppress all the complaints in his heart and offer suggestions loyally: “Actually, sir, if you really don’t like madam and don’t want to be with him, you might as well be cruel. It’s better to have a short pain than a long one. Cut the Gordian knot and let him no longer have any illusions about you…”

    “The more you hesitate and struggle, the more you consider him, the easier it is for him to have illusions and expectations about you. This kind of slow slicing is the most painful.” He said in a deep voice.

    Auston looked at him deeply without saying a word.

    Although he had always felt that Vincent was unreliable in terms of emotions, he couldn’t help but feel that what he said made sense…

    He didn’t want to hurt Ruan Tang, but he hadn’t considered that the longer he delayed, the deeper and heavier the harm to Ruan Tang would be.

    Auston pondered for a long time, and in the face of the messages that Ruan Tang sent, he ultimately did not respond to a single word, choosing to directly send the divorce agreement he had prepared.

    After receiving the divorce agreement, all of Ruan Tang’s messages stopped abruptly.

    Auston didn’t know how to face Ruan Tang, so he deliberately delayed outside for a long time before returning to the duke’s mansion.

    But even after returning home, he still didn’t have the courage to face Ruan Tang as the duke, so he could only silently put on a set of male servant’s clothes, and after some simple modifications, he walked towards Ruan Tang’s bedroom.

    Fortunately, he had mistakenly put on this disguise the first time they met.

    Otherwise, he wouldn’t even know what identity to use to see Ruan Tang…

    He pushed the door open a crack, and Auston was secretly pondering what to say to Ruan Tang.

    Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol. The light in Ruan Tang’s room was very dim, and the optical brain was casually turned on, pausing at the moment when the divorce agreement he sent was opened.

    The contents of the divorce agreement were very clear.

    Ruan Tang was sitting slumped on the ground, with several empty wine bottles on the ground, and he was still holding a wine bottle in his hand, pouring wine into his mouth one after another.

    Even when he pushed the door open, Ruan Tang was completely unaware.

    Auston was immediately shocked and stepped forward, asking with concern: “Madam…”

    This Omega really doesn’t know what’s good for him, drinking so much alcohol, even at home, he can’t drink like this, isn’t he afraid of something happening?

    Ruan Tang raised his head slightly, as if he had just noticed him, his face was flushed with an abnormal redness, and he asked in a nasal voice: “Is that Seth?”

    “Madam, why did you drink so much?” Auston quickly stepped forward and bent down, wanting to help him up.

    “No need, I’m happy today.” Ruan Tang pushed him away, laughing with a nasal sound like crying.

    Auston looked inexplicable: “What are you happy about?”

    He had no idea what to do with an Omega who was going crazy like this drunkard.

    “Today, Lord Auston proposed a divorce to me.” Ruan Tang looked at him deeply with his dark eyes.

    Auston looked back at him, not knowing what to say: “Even if Lord Auston proposed a divorce to you, you don’t have to be so sad. If he doesn’t like you, why don’t you let go? Why suffer for someone who doesn’t like you…”

    He was about to persuade Ruan Tang as he had done countless times in the past.

    “I’ve decided to agree to sign and divorce him.” Ruan Tang interrupted him directly at this time, taking out a paper copy of the divorce agreement that he had redrafted himself, without taking any advantage of Auston.

    He threw it in front of Auston like he was drunk.

    He had already signed the divorce agreement.

    Auston originally wanted to persuade Ruan Tang to let go and not be so obsessed, but he didn’t expect to hear Ruan Tang’s decision to agree to the divorce. He was immediately stunned: “Madam, you…”

    He didn’t know what to say to Ruan Tang for a moment.

    He didn’t know how many times he had rejected and pushed Ruan Tang away. Auston thought that his rejection of Ruan Tang was well thought out, calm and rational enough.

    He thought that he sincerely hoped that Ruan Tang would be happy, and no longer be obsessed with a lunatic like him who was destined to die soon, and even marking might cause him mental harm, or directly kill him. If Ruan Tang really listened to his advice, and went to pursue a wider world, to find a better and more suitable Alpha for him, he would be happy and would bless him.

    He thought he was great—

    But at the moment when he suddenly heard the news that Ruan Tang, who had been pestering him and refused to let go, agreed to the divorce, Auston was stunned. Not only did he not feel relieved at all, but he even felt at a loss and in pain.

    “I’ve thought about it for a long time, and actually you’re right. Lord Auston doesn’t like me, so I should be making him feel troubled and annoyed by pestering him like this, right? He’s been so good to me, helping me again and again, but I’m using the empty marriage between us to restrain and bind him, which is really too much, too ungrateful.” Ruan Tang bit his lip lightly, his voice even becoming a little hoarse with sadness.

    Faced with Auston’s repeated dodging and retreats, Ruan Tang could only retreat to advance and resort to this last resort.

    After Auston became like this with him, he had to see him every day even if he faced him as a male servant. He didn’t believe that Auston really didn’t like him…

    To break the situation, he could only take a dangerous move.

    However, he was not sure about Auston’s character, and he didn’t know if his move was right or wrong.

    It wasn’t until he saw the Alpha opposite him freeze in place with a dazed expression that he regained some confidence.

    He bit his lip and said word by word: “I’ve figured it out, I’m really too selfish and self-centered to do this. Loving someone should make them happy, not increase their troubles… I’ve decided to let go and divorce Lord Auston.”

    Auston stared at him blankly, unable to speak for a long time. Looking at Ruan Tang like this, he suddenly felt as if something very important to him was about to leave him, but he couldn’t grasp it at all, unable to grasp it.

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