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him intimately. I could bear it no more. I stood up

and went out, banging the door behind me. I never

thought Xi Si could insult me so much.

I knew my marriage had come to an end. I went

to see the principal and told him that I had agreed to

divorce Xi Si.

One day later, Xi Si and I went into the

matrimonial agency and formally got divorced. After

we got out, she said to me, “Soapy, don’t think I’m

cruel. I love you, but you have given me too much

trouble. I really can’t stand those rumours. You are a

good guy, but you have bad luck. I hope you can take

good care of yourself in the future.” Then she stared

at me and said, “I know you want to see our baby

daughter. Before I go to Beijing, I’ll give you a

chance to see her.”

Two days later, she quit our school. On the eve

of leaving for Beijing, she asked me to see our baby

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