Chasing after her husband? Is it even possible to win him back?

Chasing after her husband? Is it even possible to win him back?

Author: Twenty-something

Summary:

When Ning Qiu Ning saw the so-called peerless genius who appeared only once every thousand years in the cultivation world again at the Ascension Ceremony, she realized...

It was him? How could it be him? It was actually him?

He was surrounded by beautiful women, and the smiles that once belonged only to him were now being shown to other women.

The more resolute she was back then, the more pain she is now.

The dress the dragon girl was wearing must have been made by him. She had once had one, but she had never worn a dress sewn by him.

The White Emperor Sword Immortal, whom he once admired, always blushed slightly and avoided his gaze when she stood beside him; it was a tenderness he had never shown before.

A woman whose beauty rivaled his own linked arms with his, calling out sweetly, "Junior brother, it's your turn to go on stage!" It was an intimacy she had never shown before.

"Senior Sister~ It's your turn to take the stage now."

The sarcastic shouts contrasted sharply with the scene of the man being cheered on by his fellow disciples as he entered the arena.

She then realized that everything Chu Xunfeng had taught her was correct, without a single mistake.

She didn't listen to a word.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Stepping onto the ring, the two exchanged a glance.

"You, how have you been all these years..." the woman said hesitantly.

"Can we begin?" the young man asked with an awkward but polite smile.

It turns out that I was the one who made the mistake.

What I can't let go of is myself.

Ning Qiuning lowered her sword helplessly.

The ruthless sword she forcibly forged could not sever the thread of affection in her heart.

Chapter 1: After a Long Wait, I Had to Leave the Book

In Bianzhou, Liucheng, within the grand mansion of the Chi family.

A handsome young man sat in the pavilion, his expression neither sad nor happy.

The young man's name was Chu Xunfeng.

Chu Xunfeng's family was once a prestigious clan in Liucheng, but unfortunately, they suffered misfortune and were implicated and purged. In the end, the entire family was scattered, leaving only one son who was betrothed to his childhood friend.

On the other side of Chu Xunfeng's arranged marriage, the Ning family and the Chu family were also old friends.

After the Chu family fell apart, the Ning family took the initiative to bring Chu Xunfeng to live with them, and Chu Xunfeng was able to start living with his fiancée when he was eight or nine years old.

However, when Chu Xunfeng was twelve years old, his fiancée, Ning Qiuning, was chosen by the cultivation sect, the Supreme Sword Sect. From that moment on, the two childhood sweethearts, who had been inseparable since they were young, gradually drifted apart.

The two, who were originally only slightly different in status, were instantly reversed. Ice Fairy was high above the clouds, while Chu Xunfeng... was crushed into the dust by this huge difference.

The Ning family's amiable demeanor didn't last long. A year after Ning Qiu Ning joined the Supreme Sword Sect, she was selected as an inner disciple and became an apprentice of a sect elder. This news brought Ning Qiu Ning a new title in the cultivation world.

A genius that appears only once in a hundred generations!

The Ning family was in an uproar.

Chu Xunfeng's situation became extremely awkward as a result.

The father-in-law always had a stern face, and the mother-in-law was even more merciless, directly giving Chu Xunfeng the cold shoulder.

Even the servants of the Ning family sometimes dared to pretend to be deaf and dumb in front of this usually gentle son-in-law.

What appeared to be an awkward situation to outsiders was initially something Chu Xunfeng himself didn't care about.

He also has his own confidence.

As a time traveler, one would have to have some kind of cheat code to make sense.

However, Chu Xunfeng's cheat system lacked the energy to activate, and he himself had no talent for cultivation, nor could he find anything containing energy. He could only watch the system slowly advance its progress bar day after day, 0.3% today, 0.2% tomorrow...

On the other hand, the girl who had just entered the world of cultivation at that time was still very kind to him.

Under such circumstances, a mentally mature young man would decide on a policy where the woman would be in charge of external affairs and the man would be in charge of internal affairs.

He believed that what he was doing would be effective.

However, as the years went by, facts proved to Chu Xunfeng that his ideas and actions were merely wishful thinking.

In the end, the Ning family had no place of its own.

When he returned home at the age of thirteen, Ning Qiu Ning still called him Brother Chu, shared her difficulties in cultivation with him, and even had the interest to perform sword dances for him.

At fourteen, the girl's face had become less expressive and more prone to complaining. When Chu Xunfeng occasionally asked her questions, she would brush him off, saying that he didn't understand cultivation or the difficulties of the Great Dao.

At the age of fifteen, the two met briefly but did not talk much. Ning Qiu Ning stopped talking about cultivation and instead instructed Chu Xun Feng to take good care of the family and their parents so that she could focus on her pursuit of the Dao.

Chu Xunfeng succeeded. Relying on his knowledge from his previous life, he tried to make paper, explore business models, and even learn tailoring and making clothes... and so on.

At sixteen, on Ning Qiu Ning's birthday, he presented her with beautiful new clothes, gave her parents-in-law the land deeds for several good shops in Liucheng, and also the formula for his restored and improved papermaking technology.

However, his fiancée simply nodded, and... didn't really pay any attention to him.

The father-in-law remained silent, but the mother-in-law happily accepted the gifts and her attitude improved for half a month. After that, everything returned to normal.

However, judging from the things he presented, the marriage agreement was at least fulfilled.

However, they were husband and wife in name only.

Over the years, Chu Xunfeng has come to understand one thing: even if he can manage everything well in the mortal world, it's useless.

Ultimately, all of this was completely useless.

In the end, it wasn't a question of how much he did or how well he did it.

No matter how much he does, in the eyes of impatient people, it is all just wrong.

It's probably just self-pity; people always think that if they do enough and do it well, others will take a second look and pay more attention to them.

Little did they know that in the eyes of others, they were like a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

The young man chuckled self-deprecatingly, shifting his gaze from the 99.3% system interface to the outside of the pavilion.

He was originally waiting for Ning Qiu Ning here.

But instead, it was Ning Qiu Ning's personal maid who arrived.

This maid grew up with Ning Qiu Ning and later followed her into the Supreme Sword Sect. He had overheard some servants in the Ning household talking sourly about her, saying that when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

How ridiculous! Back then, Brother Chu couldn't even be considered a chicken or a dog.

The maidservant approached the stone table, looked at the son-in-law of the Ning family, and spoke coldly, "Young Master Chu, Miss will not be returning today."

Chu Xunfeng took a breath and forced a smile. "You're not even celebrating your birthday... Well, I understand. I know Madam is very busy. Please tell her that I will take care of everything at home and let her focus on her cultivation."

This was an instruction Ning Qiu Ning gave him when she was fifteen years old. He has always remembered it and has done a very good job of it.

This year marks Ning Qiu Ning's birthday again. This year, Chu Xun Feng will turn 18, while Ning Qiu Ning will turn 17. This year, Ning Qiu Ning disregarded his long-term efforts and finally, she didn't even want to see him anymore.

Chu Xunfeng knew that Ning Qiu Ning had returned to the manor, and he had seen the arrangements made for the maids and servants in the manor.

The maid in front of him simply chuckled and shook her head, then took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Chu Xunfeng.

Chu Xunfeng pursed his lips and gripped his right hand tightly under the stone table.

The maid handed over a letter of divorce.

"The young lady instructed me to give the divorce papers to the young master and to convey her message."

"The affection between you and Miss in your childhood was not love, and you did not feel like husband and wife when you were together. Over the years, you have only felt that you were forcing yourselves to be together. Please accept this letter of divorce, Young Master Chu, so that we can end things."

A cold wind brushed against Chu Xunfeng's cheek. After a long silence, the young man forced a smile and asked, "Did I do something wrong?"

"Regarding the matter of filial piety, although my mother-in-law is quite dissatisfied with me, at least she won't make things difficult for me because of the money."

"In managing the family business, the Ning family's shops in Liucheng are making a fortune every day, all of which are buying goods produced by me. I believe I have done a very good job in this regard."

"Qiu Ning is a cultivator. Although we can't have much in common, I did everything I could."

Even though I had made countless preparations, when the moment actually arrived, I couldn't control the sorrow in my heart, and my words were broken and stammered.

Seeing Chu Xunfeng's slightly pale complexion, the maid raised her chin slightly, her expression arrogant.

This is a typical posture of this person.

After all, once the young lady entered the immortal realm, she began to adopt a more aloof and superior attitude towards ordinary people.

“Young Master Chu, what you said is indeed very well done. As a servant, I naturally cannot criticize it or find fault with it.”

"However, has the young master considered that the scenery seen by the young lady is different from that seen by the young master?"

“Young master has done everything he could, but he is only a mortal. There is a difference between immortals and mortals. In the eyes of the young lady, everything he has done is useless.”

They're all...useless.

So, it's all useless?