My Loyal Husband After Our Divorce

Chapter 1: Three Years after the Divorce

“Sorry, but we don’t hire women over 30 here,” the restaurant manager told Xia Xinghe impatiently as he shooed her away.

As Xinghe walked away listlessly, she overheard the manager mumble under his breath, “Who would want to patronize my business if I have an old and ugly waitress?”

Xinghe frowned slightly. She had half a mind to turn around and tell the manager she was only 25!

However, she stopped herself when she saw her reflection in the window beside her.

Her face had lost its youthfulness and the twinkle that once decorated her eyes had long since dimmed.

Emaciated frame, dry hair, wrinkled face and outdated apparel had added at least 10 years to her appearance.

She realized she had grown into an old woman in the past few years…

Even though she was really only 25!

Xinghe smiled bitterly as hardships from the last few years swamped her mind. As she dragged her tired body away from the spot, she noticed a car pull up behind her.

expensive Maybach wasn’t

welcome, welcome!” the manager said obsequiously.

the new arrival date for the Chanel counter.” Chu Tianxin

her and answered

one syllable froze Xinghe to

could stop herself, her head slowly

fell on

to be

couldn’t have predicted this was how they were going to meet after their

so haggard, so down

self, high above the ranks

beside him was also as elegant and

did eventually end

again, with her out of the picture, was it

said when he saw her. Disbelief was plainly written in

god, is that really you, Xia Xinghe?

of her daze. She quickly turned