Divorce Application - Chapter 34.2

Chapter 34.2

Liu Sinan’s eyes finally moved. Her bloodshot gaze fell on Li Jinping’s face.

Li Jinping let out a sigh of relief and rubbed her hands to warm them. “Don’t be afraid. You’re safe now.”

“You’re safe. No one will hurt you again.”

“I’ll carry you down now, okay?”

Liu Sinan repeated two words, “Safe?”

Li Jinping nodded and said in a strange yet soothing voice, “You’re very safe now. You can fall down without worry, because I’ll catch you and take you to a safer place.”

She had been in and out of famous hospitals around the world for mental, psychological, and behavioral treatment since she was a child, so she could naturally tell that Liu Sinan’s reaction was a severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder, with an extremely strong stress response.

In this situation, she could only use patience and gentleness to wake her up little by little.

If not handled in time, repeated exposure to trauma could cause irreversible damage to her mental state. As for what the consequences would be, no one could predict.

Li Jinping repeated and coaxed her word by word, and finally—

Liu Sinan suddenly became as soft as water and almost collapsed on the ground. She couldn’t stand up due to the intense fear and terror. Li Jinping scrutinized her body inch by inch, confirmed that she was not injured, then put her arms under her knees and carried her horizontally.

“Don’t be afraid,” Li Jinping heard herself say. “No one will hurt you again.”

“Don’t be afraid,” Li Jinping carried her away step by step. “I will take care of everyone who hurt you.”

“Don’t be afraid,” Li Jinping gently covered her eyes. “You won’t see those people again.”

Liu Sinan was like a doll with its battery removed. She didn’t move at all, letting Li Jinping carry her back to the room, put her on the bed, take off her shoes and jacket, and tuck her into the blanket.

Li Jinping was so heartbroken she could barely breathe. She didn’t know what to do. It was hard for her to even tuck her in.

…

Liu Sinan huddled under the blanket for a long time, then moved and turned to look at Li Jinping.

Li Jinping quickly went over, but Liu Sinan didn’t react at all. She just looked at her.

“What’s wrong?” Li Jinping’s voice was gentle and compassionate. One hand was propped up beside her. “Are you hungry? Are you cold? Is there any part of your body that hurts?”

Liu Sinan’s eyelids trembled, then she wrapped her arms around Li Jinping’s neck and pulled her down.

Li Jinping was pulled off balance and fell beside her.

Liu Sinan’s strength didn’t stop. Instead, she hugged her even tighter, burying herself in Li Jinping’s arms.

Li Jinping looked up to breathe. The feeling of her chest being squeezed was not good, but the person in her arms was Liu Sinan. Li Jinping felt that even if she broke her ribs, she would be willing and would still ask her if her arms hurt.

Li Jinping had never realized that she had the potential to be a tyrannical ruler.

Liu Sinan’s crying was like a child’s. It suddenly burst out, one cry after another, crying her heart out.

“They bullied me…” Liu Sinan’s voice was muffled in Li Jinping’s arms, choked with tears and unsaid grievances. “They all bullied me!”

Li Jinping stroked her hair and back, gently coaxing her, “It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m here.”

Liu Sinan cried for a long time. Li Jinping felt the coolness on her chest. Her tears had soaked through her clothes and were threatening to spread further.

Li Jinping was both helpless and heartbroken. She felt like she was about to cry herself.

“Don’t cry, little one. You’re making me so heartbroken…”

Liu Sinan sobbed and lifted her head from Li Jinping’s arms. Her eyes were red. She looked up at her, and Li Jinping’s reflection was in her tear-washed eyes.

The reflection was blurry, quiet, and gentle.

“I… I want to kiss you,” Liu Sinan said softly.

Li Jinping was stunned. “Huh?” She thought she had misheard.

Liu Sinan’s eyes shifted away for a moment, then quickly returned. She said timidly, “C-can I?” Her face was red, either from crying so hard or from shyness.

This time, Li Jinping heard her clearly, and then she fell silent.

Kissing and hugging between adults was not the first time for Li Jinping. She could even be said to be very experienced.

She had always restrained herself from standing too close to Liu Sinan. She even stepped back half a step, quietly watching her. She was also an adult and had normal desires and needs, but ever since she started pursuing Liu Sinan, she had put all her needs below Liu Sinan’s.

But now it was Liu Sinan who wanted to kiss her. Li Jinping could have easily gone with the flow and kissed, hugged, and loved her.

But along with the rising desire and excitement, she also felt worried.

She was worried that Liu Sinan might be irrational, that she would hurt her, and that she would regret it later.

She was worried that the relationship that had suddenly progressed because of an unexpected event would be avoided, denied, and thrown away like a worn-out shoe after the person sobered up.

All of this was unknown.

So Li Jinping could only remain quietly silent, neither speaking nor refusing.

But Liu Sinan became bold. She put her hands on Li Jinping’s shoulders, slowly sat up, and gave her a light kiss on the lips.

The kiss was very short, but Li Jinping felt like it had lasted for an entire century.

It was so long that she could remember every single one of Liu Sinan’s movements, her subtle expressions, her trembling eyelashes, the flowing air, and even the rising temperature and the changing smell that came with the rising temperature… She remembered everything clearly.

The warm breaths were on each other’s cheeks, and the warm feeling was comfortable and pleasant.

After a while, Liu Sinan gently pulled away from her, then curled up under Li Jinping, hugged her waist, and fell asleep.

After that, Liu Sinan took the initiative to ask Li Jinping to be her girlfriend.

The two of them began a very sweet relationship, one that Li Jinping still missed to this day.

“Li Jinping, I want to go see the sea. Can you come with me?” Liu Sinan, who had just finished work and had a ten-day vacation, called Li Jinping from across the ocean.

Li Jinping interrupted a meeting. There was a huge mess to deal with in the room. She walked out the door, picked up the phone, and said, “Yes.”

Liu Sinan fell off a slope while filming a music video and had bruises of varying degrees on her limbs, but she kept it a secret from Li Jinping.

Li Jinping heard about it from someone else and flew across the ocean to see her. She dropped all her work and stayed with her for three days and three nights.

During this time, no matter how busy or inconvenient Li Jinping was, she would do her best to be by Liu Sinan’s side and protect her from all dangers.

Li Jinping didn’t let anyone hurt her. At the same time, she used her love to warm her and care for her, creating a safe haven for her to heal, where Liu Sinan could grow freely.

Until that day, when the American police broke into Liu Sinan’s workplace and took her back for questioning on suspicion of a certain crime.

Liu Sinan wasn’t afraid. She wasn’t even nervous when faced with the tall and cold interrogator.

The questions were mainly about her visa, which involved a group of people who had been smuggled in.

But it didn’t take long for Li Jinping to come and bail her out. One moment, Liu Sinan was being repeatedly questioned about some unclear parts of her words, and the next, she was respectfully invited to leave.

Liu Sinan knew that Li Jinping was there to pick her up and wanted to give her a surprise, so she secretly went to find her. As a result, she overheard Li Jinping’s conversation with her lawyer.

The lawyer spread out the information he had gathered in front of Li Jinping. “There’s a problem with the visa application process for Ms. Liu. The police are going to re-investigate all the visas handled by this person in the past two years and re-evaluate the validity of the visas to determine if Ms. Liu is eligible to stay here for a long time.”

Li Jinping had her back to Liu Sinan, so Liu Sinan could only see the back of her tied-up hair. She said calmly, “What’s the result of the evaluation? Is it okay?”

The lawyer paused. “If it doesn’t involve a fraudulent visa, based on Ms. Liu’s current job and the taxes she has paid, it should be fine. But if it involves… it’s hard to say.”

The lawyer thought for a moment and then said, “If Ms. Liu can marry you, she can not only get permanent residency but also a green card.”

Li Jinping said, “If she has a green card, will the police stop investigating her previous visa, and will this case no longer involve her?”

“Of course. The police’s manpower has to be spent on important things. People with fraudulent visas need to be deported. Once Liu Sinan has permanent residency, the police will naturally stop investigating.” The lawyer was also troubled by this. “But this is only the worst-case scenario. We can communicate with Ms. Liu in detail. The people who handled her visa at the time were her parents, and she was a minor back then. If this is a case of a fraudulent visa, and her parents are no longer here, it will be easy to turn it into a work error and re-evaluate it. If we try to lean in that direction, there’s still a lot of hope.”

Liu Sinan was listening outside the door. She wanted to say that her parents didn’t know either. A friend of her parents had helped, so there shouldn’t be any substantial evidence left. She could wait for the police to re-evaluate it.

But Li Jinping said, “No, abandon the second option.”

Liu Sinan was surprised and took a step forward. Li Jinping’s voice became even clearer. “I want her to only be able to marry me. Do you understand?”

The lawyer was surprised for a moment, then said smoothly, “Okay, I understand what you mean. I promise Ms. Liu will not receive any legal assistance other than marrying you.”