Chapter 7

Since that day when things ended on a sour note, Gu Ze hasn’t sought me out again, but the people around him have been incessantly chattering at me.

His friends sent messages advising me.

“Gu Ze lives in a world of fame and fortune, he’ll always face many temptations. Even without Su Qing, there would be others. He’s just playing around; deep down, he cares most about you. After so many years together, why go through the pain of divorce?”

His mother mocked me.

“You’ve been married to my son for four years and haven’t even had a child, and you still have the nerve to make a fuss? A man strays because you can’t keep his heart, who can you blame?”

But she doesn’t know, in the first year of my marriage to Gu Ze, I was pregnant.

I hadn’t even had the chance to go to the hospital for a check-up when Gu Ze and I had a car accident in the mountains.

Due to continuous heavy rain, there was no signal in the mountains.

Seeing Gu Ze severely injured and unconscious, I was both anxious and scared, so I forced myself to walk a kilometer on an injured leg to find help.

In the end, Gu Ze received timely rescue and was out of danger.

The child in my womb came in a daze and left quietly.

At that time, Gu Ze’s mother had just undergone heart bypass surgery, so Gu Ze and I kept it a secret.

Having kept it then, I certainly wouldn’t argue with her now.

I even began to feel fortunate that I didn’t have a child to tie me down.

Su Qing hasn’t been idle during this time, frequently flaunting her presence in front of me.

If she wasn’t showing off the necklace Gu Ze bought her, she was showing me the diamond ring he got her.

Almost every day, she tirelessly flaunted her sweet daily life with Gu Ze.

I felt no waves in my heart, and sometimes even kindly pointed out where her photoshopped pictures were distorted, advising her to be more careful.

Su Qing was furious, and then started attacking my age and appearance.

I calmly replied.

“You are indeed young, but you won’t always be young. Don’t get so worked up, or you’ll get wrinkles.”

Gu Ze, on the other hand, remained absent, clearly wanting to drag things out and handle it coldly, and I didn’t make a fuss with him.

After spending considerable effort to understand the details of his assets, I sought a lawyer to draft a property division agreement.

Once everything was ready, I went straight to Gu Ze’s office to confront him.

“I’m determined to get a divorce. If you don’t agree, I’ll have to resort to some unconventional methods.”

Gu Ze obviously didn’t take my words seriously.

“Shu Jia, stop messing around. As long as I don’t cooperate, we can’t get divorced.”

“I know your company is currently in a financing phase. If I accidentally leak some industry scandals to your competitors, along with your affair with Su Qing-”

Upon hearing this, Gu Ze’s expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

“Shu Jia, we’ve been married for a while, do you really have to push me to this dead end? It’s also your hard work.”

I glanced at him expressionlessly and said.

“Since you haven’t forgotten my contributions, hurry up and sign the divorce papers, and let’s divide our marital assets clearly, so we can part on good terms.”

Gu Ze’s company reaching its current status owes half to my efforts.

Back then, seeing Gu Ze in a difficult situation, I resolutely gave up a big company offer to start from scratch with him.

Gu Ze focused on technology and research, while I ran the business, secured clients, and found suppliers for him.

At that time, I always carried hangover medicine and yogurt in my bag, drinking glass after glass for Gu Ze at business dinners.

To help Gu Ze save costs, I visited one raw material factory after another, comparing prices, and finally used my persuasive skills to secure deals for him.

Later, as Gu Ze’s company grew bigger, I retreated at the peak of success, willingly returning to family life when he achieved fame and fortune.

Who would have thought it would end like this?

I didn’t want to waste more words with him, so I directly pushed the divorce agreement, previously drafted by my lawyer, in front of him.

“Do you want to split the marital assets equally, or have the company lose millions in delayed financing and listing? Your choice.”

Gu Ze’s forehead veins bulged as he gritted his teeth.

“After all these days of fussing, isn’t it enough? Do we really have to go this far?”

I expressionlessly placed the pen in his hand.

“Sign or not?”

Gu Ze took the pen with a dark face, not signing immediately, but carefully reviewing the agreement.

After a while, Gu Ze finally signed.

Before handing the agreement to me, Gu Ze stared at me for a long time, finally sneering.

“I’ve actually wanted to divorce you for a long time. Su Qing is younger, prettier, and more interesting. Being with her makes me feel alive.

“Compared to her, you’re like a glass of plain water, bland and tasteless, long making me lose interest. It’s better to divorce, so I don’t have to waste energy pretending, it’s exhausting.”

I took the agreement and stuffed it into my bag, then picked up the water on the table and splashed it on Gu Ze’s face without a trace of hesitation.

“Gu Ze, you’re just a rotten person.”