Early in the morning, just as the two of them finished breakfast, the doorbell rang.
Xiaofu went to open the door and brought someone inside. The moment Fu Shengyan looked over, he saw that Driver Yu, who was also doubling as a secretary, had arrived.
Driver Yu nodded at the two of them and said to Lin Zhihua, “President Lin, are we heading to the hospital now?”
Yu Yao was currently also working part-time as Fu Shengyan’s personal assistant, so he followed them to the hospital as well, helping with registration and running errands.
To prevent any hidden health problems from being left behind, Lin Zhihua simply arranged a full-body examination for Fu Shengyan.
It would still take some time for the examination results to come out. Bored, Lin Zhihua leaned against her husband while scrolling through her phone. The conversation of a couple nearby caught her attention.
“Shaochen, it’s all Ying’er’s fault for being useless. I can’t give birth to an heir for the Gu family.” A strong scent of green tea drifted over. Lin Zhihua instinctively turned her head and saw a woman in a white chiffon dress biting her lower lip tightly, her head lowered as she wore a pitiful, heartbroken expression.
“Don’t cry, Ying’er. Whether we have children or not, you’re still the only woman I, Gu Shaochen, will ever love.” His magnetic voice was filled with deep affection. Paired with those words, it left Lin Zhihua thoroughly thunderstruck. She almost thought some young couple was putting on an absurd performance.
“Once we get back, I’ll have Secretary Wang send her a divorce agreement.”
Lin Zhihua recognized the man speaking. He was the young heir of the Gu Group and also Ye Qianxi’s former boss.
Scumbag.
Lin Zhihua silently complained in her heart, and a trace of disdain entered the way she looked at him.
Gu Shaochen gently brushed Bai Qingying’s bangs aside, his gaze so tender it could drown someone. “She’s already given birth to an heir for the Gu family. I’ve fulfilled what I promised Grandpa.”
“There’s nothing standing between us anymore. Ying’er, wait for me a little longer. Once the divorce is finalized, I’ll openly bring you back to the Gu family.”
Bai Qingying was deeply moved. She raised her small face, a smile blooming at the corners of her lips. “Shaochen, I’ll never be able to have children in this lifetime, so I’ll definitely treat An’an as if he were my own.”
“Ying’er.” A trace of heartache flashed through Gu Shaochen’s eyes. He tightly pulled the woman into his arms. “I’ll also give you a grand wedding.”
The two embraced and kissed as though no one else was around.
Lin Zhihua: “……”
Her lips moved, but she ultimately swallowed the curse that had reached the tip of her tongue.
She had also heard the news about the Gu Group’s crown prince getting married, but the identity of the Young Madam Gu had always been mysterious. The two hadn’t even held a wedding when they married. She had only heard that the woman came from an ordinary family. After marriage, she had never appeared before the media or the public, nor had she attended any gatherings.
She hadn’t expected there to be such a reason behind it.
So the crown prince had already had a woman he loved and had only been forced to marry someone else because of family pressure.
Lin Zhihua looked down on this kind of man.
“Who is this guy? He’s cheating and still acting so shamelessly arrogant.” Fu Shengyan whispered beside Lin Zhihua’s ear. The breath he exhaled made her ear itch slightly. “If you love someone, you should do everything you can to marry her. He compromised that easily, so it looks like he doesn’t love that mistress all that deeply either.”
Lin Zhihua nodded in strong agreement.
See? Even an eighteen-year-old high school student understood that much, yet some people still went around claiming they were deeply devoted.
“Our A-Yan really has proper values.” The corners of her lips lifted.
Fu Shengyan had followed behind her since childhood and had attended public schools too. He had never mixed in the same circles as these wealthy heirs.
Look at how well the child had been raised.
Fu Shengyan puffed out his chest and continued gossiping with Lin Zhihua. “I could never get along with those rich playboys anyway. Not long ago, I heard there was a young lady from the Bai family who was ambiguously involved with several young masters from different families at the same time. Word eventually reached one of their grandfathers, and she was forcibly sent abroad.”
Lin Zhihua blinked. “Old Master Gu was the one who sent her away?”
“Zhizhi, you even guessed that?” He widened his eyes in surprise, his admiration practically overflowing.
Lin Zhihua gestured toward the people in front of them. “There. The main character of that rumor.”
The “not long ago” Fu Shengyan spoke of had already been seven years ago.
By all logic, the white moonlight should have returned to the country long ago. Was the person who broke up the pair really that difficult to guess?
Lin Zhihua knew of Old Master Gu.
Back then, he had been an influential figure who dominated the business world. Unfortunately, his wife had passed away early, and because he was busy with business, he hadn’t taken good care of his only son.
His son spent his days drinking and indulging in women, ruining his health with alcohol and pleasure. He hadn’t even lived past forty.
Now, Gu Shaochen was the only remaining heir of the Gu family.
Having learned his lesson through pain, the old man decided to properly discipline his grandson.
Unfortunately, it seemed his grandson had also grown a little crooked.
At the very least, his taste in women wasn’t very good.
“President Lin, the examination results are out.” Yu Yao walked over holding a report.
Lin Zhihua’s attention immediately returned to her husband, and she tossed the minor matter to the back of her mind.
After leaving the consultation room, Lin Zhihua’s phone rang.
It was Ms. Yun calling her.
“Zhizhi, are you off work?” Yun Yueyao’s clear voice came through the phone. “Are you coming back during the break? Uncle Xu brought over a mandarin fish. Your father is keeping it alive in the water tank. We’re saving it for the two of you to come back and try.”
Lin Boyu’s gentle voice followed. “Baby, come back soon. If you wait another few days, the fish will get skinny.”
“We’ll come back, Mom, Dad,” Lin Zhihua replied.
She glanced at the date. The weekend was almost here again.
After she and Fu Shengyan got married, Fu Shengyan’s parents traveled around the world almost every month. On some weekends, the two of them would return to the Lin family home to freeload a meal.
Only after hanging up did Lin Zhihua remember that she still hadn’t told her parents about Fu Shengyan’s amnesia.
Fu Shengyan stood there at a loss.
“Zhizhi, should I buy something for Aunt Yun and Uncle Lin?”
“Just bring some fruit. The two of us go back all the time to freeload meals anyway. There’s no need to make it so formal.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something. Suppressing a smile, she looked up at Fu Shengyan.
“A-Yan, don’t tell me you’re nervous? You even have your own room at my house. How is it any different from going back to your own home?”
Fu Shengyan’s face instantly turned red. He held it in for a long time before finally saying, “How could that be the same?”
That afternoon, Fu Shengyan returned home with something weighing heavily on his mind.
While Lin Zhihua still hadn’t gotten off work, he secretly slipped into the master bedroom and carefully searched the room for places where something might be hidden.
He remembered that he had already handed over his salary card, and there wasn’t much money left in his account either.
Based on Fu Shengyan’s understanding of himself, he definitely would have secretly hidden some private money somewhere.
The most dangerous place was the safest place.
He felt around the headboard for a while. He wasn’t sure what he pressed, but the padded headboard suddenly fell forward, revealing a hidden compartment behind it.
Fu Shengyan: “!”
He eagerly opened it.
Inside was a locked notebook.
Fu Shengyan had developed a habit of keeping a diary since childhood, so this should be his notebook. He tried several passwords in a row, but none of them worked.
Pressed for time, he put the notebook back inside the hidden compartment, restored the headboard, and started searching elsewhere.
The bedside cabinet was quite spacious.
Aside from certain unmentionable items, there was only a menu inside.
Fu Shengyan flipped through it.
Most of the dishes were illustrated with hand-drawn pictures, and the handwriting looked somewhat familiar. Yet the prices were terrifyingly cheap. For example, a plate of oil-braised prawns cost only five yuan.
From home-style stir-fries to desserts and sweet soups, it had everything.
Fu Shengyan quickly reached the final page.
He wanted to order some takeout from it for tonight’s dinner, but after searching for a long time, he couldn’t find the restaurant address or any contact information.
Maybe it belonged to some private kitchen that only served specific customers.
Fu Shengyan temporarily gave up on the idea and went to search the other rooms instead.
In the end, the only thing he found was half a pack of cigarettes inside the guest room wardrobe.
Fu Shengyan couldn’t believe it.
He hadn’t hidden even a single yuan of private money?
“That can’t be right.”
He pondered for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
His gaze landed on the keys to the Fu family villa.
Inside a certain villa community.
Song Lansheng gently placed the sleeping baby into the maternity nanny’s arms.
“Madam, should I save some food for Sir tonight?” Auntie Yun had been transferred over from the Gu family’s old residence by Old Master Gu. She had worked for the Gu family for many years and could practically be said to have watched Gu Shaochen grow up.
“No need. He won’t be coming back today anyway.” Song Lansheng gave a self-mocking smile.
Auntie Yun’s heart ached when she saw her like this, and she couldn’t help sighing inwardly.
As someone who had worked for the Gu family for several years, she knew why the young master and madam had gotten married.
Old Master Gu couldn’t exactly be described as particularly fond of this granddaughter-in-law, but he truly looked down on that young lady from the Bai family.
After noticing the signs, he sent the woman away and forced the young master to cut off all contact with her.
The young master had indeed behaved himself for several years afterward.
Since Old Master Gu’s health had worsened last year, he had quietly remained at the old residence to recuperate and rarely interfered with matters outside anymore.
It was around then that the young lady from the Bai family returned.
Once she came back, the young master’s heart was completely drawn away again.
After Madam discovered she was pregnant, the young master never spent another night at the villa. Every time he came over, he never stayed for long before leaving.
Over the past two years, Auntie Yun could also tell that Madam genuinely loved the young master.
As for how the young master felt about Madam…
Auntie Yun shook her head and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
A message from an unfamiliar number arrived on Song Lansheng’s phone—
“Don’t covet things that don’t belong to you.”
Song Lansheng lowered her eyes and silently deleted the message.
She knew who had sent it.
The beginnings of love were mostly similar.
At a charity auction she happened to attend, he happened to buy one of her paintings.
The man was handsome and wealthy. He was indifferent toward the outside world, yet exceptionally thoughtful toward her.
He carefully remembered her preferences and took care of every one of her emotions in front of others.
Song Lansheng thought she was special in his eyes, and so she fell hopelessly in love with him.
Only later did she learn from one of his friends that the reason he treated her so well was simply because she looked about fifty percent similar to his white moonlight.
She broke down and confronted him.
Gu Shaochen openly admitted it.
Yet she had somehow lost her mind and believed that she would definitely be able to replace the white moonlight in his heart.
She learned to treat him twice as well.
She learned to cook for him, prepared surprises for him, and catered to all of his preferences, including certain excessive requests that were too embarrassing to mention.
They really did spend a period of happiness and sweetness together.
But after his white moonlight returned, she became a complete joke.
Heartbroken and disillusioned, she originally wanted to leave without looking back, only to unexpectedly discover that she was pregnant.
The child was innocent.
Song Lansheng’s heart softened.
She endured the humiliation and stayed, thinking that at the very least, she would wait until the child was born.
After the child was born…
Ding.
The sound of her phone interrupted Song Lansheng’s thoughts.
Secretary Wang: Divorce Agreement.docx
Secretary Wang: Madam, please look it over first. If there’s anything regarding the divorce compensation that needs to be negotiated, you can let me know.
Song Lansheng’s fingers trembled as she opened the chat.
Sheng Sheng Bu Xi: Why isn’t Gu Shaochen coming himself?
Secretary Wang: President Gu really isn’t coming because the company is too busy. Once you confirm there are no problems with the agreement, shall I bring the documents over for you to sign?
Song Lansheng let out a deep breath.
Sheng Sheng Bu Xi: I will not sign this divorce agreement.