“Grandma has been waiting for you for a long time. Let’s go, I’ll accompany you to see Grandma,” Fu Jingyan said to Yu Yue.
He hadn’t expected Yu Yue to be such a straightforward person.
She said whatever was on her mind.
If she didn’t want to accept an apology, she would directly refuse.
That was actually quite good.
“Alright,” Yu Yue nodded.
Fu Jingyan had landed early this morning. As soon as he arrived, he returned to the old mansion to visit his grandmother.
Just earlier, inside the house, he had already expressed to his grandmother his intention to divorce Yu Yue.
In fact, three months ago, they had already started the process behind his grandmother’s back. However, on the day the cooling-off period expired, he was delayed by some matters and had also lost his seal, so they had to void it.
Naturally, Grandma did not agree. Right in front of him, she called Yu Yue and asked her to come back to the old mansion immediately.
He understood that Grandma meant for the two of them to talk face-to-face.
On this point, Fu Jingyan agreed.
Last time, due to his reasons, their scheduled appointment was voided, and he felt apologetic toward her.
Moreover, the lawyer said that if they were to restart the divorce process, both parties would need to be present in person; it couldn’t be fully entrusted to the lawyer.
Anyway, he also needed to return to the country to settle some old matters, so he had plenty of time.
As soon as she entered the room, Yu Yue handed the calming pills she had brought for Old Madam to her: “Grandma, these are for you. I guessed that the ones I left for you last time should be finished by now.”
“Yueyue, you’re so thoughtful. Just last night, I took the last pill. This is truly a timely rain,” Old Madam said, holding Yu Yue’s hand, overjoyed.
As people age, sleep becomes a major challenge.
Over the years, if it weren’t for Yu Yue’s calming pills, she wouldn’t have such vigorous energy now.
“What calming pills? Grandma, all medicine has some toxicity. It’s better to take less medication. You could try practicing Tai Chi instead,” Fu Jingyan frowned slightly, not very comfortable with his grandmother relying on medicine to sleep.
He received a glare from Old Madam, who couldn’t be bothered to respond to him. Instead, she happily put away the calming pills.
Fu Jingyan: “…”
Yu Yue explained to him: “Don’t worry, Mr. Fu. This calming pill is homemade by me. The ingredients are all traditional Chinese herbs, and it absolutely won’t harm Grandma’s health in any way.”
“You know how to make medicine?” Fu Jingyan was quite surprised.
“Zhongsheng Hall belongs to your wife,” Old Madam interjected, annoyed that he knew so little about his own wife. “In the capital, Zhongsheng Hall Pharmacy is highly reputable.”
Yu Yue was a treasure. If it weren’t for Yu Yue back then, her eldest grandson would have long met the King of Hell.
“Grandma, you flatter me. It’s just a way to make a living,” Yu Yue said modestly before Fu Jingyan could respond.
Hearing her say this, Fu Jingyan’s expression turned complex and profound. His Adam’s apple bobbed twice, and in the end, he swallowed back the words he wanted to say.
“Alright, you two haven’t seen each other in three years. Jingyan, since you’re back this time, don’t leave again. You two should have a good talk. Grandma will go to the kitchen to arrange lunch. Yueyue, stay and have lunch with Grandma.”
Yu Yue nodded: “Alright.”
After Old Mrs. Fu left, the couple, who had never actually spent time together, were left facing each other awkwardly.
Yu Yue glanced at Fu Jingyan, her mind involuntarily drifting back to three months ago.
Yu Yue wondered if Fu Jingyan would allow her to close her eyes and touch him.
If her eyes couldn’t judge, perhaps she could try by touch.
Fu Jingyan was also looking at her.
“Let’s sit down and talk.”
Fu Jingyan spoke first.
“Mm.”
Yu Yue nodded and cooperatively sat down.
Soon, Yu Yue once again dismissed the possibility that Fu Jingyan was the man who had OOXX with her in the car that night.
After all, Fu Jingyan had been a vegetative patient lying in bed for three whole years.
Even if he had undergone rehabilitation abroad over the years, certain physical functions damaged by injury couldn’t recover so quickly in such a short time.
That night, the man had pinned her down and done it several times.
That was physically demanding work.
Not to mention getting tired, she hadn’t even heard him panting—only his breathing had become somewhat erratic.
“Yu Yue, these past three years have been hard on you,” Fu Jingyan poured tea for Yu Yue, expressing his apology.
“Mr. Fu, there’s no need for such formalities. If you have something to say, just say it directly.”
Fu Jingyan looked at her for a moment, inwardly admiring her straightforward and decisive demeanor.
“Alright,” Fu Jingyan nodded, producing a document folder as if by magic and sliding it over to place it in front of Yu Yue. “This is a new divorce agreement. Take a look, and if you find no issues with it, we can arrange a time to go through the process again.”
Yu Yue lowered her head to read the divorce terms. Since they had no emotional connection and no children, the terms were simple and clear.
Most of the clauses were the same as the previous agreement, but the compensation had increased—both in assets and cash.
The marital home in the eastern suburbs, along with all the luxury cars in the garage, Fu Jingyan had given to her.
In addition, Fu Jingyan also offered her one billion yuan in cash as compensation.
Previously, there had been no mention of this villa, and the cash compensation had only been thirty million yuan.
Just because he had stood her up three months ago, he was now voluntarily compensating her this much?
His sincerity was certainly evident.
By getting divorced, Yu Yue would directly become a wealthy woman with over a billion yuan in assets. What reason did she have to refuse?
Yu Yue set the divorce agreement down and looked up at him.
“What’s wrong? Is there something you’re dissatisfied with? You can bring it up, and we can discuss it,” Fu Jingyan said.
“Before signing, I’d like to ask you a question, is that okay?” Yu Yue wasn’t trying to cling to him; she just wanted to clear up a doubt for herself.
“Go ahead,” Fu Jingyan straightened his upper body slightly and leaned back.
“Three months ago, why exactly did you stand me up?” Yu Yue actually wanted to ask if he had returned to the country, but in the end, that wasn’t what she said.
“I’m very sorry. An emergency situation arose at the time, and I also lost my personal seal, so…”
“Alright, I understand,” Yu Yue said, comprehending.
Emergency situations couldn’t be elaborated on.
And since it was an emergency, it was even less likely that he would have been leisurely present at that parking lot, wasn’t it?
Yu Yue wasn’t really trying to pry into his privacy.
Yu Yue picked up the signing pen. Before putting pen to paper, she emphasized one more thing:
“Mr. Fu, I hope that after the divorce, we can go our separate ways and not interfere with each other, alright?”
“…”
Fu Jingyan seemed a bit surprised, probably not expecting Yu Yue to say something like that.
“Yu Yue, I’m the one who owes you. In the future, if you ever face any difficulties, you can come to me anytime, and I’ll do my best to help.”
“No need, Mr. Fu. Our marriage was always about mutual benefit—you survived, and I got what I wanted. So, neither of us owes the other anything. It’s best if we become strangers from now on,” Yu Yue declined Fu Jingyan’s goodwill.
Just moments ago, she had already made up her mind—she would give birth to the baby in her belly.
Additionally, she intended to find the man from that night.
Therefore, she didn’t want to get entangled with her ex-husband any further.
If possible, she even wished she could hack into the civil affairs bureau and erase the marriage record between her and Fu Jingyan.
“If there are no objections, I’ll sign now.”
“…Alright.” Fu Jingyan agreed.
Yu Yue picked up the black pen on the table and swiftly signed her name.
Just then, the door was pushed open, and Old Mrs. Fu entered carrying a plate of freshly peeled, plump and fragrant durian flesh. The intense aroma made Yu Yue momentarily lose control.
She turned her head aside and retched.
Fortunately, Yu Yue acted quickly, grabbing tissues from the table and pulling the trash bin over.
In the end, nothing came out—just a little bit of water.
Talk about irony—just this morning, she had boasted to the doctor that she had never experienced nausea, and now here she was, vomiting?
After wiping the corner of her mouth and looking up, she was met with the simultaneously astonished and concerned gazes of Old Madam and Fu Jingyan.
Yu Yue: …