Gu Hengzhi said, “Then what is your leverage?”
“In this period, I will act as a qualified wife and also silence public gossip. Besides, I still hold shares of the Gu Corporation. After the divorce, I will sign the share transfer agreement. I won’t take anything else from you. If you don’t trust me, we can sign a contract.”
Su Wanqing knew clearly that their marriage was only nominal. In their circle, everyone knew the Su family’s young lady had long admired the heir of the Li family and was always ready to devote herself to him. It was as if Mr. Gu could be “cuckolded” at any time.
The shares she held in the Gu Corporation were part of the betrothal gift given by the Gu family when she married Gu Hengzhi. Moreover, theirs was essentially a business marriage—the benefits of cooperation were obvious.
“Alright.”
Su Wanqing’s conditions were quite generous, but Gu Hengzhi was not moved. He did not care about the Gu shares; he simply preferred to keep everything under his control. Agreeing was just a way to see what she was really planning. This woman had recently become so strange that it felt like she had truly been replaced.
Morning
Early the next morning, Su Wanqing got up and started preparing shredded chicken porridge. The servants stood nearby nervously, afraid that this pampered young lady—who had never done household work—might burn down the kitchen.
Su Wanqing, however, was quite satisfied with her work. Although she couldn’t cook elaborate dishes, simple home-style food was well within her abilities.
When Gu Hengzhi returned from his morning run, he saw the servants standing cautiously at one side, while in the kitchen stood a fashionable, elegantly dressed woman who usually belonged in high society magazines.
He took the towel handed by a servant, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and went upstairs.
Su Wanqing served out the fried eggs and chicken porridge. A servant helped carry them to the table.
“Madam, should we wake the young master?”
Su Wanqing shook her head and placed the remaining porridge to keep warm.
“Let him sleep a little longer. He’s not going to school today.”
She sat at the dining table, looking at her own work with satisfaction and letting out a soft sigh. It had been a long time since she last cooked.
The chair beside her made a sound.
Su Wanqing turned her head.
Gu Hengzhi, dressed in loungewear, sat down on the other side. She had always seen him as a cold, abstinent business elite. But now—perhaps just after a shower—his half-dried hair fell slightly over his forehead, making him look unexpectedly mild, even a little harmless, unlike his usual distant demeanor.
In front of him was a simple breakfast of toast and milk.
There should have been fried eggs, but Su Wanqing had taken over the kitchen early that morning and hadn’t prepared his portion in time.
In fact, the servants hadn’t planned to skip it, but because Su Wanqing had been cooking for over two hours, they hadn’t expected the master of the house to be forgotten. By the time they reacted, it was already too late.
But it wasn’t exactly that she forgot—it was just that she assumed there was no interaction between them anyway, so there was no need to disrupt the balance. She also didn’t want to be the one constantly trying to please him.
Before the servant could speak, Su Wanqing pushed the fried egg in front of him.
“I was in the kitchen all morning. I didn’t get around to making yours. Do you want mine?”
Gu Hengzhi glanced at it.
A bit ugly.
Su Wanqing didn’t care about his reaction. She narrowed her eyes slightly and continued enjoying her breakfast.
When she had still been the “villainess Su Wanqing,” she had always eaten salads to maintain her figure. Compared to the days after transmigrating—when she had even been dependent on nutrient IV drips due to difficulty eating—it was still better than before, but she really couldn’t stand a life of “eating grass.”
There was no need to obsess over being skinny; being healthy was enough. Besides, she really was a bit too thin now.
Gu Hengzhi finished his meal quickly, without touching the somewhat crude fried egg in front of him.
His assistant arrived right on time to pick him up.
Su Wanqing simply ate the fried egg herself.