Chapter 124: Gu Tingyan: Let's Get a Divorce

Qin Shu had originally fallen asleep from exhaustion, but was later woken up by a phone call from Ji Yanli.

Gu Tingyan's heart pounded violently; remembering that Qin Shu's grandmother had passed away by swallowing medicine, his fingers turned ice-cold.

He took the medicine bottle from the table; the words on the bottle had been scraped off by Su Tuantuan, who was afraid that if Qin Shu saw them, she would overthink and become even more depressed.

It only had instructions on how many times a day to take it and the dosage per time, and the bottle contained some pills.

Seeing such a bottle of medicine with an unknown identity made Gu Tingyan even more uneasy; what if it contained something that could take a person's life?

He snatched the medicine from Qin Shu's hand and threw it into the trash can, his voice low: "Don't take it yet, I'll have someone look into it."

The man's words carried an unquestionable tone: "I am confiscating the medicine for now."

Gu Tingyan went downstairs with the bottle of medicine; he had bodyguards stand guard at Qin Shu's door, with instructions to enter immediately if they noticed anything wrong.

Gu Tingyan stood in the first-floor lobby and called Ji Yanli; the call was answered quickly, and he said: "Qin Shu is taking medicine, did you know?"

On the way back to the country, A Zhong had already told him that Qin Shu had fainted and had been sent by Ji Yanli to his own hospital.

Ji Yanli's voice was cold and heavy: "Gu Tingyan, she has severe depression."

Hearing this, Gu Tingyan felt as if his heart was being gripped by an invisible hand; every contraction brought a sense of suffocation, and cold sweat slid down his temples into his collar, making him shiver from the chill.

Gu Tingyan was stunned for a moment, his heart in a state of intense panic: "How could that be?"

"How could it be like this?"

Qin Shu's personality had always been to see through everything with great clarity.

How could she have severe depression?

Gu Tingyan gripped his phone, his heart feeling as if it had been thrown into an abyss of extreme cold; he couldn't feel a shred of warmth in his body, chilled to the bone.

Ji Yanli sneered: "Where were you when she needed you most?"

"Are you still her husband?"

"Oh, when her grandmother passed away, you were abroad accompanying Chu Sheng."

Gu Tingyan's lips were pressed tightly together: "I have no relationship with Chu Sheng."

"We only went to discuss business as business partners."

"The Chu Family and the Gu Family are collaborating."

Ji Yanli's voice was icy: "Why did it have to be Chu Sheng who went? Is there no one else in the Chu Family?"

"You and Qin Shu aren't divorced yet, and Uncle Gu has already started trying to set you two up."

Ji Yanli's voice was chillingly cold: "I heard you are getting engaged again, congratulations."

Gu Tingyan frowned deeply: "How come I, the person involved, don't know about this? I'm getting engaged again?"

"The Chu Family has already announced it."

Gu Tingyan's expression shifted slightly, turning dark and gloomy; he had been completely unaware of this matter.

Gu Huaiyuan and Chu Xuanming had made this decision for him without authorization.

"I am not aware of this."

"And I will not get engaged to her."

Gu Tingyan's voice was firm: "It's impossible now, and it will be even more impossible in the future."

It was impossible for him to marry Chu Sheng; he had already made this very clear to her.

"Xiao Hua's emotions are unstable; the doctor says there may be a tendency toward suicide."

Ji Yanli: "I need to remind you of one thing: her mother committed suicide due to depression."

"The medicine must be taken on time, and someone must watch over her."

"Additionally, don't let her know about her own condition."

"Her mother's death has always been a hurdle in her heart that she cannot overcome."

If Qin Shu knew that she had followed in her mother's footsteps and developed severe depression, she would only feel more hopeless.

Ji Yanli understood this, and Su Tuantuan understood it even better.

People fear what they fear most in their hearts.

Gu Tingyan gripped the bottle of medicine in his hand; upon hearing that Qin Shu's mother had also committed suicide due to depression, his face turned pale, and his knuckles turned white: "Thank you."

Ji Yanli sneered and hung up the phone with a "clack."

Gu Tingyan held the bottle of medicine, feeling intensely uncomfortable all over, as if he could barely catch his breath, as if ants were gnawing at him.

Why must fate be so cruel and heartless?

It took away his child, and now it wanted to take away his wife.

Gu Tingyan went upstairs with a bottle of warm water, gave Qin Shu the medicine, and watched her fall asleep.

The man stood by the bedside, standing there quietly watching her for a very, very long time.

Under the covers, the woman's small figure was curled up, as if she lacked any sense of security.

Gu Tingyan walked to the balcony and closed the doors and windows; his eyes were moist, and clutching the bottle of medicine, his heart ached so much he couldn't breathe; he tucked the medicine into his chest, lit a scarlet cigarette, and his fingers trembled incessantly.

The man leaned against the wall, just leaning there, smoking for the whole night and thinking, until the sky gradually began to brighten.

A pile of cigarette butts had accumulated at the man's feet; he hadn't slept all night.

Gu Tingyan extinguished a cigarette with his fingertips and looked up at the sky.

Does it hurt? It seemed it didn't hurt anymore; a numbness spread from his limbs and bones; he looked at the sky outside the window and felt like a cloud scattered by the wind, falling without even a sound.

If there is a next life, he would not be born into the Gu Family.

He only wanted to spend the rest of his life in peace with the woman he loved.

Power and wealth become nothing but passing clouds the moment a person dies.

Gu Tingyan's eyes felt dry and sore; he raised his hand to rub them, picked up his phone, and dialed Lu Ziqian's number, and the two talked on the balcony for quite a while.

Lu Ziqian was shocked to his core, his eyes complex: "Are you sure?"

"If you leave with nothing, you will have nothing left."

"Gu Lichuan is clearly trying to snatch the Gu Group from you now."

Gu Tingyan chuckled softly and said with disdain, "Things I refuse to let go of,"

"cannot be snatched away by just any Tom, Dick, or Harry on the street."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ziqian raised an eyebrow while holding his phone.

He certainly agreed with this statement.

There has never been anything Gu Tingyan wanted that he could not obtain.

This man's intelligence is hair-raisingly sharp.

Lu Ziqian quickly sent the divorce agreement to him; Gu Tingyan printed it out, took the divorce agreement, and went upstairs.

The person on the bed had not yet risen, and the room was pitch black; Gu Tingyan turned on the light, opened the window, moved a chair, and sat in front of Qin Shu's bed.

"Are you awake?" he asked in a low voice.

Gu Tingyan knew she was awake; she just did not want to face him or speak to him.

"Huahua, let's get a divorce."

"I am setting you free."

Gu Tingyan said, "I have already signed the divorce agreement."

Qin Shu poked her head out from under the covers, saw the divorce agreement Gu Tingyan was handing over, and looked at him with inquisitive, distrustful eyes.

She took the divorce agreement and flipped through it carefully; Gu Tingyan had given her the cars, the houses, and all the assets under his name.

Gu Tingyan chose to leave with nothing.

Qin Shu's eyes trembled slightly as she looked up at him: "Why?"

Gu Tingyan looked down at her, his gaze lingering: "I hope you can live well after the divorce."

The man watched her eyes turn red, his voice hoarse: "Huahua, if there is a next life, shall we be an ordinary couple?"