Chapter 14: She Wants the Child, Not Him

The words rehearsed countless times in the depths of her heart felt surprisingly light and relieving when finally spoken aloud.

Qin Shu tried hard to maintain her composure, not to go mad, and not to argue with him.

To divorce Gu Tingyan peacefully.

But Qin Shu felt it would take her a very long time to completely excise Gu Tingyan from the depths of her heart.

Truly, she was so reluctant to let go.

Seeing that he didn't reply, Qin Shu assumed he hadn't heard clearly, so she looked at him and repeated, "Gu Tingyan, let's divorce."

An immense sorrow surged in her heart, and all the events of the past flashed before her like a revolving lantern.

Once, they too had beautiful memories.

Hearing this, Gu Tingyan felt a bone-chilling cold rise from the depths of his heart, making him tremble uncontrollably, his very heart quivering along with it.

His hands were clenched tightly into fists, the corners of his eyes reddened, and his voice was hoarse: "Why?"

"You have to give me a reason, at least?!"

Qin Shu raised her eyes and looked at him in confusion; he was putting on such a deeply affectionate act, as if he couldn't live without her, as if he were deeply devoted to her.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he loved her so much.

When the billboard and the bricks fell at the same time, he chose to save Chu Sheng; she didn't blame him, after all, the incident was sudden, and Gu Tingyan could only choose to save the one closest to him.

But it still hurt in her heart; she couldn't get past that hurdle in her mind.

Qin Shu could not accept that her husband was injured to protect Chu Sheng, yet left her behind without a second thought.

Gu Tingyan could be injured saving any woman, but why did it have to be Chu Sheng?

In Gu Tingyan's heart, she was not that important.

When she and Chu Sheng were both injured, he didn't even ask about her, leaving directly with Chu Sheng.

Qin Shu's mind was filled with the image of Gu Tingyan shielding Chu Sheng against his chest, protecting her as if she were a precious treasure, looking at everyone with nervous and sharp eyes, terrified that Chu Sheng might suffer the slightest harm.

He protected Chu Sheng as he left, yet abandoned her where she stood.

Clearly, she was his wife.

Love and lack thereof are very obvious.

When you don't love someone, even if you are hanging yourself, they will think you are playing on a swing.

Qin Shu's heart ached again; she wanted to laugh, feeling bitter and sour inside: "Chu Sheng has returned now."

Her nails dug into her palms, and she mocked herself, thinking she was quite magnanimous; Qin Shu said with a faint smile: "I will fulfill your wishes."

Qin Shu looked up at him and smiled: "You don't have to be sneaky anymore, isn't that better?"

The emotions in Gu Tingyan's eyes trembled violently; hearing these absurd words, he pressed his lips together tightly, his jaw set, and his cold expression cracked.

She didn't make a scene with him, didn't shed tears, didn't act hysterical, and didn't even question him.

Gu Tingyan gave a bitter laugh and murmured, "Fulfill our wishes?"

Gu Tingyan laughed at himself, his voice hoarse: "You are certainly magnanimous."

His dark eyes stared at Qin Shu: "What about the child?"

"You don't intend to want the child either?"

She wanted to divorce him, could she really bear to part with Chenchen?

Qin Shu knew the Gu Family would not easily let her take the child away.

If Qin Shu wanted to take Gu Yichen away, Gu Tingyan's mother would never agree, and they wouldn't be able to get this divorce.

So there was only one way.

Therefore, Qin Shu said in a low voice: "I can leave with nothing, provided that Chenchen belongs to me."

"I don't want a single cent of the assets, only Chenchen."

Gu Tingyan looked at Qin Shu in disbelief, his pupils dilated, his breathing even froze, and his heart spasmed with pain.

She would rather leave with nothing just to have Chenchen, and didn't want him.

What exactly had he done wrong that she was so heartless as to divorce him?

Gu Tingyan felt as if his heart had been ruthlessly trampled upon; over these past five years, were all the feelings she had for him fake?

She said she didn't want him, so she just didn't want him anymore.

Gu Tingyan closed his eyes tightly, then opened them, his gaze gloomy and terrifying: "Qin Shu, I will not divorce."

"I do not agree."

Qin Shu looked up at him, her eyes indifferent, devoid of the tenderness and lingering affection she used to have when looking at him.

In the past, the way Qin Shu looked at him was always full of love; her eyes were filled with him.

"Gu Tingyan, what exactly do you want to do?"

Qin Shu looked up at him and asked softly: "Do you want the red flag at home to never fall, while the colorful flags flutter outside?"

Her eyes reddened as she smiled: "You won't divorce me, can you bear to let Chu Sheng be the mistress?"

Qin Shu could not tolerate sharing a husband with Chu Sheng; she found it disgusting.

Just thinking about how Chu Sheng's mother snatched her father, and now Chu Sheng was coming to snatch her husband, she felt so disgusted.

This mother and daughter were born to be at odds with them.

So, she would fulfill their wishes.

Gu Tingyan's fingers trembled slightly; he reached out and pulled her tightly into his arms, then raised his hand to cover Qin Shu's cold, stubborn, and sorrowful eyes: "Huahua, don't look at me with those eyes."

"I didn't lie to you; I really was away on a business trip."

"I only just returned today."

"Jiang Xubai said he wanted to hold a welcome party for her."

Gu Tingyan lowered his head and explained to her earnestly: "Chu Sheng has severe depression, and a large part of it is my fault; I have to be responsible for her."

"It was me driving the car that year, which is why the accident happened."

"If it weren't for me, she wouldn't have ended up like this."

"We were forced apart, and marrying you caused her great trauma."

Qin Shu's calm eyes held sadness: "I am the stick that beat the mandarin ducks, the one who tore you and Chu Sheng apart."

"That is not what I meant."

"You do."

A faint smile appeared on Qin Shu's face: "So I will step aside to fulfill your union. I wish President Gu and Miss Chu harmony and happiness, and may you have eighteen babies in one litter."

She was wishing him and Chu Sheng harmony and happiness?

Qin Shu knew exactly how to stab him.

Gu Tingyan's eyes were pitch black, and his heart inexplicably throbbed with pain: "Qin Shu, stop making a scene."

Gu Tingyan's Adam's apple bobbed as he pressed his forehead against hers, his voice hoarse: "I never thought about rekindling things with her."

He said: "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to be unhappy."

Gu Tingyan pleaded in a low voice: "Huahua, we have been married for five years."

Qin Shu's eye sockets felt painfully sore and swollen.

That's right, they had been married for five years.

How could there be no feelings?

Qin Shu was so sad that tears suddenly welled up and spilled out.

It was clear that just when she was closest to happiness, why did Chu Sheng have to come back?

Seeing her cry, Gu Tingyan's fingers trembled slightly, and he reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Qin Shu took half a step back to keep her distance from him, leaving Gu Tingyan's hand hanging in mid-air.

Qin Shu's voice was hoarse: "Gu Tingyan, think my words over carefully."

"Do you love me, or do you love Chu Sheng?"

Gu Tingyan stood stiffly in place, not answering, remaining silent.

Seeing that he could not speak, Qin Shu's lips curled into a faint trace of sadness, and she gave a self-deprecating smile.

See? No matter how long she stayed by Gu Tingyan's side, the person he loved would always be only Chu Sheng.

He did not love her, yet he refused to divorce her.

Tears welled up in the corners of Qin Shu's eyes; she did not want to cry in front of Gu Tingyan, so she turned and quickly went upstairs after speaking.

Gu Tingyan watched Qin Shu's retreating figure, not opening his mouth to call her back.

He felt incredibly restless deep down.

Did he love Qin Shu?

Gu Tingyan did not know.

He had loved Chu Sheng very much in the past; a car accident separated them, and he thought Chu Sheng was dead, yet she had returned.

Gu Tingyan had been married for five years and even had a child.

Fate was just that cruel.

He loved Chu Sheng, yet not long after she died, he quickly accepted Qin Shu.

Sometimes, Gu Tingyan even felt that he was quite the scumbag himself.

It was no wonder Jiang Xubai scolded him.

Gu Tingyan's feelings for Qin Shu were very complex; he had struggled intensely and felt lost, feeling sorry for Chu Sheng on one hand while sinking into Qin Shu on the other.

They had been married for five years, and over these five years, Qin Shu had almost merged into his life.

Just thinking about her divorcing him and being with another man made Gu Tingyan's heart ache terribly, as if it were being twisted by a knife.