Chapter 31: Gu Tingyan's Favorite from Beginning to End Was Actually Qin Shu

Qin Shu felt a bit like crying, and a bit like laughing.

She had always thought she was a substitute for Chu Sheng, but she never expected that it was Chu Sheng who had stolen her identity to date Gu Tingyan.

No wonder Chu Sheng was so wary of her.

Clearly, she was the one Gu Tingyan favored, yet she was always insecure, feeling that Qin Shu wanted to snatch everything from her.

Everything suddenly made sense.

Qin Shu looked at Gu Tingyan with unfathomable eyes, a gaze that made Gu Tingyan feel very uneasy.

If she told Gu Tingyan that the person he had liked from beginning to end was her.

He certainly wouldn't believe it, thinking she was jealous of Chu Sheng.

Forget it, they were getting a divorce anyway.

Delving into these things further had no meaning.

Qin Shu lowered her head to check the time and reminded him: "It's about time, we should head to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

Gu Tingyan insisted: "Sit in the front."

Qin Shu didn't argue with him this time and sat in the front.

While driving, Gu Tingyan said to Qin Shu: "I stopped liking her a long time ago."

"I only feel guilt toward her, and have that bit of past sentiment left."

During the time they spent together, Gu Tingyan always felt Chu Sheng was strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Perhaps many people have one personality online and a completely different one in reality.

But when Gu Tingyan sent a message to her original account, Spade K, she said she didn't use it anymore and had already deactivated it.

Afterward, Chu Sheng never used that account to chat with Gu Tingyan again.

At that time, Gu Tingyan felt inexplicably uneasy, so he planned to pay someone to look into Spade K.

It was then that he and Chu Sheng unexpectedly got into a car accident.

If she hadn't pushed Gu Tingyan, perhaps he wouldn't be a cripple, but already dead.

And because of this, Chu Sheng was severely injured, lying in bed for half a year before she could get up, and she even lost five years of memory.

By the time she returned, Gu Tingyan had already married Qin Shu.

Therefore, Gu Tingyan owed her too much.

If not for the sentiment from back then, he wouldn't care about Chu Sheng; he could just give her a large sum of money.

The car stopped at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Gu Tingyan gripped the steering wheel tightly, his eyes slightly red, and he looked at Qin Shu with a hoarse voice: "Must we divorce?"

Qin Shu was silent for a long time: "Yes."

Gu Tingyan could have had ten thousand reasons not to come today, but Qin Shu would definitely hate him to death.

The two got out of the car and walked toward the Civil Affairs Bureau one after the other, both silent.

Qin Shu wore a mask when she got out of the car, afraid of being recognized, but her eyes were exceptionally beautiful, and with Gu Tingyan standing beside her, the head-turning rate was high.

The man was handsome, tall with long legs, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his pair of long, narrow phoenix eyes looked at people with a sharp, intimidating gaze.

His slightly reddened eyes diminished his lethality by a few degrees.

Before their number was called, Qin Shu and Gu Tingyan sat outside waiting.

In less than a minute, they were called.

The staff member scanned their faces: "Are you sure you want to divorce?"

The woman wore a mask, so her face couldn't be seen clearly, but those eyes were very beautiful and also slightly red—it was from Qin Shu being bumped in the car.

And the man went without saying; his eyes were full of reluctance, resistance, and he looked at the woman beside him with deep affection and a hint of grievance.

Is this really a couple here to divorce?

The staff member advised: "Would you like to go back and think it over carefully?"

Gu Tingyan's body stiffened slightly, and Qin Shu said firmly: "No need to consider."

Gu Tingyan's fingers were clenched deathly tight.

Soon, the process was finished.

The staff member looked at them and said: "Come back after the 30-day divorce cooling-off period."

"Within 30 days after the cooling-off period ends, both parties must go to the marriage registration office together to apply for the divorce certificate."

"If you fail to apply within the time limit, it will be deemed as a withdrawal of the divorce registration application."

Qin Shu: "Understood."

The two walked out one after the other, reaching the entrance.

"Shall I take you?" Gu Tingyan paused for a moment, his eyes like ink as he looked at her.

Qin Shu said calmly: "No need."

Qin Shu said: "It's not on the way."

Gu Tingyan pursed his lips: "Fine."

"Before the divorce certificate is issued, I hope you won't tell Grandfather yet."

"His health is poor."

Gu Laoyezi was genuinely good to Qin Shu.

Qin Shu nodded: "I know."

After speaking, Qin Shu hailed a taxi on the side of the road and left.

Gu Tingyan watched her departing back until her car disappeared, then he got up to drive his own car.

Just as Qin Shu returned to Su Tuantuan's rental apartment, her phone rang; it was an unfamiliar number, yet it had called her private line.

Qin Shu answered the phone.

The person on the other end of the line spoke: "Hello, Miss Qin, I am Director Chen Wuzhi's assistant."

Qin Shu said: "Hello."

The assistant laughed: "I wonder if you might be interested in playing the role of the second female lead in Imperial City?"

Was this asking her to be a supporting actress for Chu Sheng?

Qin Shu said: "This is not the role I auditioned for."

The assistant said: "It's like this, a large group of people were initially selected for this role, and it only ended today."

"The second female lead's scenes are more exciting and important than the female lead's, so Director Chen has been unable to decide who to use."

"If you don't play it well, it's a failure; if you play it well, it will definitely go viral!"

It might even be possible to contend for Best Actress!

The assistant said sincerely: "Director Chen feels that your innate conditions are more suitable."

In this drama, the female lead is Chu Sheng, and the biggest investor is her ex-husband, Gu Tingyan.

The two people she least wants to see are both in this drama.

Qin Shu was silent for a moment and said: "I will consider it and give you an answer tomorrow."

This was a disguised, tactful refusal; she was afraid that being too direct would offend Director Chen, make him feel uncomfortable, and that he wouldn't consider using Qin Shu again next time there was a role.

Great directors all have tempers.

The assistant was clearly stunned, not expecting Qin Shu to refuse.

He was a reasonable person and stammered: "Alright, I look forward to your reply."

What a rare sight; someone actually refused to act in Director Chen's movie, even if it was just the second female lead, which was definitely something many people couldn't even dream of.

The next day.

Qin Shu called the assistant back and tactfully refused, saying she wasn't suitable, that she had looked at the script last night and hadn't grasped it well, and that the difficulty was too great.

Chen Wuzhi was sitting at a table playing chess and drinking tea; seeing the assistant enter, he said calmly: "Did Qin Shu agree?"

The assistant replied: "No, she refused."

Chen Wuzhi was taken aback and frowned: "This girl, she isn't holding a grudge against me, is she?"

"Because I didn't give her the female lead role?"

But the outside world doesn't know how much gold this second female lead role is worth!

Chen Wuzhi huffed and puffed: "So she doesn't want to act in my movie anymore?"

Chen Wuzhi was about to be annoyed to death; he gave such an important role to Qin Shu, and this girl actually wouldn't come!

To think he believed those three days of interaction had already brought them closer!

Gu Tingyan sat across from him, holding a black chess piece, and placed it on the board, directly blocking Director Chen's path; he said calmly: "The young lady is young, there might be a misunderstanding."

His eyes were dark and unreadable as he said clearly: "If there are things you can't figure out, invite her out for a meal; I don't think she is an unreasonable person."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wuzhi raised his eyes and looked at him: "You know Qin Shu?"

Having known him for so long, he had never seen Gu Tingyan speak up for anyone.

Gu Tingyan smiled: "I don't know her."

Chen Wuzhi thought about it and decided to call Qin Shu himself.

For this second female lead role, he just had to have Qin Shu!

Not long after Qin Shu hung up the phone, Director Chen's call came in, and she answered:

"Girl Qin."

Qin Shu's scalp went numb instantly; she felt that nothing good was coming.