There was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the study, and then Gu Xiuyuan rushed in.

Looking at the agreement in Ji Shuyu's hand, his eyes were filled with panic.

But then he calmed down again, as if he finally didn't have to worry about hiding it anymore and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The edges of this agreement were worn, as if it had been read over countless times.

"Xiao Yu..."

Ji Shuyu tightly grasped the agreement. "You, what do you mean?"

That look of disbelief and disappointment pierced his heart deeply.

Gu Xiuyuan leaned against the door, holding on tightly to the door panel to support his body, "It's... what you saw."

He took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag. "Let's get a divorce!"

The outer hand was clenched tightly, the nails almost piercing the palm, but the voice that was suppressed was still a little trembling.

“…”

Ji Shuyu leaned on the table to steady herself, "What did you say?"

"Xiaoyu, let's get a divorce!"

He lowered his eyes, feeling very painful and helpless, but... he also seemed relieved.

Finally, finally said those words.

Finally feeling relieved!

Ji Shuyu looked at Gu Xiuyuan, "Say it again."

Gu Xiuyuan clenched his hands tightly.

Say it again?

Saying it once already exhausted all my strength, and repeating it a second time was excruciatingly painful, almost too much to bear.

How could he have the energy or courage to say it again?

He looked up at her incredulous expression and said, "Xiaoyu, I know you heard it clearly."

"Gu Xiuyuan, tell me the reason."

Ji Shuyu clutched the hem of her clothes tightly.

Who said: No one can separate them except death?

Who said: I will never let go of her hand.

"Xiaoyu, please sign!" He begged almost helplessly, "Just consider it as letting me go, okay?"

Let him go?

Oh……

At this moment, Ji Shuyu remembered the time when she asked him for a divorce.

Is this the changing of times?

Oh……

"Why?" She suppressed the trembling in her voice, "Tell me the reason."

"I'm the one who's wronged you. Company shares, savings, real estate, whatever you want, I have no objection. Sign it!"

He walked forward slowly, looked at the wrinkled agreement, and his heart was torn apart.

He bit his lips hard, and his mouth was filled with the taste of blood.

"Xiuyuan, what happened?" Even though he tried his best to restrain himself, his eyes still turned red. "Tell me, didn't we say that no matter what happens, we will face it together?"

Her slightly trembling voice, her efforts to control herself and pretend to be strong, all made him feel suffocated and painful.

"Xiaoyu, not everything can be faced together." Gu Xiuyuan's eyes were also a little red. "Sometimes, it will be more tiring when two people are together. Do you understand?"

"How can it be tiring if two people face it together!" She did not accept his argument.

"Because that's a human life!!" He roared unbearably, then said painfully, "Because...that's my mother."

His voice trembled.

“…”

"Do you know what she used to end her life?" he asked in a trembling voice. "Kite string."

"He died before he could even be taken to the hospital."

"So, you blame me?" She choked, finding it hard to accept.

He didn't answer, looking like he agreed.

"I don't believe you." She shook her head, tears welling in her eyes. "Xiuyuan, what's wrong with you? We're husband and wife, we should trust each other and be honest with each other..."

"I'm being honest! I can't pretend nothing happened."

"She didn't have to do this." His voice choked with pain. "I didn't know how to say it, and I hadn't decided whether to say it at all. Now that you've seen it, just...sign it!"

Ji Shuyu looked at him, and the tears that she had tried to hold back finally gathered into drops and fell down.

Gu Xiuyuan loosened his clenched fingers and took out a pen from the pen holder. "Sign it!"

Ji Shuyu didn't respond and stared at him closely.

Gu Xiuyuan tried his best to control his body shaking, then reached out and took the agreement from her hand and put it on the table.

"Gu Xiuyuan!!"

Ji Shuyu suddenly laughed loudly. She grabbed his hand holding the pen and slowly clenched it.

"Let go." His voice trembled slightly.

"Gu Xiuyuan." Her eyes were red. "If you sign this, I won't forgive you no matter what your reasons are or what you are suffering from."

Gu Xiuyuan's heart was instantly torn apart.

He could see that she was serious!

But this is exactly what he wants...

"If you sign this, I will consider it as you giving up on me and the baby, and from then on... we will have no relationship anymore."

Gu Xiuyuan's body trembled slightly, as if in pain, and his vision began to blur.

"It should be so." He signed "Gu" tremblingly.

This is the second time.

Signing the divorce agreement for the second time.

He will never forget the pain of near-death experience last time.

I never thought that one day I would be the director of this and let it happen again...

His hand tightened a little, and he stiffened, leading her hand to write the second word.

His actions were so serious and decisive.

Ji Shuyu looked at the name on the paper that was crooked due to external force.

Tears blurred my vision and my strength was drained away bit by bit.

The stroke of "㨾" appeared on the paper. She wanted to stop it, but she no longer had the strength.

Gu Xiuyuan felt the resistance on his hand gradually disappear, but the last few strokes seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

Once this word is signed, their relationship...will really be over.

"Far".

Ji Shuyu's hands dropped weakly.

He finally signed it.

Gu Xiuyuan signed with all his strength and kept his voice steady.

"This time, I might need to stay for three to five days. When I come back, we..." His heart twitched in pain, "Let's get the paperwork done!"

Ji Shuyu looked at his eyes filled with pain and felt heartbroken.

"Gu Xiuyuan, I'm going to ask you one last time." She clenched her fists, "Did something happen to you?"

"If you say so, I'll pretend nothing happened. No matter what happens, we'll face it together as a family."

Tears fell silently.

"If you don't tell me, then I'll assume you really blame me for your mother's death, and then I... will never appear in front of you again."

She is so cruel!

What a heartless little girl.

But he doesn't have to worry!

Even though she was childish, even though she would always be a "little girl", he didn't have to worry about being bullied.

She has a great mother and a wonderful family, and she will be very happy.

"Actually, He Yanyu is pretty good!"

“…”

"he……"

Snap——

Ji Shuyu slapped him hard, and because she had used up all her strength, her body shook violently.

"Gu Xiuyuan, you bastard!!"

Gu Xiuyuan licked his numb cheek.