After all, Wu Jinniang was already the best wife candidate he could find.

After breaking off his engagement with Hong Xiangjun, his market value plummeted.

Any family that cares about their daughter would not marry her off to a dissolute man like Xue Gan.

Not to mention those from prominent families.

If he hadn't staged a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario back then, how could Wu Jinniang have agreed to marry him?

Now, Wu Jinniang actually wants a divorce from him.

This was something he never expected.

A woman's beauty lies in her chastity, gentleness, and obedience. A good woman is one who remains faithful to her husband until death. How can one casually mention divorce?

Xue Gan's brain was a bit overwhelmed at this moment. He couldn't understand why the person he was engaged to wanted to break off the engagement, and now the person he had married wanted to divorce him.

Looking at Liu Jiaojiao in front of him, some thoughts flashed through his mind, but before he could grasp them, they were interrupted by his son's crying.

No matter what, even though Lin'er was never brought back to the manor to be recognized by his ancestors, she was still his biological child.

However, as the child's biological father, all Xue Gan could do was look at the child with his eyes and did not reach out to hug him.

"Lin'er must be terrified. Quickly take her to the pharmacy to get checked out."

After saying that, he took out a ten-tael silver ingot from his pocket and stuffed it into Liu Jiaojiao's hand.

"Thank you for taking good care of Lin'er, Jiaojiao. I must hurry and go after that Wu Shi. If she really goes to find my father-in-law, then our good days will be over."

Liu Jiaojiao was stunned when she heard Xue Gan's words.

The fake smile he had put on earlier was now frozen on his face, his expression blank and strange.

Even after Xue Gan ran out and disappeared into the crowd, Liu Jiaojiao's expression remained unchanged.

She once became Xue Gan's mistress, not only for wealth and status, but also because she had fallen deeply in love with him.

At that time, she did not know that she was a mistress.

Later, it was Hong Xiangjun who broke off the engagement, and the matter escalated, only then did she realize that she was actually a mistress.

But what can you do after you've already had the child?

Of course, having grown accustomed to a life where everything was done for her, Liu Jiaojiao could never return to her parents' home to live a life without maids and servants.

Besides, what else can be done after the child is born?

As for entering the Xue family mansion, that's absolutely impossible. Don't let the Xue family's humble origins fool you; their entry requirements are incredibly high.

Even if one were to take a concubine, she must at least be the daughter of a minor official.

They were afraid that someone of humble origin would bring shame upon their family.

Therefore, Liu Jiaojiao could only ever be Xue Gan's mistress.

As for the lifestyle, it's definitely good. There's no need to set rules for the mistress, and it's easy and carefree with no one to control her.

However, vying for favor is still necessary; one should always create some fun and romance with men.

She finally managed to persuade Xue Gan to take her to a restaurant for dinner, only to be caught by his wife.

Liu Jiaojiao is quite ruthless. In order to frame the wife, she actually took advantage of being beaten to throw her youngest son out.

They just didn't control the direction well and threw her out the window; otherwise, Lin'er would have been thrown back into Xue Gan's hands.

Looking at the silver ingot in her hand, Liu Jiaojiao began to doubt for the first time whether being someone's mistress was really a good thing.

Wu Jinniang walked home in a huff, while her personal maid continued to cry loudly.

"My dear lady, your life is so miserable."

The young lady defied all opposition to marry the young master, but little did she know that he had been keeping a mistress all these years.

No wonder Miss is in tears all day long; it's all because Lian'er is so dull-witted that she didn't realize sooner that Miss had been wronged..."

The little maid was muttering to herself as she walked.

It was as if they had ripped off Xue Gan and his family's face and thrown it on the ground, even stomping on it a few times.

The maid spoke with trepidation.

She was afraid that if her young lady ended up living with her son-in-law again, she would be caught in the middle and wouldn't be liked by either side.

As a result, seeing the young lady's encouraging thumbs-up and the corners of her mouth that she couldn't help but pull upwards, the little maid decided to go all out.

Wu Jinniang wanted to definitively label Xue Gan as morally flawed.

Divorce is never a pleasant word.

In order not to bring shame to her family because of her decision to divorce, Wu Jinniang was really going all out.

She would rather endure the exhaustion and the scorching sun on her way to her parents' home, while also bearing the probing gazes from all directions.