"Although the area isn't very large, it should still sell for three or four million. Add that to the cash, and you'll have a million. That's enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life."

After Li Anran finished speaking, Liao Nanxing wagged his finger.

"I said, if you want Su Mu, you have to give me all your wealth. Otherwise, there's no point in talking."

Seeing that Liao Nanxing was unresponsive, Li Anran decided to resort to other methods.

"Fine! Then there's no need to talk about it! It's just a marriage certificate, right? If I, Li Anran, can love her for seven years, I can love her for seventy years!"

So what if we don't have a marriage certificate? It's just a piece of paper! As for you, Liao Nanxing, you can keep living like this, with your pockets practically empty!

Li Anran is serious.

In his view, a marriage certificate is just a piece of paper.

For a woman, it might be better not to be bound by that piece of paper.

For example... the children Su Mu bore for him have equal inheritance rights.

For example, a spouse must share the responsibility for any debts he incurs outside the marriage.

Without a marriage certificate, one is not required to share debts.

Also, if he ever commits a crime and goes to jail, his children born in wedlock will be affected in certain ways.

Children born out of wedlock will not be affected at all.

With that thought in mind, Li Anran made up her mind and turned to leave.

Before they had taken five steps, they heard Liao Nanxing say, "If things fall apart today, I'll post the video of you two hugging online."

At that time, not only will your company's reputation be damaged because of you, but do you think your parents can bear it?

"You... shameless!" Li Anran stood there, her legs stiff.

"Say what you will. That's all I've said. You can decide for yourself!" Liao Nanxing adjusted his collar, turned away from the sea breeze, and said, "Since we can't reach an agreement, I'll head back first. As for Su Mu, whether she comes back or not is none of my business."

Li Anran knew that what Liao Nanxing said was absolutely true.

If he cared, how could he possibly have personally escorted Su Mu into Lin Shijia's room?

He realized that Liao Nanxing was determined to use Su Mu as a stepping stone.

In other words, Su Mu might be given to Zhang Shijia, Wang Shijia, or even a perverted man!

No! This must never happen again.

It wasn't for his own sake; he genuinely wanted to spare Su Mu from that kind of torment.

In the end, Li Anran agreed to Liao Nanxing's request.

In exchange, Liao Nanxing and Su Mu will reach a divorce agreement as quickly as possible.

After reaching an agreement, the two left separately.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Xu Xiuzhen appeared before Zhou Chunhua once again.

She smiled warmly and handed the expensive fruit basket to Zhou Chunhua.

Zhou Chunhua didn't answer; instead, she took a large step back warily.

What are you doing here?

At this moment, Zhou Chunhua also noticed that there was a sleeping child in the stroller that Xu Xiuzhen was pushing.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chunhua found it truly laughable.

When Nini was born, Xu Xiuzhen not only didn't take care of the child, but she never even held Nini once.

He also kept muttering "money-loser, money-loser" from his mouth.

But now, Su Musheng's son, Xu Xiuzhen, is taking him everywhere she goes!

"Chunhua, I'm here today to apologize! Listen to me, Nanxing was initially blinded by Su Mu. But after everything that's happened, Nanxing realized that he still loves you. Can't you give us another chance?"

Besides, once you remarry Nanxing, the child will be yours! You won't need to keep thinking about that damned girl anymore. Think about it, so many years have passed, and there's been no news of her at all; she's probably dead somewhere..."

With a sharp slap, Xu Xiuzhen forgot what she was about to say.

She covered her face in disbelief, staring blankly at Zhou Chunhua.

Zhou Chunhua gritted her teeth and said, "I'm telling you, my daughter is not dead! I will not only find Nini back, but I will also find out who kidnapped Nini back then! I, Zhou Chunhua, will personally send the person who kidnapped Nini to prison!"

After he finished speaking, something strange happened.

Xu Xiuzhen, who was usually very talkative, suddenly became mute and stood there without saying a word.

She frowned as she looked at Xu Xiuzhen.

Xu Xiuzhen suddenly snapped out of her daze, stepped forward, picked up the fruit basket, and pushed the child around as they walked away.

All the way, Xu Xiuzhen kept muttering to herself, "Impossible! No way! Impossible..."

Watching Xu Xiuzhen's retreating figure as if she were fleeing in a panic, Zhou Chunhua had an even more terrifying thought.

Although it was just a fleeting thought, she had a hunch that Xu Xiuzhen might be part of the whole story of Nini's abduction.

Just as Zhou Chunhua was lost in thought, her cell phone suddenly rang, startling her.

When she came to her senses, Xu Xiuzhen was already gone.

She glanced at her phone; the string of numbers on the screen made her frantically press the answer button.

On the other end, Lu Ming's hoarse, deep voice came through.

"Where are you?"

"Have you heard anything about my daughter?" Zhou Chunhua asked, getting straight to the point.

"Hmm. Although I can't be 100% sure yet, we're starting to see some progress. It's hard to explain over the phone, let's talk about it in person."

Zhou Chunhua agreed without hesitation.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming sent over the meeting address.

Strangely, this meeting didn't take place in Lu Ming's office, but in Yongle District, which is more than an hour away by subway.

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!