Rong Mo turned around and saw Gu Qingyan striding in, carrying a huge bouquet of white lilies in his arms, with a serious expression.

Shen Zhi Qiu frowned, turned her head away, not wanting to look at him, and didn't say anything.

Rong Mo didn't say anything, but simply looked up and sized up Gu Qingyan.

Gu Qingyan didn't treat himself as an outsider and quickly walked up to Shen Zhiqiu, softly calling Shen Zhiqiu's name. Seeing that Shen Zhiqiu still ignored him, he felt a little embarrassed and politely called Rong Mo "Brother".

Rong Mo immediately felt uncomfortable, as if a dog had somehow become his relative. He quickly stopped him, saying, "Hey, don't call me brother yet. My Zhi Qiu is about to divorce you. Don't call me that until we've sorted out our relationship."

Gu Qingyan pursed his lips, unusually not showing a sour face, but lowered his head, wanting to put the flowers on Shen Zhi Qiu's bedside first.

However, the space at the head of the bed was too small. Lu Jia had already placed a vase of gardenias on it, so there was no way to put Gu Qingyan's flowers there.

He was somewhat displeased and reached out to pull up the gardenia and throw it into the nearby trash can.

"Put it down!" Upon hearing the noise, Shen Zhi Qiu immediately turned around and looked at him, saying loudly and unhappily.

Gu Qingyan was taken aback, but she wisely put it down and awkwardly continued to hold her lilies in her hands.

Shen Zhi Qiu glanced at Gu Qing Yan, somewhat surprised. Gu Qing Yan's attire today was completely different from his usual domineering CEO style. He had unusually taken off his dark suit, which seemed to be an extension of his body, and put on a clean and simple gray tracksuit.

For a moment, Shen Zhi Qiu was somewhat dazed, as if her days had been instantly pulled back to her university days.

Shen Zhi Qiu didn't have a very deep impression of him. She only vaguely remembered that Gu Qing Yan at that time always seemed to wear gray or black sportswear, dressed like a youthful and energetic boy, but his personality seemed to be very dull, and he always stayed by himself without speaking.

When I occasionally saw him, he always seemed to be carrying a large easel and didn't really talk to anyone, unless Si Mingyu spoke to him first, in which case he would respond. I heard that he spent the rest of the time in his studio, engrossed in painting.

"Zhi Qiu." Rong Mo's voice roused her from her reverie.

Shen Zhi Qiu looked somewhat bewildered and blankly replied, "Huh?"

"What are you thinking about?" Rong Mo patted her head affectionately, leaving Gu Qingyan standing aside.

"It's nothing. I was just thinking about some things from the past," Shen Zhi Qiu replied after a pause.

"Knock knock knock," came the knocking on the door.

Rong Mo rolled her eyes at Gu Qingyan and said irritably, "See? This is the proper etiquette before entering the room."

"I didn't expect you to be inside. I just wanted to see Zhi Qiu as soon as possible," Gu Qingyan explained somewhat embarrassedly, pursing her lips.

"Please come in." Rong Mo ignored his explanation and called out towards the door.

Lu Jia opened the door and walked in. He was clearly taken aback when he saw Gu Qingyan standing by the bedside holding lilies. But seeing that Gu Qingyan didn't put the flowers down, he didn't say anything. He just nodded to Gu Qingyan, then gently closed the door and strode over to the sofa by the window to sit down.

"Alright, you've met Zhi Qiu and know she's doing well now, so you can go back to Nancheng in peace. Go on, I won't see you off." Seeing that there had been a long silence, Rong Mo began to get impatient and directly told Gu Qingyan to leave.

"Brother, I've come to take Zhi Qiu back." Gu Qingyan remained unmoved and still expressed his thoughts.

Shen Zhi Qiu was so angry that she laughed.

Just as Rong Mo was about to speak, Shen Zhi Qiu gently pressed his hand, indicating that she would do it herself.

"Gu Qingyan, you haven't lost your memory, right? If you have, I'll have my brother take you to have a doctor check your brain!"

Gu Qingyan was somewhat puzzled, not knowing what she meant.

“I’ve made it very clear to you before, there’s no way I can go back to the Gu family with you, so give up on that idea.”

Shen Zhi Qiu said without any mercy, "You're still young and your family is rich. With your qualifications, finding a suitable young lady from a wealthy family would be a piece of cake. Why do you have to cling to me?"

“Zhi Qiu,” Gu Qingyan wasn’t angry at being spoken to like that, she just said softly, “Your parents and grandfather miss you very much, and they are also very worried about you and the baby in your belly.”

I was wrong about what I did in the past, and I've reflected on it for a long time these past few days. I really haven't fulfilled my duties as a husband over the past few years.

I know, especially," Gu Qingyan paused, frowning with some pain, "especially after Xiao Wanqing returned to the country, what I did was truly terribly wrong. I shouldn't have doubted you because of her, nor should I have neglected you because of her. Zhi Qiu, I sincerely apologize to you today, it was truly my fault!"

I know you're determined to leave me now, and you think I'm a complete scumbag and a jerk. You can curse me, you can even hit me, as long as it helps you calm down.

I don't dare to ask for your immediate forgiveness, but I hope you can give me a chance to make amends, okay? Just for the sake of our child having a healthy and happy family, please?

You see, nowadays there's a cooling-off period for divorces. Isn't that to encourage people to make a careful decision when getting a divorce? You don't have to answer me now; just observe my behavior before deciding, okay?

As Lu Jia listened to Gu Qingyan's earnest apology, he couldn't help but glance at him. He had heard Gu Qingyan apologize and soften his stance to Shen Zhi Qiu before, but every time before, he had apologized with an air of superiority, as if apologizing to Shen Zhi Qiu was a favor to her.

He had never truly reflected on this before.

Never before have I truly humbled myself to apologize and yield to Shen Zhi Qiu like this.

This is the first time, at least it seems like he has truly repented.

Shen Zhi Qiu remained silent.

As time ticked by, the thoughts in the minds of those present were quite different.

Gu Qingyan grew increasingly anxious as he waited. Before coming, he had thought that Shen Zhi Qiu would soften and forgive him for the sake of the child, but she remained silent and did not even glance at him. Gu Qingyan's palms began to sweat involuntarily.

Lu Jia clasped his hands together under the table. He didn't look in Shen Zhi Qiu's direction because he didn't want to put pressure on her or make her feel guilty.

Loving someone is a choice he makes willingly.

Shen Zhi Qiu's choice to divorce is her own business.

Of course, it is also her freedom not to choose divorce.

He fully respects her choice.

Rong Mo, who was sitting by the hospital bed, sighed silently. He didn't know what Shen Zhi Qiu's silence meant, but he felt that divorce was a big deal and his sister really needed more time to think about it.

From a child's perspective, it's naturally better to stay with the original spouse.

However, from the perspective of making Shen Zhi Qiu happy, he still felt that Gu Qing Yan was not qualified enough.

After thinking for a moment, Rong Mo still wanted to advise Shen Zhi Qiu to consider the matter carefully.