"Wrong?" Gu Changhe laughed awkwardly. "No, it's all my fault. I caused this ill-fated relationship, hurt that girl, and also hurt the child's mother."

Shen Sisi felt that her father-in-law was somewhat enlightened, but not very so.

"Of course you're wrong, and terribly wrong." At this moment, Shen Sisi didn't treat him as her father-in-law at all; she was just looking at a man who had made a mistake.

Gu Changhe smacked his lips, his face, which was over fifty years old, looking simple and honest, like a child being scolded: "Is it as serious as you say?"

"I was only absent from your mother's side at a few crucial moments, and I didn't do it on purpose. Besides, there's nothing between me and that girl. She's not even in Kyoto anymore. We're completely innocent, but she's caused all this trouble for me, putting up banners and spreading rumors in public. I haven't even divorced her yet. Isn't that enough sincerity?"

Xu Hongying did go a bit too far with the banner, but she's not stupid. Otherwise, why would she have endured it for so many years, until her children were all grown up, before finally putting up the banner?

Something must have happened, or they must have heard some rumors.

“A man like me, who doesn’t smoke or drink, doesn’t have casual relationships, and hands over his salary… if she leaves me, where will she find a man as good as me?”

He even acted out being out of breath!

Do you really think you're a treasure?

Even if his condition is a precious jade, it is still a flawed jade with impurities.

Now that things have come to this point, Shen Sisi finally understands. It turns out that her father-in-law's visit to pay New Year's greetings today was not for the sake of the visit itself.

She was even smugly pleased with herself for getting information out of Gu Changhe without making a sound, but little did she know that she had fallen into a trap herself.

And what did he just say?

divorce?

"Mom brought up divorce with you?" Shen Sisi was as shocked as if the sun had exploded when she heard this news.

Gu Changhe sighed and nodded: "I don't know what's wrong with your mother. Last night, before she left, she suddenly told me that she was tired and wanted to let go. She said that she only had the courage to do so after seeing you."

Did you see her?

What does it have to do with her if the elderly couple is getting a divorce?

“Your mother said that the reason she had endured the divorce was for the sake of her three children. Now that the children are all grown up and have their own families, it’s time for her to regain her freedom.”

Hearing this, Gu Changhe panicked a little, knowing how much Xu Hongying valued this marriage.

She survived so many things back then, and she'll fight anyone who dares to mention divorce to her.

But to my surprise, she brought it up herself, still with a nonchalant expression.

“Hongying has changed!” Gu Changhe took a deep breath: “And all of this is because of you.”

"I?"

"Yes, she saw through you how a woman climbs out of the mire and lives on without fear of gossip. Only then did she realize that divorce is not such a big deal after all."

Shen Sisi never expected that she could be a role model for others. It seems that her marriage with her husband is in serious trouble.

She didn't want to be labeled a troublemaker: "Dad, we're talking about your business right now, don't change the subject!"

Gu Changhe immediately fell silent and straightened his back slightly.

Shen Sisi then spoke up: "First of all, the fact that you can tell me these things proves that you don't want a divorce and still want to salvage the relationship, right?"

Gu Changhe stammered, his face turning red, before finally uttering a single word: "Yes..."

"Alright, you need to know where you went wrong first." Chen Sisi fiddled with the dried oranges on the stove.

"Have you ever considered that disappointment can accumulate?"

This question stumped Gu Changhe, a rough and uncultured man.

"Actually, you handled this matter wrong from the very beginning. If I may ask, you should have given that girl compensation when you broke off the engagement, right?"

Gu Changhe nodded obediently: "I gave it to them. The betrothal gifts were given to them as an apology."

"If that's the case, you don't owe her anything, so why drag things out and stay entangled with her?"

"I..." Gu Changhe couldn't explain why, he only knew that he felt guilty whenever he saw that girl.

"Your ambiguous attitude is the root cause of hurting both women!"

"Excuse me for being blunt, but that auntie is also very problematic. Knowing that you are already married with a wife and children, she still keeps coming to see you. Everyone knows what she's up to, except you..."

"Or are you, Dad, pretending not to know?"

Chen Sisi's words were piercing, her sharp gaze like two swords aimed at Gu Chengfeng.

The problem that had troubled him for so long was now exposed by a sharp sword. It turned out that his good intentions were seen as ambiguous and entangled by others.

Gu Changhe also panicked and hurriedly explained, "Sisi, don't talk nonsense. I haven't done anything wrong to your mother!"

"But what you did really hurt my mother and the children in the family."

Gu Changhe fell into deep thought. He never expected that his guilt towards the girl, what he thought was good intentions and responsibility, would turn into a poisoned knife, piercing his own heart.

Seeing that his shock didn't seem fake, Shen Sisi whispered, "Dad, if you really want to win Mom back, you have to show some real results. You know, disappointment doesn't fall in a day; it's the accumulation of a long time before it suddenly avalanche. While there's still time, you know what to do."

She's put it that way; whether he can truly understand it depends on his own destiny.

"Okay... I understand! Thank you, Sisi!" Gu Changhe was a little excited: "I've kept these words to myself for decades, and today I finally found an opportunity to vent. Thank you, child..."

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