He carried a cake in one hand and several boxes of high-end nutritional supplements in the other. After changing his shoes, he walked towards the restaurant.

"Happy birthday, Xiaowan. I brought you a cake and a gift. Grandma, these are for you. Auntie will make soup and stew for you; they're very nutritious."

He picked up what he was holding and greeted us with a big smile.

Grandma and Auntie exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat embarrassed.

Out of politeness, Grandma smiled and said, "You've gone to so much trouble, but I don't need it. You can take it back to your parents."

Before Gu Yanqing could respond to my grandmother's words, I stood up and said coldly and rudely, "What are you doing here? Who let you come? Have you no shame?"

"Xiao Wan, today is your birthday..." Gu Yanqing looked at me cautiously.

"My birthday has nothing to do with you! Nobody welcomes you here, get out!" I rudely shooed him away and then told the aunt to ask him to leave.

But how could Auntie possibly chase him away?

Gu Yanqing was also anxious and immediately expressed his loyalty: "Grandma, Aunt... I know I was wrong. I'm sorry to Xiaowan. I realize my mistake. Please help me persuade her and give me another chance..."

Grandma sighed, "I can't interfere in your affairs as young people. It's up to Xiaowan to decide."

My aunt also said, "Yanqing, what's done is done. No one can wait for you forever. Xiaowan has never relied on you for anything; she only appreciated your kindness and how good you were to her—but you've lost both of those qualities. How can she possibly give you another chance?"

Gu Yanqing lowered his head in shame, his face full of remorse, "Yes, it's all my fault..."

Seeing him standing there motionless, I got up, rushed over, and pushed him out: "Go! Get out of here! I feel disgusted just looking at you!"

"Xiao Wan, please don't do this... I'm truly repentant. As long as you forgive me, I'll do anything you ask. I promise I'll only love you from now on."

Gu Yanqing retreated in a disheveled manner, but did not forget to express his loyalty to me.

But I don't believe a single word of it.

I forcefully pushed him out the door and threw out all the cakes and nutritional supplements he had bought. "Take your things with you, don't leave them here to disgust people!"

I slammed the door shut and went back to continue eating.

My aunt looked at me several times and, seeing that I looked unwell, asked worriedly, "Are you alright? You've been together for six years, it's not easy to break up. I understand you. If you want to cry, just cry it out, it'll make you feel better."

As I gnawed on a big bone, I said nonchalantly, "Don't cry, he doesn't deserve it."

Grandma and Aunt were both very worried.

After finishing the big bone, I paused for a moment before saying, "He doesn't agree to a divorce, so I've already filed a lawsuit in court. The hearing is on the 6th of next month. It's completely over between us a long time ago. Don't worry, I can get through this."

Grandma was always very open-minded: "Okay, as long as you've thought it through, whatever you do, Grandma will support you."

I smiled, looked at the cake my aunt had made, and changed the subject: "Let's cut the cake. I love my aunt's cakes the most."

"Okay, then eat more." My aunt became happy and immediately lit the candles so I could make a wish and cut the cake.

I left my grandmother's house at 10 p.m. after my birthday.

The house my grandmother lives in now was bought for her by my aunt a few years ago. It's a small two-bedroom apartment, close to my aunt's house, so it's convenient for her to take care of her.

The community is quite upscale, with excellent landscaping and infrastructure.

I had just stepped out of the gate when a figure darted out from behind the green belt, startling me.

Upon closer inspection, unsurprisingly, it was still Gu Yanqing.

"Xiao Wan, it's me." Seeing that I was startled, Gu Yanqing quickly greeted me.

I rolled my eyes at him, not wanting to pay him any attention, and walked away.

But he turned around, grabbed me, and forcefully pulled me into his arms.

"Xiao Wan, I was wrong. Please give me another chance, okay? I love you, I really can't lose you. For the sake of our six years together, please give me one last chance..."

He held me tightly in his arms, expressing his love urgently and passionately, refusing to let go no matter how much I struggled and hit him.

I felt uncomfortable all over, as if he were covered in thorns. I just wanted to escape. In desperation, I stomped hard on his foot, making him gasp in pain. I took the opportunity to push him away.

"Gu Yanqing, are you disgusting? Do you think what you did is forgivable?" I asked in a low voice, my face sharp.

But he shamelessly said, "You can punish me for the rest of your life, as long as we don't get a divorce."

I turned my head away and sneered, "You've got it backwards, haven't you? If I get back together with you, I'll be the one punishing myself, because every second I see you is unbearable."

I turned to leave again, but he suddenly raised his voice and asked, "Are you with Su Shenglin?"

I paused, turned to stare at him, and before I could respond, he continued, "Last night I was waiting for you in the lobby of the club and saw Su Shenglin pick you up. He stayed at your house all night, and the two of you..."

He paused, his face filled with shame and indignation.

I understood what he meant, so I simply turned around, crossed my arms, and smiled gently: "What do you want to ask? Do you want to know if we slept together? Yes, so what? Not only did we sleep together, but we slept together many times. Su Shenglin is not only handsome and has a great physique, but he is also very strong and treats me well—I really regret not meeting him sooner, otherwise you wouldn't be in this situation."

Gu Yanqing's face grew increasingly grim and dark as I spoke.

He suppressed his emotions and waited for me to finish speaking before saying in a tight voice, "We've been together for six years, and you wouldn't give me—and now you turn around and sleep with a guy you've only known for a few days. Jiang Wan, how shameless are you? And you still say you're not vain and materialistic?"

“Gu Yanqing, we’ve been together for six years, and you’ve been sick for five of them. With your frail body, it’s a miracle you’re even alive. And you still want to have sex?” I retorted sarcastically without holding back.

Gu Yanqing's face grew even more gloomy, his eyes glaring at me, his fists clenched as if he were about to attack.

I glanced at his fist and instinctively became defensive. "If you're a man, stop bothering me."

After saying that, I turned and walked towards the parking space.

Behind her came his defiant cry: "Jiang Wan, I won't get a divorce! I won't let you be with that Su guy!"

I couldn't be bothered to pay attention, so I walked to the car, opened the door, and got in.

Just as I started the engine, the car parked next to me suddenly started moving as well.

I was startled and turned around to look, only to find that there were people sitting in the car.

I frowned, thinking about how I had just had a fight with Gu Yanqing and was being watched by others, and I felt a little uneasy.

But then I thought, since we don't know each other anyway, even if that person hears me, as long as I'm not embarrassed, he's the one who's embarrassed.

While I was still in a daze, the car had already driven off, and Gu Yanqing had no choice but to take a few steps back.

I quickly slid out of the parking space and left with the car.

Ahead was a Bentley luxury car with a fancy license plate.

I thought to myself, I hope the Bentley is well-sealed and the owner inside didn't hear my conversation with Gu Yanqing.

But there's a saying: "Things don't always go as planned."