Chapter 5 Once divorced, there is no going back.
"I know."
Sang Qian corrected her, "Our marriage is an arranged one without any emotional foundation."
The man took a deep breath: "You want a divorce, does the Sang family agree?"
“I am an adult with autonomy,” Sang Qian said, emphasizing each word. “My marriage is my decision.”
Jin Changyu pursed his lips and remained silent, looking at the woman who was behaving unusually, his eyes filled with inquiry.
"Don't worry, I don't want your Jin family's money," Sang Qian continued. "You have the final say on the distribution of the assets, and I have no objections."
"I hope you understand that marriage is not a game."
Jin Changyu looked at her with a deep gaze, his tone becoming more serious, as if warning or reminder: "Once divorced, there is no going back."
Is he afraid that she'll still cling to him after the divorce?
Just as Sang Qian was about to say, "I will never go back on my word," the man suddenly stood up.
"I'll give you one night to think it over."
Jin Changyu glanced at her and said, "If you still insist on getting a divorce tomorrow, then I will grant your wish."
Before Sang Qian could speak again, he strode out, leaving only one sentence—
"I still have work to do, so I'll stay in the study tonight."
Sang Qian: "..."
Look, look, that's just how he is. He hasn't even finished speaking before he's off to work again.
However, since it was too late to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau anyway, Sang Qian didn't stop him.
When someone goes on a two-day vacation with their sweetheart, they have to work overtime to handle their work.
He should be kept busy to death.
She couldn't be happier if he didn't go back to the bedroom tonight.
The next morning at seven o'clock, Sang Qian went downstairs.
Seeing that she was up so early, the maid, Aunt Li, was a little surprised. "Good morning, Madam."
"Good morning, Aunt Li."
Sang Qian smiled and nodded at her, then looked towards the dining room, but didn't see anyone.
"Is he still in the study?"
Aunt Li replied, "The gentleman left at six o'clock this morning and is already at the company now."
"What?"
Sang Qian stared in astonishment, "Doesn't he usually leave around 7:30?"
She got up early specifically to discuss the divorce before he left the house.
As a result, he... left at six o'clock?
Is it really that busy?
*
In the president's office of the Jin Group.
Jin Changyu, who hadn't slept all night, was sitting at his desk with his eyes closed, concentrating, when he was disturbed by a ringing bell.
He sluggishly opened his eyes and glanced at the word "wife" flashing on the screen of his phone on the desktop, and immediately felt a headache coming on.
He answered the call reluctantly, and a woman's voice immediately came from the other end, "Jin Changyu, I have thought it through very carefully, and my answer is still—divorce."
Jin Changyu's handsome face remained calm. "I'm in a meeting. I'll be very busy today. We'll talk about this when I get back tonight."
"...Alright, then you have to come back tonight."
The woman wouldn't hang up until she finished giving her instructions.
Putting down his phone, Jin Changyu sighed and pressed his slender fingers to his temples.
A moment later.
Special assistant Gao Ze entered, carrying an exquisite gift box.
"Mr. Jin, the gift you gave to your wife has been delivered by a special envoy from the auction organizers."
He looked at Jin Changyu and asked, "Do you want someone to deliver it to your wife's home now, or would you like to deliver it yourself?"
Jin Changyu's eyes flickered. "Put it down, I'll take it myself."
"OK."
Gao Ze carefully placed the gift on the table.
"Oh, there's one more thing," he continued, "The secretariat said that during your business trip, Mr. Sang from Sang's Enterprises kept coming to the company to see you."
Upon hearing this, Jin Changyu suddenly looked up. "For a new energy research and development project?"
Gao Ze: "Exactly."
Speaking of his boss's father-in-law, Gao Ze was truly speechless.
The Sang family originally had little strength; it was only through the boss's support over the past two years that they have risen rapidly to their current position as an upper-middle-class enterprise.
Did the boss overfeed him?
This made him increasingly unaware of his own limitations. New energy research and development is a large-scale project that requires extremely high qualifications and strength from enterprises. Even some well-established listed companies cannot get on the list, yet he dared to dream of it.
They're so greedy.
Fortunately, the boss has principles and is determined not to show favoritism.
Jin Changyu was unaware of Gao Ze's inner turmoil; he only knew that the problem he had been struggling with all night had finally been solved.
So that's why we got divorced?
After a moment of contemplation, he said to Gao Ze, "For the South Peninsula project, send a cooperation proposal to the Sang family."
Gao Ze looked at him in astonishment, "President Jin, you want to involve the Sang family in the South Peninsula project?"
This is the company's largest high-quality project this year, apart from new energy projects.
Sang Zhiming had previously wanted to get involved in this project, but Sang's Enterprises was eliminated in the first round of evaluation and review.
“Hmm.” Jin Changyu glanced at him, knowing what he was thinking, and added, “Transfer my private investment share to the Sang family.”
Gao Ze was so shocked that he blurted out, "Then you're basically paying money to invest in the Sang family?"
"President Jin, you've already been very kind to the Sang family, giving them all the projects you could. Why go to such lengths?"
He was worried about his boss's wallet.
Jin Changyu said, "My wife also holds shares in the Sang family business."
Gao Ze still didn't understand, and muttered, "Wouldn't it be better to give the money directly to the wife?"
Even if the wife holds shares, how much of the shares would she actually receive if the money were given to the Sang family?
Jin Changyu certainly understood this principle.
But this was the first time she had asked him for something on her own initiative, and although he didn't approve of the way she did it, he didn't want to offend her.
“Just do as I say,” he told Gao Ze. “Go and do it now.”
"OK."
After Gao Ze left, Jin Changyu wearily pinched the bridge of his nose, and after a moment of calm, he threw himself back into his work.
He usually loses track of time when he's engrossed in his work, but not today.
Jin Changyu finished work at 5:30 and returned to Yuting Bay Villa with the gifts.
*
When I got home, Aunt Li greeted me, "Sir, you're back?"
"Um."
Jin Changyu walked into the living room and placed the gift on the table. "Where is your wife?"
Aunt Li: "Madam went out this afternoon and hasn't returned yet."
Jin Changyu: "..."
She asked him to come home tonight, but she went out instead?
Did she say when she would be back?
Aunt Li, "...No."
Jin Changyu sat on the sofa and said to Aunt Li, "Call and ask her."
Aunt Li looked at the distinguished man sitting there: ? ? ?
Why don't you do it yourself?
Seeing that she didn't move, Jin Changyu looked over, and Aunt Li quickly took out her phone to call Sang Qian.
"Hey, ma'am, when are you coming back... Oh? You'll be eating out before you come back?"
Aunt Li glanced quickly at the handsome man with a tense face and hurriedly said, "Madam... Master has returned. He is waiting for you to have dinner together."
The last sentence was added by her.
Jin Changyu glanced at her but didn't say anything.
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