He didn't struggle. He called his lawyer and instructed him, "Add this to the agreement: give her this house, the villa in the west of the city, and my Maybach and Rolls-Royce."
Su Jin couldn't suppress the urge to smile, and coughed a few times to cover her true feelings. "Really? You'll regret this."
Gu Xingze assumed she was referring to the divorce.
He bit his trembling lips, "...I will let you go, don't worry."
Having prepared everything, Su Jin walked to the driver's seat. "This car is for me, right? I'll drive."
"Um."
Gu Xingze sat in the passenger seat, realizing he wasn't in a good condition to drive.
Su Jin drove quickly and steadily, and soon arrived at the local civil affairs bureau.
She got out of the car wearing a mask and sunglasses, afraid of being recognized.
He said to Gu Xingze, "Since you've given me so much, then it's up to you to decide whether or not to announce our divorce. Your company's boss's divorce should also affect the stock price, right?"
She was genuinely thinking of Gu Xingze's best interests, but he acted as if he hadn't heard her and asked, "Are you happy, Su Jin?"
Su Jin nodded. "I'm quite happy."
Who wouldn't be happy to receive so much money?
Gu Xingze lowered his eyes. "That's good."
If I can make you genuinely happy when I'm with you, then I'm not useless.
Follow the staff to complete the process and sign your name on the divorce agreement.
Su Jin obediently signed her copy and handed it to the staff.
Gu Xingze hesitated for a long time with trembling hands before finally signing three crooked characters.
The staff member typed on the computer, "Okay, come back in thirty days to sign the divorce receipt, and you will be officially divorced."
"Okay." Su Jin smiled and got up to leave.
So getting a divorce is so easy! What have you been doing all these past few months of procrastination?
She looked at Gu Xingze in a good mood, "Thank you, here you go."
As he spoke, he shoved something cold into his hand.
Gu Xingze opened his palm and saw that it was a wedding ring.
Su Jin explained, "I took this to a jewelry store and they said this style isn't sold on the market. It must have been custom-made for you. It's not appropriate for me to keep it now, so I'm returning it to you."
He blinked, his whole body felt cold, and his hands and feet were numb.
Did you ever love me?
Su Jin frowned. "Do you want to hear the truth?"
His voice was low, hoarse, and weary. "Tell me the truth."
"I used to like him."
Her answer surprised Gu Xingze, who looked up at Su Jin. "Really?"
Su Jin shrugged. "Do I still have any reason to lie to you now?"
After saying that, she covered her mouth and said, "Ah, I didn't mean that everything I said before was a lie. There was a little bit of a white lie in it."
Su Jin waved the documents in her hand, "As for love? It's too heavy, not suitable for me."
She gazed intently at Gu Xingze, "Goodbye, we'll still be friends."
Don't say things too definitively. If she ever needs Gu Xingze's help in the future, she can still use him as a resource.
She got into the car, started the engine, and drove away.
Gu Xingze stood there, watching her car disappear from his sight.
He had one more thing he didn't say: "I wish you happiness, goodbye..."
His vision blurred, and he collapsed from exhaustion at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Assistant Li, who was notified to pick up Gu Xingze, could only watch helplessly as her boss collapsed.
Manager Li was terrified and got out of the car shouting, "Boss! Boss can't die! You promised to give me a raise!"
Assistant Li dialed 120 and kept shaking his body, "Boss, boss, come back to life!"
...
When Gu Xingze opened his eyes again, all he saw were the clean white walls of the hospital.
Assistant Li was waiting beside him to wake up. "Boss, you're awake."
He went to call the doctor for an examination, and the doctor said seriously, "Angina pectoris can lead to myocardial infarction, aortic stenosis, etc. as the condition progresses, affecting the blood supply to the heart, or angina patients may have heart failure. In your current condition, you cannot have a stent. We should consider coronary artery bypass surgery. Where are your family members?"
Gu Xingze curled his fingers, "Can...can my illness wait a little longer? About a month, is that okay?"
The doctor looked at him strangely; he didn't seem like someone who couldn't afford surgery.
"How can you delay treatment? You should get treatment as soon as possible. If you wait any longer, you might die. What good is money then?"
Gu Xingze fidgeted with his fingers, his hands clasped together. "I...I understand."
As soon as the doctor left, Assistant Li couldn't sit still anymore.
"Boss, why are you delaying the surgery? Otherwise, I'll call Madam back..."
"no!"
Gu Xingze interrupted him sharply, his chest heaving, looking furious.
Assistant Li dared not provoke him any further; if he were to die in front of her, she would be in no position to explain herself.
Gu Xingze gasped for breath and said intermittently, "I can't... I can't tell her that I'm like this right after the divorce. She'll think I'm... pretending to be pitiful."
Assistant Li now understood why he had said it would take a month.
After heart bypass surgery, it usually takes several months to recover. By then, let alone going to the civil affairs bureau to sign a divorce certificate, it will probably be difficult to even go to the toilet by yourself.
Gu Xingze didn't want Su Jin to see him in this embarrassing state.
I didn't want her to think I was playing the victim to gain sympathy.
"Sigh, boss... as your subordinate, I shouldn't pry into your private affairs, but why bother?"
Su Jin has already stopped mentioning divorce, so why should he bring it up again?
Gu Xingze coughed a few times and shook his head, "Don't mention it anymore, as long as she's happy."
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