As dawn paints the sky red, dewdrops on the grass reflect dazzling light, and droplets slide down the veins of the leaves, falling one by one into the soft earth.
"Beep beep beep..."
The flashing red light of the communicator was particularly glaring in the cramped cave. Yu Wei looked up, his eyes filled with irritation.
Using the vines to grab the communicator and connect, Zhou Siyu hurriedly covered his mouth, trying his best not to make a sound, but Yu Wei clearly didn't want him to have an easy time, and his movements became more and more exaggerated.
"Where is it?" Lin Gu's voice came through, weary and full of worry: "The scouts said the castle is on fire..."
"I did it." Yu Wei continued moving, but his voice remained steady. "What's the plan?"
"You released it?" Lin Gu breathed a sigh of relief. "We will launch a second attack on the castle and have called in fighter jets to participate in the operation. Remember to stay hidden."
"Understood." Yu Wei nodded. "Contact me again if anything comes up."
"be safe."
Lin Gu nodded and hung up the communicator. Although the sound on the other end was very soft, he could still hear the other person breathing.
"Hiss...be gentle." Lin Gu gasped and glared at Qin Ge. "I suspect you're deliberately seeking revenge."
"What do you mean?" Qin Ge spread his hands, looking at Lin Gu triumphantly, "Even if I did it on purpose, what can you do about it?"
"I'm not talking to you anymore."
Lin Gu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and watched Qin Ge remove the bullet from the wound. His body trembled slightly, and cold sweat poured down his face.
"Can you please stop being like Yu Wei?" Qin Ge said, tending to his wounds. "Are you all rushing forward headfirst, risking your lives?"
"He's not dead."
Lin Gu turned his head and accidentally aggravated his wound, wincing in pain.
"It's not like you're this lucky every day."
Qin Ge sighed, sprinkled medicine on the wound, and took out gauze to bandage it.
"Don't curse me."
Lin Gu rolled his eyes at him, saying that these were minor injuries and nothing serious for him.
He's more concerned about Yu Wei now—who he's with, what he's doing. He lost a lot of his brothers last night, and he doesn't know how Yu Wei is doing now.
Judging from his tone, he had already escaped the castle, so there was no need to worry about harming innocent people with heavy weapons.
He originally didn't want to use fighter jets, as the use of large weapons would always harm innocent people, but the castle's defenses were too strong, and coupled with new orders from headquarters, he had no choice but to launch a full-scale attack in order to achieve the fastest victory.
"Knock knock..."
There was a knock on the door. Lin Gu looked at Qin Ge with a puzzled expression. Qin Ge shrugged, indicating that he didn't know.
"Wait a moment."
Lin Gu answered the door while quickly getting dressed. He walked to the door, opened it, and his eyes were full of surprise.
"Zhenzhen? What happened to you..."
"Here, take this." Yu Zhen took out the document and handed it to Lin Gu: "I've already applied, sign it."
Lin Gu took it with a puzzled look, and was so shocked by the four words "Divorce Agreement" on the cover that he was speechless.
"Do you... really have to do this?"
Lin Gu spoke bitterly, looking at Yu Zhen, hoping to see a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
“I’m sorry, I don’t have enough energy to balance family and career.” A hint of sadness flashed in Yu Zhen’s eyes. “What you need is a full-time housewife, which I can’t do.”
He prefers to be eloquent at the negotiating table and to conquer challenges in the business world, rather than wallowing in self-pity at home and revolving around his husband and children.
"I've been very busy these past few days, I haven't had time." Lin Gu casually placed the documents on the table by the door, looking at Yu Zhen with feigned nonchalance: "I've been busy lately, I haven't had a chance..."
"what ever."
Yu Zhen lowered her eyes, a bitter feeling rising in her heart.
It's funny, even though I was the one who filed for divorce, I still feel sad seeing Lin Gu's indifferent attitude.
Can you really just let go of a relationship that's lasted so many years?
“Yu Zhen, I… I still want to ask you.” Lin Gu couldn’t bear to see him so heartbroken, and hesitated before speaking, “If I let Cen Jin leave, you…”
“He’s not the only problem between us.” Yu Zhen shook his head. “You should know that.”
So what if Cen Jin is gone? Lin Gu will have a second, a third, a fourth... and an Nth Cen Jin. He doesn't have the energy to fight them one by one, nor does he have the courage to believe that Lin Gu will always stand by his side.
Lin Gu was in his prime and successful; his world was too crowded, and he didn't need Yu Zhen.
"If you want to leave, I won't stop you." Lin Gu raised his hand and ruffled Yu Zhen's hair, then sighed, "If one day you get tired and want to come back, I'll always be here."
"You...are injured?"
Although Lin Gu was well hidden, Yu Zhen still smelled a faint scent of blood.
"No...no, it's just too hot, I got a nosebleed from the heat." Lin Gu quickly withdrew his hand, forcing a smile, and said, "I have something to do, should I have Xiao Li take you home?"
"Thank you, but no need." Yu Zhen slapped Lin Gu's hand away, turned around and left quickly: "I'm leaving now. You should think carefully about the terms of the agreement."
Watching Yu Zhen leave, Lin Gu picked up the agreement, didn't even glance at it, and threw it into the shredder.
He could let Yu Zhen go out for a walk and see the sights, but he would never let him leave.
Just like flying a kite, you can let the kite fly far away, but you will never cut the kite string.
Yu Zhen is a cold-hearted person, even more heartless than Zhou Siyu. He can control his emotions at will, and when it's time to leave, he will never stay. Once he makes up his mind, nothing can stop him from leaving.
But like Yu Wei, he is easily swayed and easily manipulated.
"Oh, so you've finally met your match." Qin Ge looked at Lin Gu with a gloating expression. "You didn't listen to your elders, and now you're paying the price."
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