After Chen Ping was taken away, there were fewer people watching outside, but a few still stayed to see what happened next.
Qiao Si turned around and loudly instructed the shop assistant to clean up the bloodstain on the floor.
She turned to look at Qiao Nai and motioned him to go back with her.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Gu Hesheng finally took action.
He opened his arms wide and blocked Qiao Nai's way.
"Nai...Miss Qiao."
He instinctively called her name, but then he realized that he no longer had the right to do so, so he changed his address.
He stood in front of the door, his eyes looking straight at Qiao Nai, as if he had a thousand words to say but didn't know how to express them.
Qiao Si took a step forward and stood in front of Qiao Nai, feeling completely safe.
"What do you want to do?"
She looked at Gu Hesheng unceremoniously.
Whatever he wanted to do, she would take action and teach him a lesson on behalf of Qiao Nai.
"I, I just want to say something to Miss Qiao about divorce." He was afraid that he couldn't explain it clearly and she wouldn't stay, so he specifically brought up the divorce.
Qiao Nai stretched out his left hand and placed it on Qiao Si's shoulder, patting her gently twice to comfort her.
"Lanyin, leave the rest to me."
Qiao Si glanced at Gu Hesheng, then turned to look at Qiao Nai. After exchanging glances with Qiao Nai, he stood aside and waited for them to finish speaking.
As soon as Qiao Si walked away, Gu Hesheng couldn't wait to take two steps forward, limped over, and stood in front of Qiao Nai.
"I can sign the divorce agreement you gave me right now."
He pondered for a moment before uttering these words.
"Since you joined my Gu Mansion, it's been me and everyone in the Gu Mansion who have wronged you. I don't ask for your forgiveness, but please give me a chance. Even after we divorce, please allow me to continue staying in Dingzhou. I want to make it up to you in my own way."
These heartfelt words moved Qiao Nai for a moment.
But what can we do about it?
It's too late.
"I don't need your compensation."
Qiao Nai answered calmly.
Gu Hesheng seemed to have expected her to say that, and brought up the issue of divorce again.
"I know you blame me, it's indeed my fault.
However, if you want me to sign the divorce papers, I have only one request: if you can agree to it, I can sign it now."
His eyes were too serious, and Qiao Nai could see that he would not give up until he achieved his goal. He hesitated for a moment and did not respond.
Gu Hesheng noticed her hesitation and spoke again.
"This is just my compensation. When I make it up to you, you can choose to accept or reject it in any way. I just need this opportunity to repay you."
Qiao Nai sighed.
After spending such a long time together, she also knew what kind of person Gu Hesheng was.
He always prides himself on being honest and self-disciplined, and never partial in either public or private matters.
His biggest mistake was probably that he was too confused by the situation.
He didn't understand what kind of people his mother and cousin were, and how they treated his wife.
That's why a series of mistakes happened.
In fact, if you really think about it, he himself was not aware of these things, and he never helped the evil.
Even after knowing the truth, he still wanted to get Qiao Nai back and make it up to her.
But Qiao Nai still blamed him.
It's not love that turns to hate, but rather equal resentment towards myself and those who were involved in this mistake at that time.
She blamed herself for being rigid and inflexible.
She clung to her father's last wish, without asking whether he wanted her to live a good life or to obediently follow the childhood marriage arranged more than ten years ago.
She also resented herself for being useless.
Even though she already knew that the Gu family was a dangerous place, and even though she already knew what a vicious person Chen Ping was, she still naively thought that she could leave directly with the divorce agreement.
As a result, they fell into a trap and were ambushed, causing A Wu to die in her place.
She hated herself more than she hated Gu Hesheng.
If he wants to make amends, then make amends.
She just wanted to get a quick divorce.
As for what he will do in the future, she can just avoid it.
Isn’t that what human relationships are like?
As long as one party strongly refuses, even if the other party wants to maintain the relationship, those feelings will gradually fade away with the passage of time.
Everlasting love has always been just a beautiful hope, but where is the reality?
After hearing what he said, Qiao Nai nodded and agreed.
Yuqing took out the prepared divorce papers from behind Qiao Nai and spread them out on the round table next to them.
There was a set of writing brushes and ink placed on the round table, probably ordered by Qiao Nai when he arrived.
Gu Hesheng watched their actions, took one last look at Qiao Nai, then walked to the round table, rolled up his sleeves, picked up a pen, and wrote his name next to hers.
His robe was still wet, and a few drops of water occasionally fell on the divorce agreement, but they were quickly wiped away by Yuqing, ensuring that the divorce agreement was not affected.
After putting down the pen, Gu Hesheng raised his right hand and bit his thumb. Blood flowed out. He pressed his finger on the place where he wrote his name on the paper, solemnly.
As soon as he raised his hand, Yu Qing immediately took out the divorce papers, dried the words and water stains, and showed them to Qiao Nai.
After confirming everything was correct, Qiao Nai only said, "See you at the government office in two days."
Their divorce will only be considered final with the witness of the government office.
After saying that, Qiao Nai and Qiao Si left here directly.
A group of people left one after another, and the private room suddenly became quiet.
Only a few guys were left here looking at each other in confusion.
Two of the guys who helped Gu Hesheng up couldn't stand seeing him like this anymore and offered to take him to change his clothes.
They couldn't bear to see the infatuated look of the young man who fell into the water, and just hoped that he would go with them to change into clean clothes as soon as possible.
After he fell into the water and was rescued, he was worried about Qiao Nai's safety and rushed back in a hurry without even wiping the water off, let alone changing clothes.
Gu Hesheng watched Qiao Nai leave without any reluctance, looking lonely. He just stared blankly at the two guys helping him change his clothes.
Qiao Nai followed Qiao Si into the carriage, and Zhang You and the others followed behind the carriage. The group finally set out on the journey back home.
It was still daylight when we went out, but now when we go back, it has started to get dark and lanterns are being hung on the streets.
There were also lanterns hanging on Qiao Si's carriage, bright yellow and very eye-catching.
The group walked slowly back along the street.
When they reached the intersection of a busy street, Qiao Si saw the hustle and bustle outside and wanted Qiao Nai to relax, so he stopped and took Qiao Nai for a walk.
The bustling street was a place created by Qiao Si, specifically for the city's residents to enjoy at night.
It is located in the center of Dingzhou City and is a well-connected place.
It is evening now and the sky is just getting dark, but there are already many vendors here shouting and hawking their wares.
This street is like this all the time. There are all kinds of things on it, including snacks and accessories, shadow puppet dance masters and apprentices, and acrobatic troupes. It is very lively.
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