After hugging me, Chen Wanzhen let go of me and stared at my face with a hint of curiosity: "What perfume are you wearing? It smells so unique."
The next second, she noticed something amiss with me, her curiosity growing even stronger: "This coat of yours... isn't this yours? It's a men's coat!"
I looked down at myself.
Su Shenglin is 1.9 meters tall, and all his clothes are custom-made.
So even though I'm 172cm tall, this coat almost reaches my ankles, and the style is obviously masculine.
"Well, it belongs to someone else. I'm just wearing it temporarily," I explained somewhat awkwardly.
Chen Wanzhen winked and said, "I was wondering why the perfume smelled so unique. It was from this coat. Gu Yanqing has good taste."
Clearly, the roommate misunderstood and thought the coat belonged to Gu Yanqing.
I helped her carry her luggage, turned around and walked towards the parking lot, casually saying, "These aren't Gu Yanqing's clothes."
"Huh? Then you..." Chen Wan was really surprised, and the way she looked at me seemed to suggest that I had cheated on her.
I continued to explain, "I've divorced Gu Yanqing. It was a lawsuit, and I should receive the court's judgment in the next few days."
"What?" Chen Wanzhen was even more surprised. "How long has it been since we last contacted each other? Didn't you two just get married a few months ago? How come you're divorced already?"
Chen Wanzhen's question shows that she doesn't care about gossip and doesn't contact her classmates much.
The scandal surrounding my wedding with Gu Yanqing caused quite a stir online at the time. Many of my classmates from other places saw it and some even asked me about it.
"It's a long story, let's talk about it on the way."
Once we were in the car, Chen Wanzhen suddenly said she wouldn't be staying at my place that night. She could only have a meal with me before heading to another district to meet a headhunter. The headhunter was going on a business trip out of town early the next morning and was only available tonight.
I asked curiously, "Are you changing jobs?"
"I feel like I've reached the end of my current job, and I want to change platforms and environments."
"Yes, I understand. It's quite admirable that you can stay at a company for several years."
I drove Chen Wanzhen to Yuyuan for dinner.
During the meal, I talked about my experiences over the past few months.
Chen Wanzhen frowned frequently as she listened, her expression changing in a fascinating way.
"Gu Yanqing is actually this kind of person? I remember you two were such a perfect match in college, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a well-known couple on campus."
When Chen Wanzhen talked about these things, I couldn't help but recall the past.
"So what are your plans after you two got divorced? Surely some guy is pursuing you again, right? Your coat is proof." Chen Wanzhen nodded and pointed to the men's coat draped next to my seat.
The parking space was a bit far from the Royal Garden, and it was cold on the road, so I put on a cloak when I got out of the car.
"I guess so, but I'm not in the mood for that right now. I need to focus on getting the company running smoothly first." I gave the same answer.
Chen Wanzhen thought for a moment and said, "It's a pity you two don't have children. If you had a child, you wouldn't have to get married in this life. You could raise the child alone and live a carefree life!"
I smiled and said, "Why do I have to have children? I can live a carefree and happy life on my own right now."
Chen Wanzhen was drinking tea when she heard this. She put down her teacup and said excitedly, "What are you thinking! With your family's complicated relationships, if you don't have a few children to carry on the family line, your stepmother, brother, and all sorts of elders and cousins will try every means to divide you up. No matter how well you do in your career, in the end you'll only be doing the work for them!"
I was taken aback; I really hadn't thought of that.
They're still young; who would have thought about what would happen decades from now?
"Scared, aren't you? I have this sense of crisis because something like this happened to a relative of mine. So my mom said that we don't have to get married, but we have to have a child, and the more the better, since we're not short of money anyway."
I remained silent, but secretly took it to heart.
We need to have a baby...
Along with this thought, the image of Su Shenglin appeared in my mind.
If I had to find a man to have a child with, subconsciously I would actually hope that person was Su Shenglin.
But how could that be!
The Su family would never allow that noble and orthodox bloodline to be lost to the outside world.
And me and him—
A gap as wide as an infinite chasm makes it impossible to achieve a satisfactory result.
I couldn't help but think, maybe I could learn from those domineering CEO dramas, use some tricks to steal the man's child, and then sneak off with the baby...
"Jiang Wan, Jiang Wan?" Chen Wanzhen nudged me and muttered, "What's wrong with you? Are you stunned? It's not too late to act now. You can secretly... have sex with Gu Yanqing, get pregnant, and raise the child yourself. Anyway, you're divorced."
My face flushed and my heart pounded. I glanced at her and whispered, "How could that be! We never did anything like that before, and now that we're divorced, it's even less likely!"
Moreover, the Gu family is eager to get involved with me; otherwise, Gu Yutian wouldn't have done such a despicable thing. Why would I willingly walk into their trap?
"What?" Chen Wanzhen exclaimed in surprise, "You've been together for so many years, and you didn't..."
She poked it with two fingers, gesturing as she did so.
I quickly pressed her hand down, "Keep your voice down!"
"Holy crap... are you two Platos?"
"No...you forgot he was sick for several years? But that can't be right...it's only been a little over a year since he recovered. I was thinking we should wait until our wedding night, but who knew—"
Chen Wanzhen sighed heavily, "You! You seem so smart, yet when it comes to relationships... Haven't you heard that men are only obedient when they're hanging on the wall? He has needs too, no wonder he cheated on you with your sister, they definitely slept together! Otherwise, how foolish would he be to treat you like that? Do you really believe he did it out of a sense of duty? Out of pity?"
I didn't say anything, but I thought maybe so.
I also think that his relationship with Jiang Yi couldn't possibly be just a simple brother-sister relationship.
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