"I've never refused the divorce from beginning to end."

Ji Xiao spoke softly.

"I know, but Gu Jin, he feels like he has let you down. After all, your father only..." Su Youqing paused and glanced at Ji Xiao. Then, she continued, "After all, you've been married him for two years. How many years can a woman have in her youth to squander? I understand his character too well. Even if he wants to marry me, he won't be able to overcome the hurdle in his heart."

"He feels guilty toward you. He won't be able to get out on his own."

Ji Xiao listened quietly. After a long while, she spoke slowly.

"Then, Youqing, what do you want me to do?"

Su Youqing held the teacup with red eyes and her hand trembled slightly.

"As long as you propose it and insist on divorcing him, he won't feel so guilty."

Seeing that Ji Xiao did not speak, Su Youqing burst into tears.

"I'm begging you, okay? Please help us and the child in my belly..."

"As for the divorce compensation, no matter how much you want, you can ask for it, or... I'll give it to you in private as compensation for all these years, okay?"

Ji Xiao had mixed feelings.

She knew that the woman in front of her loved Gu Jin so much that she would rather humble herself and beg her rival in love.

Ji Xiao suddenly wanted to know how Su Youqing would react if she told her that Gu Jin had kissed her?

Of course, Ji Xiao did not say it out loud.

"Perhaps, in the eyes of Youqing, I am the kind of person who abandons my self-esteem for money?"

In the end, Ji Xiao lost her cool. She leaned back and said in a colder tone.

"That's not what I meant... Xiaoxiao, don't get me wrong..."

She looked like she had been let down by the whole world again. Ji Xiao was fed up with her pretentious attitude.

"Then what do you mean? I told you from the start that I would sign the divorce papers the same day I signed them. I can't wait to get a divorce!" Ji Xiao looked at Su Youqing, whose expression had turned a little ugly. She continued, "I think you should look for your beloved Gu Jin instead of me about the divorce. He has found excuses not to divorce you time and time again. If he doesn't want to, there's nothing I can do even if you kneel down and beg me now."

Su Youqing looked pale.

Ji Xiao frowned and looked up at her watch.

"It's getting late. I still have work to do, so you should go."

Su Youqing looked at Ji Xiao, who was busy reading a document. She clenched her fists tightly, and her eyes were filled with hatred.

After Su Youqing left, Ji Xiao looked at Gu Jin's number in her contact list and pondered for a long time before finally calling him.

The matter had to be resolved sooner or later.

The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up.

Before Gu Jin could speak, Ji Xiao asked, "Gu Jin, when are we divorcing?"

Although there was no sound from the other end of the line, Ji Xiao could still hear his even breathing.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Xiao spoke again.

"Hello? Are you listening?"

"Got it."

Gu Jin said coldly before hanging up.

Got it?

What did that mean? So, when are we divorcing?

Ji Xiao was confused.

--

Gu Jin leaned against the sofa and looked at the call history. He threw his phone aside impatiently.

"Divorce, divorce, divorce all day long. Can't there be anything else in her mind besides divorce?"

"What's wrong? It's just a phone call. Why do you look so angry as if you've been scolded."

Lu Mingxuan spoke from behind him. He threw the ice cubes he took out of the fridge into the glass jar in front of him, and then filled Gu Jin's glass.

"Who is it? Su Youqing or someone else?"

He had known Gu Jin for more than ten years and they had been friends since they were children. With his understanding of Gu Jin, Gu Jin could remain expressionless even if the sky were to fall. Very few things could affect his emotions.

He stole a glance at the phone screen that was still on.

The number one caller ID in the call history was... Ji Xiao?

Lu Mingxuan looked excited. "Oh, it's Xiaoxiao. What's wrong? Haven't you two gotten divorced yet?"

"She didn't agree? In my opinion, after all, it's you who delayed her. You can give her whatever she wants. Anyway, your Gu family is big and prosperous, and you don't lack that bit of money?"

Gu Jin darkened his eyes and drank up the wine in his glass irritably.

"She agreed."

And she agreed very quickly, without any entanglement.

"So you've divorced?"

"No."

Lu Mingxuan swirled the wine in his glass with a puzzled look on his face. "What have you been doing since you came back? That's not like you."

Yes, this was indeed not his style.

He had always been decisive, but he only hesitated about this matter for a few months.

"Wait, I'll get a divorce when the time is right."

Lu Mingxuan looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "By the way, how's your mother recently?"

"Well, as usual. I told her that you're back and there's a family dinner tonight. She asked you to go."

"Will Xiaoxiao go with us?" Lu Mingxuan asked. "I haven't seen her for years. She must be prettier now."

Gu Jin's eyes were dark, grabbed the pillow next to him and threw it at Lu Mingxuan.

"Don't have any ideas about her."

"Why not? Xiaoxiao is gentle and lovely. I liked her when I was in college. Who knew that she only cared about you. Now that you are going to divorce, can't you let me pursue her?"

Although Lu Mingxuan said this, there was a sly smile in his eyes.

"We're not divorced yet. We're still legally married!"

He was really annoyed. Why did everyone around him remind him of the divorce? How many times do I need to emphasize it? He, Gu Jin, was still the legitimate husband of Ji Xiao!

"Is that so? What about Su Youqing and the child in her belly?"

"You are legally married now, but you can't erase the existence of another woman, and you can't forget the fact that she is pregnant."

Gu Jin tightened his grip on his wine glass.

--

In the afternoon, Ji Xiao received a call from Mrs. Gu, asking her to have dinner at the Gu family. Since it was a family dinner, Gu Jin would definitely be there. It might be more appropriate to talk to him about the divorce then, so she agreed obediently.

Mrs. Gu sighed on the other end of the line.

"Xiaoxiao, I've discussed it with Mr. Gu Sr. I want you to bring your boyfriend here for dinner. Although you won't be our daughter-in-law in the future, we're still a family. We'll keep an eye on him so that we can hand you over to someone else."

Ji Xiao had wanted to find an excuse to refuse, but when she heard Mrs. Gu's worried and loving tone, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Ji Xiao regretted it. Was she really going to ask Jiang Yi for help?

Anyway, there was no other more reliable way. Ji Xiao knocked on the door of Jiang Yi 's office.

In the end, Ji Xiao agreed to the unreasonable request of Jiang Yi to bring him breakfast for a month and asked him to accompany her to the Gu family dinner tonight.