Chapter 911: Don't Act Recklessly

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Lin Miao noticed that the maid was quite sensible; she felt that the maid hadn’t made a wrong choice in supporting her. By the time she finished her shower, Zhang Mei had hurried back from her family home.

Ever since Gu Shan had proposed divorce, Zhang Mei had chosen not to stay in the compound. She wanted to show Gu Shan that she wasn’t afraid of him. Since he was so eager to curry favor with Gu Zi, to the point of neglecting their marital bond, she had no reason to beg him to stay married.

Moreover, they had a military marriage, which was legally protected. Even a soldier couldn’t easily dissolve their marriage. Gu Shan was most concerned about his position; she truly believed he wouldn’t risk demotion to file for divorce. Thus, she stood firm this time. Although her family had urged her to soften her stance, she refused to back down.

Throughout her life, her family had never considered her feelings. They had always taught her to endure after marrying Gu Shan. But this time, she wouldn’t tolerate it. She believed her daughter, Lin Miao, would be the only one to understand her. So, upon hearing that Lin Miao was released early and had returned to the compound, she rushed over.

Sitting together on the sofa, Zhang Mei grasped Lin Miao’s hand, her expression earnest as she shared her thoughts. “Miao Miao, your father has completely been swayed by that ungrateful Gu Zi. He has abandoned us both. The truth is, when we visited you before, your father and I were already arguing every day. We didn’t want to worry you, so we kept it to ourselves.

“But now that you’re out, I must tell you that your father has changed his heart and wants a divorce. I’m prepared to fight him to the end. But Miao Miao, if we do end up divorced, will you come live with me? Your father won’t care for you anymore; when you were in prison, he only came to see you because I urged him to. Please come with me, no matter how difficult it gets, I’ll be with you.”

As she spoke, Zhang Mei was moved to tears, thinking Lin Miao would share her sentiments.

However, upon hearing this, Lin Miao’s expression soured instantly. She nearly jumped up to shout but restrained herself. Confusion etched on her face, she asked, “Mom, you’re not seriously thinking of leaving Dad, are you? What are you doing?

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“You can’t just get divorced from him! That’s not an option! Now that I’m back and preparing to take college entrance exams, I promise I’ll get into a good university for your sake. But you have to promise me, don’t act recklessly. This isn’t a big deal; just apologize to Dad like Uncle and the others suggested, and this situation won’t escalate to divorce, right?

“Dad’s a man and doesn’t consider how his actions affect me as his daughter. You, as my mother, should think of me! If you two divorce, how am I supposed to hold my head high in the Gong family? Our circumstances are already inferior to theirs; they look down on me as it is. If you go through a midlife divorce, how will I face anyone?”

Lin Miao had indeed grown more composed during her time in prison, but the stakes were high—this situation directly impacted her ability to reclaim her position as the young mistress of the Gong family.

The more she spoke, the more anxious she became. She felt that Zhang Mei was utterly foolish. She had little affection for the couple but didn’t want them to divorce.

Now Zhang Mei expected her to distance herself from Gu Shan if they divorced, which was out of the question.

Gu Shan was a military officer; in the city, he held a respectable position. Having a father like him could still overshadow many others. But Zhang Mei was just an ordinary public servant; to put it bluntly, without the title of the camp captain’s wife, she wouldn’t even have her job. At best, she was a homemaker. How could she dare to divorce the camp captain? It was sheer madness!

If Zhang Mei divorced Gu Shan, she would have to move out of the military housing. Without a solid standing at her family home, how could she expect to live? Would they end up scraping by together? Lin Miao vehemently opposed the idea of Zhang Mei getting a divorce.

Zhang Mei was taken aback by Lin Miao’s attitude. She stared blankly at her daughter. She hadn’t expected that even her own child couldn’t understand her pain. She thought Lin Miao would at least empathize with her situation and side with her in condemning Gu Shan. But instead, Lin Miao seemed to echo everyone else, urging her to apologize to Gu Shan.

At that moment, memories flooded Zhang Mei’s mind—images of a time when Gu Zi was still her daughter. Back then, her relationship with Gu Shan was relatively harmonious, with very few arguments. Whenever there was a disagreement, little Gu Zi would firmly stand by her side, using her childish voice to tell Gu Shan, “Daddy, teachers say that husbands shouldn’t bully their wives; that’s not how you get rich! You have to love Mommy!”