Chapter 35 - 34 The Talks Failed (Added)

“You won’t know how many years it will be before you can come home again, and that money won’t be enough. Besides, this is what we’re giving you,” Shen Manru patiently explained, frowning.

Gu Qiaoqiao curved her lips into a smile as she looked at the uncomfortable Shen Manru, but then suddenly asked, “Can I ask you something?”

“What?” Shen Manru replied, displeased.

“I want to divorce Qin Yize, will you support me?” Gu Qiaoqiao asked bluntly.

Shen Manru’s eyes widened in shock, then she looked at Gu Qiaoqiao carefully and seriously. After seeing Gu Qiaoqiao’s equally serious expression, she clenched her teeth and asked, “Are you serious?”

“Yes, absolutely true, I swear,” Gu Qiaoqiao even raised her hand.

At this moment, Shen Manru’s expression was extremely complex.

It kept changing, and Gu Qiaoqiao found every emotion present, seemingly with the sole exception of joy.

What’s going on?

Shouldn’t she be overjoyed?

Gu Qiaoqiao had thought about it in the morning; there was no need to keep the matter of the divorce a secret any longer.

Firstly, telling Shen Manru directly would definitely gain her support.

Although she knew that Qin Yize wasn’t someone who just obeyed his parents, it was still better than nothing.

But what did Shen Manru’s expression signify?

The usually graceful lady now looked somewhat ferocious due to anger, her breathing rapid and uneven.

Her hands were even trembling slightly.@@novelbin@@

Although Gu Qiaoqiao knew she shouldn’t have any heart conditions, she shut her mouth upon seeing such anger.

After a long while, Shen Manru bit her teeth and said with a voice both angry and full of hatred, “Gu Qiaoqiao, this is not how it works. You marry if you want to marry, you leave if you want to leave; what do you take my son for? You want my outstanding son to become a divorced man, let me tell you first, I won’t agree!”

How could she let her precious son become a divorcee?

It didn’t matter for others, but for her perfect and flawless son, it was a blemish.

Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t understand, “Your words are a bit extreme. Isn’t divorce quite normal now? Whether it’s the powerful and noble or the ordinary folks, it’s not a shameful matter. You’re a university professor, how can you be so old-fashioned?”

Shen Manru laughed out of sheer rage, “Don’t try to press me with your grand talk. Other people are other people; they have nothing to do with me. Gu Qiaoqiao, since you’ve decided to marry into this family, you need to learn how to be a daughter-in-law of the Qin Family. As for the rest, I consider you never mentioned it today.”

Shen Manru turned and left.

“What if your son agrees too?”

Shen Manru turned around once more, a smile on her lips Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t comprehend. She said with certainty, “My son won’t agree.”

“Are you so sure?” Gu Qiaoqiao frowned.

“I know my son!” she said, and left without looking back.

When the door closed, it was louder than usual because of her anger.

Gu Qiaoqiao thought this whole family was crazy!

Of course, that excluded Grandma Qin.

She never imagined that getting a divorce would be this difficult.

In her mind, Shen Manru was supposed to be the most supportive, yet the reaction was unexpectedly intense.

A blemish?

Is divorce a blemish?

Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t understand.

How had she divorced in her previous life?

Gu Qiaoqiao’s expression dimmed. In her previous life, her divorce went smoothly, was it because of the sentence she said to Qin Yize?

“Qin Yize, never let me see you again.”

Back then, her family members died one after another, her brother was arrested for intentional homicide, almost leaving her with nothing. The Qin Family wasn’t faring any better. Qin Xiaoyu was lying in the hospital, Grandma Qin had passed away, Mr. Qin’s hair turned white overnight, the old master had a stroke out of anger and died within a year…

Gu Qiaoqiao’s face darkened as she thought that even without that sentence, their families had already become enemies.

In such circumstances, divorce was inevitable.

But what about this lifetime?

These tragedies would absolutely never occur again in this lifetime.

Not only did they not happen, but she even gained the Old Master’s favor.

Grandma Qin was getting stronger by the day, and it was expected that within three days, she could throw away her cane and walk on her own.

And she would never suffer from leg pain in this lifetime.

These past few days, Gu Qiaoqiao, like a pearl covered in dust, was quietly blooming with the radiance unique to her.

Even when Gu Qiaoqiao caused quite a few incidents in her past life, Shen Manru never suggested her son divorce her.

So, who would consider divorce in this lifetime?

But who could have known she was reborn with her memories intact? The regret and pain carved into her heart, she simply couldn’t shake them off.

Gu Qiaoqiao angrily threw the envelope onto the ground and swept all the money from the coffee table onto the floor as well.

They scattered about, covering the ground.

At that moment, the door was pushed open again.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes glowed red as she stared intently at Qin Xiaoyu. Without waiting for her to speak, Gu Qiaoqiao scolded coldly, “Get out!”

“You…” Qin Xiaoyu, just as she stepped in, froze in place. The hairpin in her palm pricked her, infuriating her, but upon seeing Gu Qiaoqiao’s cold and reddened eyes, her heart skipped a beat in terror.

Her eldest brother was someone she had admired since she was little, and she had always listened to him. Especially when accompanying Grandma Qin for walks, seeing the relaxed and joyful mood of her grandmother, she realized what Gu Qiaoqiao had done.

If her brother said something was amiss last night, then it surely was.

Therefore, she wouldn’t mention it again, and upon Grandma’s reminder, she took out her favorite hairpin to give to Gu Qiaoqiao.

In Grandma’s words, it was important to distinguish between those close and those distant.

But she hadn’t expected to be coldly turned away by Gu Qiaoqiao.

Angry, she ran into her own room.

Yet, with a start, she looked behind, worried that Gu Qiaoqiao would come after her to hit her. Qin Xiaoyu immediately shut her room door tightly.

Gu Qiaoqiao crouched down and picked up all the money from the floor.

She put Shen Manru’s money into the envelope, and along with Qin Yize’s salary, placed it in the study’s drawer.

She would not use their money.

Moreover, she would return the five thousand yuan dowry to the Qin family after the divorce.

To break it off, it had to be done thoroughly.

But thinking of this, Gu Qiaoqiao felt there was still a lump of air trapped in her heart.

Divorce, it turned out, was not as simple as she had imagined.

Gu Qiaoqiao shook her head, took a deep breath, and felt as if some of the frustration bottled up inside was relieved.

She stopped thinking about these matters; after all, where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Gu Qiaoqiao took out the carving knife from the wardrobe.

After washing her hands, she sat at the desk, which had several walnuts on it.

She realized that what was most urgent was to have money in her own hands.

Being penniless truly made things difficult.

It was a pity there was no jade; she could only use the readily available material—walnuts.

She could carve food, but she was most skilled at carving jade.

Of course, her grandfather had also taught her nucleus carving.

In both her past life and this one, she had an extremely high talent for carving.

When her grandfather discovered her gift when she was young, his face bore an indistinguishable mix of sorrow and joy.

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