After being reborn, I'm no longer going to play the role of a spoiled rich kid.

Chapter 2 "Let's get a divorce."

"Happy birthday, Yusijia," Gu Yu said in a hoarse voice.

After saying this, he placed his large hand around Yustia's waist, lowered his head, and was about to kiss her.

Yu Sijia had just been woken up by him and was still a little dazed, but when Gu Yu leaned down, she suddenly turned her head away.

That kiss landed on the side of her neck.

Gu Yu seemed somewhat displeased with her avoidance, and forcefully sucked on her neck, biting the soft flesh between her teeth, and mumbled, "Are you unhappy?"

Yustya hummed in agreement, then pushed the person off her.

“I don’t want to,” she said.

Gu Yu frowned slightly, then understood. He sat up in bed, opened the box on the bedside table, and handed it to You Sijia.

"I'm sorry I got back so late today. I didn't forget my birthday present," Gu Yu said, turning on the floor lamp.

By the light, Yusijia could clearly see the gift in Gu Yu's hand.

It's a ring.

“During my last business trip, Christie’s Hong Kong auctioned this pink diamond. Didn’t you like it before? Do you think it would fit?” As Gu Yu said this, he took You Sijia’s hand, held the ring, and wanted to slip the pink diamond onto her finger.

Yuska stared at his movements, somewhat lost in thought.

Her jewelry box is never short of rings.

When she was young, she casually mentioned that she liked collecting all kinds of rings, and ever since then, every gift Gu Yu gave her has been a ring.

Rings with different meanings.

But Gu Yu didn't know that when she was cautiously developing feelings for him, her biggest wish was for him to give her an engagement ring.

She didn't actually like rings that much.

Jiang Lingyu brought many gifts today.

There's a bag in the color she complained about not being able to buy on her WeChat Moments last month, as well as the Lego set she's been obsessed with lately, and she even managed to get her favorite artist's new book that was recently signed in Guangzhou.

Seeing You Sijia in a daze, Gu Yu couldn't help but ask, "Don't you like it?"

Yuska withdrew her hand and twirled the ring on her finger.

Actually, the ring size is a bit too big. Although she has hired a housekeeper to cook for her family over the years, she doesn't really like life abroad. She has lost a lot of weight since she went abroad, and her finger size has naturally become much smaller, so the ring doesn't fit her well.

It's like people; some people, as they walk along, realize that they were never meant to be.

“Gu Yu.” You Sijia suddenly looked up at the person beside her. She was about to say let’s talk, but at that moment, Gu Yu’s phone suddenly rang.

The two were very close, and the moment Gu Yu handed the phone to her, You Sijia clearly saw the caller ID on the screen.

It's Tang Yayi again.

Gu Yu glanced at You Sijia subconsciously.

Although Yuska didn't speak, the meaning in her eyes was quite clear.

She didn't want Gu Yu to answer the phone.

Didn't Tang Yayi know that Gu Yu was already married? Didn't she know that if she called a married man at this time, his wife would know?
If Gu Yu still has any place for her in his heart, if Gu Yu is still willing to respect her, he shouldn't have answered the phone in front of her.

The air in the room seemed to freeze, so quiet that it seemed only the ringing of Gu Yu's phone could be heard.

Just as Yu Sijia was about to breathe a sigh of relief after the phone finally stopped ringing, Gu Yu's phone rang again.

It's the same person.

This time, Gu Yu didn't meet You Sijia's gaze. He stood up from the bed and said, "I'm going to answer a phone call."

Gu Yu walked onto the bedroom balcony, holding the phone in one hand and putting the other in his trouser pocket. Even in the darkness, he appeared tall and imposing.

Yu Sijia sat on the bed, looking at Gu Yu through the glass door of the balcony.

There was always a door between them.

A short while later, Gu Yu returned from the balcony and reached for his coat on the chair.

This action made Yusjia frown. "Are you going out?" she asked.

Gu Yu paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Tang Yayi's phone call?"

Yustya knew she was asking a question she already knew the answer to.

Gu Yu: "She wasn't feeling well, so..."

Yu Sijia glanced down at the time; it was 11:40 PM. She took a deep breath, looked up, and asked earnestly, "Gu Yu, do you know what day it is today?"

When Gu Yu saw Yu Sijia's serious expression, he suddenly felt a little flustered.

He pursed his lips, not answering Yustja's question, but instead explaining in a low voice, "She's alone in Washington..."

"What if I insist on making you stay today?" Yu Sijia felt exhausted, perhaps because of Gu Yu's avoidance earlier, or perhaps because she felt she had been too tired lately.

Gu Yu: "I'll explain it to you when I get back."

"You said you'd be with me today," You Sijia said calmly as Gu Yu reached the bedroom door.

Gu Yu paused, realizing he had broken his promise.

“Then come back when there’s still half an hour left in the day.” Yusjia looked up and met Gu Yu’s gaze as he turned around.

She reached out and gripped the sheets tightly beneath her, as if by doing so, she could briefly maintain her composure and prevent her emotions from crumbling.

"There are still ten minutes left. Today's event doesn't end until now," Yustia said softly. "Are you leaving now?"

Gu Yu remained silent.

The phone rang again, much to its own dismay.

Gu Yu glanced down at the screen. "Sorry."

He hadn't answered the phone when he said this.

Gu Yu left.

Sitting on the bed, Yusjia's hands, which had been tightly gripping the sheets, loosened at some point. Her pretense could no longer be concealed, nor did she need to hide the surging emotions in her heart.

The tears that streamed down Yustia's face silently soaked the sheets.

She thought that it wasn't that she felt too tired recently, but rather that ever since she married Gu Yu and followed him abroad, she hadn't felt a single day without feeling exhausted.

Her experience studying abroad for several years didn't help her get used to this place.

But she gritted her teeth and persevered for Gu Yu's sake.

She gave up her comfortable life in China to accompany him abroad. She couldn't adapt to the climate, the culture, or anything else here; she only adapted to everything Gu Yu adapted to.

However, Gu Yu did not notice her discomfort.

Thinking back to two weeks ago, You Sijia went out to eat with Gu Yu. When it came time to pay, she used Gu Yu's phone to pay, but there were quite a few people in line, so she waited for a while.

A message popped up on Gu Yu's phone. You Sijia was usually very tactful and wouldn't ask to check her phone.

However, the reply that popped up now wasn't hidden, and Yusjia could see it clearly at a glance when the screen lit up.

It was either a message from a friend or a stranger online.

It's a message from Gu Yu's Zhihu account.

[On Christmas Eve, I replied to your post, "To all the brothers here who are getting married, what made you think of jumping into this fire pit?"...]

Yusjia clicked on the pop-up notification.

She knew Gu Yu's phone lock screen password.

Clicking on it automatically redirected her to the replies from other users to Gu Yu's comment, and Gu Yu's comment was prominently displayed before her eyes.

[GY: Home is a good place.]

[Replying to @GY on Christmas Eve: So, bro, how do you feel now? Being compatible doesn't mean you like someone. Can you really spend your whole life with someone you don't like?]

Yusjia's gaze fell on the reply from the stranger online—

It's suitable, but not necessarily something you like.

It's not that I like it.

Even though they've known each other since childhood, and even though they've been married for several years, Gu Yu still considers them "suitable."

It wasn't even that they were a good match, but rather that their families were a good match.

When she was getting married, she had other options, but she chose Gu Yu herself, not because he was suitable, but because she liked him.

"Let's get a divorce."

Yusjia sat on the bed, holding her phone, and typed out these five words.

Looking at the send button on the screen, her finger hovered in the air. After a brief pause, she finally clicked send.

(End of this chapter)