Disorder in marriage

Upon hearing the word "divorce," Gu Yunmo only paused for a second before quickly realizing that Yan Zhi was just bluffing.

He looked at Yan Zhi with a mocking expression. How could she possibly give up a marriage she had worked so hard for?

Not to mention Gu Yunmo, even Xia Linglong only thought that Yan Zhi was just emotionally agitated after giving birth and said those words in a fit of anger.

"Xiaozhi, you've lost your mind! Let's go back and rest first. I'll definitely help you get your child back! Listen to me, let's—"

Yan Zhi raised her hand, stopping Xia Linglong's good intentions.

She gazed quietly at the man she had loved for seven years.

It's hard to like someone for seven years, but it's just a matter of a moment to give up.

Her voice was weak and hoarse, yet unusually firm: "I am calm. Gu Yunmo, give me back the child, and I will grant you and Yan Fei your wish."

Gu Yunmo's eyes were filled with disdain and the contempt of a superior for an inferior.

He had his hands in his suit pockets, looking down at her with disdain.

"You think you can just get a divorce whenever you want? Yan Zhi, do you really think you can call the shots?"

Yan Zhi didn't care about his sarcastic remarks; at this moment, she was on the verge of collapse.

She shouted at him in a louder, sharper voice, expressing her anger: "Give me back my daughter! Give her back! Give her back!!"

"impossible."

Gu Yunmo's tone was nonchalant, making Yan Zhi seem like a madwoman.

Yan Zhi suddenly leaned forward and grabbed his tie, her hands trembling from the force.

"Gu Yunmo, I know you only have my sister in your heart. I'm saying this one last time! I want the child! We're getting a divorce!"

Rumbling--

The clouds in the sky were like a massive army pressing in, the thunder was like a roaring beast, and large raindrops pelted down on earth.

Yan Zhi's hair was soaked and stuck to her pale face. Her lower body was mixed with rain and blood, and she was in so much pain that she almost fainted.

Gu Yunmo's assistant immediately stepped forward as soon as the rain started to fall and opened a black umbrella to cover the man's head.

As for Yan Zhi, just like she had been in the Yan family all these years, she was weak and powerless, ignored, bullied, and trampled on.

"Let go."

Gu Yunmo parted his thin lips slightly, uttering two words devoid of any warmth, only impatience.

Yan Zhi's heart sank.

Yes, he never cared about her, so how could he care about her heartbreak?

She slumped her grip, took a deep breath, and pleaded, "Brother Yunmo, I beg you... to give my child back to me."

Gu Yunmo's eyes were deep and his expression was cold.

This was the first time Yan Zhi had asked him for a favor, but he remained unmoved.

Xia Linglong couldn't stand it any longer and immediately burst out cursing, "Gu Yunmo! Are you even human?! Can't you see Xiaozhi is bleeding?!"

Gu Yunmo frowned slightly when he saw the blood beneath Yan Zhi.

"Mr. Gu."

The assistant holding the umbrella mechanically reminded, "The old house has been urging us several times already; Miss Yan Fei is still waiting for you."

Yan Zhi smiled, tears mingling with the rain as they streamed down her cheeks.

"What? I just gave birth, and you two are already eager to become a family of three?"

Gu Yunmo composed himself and quickly returned to normal.

"I've already entrusted the child to Yan Fei. She'll be taking the child abroad soon. From the day we got our marriage certificate, Yan Fei and I were already a thing of the past. But you owe Yan Fei about the child. Take good care of yourself first, and don't worry about anything else."

After saying that, he turned around, got into the car, and slammed the door shut.

Assistant Jiang Jin left the umbrella for them, but Yan Zhi was soaked to the bone, so there was no point in using the umbrella.

"Xiao Zhi, hang in there!"

Xia Linglong's exclamation was drowned out as the convoy drove away.

Yan Zhi felt that all her strength had been exhausted, and the pain was so intense that she could no longer endure it.

The convoy had disappeared from sight, and Yan Zhi slid off her wheelchair.

"Xiao Zhi! Xiao Zhi!"

-

Gu Yunmo's convoy drove straight to the cemetery behind the Gu family's old house.

Looking around, everyone was dressed in black, holding black umbrellas, standing silently in the rain.

In a solemn and dignified atmosphere, Gu Yunmo got out of the car carrying an urn wrapped in black velvet.

He walked step by step toward the brand-new little tombstone standing in the wind and rain.

The funeral ceremony was simple, but it was difficult for Gu Yunmo to say goodbye to his daughter.

Afterwards, Grandma Gu, clutching her soaked handkerchief, asked with reddened eyes, "Yunmo, does Xiaozhi still not know about this?"

Gu Yunmo couldn't take his eyes off the tombstone and could only respond wearily.

"She didn't know. She really wanted this child, and if she had known the child would die after birth, she probably wouldn't have survived. From now on, she'll just tell everyone that the child is doing well and has been entrusted to Yan Fei to raise."

Grandma Gu sighed and turned to look at Yan Fei, who was standing to the side.

"Feifei, it's our Gu family's fault. Your marriage to Yunmo was already arranged back then, but we never imagined things would turn out like this..."

Yan Fei had just cried, her eyes were red, and she was holding the old lady's hand while sobbing.

"Grandma, it's alright. Since Xiaozhi likes Yunmo, it's only right that I, as her older sister, give in to her. Isn't that how it's always been since we were little?"

"You're just too kind, child!"

Grandma Gu spoke up for her, "It's all Yan Zhi's fault! She promised so readily, but then she took advantage of being pregnant and started threatening us! I think the reason Yunmo's daughter couldn't be kept is because Yan Zhi did too many bad things and it's karma being borne by the child!"

Yan Fei lowered her head, her eyelashes obscuring the fleeting glint of light in her eyes.