Disorder in marriage

Late at night, Yan Zhi and Gu Yunmo were sleeping together when his phone lit up in the darkness.

Both of them were light sleepers and were awakened at the same time by the light.

Gu Yunmo has put aside all matters, big and small, at the company, and more and more people are looking for him these days.

Yan Zhi didn't argue with him anymore; the loss of her child left her with absolutely no energy.

Gu Yunmo glanced at his phone and prepared to get out of bed to answer it, but Yan Zhi turned over and faced away from him.

"Let's answer it here, it's too quiet for me to sleep."

Gu Yunmo said, "It was Yan Fei who called."

Yan Zhi opened her eyes in the darkness. "Come on."

Gu Yunmo answered the call, and Yan Fei's crying could be heard by Yan Zhi even without speakerphone.

"Yunmo! I know you're angry with me, but you have to give me a chance to explain!"

"I admit it, I like you! Why can't I like you? You were with me first!"

"If it weren't for this accident involving your and Xiaozhi's child, I would have truly given up on this relationship!"

"You were the one who gave me hope first. Now that you two are back to normal, I've become a laughingstock?"

"Why should I?! I've given her enough since we were kids! Why should I even have to give up the man I love?"

Gu Yunmo didn't say anything, but simply put the phone to Yan Zhi's ear.

Yan Zhi responded to Yan Fei's words in a tacit manner, "He's asleep. Let's talk about it when it's light."

Upon hearing Yan Zhi's voice, Yan Fei was struck dumb and remained silent for a long time.

Just as Yan Zhi was about to hang up the phone, Yan Fei cried and began to plead with her, "Xiao Zhi, I'm sorry about the child. I shouldn't have lied to you with Yun Mo."

"But this child is gone. Can't we go back to how things were? I'll give you anything you want! I beg you... can you give Yunmo back to me?"

Yan Zhi gradually came to her senses. "My dear sister, have you forgotten? Besides the child, what else have you done? You ordered Chen Jiayi to do it, didn't you? You had Ji Shanmei's leg broken, didn't you? And you were the one who almost made me fall into the river from the boat, weren't you?"

Yan Fei said firmly, "I have absolutely no idea what you're saying. I have no idea why Ji Shanmei would slander me like this!"

She was stubborn as a mule, and in order to leave a good impression on Gu Yunmo, she dared to make up any lie.

Yan Zhi continued to expose her, "It has nothing to do with you? Then why did Jiang Jin go to Shenzhen to take care of Ji Shanmei? And why would Gu Yunmo not want to say a word to you for no reason?"

Yan Fei showed no remorse whatsoever. "Xiao Zhi, I know you're still upset that I pretended to take the child abroad, but Yun Mo asked me to do it. Our initial intention in doing this was for your sake. You don't need to make things so difficult for me, do you?"

"I admit, Jiang Jin confessed his feelings to me before, and I rejected him. I don't know what he said to you and Yunmo, and I don't care!"

"A clear conscience fears no accusation. If I have ever done anything to harm you, may I die a horrible death!"

After saying that, she changed the subject, "Yunmo, I know you're listening. Please think carefully. Have I ever done anything to wrong you over the years? We knew each other long before you met Jiang Jin. Don't you know what kind of person I was back then?"

Yan Zhi suddenly remembered what Xia Linglong had told her before: the reason Yan Fei was able to get together with Gu Yunmo was because Yan Fei donated bone marrow to his father.

With this debt of gratitude still attached, Gu Yunmo could never completely sever ties with Yan Fei.

It's obvious to everyone that she's involved in this whole affair, but Gu Yunmo only reduced her financial support and used passive-aggressive tactics to warn her.

If Yan Zhi had done the same thing, he would have angrily questioned her about why she was so vicious.

Yan Zhi returned the phone to Gu Yunmo, but Gu Yunmo still took the phone outside to talk to Yan Fei alone.

Yan Zhi lay in bed, unable to fall asleep no matter what she did.

The child used to tie her and Gu Yunmo together, but now, what reason do they have to be together?

She didn't want to have any more children, and she didn't want to cooperate with Gu Yunmo to build a happy family anymore.

She is really tired.

The next day, Yan Zhi, who had been feeling down for days, got up early, sat in front of the makeup mirror, and vigorously patted her base makeup.

Her eyes were bloodshot, and the usually quick makeup process was interrupted several times by her overwhelming emotions, forcing her to stop.

Gu Yunmo made breakfast and brought it up. "If you don't want to go to work, you can rest for a while longer. Don't force yourself."

Yan Zhi rallied, "It's okay, I always need to find something to do. I want Mian'an to know that I'm a strong mother."

Gu Yunmo didn't try to persuade her any further. He also had a lot of official business to attend to, so he understood Yan Zhi's desire to go to work.

I'll pick you up after get off work.

Yan Zhi responded with a mixed feeling.

After breakfast, Gu Yunmo drove her to work. Yan Zhi wanted to refuse, but Gu Yunmo was afraid that she might have an accident on the way because she was distracted, so he insisted on driving her.

When she arrived at the office, she unbuckled her seatbelt, got out of the car, and entered the building in a daze.

Xia Linglong hadn't seen her for several days. She pulled her over, looking her up and down, and asked, "Xiao Zhi, are you alright?"

Yan Zhi forced a smile, "It's nothing."

Xia Linglong took her hand and whispered, "Senior Ling Xiao also knows about this, and he came back from out of town overnight."

Yan Zhi laughed, saying they underestimated her. "It's okay, I can handle it myself! Crying won't solve anything! I can definitely be strong!"

Xia Linglong could tell that she was forcing a smile, but saying more would only be like rubbing salt into her wounds.

She quickly acted as if nothing had happened and began talking to Yan Zhi about Lu Zhenzhen's case.

Outside, Gu Yunmo's car was still there. He was a little worried about leaving like that, so he looked down and saw that Yan Zhi's bag was indeed left in the car.

He got out of the car and bumped into Ling Xiao, who was coming to work, after walking a few steps.

The two men faced off, their eyes locked in a wary exchange.

Gu Yunmo only glanced at him before going inside, and quickly came out again after delivering the bag.

Ling Xiao stepped forward and blocked his path. "If you're going to keep it a secret, why don't you just keep it a secret?! Are you happy to see her in so much pain?"

Gu Yunmo calmly adjusted his tie, his thin lips parted slightly, "What right do you have to judge me? How could you face her? You knew about this, so why didn't you tell her?"

"I was afraid of hurting her feelings! How could I possibly say that!"

Gu Yunmo scoffed, "Are you afraid of hurting her or afraid she'll come back to me? Seeing her being fooled by me and Yan Fei like an idiot, your so-called affection is quite disgusting."

"Gu Yunmo!"

Ling Xiao lowered his voice, and after a long pause, he managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth, "Even if you and Yan Fei are just acting, do you think you and Xiao Zhi can go back to what you used to be?"

"Let me tell you, your divorce is only a matter of time!"

Gu Yunmo brushed off imaginary dust from his clothes. "Then she wouldn't even look at you."