Marital problems spiral out of control

Fu Shishen looked down, and for some reason, he suddenly became a little irritable.

Perhaps it was because of Wen Hua's loss of control.

"What happened to your face?" Jiang Ruan noticed. "Did she hit you? Does it hurt?"

She got up nervously, ready to check on Fu Shishen's condition.

But when Jiang Ruan's hand touched his face, he immediately pulled her hand away.

"It's alright. I'll have someone take you home," Fu Shishen said calmly.

Jiang Ruan's hand missed its target, and she fell silent for a moment.

But she still obediently replied, "Okay."

Then she lowered her head and said very softly, "Shi Shen, I shouldn't have come here on my own today. If I hadn't come, none of this would have happened. I'm sorry."

As she spoke, her eyes welled up with tears, and she sighed, "Wen Hua has really had a tough time, so please don't hold it against her. Let her go. She really didn't mean it. Didn't she already file for divorce? Why don't you just..."

"That's enough, don't mention her." Fu Shishen stopped Jiang Ruan from continuing.

"I'm sorry..." Jiang Ruan was genuinely frightened.

"I'm sorry, my attitude was bad," Fu Shishen apologized.

However, he didn't intend for Jiang Ruan to stay there any longer.

He had always been clear about Jiang Ruan's purpose: she wanted them to get a divorce.

In fact, for him, this was a natural progression.

However, he refused after Wen Hua brought it up herself.

He felt he had lost control of the situation.

That must be it, which is why he transferred his emotions to Jiang Ruan.

"It's okay, I know you've been busy lately. Don't bother seeing me off, let the driver take me. Remember to drink the soup I brought." Jiang Ruan was always so thoughtful and considerate.

"Okay." He nodded.

Jiang Ruan slowly got up.

Fu Shishen didn't stop her and had the driver take Jiang Ruan back.

He went to the kitchen, where a stew pot was warmed up, and he took a sip.

It tastes great, made according to the standard template.

But for some reason, he always felt something was missing.

In the end, he lost interest.

Inside the villa, there was an utter silence.

……

Wen Hua left the Fu family.

This is a villa area in Jiangzhou, with all private driveways, so she had to walk out.

Walking while pregnant, coupled with the previous entanglement, she was genuinely afraid something might happen.

Wen Hua placed her hand on her lower abdomen, panting, and comforted her, "Baby, be good, just hang in there a little longer, the car will be here soon."

She rested by the roadside for a while before the cramping in her lower abdomen subsided.

She didn't get into her car until she reached the outside of the villa, and then went back to her apartment.

As soon as Wen Hua arrived at the apartment entrance, she saw Cheng Ming standing there.

She paused for a moment: "Assistant Cheng, did he send you to see me?"

"Yes." Cheng Ming did not deny it. "Madam, if you cannot repay your mother's debt within three days, the apartment will be repossessed."

Wen Hua didn't respond, she just stood there, her hands clenched into fists.

She knew that Fu Shishen was pushing her, forcing her step by step into a dead end.

But why did she compromise?

She chose the most foolish way to humiliate herself.

"Madam, you and Mr. Fu have been married for seven years. No matter what, he won't push you to the brink. If you just soften your stance, this matter will pass," Cheng Ming advised.

"I'm sorry to trouble Assistant Cheng to make this special trip." Wen Hua looked up at Cheng Ming indifferently.

Cheng Ming sighed, said nothing, nodded, and turned to leave.

Wen Hua entered the apartment and collapsed onto the sofa, utterly exhausted.

Just then, Zhou Yi made a phone call.

"How's your progress? We can't seem to get this program running." Zhou Yi frowned; they were discussing work-related matters.

"I'm sorry—" Wen Hua said softly, "I've had some things to take care of lately."

"Huahua, has something happened?" Zhou Yi keenly sensed that something was wrong with Wen Hua. "If something's wrong, tell me. Don't try to handle it all alone."

These words silenced Wen Hua for a while.

She forgot about Zhou Yi.

"Could you lend me seven million first? I'll pay you back with my future salary." Wen Hua spoke after a moment of silence. "I need to redeem my mother's apartment."

She didn't elaborate on the complexities of the relationship.

Zhou Yi didn't even think twice before agreeing: "Isn't this a small matter? Send me the card, and I'll transfer it to you right away. It's just that international transfers might take a while."

"Thank you." Wen Hua breathed a sigh of relief.

"If you can come back to the team, it's worth it, not just seven million, but seventy million," Zhou Yi said honestly.

He didn't even ask Wen Hua why she didn't have seven million after seven years of marriage with Fu Shishen.

Wen Hua was grateful to Zhou Yi.

The current chaos only strengthened her resolve to leave.

Besides, in her opinion, there was no turning back between her and Fu Shishen.

Wen Hua and Zhou Yi chatted about work for a while before hanging up.

In the early hours of the morning, Wen Hua's phone received a notification.

Seven million has already been deposited into the account.

Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed.

The next morning, she went to the lawyer.

She paid off the entire debt and retrieved the IOU her mother had written before her death.

This matter is now truly resolved.

The money she owes will naturally have to be repaid slowly when she returns to New York.

When she left the lawyer's office, she felt that the air outside was fresh and that there was much less smog.

Now she just needs to wait until the baby in her belly is stable for three months.

Once the divorce papers are finalized, she can leave.

Recent events have been making Wen Hua feel uneasy.

She did everything that was forbidden during early pregnancy.

She was afraid something would happen to her child; she couldn't afford to gamble.

So she took a taxi to the hospital and made an appointment with the doctor for a prenatal checkup.

She needed to make sure the child was safe and sound.

The car stopped at the hospital entrance, and Wen Hua got out discreetly and walked into the hospital.

The moment Wen Hua entered the hospital, a black Shining slowly pulled up to the side of the road.

Fu Shishen sat in the back seat, his sharp gaze fixed on Wen Hua.

"What did she go to the hospital for?" he asked Cheng Ming with a cold face.

Cheng Ming reacted quickly: "I'll check right away."

"What can she do? If she can't get anything from me, she'll go looking for trouble with Jiang Ruan," Fu Shishen said bluntly.

Jiang Ruan had a stomachache in the middle of the night after returning home last night, so she was hospitalized overnight.

No one revealed a word of this news, but coincidentally, Wen Hua appeared at the hospital today.

His displeasure with Wen Hua became increasingly apparent.

Without a second thought, Fu Shishen was about to get out of the car.

Just then, his phone vibrated. He looked at the incoming call and answered it immediately.

It was a call from the lawyer.

"Mr. Fu, your wife paid off the previous debt of seven million this morning, including interest." The lawyer reported the situation to Fu Shishen truthfully.

"Where did she get the money?" Fu Shishen asked calmly, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"I'm not sure about that. Because my wife has returned the money, we can't control the apartment on Beichuan Road, so we can only return the property deed and mortgage contract to her." The lawyer finished explaining the situation.

Fu Shishen hung up the phone immediately and looked sharply at Cheng Ming.