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Zhao Yuxiang said matter-of-factly, "If I didn't consider you my child, I wouldn't have come today. You finally married into a wealthy family, and you insist on courting disaster. I'm your mother, so of course I have to stop you. I can't just stand by and watch you ruin your good life."

Rong Jianguo said, "We've been through this before. We've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. Couples should be tolerant of each other. What kind of behavior is it to threaten divorce over such a small thing? Don't mention divorce again."

Rong Zheng gave a bitter smile.

Knowing she had been wronged, he still made her endure it.

She wanted a divorce to escape her misery, but they stubbornly refused to allow it.

Is this really for her own good, or is it for their own selfish reasons, unwilling to give up such a lucrative opportunity as the Lu family?

Rong Zheng knew the answer perfectly well. She wiped away her tears and said firmly, "No one can stop me from getting a divorce."

They don't love her, so she can't help but love herself.

"You've gone too far!" Rong Jianguo was so angry that he jumped up and raised his hand to hit Rong Zheng.

Rong Zheng stood up, neither dodging nor backing down, but instead raised her face and said, "Go ahead and hit me, even if you kill me, we'll still get a divorce."

Rong Jianguo was so angry that he trembled all over. His hand clenched into a fist in the air, but he didn't hit him in the end. He just said hard, "If you dare to divorce me, don't call me Dad anymore."

Zhao Yuxiang also stood up angrily, "Don't call me 'Mom' anymore, I'll pretend I never raised you as my daughter!"

Rong Zheng's eyelids trembled as she looked at Zhao Yuxiang and Rong Jianguo in disbelief, "You...don't want me anymore?"

"It's not that we don't want you, it's that you don't see us as your parents at all. You ignore what we say. Have you ever seen a daughter as rebellious as you?" Zhao Yuxiang questioned angrily.

Rong Zheng's fingers curled slightly. "I can listen to you on everything else, but not on this matter."

Zhao Yuxiang was furious that Rong Zheng would still want a divorce after they had already said such harsh words. She was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode. "Fine, very well! You think you're all grown up and don't need us anymore? Fine, you get a divorce the moment you do, and we'll cut ties with you the moment the date comes!

"mom……"

"Don't call me Mom!" Zhao Yuxiang interrupted Rong Zheng angrily, and strode towards the door. After a few steps, seeing that Rong Jianguo hadn't followed, she turned around and shouted angrily, "What are you still standing there for? Waiting for her to kick you out?"

Rong Zheng grabbed Rong Jianguo, "Dad, I just want a divorce, not to be with you..."

"You really disappoint us. Even a dog would be more obedient than you." Rong Jianguo shook off Rong Zheng and left with Zhao Yuxiang.

Rong Zheng turned pale and slumped onto the sofa.

Is she going to become an orphan again?

Will I become that orphan again?

She curled up her legs and hugged herself tightly.

Is she wrong?

She just wanted a divorce, to leave the man who betrayed her. Was she really wrong?

Rong Zheng was lost and confused, not knowing what to do. She took out her phone and dialed Luo Qinghe's number. "Qinghe, can you stay with me... okay."

After hanging up the phone, she washed her face, tidied herself up, and went out.

A coffee shop.

Luo Qinghe rushed over and saw Rong Zheng looking wilted like a frostbitten eggplant. She asked worriedly, "What happened?"

Rong Zheng told Luo Qinghe about her parents' visit, "...Was I wrong?"

"You're not wrong, they're the ones who are wrong." Luo Qinghe said indignantly, "At this time, they should be supporting you, comforting you, and staying by your side, not leaving you and abandoning you when you need them most. What's the point of having parents like that? Cut ties and be done with it!"

She is not alone.

She also has Qinghe.

And there's Qinghe, who understands her, sympathizes with her, and always stands by her side.

With red eyes, Rong Zheng opened her arms to Luo Qinghe, "Hug me."

Luo Qinghe hugged Rong Zheng and gently patted her back. "Zhengzheng, I know you cherish this hard-won family bond, but if they don't care about you at all, you don't need to compromise for them, and you don't need to keep making yourself suffer."

Rong Zheng's tears rolled down her cheeks, and she immediately raised her hand to wipe them away. "Mm."

The two hugged for a while before separating.

Luo Qinghe looked at Rong Zheng and said, "Actually, when you told me that Lu Peichuan readily signed the divorce agreement and divorce application, I felt that things were not so simple."

If he really wanted a divorce, why did he hide his relationship with Su Qingya from you in the first place? Wouldn't it have been better to just come clean? But I see you're so happy, I don't want to dampen your spirits.

It seems my fears were true. His agreeable attitude was just a delaying tactic. Now that the cooling-off period is only a few days long and your attitude hasn't changed, he's finally had enough and revealed his true colors.

Rong Zheng had been looking forward to the end of the cooling-off period so she could get her divorce certificate and end this terrible marriage as soon as possible. But just a few days later, things took another turn. "His attitude won't affect my determination to divorce him. If he doesn't go to the Civil Affairs Bureau on the day the cooling-off period ends, I will file for divorce immediately."

Luo Qinghe nodded. "As long as you have your own ideas, that's fine. Okay, don't be unhappy, smile?"

Rong Zheng gave a helpless smile. "How's work been lately?"

Luo Qinghe's eyes darted away slightly. "It's fine."

Rong Zheng frowned. "Do you know that when you lie, you can't make eye contact with people?"

"No, not at all." Luo Qinghe reached for the coffee on the table.

Rong Zheng pressed down on her hand, "You're hiding something from me. Why? I tell you everything."

Luo Qinghe pursed her lips and forced a smile, "It's nothing serious..."

"Speak," Rong Zheng interrupted her. "If you don't, we're breaking up."

Luo Qinghe looked at Rong Zheng for a few seconds, saw her serious expression, and nodded, "Okay, I'll talk, but you have to let me go first."

Rong Zheng released Luo Qinghe's hand.

Luo Qinghe took a sip of coffee before speaking, "I've lost several clients since yesterday, and the Lu Group has also announced that they want to terminate our long-term cooperation."

Rong Zheng frowned. "Did Lu Peichuan do all of this?"

"I don't know, maybe I just didn't do my job well enough to satisfy them."

"It's definitely him." Rong Zheng clenched her fingers angrily. No wonder Lu Peichuan said yesterday that she would regret it someday; so that's what he meant. "He's making things difficult for you, getting my parents to act as intermediaries. He's forcing me to compromise!"

Luo Qinghe had only suspected it before, but after hearing Rong Zheng talk about her parents, she was basically certain that her work was definitely related to Lu Peichuan. However, she didn't want to upset Rong Zheng, and she didn't want to put pressure on Rong Zheng because of her own affairs.

He simply said, "I'm fine here, I can handle it myself, don't worry about me."

Rong Zheng stood up angrily. "I'm going to find him."

Luo Qinghe pulled her back, "Don't be impulsive, I'm really fine."

"I'm doing this for myself. Do you expect me to compromise with him?"

Luo Qinghe paused for a moment, then shook her head.

"Don't worry, I won't act impulsively." Rong Zheng gave Luo Qinghe a reassuring look, pushed her hand away, and quickly left.