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In an affluent area on the other side of Hanju.

The atmosphere inside the Shen family's spacious and luxuriously decorated detached villa was unusually oppressive and somber at this moment.

In the spacious living room on the first floor, almost all of the core members of the Shen family were present.

The elderly Mrs. Zhao Yulan of the Shen family sat upright on the mahogany sofa in the center of the living room, leaning on a sandalwood cane.

Opposite Zhao Yulan, Shen Qinghan stood there in her home clothes, head down, her hands nervously clasped together, like a primary school student being punished for doing something wrong.

Shen Qinghan's father, Shen Zhennan, and mother, Ou Yuqin, sat nervously on a single sofa nearby, barely daring to breathe. Meanwhile, Shen Qinghan's younger sister, Shen Yinyin, was curled up on a beanbag chair in the distance, listlessly scrolling through short videos on her phone.

"Qinghan, you'd better tell me the truth today."

Zhao Yulan tapped her cane heavily twice on the expensive marble floor, producing a dull thud that broke the deathly silence in the living room.

"Where did Jiang Ye go? What happened?!" The old lady's voice, though aged, was strong and carried an unquestionable tone.

Shen Qinghan's body trembled slightly, her eyes darting around, and she stammered, "Grandma... Jiang Ye... he's probably been quite busy lately, so..."

"Don't try to fool me with that!"

Zhao Yulan interrupted her without any politeness, "Do you think I'm senile? Even when Jiang Ye was very busy, even if he was driving for the boss until midnight, he would still take the time to come over the next morning to pay his respects and help me trim the flowers and plants in the yard."

The old lady took a deep breath, her face growing increasingly grim: "But what about now? I haven't seen him since my birthday dinner! It's been two whole weeks! He hasn't even called home once! Tell me honestly, did you two have a fight? Or did you get upset with Jiang Ye again because of that kid surnamed Gu?"

Faced with her grandmother's relentless questioning, Shen Qinghan's face turned pale and then red. Her lips moved, but she couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Seeing her daughter being scolded, Ou Yuqin couldn't help but speak up in defense: "Mom, why are you so angry?"

"Shut up!" Zhao Yulan glared fiercely at her daughter-in-law. "A doting mother spoils her son! Qinghan's attitude towards Jiangye has gotten worse and worse these past few years, all because of you, her mother, instigating it! Jiangye may not be very capable, but he's honest and reliable, and he's completely devoted to Qinghan, Xinyu, and our family! You all don't know how lucky you are!"

Seeing that the old lady was truly angry, Shen Zhennan quickly tried to smooth things over: "Mom, don't be angry, take care of yourself. Qinghan, your grandma is asking you a question, what exactly did Jiang Ye do? Tell the truth quickly, don't make your grandma angry."

Shen Qinghan was subjected to a three-way interrogation by her parents and grandmother, and her mental defenses finally collapsed completely.

For the past two weeks, she had been feeling incredibly frustrated. The huge sense of loss and being out of control was suffocating her.

"Grandma, Dad, Mom..." Shen Qinghan raised her head, her eyes already red, her voice trembling with barely concealed bitterness, "Don't ask anymore... Jiang Ye and I... are already divorced."

"What?!"

The moment those words were spoken, the entire living room fell into a deathly silence.

Zhao Yulan's eyes widened suddenly, her hand gripping her cane trembled violently, and her face was filled with disbelief. Shen Zhennan and Ou Yuqin were also stunned, exchanging bewildered glances, seemingly unable to process what their daughter had just said.

In the midst of this deathly silence, Shen Yinyin, who was huddled in the corner, suddenly sprang up from the sofa as if she had springs in her body, her face filled with ecstatic joy, and she danced with excitement.

"Yay! That's awesome!"

"Sis! You finally divorced that good-for-nothing driver! That's fantastic! It's a cause for celebration!"

"I told you long ago that that penniless guy wasn't good enough for you, you should have dumped him a long time ago! Now you're single again, and you can finally be with Brother Gu Ziming openly!"

Hearing his sister's carefree cheers, Shen Qinghan felt a mix of emotions, like a jumbled mess of flavors.

are you happy?

Is it liberation?

If it were two weeks ago, when she received her divorce certificate, she might have felt a great sense of relief.

But now, two whole weeks have passed, and Shen Qinghan has finally realized how much of an impact Jiang Ye's departure has had on her life.

On the one hand, Jiang Ye had truly and completely withdrawn from her life.

Although Jiang Ye settled all of his daughter Shen Xinyu's medical and rehabilitation expenses in one lump sum when he left, and even made proper arrangements for her future life.

However, apart from his daughter's situation, Jiang Ye seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Shen Qinghan discovered that she was extremely unaccustomed to life without Jiang Ye.

In the past, every morning when she woke up, there was always a breakfast at the perfect temperature on the dining table; her dirty clothes would always be washed clean and ironed neatly and hung in the closet the next day; when she had a stomachache from drinking too much at a business dinner, there would always be a cup of warm honey water handed to her.

But for the past two weeks, the sewers in the villa have been clogged and no one has fixed them, and the lawn in the yard has grown wild and no one has mowed it. Every day, she drags her tired body home from get off work, only to be faced with cold, lifeless walls and an empty kitchen.

The feeling of having that deeply ingrained habit forcibly stripped away filled Shen Qinghan with waves of panic and emptiness.

On the other hand, what made Shen Qinghan even more uneasy and bitter was Jiang Ye's change.

Now, Jiang Ye is no longer the useless driver who used to be bossed around and beaten by her without ever retaliating.

The image of Jiang Ye paying the bill at the restaurant that day involuntarily flashed through her mind;

There was also the small golden Buddha that Jiang Ye presented at his grandmother's birthday banquet.

There's also the aura of equality, or even a subtle sense of superiority, that he exudes when facing Lei Heng of Kunlun Capital.

That air of authority that emanated from his very being completely overturned Shen Qinghan's perception of him.

Shen Qinghan even began to doubt whether she had ever truly known her husband in the past seven years. Her proud Shen Group seemed utterly insignificant in the face of Jiang Ye now.

"Snapped!"

Just as Shen Qinghan was in a state of utter confusion, a clear voice suddenly rang out in the living room.

Zhao Yulan had stood up at some point, trembling with anger, and slapped Shen Qinghan hard on the buttocks with her cane.

"Mom! Why are you hitting the child!" Ou Yuqin exclaimed and rushed over to protect her daughter.

Shen Qinghan looked at her grandmother with a face full of grievance.

"I'll wake this ungrateful idiot up!" Zhao Yulan angrily slammed her cane on the floor, making a deafening noise, and pointed at Shen Qinghan's nose, cursing loudly.

"Divorce? Who gave you the audacity to get a divorce?! Jiang Ye has been a slave to our family for seven years, he's done his job well, even if he hasn't done anything great! And you, for that smooth-talking Gu Ziming, actually kicked your husband of many years out of the house! You...you're absolutely out of your mind!"