Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

After they got married, Hsu Che-sheng asked her why she chose him.

At that moment, Shen Zhiyi's eyes shone like stars as she wrapped her arms around his neck and said sweetly, "Because rich kids get their money too easily, they don't know what hard work is. I just like a simple, ordinary life."

That sentence once shone like a ray of light, supporting him through countless nights of writing scripts.

But now?

She willingly stood beside Lu Zichuan, who was also a second-generation rich kid.

Even her initial ideals could change. Xu Zhesheng suddenly felt as if he had never truly known her.

Shen Zhiyi met his gaze, her eyes open and unwavering: "Xu Zhesheng, people change."

She paused, a faint smile curving her lips: "Aren't you the same?"

After saying that, she lifted her foot to walk forward.

Xu Zhesheng watched her resolute back as her departed figure, his heart feeling as if it were being squeezed tightly by a hand.

He had an unprecedented premonition that this time, he was really going to lose her.

Completely, without suspense, forever—I lost her.

The person who pursued him for four years, struggled with him for a year, and then accompanied him through five years of marriage, spending a full ten years entangled with him.

He was not reconciled.

He strode after her, his voice trembling with a final struggle: "Shen Zhiyi, wait!"

Just then, Lu Zichuan emerged from around the corner.

His blue and white checkered shirt echoed the same style worn by Shen Zhiyi. The two of them standing together looked like they had stepped out of the same painting, their perfect match striking.

He walked quickly, followed by the shop assistant who had said he was going to find the manager. When he reached Shen Zhiyi, his gaze first fell on her face, then followed her arm down, and when he saw the obvious red mark on her wrist, his eyes suddenly darkened.

He raised his eyes to look at Xu Zhesheng, his voice as calm as frozen water: "Director Xu, we meet again."

Xu Zhesheng glanced at Lu Zichuan's clothes, his face turning extremely grim: "Lu Zichuan."

This time, he didn't even call him President Lu.

"Are you here to pick out gifts for your elders too?" Lu Zichuan glanced at him indifferently, a hint of threat in his eyes. "Looks like good things are indeed coming soon."

He took a step forward, subtly shielding Shen Zhiyi behind him, then naturally took her hand, their fingers intertwined, the movement as fluid as if he had done it countless times before.

Shen Zhiyi did not struggle and let him hold her.

The two stood side by side, their heights and appearances matching, and even their clothes seemed to have been deliberately coordinated, attracting the attention of several shop assistants around them.

Xu Zhesheng's gaze was fixed on their clasped hands, his eyes surging with a dark anger.

"Lu Zichuan," he clenched his fists, his knuckles white, desperately suppressing the urge to rush forward and separate the two, "You know perfectly well she's not divorced from me yet, how did she become your girlfriend?"

Lu Zichuan raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze passing over him and landing on Su Manman, who had remained silent behind him. A half-smile curved his lips:

"You know perfectly well that you're not divorced from her yet, but you still blatantly bring other women to pick out gifts for your elders?"

Xu Zhesheng was momentarily speechless, closed his eyes, and said in a somewhat fierce voice, "You know perfectly well why!"

If it weren't for the conditions set by Lu Zichuan, how could he have agreed to marry Su Manman and get a marriage certificate!

Upon hearing this, Lu Zichuan's lips curved into a deeper smile, a knowing glint in his eyes: "Whatever the reason, since you've made your choice, move forward with determination."

"A person can't have it all. Director Xu, you should understand this principle, right?"

"Lu Zichuan!" Xu Zhesheng seemed to have suddenly been awakened to something, pointing sharply at him, his voice rising abruptly, "This was all part of your plan from beginning to end, wasn't it?! You did it on purpose!"

Lu Zichuan frowned slightly, looking as if he didn't understand what he was saying: "Director Xu, what are you talking about?"

"What could I possibly do to you?" His tone was calm, yet every word was barbed. "The affair was your own choice, the person was your own, and the child was your own. From beginning to end, these were all your own choices. What does it have to do with me?"

He looked at Xu Zhesheng with the same gaze he would give a stranger who was being unreasonable: "You're such a grown man, spend your time reflecting on your own actions instead of constantly blaming others."

After saying that, he suddenly released Shen Zhiyi's hand, took a step forward, leaned close to Xu Zhesheng's ear, and whispered in a very low voice, so low that only the two of them could hear:

"However... I only added fuel to the fire."

A short sentence, as light as a feather, yet as heavy as a stone hitting Xu Zhesheng's heart.

Lu Zichuan stepped back, took Shen Zhiyi's hand again, glanced at Su Manman beside him, and said in his usual nonchalant tone, "Director Xu and your fiancée, take your time shopping. We've finished our shopping, so we'll be leaving now."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the shop assistant next to him.

The shop assistant felt as if he had been granted a pardon and was so grateful that he almost bowed on the spot.

The pocket watch that Xu Zhesheng just took out belonged to their brand's founder, which meant that he was present in person. However, President Lu could not be offended. Just when they didn't know what to do, Lu Zichuan took the initiative to leave, which was better than them trying to persuade him!

However, Lu Zichuan had only taken a few steps with Shen Zhiyi when Xu Zhesheng suddenly caught up from behind and grabbed Shen Zhiyi's other hand: "I don't want it anymore!"

He seemed to have suffered a huge shock. "I don't want it anymore. I don't want any demands. I won't get a divorce. I'll make sure Su Manman gets out of my life, and she can take the child with her. Even if she exposes me and ruins my reputation, I don't care. Zhizhi, please don't leave me, okay?"

He looked at Shen Zhiyi with an almost pleading expression.

At that moment, he couldn't think of anything else. He only felt that if Shen Zhiyi left with Lu Zichuan, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

However, this seemingly affectionate confession only felt powerless to Shen Zhiyi.

She pried Xu Zhesheng's hands off one by one, pulling her own hands away, her eyes filled with helplessness: "Xu Zhesheng, get this straight, the problem has never been whether you want it or not, but whether I don't want it anymore."

"You should have known from the moment you cheated on me that I would make this choice."

"But you still did it. You were just gambling that I would value you more than my self-respect. You've never respected me from beginning to end, so what right do you have to make a choice now?"

"If you don't want to completely sever ties with me, then please prepare what I want and appear at the Civil Affairs Bureau on time on the day our divorce cooling-off period ends, and complete the divorce proceedings with me."

"That way, we can still be friends and greet each other when we meet in the future."

She looked at him, her gaze sincere: "Thank you."