We've been in a marriage of convenience for three years without sleeping together. Why am I goi

Lu Zhi looked up in disbelief. "You're crazy."

If she hadn't been thinking about their impending divorce, she would have reached up and touched the man's forehead to check if he had a fever.

Gu Yizhi's gaze remained unchanged as he sized up Lu Zhi a few times.

The woman had long, waterfall-like hair that reached her waist, a full forehead, large, round, amber-colored almond-shaped eyes like a cat's, a curvaceous figure, fair skin, and slender limbs.

She has long transcended the conventional definition of beauty.

Traditional beauties are either gentle and virtuous or fiery and sexy; Lu Zhi is somewhere in between, a perfect blend.

Suddenly, she realized that Lu Zhi had a bad temper, no life skills, and spent money extravagantly. Apart from her decent looks, she was nothing special.

What can Lu Zhi do after her divorce?

But with that face alone, she'd definitely be popular with men.

The thought of her being taken by someone else made Gu Yizhi inexplicably unhappy. He couldn't tell whether it was his possessiveness or a simple sense of responsibility.

It definitely couldn't be love.

Gu Yizhi raised his head, "Lu Zhi, I'm serious. You can be with me. I can't guarantee a formal relationship, but the money I give you is enough for you to live a carefree life for the rest of your life."

Lu Zhi lowered her eyes, not taking this opinion to heart. "You mean, I'm going to be your mistress and Shen Luoyao's mistress?"

Before Gu Yizhi could finish his sentence, Lu Zhi quickly interrupted, "If you're willing."

No matter how down on her luck Lu Zhi is.

I will never be a plaything of the rich, nor will I betray the moral principles taught by my deceased parents.

Gu Yizhi smiled in a half-smile, "Zhizhi, you haven't finished your studies and you don't have any other skills. How will you survive if you get divorced? Your relationship with the Pei family is also unequal. He's just after your body."

"Have you just forgotten that Mr. Gu just gave you the shares?" Lu Zhi seized on a loophole, her tone indifferent. "Besides, you don't need to worry about my affairs with Young Master Pei."

"That belongs to the Gu family, and I don't want to see them in court."

The conversation ended unhappily.

-

After a short rest and receiving an IV drip of glucose, Lu Zhi returned to the banquet hall, still feeling very annoyed by Gu Yizhi's words.

However, one thing is clear.

That means Pei Yi definitely had ulterior motives. She originally thought he was just a male model at a bar, someone she could keep as a mistress, but she never expected him to be from the Pei family.

Whether it was for Gu Yuanming or the three-year marriage agreement.

She tries to stay as far away from Pei Yi as possible.

Upon returning to the venue, Lu Zhi immediately went to find Pei Yi and tentatively removed a small portion of the jewelry. "Here's your bracelet back. I'll return the dress and the rest to you when we get back."

Seeing her hurried movements, Pei Yi frowned slightly. "Don't you like it?"

A faint aroma of tea wafted over, and the man's eyes were full of tenderness, making Lu Zhi seem like a heartless woman in comparison.

Suddenly, she felt a pang of guilt.

However, Lu Zhi forced herself to calm down. "No, the jewelry is fine, it's just..."

Pei Yi put the jewelry back on Lu Zhi's body and said gently in his magnetic voice, "If you like it, wear it. You don't need to marry her."

Seeing how smoothly he handled the jewelry, he showed no caution whatsoever towards valuable pieces.

Lu Zhi looked up in confusion. "Didn't you say this jewelry was borrowed?"

Pei Yi chuckled softly, like a cunning fox, "The Pei family doesn't care about jewels."

"Oh." But Lu Zhi still felt something was off, but didn't ask any further questions.

Perhaps the Pei family really is wealthy and powerful.

However, the more jewelry she wore, the more guilty she felt. Her actions just now were too ambiguous, like those of a couple, and she remembered Gu Yizhi's reminder.

Lu Zhi still took off the jewelry and handed it to Pei Yi, saying, "I'm not used to wearing jewelry, here you go."

Pei Yi accepted the jewelry.

Lu Zhi breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, he seemed to be a fairly easy person to talk to.

Within seconds, Pei Yi tossed the luxurious jewelry into the nearby fountain.

The spring water continued to gush forth, making the jewels in the water even more conspicuous.

Lu Zhi's eyes were filled with shock. "You didn't say the jewelry was borrowed, so how could you just throw it away like that?"

Pei Yi turned his head away, his face showing a hint of sorrow. "If you don't like it, then it has no reason to exist."

Whether it's objects or people.

He recently contacted other people and caused some trouble for Shen Luoyao.

Lu Zhi thought this person was simply crazy, and quickly reached out to grab the jewelry. Fortunately, most of the water in the fountain was for ornamental purposes and did not flow very fast.

Her slender arm reached out and scooped up the jewel in no time.

Lu Zhi placed the wet jewelry back into Pei Yi's hands. "Hey, this is your jewelry. Don't just throw it away carelessly in the future. What if the Pei family causes trouble?"

That's someone else's family heirloom.

If anything is lost, the entire venue will likely be thrown into turmoil.

Pei Yi's handsome face curved into a faint smile as he said softly, "It's alright, the Pei family won't bother me."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi rolled her eyes.

Yeah.

The Pei family won't cause you any trouble, but everyone here knows she wore this necklace, and they'll definitely come looking for trouble.

In an instant, Lu Zhi equated Pei Yi with trouble.

She wanted it to end sooner rather than later.

-

After the banquet ended, Lu Zhi returned to the villa and instructed her assistant to wrap the package carefully with bubble wrap, layer upon layer, before sending it over.

I was still hoping that nothing would happen to the items on the way.

As a member of a once-wealthy but now impoverished family, Lu Zhi doesn't know much about jewelry. This is because her mother is a civil servant who is honest and dedicated to public service and has donated a significant portion of her wealth.

The order forbade extravagance, but Lu's father would still buy it for him privately, though it wasn't very expensive.

Over time, the mother could only turn a blind eye.

When jewelry was mentioned, Lu Zhi suddenly remembered something: her mother had also left her a piece of jewelry, but Shen Luoyao had broken it.

She returned to the walk-in closet on the second floor, and sure enough, the thing was still lying there, still in its broken state.

Seeing Lu Zhi, my heart ached.

These are some of the few things my parents left me, and they've been ruined like this.

She needs to find a place to get it fixed.

-

Lu Zhi contacted several repair shops, but they all refused to repair it. They either thought it was too expensive and risky if it couldn't be repaired, or they thought the damage was too severe and couldn't be repaired at all.

They were all making excuses.