After five years of a cold marriage, I can no longer hide the child I secretly gave birth to.

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Seeing her hysterical state, Zhou Yanci stepped forward and pressed down on her shoulders.

"I have never blamed you for drugging me; in fact, sometimes I wish it had been you who did it."

This at least proves that she cares about him and wants to get him no matter what.

"You don't believe me?"

Xu Daikui didn't want to hear that. She didn't want those three words, "not important," that were just casually dismissed. She wanted him to treat her as an equal from the bottom of his heart.

Respect her and treat her as an equal to him.

She grew up like a weed, but her heart was pure.

If he only feels pity and sympathy for her, and if he always views her with a superior attitude, then an equal love will never develop between them.

Zhou Yanci didn't want to argue with her right now, especially not about something like this.

He didn't think it was important back then, and he doesn't want to pursue it now.

He shook his head. "It's not that I don't believe you, it's that I don't care."

Xu Daikui smiled.

Doesn't he care?

He shouldn't care.

The deed is done; they were pressured into marriage because of this, so he really doesn't need to care.

"What if Xu Jiaojiao was the one who administered the drug?"

The party was organized by Xu Jiaojiao. When everyone raised their glasses, it was her good friend who shouted the slogan to make sure everyone drank the wine.

She thought about it carefully over and over again. Judging from how much Xu Jiaojiao liked Zhou Yanci, it was very likely that she had intended to drug Zhou Yanci and then, naturally, have him sleep with her.

As for how she came to know Chinese medicine, she had a bold guess.

Xu Jiaojiao must have drugged her, but not to match her with Zhou Yanci. She probably wanted to give her to some thug to ruin her reputation.

However, by a twist of fate, she ended up sleeping with Zhou Yanci.

Zhou Yanci paused for a moment upon hearing this before saying calmly, "I'm not even bothered by it, so why are you still so keen on doing it?"

His overly calm and completely composed expression made Xu Daikui's already dead heart scare her again.

He had come to believe that Xu Jiaojiao had gone this far; deep down, he never believed that Xu Jiaojiao could do such a thing.

He still believed in his heart that she was the one who put it in.

She clenched her fists weakly. "I want to hold this against them. I should hold this against them. After all these years, everyone has thought I'm a ruthless woman who'll do anything to get ahead in bed. Zhou Yanci, I deserve justice, don't I?"

Her moist eyes misted over, and in the blurry light, the man leaned closer to her.

Seeing her tears fall, Zhou Yanci was at a loss for words.

"If this is really as important as you say, I can clarify it the way you want."

"Xu Daikui, none of these things matter to me. All I care about is the relationship between you and me."

Do they have feelings for each other?

If there is any, it's just wishful thinking on her part.

"Zhou Yanci, what is unimportant to you is precisely what I care about most."

She took a deep breath and pushed him away. "I've suffered so much injustice over the years, and I don't want to suffer any more now."

As she spoke, she glanced at the wedding photo hanging above the bed and asked, "Is that what you care about most?"

Zhou Yanci said, "What I care about is us."

Xu Daikui curled her lips into a mocking smile, tears streaming down her face, and casually grabbed a vase from the table, smashing it hard against the wedding photo.

With a loud crash, the picture frame fell and shattered on the ground.

Two handsome and gentle faces were torn apart by shattered glass, just like their fragile relationship, which could never be the same again.

It should be said that her feelings are gone forever.

"Xu Daikui, if you're angry, you can hit me or yell at me, but why are you throwing my things?!"

This was the first time Zhou Yanci had ever lost his temper with her.

His face was icy and terrifying, and he roared out in an unrestrained voice.

Xu Daikui sensed his raging anger.

My trembling hand instinctively tightened.

She knew Zhou Yanci was cold-hearted and that his greatest skill in dealing with people was passive-aggressive behavior. Even when he was angry, he would never lose control and yell like this. She knew she had crossed his line.

But why is his bottom line so ridiculous?

If he really cared that much about that wedding photo, he wouldn't have left her without a word on their wedding night.

She bit her lip, her anger undiminished as she looked at the man. "A cold photo frame, a worthless photograph, Zhou Yanci, it's just sitting there, completely unnecessary, even superfluous. Your concern only makes me feel ironic. Stop deceiving yourself. You'd better burn all this garbage to the ground."

Zhou Yanci's temples throbbed with anger, his dark eyes fixed on her with a cold glint, a storm brewing beneath the surface of his emotions.

"Remember what you said, Xu Daikui. You can do without it, but you have no right to decide its fate. Get out of here right now. If you ever want to come back, even if you beg me, you won't have the chance!"

Xu Daikui stared directly at his trembling, angry expression, her fingers clenched tightly, without blinking.

"Whoever turns back is a dog!"

She finished speaking coldly, then turned and slammed the door shut as she left.

After walking out of the large iron gate, she hailed a taxi and, despite feeling dizzy and lightheaded, quickly left the area.

Xu Jiaojiao and Bai Weiwei were sitting in a car not far away, watching Xu Daikui and Zhou Yanci go into Yushui Bay for more than three hours.

She got so angry that she had a heart attack.

"Weiwei, it seems impossible for them to get a peaceful divorce. Zhou Yanci's engagement to me on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year is most likely just a ruse. I have to take action."

Bai Weiwei nodded in agreement, "Jiaojiao, to be honest, if Brother Yanci wanted a divorce, he would have done it long ago. He wouldn't have dragged it out until now. I guess Xu Daikui must have used some underhanded means to threaten Brother Yanci and prevent him from getting a divorce."

"If you can make Xu Daikui disappear completely, won't Yan Cige eventually be yours?"

Xu Jiaojiao nodded, "You're right. I really can't just sit here and wait to die. If they suddenly reconcile, then I'm afraid it will be very difficult for Aci and me to rekindle our relationship."

She and Zhou Yanci were childhood sweethearts, and she didn't believe that the man didn't have feelings for her.

"The annual meeting will be held at the Century Hotel tomorrow. It's a grand affair, and it's also related to who will ultimately become the head of the Zhou family. So, Aci will definitely be bringing Xu Daikui with him. Let's start by tampering with the venue."

Reading the deeper meaning in her eyes, Bai Weiwei smiled and said, "Okay, let's take care of Tang Xuan tomorrow as well."

After agreeing on their terms, the two set off for the Century Hotel.

*

Inside the bridal suite at Yushui Bay, the loud banging on the door sent shivers down Zhou Yanci's spine.

He crouched down, looking at the wedding photo covered in shattered glass, and used all his strength to sweep away the glass shards with his bare hands.

His palm was immediately covered in blood, but he picked up the photo without caring.

Looking at the photo of Xu Daikui affectionately holding his arm, her gentle smile filling him with satisfaction, he smiled contentedly.

You can lose anything.

He can give up everything.

Only that little girl who was always frowning and looking melancholy.

The person who once loved him deeply.

He cannot lose it.

The blood dripped and flowed meanderingly, the glaring crimson stain making his mind increasingly irrational.

There's absolutely no way I'd get a divorce and elope with someone else.

Xu Daikui.

This marriage will never end unless he says it's over.

After thinking for a moment, he took out his phone and dialed Fang Qing's number.

"Investigate who was behind the drugging at that party five years ago. Remember, do it secretly!"