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

Seeing the three prominent characters at the entrance, Xu Daikui felt a mix of emotions, but mostly anticipation.

Just as she had hoped for marital bliss when she got married, she now looks forward to life after the divorce.

During the brief silence between the two, Mu En hurriedly ran over from a distance and handed Zhou Yanci several folders of documents and a tote bag.

Zhou Yanci took the bag and tossed it directly to Xu Daikui, saying, "Go change your clothes."

Xu Daikui glanced down at the bag; it contained a pair of jeans and a down jacket.

Indeed, it was inappropriate for her to go in to get her divorce certificate while wearing a hospital gown; people might even think that Zhou Yanci had abused her.

It's bad for his reputation.

She nodded, took the bag, got off the bus from the front, and then got back on from the back.

"Could you raise the partition?"

Seeing that the man showed no sign of getting out of the car, she felt awkward changing her pants in front of him.

"Just like that, I'm not interested in you."

Zhou Yanci turned his head coldly toward the window.

No one knew that the agonizing pain in his heart was corroding his limbs and bones.

If he didn't care to the extreme, and fear that Xu Daikui might really hate him, he would have wanted to take her home and lock her up.

Divorce to allow him to be with Shen Jun is simply impossible.

...

Because she was about to get divorced, Xu Daikui's depressed mood improved, so she didn't pay attention to these details. She hid behind the driver's seat and quickly changed her clothes.

"Let's go."

She couldn't wait to open the car door.

Zhou Yanci had been watching her through the rearview mirror for a long time, and he could tell that Xu Daikui really wanted a divorce.

She really doesn't seem to like herself anymore.

He held no place in her eyes or heart.

Because of the divorce, a smile finally returned to her face, a smile he had been begging for all this time.

My heart aches so much I feel like I can't breathe, but what can I do?

His grip on the steering wheel tightened, and suddenly he called out to the woman.

"Xu Daikui, you can kneel down and beg me for a divorce, and I'll agree. Now I'll kneel down and beg you not to divorce me. Can you promise me that?"

Xu Daikui doesn't think there's any comparison between the two.

She thought she had made the decision to divorce him resolute many times.

She took a deep breath. "From the moment you chased after Xu Jiaojiao to go abroad, you should have known our ending."

"Zhou Yanci, love isn't everything in life, but you once occupied my whole world. Now I'm looking for someone else. I want to live my own life. Let's leave cleanly."

She was about to open the car door when she said that.

But the man locked the car door with a click.

"What do you mean?"

Xu Daikui felt her breathing become difficult again.

At this critical juncture, if Zhou Yanci were to back out now, she wasn't sure what crazy things she might do next.

Do you know why I went abroad in the first place?

"I told you before, there is no third party in our marriage."

Zhou Yanci stared at the woman in the rearview mirror, his expression deep and inscrutable.

Xu Daikui didn't want to hear anything more from him; she only believed what she saw and heard.

She has clearly seen these past few days that he and Xu Jiaojiao are a couple.

He gave Xu Jiaojiao all his money, responsibility, love, and attention to detail.

She had nothing but the empty title of Mrs. Zhou.

"Open the door, Zhou Yanci, let's get a divorce!"

Growing increasingly agitated, she angrily pounded on the window, shouting, "Let me out of the car!"

Seeing that she was becoming agitated and her emotions were suddenly intense, Zhou Yanci did not hesitate any longer. He quickly opened the car door, got out of the car, and went over to comfort her.

Xu Daikui frowned and tried to push him away.

But the man held her tightly, refusing to let go, no matter how much she hit him.

"I'll grant you a divorce, but you have to agree to one condition."

After she had finished hitting and scolding him, Zhou Yanci gently lifted her out of his arms and gazed at her tear-streaked face.

Xu Daikui didn't understand what other conditions he had.

What need is there for them to get involved?

But she would agree to anything in order to get a divorce.

"Go ahead," she said, gazing at the man with moist eyes.

"You are not allowed to leave Beijing."

Zhou Yanci looked down at her affectionately, stroking the top of her head. "I only have this one request. Can you do it?"

Xu Daikui thought about it and realized that as long as she could get a divorce smoothly, she wouldn't need to leave Beijing.

Without a divorce certificate, she and Zhou Yan will go their separate ways. She might even give a thumbs up when she sees the news of his remarriage with Xu Jiaojiao.

She nodded. "I agree."

"Sign this agreement."

Zhou Yanci didn't believe her verbal promises, so he had Mu En draft a guarantee agreement earlier.

Xu Daikui took it in surprise, only to see a passage written on it.

[The woman, Xu Daikui, promised never to leave Beijing with their daughter, Xu Meng. Otherwise, the man, Zhou Yanci, would have the right to revoke custody of their daughter and deny Xu Daikui visitation rights.]

Xu Daikui looked at this unfair contract term and bit her lip tightly.

Mengmeng is still nominally Zhou Yanci's daughter. Unless she can produce a paternity test to prove that she and Zhou Yanci are not biologically related, he will not be able to take advantage of this loophole.

But she will never be able to produce that certificate in her lifetime.

Zhou Yanci knew that Mengmeng was her only weakness, which is why he used this to threaten her.

She had no other choice.

Without hesitation, she picked up the pen and signed her name at the bottom.

Zhou Yanci didn't expect her to sign so readily. She could have avoided his threats if she had just done a paternity test to prove that she and Mengmeng were not related.

Was she surprised or was she worried about something?

"Can we go in now?"

She handed the agreement back to the man, and seeing that he was still staring at her intently, she turned her head away.

Wipe away your tears, don't let anyone think I bullied you.

Zhou Yanci bent down to wipe her tears, tidied her messy hair, and zipped up her down jacket to make sure no wind would get in before allowing her to get out of the car.

After getting off the bus, he reached out to hold Xu Daikui's hand.

Xu Daikui frowned and looked away, "If you do this, people will think we're here to get married."

Zhou Yanci looked indifferent. "No one says you can't hold hands after a divorce."

He then tried to forcibly take her hand.

Xu Daikui was somewhat distraught and resistant, so she ignored him and jogged into the Civil Affairs Bureau.

They then briefly explained their purpose to the staff, who, seeing how handsome the man and beautiful the woman were, thought they were a perfect match and offered some advice.

"Both of you are divorcing voluntarily and without dispute, therefore, there will be a one-month cooling-off period for the divorce."