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

Xu Daikui knew that Zhou Yanci was capable of obtaining the documents today. The cooling-off period for divorce was to leave room for those who were not thinking clearly.

They are now quite clear-headed; those thirty days were a bit excessive.

Most importantly, she didn't want to wait another day.

"Zhou Yanci, you promised to give me the divorce certificate today. Don't let me down again."

Zhou Yanci raised an eyebrow. "Are you being unreasonable?"

The cooling-off period for divorce is stipulated by law; he can't possibly break the law knowingly, can he?

Xu Daikui was afraid that if she waited another thirty days, something new might happen, so she pulled the man to a secluded corner.

"You can even bankrupt the Civil Affairs Bureau, so why can't you do this? These checkpoints are just for ordinary people; I know they're no challenge for you."

"We've already come this far, can't you just give me a quick death and stop torturing each other?"

Zhou Yanci looked at her for a long time, then said, "Ancestor, it is you who are tormenting me."

Xu Daikui was taken aback by his address before slowly lowering her eyes. "If it has to be thirty days, then I won't stay in Beijing for those thirty days."

She had a premonition that if she stayed, she wouldn't have a good time again.

Either the Xu family is causing trouble, or the Zhou family is causing problems.

She just wanted to have a peaceful and happy New Year with her child.

"Threatening me works for you every time?"

Zhou Yanci chuckled, "How come I never noticed you were so bold before?"

"Xu Daikui, this isn't over between us."

As he spoke, he took out the divorce agreement that Ji Yanmin had prepared and threw it on the table in front of Xu Daikui.

"Signature, date it one month ago."

Xu Daikui instantly realized what he meant.

She hurriedly picked up the divorce agreement to check it, and the division of property inside shocked her.

Zhou Yanci gave her seven properties and 30 million yuan in divorce settlement.

She felt unworthy of these things.

"I don't want your assets or your shares. I've already drafted the transfer authorization, and I'll give it to you later. I don't need this divorce property agreement."

Zhou Yanci looked at her, his handsome brows slightly furrowed. "Why?"

Xu Daikui: "Didn't you go bankrupt? Besides, I have my own job, I don't want your money."

Are you worried about me?

Zhou Yanci's gloomy expression relaxed slightly. "Your expression makes me think you don't want a divorce, Xu Daikui. It's not too late for you to back out now."

Meeting his meaningful gaze, Xu Daikui paused for a moment, but still didn't say anything, and signed her name.

If she doesn't sign, this divorce probably won't happen today.

Zhou Yanci's face darkened as he looked at her signed name, and he then signed his own name in the lower right corner with considerable displeasure.

This wasn't his own choice; he only did it out of fear that Xu Daikui would leave Beijing.

But a divorce certificate means nothing; what's meant to be his will be his for life.

Xu Daikui was his destiny.

The two handed the signed agreement to the staff. Seeing that the date was from a month ago, and that Zhou Yanci had already informed the person reviewing the cooling-off period receipt, the staff handed them two maroon divorce certificates in less than three minutes.

Xu Daikui excitedly opened the book, and upon seeing the words, tears instantly welled up in her eyes…

I finally felt a sense of relief, as if a huge weight had been lifted from my heart.

She was finally free.

This marriage, which existed in name only, has finally come to an end.

Her tears were tears of joy. She looked up at Zhou Yanci, her pink lips trembling slightly, "I hope we never meet again."

After saying that, she left without looking back.

As Zhou Yanci watched that retreating figure, his knuckles tightened instantly, and he crumpled the divorce certificate into a ball.

Just then, his phone rang; it was Fang Qing.

"Mr. Zhou, we've found the person who drugged the wine five years ago. I retrieved the surveillance footage from that year and found the bartender. He said a woman took two bottles of wine from him and even spent money to buy some aphrodisiacs. He has a photo of that woman."

"Okay, take the photos to Xinghe."

Zhou Yanci responded.

Xinghe is a new group that Zhou founded after the bankruptcy of the Zhou Group.

He started working on it five years ago.

Galaxy's economic dominance was originally in the UK, but now it's time to return to Beijing.

"Okay, there's one more thing. The people who tried to assassinate you at the banquet today were sent by your father. The two assassins have been taken to the police station and confessed, but your father used his connections to clear himself of any wrongdoing. Do you think we should intervene?"

Zhou Yanci thought for a moment, "First, compile all the negative information about Zhou Nianting that you've collected over the past ten years, and then submit it to the media when I notify you."

He thought that rather than ruining Zhou Nianting's reputation, he should send the murderer to jail.

Instead of the death penalty, let him spend his entire life in that dark and hopeless environment to atone for his sins. Only in this way can we make up for the inhumane treatment he and his mother suffered as children.

...

After hanging up the phone, he casually threw the crumpled divorce certificate into the trash can and then drove to Xinghe.

*

As soon as Xu Daikui left the Civil Affairs Bureau, she went to pick up Mengmeng.

When Mengmeng saw the divorce certificate, she was actually quite happy.

She would rather never have a father than have one who had been absent for five years and ignored her and her mother.

She quickly wrote a sentence in her notebook.

[Mom, should we invite Dad over to celebrate with us?]

Xu Daikui wasn't in a good mood.

Although the divorce gave her a sense of relief, like being reborn, she couldn't muster any energy to celebrate.

"Let's forget it. Mom will send a message to Mr. Shen and Aunt Xie Jia to let them know. There's no rush to celebrate."

Ok.

Xu Meng guessed that her mother must have gone through a lot of trouble to get the divorce certificate today. She must be tired. It would be fine to celebrate another day.

She didn't force it. After they got home, Xu Meng had another inspiration, so she went to the balcony to paint.

Xu Daikui then turned on her computer to plan the opening of the pet hospital on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

*

Galaxy Group.

Fang Qing handed the photo to Zhou Yanci.

Zhou Yanci looked at the girl in the photo; she was also their college classmate and Xu Jiaojiao's good friend.

She was also the one who started encouraging everyone to raise a glass and toast that day.

Xu Daikui repeatedly stated that she did not drug him, but she herself was eventually drugged.

It seems that not only did someone want to scheme against him to take the position, but they also wanted to completely destroy Xu Daikui as well.

He dared not imagine what danger might have befallen her if he hadn't prepared a bouquet of flowers that night to confess his feelings to Xu Daikui, and hadn't secretly followed her out while she was in the restroom, noticed her strange behavior, and taken her to the hotel.

Perhaps she was taken advantage of by a lecherous passerby, or perhaps she was thrown into a pre-arranged room.

The more I think about it, the more terrifying thoughts appear before my eyes…

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. "Go and bring Zheng Meimei to me."