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

How could Zhou Yanci not realize that she was deliberately picking a fight?

From the moment he came in, he treated him with a cold shoulder and an unfriendly attitude.

Is she in such a hurry to get a divorce?

He said casually, "If you thought it tasted bad, you shouldn't have ordered it in the first place!"

Xu Daikui looked up in disbelief and met the man's deep, dark gaze.

The air in front of them was thin, but their hearts felt as if they were separated by a mountain.

No matter how hard she tries or how much she compromises in this life, she can never overcome this obstacle or enter his heart.

A lump formed in her throat, and she asked, "Is this what I ordered?"

She gave another smirk, her eyes full of sarcasm. "Isn't all of this what you gave me?"

He was the one who approached her first.

Time and again, they gave her redemption and hope.

In the end, it was he who promised to marry her.

From beginning to end, she never spoke first to express her love to him.

He made her a promise, but in the end, he irresponsibly chose true love.

This kept her trapped in the warmth of the past, unable to break free.

That marriage certificate only bound her to one person.

Zhou Yanci paused upon hearing this, slamming his spoon down on the table with a clatter. His voice was icy, "But you didn't say you didn't like it!"

Xu Daikui fell silent.

She truly longed for it back then.

I really like it.

But why did he abandon her?

He made her look like a clown, making her believe that he liked her too.

She gave him her heart with great joy.

She bit her lip hard. "But you didn't say you didn't like it!"

Zhou Yanci chuckled and said nothing more.

The atmosphere was deathly silent when suddenly her phone rang. It was Shen Jun.

She glanced at it and answered the call without hesitation.

"Hey, Shen Jun."

Ever since Shen Jun became Xu Meng's godfather and guardian, he has repeatedly told her not to call him Dr. Shen anymore.

Xu Daikui gradually forced herself to change.

"My dad brought some hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake from Suzhou. Are you home right now? I'll bring you some over. They're quite fresh. You and Mengmeng can cook them tonight."

Xu Daikui felt that Shen Jun had been treating her better and better lately. If she didn't know what kind of girl he liked, she would have misunderstood something.

She chuckled softly, "Mengmeng and I are eating out; we haven't gone home yet."

"Oh, who are you eating with? Where are you eating? Do you need me to pick you up?"

Shen Jun knew that she had a very strained relationship with her father, stepmother, and sister, and that she had completely broken up with her husband, Zhou Yanci. Was she eating with her best friend?

Xu Daikui glanced at the man opposite her with a gloomy face before whispering, "He's an insignificant person. I'll go home now."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you at your door."

"Okay, sure."

After hanging up the phone, she was about to get up, tell the man, and leave with Xu Meng.

But Zhou Yanci got up before her, and without even glancing at her, walked towards the cashier.

Xu Daikui knew that he was even more eager to leave than she was, after all, he really didn't want to see her.

She was slightly distracted for a moment before opening the menu to take a look.

The foie gras fried rice was 588 yuan, the pineapple bun fried rice was 688 yuan, and a dessert was 388 yuan.

Her and Mengmeng's total expenses amounted to 2052 yuan.

The price made her wince.

But she had no reason to eat Zhou Yanci's food for free again, nor did she want to accept charity and leave behind any excuse to cling to him, which would only increase his annoyance.

So she lowered her head and told Mengmeng, "You eat first, Mommy needs to talk to Zhou Yanci about something."

Xu Meng had just heard them arguing; a silent battle raged around the dining table.

She felt suffocated.

No wonder they got divorced.

Her eyes held a deep and complex emotion that Xu Daikui couldn't see, but on the surface she still nodded obediently.

Xu Daikui didn't take any cash, but opened the QR code scanner and walked towards the man who had already paid and was about to leave.

...

After settling the payment, Zhou Yanci didn't look over there again and walked straight towards the door.

However, Xu Daikui intercepted him halfway.

He was a little taller than her. When he looked down at the woman, her thick eyelashes were lovely, and her pink lips were moist and full.

But he was utterly disgusted. "Get out of the way!"

He glanced at her disdainfully and said in a cold voice.

Xu Daikui knew that he hated her terribly right now and wouldn't give her the slightest bit of a friendly look, so she quickened her pace and spoke briefly.

"I'll pay for your meal."

After saying that, seeing that the man didn't take out his phone, she added, "Or, should I deliver the cash to your company tomorrow?"

Zhou Yanci chuckled sarcastically, "Whatever."

Xu Daikui pursed her lips; there was actually another matter she had just come over to discuss.

She stood in front of him, saying, "Then let's talk about something else."

Zhou Yanci had one hand in his pocket, his expression already cold and impatient.

Xu Daikui said, "I won't bother Assistant Fang with my affairs anymore. Could you please not fire him?"

Zhou Yanci hadn't said he wanted to fire Fang Qing. He looked at Xu Daikui and said, "Mind your own business!"

Xu Daikui, "..."

"Let's talk about the divorce."

Are you in a hurry?

Xu Daikui bit her lip.

She wasn't in a hurry for a day or two, after all, she had waited for five years. If he hadn't fallen in love with someone else, she would have thought of trying to save the marriage.

But reality has repeatedly shown her that they can never go back.

For them, divorce is now the only option left.

They're going to separate sooner or later anyway, so it's best to end things before Mengmeng gets caught.

She was about to nod when the man's phone rang.

"Feed..."

A gentle, magnetic voice rang out.

"Aci, where did you go? I'm in your office."

Xu Jiaojiao's charming voice rang out.

"be right back."

As Zhou Yanci spoke, he brushed past her shoulder and strode away.

A chilling breeze swept across Xu Daikui's face.

Her body froze.

He was always so gentle and patient with Xu Jiaojiao, and always willing to grant her every request.

They either glared at her or gave her a hard look.

Is she really that annoying to him?

My heart ached again, much to my dismay.

After the pain subsided, she smiled again.

That smile was tinged with bitterness.

This marriage was absolutely terrible!

"Madam, this is the mango cake that gentleman just ordered. Here you go."

Suddenly, the waiter jogged towards her.

Xu Daikui swallowed hard and looked at the packaging box.

Zhou Yanci even packed up that cake?

She was still wondering why he wouldn't let her eat the mango cake.

She foolishly thought that he knew she was allergic to mangoes and was just showing concern for her.

But looking at this takeout box, what else didn't she understand?

He truly doted on Xu Jiaojiao to the core.

She felt as if he had slapped her heart hard again.

Her self-esteem and her persistence were utterly shattered.

Those long ten years are increasingly resembling a trivial joke.

She suddenly couldn't wait to divorce him and sever all ties.

Lost in thought, she said casually to the waiter, "Go and give it to that gentleman."

The waiter could tell at a glance that Zhou Yanci was no ordinary person; he was handsome and used a platinum black card.

Xu Daikui didn't seem like his wife, so she naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to chat with him alone. She immediately chased after him with a smile on her face.

As she stepped outside, she saw that he had already gotten into the car, which was about to start moving. She immediately sprinted to him at top speed.

Knock on the car window, "Sir, you forgot your cake."

Zhou Yanci took it and casually tossed it onto the control panel.

"Um, can I add you on WeChat...?"

Before the waiter could even voice his request, his face flushed, the car window was ruthlessly slammed shut, and the car sped away.

Xu Daikui watched this scene from the doorway. After a long while, she lowered her head, took off the dazzling wedding ring, and threw it into her pocket.

This thing will never appear on her ring finger again.