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

"Wow, this world is getting worse and worse. In the past, even petty theft had to be hidden, but now mistresses can stand shoulder to shoulder with the main culprit? Once a person's skin gets thick enough, even the city wall would be ashamed."

Xie Jia glanced at Zhou Yanci and Xu Jiaojiao, then deliberately spoke loudly.

"Who are you calling the mistress?"

Xu Jiaojiao looked embarrassed and angrily clenched her fists to question her.

Xie Jia raised her lips defiantly, ignoring her completely, and only looked at Xu Daikui and said leisurely.

"DaiDai, let me tell you, these days, scumbags and mistresses are so outrageous! I have a friend whose husband wants to keep his wife at home while having affairs on the side. He pretends to be oblivious all the time, dragging his feet on getting a divorce, and he just likes to keep stray cats outside to relieve his boredom. And that mistress is shameless too, always picking up scraps from other people's plates. You know what, they're birds of a feather, a perfect match!"

Xu Jiaojiao realized once again that she was implying something about her and Zhou Yanci.

Her face flushed instantly with anger. She grabbed Zhou Yanci's arm, her eyes filled with grievance, "Aci, listen to what she's saying!"

Zhou Yanci stared straight ahead, expressionless. "What others say is unimportant."

Just then, the elevator doors opened, and he walked in with a cold gait.

Xu Jiaojiao glared at Xu Daikui and Xie Jia, then immediately followed them inside.

Just as the door was about to close, Xie Jia angrily stuck out her foot and made it open again, then pulled Xu Daikui in and walked in nonchalantly.

"Don't people know the difference between first come, first served? How can they be so rude even when riding an elevator!" They were the ones who pressed the elevator button first.

She muttered to herself and pressed the button for the first floor.

Xu Daikui and Xie Jia stood in front of them, and she always felt as if a gaze was locking onto the back of her head.

That chill didn't seem to come from Xu Jiaojiao.

She felt like she had a thorn in her side.

Fortunately, the elevator quickly arrived at the first floor, and Xu Daikui immediately pulled Xie Jia out.

She felt suffocated and unlucky to stay with them for even a second longer.

They walked briskly until she realized the gaze from behind her had disappeared, at which point she slowed down.

Xie Jia saw through her vulnerability and couldn't help but get angry. "Dai Dai, if you ask me, you don't need to be afraid of that scumbag couple at all. You should just give them a good beating each and teach them a lesson. Even if Zhou Yanci is powerful and influential, can he control everything and eat you alive?"

"If Fang Qing ever dares to cheat on me like that again, I'll definitely slap him across the face, and I'll fight tooth and nail to make sure they get away with it!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Daikui calmly smiled and said, "The premise of hysteria is that you love that person and that person loves you too. Otherwise, your madness and your anger will only bring you countless disgusts, and the other person will think that you are deliberately pestering him."

"Besides, all I want now is to get a divorce from him as soon as possible, and then we'll be like strangers. There's no need for us to waste our emotions on them anymore."

Xie Jia frowned and thought for a moment, "That's true. If you cry, shout, and curse at him, he'll think you can't live without him!"

"But that scumbag refuses to sign the divorce papers. What if he keeps delaying indefinitely?"

This is also what Xu Daikui is worried about.

Zhou Yanci is probably afraid that a marital breakdown will affect the stock price of the Zhou Group, which is why he has been dragging his feet on getting a divorce.

But those things seemed to have nothing to do with her.

She had already distanced herself enough from him.

Five years have passed.

She didn't want to back out anymore.

She was 25 years old and had spent half of her life on him.

She should live for herself too.

It's time to let go.

"It's okay. If he doesn't leave me once, I'll try to contact him more often. If that doesn't work, I'll hire a lawyer."

In principle, they have been separated for five years, and even if the matter goes to court, the judge will grant them a divorce.

"Yeah, if they won't listen to reason, we'll have to resort to force... Forget it, let's not talk about them anymore, it's bad luck. Let's go pick up Mengmeng instead."

Seeing that Xu Daikui was clearly in a bad mood as she spoke, Xie Jia didn't want to say anything more and simply changed the subject.

...

"A-Ci, how could Dai-Kui have become like this? My mother and I have always treated her like family, but she has never cared. You are her husband, yet she instigated her friends to spread rumors about us like this. She has absolutely no bottom line!"

As Xu Jiaojiao watched the departing figure, a surge of anger rose within her. She gripped the hem of her skirt tightly with her fingertips, leaving several deep red marks.

She was the one who cheated on her husband, and her child with another man is already talking and walking, yet she still has the nerve to accuse her of being a mistress.

To be both right and wrong.

Zhou Yanci didn't know why he was still unwilling to divorce her. Did he think he wasn't being cuckolded enough?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanci's expression remained indifferent. "Why bother with things that aren't important?"

Xu Jiaojiao frowned, her tone full of melancholy, "But Dai Kui is still my sister. We grew up together. Now she has become ruthless and full of hostility. Dad will definitely be heartbroken to see this, and I am also very distressed."

Zhou Yanci's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "Others cannot choose their own path for each other."

Xu Jiaojiao was disappointed. "Are we just going to watch her go down the wrong path to the end? I really can't bear to see her become a cold-hearted person who doesn't even recognize her parents."

Xu Daikui wanted to completely sever ties with them, which was exactly what she wanted, but only if she got a divorce first.

As long as they remain married, she is a hidden bomb between her and Zhou Yanci, and she can never have peace of mind.

Zhou Yanci's voice was low and his tone was unreadable, "Affection is never something that can be counted if one party holds onto it unilaterally."

"Let's go back."

His face was ashen as he walked toward the car.

Xu Jiaojiao understood.

Zhou Yanci was in Yin Yang Xu Daikui.

She drugged him back then, and he not only didn't blame her, but also married her despite public opinion. Yet she not only showed no gratitude, but also cheated on him repeatedly.

The Xu family raised her until she was eighteen, but she actually beat her own mother.

A woman like Xu Daikui, who repays kindness with enmity, disregards family ties, and has no sense of propriety or shame, is indeed unworthy of Zhou Yanci's affection.

Fortunately, Zhou Yanci didn't love her.

Their divorce is a done deal.

Now all we need is an opportunity to get the divorce certificate as soon as possible.

It seems she still needs to visit Wen Yayun and Zhou Nianting more often and give them a proper talking about Xu Daikui's actions.

*

"Mom, what happened to your head?"

When Xu Meng came out of the kindergarten, she saw that Xu Daikui's head was completely white, and she hurriedly wrote something with concern.

"You were looking at your phone while walking and accidentally bumped into a pillar, honey, don't worry."

Xu Daikui told a lie and then casually picked up Xu Meng.

She lowered her head and leaned close to her neck, inhaling the milky scent emanating from her, and her heart, which had been gloomy all day, finally began to warm up.

The children she gave birth to were truly healing for her.

"Give it to me, I'll carry you. Don't exert yourself anymore, take good care of yourself."

When Xie Jia heard that Mengmeng had fainted and was also anemic, she was extremely worried and quickly took Mengmeng from her arms.

Xu Daikui is already taking traditional Chinese medicine to regulate her body. For Mengmeng's sake and for her own, she will make sure to take good care of her health in the future.

The three of them chatted and laughed all the way to the largest hot pot restaurant in the city, Fumantang.

After ordering the food, Fang Qing arrived shortly after, bringing with her some news.