Su Huan's heart skipped a beat; she hadn't expected Gu Beixian to guess so quickly. Recalling Gu Aoting's words that he shouldn't let him know, as it would affect their father-son relationship, she said nonchalantly, "You've mentioned divorce before. I've said it, I can't stand Chu Suosuo." Gu Beixian's fingers traced her spine, caressing it gently, "Liar, I've been keeping my distance from her recently." Su Huan's lips curled up, but there was no smile in her eyes as she said indifferently, "You two are childhood sweethearts, a perfect match. I'm just a nanny you hired with money, and now that your leg is better, it's time for this nanny to step down." As she belittled herself like this, Gu Beixian felt a sudden heaviness in his heart and held her even tighter. He was very tall, standing straight as a pine, with handsome features and a sharp demeanor. Such a stern man, yet he whispered softly above her head, "I've never treated you as a nanny, truly. You are my lawful wife, and I have always respected you in my heart." Su Huan felt a sour pain in her heart, but she smiled and said, "You were the one who mentioned divorce before, and now you're the one dragging your feet. I really don't understand the minds of men, what do you treat me as? Calling me back and forth, and yet you say you respect me, is this respect?" She was used to being gentle and rarely spoke so harshly. Gu Beixian was silent for a moment, "I mentioned divorce because of you..." "Then divorce, just divorce," Su Huan hurriedly interrupted him, afraid that she would soften, "Better a quick pain than a long one, the sooner the divorce, the better. This indecisiveness is like a dull knife cutting flesh, too torturous."

Gu Beixian slowly released her, his gaze lowering as he scrutinized her pale little face with an unreadable expression. His voice was deep, 'Grandma won't agree.' Su Huan turned her head away, unable to meet his eyes, 'I'll go with you to see Grandma this weekend and persuade her properly.' Gu Beixian leaned down to kiss her forehead, holding her for a while before he said very faintly, 'Okay.' The word 'okay' was like a stone dropped into the center of a lake, causing ripples in Su Huan's heart. She didn't feel relieved at all, but was instead overwhelmed with emotions. Struggling out of his embrace, she raised her hand to unbutton her clothes, intending to return his suit to him. Gu Beixian stopped her hand, 'Keep it on, there's air conditioning in the car.' Su Huan's hand paused in unbuttoning. Gu Beixian tucked the strands of hair that had been blown by the wind behind her ears, his eyes deep as he gazed at her, 'Take care of yourself.' Su Huan's nose turned sour, 'You too, don't get your right hand wet, be careful of infection from the wound. Smoke less, drink less, and eat on time.' Gu Beixian murmured in agreement, 'Go back, it's windy.' Su Huan forced a smile, 'Okay.'

Gu Beixian opened the car door and leaned in to sit down. It wasn't until the car disappeared from sight that Su Huan turned around and walked back. Her fingers stroked his button, her face smiling, but her heart ached terribly. That deep sense of powerlessness hit her again. Since she was a child, her grandfather had told her that as long as she worked hard, she would definitely succeed, but the huge gap in family background was something she could not change no matter how hard she tried. Different circles, no need to force integration. Back in the ward, Su Peilan had gone out for something. Shen Hua was still there. Su Huan looked at him with some confusion and asked with a polite smile, 'The attending doctor for my grandmother is an old doctor surnamed Qiu, why has it changed to you?' Shen Hua tucked the pen into the pocket of his white coat, smiled, and said, 'Doctor Qiu hasn't been feeling well these days, so I'm filling in for a few days.' Su Huan hummed and said, 'My mom was just joking just now, don't take it seriously.' Shen Hua lifted his lips, wanting to say something, but in the end, he only replied with a 'Okay.' Saturday, evening. Su Huan and Gu Beixian came to the Gu family's old house together. As soon as they entered the house, Grandma greeted them with a beaming smile and enthusiastically said, 'Huan'er is here.' Su Huan obediently called out, 'Hello, Grandma.' 'Good, good, good, quick, sit down, sit down.' The old lady warmly took her hand, walked to the sofa, and sat down, her eyes glancing at her flat belly, and asked mysteriously, 'Girl, are you pregnant?' Su Huan shook her head, smiled apologetically, and said, 'Grandma, I'm going to divorce Beixian, I'm sorry.'

Grandma was taken aback, her smile freezing on her face, her eyes brimming with disappointment. 'Didn't you promise last time to give me a plump great-grandson? How could you change your mind so soon?' Su Huan lowered her eyelids, silent. She had thought not having children was the right thing to do, but facing Grandma's disappointed gaze, she felt immensely guilty. Grandma was a reasonable person. Seeing Su Huan's expression, she guessed a bit of what was going on. She stroked Su Huan's head, lifted her eyelids, and glared at Gu Beixian, 'Could it be that you've been messing around with that girl Chu Suosuo again, making Huan'er angry?' Gu Beixian slightly lifted the corners of his lips, saying calmly, 'Gu Beixian and I have been getting along very well recently, my mother also likes Su Huan very much, not to mention Nan Yin.' The implication was clear: figure it out yourself, old lady. Grandma frowned, thought for a while, and said, 'Could it be that your father is up to something?' Gu Beixian nodded. The old lady was furious, grabbed her phone, and called Gu Aoting, 'You little rascal, I need to talk to you, get back here to see me within half an hour!' Gu Aoting was entertaining clients at a dinner table and was nearly deafened by the old lady's shout. He stood up, walked outside, held the phone far from his ear, and said impatiently, 'Mom, are you mistaken? I'm with clients right now, I can't leave. I'm very busy every day, unlike you who have so much free time.' 'Aren't you supposed to have a lot of subordinates? Delegate the work to them and get over here this instant!'

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, she hung up the phone. Half an hour later, Gu Aoting returned precisely on time. Upon entering the house and seeing Su Huan, his face instantly darkened, looking extremely unpleasant, with a strong sense of disdain and disgust in his eyes that he made no effort to conceal. Su Huan's self-esteem was crushed into dust, and she felt so humiliated that she was about to cry. She had always been a person with a strong sense of self-respect, with skin as thin as paper. Because she had been well-behaved and sensible since childhood, excelled in both character and learning at school, and had the skill to restore ancient paintings and calligraphy, she had never been so openly despised before. Gu Beixian noticed this and covered her palm with his own, his thin and slender fingers gripping her hand. His other hand supported her face, pulling her into his embrace, avoiding Gu Aoting's sharp gaze. Su Huan leaned in his arms, her fingers subconsciously clutching his shirt. Her nose was filled with his refreshing and pleasant male scent, radiating a temperature that she could rely on, and theFeeling uncomfortable,It seems to have eased a lot。 She put her face in his arms and leaned on it again. The old lady gently patted Su Huan's back, glaring at Gu Aoting with sharp eyes, changing from her previous kindness to scolding: 'Who are you pulling a sour face for? It wasn't Huan'er who told me, it was me who guessed it myself. I knew you old thing were restless. With such a good granddaughter-in-law, what are you messing around for? When Beixian was in a wheelchair, you didn't force them to divorce. Now that Beixian has stood up, you're driving the young girl away. You heartless and ungrateful thing, are you even human?' Gu Aoting had been in a high position for many years, who had ever been scolded like this? Especially in front of juniors, especially in front of Su Huan, being scolded without any mercy. His old face couldn't hold up at all.