“Then we can only consider the issue rationally and strive for the greatest benefit for ourselves economically. After all, it hasn't been easy for you all these years.” Gu Nanyan's words made Lu Beicheng look up at her. Why did he feel that these words were meant for him? She was expressing her own feelings indirectly. She wanted to tell him that in their marriage, she had tried and given, and if he still wanted a divorce later, then don't blame her, Gu Nanyan, for being ruthless and impolite. “Lawyer Gu, I understand the reasoning, but I just can't accept it! He, surnamed Zeng, just divorces and marries a younger woman in the blink of an eye, but what about me? What are my decades of youth, my contributions to this family and to him, worth?” “Am I supposed to go find a younger man too?” Gu Nanyan said, “Of course! As the saying goes, 'Marry a woman three years older, and you get a gold brick; marry a woman thirty years older, and you get a kingdom.' Sister Qiao, you can also find a younger man!” On the other end of the phone, the woman chuckled, “Lawyer Gu, you have high emotional intelligence, it's really easy to get along with you, I just love talking to you.” Gu Nanyan: “I'm also learning from your experience, Sister Qiao.”

On the bed, Lu Beicheng's face darkened instantly. It turned out that she was really using these divorce cases to practice her skills, working so hard to earn money, as if she were building a foundation for her younger self in the future. "Lawyer Gu, you're still young and you don't understand. My husband and I, we've known each other since we were in our twenties. Back then, he was..." As the other party's desire to confide grew, Gu Nanyan listened earnestly on the other end, feeling a bit uncomfortable in her neck, so she lay down on the bed with her phone. After lying down, she covered the phone and looked at Lu Beicheng, whispering, "Client, they're having a divorce! I'll comfort them first." Lu Beicheng glanced at her indifferently and continued reading his book. The client talked on and on, starting from how she met her husband thirty years ago, how she supported him through his struggles, how many times she had given birth and how many times she had sat through postpartum recovery. From after eight o'clock until nearly midnight, Gu Nanyan fell asleep on the bed without realizing it, but the middle-aged woman kept talking about her hardships over the years. Lu Beicheng, however, had not slept at all, and he was almost driven to the brink of madness. At this moment, he deeply realized how good it was that Gu Nanyan didn't cry easily and that she was reserved in speech. Otherwise, he would have been driven crazy in minutes. When the retro grandfather clock on the sideboard struck midnight, the middle-aged woman finally took a long breath and said, "Lawyer Gu, it's really tough on you to listen to me like this all night." "It's late, you have to work tomorrow, you should rest early." Picking up Gu Nanyan's phone, Lu Beicheng said indifferently, "Hmm!"

On the other end of the phone, the woman was only venting her emotions, completely unaware that she was talking to a man. After rambling on with Lu Beicheng for a bit more, she finally hung up the call. With a snap, she threw Gu Nanyan's phone aside, seeing that Gu Nanyan had fallen asleep just like that, lying there. Then she thought back to when she came back, clutching his arm with a smile on her face, saying, 'Lu Beicheng, let's have a baby!' Lu Beicheng's face turned as foul as could be. Every time she painted him a picture of a future, and once he was swayed for a moment, she would leave him hanging. Unable to contain his anger, when Gu Nanyan's leg accidentally touched him, Lu Beicheng suddenly kicked her away. After turning off the lights in the room and quietly lying down beside Gu Nanyan, he saw her snuggle into his arms like a cat, murmuring, 'Lu Beicheng, you bastard...' 'Don't you...' Every time she reached a key word, Lu Beicheng couldn't make out what she was saying. But the tone was not something good. 'Lu Beicheng.' 'I'm here.'

With a faint response to her, Lu Beicheng pulled the blanket up for her. The night was very quiet. The small bedside lamp emitted a long-missed sense of fireworks, and Lu Beicheng slowly recalled some past events. — Lu Beicheng, you are more despicable than I am. — Without these, without your Lu family, could I have come this far with you? He had slapped Gu Nanyan after those words. The past was unbearable to recall, so Lu Beicheng turned off the small bedside lamp and closed his eyes. The next morning, when Gu Nanyan woke up with her eyes open, Lu Beicheng was already dressed by the floor-to-ceiling window, tying his tie. Seeing that Lu Beicheng was ready to go out, Gu Nanyan said in a drowsy voice, 'Lu Beicheng, make up for last week's tonight.' Last night, she had intended to get things done, but she couldn't remember how she had fallen asleep. Without paying attention to her, Lu Beicheng put on his suit jacket and left. Downstairs, Xia Cheng and the driver were already waiting for him outside. After getting into the car and taking the documents handed over by Xia Cheng, Lu Beicheng asked emotionlessly, 'What happened last night?' In the passenger seat, Xia Cheng turned to report to Lu Beicheng: 'Secretary Ye's mother was ill last night, but it's all taken care of now. Her brother has temporarily arranged for her to stay at her teacher's home.' Then, Xia Cheng added, 'It seems that Secretary Ye's situation is not very good either.' 'Keep a closer eye on her.' 'Okay, BOSS.' 'By the way, BOSS, the handover procedures for legal affairs have been completed, and from now on, the company's legal affairs will be handled by Chaoyang Law Firm.'

Lu Beicheng showed a look of disdain: 'Gu Nanyan only knows how to handle divorce cases, what does she know about corporate law? From now on, all legal affairs will go through me.' Xia Cheng: 'I understand, BOSS.' At the villa, after Gu Nanyan got ready and left, she went straight to the courthouse. She had a case to attend court today, still the divorce case that Lu Beicheng looked down on. In her hands, apart from the projects of Lu's Corporation, almost all the rest were divorce cases, or some contentious civil cases. Although she had reminded Lu Beicheng before leaving home in the morning to come back tonight, Lu Beicheng didn't take it to heart at all. Gu Nanyan finished her work and waited at home until it was almost time to sleep, but Lu Beicheng did not come back. In the following days, he did not come back either. He simply adopted the method of expiration and invalidation. On Friday night, after having dinner with Shen Li and a few leaders, Lu Beicheng was about to ask the driver to take him back to Yulin Bay when Xia Cheng hurriedly knocked on the car window: 'BOSS, Secretary Ye has had an accident.'