After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 163 Speaking is difficult
After saying that, she left the bathroom, leaving only the father and daughter behind.

Gu Hetang was still playing with the ducks in the fish tank, splashing the water, and her eyes were even more sparkling as she looked at Gu Xijue.

"Dad, Daddy!"

The bathroom was filled with steam. Finally, Gu Xijue took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and sat on the small stool where Song Jin'an had just been sitting to give his daughter a bath.

After taking a bath, he carried Gu Hetang out and put the child on the bed. He was about to go out to find Song Jin'an when she grabbed his sleeve and said with bright, sparkling eyes, "Daddy, a story, a story."

Gu Hetang always listens to a bedtime story before going to sleep.

Although Song Jin'an can't speak, she can play stories on her phone, so Gu Hetang wants to listen to bedtime stories.

Her little hand pulled a book out from under the pillow and handed it to Gu Xijue, her big eyes sparkling.

Gu Xijue could only sit on the edge of the bed, suppressing his anger and frustration, and tell the child a story.

Gu Hetang flipped to the page where he had listened to the story the night before, then crawled into bed, closed his eyes, and listened to the story.

Half an hour passed after Gu Xijue had coaxed the child to sleep.

He closed the door to the children's room and went straight to the second bedroom. Song Jin'an was already lying in bed. Hearing the door open, she looked up.

Gu Xijue stood not far from her, giving her a cold glance: "Didn't I tell you you're not allowed to drive anymore?"

"You've got some nerve, going and picking up a new car."

The man's eyes burned with rage as he stared at her, his lips curling into a chilling, cold expression.

Song Jin'an was still puzzled, and looked at him with a frown, gesturing with her hands.

—I don't understand why one accident has led to the conclusion that I can no longer drive?
—Gu Xijue, are you taking revenge on me?

Actually, whether she can drive or not is not a big deal.

Whether driving would be dangerous or something else didn't matter. What mattered was that she had refused to go to the cocktail party with him that day, but in the blink of an eye, she attended Jiang Ciyu's victory celebration. She thought...

That's probably why he felt he had lost face.

There must be no other reason.

Gu Xijue sneered: "Why would I need to retaliate against you?"

What is it about you that makes me want to take revenge?

He would never admit it, nor would he deign to.

Song Jin'an laughed, said nothing more, and lay down directly, turning her body to the side. It was indeed very difficult to talk to him.

The two seemed to never be on the same wavelength. Forcing communication was exhausting. For the first year or two, Song Jin'an and Gu Xijue refused to communicate.

It was only when she became pregnant with Gu Hetang that the two began to communicate more, but this communication was still less effective than both of them remaining silent.

Gu Xijue stared at her retreating figure: "You need to know whose wife you are now!"

"Back then, you were the one who climbed into my bed and forced me to marry you. I've already been more than kind to you. As Mrs. Gu, you should be even more dutiful!"

He said all that, which undoubtedly shows he was angry.

Song Jin'an bit her lip, turned around and glared at him fiercely for a few seconds, then half-scrambled to her feet and gestured indignantly with her hands.

—In the end, you just feel that I embarrassed you, and you're getting revenge on me for making things difficult for you!

She was furious with the man in front of her, her whole body trembling. Gu Xijue stared into her eyes and said expressionlessly, "I've told you so many times, but you've never listened. If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll bring shame to the Gu family." Every time, he would say the same thing, that the Gu family would be completely disgraced.

Song Jin'an looked at him and struggled against him.

"You think I've disgraced the Gu family, then why don't you divorce me? You clearly have better options. If you divorce me, all the socialites and heiresses in Haicheng will line up to marry you!"
She really hated it, she really hated that Gu Xijue said she disgraced the Gu family, but he wouldn't let her go!

Why? Why?!

—Gu Xijue, you really disgust me!
She even felt that Gu Xijue was no different from those who wanted everything, greedy and insatiable.

Gu Xijue suddenly strode up to her, reached out and grabbed her chin, his grip tightening considerably. The next second, her lips were sealed shut!

Song Jin'an opened her eyes wide and reached out to punch the man in front of her, but she couldn't budge him.

She could only slap the man's face with her hands, but her hands were still held down. At the same time, she could feel her tongue being bitten hard, and the taste of blood spread in her mouth.

This time, it was genuine physiological nausea.

The next second, Gu Xijue released her, wiping the blood from the corner of his lips with his fingertip; his lips had also been bitten and bled.

Gu Xijue looked at her arrogant expression and said, "You actually dare to bite me?"

—You're clearly like a dog; you bit me first!

Song Jin'an bit him out of spite!
And then she pulled out a tissue and kept wiping her mouth, as if she found it disgusting.

Looking at her disgusting behavior, Gu Xijue thought, "What right does she have to think I'm disgusting?"
Ignoring everything, he reached out and grabbed her chin, trying to force himself on her, but unexpectedly, Song Jin'an kicked him in the stomach.

He groaned, his throat churning, feeling a slight pain, but not enough to cause any serious problems.

Song Jin'an looked away, no longer looking at the man's tense face.

Instead, Gu Xijue gritted his teeth and said, "Song Jin'an!"

But it seems he could only shout the name out loud, and then he didn't do anything else.

This continued for several minutes, finally ending with Gu Xijue slamming the door and leaving.

After everyone else left, Song Jin'an breathed a sigh of relief and lay weakly on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

Every time she tried to have a proper conversation with Gu Xijue, it always ended in a war of words, and she even felt that the two of them didn't have the ability to sit down and communicate properly.

Because the two were not from the same social class, and the beginning of their marriage was full of regrets, they were destined not to be able to have a proper conversation.

She felt tense and exhausted every time she faced Gu Xijue.

Song Jin'an lay on the bed lost in thought for a while when she suddenly heard the pattering of rain outside. It was raining.

She picked up her phone and glanced at it; it was going to rain that night. Just then, there was another knock on the door, and it was Lin's mother coming in.

Seeing that Song Jin'an was still awake, he said, "Madam, it's raining outside. I've brought in all the paintings you left drying in the yard and spread them out on the table."

Song Jin'an nodded and thanked Lin Ma.

The next morning, Gu Hetang was happily eating breakfast at the dining table again.

But it seemed as if there was a vast distance between Song Jin'an and Gu Xijue. Song Jin'an slowly stirred the food in the bowl with her spoon, her mind seemingly preoccupied.

Lin's mother answered a phone call, her expression somewhat serious. After hanging up, she walked to the dining room and began to speak...