On the day of the divorce, I became Qin Shao's darling.

"In the past few years since the company was founded, I've worked so hard every day, under so much pressure, and you don't care about me at all. When I get home at night, you still expect me to help take care of the kids, even though you're a full-time mom and you have a nanny. Can't you just do all these things yourself?"

Su Yunfan spoke righteously, as if he had occupied the moral high ground.

"It would be one thing if it were just for a day or two, but we've been married for over four years, and I've never felt relaxed or happy. I'm busy at work, and I'm busy when I get home. I'm a human being, not a machine; I need to breathe too. If you had shown me more care and consideration, why would I have lingered on our past relationship, and we wouldn't have ended up like this?"

No sooner had Su Yunfan finished speaking than Su Linlin chimed in, "Exactly! My brother gives you 80,000 yuan a month! How many women can enjoy this kind of life as a wealthy wife? What's wrong with you showing more concern for my brother?"

Lin Xiwei remained silent, watching them spout nonsense.

Seeing that they had finished speaking, Lin Xiwei clapped her hands and asked contemptuously, "Are you done talking? What other complaints do you have? Let them all out."

"What do you mean? Who's complaining? Aren't we stating the facts?" Su Linlin asked.

"Okay," Lin Xiwei sat up a little, "Since we're going to present the facts, let's sort things out properly."

"First of all, when I married your brother, I didn't know he had that kind of problem. Strictly speaking, your brother committed marriage fraud, and I can petition the court to annul the engagement."

After saying this, Lin Xiwei looked at Su Yunfan's lawyer and asked, "Attorney Zhang, am I right about this?"

Apart from Su Yunfan, the rest of the Su family, including Zhong Yurou, all turned to look at Attorney Zhang.

Attorney Zhang nodded: "Indeed, according to Article 1053 of the Civil Code, if the man conceals a serious illness (such as AIDS, schizophrenia, hereditary diseases, or severe infertility) before marriage registration, the woman may request the court to annul the marriage within one year from the date she knew or should have known of the grounds for annulment."

Upon hearing this, both Su Daqiang and his daughter looked embarrassed and dared not meet Lin Xiwei's gaze.

Not only did Lin Xiwei not know about this beforehand, but even their biological father and sister knew nothing about it before.

They only found out after Lin Xiwei told them about the marital breakdown.

Su Yunfan was shocked to find his hidden illness exposed in public, and immediately lost face.

"Lin Xiwei, is it really necessary for you to keep bringing this up? Do you think I want to have this kind of disease? Don't you have any sympathy at all!"

Lin Xiwei laughed in exasperation, "Isn't this what you wanted to say—to state the facts?"

"..." Su Yunfan was speechless.

Lin Xiwei looked at Su Linlin and continued to output in an orderly manner.

"Actually, when I found out about your brother's illness, my first thought was to get a divorce, but a few days later your mother was diagnosed with cancer. The old lady said she wanted to have a grandson and urged us to have a child as soon as possible. To show his filial piety and to ensure that your mother would not have any regrets, your brother practically begged me on his knees to let me do IVF."

Speaking of these things, Lin Xiwei recalled the past, her face showing some confusion.

"At the time, my doctor friend strongly opposed it, saying that IVF is very painful, very harmful to the body, and will increase the probability of developing cancer in the future, and that I should think carefully."

Lin Xiwei paused, her eyes slightly reddening.

"I was really hesitant, but your brother made a lot of promises to me, basically saying he would treat me well for the rest of his life. I just couldn't help being soft-hearted, and I ended up agreeing anyway."

Qin Jiamo sat beside her, remaining silent for a long time, but judging from his expression, he seemed to feel sorry for her.

"But your brother not only has erectile dysfunction, he also has asthenospermia. The doctors couldn't find any suitable sperm in his body, but your brother was eager to have a child, so they asked me to do in-vitro fertilization with donor sperm—that is, from…"

"Lin Xiwei, that's enough!" Su Yunfan suddenly slammed his fist on the table, the handcuffs on his wrists hitting the surface with a loud bang, startling everyone.

Police officer: "Su Yunfan, sit down! Otherwise, there's no point in mediating!"

Su Yunfan stood still, staring intently at Lin Xiwei.

Attorney Zhang stood up, patted him on the shoulder with both hands, and said, "Brother, be a bigger man."

The original intention of these words was to offer advice, but when combined with Lin Xiwei's words, the word "man" seemed particularly ironic.

After Lin Xiwei waited for Su Yunfan to calm down, she seemed completely unaffected and continued what she had just said.

"Your brother begged and pleaded again, and I foolishly gave in once more, thus beginning the IVF process. Only I know how much I suffered during that time. Su Linlin, have you ever seen the needle used for egg retrieval during IVF? It's this long..."

Lin Xiwei gestured with her hands, indicating it was about 25 centimeters long.

Su Linlin watched her movements and her body inexplicably trembled.

"Such a long needle, piercing my body more than once—because the first IVF attempt failed, I had to start over. Luckily, I succeeded on the second try, otherwise there would have been a third or even a fourth."

After all, the success rate of IVF is not high, and many people have to go through several rounds of suffering before they can succeed.

Many people have tried several times, leaving their ovaries riddled with holes, but ultimately all their efforts end in failure.

"You have no idea how much I sacrificed for your brother. Because your brother was proud and didn't want anyone to know that he was impotent, I was so stupid back then that I tacitly accepted that it was my problem."

"You just said your brother gives me 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a month. You should ask him why he's so 'generous'. First, it's because he feels guilty and this money is compensation. Second, when your brother asked me to resign, I was already earning hundreds of thousands a year. I originally had the opportunity to be promoted to project team leader, and a million-yuan annual salary in the future would be no problem."

"Do you think this amount of money is a lot for me? Ha, I don't think so at all, and in fact, it's not much. I have to pay 30,000 for the mortgage alone, and then there's the housekeeper's salary, all sorts of household expenses, and the gifts I prepare for you during holidays—all of that comes out of that money, doesn't it?"

"You think I've been subsidizing my family a lot, and yes, some of it is indeed money I've saved up by living frugally in the 80,000 li region, but some of it is money I occasionally earn from taking on projects—actually, I haven't spent much of your brother's money."

Su Linlin snorted coldly, glancing at her sideways: "What a load of bull! You're a housewife, taking on projects and making money?"

Lin Xiwei chuckled and gestured towards Su Yunfan with her chin, "Ask your brother who solves the technical problems the company occasionally faces."

Su Linlin turned to Su Yunfan, "Brother, what do you mean? Does she mean she can solve problems for your company?"

Su Yunfan didn't speak, but the anger and arrogance on his face had disappeared.

Su Linlin understood, turned to look at Lin Xiwei, and had nothing to say.

"You all think being a full-time housewife is easy for me, but the past two years, when the children were young and your mother was seriously ill and needed care, even with a nanny, I was still very busy every day. Su Yunfan, you say I don't care about you or am not considerate, do you think I have the time or energy to worry about these things? As for you, as a husband, besides bringing some money home, what have you contributed to this family? As a son, how many times have you taken care of your mother at her bedside?"

Su Yunfan had remained silent until this point, then couldn't help but retort, "Was it that I didn't want to take care of her? Back then, the company had just been established, and I was so busy I didn't even have time to eat. Didn't I have to earn money? How would my mother get treatment if I didn't earn money?"

Lin Xiwei didn't expect him to be able to argue so logically, so she glanced at him but didn't say anything.

"I only started to relax a little after your mother passed away. I thought things would get better and better, but who knew someone would be so restless... They felt they were under a lot of pressure, that they were wronged, that their wife was demanding and inconsiderate..."

These words had been weighing on Lin Xiwei's mind for a long time.

Aside from occasionally venting to Chu Qing, she had never even told her own parents.

Because her parents, like the Su family, thought that she didn't work and that her husband gave her 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a month, which was a life of luxury.

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent.

Lin Xiwei's eyes had just reddened, but they have calmed down now.

She took a deep breath and softened her tone: "Su Yunfan, do you still feel wronged? Do you think I'm also at fault in this marriage? If so, it's because I'm too soft-hearted, I've compromised time and time again, and I've let you bully me."

Su Yunfan kept a straight face, looking as if he absolutely refused to believe he had done anything wrong, and said calmly, "The rules left by our ancestors have always been that men are in charge of external affairs and women are in charge of internal affairs. So what's wrong with me earning money and you taking care of the family? Isn't it only natural for a daughter-in-law to serve her parents-in-law? What's there to talk about?"

Lin Xiwei smiled and dismissed these words.

She didn't want to argue with the "old-fashioned" person; it would be a waste of breath.

As a beneficiary in the marital relationship, Su Yunfan will not admit his own problems.

Otherwise, he will have to pay a huge economic price for it.

But Lin Xiwei remained silent, and Qin Jiamo, who had been silent for a long time, could no longer stand it.

"What era is this? Still talking about men being in charge of external affairs and women being in charge of internal affairs? Mr. Su, are you out of your mind?" Qin Jiamo said calmly, a slight smile passing across his cold face.

"I think you're afraid your wife's career will surpass yours, so you're doing everything you can to clip her wings and make her a housewife, forced to live at your mercy, just to satisfy your pathetic male ego. After all, if a man can't even have the chance to be dominant in bed, he can only resort to despicable means to find a sense of existence."

Before he could finish speaking, Attorney Zhang almost burst out laughing.

As expected of Senior Brother Qin, he can hit the opponent's weak point with just one word and kill them in one move.

Today's trip was worthwhile. Even if I don't earn any agency fees, the emotional value of watching the show is enough.

Su Yunfan glared at Qin Jiamo, his hand clenched into a fist under the table.

He wanted to refute, but apart from flying into a rage, he couldn't find any strong arguments.

Lin Xiwei sat quietly, Qin Jiamo's words still echoing in her ears.

Although she knew he was only speaking up for her from the perspective of her lawyer, she still felt very pleased.

Since Qin Jiamo agreed to take on her divorce case, in just over ten days, she has been repeatedly captivated by his personal charm.

The atmosphere cooled down again.

The police officer straightened up and tapped the table with his pen.

"It seems that everyone spoke freely today and vented all the pent-up frustrations in their hearts. That's good. Even if we part ways, we should part ways clearly so as not to hold grudges forever."

The police officer spoke as if he were giving a concluding speech.

After saying that, he turned to Su Yunfan and asked, "Mr. Su, what are your plans now? Are you going to come with us to the detention center to begin your fifteen-day administrative detention, or are you going to agree to Ms. Lin's divorce terms and have her issue a letter of forgiveness?"

Su Yunfan remained silent, clearly indicating that he was unwilling to accept either outcome.

The main reason was that he didn't expect Qin Jiamo to be able to find out about the assets he had transferred out of the country six months in advance.

If I leave with nothing now, I will truly have nothing left.

Moreover, they also have to bear debts—paying Lin Xiwei a certain amount of shares worth of value every year.

Doesn't that mean he's been working for nothing all these years, and he'll have to keep working for Lin Xiwei for the next few years?

He simply couldn't swallow this humiliation.

Seeing that he remained silent, the police officer kindly advised him again: "Mr. Su, let me remind you, even if your administrative detention period ends in fifteen days, it doesn't mean you'll win the case in court. Based on the domestic violence evidence we have here, you're destined to lose. If you don't believe me, you can ask your lawyer. I'm not exaggerating."

Su Yunfan looked at Lawyer Zhang beside him.

Attorney Zhang leaned closer to him and whispered, "Agree to it. At least the company is still there. I'll talk to Senior Brother Qin later and extend your repayment period to give you a chance to turn things around. If it really comes to court, once your company's shares are divided, the plaintiff will hold shares in your company and be able to participate in your company's management decisions—if she doesn't want things to go well for you, she can completely ruin your company."

Su Yunfan stared at him, his eyes filled with surprise and resentment.

Attorney Zhang nodded: "I'm not lying to you."

Although he spoke in a low voice, the meeting room was quiet, and everyone present could hear him.

Lin Xiwei felt that this lawyer Zhang was secretly helping her.

It's highly likely that they did it because of Qin Jiamo.

Zhong Yurou was indignant upon hearing this and sat up, saying, "But in court, shouldn't he at least get a share of the marital property? Now he's demanding it all go to Lin Xiwei, why should he?"

Attorney Zhang looked over and said bluntly, "You're a homewrecker who broke up someone else's family. Who gave you the right to speak? Isn't Su Yunfan's money yours? You think you can have control over it?"

As soon as Zhong Yurou spoke, Lin Xiwei suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I can also get back the money Su Yunfan spent on you."

"Lin Xiwei, you're so despicable! Leave some room for others, aren't you just trying to do something good for your son?" Zhong Yurou shouted angrily.

Lin Xiwei scoffed, "What's the use of virtue? Can you eat it or drink it? I'll save more money for my son so he can continue his life of wealth once he's cured."

Zhong Yurou: "..."

Just as the two sides were at a standoff, Su Yunfan spoke in a low voice: "I agree, let's proceed according to procedure."

Attorney Zhang looked at him and confirmed, "You agree to leave with nothing and have Ms. Lin sign a letter of understanding?"

"Hmm..." Su Yunfan nodded.

Su Daqiang panicked, "Son, have you thought this through? Tens of millions of dollars in assets, are you really going to give it all to her?"

Su Linlin was also anxious, "Brother, why don't you try again? What if we go to court and there's still a chance!"

Su Yunfan asked, "Then can you go in and serve fifteen days for me?"