Jiang Xuxu thought it was Gu Jingshen, and without thinking, she happily opened the door first.

"Gu Jing—"

Before she could finish speaking, the smile on her face froze.

Instead, a young and beautiful woman with long hair appeared before her. She put away her keys, smiled, and said, "Hello."

Jiang Xuxu snapped out of her daze and hesitantly replied, "You... hello."

Before she could recover from her dazed expression, the long-haired woman peeked into the room and asked with a smile, "Is Jing Shen here?"

"he……"

Jiang Xuxu felt a little embarrassed. Before she could finish speaking, the long-haired woman walked in naturally and saw the household items still in the living room as soon as she entered.

She tilted her head and smiled. "You... just moved in?"

This woman seems to know Gu Jingshen very well, and she's probably not very old.

She then realized that she knew absolutely nothing about Gu Jingshen.

Jiang Xuxu smiled and nodded in response, then quickly shook her head: "No, no, no, I'll leave it here for now, I'll move it later."

"Oh~"

The woman drew out the last syllable of her voice, nodded in greeting, and then took out her phone to send a voice message without any hesitation.

"Jing Shen, I came over but didn't see you."

As she spoke, she kept pressing the send button, gave Jiang Xuxu a sweet smile, and continued, "I'll come find you later."

Whoosh!

She sent the message, her smile unchanged, raised her hand, jingled the keys in her hand, turned and left, saying, "Sorry to bother you."

Jiang Xuxu smiled stiffly the whole time, and the two of them looked at each other with strange expressions.

But Jiang Xuxu was clearly less imposing.

She lacked confidence and had no right to be assertive.

After all, their marriage was only a contract, and she knew nothing about Gu Jingshen's social circle.

After the long-haired woman left, Jiang Xuxu finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at the luggage on the ground.

She decisively took out her phone and placed an order with Lalamove.

Although there weren't many things, she felt a sense of misfortune as she carried them all by herself.

After leaving the apartment, she randomly found a hotel to stay in.

Looking at the evening gown that Gu Jingshen had sent, Jiang Xuxu laughed self-deprecatingly.

How could she possibly rely on Gu Jingshen?

Looking back on my life of more than 20 years, I realize that I don't have a single reliable person by my side.

Her only friend has fallen out with her because of the road collapse, and now her relationship with her fake husband is unclear.

This coincidence of fate is truly unbelievable.

She rubbed her aching temples and lay down on the bed, falling into a deep sleep.

Jiang Xuxu woke up at two in the morning, because she was hungry.

She picked up her phone to order takeout, only to realize she had forgotten to charge it.

It is currently powered off.

After charging her phone, she took a hot shower. When she came out, her phone had automatically turned on.

As she combed her long hair, she picked it up to look at it and immediately froze on the spot.

Gu Jingshen's missed calls started at 7 p.m. and lasted until five minutes ago!

My phone was still on silent mode on the plane.

Jiang Xuxu's expression twisted as she opened WeChat as if she had just watched a horror movie; it was filled with messages from Gu Jingshen.

They were all worried about her safety.

Just as she was about to free her hand to type a reply, there was a knock on the door.

Who would come looking for her so late?

Jiang Xuxu's first thought was Lu Chen, but then she thought that if it really was him, he might not have been able to wait until now.

Could it be Gu Jingshen?

She tiptoed to the door, but the hotel room had no peephole, so she didn't know who was outside.

Ring ring—

Just then, the phone rang at an inopportune moment, mingling with the urgent knocking at the door.

Jiang Xuxu panicked instantly and almost threw her phone away in fright.

Soon, a familiar voice came from outside the door, "Xuxu, open the door, it's Jiang Xuxu!"

Hearing that it was Gu Jingshen's voice, Jiang Xuxu felt relieved and unlocked the door and security chain.

"Gu..."

Before she could finish speaking, the man suddenly pulled her into his arms and closed the door behind him.

Gu Jingshen hugged her tightly, his whole body trembling slightly. Jiang Xuxu gently patted his back.

She gently reassured him, "It's okay, I'm fine, don't worry."

This was the first time Jiang Xuxu had ever felt so nervous and cared for, and she felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

Seeing him like this, I inexplicably felt like crying too.

After hugging her for a while, Gu Jingshen finally let go, his moist gaze lingering on her face.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Xuxu asked in a low voice.

Gu Jingshen tightened his grip on her arm, and she let out a soft "ah" but didn't cry out in pain.

At this moment, Gu Jingshen's face was ashen, and his eyes were like abysses, making people feel fear at just one glance.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked in a deep voice.

"What?" Jiang Xuxu avoided his gaze.

"Why didn't you tell me you were leaving? Why did you leave me unable to find you? Do you know how crazy I'm going without you!"

As he said this, Gu Jingshen leaned down and looked directly into her eyes, tears welling up in his eyes, which he forcibly suppressed.

Jiang Xuxu never expected that simply forgetting to charge her phone and falling asleep without telling him would lead to such a serious situation.

"Why don't you stay in the apartment I arranged for you?"

She swallowed hard and lowered her head, thinking: There are people there.

But what she actually said was, "I'm not used to living in other people's homes."

"Others?" Gu Jingshen gave a bitter smile. "Jiang Xuxu, do you still consider me just someone else?"

I remembered what that woman said as she left: "I'm sorry, I didn't know that other girls would be living in this house besides me."

Jiang Xuxu felt like she was a complete idiot.

She doesn't even have the right to be jealous, so why should she demand that Gu Jingshen only have her by his side!

Isn't one road sinking enough?

She was truly exhausted and no longer wanted to be cannon fodder, toyed with and discarded.

Her fingers clenched into a fist, and she hardened her heart, saying coldly, "Isn't that right? Gu Jingshen, don't forget that we only had a marriage of convenience. You've already done enough for me, and I don't want to owe you anything more."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingshen abruptly released his grip on her arm, took a step back, and sneered.

"If you don't want to owe me, is it okay to owe him?"

"What?"

Jiang Xuxu asked instinctively, but quickly stopped herself, her voice filled with despair, "It doesn't matter anymore, let's end it here, can you please let me go?"

Is she begging him?

Gu Jingshen's heart was shattered.

For the first time, he was so worried and scared of a woman that he went crazy, but in her eyes, she was just a nuisance.

In the end, her heart belonged only to that man.

"Okay, that's what you said." Gu Jingshen turned his back to wipe his tears, his tongue darting towards heaven.

He turned around, picked up Jiang Xuxu, and carried her to the bedside, his tall and imposing body pressing down on her.

His tone was low and cold: "Since you don't want to owe me, then pay it back all at once."

As he spoke, he leaned down and kissed her.

Shocked, Jiang Xuxu did not struggle, letting him kiss her wildly and tear off the only fabric covering her body.

Just as her emotions were spiraling out of control, she muttered softly, "After we're done, sign the divorce papers."

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