You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

"What's wrong with me?!" Shen Man pointed at Shen Nian, who was huddled in the corner of the bed, and then at Lu Ci, her voice trembling with anger.

"Lu Ci! Have you no shame? She's Shen Nian! You're her brother-in-law! How could you two do such a shameless thing behind my back?!"

"Wait a minute." Lu Ci interrupted her hysteria: "Please watch your words. First, he's my ex-brother-in-law. Second, Shen Nian and I didn't do anything."

Lu Ci paused for a moment: "Even if we really did something, what does it have to do with you? We're divorced, I'm a free person, I can be with whoever I want."

At this point, Lu Ci recalled the scene he witnessed at the Western restaurant last night and couldn't help but sneer: "Why aren't you taking care of your young master Gu? Weren't you happy receiving the roses at the Western restaurant last night? What are you doing here, acting crazy with me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Man froze on the spot.

It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head; her boiling anger instantly caught in her throat.

Yes... they're divorced.

The dark red divorce certificate was in her bag.

Legally speaking, Lu Ci is now a completely single man.

Even if he really did get together with Shen Nian, his former sister-in-law, it certainly sounds absurd and inappropriate, but it definitely doesn't count as "cheating" or "adultery".

Moreover, Lu Ci actually witnessed Ming Xuan giving her flowers yesterday?

Shen Man's mind was in complete chaos.

However, her proud personality, which she had been spoiled since childhood, and her subconscious belief that "Lu Ci deeply loves her and can't live without her," made it impossible for her to accept the reality before her.

Seeing the man who used to be so devoted to her now embracing and kissing another young and beautiful girl in bed, who knows how long they've been doing this in secret?!

The intense sense of humiliation from the invasion of her territory caused Shen Man to completely lose her mind and go even crazier.

"So what if we're divorced!" Shen Man's eyes were red as she turned and glared fiercely at Shen Nian, who was cowering in the corner of the bed. "Shen Nian! Have you no shame?! Get back to your own room!"

Upon hearing this extremely stern rebuke, Shen Nian's trembling body suddenly froze.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever Shen Man got angry, she would obediently admit her mistakes like a quail.

But today, when the words "ex-brother-in-law" and "divorce" echoed in her ears, Shen Nian's heart, which had been trembling with fear, suddenly miraculously swelled with a strange courage.

Yes, they are divorced.

My sister doesn't want him anymore.

If she backs down now, will she lose him forever? She doesn't want this hard-won bond to break!

Shen Nian bit her lower lip hard; she didn't leave obediently as usual.

Under the somewhat surprised gazes of Shen Man and Lu Ci, this girl, who usually didn't even dare to speak loudly, slowly raised her head.

Although her eyes were still filled with tears, and her voice trembled slightly with nervousness, her tone revealed a stubbornness:

"I...I'm not leaving. This...this is my home..."

This was the first time in twenty years that she had taken the initiative to fight for herself.

Shen Man has completely lost her mind.

She stared at Shen Nian in disbelief. She actually dared to talk back?!

Not only is Lu Ci going against her, but now even this taciturn guy dares to go against her for Lu Ci's sake?!

"Fine! Fine! You all have guts, huh?!"

Shen Man was trembling with anger. She suddenly pulled her phone out of her bag. "I'm going to video call my parents right now! Let them see what you've done!"

Upon hearing that she needed to call her parents, Shen Nian felt a sudden pang of panic.

But she forced herself to calm down, gripping the hem of her clothes with both hands, and muttered softly, "Go ahead and hit me... Anyway, you're already divorced..."

"you!"

Shen Man was so choked up she almost couldn't breathe. With red eyes, she immediately dialed her mother Xu Hui's video call request.

The phone rang a few times before being answered, and Xu Hui's well-maintained face appeared on the screen, though it also showed a hint of impatience from just waking up.

"What's wrong so early in the morning?" Xu Hui asked, frowning.

Shen Man immediately turned her phone camera and pointed it at Lu Ci and Shen Nian on the bed.

She angrily complained, "Mom! Look at them! I came to Nian Nian's place today, and I caught them in bed! Lu Ci only divorced me a few days ago, and he's already hooking up with Shen Nian! If this gets out, where will the Shen family put their face?!"

On the other end of the video call, Xu Hui stared at the screen, clearly stunned for a moment.

She was indeed a little surprised. Although she had noticed that Shen Nian's gaze towards Lu Ci was strange before, she really didn't expect the two of them to progress so quickly, and even end up sleeping in the same bed.

Xu Hui's expression instantly turned somewhat unpleasant. She glanced at Shen Nian, whose face was full of stubbornness yet still revealed fear, and then at Lu Ci, who sat beside her with a calm and even somewhat impatient expression.

Lu Ci didn't even bother to hide it, and openly greeted the camera: "Good morning."

Xu Hui's lips twitched slightly, then she turned her gaze to her daughter, who was furious outside the screen.

"What does this have to do with me?" Xu Hui's voice was unusually cold. "Don't bother me with this kind of nonsense anymore. You deal with it yourself!"

After saying that, the video call was abruptly ended.

Shen Man stood there, holding her phone, completely stunned.

She never expected that her mother, who had always doted on her, would refuse to do anything about it after seeing this scene!

The whole world is against her! Nobody cares about her anymore!

The immense sense of loss and deep resentment from falling from the clouds to the bottom instantly shattered all of Shen Man's psychological defenses.

Lu Ci looked at Shen Man, who was frozen in place with a pale face, and shook his head speechlessly.

He threw off the covers, got out of bed, walked to the window, pulled back the blackout curtains, opened the window, and took a cigarette from the pack on the bedside table and lit it.

Lu Ci exhaled a puff of smoke, looking at the Jiangda campus in the distance, without even glancing back at Shen Man.

As Shen Man watched the man's aloof back, tears finally welled up in her eyes.

She forced herself not to cry in front of her ex-husband, biting her lip:

"Fine! Lu Ci, you just wait! Once Ming Xuan and I are together, don't you dare regret it and come begging me for forgiveness!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ci paused slightly in the hand holding the cigarette.

He turned his head and looked at Shen Man with some confusion, his eyes full of bewilderment: "Uh... last night, I clearly saw him confessing his love to you with roses, and you accepted them. Aren't you already together? What are you waiting for?"

Shen Man originally wanted to use Gu Mingxuan to provoke Lu Ci, hoping to see him become jealous, regretful, and go crazy.

But now, Lu Ci actually thinks they've been together for a long time!

Moreover, when he said those words, his tone was so indifferent, so nonchalant, without even the slightest hint of jealousy or concern!

He really doesn't love her at all anymore.

She suddenly slammed the sunglasses in her hand at Lu Ci.

"You bastard!"

With a sob in her voice, Shen Man turned and quickly left the rented room.

"Bang!"

The security door slammed shut, and the apartment returned to silence.