Mr. Shen, your love-struck wife doesn't want you anymore!

Shen Chengyan arrived home before seven o'clock.

Jiang Yuzheng was lounging on the sofa, playing video games.

As soon as Shen Chengyan entered the living room, he heard her spew a string of curses: "You motherfucker, I'll make you regret this! If you keep messing around, I'll fuck you!"

Even a man like Shen Chengyan couldn't stand listening to the filth.

Jiang Yu quickly noticed his return and silently swallowed the half-uttered curse she hadn't yet uttered.

She was so annoyed with him that she didn't want to give him a kind look, but the thought of the "astronomical divorce settlement" forced her to suppress her displeasure.

She gave a forced reply: "Why are you back so early today?"

As Shen Chengyan took off his coat, he asked, "Have you cooked?"

Jiang Yu looked at him.

Just look at him.

Exorbitant divorce fees. Exorbitant divorce fees. Exorbitant divorce fees.

Jiang Yu exited the game and put down her phone: "Are you hungry? I'll go make you some food."

Shen Chengyan didn't say anything, opened the refrigerator door, and took out a bottle of water.

Jiang Yu rolled her eyes and went to the kitchen.

Shen Chengyan drank water while watching her.

The kitchen is open-plan with a large island in the middle. Jiang Yu, wearing an apron, is preparing ingredients under the tap with a blank expression on her face.

Shen Chengyan spoke slowly and deliberately: "If you don't want to do it, you don't have to. I won't force you."

Jiang Yu gave a forced smile: "I'm willing, who said I'm not? Watch some TV, I'll call you when it's done."

Shen Chengyan put the remaining half-bottle of water aside and asked her directly, "Did you go to the company to find me?"

Jiang Yu didn't even look up. "I went over there this afternoon because I had nothing else to do."

"Why did you leave again?"

"I got so bored while waiting that I left. By the way, honey, please unblock me. I can't reach you by phone, and I'm really worried."

She called him "husband" repeatedly, her voice so gentle it was almost sweet.

This obedient and docile demeanor is a stark contrast to her volatile and manic personality these past few days.

Which one is her?

Shen Chengyan stared at her for a long time.

Jiang Yu didn't hear him speak for a while, so she looked up and saw that he had already sat on the sofa and was fiddling with his phone.

**

More than half an hour later, three dishes and a soup were served.

"These are all your favorite dishes." Jiang Yu sat opposite Shen Chengyan, handing him chopsticks. "Try them."

Shen Chengyan drank the soup, ate the stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers, but didn't touch the chicken stew with mushrooms.

Jiang Yu was a little puzzled: "Why don't you try your favorite dish?"

Shen Chengyan asked, "Why aren't you eating?"

Jiang Yu: "I'm not hungry."

"What did you eat?"

"I just ate some snacks."

Shen Chengyan glanced at her but didn't say anything.

Jiang Yu felt that his gaze was strange.

Shen Chengyan asked again, "Why did you leave without waiting for me?"

Jiang Yu paused.

Actually, she originally planned to wait until he left before leaving.

When they first got married, she suggested going to his company to deliver homemade lunches to him, hoping to become acquainted with him.

But Shen Chengyan said it wasn't necessary; the food for the senior leaders was handled by a dedicated person, so she didn't have to go through the trouble of running back and forth.

At that time, she thought he was feeling sorry for her, and she was secretly touched.

Ironically, his employees didn't recognize her and treated Hu Youyue with utmost respect.

After Hu Youyue entered the elevator, Jiang Yu heard people behind her gossiping about Hu Youyue's identity, speculating whether she was President Shen's wife or something similar.

Jiang Yu didn't know why she was so childish as to tell those two people that she was Shen Chengyan's wife and Hu Youyue was just a mistress.

When the two women stared at her in astonishment, Jiang Yu suddenly realized that her eagerness to prove her identity made her look more and more like a clown.

They're already getting a divorce.

They can do whatever they want; what she needs to do is let go.

The better their relationship was, the faster she could get a divorce.

So she left without saying a word.

Shen Chengyan asked again, "Why did you leave without waiting for me?"

Jiang Yu lowered her eyes and smiled: "You're so busy, aren't you? I was just afraid of bothering you."

Shen Chengyan knew she was talking nonsense; at least from the surveillance footage, she was clearly very unhappy when she left.

He took a sip of soup and said, "My high school teacher came. Hu Youyue was also his student. He asked her to come over and we met up."

Is he explaining to her why Hu Youyue went to his company to find him?

Jiang Yu had long since stopped caring about these trivial matters.

She gave a faint "oh" and didn't say anything more.

Shen Chengyan frowned and said, "Hu Youyue's studio has some business dealings with the Shen Group. She occasionally comes to the company to discuss business. That's how the company's employees know her."

Jiang Yu poured herself a bowl of soup, drank about half of it, and then calmly said to him, "Can we talk?"

In the past, Jiang Yu would have been pleasantly surprised by his explanation.

She doesn't care anymore.

After a long silence, Shen Chengyan asked, "What did you talk about?"

Jiang Yu produced the divorce agreement.

Shen Chengyan immediately lost his appetite.

Jiang Yu's voice remained gentle: "Avoidance won't solve anything. Let's not argue this time. Can we talk calmly like adults?"

She placed the contract beside him and said in a gentle tone, "I've already had the lawyer revise it several times. I definitely won't take advantage of you. You can read it while you eat."

Shen Chengyan suddenly understood why she was willing to cook for him and hadn't given him the cold shoulder.

So that's where he was waiting.

After staring at the divorce agreement in his hand for a long time, Shen Chengyan suddenly smiled.

He said, "Do you know what my least favorite dish is?"

Jiang Yu was a little confused, not understanding why he brought up a completely irrelevant topic.

But she remained patient: "What you hate most is cilantro."

Shen Chengyan looked into her eyes and said, word by word, "What I hate most is that you've been making me chicken stew with mushrooms for five years."

Jiang Yu was stunned.

Shen Chengyan put down his chopsticks and finally picked up the divorce agreement to start looking at it.

The restaurant was quiet.

There was only the occasional sound of turning over a piece of paper.

Jiang Yu lowered her eyes and stared at the egg flowers floating in the bowl, her brows furrowing unconsciously. She bit the finger holding the chopsticks.

This is a bad habit.

Whenever she encounters a troubling problem and enters into deep thought, she unconsciously bites her nails.

He hates chicken stew with mushrooms the most?

impossible.

He clearly loves this dish the most.

She's been doing it for five years.

If he didn't like it, why didn't he say a word in the past five years?

Was he too patient, or was she too oblivious?

"Stop biting." Shen Chengyan's voice rang out, interrupting her thoughts. "You're going to bite your fingers off."

Jiang Yu snapped out of her daze, putting aside this minor concern and addressing the more important matter at hand: "How was the viewing?"

Shen Chengyan casually tossed the contract aside: "I've finished reading it."

Jiang Yu was somewhat relieved that he was so cooperative: "Is there anything you're not satisfied with? You can let me know, and I'll have the lawyer revise it."

Shen Chengyan leaned back, feeling very hot despite the air conditioning being on in the living room.

He controlled his emotions: "Only 5000 million this time?"

"You wouldn't give me a hundred million even if I asked."

Why do you think I would give 5000 million?

Jiang Yu also restrained himself: "No way, brother, 5000 million is nothing to you. I've been working like a slave for five years and even had a baby. Asking for 5000 million isn't unreasonable, is it?"

Shen Chengyan impatiently loosened his tie and said arrogantly, "Do you know how hard it is to find a job these days, and how fierce the competition is? You've never even had a proper job before. You have no experience, no skills. What can you do after the divorce? You'll only be able to starve, understand?"