“Alright, that’s enough. Come pick up Shengsheng and go get it over with. Go through with the divorce. After that, we’ll be living with Shengsheng, and this house will have nothing to do with you.”

Lu Shijing nodded. “Okay. That works too.”

‘At least in the future, I can use visiting Grandma as an excuse to talk to Gu Shengsheng or ask her out to eat.’

But Mrs. Lu immediately shot him down. “Don’t get any funny ideas. I will absolutely not let you come over whenever you please. A divorce is a divorce. You lost me, Shengsheng, and Lu Linlin because you weren’t capable enough. None of us want to live with you.”

“Of course, your mother is willing to. I won’t say any more on that. We’re going back to sleep.” And with that, the call ended.

When Lu Shijing arrived, Gu Shengsheng was just about to head out, her arms full of various items.

Lu Shijing hurried to take the items. “Let me get those.”

“Why are you bringing all this stuff?”

“Aren’t we getting divorced this morning? After the paperwork is done, I’m going to work on restoring a porcelain bowl. I’ve finally gathered all the pieces I prepared earlier.”

Lu Shijing nodded. “Congratulations.”

“You too,” Gu Shengsheng said.

In the car, Gu Shengsheng noticed his grim expression. “If you have something urgent to do, go take care of it. I can wait for an hour.”

Lu Shijing said, “I’m worried about the divorce.”

Gu Shengsheng said, “Divorce is a good thing. This is a first for you, and a first for me. Since you’ve never been through it before, what’s with the long face?”

“…” Lu Shijing didn’t speak for the rest of the drive.

Gu Shengsheng didn’t say anything either, even getting ready to pretend to be asleep.

But along the way, he drove the Rolls-Royce Phantom as if it were a tricycle. Cars piled up behind them, honking their horns. He was driving painfully slow.

Gu Shengsheng finally couldn’t take it anymore. After shooting him countless glances, she said, “Lu Shijing, I’m actually very curious about something.”

“Go ahead,” he said, unhurried. He seemed to be in a fine state, yet his furrowed brow created a sense of contradiction.

“In your overbearing CEO world, is being single a bad look? Is it not okay to get divorced and be free? The way you’re driving isn’t just affecting me, but everyone else on the road.”

Gu Shengsheng only said this because she couldn’t stand it any longer.

Lu Shijing was just going too far; not even a snail would move this slowly.

Traffic laws always specified a maximum speed limit, but never a minimum.

After all, no one would ever expect such a luxury car to be driven this way. Even the normally patient Gu Shengsheng was reaching her breaking point.

“Lu Shijing.”

Gu Shengsheng continued, “Tell me what’s going on.”

“I’m just not feeling my best today,” he said lightly, as if it was nothing out of the ordinary.

“Also, I don’t want to get divorced.” He finally put his thoughts into words. “In our circle of CEOs… I know a bit about what it’s like for others. Divorcees are looked down upon.”

“You know how it is. Some guys are busy desperately trying to win their wives back, others are groveling in the doghouse, and for some, it’s already too late. Most of them are looking for that ‘once in a lifetime’ love.”

“Shengsheng, I don’t want to get a divorce.”

“But I do,” Gu Shengsheng said. “I need my freedom, and I have the means to be free. Lu Shijing, we’re not right for each other. At least, I don’t think our personalities are compatible.”

Lu Shijing didn’t say anything, because there was no need. He had already planned his next move.

After that, he sped up, and they quickly went and signed the papers together.

Looking at her name on the divorce papers, Gu Shengsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. ‘I’m free. From now on, I’m just Gu Shengsheng.’

‘Not the Gu family’s true heiress, not the young bride married into the Lu Family to ward off bad luck, but just Gu Shengsheng. The one and only Gu Shengsheng.’

At this thought, Gu Shengsheng told herself that she had to be happy.

“Mr. Lu, I hope we never see each other again.”

Lu Shijing said, “No, we will see each other again.”

The unspoken message was clear: what she hoped for was irrelevant.

Gu Shengsheng: “…”

She decided not to dwell on it, planning to go straight to her restoration work and prepare for her private museum’s grand opening.

Gu Shengsheng, however, was delighted. After the divorce, she immediately treated herself to a feast and made plans for all sorts of fun activities.

When she got home, she was about to call for Grandma Lu, Lu Linlin, and Ah Nai.

Ah Nai came out alone and pulled her inside. “Shengsheng.”

“They went out to buy groceries. Ah Nai has something to ask you in private.”

Ah Nai had been here for a long time, but she still didn’t like it, preferring the life she had in the village.

“Shengsheng, you got divorced today, didn’t you?”

“Yes, Ah Nai. This was my own choice.”

Ah Nai’s usually loving eyes suddenly became agitated. “Shengsheng. It’s not my place to say… but that Mr. Song is so good to you. As someone who’s seen a thing or two, Ah Nai is telling you, he’s a good man. I would feel so at ease entrusting you to him. I’d rest easy knowing he was taking care of you. You two are a great match.”

Shengsheng said, “Ah Nai, I can take care of myself. You don’t need to entrust me to anyone, and I don’t need to depend on anyone, because I have my own money. And so what if there isn’t anyone better than him? Why can’t I live my whole life by myself?”

“Ah Nai…”

Before Gu Shengsheng could say more, she was cut off by Ah Nai’s scolding tone: “How can a girl think like that? If you don’t get married, what will the people in the village think of you?”

“An unmarried woman will have people talking behind her back for the rest of her life! You’ll be drowned in gossip. How could you say something like that? Ah Nai feels like she doesn’t even recognize you anymore.”

Gu Shengsheng: “…”

In a way, Ah Nai’s feelings and thoughts were valid.

Because she truly wasn’t the original Gu Shengsheng, so it was only natural that Ah Nai found her to be a stranger. But Shengsheng herself couldn’t understand Ah Nai’s perspective.

“Ah Nai, I have the ability to choose my own lifestyle now. I don’t need to get tangled up in all that, and I don’t need to rely on anyone. I can take good care of myself, and I can take good care of you, too.”

“Do you believe me?”

Ah Nai seemed ill at ease, and a little scared.

She believed in her granddaughter, the child she had raised since she was little. She knew her granddaughter didn’t have a bad bone in her body and was very kind. She was good to everyone, and especially good to her.

But…

‘But she had never heard such an idea before. It was simply heretical. Shengsheng’s thinking was just too bold. Is it really possible to not get married?’

‘It’s just that the Lu Family is actually very good, and the old Mrs. Lu seems to support Shengsheng a lot, not at all like what she had imagined.’

‘She even wondered, could things get better and better?’

‘She wanted to support her granddaughter, but her granddaughter’s ideas were getting stranger and stranger, so different from when she was raising her.’

Then, Ah Nai said helplessly, “Shengsheng, I don’t know what to say.”

“The things you’re saying… Ah Nai wouldn’t even dare to think them. Anyway, something like this could never happen in the village.”

“If you insist on living this way, Ah Nai can’t force you to do otherwise. But you shouldn’t go back to the village anymore,” she said resolutely. “Those people have vicious tongues, and what they say is ugly.”

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