The timing, location, and support were all in place. Lu Mingzhe dismissed the chef and personally poured a glass of wine for Fang Shuya.
"I've wronged you by having you follow me. This glass is for you."
Fang Shuya felt a pang of anxiety. "Husband..."
"Call me Ge, or Ah Zhe. We're not husband and wife anymore, we're friends. Let's talk heart to heart."
Fang Shuya had a bad premonition. Her heart pounded as she looked at him. As expected, Lu Mingzhe began to ask about her past relationships.
He had never asked before, as if he didn't care. But today...
Fang Shuya suddenly felt a surge of anger.
Even if there was no love between them before, he was willing to pretend. What was he trying to do now? He didn't even want to pretend anymore?
Was she, Fang Shuya, that bad? That unworthy of love?
If that was the case, why did he marry her?
"Do you have something to tell me? Is there someone else outside? If you have something to say, just say it."
Suddenly tearing off her disguise, the weak and gentle Fang Shuya seemed to reveal her fangs in an instant. Lu Mingzhe felt a sense of relief.
"I'm sorry..."
If the two had to divorce, Fang Shuya had to be the one to preserve her dignity.
She hadn't understood before, being devoted to Lu Mingzhe. But recently, she had learned a lot. Marriage was like a battle; one needed courage and strategy to retreat successfully.
Since she couldn't have him, she would get his money.
She would not only make Lu Mingzhe bear the infamy alone but also obtain his assets and everything!
"Is it her? The one you loved so much before, has she returned?"
Lu Mingzhe admitted, "Yes."
"So you've been with her all this time when you haven't been answering my calls?"
"Yes."
"Last time you said you were taking me to Hangzhou for our honeymoon, was that also for her?"
At this point, there was no use in saying more. Lu Mingzhe admitted, "Yes."
His honesty wounded her pride and filled her with sorrow.
"I understand. I was just being overly sentimental and throwing myself at you from beginning to end."
"Fine. I won't pester you anymore. We'll divorce, but..."
"Everything is yours. This house, the car under my name, I'll give it all to you."
In the past, Fang Shuya might have been satisfied.
After all, this house was in an excellent location, and no one else would have been able to get it. It was priceless. She had spent half a year to obtain it, which was quite an achievement.
But now, she was not satisfied.
Lu Mingzhe himself was much more worth cherishing than the house. He was so handsome, so gentle, and he would earn a lot of money in the future, but it would all be unrelated to her.
The thought made her furious!
"I'm not here to talk about the house. You know both our parents like me. A sudden divorce... you can explain it to them yourself."
"So you want me to call them over now to explain in person?"
"Of course. I can't just go back and tell my mother. With her temper..."
See, this was the difference between having love and not having love.
A week ago, Fang Shuya would never have allowed him to suffer public torture.
However, as she said before, Lu Mingzhe felt it was for the best.
The more she did, the less guilty he would feel towards her.
Lu Mingzhe called both sets of parents and invited them over.
An hour later, both sets of parents arrived successively.
About an hour later, both sets of parents had rushed over.
Lu's mother even brought a thermos.
"I recently got some excellent ginseng. I was thinking Ya Ya is trying to conceive, so I saved it for her. I intended to simmer it slowly today and bring it to you tomorrow, but I didn't expect..."
"Drink it while it's hot, Ya Ya. It's very nourishing."
Seeing her say this, her mother-in-law came over to take a look. "Indeed, this color, tsk, it's rare. Sister, you've been so thoughtful."
"Ya Ya, look how good your mother-in-law is to you. Why don't you quickly say thank you?"
Fang Shuya couldn't bring herself to thank her. At this point, she was too lazy to pretend.
"You should keep such precious things for yourself, or give them to your next daughter-in-law. I have shallow luck and can't afford to be so pampered."
She showed no mercy, and all the elders were stunned.
Her mother quickly reprimanded her, "What are you saying? What's your attitude? Did you argue with Ah Zhe? That's no reason... You have no manners, apologize to your mother-in-law immediately!"
Fang Shuya's eyes immediately welled up.
"What do you mean I have no manners? Mom, I'm your biological daughter! Who is Lu Mingzhe to you that you're protecting him like this? He doesn't want you as a son-in-law, and you're still protecting him?"
Lu's mother's eyelid twitched, and she looked at Lu Mingzhe.
"What's going on, Ah Zhe, you guys..."
Lu Mingzhe opened his mouth to explain, "Mom..."
"Shut up! Beast! Kneel!"
Before he could even utter a word, Lu's father, enraged, walked over.
"You scoundrel! Are you trying to disgrace me completely and make it impossible for me to stay in Nancheng before you're satisfied? Huh?"
"You're thirty years old, and you don't know how to be accommodating when you argue with your wife. You casually bring up divorce. Do you really treat marriage as a child's play?"
"This is the second time. It's your good fortune that Ya Ya doesn't dislike you, and yet you dare to provoke her? And you dare to have your in-laws come over late at night to witness your foolishness? You're trying to anger me to death!"
His father's scolding was harsh, but every word was true. Lu Mingzhe felt no shame in refuting it and had already prepared for the worst.
So, he actually knelt down, facing Fang's parents.
"I'm sorry, I'm not human. Please forgive me for not being able to call you Mom and Dad anymore. I have someone else I like, and I can't continue with Ya Ya."
Everyone: "?!"
"Since I married Ya Ya, she and you have always taken good care of me. I will never forget your kindness. If there's a chance in the future, please allow me to repay you, but today..."
"You can hate me, hit me, or scold me, but please don't take it out on Ya Ya. It's all my fault. I didn't call you here specifically to make you angry, but to let you deal with me as you see fit."
After speaking, he lowered his head, as if ready to be punished.
Fang's parents looked at him in disbelief. "It hasn't been that long since you got married, this... has some woman outside gotten her hooks into you?"
"Ah Zhe, you're young, kind, and you often attend banquets. If you made a mistake in a moment of confusion, we can forgive you, but you absolutely cannot joke about divorce!"
They were so magnanimous, viewing the matter so openly. Their magnanimity left Lu Mingzhe speechless.
He could only look at Fang Shuya.
Fang's parents also looked over. "Ya Ya, is he forcing you? Do you insist on divorcing him and demanding an explanation? You child..."
Fang Shuya sneered, "I didn't expect him to be so successful that you'd turn around and speak for him."
"Didn't he make it clear enough? He has someone else, and he doesn't want me anymore. Mom and Dad, please wake up!"
"You degenerate!"
Lu's father was so angry he raised his foot to kick him. At the critical moment, Lu's mother stepped in front of Lu Mingzhe.
She took the full force of her husband's kick.
"Don't hit him, don't scold him. It's all my fault. If you want to hit someone, hit me!"
The standing people were stunned again. What was going on?
Lu's mother clutched her chest, which ached from the kick, and knelt on the ground with Lu Mingzhe, her eyes turning red.
"Actually, I never gave up investigating Xiang Wan. I remember the promise I made to you, so I know Xiang Wan's situation recently."