Chapter 15: Why Are You All Bullying ?
ng Nianyao spoke firmly, "I feel that we haven't reached a consensus on this marriage. We didn't get married because of love in the first place. Since we haven't agreed on the benefits, isn't it right to go our separate ways?"
Gu Wencheng tore up the divorce agreent and tossed it into the trash can. He retorted, "Mrs. Gu, didn't you read the prenuptial agreent?"
ng Nianyao was taken aback. "What prenuptial agreent?"
Gu Wencheng explained, "The prenuptial agreent clearly states that both parties are not allowed to divorce for any reason within five years. Violators will be required to pay 50 million yuan in compensation."
ng Nianyao couldn't believe her ears. She exclaid, "What? I didn't see this!"
Gu Wencheng responded coldly, "Then, Mrs. Gu, you should pay closer attention when signing docunts in the future."
ng Nianyao, infuriated, muttered, "B*stard!" She impulsively threw the dicine box she was holding.
Gu Wencheng swiftly caught the box, narrowly avoiding being struck. Just as he was about to reprimand ng Nianyao, he noticed her teary eyes and the large tears streaming down her face. She cried out, "You're all heartless b*stards! You're all bullying !"
She wiped away her tears with a determined hand, then turned and stord out of the door.
Gu Wencheng hadn't anticipated such a strong reaction from ng Nianyao. Watching her leave the apartnt, he instinctively followed her. "ng Nianyao, it's pouring outside. Where are you going? Co back inside!"
Despite his limp, Gu Wencheng chased after her, but ng Nianyao had vanished. He descended the stairs in search of her but found no trace. The on-duty property manager noticed Gu Wencheng's distress and inquired, "Sir, do you need help?"
Listening to the relentless rain outside, Gu Wencheng asked, "Did you see a young lady leave just now?"
The property manager regretfully replied, "I'm sorry, sir. I just finished my shift with my colleague, and I didn't notice."
The rain outside intensified, creating a dense curtain of water. Gu Wencheng grew increasingly worried and was about to call Ping Yang when he spotted soone standing in the corridor.
Approaching cautiously, Gu Wencheng saw ng Nianyao standing by the doorway, arms crossed, gazing out at the rain. Upon hearing his approach, she turned expressionlessly. "Gu Wencheng, I can't divorce you, can I? Did I escape one perilous situation only to end up in another? But why? Why do I have to suffer like this?"
Gu Wencheng locked eyes with ng Nianyao's hurt and stubborn face, triggering a distant mory. He recalled a ti when a cheerful and optimistic girl had stood unyielding in the rain, looking at him with a smile. "Gu Wencheng, am I abandoned again?" Her sadness was evident, but her lips curved upwards.
Suddenly, an image from his distant past flashed before Gu Wencheng's eyes, an image he hadn't thought about in years. He suppressed his unsettling emotions and responded to ng Nianyao with an impassive tone, "You want my help to seek vengeance against the ng family, but nothing in life is free. I'm a businessman, not a philanthropist. If I'm helping you, there must be sothing in it for ."
After a pause, he continued, "Even if I were to offer you a chance to back out and agree to a divorce, what then? Will you use your capabilities to exact revenge on the ng family and reclaim what's rightfully yours? Can you do it? Or are you willing to let go? To put aside your vendetta against the ng family, endure the humiliation and suffering, and start anew?"
A new beginning? Was such a thing even possible? mories of being pushed into the lake by ng Haotian, the agony of being beaten by Wang Shulan, and the heartbreak of betrayal by ng Haotian and Jiang Shanshan flooded ng Nianyao's mind. How could she ever let go of her grievances?
"I can choose not to divorce, but please give so ti to co to terms with it," she finally said before turning away to look at the rain outside. As she gazed at it, an old saying ca to mind: "When you choose to be a concubine, don't erect a chastity morial arch." She had made her choice; she sought revenge, and no one could have both worlds.
Suddenly, a smile touched ng Nianyao's lips as she turned back to Gu Wencheng and said, "The cold weather isn't good for your wound. Let's go back inside."
Gu Wencheng nodded in agreent, and ng Nianyao helped him to the elevator.
Upon their return to the apartnt, ng Nianyao carefully seated Gu Wencheng on the sofa and knelt down to inspect his injured leg. The gauze that was once crimson had turned completely red. ng Nianyao, who was slightly squeamish about blood, pinched her palms and took a deep breath before gingerly removing the gauze.
The wound, which had previously ford a scab, had reopened. Beneath the scab, raw, red flesh was visible, a sowhat unsettling sight.
ng Nianyao dared not look at it for too long and refrained from using excessive force. She sought Gu Wencheng's input, saying, "The wound seems rather serious. Would you like to go to the hospital, or do you have a private doctor who can tend to it here? I'm afraid I might infect the wound again."
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