Gu Ruochu saw that Huo Nanchen's expression was tense, but she did not care. "Huo Nanchen, let's go upstairs. I have something to tell you."
'Something?' Huo Nanchen feared that she wanted to try and ask for a divorce again.
"Ruochu."
After Gu Ruochu spoke, she got up from Huo Nanchen's body. Without any reservations, she said goodbye to Mrs. Huo and went upstairs. Although Mrs. Huo had been a good mother-in-law to her, Gu Ruochu believed that her relationship with her son was doomed to fail.
Huo Nanchen watched in shock as Gu Ruochu disappeared up the stairs. After sitting on the sofa for a few minutes, he got up and followed her.
Gu Ruochu opened the window as soon as she entered the bedroom. When Huo Nanchen came into the room, he saw her standing by the window, and her hair was ruffled by the wind. She appeared particularly indifferent and cold. It was as if she had not noticed that he had entered the room. Her indifference made Huo Nanchen panic.
"Ruochu, why do you insist on wasting your time?"
Huo Nanchen had made it clear that he would never grant her a divorce. He did not understand why Gu Ruochu found it difficult to accept his decision.
When the cigarette in Gu Ruochu's hand entered his line of sight, Huo Nanchen's eyes suddenly trembled. He could not believe that she was smoking.
He had never seen her touch a cigarette, let alone smoke it.
Was he that unbearable?
In that moment, Huo Nanchen lost his mind. He took a few long steps forward and snatched the cigarette from Gu Ruochu's hand before extinguishing it by pressing it against the ashtray.
White smoke from the cigarette's ashes wafted in the air.
"Do you still remember what I said?"
"What?"
Huo Nanchen tried his best to suppress his emotions and looked at her with a smile on his face.
"Every time I think that you love me, I find out that it's just an illusion," Gu Ruochu bellowed coldly. Her eyes were in a trance, and she did not look at him again. "Huo Nanchen, I don't want to experience that kind of torture again."
"Ruochu!"
"You don't have to feel guilty about it. Perhaps it's because you slept peacefully when I was in your arms. Perhaps it's because your grandfather chose me to be your wife. Perhaps it's because I've always been a timid and obedient wife." Gu Ruochu looked at him calmly. "Huo Nanchen, I've told you that we should get a divorce and go our separate ways. I won't hate you, and I won't take revenge on you."
Gu Ruochu was willing to let go of everything and start a new life.
After marrying at such an early age, their marriage had always been destined to fail.
Huo Nanchen listened to Gu Ruochu quietly.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your acquiescence." Gu Ruochu felt at ease. She smiled and said, "We will settle the divorce procedures tomorrow. I'll talk to your mother about it. You don't have to worry."
Although she was still sad, she felt much better after seeing that Huo Nanchen was not fighting her on the divorce.
Nanny Zhang had already prepared supper, and she called for Huo Nanchen and Gu Ruochu to go downstairs and eat.
Gu Ruochu left the window and walked towards the door. Her hand had barely touched the doorknob when Huo Nanchen hugged her and trapped her in his embrace.
"Why do you keep talking about divorce? We love each other, don't we?" Huo Nanchen rested his head on her shoulder and asked in a low, hoarse voice.
"Do you love me?" Gu Ruochu asked. Before he could reply, she suddenly laughed uncontrollably. Huo Nanchen tightened his hug on her and sighed, "Ruochu.
"What do you think love is?"
"When it comes to Ning Tangxi, Cheng Xi, and I, haven't you already made your choice? Huo Nanchen, even if we don't get a divorce now, the situation with Cheng Xi will make us become enemies sooner or later. I'm destined to be enemies with you. Do you want me to hate you?"