Most people were dumbfounded. Not only had Gu Ruochu voluntarily requested a divorce, but the court had also accepted to hear the case.
The rumor about a conflict between the eldest young master of the Huo family and his wife had turned out to be true.
Usually, when a couple filed for divorce, it would be to fight over the division of property or the custody of their child. However, Huo Nanchen and the Young Madam did not have any disputes over such matters.
The public could not believe it. In normal circumstances, a rich man would dump his wife.
But according to the rumors, the Young Madam appeared to have dumped her husband. The noble Huo Nanchen would now be her ex-partner.
News about their divorce spread like wildfire. While it was yet to be confirmed, the public believed that it was true. After all, the Young Madam had signed the divorce agreement. Once Huo Nanchen signed the divorce papers, the couple's relationship would come to an end.
Mrs. Huo had never thought that her son's relationship would end so abruptly. There was no room for persuasion. After an initial frosty relationship, Mrs. Huo had grown fond of her daughter in law. Gu Ruochu had even shared her feelings with her and asked for advice on several occasions.
However, on the matter of the divorce, Gu Ruochu seemed to have made up her mind.
Mrs. Huo could only watch anxiously as Gu Ruochu dragged her luggage out of the Huo residence.
"Madam, what should we do now?" Nanny Zhang asked as she followed Mrs. Huo. "Nanchen hasn't been back for more than a week, and even the wedding they had planned has been postponed."
The wedding between Gu Ruochu and Huo Nanchen had been postponed for a second time.
"What did you say? Nanchen hasn't been back for more than a week?"
Mrs. Huo had been leaving the house early to accompany her husband to some important functions, so she was not clear about the situation between her son and his wife. When she heard Nanny Zhang's words, her heart thumped. "This is bad! Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"..."
At the hospital:
The exposure of the news about Gu Ruochu's request for a divorce had increased. Li Tezhu already knew about the conflict surrounding President Huo's relationship. He had not expected Gu Ruochu to divorce him at that time. Li Tezhu guessed that it must have hurt her heart.
Li Tezhu threw the newspaper he had been reading at the sleeping bodyguard outside the ward and stepped into the room. To his surprise, Huo Nanchen's bed was empty.
His heart tightened, and he turned around to look for a nurse.
"Where's the boss?"
"He must have woken up and gone to see Miss Ning." The nurse had left Huo Nanchen sleeping in his ward when she had attended to him.
Li Tezhu's heart sank, and he made his way to Ning Tangxi's ward.
After the car accident, Huo Nanchen had sustained some minor injuries. After all, he had been sitting in the driver's seat. Fortunately, the boss had taken adequate protective measures.
Li Tezhu had not agreed with his plan, but he could not have gone against President Huo's decision.
Huo Nanchen had not fully recovered yet. Why was he running around?
When he arrived at Ning Tangxi's ward, Li Tezhu saw her lying on the bed crying. Two streams of tears formed on her sad face.
"Miss Ning!" Li Tezhu had a bad feeling when he saw that she was alone. "Was President Huo here? I saw that he was not in his ward."
"Li Tezhu, hurry up and chase after him. He went to look for Gu Ruochu!"
Ning Tangxi felt miserable after Huo Nanchen stormed out to go and find Gu Ruochu. He was still injured. Didn't he care about his health?
Ning Tangxi regretted using Gu Ruochu's name to provoke Huo Nanchen so soon. She had only wanted him to see how disappointing Gu Ruochu was after the news about the divorce.
Li Tezhu's heart was instantly lifted, and he ran out of Ning Tangxi's ward.
In his excitement, Li Tezhu had forgotten that the Young Madam had moved out of the Huo family home. He did not know her new address. He quickly took out his phone and looked through his contacts.
"..."
A black car quietly stopped at the entrance of a tall building.
Huo Nanchen was in a pensive mood. He had been in deep thought for the duration of his journey from the hospital.