My Brother and I Got Divorced - Chapter 1

My brother and I both married into the Gu family.

I married the older sister, a medical marvel, and he married the younger sister, a top-tier entertainment star.

On our third wedding anniversary, my daughter had an acute asthma attack, but my wife was busy accompanying her first love to deliver his cat’s kittens.

That night, the cat’s kittens were saved, but my child was gone.

I looked at my brother, who had stayed with me all night at the hospital: “Shen Yan, I want a divorce.”

He patted my shoulder: “I’m with you. If you divorce, I’ll divorce too. Those two b****es and dog men can just stay together.”

The moment the two women received the divorce papers, they both went mad with regret.

As expected, after the news of the divorce went out, I received a questioning call from Gu Jiayi—

“Song Yunnan, can you please stop being so unreasonable? Are you really that petty, insisting on tying me to your side for life?”

Before I could answer, she poured out her impatient tone: “I already told you, Yichen’s cat had a difficult birth. That’s his favorite pet, and how can you say it’s not a few small lives? Do you have no sympathy?”

“You don’t know what’s important and what’s not, do you have to be jealous at a time like this?”

Hearing her icy tone, I let out a sorrowful scoff.

My wife, Gu Jiayi, after a week of disappearing and being out of contact, finally deigned to call me back.

Even though last night, holding my daughter whose face was purple, I called her seventeen times.

But she ruthlessly hung up every time.

She only bothered to reply with a few words via text message: “Busy, what’s wrong?”

I cried as I sent her a voice message, my trembling voice calling out to her: “Wife, something happened to our daughter! She’s having an acute asthma attack and is now in the hospital’s emergency room. Please hurry over! The hospital director said you should perform the surgery, and there’s a good chance our daughter can be saved!”

Gu Jiayi didn’t even bother to open my voice message, and impatiently replied—

“If there’s something going on at home, can’t you handle it yourself? Do you have to find me?”

“I’m at Yichen’s place helping his cat give birth. What could be more important than a few small lives?”

Gu Jiayi often didn’t listen to my voice messages, and she was too lazy to read the text messages I sent her.

Yet, she could patiently listen to her first love, Su Yichen, talk about his cat for half a day.

And for me, who has suffered from claustrophobia since childhood and was accidentally locked in an elevator for two hours, calling her was considered a disturbance.

Of course, how could I compare to Su Yichen?

Gu Jiayi once said that I couldn’t even compare to a single strand of Su Yichen’s hair.

Our child, of course, couldn’t compare to Su Yichen’s beloved kittens.

My brother, standing beside me, snatched my phone and yelled angrily at Gu Jiayi on the other end—

“Gu Jiayi! Xiaoting is barely a year old! If you’re still a human, get your a** over to the hospital to see her now!”

Gu Jiayi, of course, wouldn’t rush to the hospital to see me.

Because from beginning to end, she didn’t believe me.

In the call, her tone was sarcastic and disdainful: “Where’s Song Yunnan? Let him answer the phone!”

“It’s one thing for him to mess around, but he’s dragging you into it too? Is he deliberately trying to trick me into rushing back to see him?”

My brother was so angry he almost couldn’t catch his breath, and just as he was about to curse back, the other side hung up first. When he tried calling again, it was already turned off.

At this, my brother was so furious that tears almost welled up in his eyes.

Shen Yan handed the phone back to me, still indignant: “What kind of person is this? She really is a woman from the Gu family!”

I gave him a pale, weak smile, shook my head, and said, “Shen Yan, forget it. Even if she rushed over now, it would be too late. We can only hope Xiaoting is lucky and can get through this.”

But the very next second after I spoke, the green light in the operating room went out, and the doctor walked out, shaking his head regretfully, “I’m sorry, we did our best.”

What was pushed out with him was my daughter, barely one year old, who was now lifeless.

Just a month ago, she had learned to call me Papa. Just yesterday, she was fine!

A strong sense of unreality and grief washed over me.

In that instant, I felt as if the world was collapsing.

I rushed forward and hugged my daughter, nearly crying to the point of suffocation.

After a long time, I took a bitter, deep breath and said—

“It’s better this way. To be stuck with us as parents in this life, it was her bad luck. May she be reborn into a better family in her next life.”

I asked my brother to find a lawyer to draft divorce papers for both of us.

Shen Yan and I have been good brothers since childhood.

Back then, when both of us married into the Gu family, it was so that we could stay together as brothers, sharing a common enemy and facing the outside world together.

But now, marrying on the same day and divorcing on the same day, isn’t that also a kind of fate?

Gu Jiayi completely disdained the divorce papers I sent.

Instead, Gu Yunshan was the first to call my brother, immediately questioning him with a barrage of accusations—

“Are you divorcing again because of those rumors? I told you it was just your imagination. Can’t you be more sensible?”

“How many times have I explained to you that it’s just actors from the same crew hyping up publicity? You insist on misunderstanding, and there’s nothing I can do.”

These two are truly sisters; even their ability to wound people sharply is exactly the same.

Now, Shen Yan didn’t even have the desire to communicate with her.

Finally, Gu Yunshan impatiently dropped a line: “That’s enough. I have to shoot a scene.”

“Do whatever you want. If you want a divorce, I don’t care!”

The TV was still broadcasting the rumored news between Gu Yunshan and a male celebrity.

The two were wearing obvious couple’s outfits, and if you looked closely, even the small accessories they wore were identical.

Facing the media’s interview, the male celebrity gave Gu Yunshan a meaningful smile, not at all hiding his admiration and praise: “Miss Gu is a very interesting person. We have great chemistry when filming, and whether in life or acting, she’s my ideal type.”

And Gu Yunshan put on a lady-like demeanor, leaning next to the male celebrity and expressing—

“Yusheng is a very considerate boy. The person who becomes his future girlfriend will surely be very happy.”

Such rumors were merely an appetizer for Gu Yunshan, a top-tier star in the entertainment industry.

Ever since Shen Yan married her, she had been photographed every few days entering and exiting hotels with male celebrities and male models, dancing intimately with people in nightclubs. Every time she joined a new film crew, she would stir up rumors of a romantic relationship with a male celebrity from the same crew.

But Shen Yan had no right to question any of this; questioning meant hindering her career and misunderstanding her work.

Even when she was embroiled in public scandal, Shen Yan stayed up for days, tirelessly doing public relations and anti-smear campaigns for her.

Even for the dramas she acted in, Shen Yan used all his power to market and promote them for her, helping her build connections and attract audiences.

But in Gu Yunshan’s eyes, Shen Yan was utterly useless, a good-for-nothing man who only knew how to stay home and get upset and jealous.

After Gu Yunshan hung up the phone, Shen Yan gripped his phone tightly.

He finally took a deep breath, his eyes red as he turned to me: “Yunnan, let’s get a divorce. I can’t take it anymore either!”

He put his hand on my shoulder, summoning his courage to say: “It’s just a divorce, isn’t it? Better a short pain than a long one. If this continues, both of us will go crazy! Divorce and heartbreak are tough, but we still have each other, brother! We’ll support each other, grit our teeth, and get through this!”

I nodded, also giving him a bitter smile, and said: “Okay!”

After burying my daughter, I sent Gu Jiayi the time and place for the divorce, but I didn’t see her reply for several hours.

It wasn’t until the next day that I received her text message—

“One of Yichen’s newborn kittens has intestinal problems. We’re taking it to the next city for examination and treatment. We’ll be back in three days.”

I hummed in response, saying, “Then let’s push the divorce to three days later. I’m available.”

She finally saw the two words ‘divorce’ and still replied unhappily—

“I said enough! Song Yunnan, you weren’t this unreasonable before!”

“I advise you to quit while you’re ahead. Is it fun to constantly bring up ‘divorce’?”

Gu Jiayi had long been spoiled by me.

In the past, whenever I couldn’t take it anymore and wanted a divorce, I had made countless decisions to leave her forever.

But I couldn’t bear it. At the last minute, right at the door of the civil affairs bureau, I would go back on my word and shamelessly try to win her back.

I fooled myself time and again, believing that Gu Jiayi liked me, that she still had a sliver of affection for me.

As long as she and I were still husband and wife, one day, she would change her mind and see me.

Little did I know, every time I trampled on my self-respect to try and salvage a little opportunity for us, in her eyes, it was just me being unreasonable.

Even this divorce was seen by her as leverage and a pawn to threaten her.

Now, I was too lazy to explain to him.

I merely replied indifferently: “See you at the civil affairs bureau at 10 AM, three days from now.”

“Oh, and Shen Yan and Gu Yunshan will be divorcing with us. Don’t be late and stand me up.”

Gu Jiayi on the other end sneered: “Is that how you act as an elder brother-in-law?”

Even now, she still tried to use her Gu family status to pressure me: “It’s one thing for you to mess around, but you have to drag the second family into it too? First, you use the child to trick me, then you instigate the second family to divorce together. It seems like you’re really going all out this time!”

“What’s your next trick? Are you going to intentionally injure yourself and threaten death to make me admit my mistake?”

The “next time” she mentioned was two months ago, when we attended a party celebration on a luxury cruise.

At the time, I didn’t know that the male companion she brought with her was Su Yichen, so after receiving the invitation, I eagerly attended.

The result, as expected, was that Gu Jiayi spent the entire time with her first love, treating me as if I were invisible, making me the laughingstock of everyone.

I was in a bad mood, so I avoided the crowd and went to drink on the deck.

As a result, I was accidentally pushed into the water.

That time, I almost drowned, but Gu Jiayi insisted that I was faking it.

At the time, she stood aloof by the hospital bed, looking down condescendingly and disgustedly: “You’re very good at acting, always putting yourself in the victim’s position, wanting everyone to believe that I didn’t take good care of you, which led to your accident, right?”

I didn’t shout or scream, nor did I cry out in accusation. Having lost my daughter, I no longer had the slightest strength to argue. The pain had become so numb that I couldn’t even feel it anymore.

I told her with unusual calmness: “Gu Jiayi, this time, I’m truly going to let you go.”

“I wish you get what you wished for, and end up with your first love, never looking back!”

Gu Jiayi came with Su Yichen.

As soon as the two got out of the car, Su Yichen possessively wrapped his arm around Gu Jiayi’s arm.

He was Gu Jiayi’s college classmate.

At that time, it was rumored that the two were deeply in love and almost reached the point of marriage.

But Su Yichen’s parents adamantly disagreed with him marrying into the Gu family, firmly preventing them from being together.

Gu Jiayi then broke up with Su Yichen.

For a long time, she was like a walking corpse, until she met me later.

My brother, Shen Yan, was going to marry into the Gu family as a son-in-law. He complained to me that ‘marrying into a wealthy family is like a deep sea,’ and that it would be difficult to hang out with me, his brother, as crazily as before. He also said that it would be great if both of us could marry into the family together.

At that time, I fell in love with Gu Jiayi at first sight, so I waved my hand grandly and declared—

“What’s so hard about that? Watch me win over Gu Jiayi!”

Gu Jiayi agreeing to marry me was quite unexpected even to myself.

Later I learned that she hadn’t changed her mind; rather, since she couldn’t marry her first love, nothing else mattered.

Upon seeing me, Gu Jiayi’s gaze lingered on me for a moment.

Then she narrowed her eyes and said fiercely, “Aren’t you getting a divorce? Let’s go in!”

However, when I truly turned resolutely and walked towards the Civil Affairs Bureau, she grabbed my arm.

She lowered her head, closing her eyes in pain, and said—

“Yunnan, I know you’re acting out of pique. I’m giving you one last chance…”

“Apologize to me now, apologize to Yichen, and I can pretend nothing happened!”

I let out a cold scoff and asked her, “Miss Gu, what is this about?”

I forcefully shook off her hand and directly asked, “We already agreed to divorce, and you consented. Are you regretting it now? Do you think I’m joking, playing childish games? Stop dawdling! Let’s go in and sign now!”

By the time Gu Jiayi and I had completed the entire divorce process and received our green booklets, her face was still bewildered.

Her scrutinizing gaze lingered on me, as if expecting me to suddenly regret it and try to win her back at any moment.

But I never looked at her from beginning to end. It wasn’t until I walked out of the civil affairs bureau that my body finally couldn’t hold on and I almost fell.

Perhaps it was an unconscious reflex, but Gu Jiayi actually reached out and helped me.

Her gaze circled my face twice, then she let out another sarcastic scoff—

“Thinking of acting now, isn’t it a bit too late?”

My brother couldn’t take it anymore. He pushed Gu Jiayi away with one hand, taking her place and supporting me.

“Gu Jiayi, are you blind? Can’t you see Song Yunnan’s face doesn’t look right?”

“Since Xiaoting died, he hasn’t closed his eyes for three days.”

Gu Jiayi’s brows furrowed instantly, and her gaze finally fixed on my face.

She was still incredulous, probing, “You’re lying to me, aren’t you?”

I scoffed coldly, looked up at her, and asked, “Dr. Gu, do you hope it’s true or false now?”

I glanced at Su Yichen, who was waiting by the roadside, and instantly chuckled—

“Right, with a new life on the way, how important could my daughter be?”

Gu Jiayi’s pupils trembled violently. As if realizing something, she yelled at me in exasperation—

“Song Yunnan! I’m not joking with you! Tell me, Xiaoting is still fine, she’s okay, isn’t she? You’ve hidden her, haven’t you?”

I asked her back with great confusion: “Why are you so nervous and agitated now? Our daughter’s life couldn’t compare to a cat’s kittens, so can I even hope for a little bit of maternal love from you?”

Facing Gu Jiayi’s stunned expression, I scoffed and said faintly—

“That’s truly a pity. If you could have rushed back in time, perhaps our daughter could have been saved.”

“But now… you’re too late even to mourn for her!”

It took Gu Jiayi a long time to react to my words.

As a medical marvel, the first thing she did was open the examination reports I had previously sent her.

Those examination reports, which she had thought I forged, she could finally bring herself to look at now.

Finally, when she clicked on my desperate voice message from that night and my daughter’s death report, her face instantly turned very ugly.

Su Yichen, seeing that the situation was not right, went forward to pull her in a pathetic way: “Jiayi, it’s already come to this, you…”

The next moment, Gu Jiayi fiercely shook him off, even leaving Su Yichen himself bewildered.

As if desperate to confirm something, she drove off towards the hospital.

As for me, I turned to Su Yichen with a contemptuous expression and said faintly, “I’m sorry, Mr. Su, you’ve gone to great lengths to watch a good show, but you’ve been abandoned here. Gu Jiayi probably won’t be back anytime soon. You should take a taxi home yourself.”

Su Yichen’s face was full of venomous expression, and he sneered again—

“Do you think Jiayi cares about you? It’s actually about that child! After all, even a tiger won’t eat its cubs. Any woman would have some feelings for her own child. If Xiaoting had lived, perhaps she could have competed with me, but what a pity…”

I didn’t hold back anymore and punched Su Yichen in the face. Xiaoting’s death was my bottom line, an untouchable red line in my heart.

Before going home, my brother accompanied me to see the child.

We placed flowers in front of the child’s grave, but he received a call from Gu Yunshan—

“Aren’t you getting a divorce? Come over now, I have an announcement to rush to later. You only have fifteen minutes.”

Until she received her divorce certificate, Gu Yunshan didn’t even give Shen Yan a proper look.

Afraid of being recognized, she wore a mask and large sunglasses the entire time. As soon as she exited the Civil Affairs Bureau, she slipped into her manager’s car.

Shen Yan stood by the roadside, gazing blankly at her receding figure.

I walked over and patted his shoulder: “It’s okay. It will all pass.”

Shen Yan looked at me and also smiled with relief, saying, “Yes, it will all pass!”

“Look how fated we are. When we were brothers, we said we wouldn’t ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but we would ask to die on the same day, month, and year. We didn’t die on the same day, but we got married on the same day, and now we’re divorcing on the same day. We truly are good brothers!”

After all, as it was an arranged marriage, we divorced without informing our families.

Our families were furious, but we were too lazy to listen to our parents and elders nag, so we simply stayed outside and didn’t go home.

Shen Yan and I had already picked out a villa for rent in the suburbs, where we temporarily lived while considering our next steps.

That night, the two of us ate and drank excessively, singing and watching movies in the villa.

Shen Yan received a short, dramatic text message from Gu Yunshan—

“I hope you can adjust your mindset as soon as possible. Making a fuss is enough.”

Seeing this, Shen Yan and I were directly: “???”

Shen Yan immediately cursed back: “Are you out of your mind?! We’re divorced, and you’re still saying it’s ‘just a fuss’!”

Gu Yunshan on the other end said disdainfully, “How many times have you made a fuss? Do you think I’ll believe it? The reason I agreed to the divorce was to make you calm down and reflect on your actions, and to be more understanding of me and my profession in the future.”

“I’ve already told your parents that our divorce is temporary and that we’re currently in a period of emotional adjustment.”

“Once you’ve thought it over clearly, we can remarry.”

Gu Yunshan felt she had Shen Yan completely under her control.

After all, she was a top-tier star in the entertainment industry, and no matter what event she attended, she was the darling of countless young men.

When the Shen and Gu families first arranged the marriage, she always had a sense of superiority, feeling that Shen Yan had gotten a good deal.

And Shen Yan? At first, he was indeed completely infatuated with his top-tier entertainment wife, thinking he had won the lottery and wondering why such a good thing would fall on him. So, he willingly married into the family. But gradually, through the mutual torment with Gu Yunshan, his love had already faded away.

He didn’t explain a single word to Gu Yunshan, but directly blacklisted Gu Yunshan’s contact information.

This action undoubtedly challenged Gu Yunshan’s authority and charm, instantly infuriating the top-tier entertainment star.

Just a few minutes after Shen Yan blacklisted Gu Yunshan, he received a call from Gu Yunshan’s agent—

“Young Master Shen, did you say something to that little princess again?”

“She’s throwing a tantrum right now! It’s not me saying this, Young Master Shen, but Miss Gu truly likes you. But with our line of work, you know, she’s protecting you, which is why she doesn’t publicly announce your identity. You need to be understanding of her.”

The same old sugar-coated words had been poured into Shen Yan for three years; even an idiot would have developed a resistance to them by now.

Shen Yan scoffed and retorted, “So, going into hotels with other male celebrities and stirring up rumors, that’s also to protect me?”

The person on the other end was speechless from his retort. Shen Yan then said, “Tell her that this divorce is real for me. I’m not throwing a childish tantrum with her. From now on, don’t contact me about any of her affairs. After all, I’m not interested in the well-being of my ex-wife!”

He hung up the phone immediately after speaking and blacklisted all of Gu Yunshan’s staff.

That day, Miss Gu, a top-tier star in the entertainment industry, updated her social media account.

And, it was just two simple words: “Hehe.”

The accompanying picture was a wedding ring taken during her and Shen Yan’s trip to the beach.

This inexplicable content instantly triggered speculation from the media and countless fans—

“Is Sister getting married? Whose wedding ring is in the picture?”

“Shut up! How could our Sister get married? This clearly looks like an art photo taken by Sister!”

Only I and Shen Yan understood her intention: she was waiting for Shen Yan to regret it and come back to reconcile with her.

Unfortunately, this time, no one was going to indulge her bad habits anymore!

I ran into Gu Jiayi when I went for a follow-up check-up at the hospital.

Her face looked quite haggard. She, who was always glamorous and well-dressed, hadn’t even bothered to style her hair.

Perhaps she hadn’t been sleeping well since the divorce, as there were dark circles under her eyes.

Seeing me, she froze for a moment, as if she had seen joy and hope.

She rushed over and grabbed my wrist: “Yunnan, did you read all those messages I sent you?”

These past few days, Gu Jiayi had indeed sent me many messages, but I hadn’t listened to or read any of them. I was too lazy to even open them.

Just as she once disdained me, now I was too lazy to bother with her.

I coldly retorted, “Is something wrong with you?”

Gu Jiayi’s attitude was very humble, speaking in a low voice: “I… I really didn’t know. Xiaoting is my flesh and blood, how could I not love her! She was calling me ‘Mama’ just a few days ago, I really… I’m truly heartbroken.”

“I’m sorry to her, and I’m sorry to you.”

She then grabbed my fingers, pleading: “Yunnan, I know you’re also hurting. It’s all my fault, I apologize to you. I hope I can have a chance to make amends, please forgive me, okay?”

“We’re still young, one day, we can still have another child…”

I immediately sneered, shaking off her hand, and retorted: “Dr. Gu, what is this supposed to be? Have another child to make her suffer again?!”

“Besides, we’re divorced. Talking about having children or not is inappropriate, isn’t it? Who wants to have children with you?”

Gu Jiayi raised her face, her eyes filled with pain, and then conceded, “Okay, let’s not talk about that now.”

“My colleague told me that when Xiaoting was wheeled out, you were so anxious you coughed up blood. I’ll take you to the hospital for a check-up.”

She reached out, trying to take the examination papers in my hand, but I quickly avoided her.

I said coldly, “No need. I’ve scheduled with the attending physician. It’s not appropriate for you to overstep and treat a patient, is it?”

Not far away, Su Yichen emerged from the ward, clutching his head and rubbing his face into a crumpled mess—

“Jiayi, my head suddenly hurts so much. Can you come and see me, please?”

Su Yichen was always like that.

Whenever Gu Jiayi and I had a chance to spend time together, he would always pop up with something.

When I was hospitalized with appendicitis, Gu Jiayi had just come to my ward to see me, and he would immediately have a hypoglycemia attack and faint, pitifully calling Gu Jiayi to come and take care of him.

While I was dying in pain at the hospital, he would joyfully show off on his social media about Gu Jiayi personally cooking for him.

When I was tragically kidnapped while traveling abroad, Gu Jiayi was just about to rush to negotiate with the kidnappers, and he would immediately find a small note stuck on his door, insisting that someone with malicious intent was targeting him, calling Gu Jiayi to guard him to feel safe.

While I was tortured by the kidnappers to the point of near death, he would lean in Gu Jiayi’s arms, sweetly posting intimate photos of the two embracing.

In the past, facing his provocations and flaunting, I would feel sad and upset.

Now, I just watch it as gossip, finding it quite interesting and lively.

I raised an eyebrow at Gu Jiayi: “He’s calling you. Go take care of him quickly!”

“He’s a delicate little flower, you know, can’t stand a bit of wind and rain!”

I was about to shake her off and turn to find the attending physician, but Gu Jiayi grabbed me from behind.

She said softly, “When will you come down? I’ll wait for you downstairs. I have something to tell you.”

After seeing the doctor, I left the hospital, but Gu Jiayi blocked me in the underground parking lot.

She told me with deep affection that she had indeed married me because she loved me.

She had indeed planned to get back together with Su Yichen in the past because Su Yichen’s family wasn’t well-off, and he himself was rather delicate and weak.

In her heart, he was a little white flower that needed protection.

It was as if bringing him home to care for him was the greatest expression of her love for him.

But ever since she met me, she suddenly realized that pity and love were completely different things.

Because she felt sorry for Su Yichen, she couldn’t face me and could only be doubly good to that man to make up for the guilt in her heart.

I immediately raised an eyebrow and retorted: “You’re telling me all this, what do you want me to say?”

“Oh, wife, you love me so much, suppressing your feelings for me because of another man. You’re having such a hard time, aren’t you?”

Then, I scoffed at her, declaring: “The car hit a tree, and you know how to turn. The child died, and you know how to nurture.”

“Who are you putting on this show of deep affection for now? What were you doing before?”

What stood between her and me was our daughter’s life!

When I rushed back home, I found that Shen Yan and Gu Yunshan were trending on social media together.

The reason was that Shen Yan and Gu Yunshan were accidentally recognized by someone who had also come to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their certificates on the day of their divorce.

Consequently, there were爆料 (breaking news) posts everywhere on Xiaohongshu and Douban—

“Oh my god! Miss Gu, a top-tier entertainment star, was actually already married!”

“I originally thought they were getting married, but it turns out they were going to divorce! The man seems to be that wealthy second-generation heir she used to have rumors with!”

Shen Yan indeed had rumors with Gu Yunshan before.

After all, they were a real couple, so no matter how careful they were, the media would still capture clues.

But Gu Yunshan consistently refused to publicly acknowledge her marriage, even claiming that Shen Yan was just one of her fans.

Of course, fans from all walks of life didn’t buy into this gossip and rushed to refute it and clear her name—

“How is that possible? Our sister has always been single! Those who spread rumors will be sued!”

“My sister has been single for over twenty years. Did you loan her a husband and dream up her divorce?”

Some fans recognized Shen Yan’s identity and even went to Shen Yan’s account to cause trouble—

“I say, brother, aren’t you annoying? As a fan, can’t you avoid causing trouble for your idol?”

“Isn’t it enough that you’re madly obsessed with our sister, creating multiple encounters to gain attention? Now you’re directly finding a similar person to act with, dreaming of marrying my sister, right? Disgusting dream man, sasaeng fan! It’s so unlucky for my sister to have a man like you like her!”

This wasn’t the first time fans had attacked Shen Yan.

In the past, for the sake of Gu Yunshan’s reputation and not wanting to affect her career, Shen Yan always took the insults without retaliating.

And Gu Yunshan? She always maintained a cold, indifferent attitude, letting public opinion run its course.

But this time, it was completely different.

Gu Yunshan directly made a public announcement about her early marriage and acknowledged Shen Yan’s identity—

“Thank you all for your attention. I want to tell everyone now that I am indeed married.”

“My husband is this Mr. Shen. He is just a common person, and I hope everyone will not disturb him excessively.”

Ever since the divorce, Gu Yunshan had been waiting for Shen Yan to regret it and come back to apologize.

But she soon discovered that she had been blacklisted by Shen Yan, and she waited for a long time but was never unblocked.

At this point, Gu Yunshan panicked a little. She actually started to publicly announce Shen Yan’s identity in front of the public and her fans!

Unfortunately, how does that saying go? Delayed affection is worse than a dog.

Now, Shen Yan no longer needed the identity of ‘Gu family’s son-in-law’.

Shen Yan also responded online: “Thank you all for your attention. I was indeed married to Miss Gu, but we are now divorced. I am just an ordinary person and do not wish to be exposed to the public. Please allow us to part ways amicably!”

Upon seeing the phrase ‘part ways amicably,’ Gu Yunshan instantly broke down.

That night, she held a bouquet of roses, dressed like a flamboyant peacock, and appeared at the door of our house.

Many paparazzi who were following her even started live streaming—

“Oh my god, when has Miss Gu ever chased after a man by herself? It seems this Mr. Shen is not simple!”

Gu Yunshan’s company team spread misleading information externally, wanting everyone to believe that Gu Yunshan and Shen Yan were merely a young couple temporarily having a spat and didn’t genuinely want to divorce. Furthermore, Miss Gu was currently in the state of trying to appease her angry husband.

Therefore, the media eagerly speculated whether Shen Yan would forgive Gu Yunshan.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Shen Yan directly poured a basin of water over Gu Yunshan from head to toe, soaking her completely.

Gu Yunshan didn’t even get angry about this. She stood at the door and yelled at Shen Yan—

“Shen Yan, I know I was wrong. I didn’t think for you, and I didn’t give you enough security.”

“Now I’ve publicly acknowledged your identity. I’ve let everyone know that you are my husband, Gu Yunshan. I will love and cherish you from now on, and I won’t make you angry or worry you anymore. I know you’re just acting out of pique. Please forgive me, okay?”

At this, Shen Yan, unable to bear it any longer, rushed forward and sneered at Gu Yunshan—

“Gu Yunshan, do you really think that just saying ‘I’m sorry’ will always get you my ‘it’s okay’?”

Facing Gu Yunshan’s stunned expression, Shen Yan spoke plainly.

“A woman who truly loves me would be proud of my existence, and would give me enough security. She wouldn’t think my presence is a burden to her, nor would she think my jealousy and sadness are unreasonable. Gu Yunshan, perhaps you have repented, but…”

He paused, and said: “I’ve had enough of life with you and have decided to move forward alone!”

The paparazzi immediately uploaded the scene of the two at the door online, instantly causing an uproar in public opinion.

Gu Yunshan, a top-tier star in the entertainment industry, also suffered a lot of attacks and judgment—

“Exactly, she’s clearly married, yet she doesn’t keep her distance from male actors. What’s with deliberately hyping up ‘CPs’?”

“She’s distributing ‘candy’ to everyone, but she has a legitimate husband at home. Did she ever consider her husband’s situation and feelings?”

“I used to think this Mr. Shen was a self-directed drama queen, but now it seems he’s actually the real victim! I hope the rich guy opens his eyes and truly sees this b****, stays single and beautiful from now on, and doesn’t wrong himself for a scummy woman anymore.”

The Gu family spent a great deal of effort to finally suppress the scandal and public opinion.

The Gu family approached us and even privately promised many generous conditions, hoping to part ways amicably with us.

Shen Yan and I agreed, but Gu Jiayi and Gu Yunshan couldn’t let it go.

Gu Yunshan came to find Shen Yan every few days, holding roses and begging for forgiveness.

Gu Jiayi sent me countless text messages and wrote countless short, dramatic pieces.

She, who used to be condescending and coldly remind me to be ‘rational,’ now it was her turn to lose her ‘rationality.’

I rarely replied to the things she sent, and occasionally glancing at them would give me a headache from the dense words.

I had to remind her: “Dr. Gu, since we’re divorced, please accept reality sooner.”

“Don’t write these dramatic little pieces anymore. Anyway, I won’t read them, and it will only waste your time.”

I saw Gu Yunshan again, surprisingly, at the police station.

The reason was that Shen Yan had recently started dating a female university student, and he was enjoying the sweet feeling of being called ‘gege’ (older brother), but his persistent ex-wife, the top-tier star, broke down. She directly blocked Shen Yan and his current girlfriend to demand an explanation, and a conflict ensued between the two parties.

When I arrived at the police station, Gu Yunshan was still angrily clutching Shen Yan’s arm—

“I don’t believe you’ve forgotten me and are even dating someone new! Aren’t you just trying to provoke me and get back together?”

Gu Jiayi also rushed over upon hearing the news and pulled her troublemaking sister away.

Seeing this situation, I stepped forward and walked over, saying indifferently: “Miss Gu Er, do you think you’re a siren that everyone is charmed by, and Shen Yan has to like you? You didn’t cherish him time and again, and that’s why you forced Shen Yan away. Reflect on yourself more often.”

“Now that Shen Yan is divorced, he’s living a very happy life. Please stop disturbing his life!”

Gu Yunshan had had some alcohol, and her face was flushed. I wasn’t sure if she could hear what I was saying.

Therefore, I directly turned to Gu Jiayi and started to speak—

“Some women are ridiculously self-confident, always thinking that even if they’re playing around outside, they only need to regret it, want to reconcile, and just wave a hand, and the prodigal will return. And they even think Shen Yan is finding a new girlfriend just to provoke you into remarrying him?”

“Please, go look in the mirror! Even if you were to kneel and beg Shen Yan to come back now, do you even deserve it?”

Gu Jiayi’s body trembled, as if she were the one who had been slapped.

She lowered her head, supporting her sister while saying in a choked voice, “I’m sorry…”

It was laughable that when Gu Yunshan was taken away, she was still yelling my brother’s name in exasperation.

After the divorce, Shen Yan and I teamed up to open a boxing gym.

This was an idea we had discussed before marriage, and it was also one of our interests and dreams.

Unfortunately, after we got married, the Gu family disagreed with us appearing in public, insisting that we be virtuous spouses.

Now that we’re divorced and free, who can control us?

“Now I suddenly understand that I shouldn’t have gotten married in the first place. I could have lived a wonderful and free life being single. Why bother adding to my troubles and finding unhappiness?”

“See, if we hadn’t gotten married, we would have been living this carefree life long ago!”

I deeply agreed. Over the years, for Gu Jiayi, I had become unlike myself.

If I hadn’t met her, hadn’t married her, and had started a business with my brother early on, I can’t imagine how carefree and happy I would have been.

But it’s not too late to realize it now. Let those unbearable days of the past remain in the past!