Chapter 645: Chapter 645: Understandable Feelings
At nine in the morning, Gu Zheng and Li Yulan arrived at the entrance of the civil affairs bureau.
Young couples were lined up at the marriage registration area. Li Yulan watched their bright smiles, and an indescribable hint of a smile appeared on her own lips, "It’s great to be young!"
If she were that young, she wouldn’t care at all about whether Gu Zheng wanted a divorce.
He could marry whomever he pleased; she had already accumulated enough wealth and wouldn’t be bothered by a man like Gu Zheng at all.
Perhaps, even Xiang Bei wouldn’t matter to her.
Thinking of this, the smile disappeared quickly from Li Yulan’s lips.
Gu Zheng glanced at Li Yulan. After all, they had been together for over twenty years, and as they reached this final breaking point, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat melancholy.
At that moment, the couple ahead of them had already completed their divorce formalities and left their seats with indifferent expressions.
The man in the trench coat looked at the woman beside him and said, "Xiaobo will be taking the college entrance exam next year, let’s not tell Xiaobo about our divorce yet! I have to go on a business trip this year and won’t be home much. Please take good care of Xiaobo!"
Upon hearing this, the woman beside him revealed a strong sense of resentment, "Are you going on a business trip or sneaking off with that woman? You’re just leaving the kid to me. You’re such a man, do you think you deserve to be called ’Dad’ by your son?"
The man in the trench coat frowned, "Enough, enough, we’ve already divorced, what’s the point of saying this? I’ll pay the child support on time! I haven’t even mentioned what’s up with you and your personal trainer, and yet you’re blaming me!"
"Who do you think I was taking private lessons for? Wasn’t it for you? You always complain about this and that, saying my figure isn’t as good as it used to be. Did you ever think about who I turned into this for?" Hearing this, the woman beside him exploded, "You even suspect me? Do you think everyone is the same as you?"
"Alright, I don’t want to argue with you..."
Both of them were speaking as they walked away.
Watching their backs, both Li Yulan and Gu Zheng felt a bit lost.
Over the years, their lives seemed glorious, yet in fact, they weren’t even as good as this average couple.
Their relationship seemed more like that between an employer and an employee.
Li Yulan complied for money, while he enjoyed this compliance.
The little love they had was likely worn away long ago; even quarrels were no longer necessary.
Thinking this way, Gu Zheng suddenly felt a bit relieved.
Forget it, reaching this point, let’s just keep moving forward!
In this world, there’s no such thing as a feast that never ends.
"Hello?"
Seeing that neither Gu Zheng nor Li Yulan spoke, the staff handling the divorce paperwork was the first to break the silence.
Gu Zheng snapped back to reality and sat down on the chair with Li Yulan.
Sunlight fell on them, but neither felt any warmth.
Half an hour later, as they walked out of the civil affairs bureau, they both now had an extra divorce certificate.
Gu Zheng turned his head and looked at Li Yulan, silent for two seconds, seemingly wanting to say something to her, but not knowing what to say.
It was actually Li Yulan who spoke first, "I’ve already packed my things. I’ll leave today. Don’t worry, I won’t cling to you like I did decades ago. After all, I’m at this age now, not a little girl anymore!"
Saying this, a sneer appeared on Li Yulan’s lips.
Gu Zheng frowned slightly, "That’s good, let’s go!"
They got into the car, and the driver drove them back to the villa.
In the back seat of the car, neither Gu Zheng nor Li Yulan said anything; the atmosphere was so quiet one could hear a pin drop.
Once home, Li Yulan got off with her things. Only then did she look at Gu Zheng and ask, "Do you want to check what I’ve taken away?"
Gu Zheng’s brow furrowed even tighter, "No need, haven’t I spent enough on you?"
Li Yulan knew him best. He never fussed over material things with her and wouldn’t care about them.
Li Yulan said this purely to disgust him, to see him lose his temper!
"That’s good." Li Yulan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Gu Zheng and said, "We’ll never meet again!"
Gu Zheng watched Li Yulan’s retreating figure, she seemed to have... no nostalgia for him at all...
Not until Li Yulan drove away did the butler carefully bring a cup of coffee to Gu Zheng. "Master, are you really ending things with Madam like this?"
Gu Zheng glanced at the divorce certificate on the table, took the coffee from the butler, and nodded, "Yes. What? You can’t bear to part with Madam? If so, you can go with her. Besides, it’s time to promote your assistant!"
The butler was momentarily stunned. Did the master know about the things he did with Madam to mistreat the young lady?
If he knew...
At this thought, the butler quickly shook his head, expressing loyalty, "Master, you’re misunderstanding. I just feel sorry for you, since the car Madam drove away was a gift from you."
Aside from that, Li Yulan probably took many other things as well!
Gu Zheng chuckled, "Let her take them! They aren’t worth much anyway! After all, she’ll have plenty of places to spend money in the future!"
The butler repeatedly agreed, but his emotions were unpredictable.
With Madam gone, who knows if she took that item with her?
If not, he as the butler could make a fortune!
"Master, should we clean out Madam’s room?" the butler asked Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng gave him a look, "Yes, clean it out."
Hearing this, the butler’s heart leaped with joy, but he dared not show it. He just looked at Gu Zheng and said, "Yes, I’ll get someone to clean it!"
Despite what he said, the butler went upstairs alone.
Gu Zheng saw this but didn’t interfere.
He knew a lot about what went on in the household, he was just usually too lazy to say anything!
Since the butler seemed happier after seeing Li Yulan leave, Gu Zheng’s doubts were dispelled.
As for why the butler was happy, he pretty much knew.
Long ago, he bought Li Yulan a ring, but Li Yulan accidentally misplaced it and, even if found later, retrieving it wasn’t feasible.
This time, she probably didn’t take it.
After so long, she likely forgot about it!
If she remembers in the future, she may regret it.
After all, the ring was worth hundreds of thousands, so it’s understandable the butler would be pleased.
