Li Feilin quickly placed the last dish on the table. Although she was shocked by Fu Dehan's words, she was worried about disturbing her children's sleep due to the commotion, as she had a child inside her.
"There's no 'why.' I have someone else. I advise you to make plans early!" Fu Dehan said calmly, indifferent to Li Feilin's feelings. In fact, he even thought that the angrier she became, the more likely a divorce might be.
Li Feilin wasn't unaware that Fu Dehan had someone else. However, hearing such shameless words from his mouth still infuriated her.
"Fu Dehan, you heartless wretch. What have I ever done wrong, inside or out, to your Fu family, that you treat me like this?" Li Feilin, despite trying to control her emotions, couldn't suppress her anger, her voice rising slightly.
Fu Dehan didn't respond. In truth, he had nothing to say about these matters. The problem was that he had found someone better now and wanted to end his marriage with Li Feilin.
As Li Feilin continued to scold him, she couldn't help but burst into tears. She was filled with regret for her youthful ignorance, believing love was everything; for her rebellious heart, thinking her parents' disapproval was solely due to Fu Dehan's lack of money; and for having a child before marriage, forcing her parents to pay for a decent wedding out of reluctant obligation. Yet, none of this had brought her the life she yearned for, and all these blows were delivered by the man she had desperately wanted to marry. But what was the use of saying all this now?
Fu Dehan, though he might have had feelings for her, could only abandon her for a better life.
"After I get married, I'll have more money than I do now, and then I can provide child support. At least our lives will be better than they are now!" Fu Dehan said calmly, this being his calculation. As long as he could marry Zhang Fuchun, there would be plenty of opportunities to earn a lot of money, so why worry about not being able to afford child support later?
For Li Feilin, although Fu Dehan didn't earn much, he could still cover the expenses of their family. This was the ordinary life of many people; a happy family, watching their children grow up, was enough for her. But even this simple life, Fu Dehan couldn't see her through.
"My idea is this: you can take both children if you want. I'll give you child support. Just name a figure!" Fu Dehan proposed his terms as Li Feilin's crying subsided.
"On what grounds? You don't want either child? I have no income, how can I support two children?" Li Feilin was surprised that Fu Dehan, who was so patriarchal, would even try to push his son onto her. Her son was still young, and Li Feilin was reluctant to give him up. However, for women, having a son made remarriage particularly difficult. No one wanted the thankless task of raising someone else's son; it was a societal consensus. Fu Dehan had no reply to Li Feilin's retort.
Since the words had been spoken, Li Feilin wasn't one to be indecisive. Besides, she had already prepared herself mentally. While this divorce was somewhat unexpected, it was also within reason. Rather than staying in a home without a man, it was better to leave early.
"One child each. The son stays with you. Didn't you find a rich woman? Give me a million for child support! I won't haggle further!" Li Feilin stopped crying and calmly began to discuss business.
"A million? No, that's too much. Where would I get that kind of money? Eight hundred thousand, and as long as you sign. I'll figure out a way to scrape it together!" Fu Dehan immediately began to bargain.
"Fine! Eight hundred thousand it is, not a penny less!" Li Feilin decided to agree. At this amount, it would take Fu Dehan more than ten or twenty years to earn it with his current job.
"Alright, but I'll have to write an IOU first. As soon as I marry Zhang Fuchun, I'll have that much money, and I'll give it to you without delay," Fu Dehan said happily seeing Li Feilin's agreement.
"But you have to give me this month's living expenses first. The money you gave last time is all spent."
"Okay, no problem. Here's three thousand yuan, count it." Fu Dehan readily took out three thousand yuan and placed it on the dining table.
With the matter settled, their appetite for eating together was gone. Looking at the table full of her favorite dishes, Fu Dehan still didn't touch his chopsticks. He needed to quickly deliver the good news of the divorce to Zhang Fuchun so they could get married as soon as possible. Fu Dehan stood up and left. Li Feilin didn't stop him. She also had no appetite, leaving the table full of dishes untouched.
To get close to Fu Qing, Bai Suxiang used her love for painting as an excuse to become her tutor. Li Feilin didn't object, and after repeatedly asking Bai Suxiang to watch the children, they had become familiar. When Bai Suxiang visited Li Feilin's home, Liu Sandao did not accompany her. He had only told Bai Suxiang to remember to break the bracelet at a critical moment. Having experienced it before, Bai Suxiang naturally understood Liu Sandao's meaning. She went to Li Feilin's house alone.
"Ding dong! Ding dong!" Bai Suxiang knocked on the door at intervals of a few seconds. After a while, Li Feilin came to open it.
"It's you, why are you here?" Li Feilin asked as she opened the door. This confused Bai Suxiang. She had made an appointment with Fu Qing to teach her painting, so why was Li Feilin asking this?
"I'm here to teach Fu Qing painting, have you forgotten?" Bai Suxiang hastily explained.
"Oh, look, I forgot. I'm sorry!" Li Feilin said, opening the door wider to let Bai Suxiang in. Fu Dehan had left for about two hours, and she hadn't yet recovered from the divorce negotiation, which was why she had asked Bai Suxiang that question just now.
As Bai Suxiang entered, the house was quiet.
"Fu Qing is still sleeping, I'll go wake her up!"
"No, let her sleep a little longer. You, on the other hand, don't seem to be in good spirits." Bai Suxiang quickly grabbed Li Feilin's hand and said.
"I, sigh! Don't mention it." Li Feilin sighed and shook her head.
"What's wrong? Tell me, maybe I can help. Perhaps talking to someone will help you relax." Bai Suxiang said with concern, noticing Li Feilin's dazed expression. When women are vulnerable, they often confide in other women first. As they chatted, Fu Qing, barefoot, ran out of the bedroom.
"Mommy, Mommy!" she shouted, running over and hugging Li Feilin's neck. Su Dan Novel Network
"You're awake, Xiao Qing!" Bai Suxiang greeted Fu Qing.
"Hello, Sister Xiang!"