Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Sure enough, after Gu Zhaoting entered the room and looked at Qi Ning for a while, he stood there and spoke.

"Qi Ning, let's get a divorce."

"What, divorce?"

Qi Ning put down the fruit in her hand and asked him.

“That’s right,” Gu Zhaoting said again, “Divorce.”

"What's the reason?"

"Do you need a reason?"

Qi Ning sneered, looking at Gu Zhaoting as if he were a lunatic.

"Gu Zhaoting, are you out of your mind? Just a while ago you came back with your elders and promised them that you were going to live a good life with me and have children. And now, just a few days later, you've suddenly changed your tune and want a divorce?"

With his hands in his pockets, Gu Zhaoting said impatiently, "Just tell me whether you agree or not?"

In the past, Gu Zhaoting might have felt some guilt towards Qi Ning, but since learning that she had another man, his remaining guilt vanished, leaving only impatience.

"Why should I agree?" Qi Ning said, tilting her chin up, enunciating each word clearly, "A divorce? Impossible!"

Upon hearing Qi Ning's words, Gu Zhaoting's expression instantly turned ugly.

"You don't agree?"

"Of course I can't agree!" Qi Ning's tone sounded exceptionally resolute.

Gu Zhaoting looked at her with a deep gaze. He had originally wanted to save face for the two of them, but since she did not agree to a divorce, Gu Zhaoting had no choice but to bring up what had happened last time.

"Qi Ning, don't think I don't know, you've cheated on me too. Last time you even brought a man home."

"So what?"

Even when her secret was exposed, Qi Ning showed no remorse whatsoever.

She retorted confidently, "What's wrong with me finding men? Haven't you had your share of women? You were the one who said we should each do our own thing. You were the one who told me to go out and find men. Didn't I just do what you wanted?"

Gu Zhaoting clenched his fist: "Since you've admitted it, that we both have other people outside the marriage and this marriage is now just a name, why won't you agree to a divorce?"

"That's a different matter. Just because we each do our own thing doesn't mean we're getting a divorce."

Qi Ning stood up, looking fierce.

"You said it yourself, our marriage is a business arrangement, a mutual exploitation. When we got married, your Gu family was facing a crisis, and I still married you without hesitation. The Qi family helped your Gu family through the crisis, and now that our Qi family needs your Gu family's help, you actually want a divorce? Isn't this just crossing the river and burning the bridge?"

Hearing the words "crossing the river and then dismantling the bridge" naturally struck a nerve with Gu Zhaoting.

Qi Ning added, "In short, there's no room for discussion about divorce. If you insist on getting a divorce, go back and talk to your parents and mine first, get the consent of both sets of parents, and then come back to talk to me!"

Actually, Gu Zhaoting wasn't surprised that Qi Ning refused. He had already anticipated this outcome before he came. It would have been strange if Qi Ning had agreed immediately without saying a word.

He was just angry at her attitude; she didn't seem to feel any remorse for cheating.

As for her suggestion that he first obtain the consent of both sets of parents, that's even more impossible.

Gu Zhaoting knew that getting past the elders would be difficult, so he specifically came to Qi Ning first, hoping that she would agree and cooperate with him to persuade the elders.

Now that she disagrees and instead wants him to go to the elders first, it will be even more difficult.

As Qi Ning said, the Qi family needs Gu Jia now, and even if it's just for the sake of interests, the Qi family elders would never agree to his divorce from Qi Ning.

As for the Gu family, the Qi family had helped them in the past, and there was still a sense of gratitude between them. Although the Qi family's development was relatively slow and could not compare with the Gu family, the Qi family still held a high position in the entire capital city. There were very few families that could rival the Qi family, and the Gu family still valued the Qi family.

Moreover, Ye Yunyi is a woman with no background and is no match for Qi Ning.

His only slight advantage was that Ye Yunyi had given birth to a son for him; perhaps he could use this to change the Gu family elders' minds.

However, this move is not guaranteed to succeed, since Qi Ning is capable of having children.

Gu Zhaoting understood the Gu family; business people always put profit first.

Even if Qi Ning couldn't have children, if the Gu family knew about Yangyang's existence, they would most likely just take the child back and hand him over to Qi Ning to raise. The child's mother, Ye Yunyi, would most likely be given a sum of money to get rid of her.

Gu Zhaoting could not allow the mother and child to be separated, so he could not use this tactic lightly unless it was absolutely necessary and he was absolutely certain of success. He also could not let the two families know about the child's existence too early.

Gu Zhaoting took a deep breath, softened his tone, and intended to persuade Qi Ning with kind words.

"Why don't you reconsider? As long as you agree to a divorce, I won't mistreat you, and you can marry whoever you want. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

"Gu Zhaoting, don't try to fool me. I'm not stupid. What benefits can you possibly give me? I'm your wife now, which means I own half of your assets, not to mention what my elders gave me. In other words, unless you can give me more than half of your assets, I won't be considered to have lost out."

"You say you'll give me benefits, but if I agree to a divorce, do you think you'll give me more than half of your assets?"

Gu Zhaoting understood this principle, of course. As long as they were not divorced, those assets were joint property of the couple, and most of them were in his name. Once they divorced, he would suffer a great loss.

Qi Ning waited patiently for his response. She knew that Gu Zhaoting wouldn't agree to it. How could he possibly be willing to pay such a high price? Naturally, he wanted both, and ideally, he wouldn't have to pay any price at all.

If he would agree to such a request, then in the original storyline he wouldn't have ruined the original owner's reputation and bankrupted the original owner's family to achieve his goal.

As expected, after a moment of silence, Gu Zhaoting didn't directly agree, but instead said, "I suggest you think about it again..."

Qi Ning walked up to Gu Zhaoting with her arms crossed: "What are you thinking about? Your insistence makes me curious. What made you suddenly decide to get a divorce? Did you meet your true love outside, or did another woman have a child with you out of wedlock?"

Upon hearing the words "illegitimate child," Gu Zhaoting's expression changed.

Qi Ning scrutinized his expression: "Could I have guessed right? You really have an illegitimate child? Then you'd better watch out. Don't think that having an illegitimate child will give you the upper hand over me. It's really hard to say who's controlling whom."

After saying that, Qi Ning picked up her bag and car keys and walked out. When she passed Gu Zhaoting, she deliberately stepped on his foot. Her attitude was very arrogant, showing that she was not afraid of him at all.

Gu Zhaoting stared at the empty living room, remaining motionless for a moment.

He recalled Qi Ning's last words; clearly, Qi Ning wasn't afraid at all of him using the child to do anything in front of the Gu family elders.

On the contrary, he had to worry about Qi Ning investigating the child and about her revealing the child's situation to the elders.

Gu Zhaoting felt a throbbing pain in his temples, and his fists clenched tighter and tighter.

He actually couldn't do anything about Qi Ning, and was even threatened by her instead.

After leaving Lanyuan, Qi Ning drove directly to the Qi Group.

Both the Qi Group and the Gu Group had reserved positions for her, given that the original owner had a high level of education and sufficient ability.

Today she plans to visit the Qi Group first.

Seeing Qi Ning humming a song while driving, the system also chimed in happily: "Host, are you in a good mood?"

"Of course, I enjoyed swearing." Qi Ning tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel.

Upon seeing this, the system couldn't help but sigh, "Host, you really do resemble a villainous female supporting character right now."

"Isn't this world's definition of me just a vicious female supporting character who hinders the male and female leads from being together?" Qi Ning said frankly.

However, the system was somewhat worried: "But host, you just mentioned that child. I guess Gu Zhaoting feels that you are threatening him and the child's safety."

"That's exactly how I want him to feel."

Admittedly, that child wasn't worth Qi Ning's trouble investigating; the system had already given her all the information.

She wouldn't do anything to the child; firstly, it would be immoral, and secondly, it's unnecessary.

After Qi Ning left, Gu Zhaoting hadn't stayed at Lanyuan for long when his son called him.

"Dad, when are you coming back? Don't come back after dark. Yangyang wants Dad to take me to the amusement park," Yangyang said on the other end of the phone.

Upon hearing the child's voice, Gu Zhaoting quickly replied, "Daddy won't go to the company today. I'll be right back and take you to the amusement park. You and Mommy stay home and wait for me."

"Okay, Dad, you need to come back soon."

Gu Zhaoting responded and immediately left Lan Garden to pick up Ye Yunyi and Yangyang, then took them to the amusement park.

He was somewhat distracted all day because of Qi Ning's matter.

Ye Yunyi naturally noticed it.

That evening, after the family of three returned home, she asked, "Zhaoting, what's wrong? You've looked so preoccupied all day."

Gu Zhaoting shook his head slightly: "It's nothing, don't worry."

Ye Yunyi reached out and took his hand, asking hesitantly, "You didn't go to the company today. Where did you go this morning? Did you...did you go back to your home?"

Gu Zhaoting and Ye Yunyi looked at each other. Seeing her cautious expression, he realized he hadn't lied to her after all.

"I did go back, but I went back to talk to her about something."

Ye Yunyi knew that "she" naturally referred to Gu Zhaoting's wife, now Mrs. Gu.

"What do you want to talk about?" she asked again.

Gu Zhaoting was silent for a moment, but still replied, "Let's talk about divorce."

"divorce?"

Ye Yunyi's hands trembled: "Have you decided? Are you really going to divorce Mrs. Gu?"

Gu Zhaoting noticed her trembling, his heart softened, and he took her hand in his own palm.

"Yes, I've made up my mind. I will divorce her."

Ye Yunyi's eyes reddened: "Then, how did your talks go? Did she agree?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhaoting fell silent again.

Seeing this, Ye Yunyi understood that this meant she hadn't agreed.

She pulled her hand away, turned her head, and said with a wronged expression, "Actually, you don't need to be in a difficult position. My child and I were living a good life, and I was already very content. I didn't want to break up your family. If it weren't for the child... Yangyang has never had a father since he was little, and he keeps asking me who his father is. I feel so sorry for him that I can't give him a complete family."

“Yunyi…”

"Let me finish," Ye Yunyi interrupted Gu Zhaoting.

She continued, "But if being with you means my child will only be an illegitimate child who can't be seen in the light of day, then I'd rather leave with him. It's better to be without a father than without dignity."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhaoting's expression immediately changed.

"You want to take Yangyang away? Where can you go? As a waitress at the club, can you support Yangyang and provide him with good material conditions? Or are you going to make Yangyang recognize Xiao Qiming as his father?"

"I..." Ye Yunyi burst into tears, sobbing, "So what if I'm a waitress? Even being a waitress is better than being a mistress, better than letting my son be an illegitimate child!"

Seeing Ye Yunyi cry, Gu Zhaoting realized that his words had been too hurtful.

He softened his tone: "That's not what I meant."

"Yunyi." Gu Zhaoting pulled her back. "Don't worry, I won't let our child be an illegitimate child without a name or status. Besides, our being together came first, and my marriage to Qi Ning came second. You can't be considered a mistress."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yunyi glanced at Gu Zhaoting with a mixture of belief and doubt.

Yangyang, who was playing with toys in the living room, heard his mother crying and immediately ran over.

"Mom, why are you crying?"

He then asked Gu Zhaoting, "Dad, is it because that bad aunt bullied Mom and wouldn't let you and Mom get married that Mom cried?"

"Yangyang!"

Ye Yunyi quickly covered the child's mouth and explained to Gu Zhaoting, "Yangyang is still young. He didn't mean it. He just said things without thinking. Don't blame him."

After saying that, she scolded the child: "Yangyang, you're not allowed to talk nonsense, you're not allowed to say anything bad about Auntie, do you hear me!"

When Yangyang saw how fierce his mother was, he was so frightened that he burst into tears.

Gu Zhaoting took the child away: "Don't scare Yangyang. He's still young, what does he know?"

Seeing the mother and son crying in front of him, Gu Zhaoting knew that this could not continue, otherwise it would have a negative impact on Yangyang's young mind.

"I'll figure something out." His tone was exceptionally confident.

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