After the divorce, Mr. Gu spent every day at the crematorium.

As time passed, Ye Yingying felt increasingly pained.

To make it realistic, and to further provoke a falling out between Gu Tianyou and Shen Yao, she used an extremely ruthless knife.

Because the cut was so deep, the wound is now starting to sting slightly.

Her face grew paler and paler.

When she heard Shen Yao ask Gu Tianyou a question, she, who was somewhat dazed, regained her focus.

However, to everyone else, she appeared to have "fallen into a coma."

She deliberately closed her eyes tightly, but pricked up her ears, hoping to hear the answer she wanted from Gu Tianyou.

Gu Tianyou lowered his eyes and saw Ye Yingying "faint".

His thoughts were in complete disarray; the answer was clearly deep within his heart, yet he couldn't find it.

After a long pause, he slowly stood up, giving Huangfu Hao and Shen Yao a cold look. "Yingying has fainted. I'm taking her to the hospital. This isn't over! You just wait!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already picked up Ye Yingying and hurriedly headed towards the elevator.

Shen Yao only breathed a sigh of relief after the elevator doors closed completely and the sound of the elevator descending could be heard.

She leaned wearily against the door and rubbed her temples.

Gu Tianyou's words were still echoing in my mind.

"This matter is not over" likely refers to Gu Tianyou's belief that Shen Yao has hurt Ye Yingying again.

However, much later, Shen Yao realized that what she thought was "this matter" had nothing to do with Ye Yingying.

"Yaoyao, are you alright? You're divorced from him now, there's no need to worry about someone like him anymore. Don't worry, no matter what happens in the future, I'll always be on your side."

Perhaps she was truly exhausted from Gu Tianyou's torment, and needed a temporary shoulder to lean on, so she raised her weary eyes and asked, "Really? No matter what happens in the future, you'll always be on my side, believe me?"

Huangfu Hao nodded solemnly and raised his uninjured right hand: "I swear."

Shen Yao gently poked his right hand with her finger: "Okay, I believe you. Don't swear."

After seeing Huangfuhao off, Shen Yao was worried that Gu Tianyou might return, so she took a taxi back to her school dormitory that night.

For the next three months, she had a lot of classes and practically lived at the school.

Occasionally, when he had free time, he would go to Bo Yuxiu's place to do some part-time work and earn some extra money.

Once, after changing her shoes, she stood in the first-floor corridor, waiting for the driver to take her home, when she overheard several servants whispering.

"I've heard that this young master Chengxi's background is unknown. The old master didn't agree to let him move in from the beginning!"

"Back then, the second young master went to study in the United States and apparently had a foreign girlfriend, which led to this illegitimate child."

"In short, the more I look at him, the more I feel that this child doesn't resemble the second young master."

A series of heavy footsteps approached.

"What are you all doing gathered there?" a calm, stern middle-aged man's voice rang out.

The servants who had been gossiping together dispersed.

Shen Yao was scrolling through her phone under the eaves of the corridor, her expression serious and focused.

The housekeeper came over and saw her like this, and was slightly relieved. He hoped that Miss Shen hadn't heard what she had just said.

"Miss Shen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I'll take you home now."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

After getting into the car, the butler handed Shen Yao an envelope containing a thick wad of cash with both hands.

"Summer vacation is almost here, and Young Master Chengxi will be sent to the United States. You can take a good rest for the next two months. The Second Young Master said this is your bonus for these three months."