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

Hearing Gu Tianyou's vicious tone, Shen Yao's heart felt as numb as a stone.

After the man finished ranting, she calmly asked, "Did you call me just for this?"

Gu Tianyou was taken aback. The woman's voice on the phone was unusually calm, which surprised him greatly.

Every time he started hurling insults at Shen Yao, she would get emotional and try her best to defend herself.

Now, Shen Yao's emotions were as calm as still water, and she didn't even offer a single word of explanation.

Frustrated, Gu Tianyou ripped off his tie and threw it on the ground. "Did you really think I'd say I miss you?"

"Are you done talking? I'm going to sleep." The woman's voice on the phone sounded somewhat impatient.

Gu Tianyou's anger surged upwards.

How could this be?

Shouldn't a woman comfort herself, beg for forgiveness and reconciliation?

Gu Tianyou angrily hung up the phone.

Hearing the dial tone on the other end of the phone, Shen Yao put her phone on the bedside table, turned off the light, covered herself with the blanket, and went to sleep.

Gu family villa.

After smoking his tenth cigarette, Gu Tianyou stared at his phone, which lay quietly on the coffee table with a black screen, without making a sound.

In the past, every time he hung up the phone, Shen Yao would frantically call back.

At this moment, the phone lay quietly on the coffee table.

Shen Yao didn't call him or even send him a message.

Gu Tianyou stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, put his phone in his pocket, and got up to go upstairs.

As he approached the door of the master bedroom on the second floor, his eyes glanced at the second bedroom, and the image of Shen Yao cautiously peeking out half her head each time to ask if she could sleep with him flashed through his mind.

"Tianyou, can I sleep with you tonight? It's thundering, I'm scared."

"Tianyou, I just watched a horror movie, I'm so scared, can I sleep with you?"

"Tianyou, I haven't seen you for several days. Can I sleep with you?"

"......"

No matter how many times Shen Yao put on a pitiful act, Gu Tianyou's answer to her was always just two words: "No."

In the three years of their marriage, they have slept together a handful of times.

The only time they shared a room was when he and Ye Yingying had a fight, he got completely drunk, and stormed into Shen Yao's second bedroom...

Gu Tianyou felt a little empty inside. He pushed open the door to the master bedroom, just about to take a shower, when he heard his phone vibrate on the bedside table.

He instinctively quickened his pace to receive it.

Even he couldn't realize what he was waiting for.

When he saw that the caller ID showed Ye Yingying, he felt a strange sense of loss.

"Ayou, tomorrow is Grandpa's birthday, I want to go too, is that okay?"

Ye Yingying's gentle voice reached his ears, but Gu Tianyou was somewhat absent-minded.

After a long pause, he said gently, "Okay, I'll pick you up tomorrow."

Ye Yingying deliberately feigned a guilty tone: "Won't Shen Yao be angry and jealous if you come to pick me up? I'm afraid she'll overthink it and come to question me again."

Upon hearing the name "Shen Yao," Gu Tianyou immediately said angrily, "If she dares to bully you, I'll stand up for you!"

Hearing Gu Tianyou say that, Ye Yingying's lips curled up into a triumphant smile.

"Ah-you, thank you, you're so kind to me!"

Gu Tianyou smiled slightly, "Silly girl, if I'm not good to you, who will?"

The two cuddled for a while before hanging up the phone.

The next morning, after putting on makeup and getting dressed, Shen Yao called Gu Tianyou.

Gu Tianyou had just started his car when he saw Shen Yao's call. He sneered inwardly.

Women really are hypocritical and like to engage in the silent treatment.

Gu Tianyou thought to himself, "Shen Yao has made enough trouble. Sure enough, she's contacting me again."

Women really shouldn't be spoiled, or they'll develop bad habits. The more Gu Tianyou thought this, the more he deliberately didn't answer Shen Yao's calls in time.

Seeing that Gu Tianyou didn't answer the phone, Shen Yao simply hung up and took a taxi to the Gu family's old house.

The reason she took the initiative to contact Gu Tianyou was simply to go to the Gu family's old house together, so that Old Master Gu wouldn't worry that they had quarreled again.

But then Shen Yao thought again, forget it, since there are no feelings between them anymore, why bother to put on an act?

Upon arriving at the Gu family villa, Shen Yao had just gotten out of a Toyota ride-hailing car when she saw Gu Tianyou's Maserati parked in front of her.

Gu Tianyou got out of the driver's seat, walked to the trunk, took out a folding wheelchair, unfolded it, then quickly walked to the back driver's seat, opened the door, picked up the woman inside the car, and placed her in the wheelchair.

Throughout the entire process, Gu Tianyou was so gentle, meticulous, and considerate.

Shen Yao watched quietly for a while, then calmly turned around.

In the past, she would always fantasize about when she would receive Gu Tianyou's love and tenderness.

She no longer cares about it.

She lifted her skirt with both hands and walked into the Gu family's old house in her high heels.

The Gu family's old house is a three-courtyard siheyuan in Shenzhen with more than 100 years of history. It has been renovated and transformed into a blend of Chinese and Western styles.

The building combines classical architecture with modern minimalist interior design, featuring pavilions, bridges, and flowing water. The main hall is decorated with marble, European-style clocks, and murals.

Shen Yao entered the study and saw an antique sandalwood desk and chair.

Grandpa Gu was wearing a retro Zhongshan suit, with his sleeves rolled up, practicing calligraphy.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up and was overjoyed to see Shen Yao. He quickly put down his calligraphy brush and said with a smile, "Yao Yao, you're here! Come, come, let's see how Grandpa's calligraphy is doing!"

“Okay, let me take a look for Grandpa.” Shen Yao walked to his side, looked at it carefully, and said, “The characters are vigorous and powerful, with a majestic and expansive style. Grandpa has a profound understanding of history!”

Grandpa Gu nodded in satisfaction, "Haha, Yao Yao really understands Grandpa!"

Just as they were having a pleasant conversation, the sound of wheels rolling on the ground came from outside the study.

"Grandpa, Yingying and I have come together to wish you a happy birthday."

Gu Tianyou pushed Ye Yingying to the door of the study.

Because there was a threshold at the entrance to the study, the wheelchair couldn't get in. Naturally, Ye Yingying, in her wheelchair, could only smile and say from the doorway, "Grandpa, happy birthday!"

Grandpa Gu looked at the man and woman at the door, and the smile on his face gradually froze.

Gu Tianyou called over two servants, and just as they were about to lift Ye Yingying, wheelchair and all, into the study, Old Master Gu snorted coldly.

"Outsiders shouldn't come in. Please sit in the living room."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yingying's face turned pale and then red.

She bit her lip and whispered, "Yes, Grandpa."

After waiting for a while, seeing that Ye Yingying hadn't moved, Grandpa Gu added, "Aren't you leaving? I need to talk to my grandson and granddaughter-in-law about some family matters. It's not appropriate for an outsider like you to be here."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yingying's eyes immediately welled up with tears. She said aggrievedly, "Grandpa, I'm leaving now."

As she was about to turn her wheelchair, Gu Tianyou stopped her.

"Grandpa, the one who should leave isn't Yingying, but Shen Yao!"