She went to the wrong table on a blind date and ended up getting married to a billionaire CEO.

Li Deshun never expected that Su Mailou would take the initiative to bring up divorce.

She even produced intimate photos of him and Qingyang in bed, saying that since he ended up sleeping with Qingyang anyway, their feelings for each other had been worn down after so many years of marriage.

She was willing to let him and Qingyang be together. It would also make his mother, whom he cared about most, feel a little better.

She only made one request: that she own the house she was currently living in and that she have custody of Duoduo.

The house is marital property, so she wants half; the other half will be used to pay child support for Duoduo. They will sign an agreement directly, and she won't have to pay monthly anymore.

The property has been settled, but Li Deshun can visit his daughter Duoduo at any time.

Su Mairou appeared calm, but there was a resolute air about her in that calmness.

She also said that if Li Deshun disagreed, she would sue him. She had photos of Li Deshun and Qingyang in bed, and claimed that Li Deshun was at fault in the marriage and should leave with nothing. She said that after suing him, she would send the judgment and the photos to her company and distribute them to her relatives and friends, ruining his reputation.

She even had evidence that Li Deshun was taking kickbacks and neglecting his duties at the company.

She said if Li Deshun didn't let her and Duoduo have a good time, she would make him suffer even more!

She knew, of course, that even if she filed a lawsuit for infidelity, it would be difficult to make the other party leave with nothing.

But she knew Li Deshun was actually a coward. The key was to catch him off guard, use both soft and hard tactics to scare him, and successfully obtain the house and custody of their daughter.

She had already prepared for the worst in this marriage that was neither good nor bad. Last year, she persuaded Li Deshun to use his savings to pay off the remaining mortgage.

If I get divorced now, as long as I can get the house, my salary will be enough to support myself and my daughter. So I won't have any worries after the divorce.

This also preserves the living environment of their daughter, Duoduo, to the greatest extent possible, allowing her ex-husband to visit at any time, all for Duoduo's sake.

Li Deshun is a coward, easily influenced, but not a bad person at heart; he loves his daughter quite a bit.

If he pays child support on a regular monthly basis, his mother will inevitably start whispering in his ear, and if he gets married again, it's hard to say how long he can keep paying.

The court can enforce it, but it's not a pleasant experience and it takes a lot of time.

The most convenient and permanent solution is to pay in full upfront and take the opportunity to acquire the house.

Whether he sees his daughter or not in the future, it won't have much impact on his life.

She also made a request: not to tell anyone about the divorce beforehand, mainly because her mother was seriously ill, and she was afraid her mother wouldn't be able to handle the shock if word got out.

Li Deshun is kind-hearted, and his mother-in-law has always been very good to him.

Moreover, she has a particularly gentle and considerate personality, completely different from her own mother, and closer to the feeling of her ideal mother.

Now that she is on her deathbed, she doesn't want to be the bad guy.

As for her own mother, she was definitely unwilling to give the house to Mai Rou and would make a fuss, but she had no choice but to agree at the moment.

Why not cook the raw rice into cooked rice first?

Of course, another very important reason why Li Deshun dared to do this was that Qingyang was pregnant, and his mother had already been pressuring him to divorce her. She even said that Qingyang was likely carrying a boy.

Although he lost the house in his divorce from Su Mairou, he gained a son. Besides, Qingyang's family didn't lack a house to live in.

Even if a mother is angry, she'd be easier to appease if there were greater benefits to be had.

He was the one who wronged Su Mairou, but now that his wife has taken the initiative to file for divorce, it can be considered that he has solved his current big problem.

He wasn't only willing to back down because he was threatened by Su Mairou; he also felt guilty.

And just like that, the two of them successfully completed the formalities.

They agreed to make the matter public once Su's mother was discharged from the hospital and her condition stabilized, and then Li Deshun and his mother-in-law would move out.

That's what they said, but they both knew in their hearts that they were actually waiting for Su's mother to pass away.

When her illness was discovered, it was already in its late stage and incurable. Everything she's doing now is just prolonging her life, and how long that prolongs it is.

Both of them were feeling bad, but this last period of living together became unusually harmonious.

Li Deshun no longer slumps on the sofa playing on his phone when he gets home.

Instead, I play games with Duoduo, read picture books with her, or take her out for a ride on her toy car.

Su Mairou was relieved and saw that Li Deshun was no longer so troubled, and she spoke much more gently.

The two treated each other with respect and harmony, and they got along very well.

But Chen Shufen couldn't sit still any longer. Qingyang's belly was getting bigger every day, and she was waiting to hold her grandson.

She kept pressuring Li Deshun to get a divorce, but he never mentioned it. How come their relationship seems to be getting better and better? Chen Shufen was so anxious she was jumping up and down.

Su Maiqi became the manager of the design department just two years after graduation, which is a record-breaking achievement in the industry.

His colleagues were shocked and indignant, but dared not say anything.

It is said that this personnel appointment was personally approved by the chairman.

That day, the general manager presented a complete chain of evidence.

The initial design of the latest hit product from competitor Shen's Jewelry was actually created by Su Maiqi.

Even more outrageous is that Li Deshun has been selling a lot of Su Maiqi's manuscripts privately over the past few years, making a profit of nearly one million.

Of course, the biggest deal was selling the design drafts that eventually ended up in Shen's hands.

This is enough to prove Su Maiqi's ability. No wonder, Wang Qiang was blinded by greed and disregarded the risks, making a fool of himself by doing the work for his competitor and losing his own job.

He may also face imprisonment, and he may never be able to work in this industry again in his lifetime.

Rumors were flying around the company, with reports that the chairman's personal connections were used to uncover so much detailed information within 24 hours.

People are impressed by Su Maiqi's design talent and are very curious about her; at the same time, they also feel that someone who can do design may not necessarily be good at management.

After all, I was so stupid that I didn't even realize I'd been tricked by the manager for so long.

Of course, there are also rumors that Su Maiqi was pretending to be weak while actually being strong, and that this was a scheme she set up for Wang Qiang in order to get promoted quickly.

Taking office under such pressure, Su Maiqi was also unsure of herself.

Moreover, she never intended to advance into management. She simply wanted to be a good designer.

She loves the unwavering focus she has when designing.

That flow state where you forget everything in the world and are only absorbed in creating.

However, Lin Manlin analyzed for her that this position was at least three levels higher, which is rare in the industry. This in itself could help Su Maiqi enhance her reputation and influence in the design world.

Moreover, the salary for this position has increased almost tenfold.

The position of design manager offers many opportunities for industry exchange and direct exposure to current market trends, which can broaden designers' horizons.

Moreover, if Su Maiqi wants to become a top designer, or even work independently as a freelance designer later, she first needs her products to be seen and recognized by the world.

A top-notch company plus a position with influence is very important.

The products that were secretly sold before serve as a lesson. And based on her understanding of Su Maiqi, if she focused some of her attention on management, her abilities would certainly be sufficient.

She's actually quite good at understanding people's hearts; she was a leader among children when she was young.