CHAPTER 584: CHAPTER 573: THE DIVINE DOCTOR FATHER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS FAMILY’S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

Ye Chan looked at the closed office door, her eyes shutting in pain.

But she was a person who kept her personal and professional life separate, and quickly revived her spirit to work, until it was one o’clock in the afternoon, the time she had agreed to meet with Li Chengyu, when she suddenly hesitated again.

Although she had long decided that if Li Chengyu truly did something to betray her, she would cut ties completely, how can matters of the heart be easily clarified? After all, since they fell in love, they had already spent five years together.

In these five years, they watched movies together, crossed streets together, worked overtime together, watched the sunrise together... All those beautiful moments flooded her mind.

But the feelings she had recently couldn’t be wrong, Li Chengyu indeed betrayed their relationship.

What if he were to repent? Should she forgive him? She was still pondering this question as she went downstairs.

"I ordered the coffee you love the most." Li Chengyu habitually stood to pull out a chair for Ye Chan, their scene evoking envy among the few customers in the coffee shop.

Ye Chan suddenly felt weary at heart; she initially didn’t like coffee, only starting to drink it because Li Chengyu would often invite her to coffee shops for dates, and she gradually grew accustomed to it. But at this moment, what she missed more was the tea her dad had brewed for her yesterday.

The two were silent for a while, then Li Chengyu suddenly said, "Why didn’t you call me when you didn’t come home yesterday?"

Ye Chan gazed out the window, sip her coffee with a slight frown. "It’s bitter. Don’t you also not call me to ask if I’m coming home?"

"I..." Li Chengyu, somewhat embarrassed, protested, "Ye Chan, why have you become like this? You used to say you would never talk to me this way."

Ye Chan looked back at him, her tone very calm and indifferent: "You used to tell me that you would love only me forever."

"I haven’t broken that promise. Where did I not love you anymore? Instead, it’s you who makes me feel that something is off with you lately." Li Chengyu rebutted somewhat guiltily.

Ye Chan sighed, "Chengyu, there’s no need to pretend, I know you’ve cheated."

"Do you have any proof?" Li Chengyu quickly replied, a sense of panic inside him.

"No proof needed, just a woman’s intuition."

"What if your intuition is wrong?"

"Chengyu, you’re being quite pointless. Whether you’ve cheated or not, you know in your heart, so why bother lying to me?" Ye Qiu stopped looking at him, her gaze drifting out the window in a trance.

"Without evidence, don’t talk nonsense." Li Chengyu glared at her in anger, but anyone could see that he was flustered and desperately defending himself.

"Is she pregnant?" Ye Chan asked further.

Li Chengyu’s hand holding his coffee betrayed bulging veins; he dared not even look at Ye Chan anymore.

"How much longer do you plan to hide it from me? When the child is born, your parents surely won’t keep it a secret anymore, given how much they yearn for an heir."

"Chanchan." Li Chengyu called her nickname in a sudden flurry of panic.

"Let’s get divorced." As these words came out, Ye Chan felt the suffocation in her heart finally being expelled.

"No, I don’t agree." Li Chengyu said loudly, but when the other customers in the cafe looked at him with strange eyes, he quickly shut his mouth and made an apologetic expression to everyone.

"Chengyu, I remember I said when we got married that if there was a third party involved between us, I would not hesitate to divorce."

"There is no third party, I will not agree to a divorce."

"What about your lover and the child in her belly?" Ye Chan pressed closer step by step.

Li Chengyu awkwardly turned his head away: "She is just a surrogate machine, Chanchan, believe me, as soon as she gives birth to the child, I will send her away, I will be completely devoted to you in the future."

"You mean you still want me to raise your child?" Ye Chan mocked him with a laugh.

"The child will not know who his biological mother is, can’t you just pretend it’s yours?" Li Chengyu said in pain, "Mom and Dad are pressuring me to have an heir, and since you can’t have children, what can I do?"

"So you are blaming me for your affair?" Ye Chan felt like she was truly seeing Li Chengyu for the first time, and his response made her utterly disappointed.

Li Chengyu said nothing, which was an obvious acquiescence.

"Li Chengyu, don’t make me feel that you lack responsibility, just giving her money to leave after she has the baby. Even if that woman is with you for money, but what about the child? Is it fair to him to never see his biological mother? And can you ensure that this will never come to light in the future? How will you explain it then?" Ye Chan asked coldly, "So let’s divorce, it’s better for everyone."

"Do you really have to be so heartless?" Li Chengyu asked with teary eyes as he confronted Ye Chan.

Ye Chan lowered her gaze, tears welling up in her eyes: "It’s not that I’m heartless, but you’ve blocked all our paths back."

"Ye Chan, what good does divorce do you? Do you think you can find a better man than me? If you divorce now, you get nothing." Li Chengyu spoke recklessly.

Ye Chan felt even more disappointed and more determined to divorce: "Li Chengyu, do you think I married you for your money? Does a woman’s value really need to be determined by whom she marries? I, Ye Chan, am also a distinguished graduate from Qingbei, can’t I find a good job and support myself after leaving the Li family?"

Having said that, her tone calmed down: "I will hire a lawyer to draft a divorce agreement, I don’t want anything except for the salary I deserve for these years, when you have time, we can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete the procedures."

"What if I stubbornly refuse to divorce?" Li Chengyu said forcefully.

Ye Chan stood up: "Why force it, Chengyu, after this event do you think our emotions can return to the past? You wouldn’t want us to end this relationship with a divorce lawsuit, right? After all, you are the general manager and heir to the group, the lawsuit would surely affect the company’s stocks."

"Are you threatening me?" Li Chengyu’s expression turned very ugly.

"I never thought of threatening you, Chengyu, you need to understand, it was you who disappointed this relationship first, anyway, you and your family never respected my family background, your parents will probably be happy with the divorce."

"Your father is a gambler, how can we respect him?" Li Chengyu disdainfully said.

"He has changed, and even when he used to gamble, did he ever spend a penny of your money?" Hearing Li Chengyu’s contempt for Ye Qiu, Ye Chan lost her previous composure and felt even more convinced that divorce was the right choice.

"A gambler can change? He will inevitably gamble more heavily eventually," Li Chengyu stated confidently.

Ye Chan snorted with laughter: "Then isn’t it just right that we divorce? So you won’t be burdened by it."

With that, she walked away without looking back, leaving Li Chengyu sitting alone, feeling a mix of shame, resentment, and a hint of reluctance.