CHAPTER 590: CHAPTER 579: THE DIVINE DOCTOR FATHER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS FAMILY’S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

From this day on, Ye Qiu’s humble clinic started bustling with activity unprecedentedly. The local neighbors spread tales of his divine medical skills. Initially, outsiders were skeptical, but when they saw the chief physician from the big hospital coming to assist him, they became believers.

"Dad, take care of your health and don’t overwork yourself." When Ye Chan discovered that her father was the Divine Doctor everyone spoke about, she was utterly shocked. However, she soon came to accept it. Given that their ancestors were from the Imperial Physician lineage, it was not impossible for her dad to possess some unique skills.

"Don’t worry, I need to keep myself healthy to provide you nutritional support. How could anything happen to me?" Ye Qiu said leisurely as he sipped some plain congee. "By the way, how are things going with you and Li Chengyu? His family hasn’t been giving you a hard time, have they?"

"No, we’ve planned to get divorced today." Ye Chan uttered these words with calm composure, showing no sign of sadness.

Ye Qiu was somewhat concerned: "Do you want me to accompany you?"

Ye Chan chuckled: "Dad, I’m not a child anymore. What could possibly go wrong? Don’t worry, everything’s fine."

At ten o’clock sharp in the morning, she arrived on time at the Civil Affairs Bureau. After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Li Chengyu arrived unfashionably late.

Li Chengyu’s face looked gloomy, and he seemed hesitant to speak as he looked at Ye Chan.

"Let’s go inside."

"Do you really have to be so ruthless? Do we have to get a divorce? Is there really no room for negotiation?" Li Chengyu stood by the car, not moving.

Ye Chan looked at him expressionlessly: "Is it still useful to talk about all this now? Or do you want to back out? Li Chengyu, can you be more decisive when you do things?"

"You..." Li Chengyu’s face turned unsightly, "Fine, let’s divorce. Do you think I, Li Chengyu, can’t live without you? But before we divorce, you have to sign this contract."

"What contract?" Ye Chan took it and saw it was a contract prohibiting her from working in any cosmetics company for the next five years.

"So you’re all this cautious about me?" Ye Chan scoffed with disdain. After carefully reading the contract and seeing no other hidden clauses, she signed it promptly, but instead of handing it directly to Li Chengyu, she asked, "What about my salary for the years I’ve worked for the Li family?"

"Here’s a check for eight million."

Ye Chan took it, then handed over the contract with a light laugh: "It’s a bit less than I expected, but I don’t care anymore. Let’s go, we’d better finish the paperwork soon, so you can go back and explain yourself and spend time with your lover and the child in her womb."

Li Chengyu’s face turned ashen. A few days had passed, and he was no longer as heartbroken as before. His mom and sister were right; if Ye Chan could be so decisive, it proved she never really loved him, so why should he be upset for her?

However, when the moment came to actually receive the divorce certificate, both of their expressions were somewhat wistful and dazed. But speaking more was of no use. Let it be from now on!

Ye Chan sat in the car, looking at the divorce certificate, and finally, tears began to fall. The many years of love weren’t lies. Sometimes she wondered why she couldn’t tolerate any flaws, but since a third party had emerged in their relationship, enduring it would only lead to escalating conflicts. It was better to make a clean break.

"Hello, Mingmei, do you have time to grab a drink?" Ye Chan’s voice carried a weariness.

"Can I bring someone along?" Gu Mingmei asked helplessly, looking at Gu Hao sitting at her feet.

"Sure, I just want someone to talk to."

When the two met at the agreed place, Ye Chan was astonished to see the shy child by Gu Mingmei’s side: "Is this the person you mentioned you’d bring?"

"Yes, I had no choice. His dad doesn’t care for him, and the nanny who was looking after him recently took a leave. So I have to bring him with me," Gu Mingmei said, affectionately stroking her nephew’s head.

Ye Chan squatted down curiously to look at the child: "He’s mixed-race, so beautiful."

She then reached out to the child: "I’m Ye Chan, you can call me Aunt Ye, do you want to hold my hand?"

Perhaps it was because Ye Chan squatted down and spoke to him respectfully, or maybe her tone was too gentle, Gu Hao, who was usually very shy, actually reached out his hand towards Ye Chan.

Gu Mingmei watched and clicked her tongue in wonder: "It seems he really likes you a lot."

"Let’s go, Auntie will take you to have some tasty food today."

Today, Ye Chan chose another restaurant, which also had a nice environment and great flavors.

"The dim sum here is well-made; I heard their family served as Imperial Chefs in the old days. Xiao Hao, want to try?" Ye Chan said affectionately.

Gu Hao curiously scooped a spoonful of the crystal-clear pastry and his eyes lit up after putting it in his mouth.

"Both his mom and dad must be very good-looking, otherwise how could they have such a beautiful child?" Ye Chan remarked.

"Yeah, although they are both good-looking, they are irresponsible," Gu Mingmei said with some anger when this topic was brought up.

"How so? Too busy with work?"

"No, his coming into this world was a bit special. I don’t even know how to explain it to you, but there’s no love or marriage between his mom and dad. In short, one uses him and the other is tired of him, resulting in him growing up this way despite being born in a family like ours."

Ye Chan didn’t want to delve into the Li family’s private affairs, but she said to Gu Mingmei, "Since you’re his aunt, you should spend more time with him from now on. You can also call me to come out and play if you have time."

"That’s a deal," Gu Mingmei said, and then whispered to Gu Hao, "Xiao Hao, shall we hang out with this Auntie more often, does that sound good?"

Gu Hao returned from his pastry delight, looked at Gu Mingmei, then at the gently smiling Ye Chan, and softly nodded his head.

Gu Mingmei and Ye Chan both laughed, each adding a few different types of pastries to his plate, not much in quantity, just for the novelty.

"By the way, I haven’t asked you yet, your tone on the phone didn’t sound too good, did something happen?"

Ye Chan’s mood wasn’t so down anymore, she shrugged indifferently: "Just got divorced today, wanted to find someone to celebrate with."

Gu Mingmei didn’t miss the fleeting look of confusion in Ye Chan’s eyes, but didn’t know what to say, and joked instead: "Then today, Xiao Hao and I will wholeheartedly keep you company, we will follow your lead all day long."

"Great!" Ye Chan laughed heartily.

In the end, they went to an amusement park that afternoon and then to the aquarium. It wasn’t just Xiao Hao who had a blast, but the two adults as well.

"I never thought the amusement parks here could be so much fun." Gu Mingmei was still not over it; Gu Hao, though utterly exhausted in her arms, still had sparkling eyes.

"No one has ever taken him to enjoy these things. After today, your place in his heart might just exceed mine as his little aunt," Gu Mingmei said with a hint of jealousy.

"That’s because I’m charming." Ye Chan took over Gu Hao. The little fellow was five years old and a bit heavy. She held him and bounced him, and the little one showed a happy smile.