Chapter 6: She Blocked Him!

Wen Ying met Zhou Yu’s gaze, his expression half-smiling, as if an outsider trying to see her unease.

Wen Ying tightened her fingers, the last flicker of hope within her fading away.

She met his eyes without evasion, just as he wished: “Yes, sister-in-law.”

Jiang Qian’s smile deepened as she clung to Zhou Yu’s waist, acting coquettish.

Zhou Yu paused, glanced at Wen Ying, then lowered his head and pulled Jiang Qian into the reception room.

“What are you pretending to be magnanimous for?” Zhou Luoyi came over, sneering. “My brother has no interest in a married woman now!”

“As for Miss Su, who celebrated with Director Lu yesterday, she’s a sought-after aviation engineering PhD in the corporate circles recently. How can a housewife like you, who only cooks and warms a bed, compare?”

“Are you scared you’ll be kicked out with your tail between your legs and now trying to cling to the Zhou family?”

Everyone was laughing at her in this miserable marriage...

Wen Ying clenched her chest, set down the gift she was holding, and said, “Rest assured, whether my future is good or bad, it has nothing to do with the Zhou family. After all, my surname is Wen.”

Without looking back, she left.

Staying would only bring more frustration to everyone.

“She’s gone?” Zhou Mingkang came out from the side room just in time to see Wen Ying’s resolute departure. His expression darkened.

Zhou Luoyi snapped out of it and muttered, “Dad, look at her attitude! She doesn’t respect the Zhou family or you. I think Director Lu will divorce her sooner or later.”

After these three years, Zhou Mingkang had also seen through it: Wen Ying never truly won Lu Jinchuan’s heart. Except for the initial benefits she got through the marriage, many projects the Zhou family hoped to leverage through the Lu family met with no favor. Lu Jinchuan never cared about his father-in-law!

Wasn’t it all because Wen Ying was useless?

Unable to win her husband’s heart, she was nothing but a failure!

His face darkened as he glanced at Zhou Luoyi. “You’re not young anymore. Wen Ying is useless, but if there’s a chance, I’ll get you to show your face in front of Director Lu.”

Zhou Luoyi understood exactly what he meant.

Her face stiffened for a moment. She instinctively looked toward Zhou Yu, only to see him grinning wickedly, feeding grapes into Jiang Qian’s mouth.

She bit her lip, a flash of grievance in her eyes—

*

Wen Ying rented a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment, fully furnished and ready to move in. She signed a one-year lease, just two kilometers from the hospital she frequented.

Convenient for her to go anytime she had issues.

Dizzy and overwhelmed after leaving the Zhou household, Wen Ying still didn’t forget to block Lu Jinchuan on WeChat.

She kept his phone number for now, in case she missed his notification to go to the civil affairs bureau to handle the procedures.

What she needed to do now was endure the thirty-day divorce cooling-off period.

Putting down her phone, she took a shower and collapsed onto the bed, falling asleep.

Meanwhile,

Lu Jinchuan returned to the villa, leaving the entryway unlit.

No matter how late before, Wen Ying would always leave a light on, gently coming forward to take his coat and help him with his clothes.

He rarely came home, only on certain days each month to “check in.”

Today, his habitual gesture of handing over his coat was met with emptiness. He scanned the room, frowning slightly.

Is she sulking?

He went upstairs and pushed open the master bedroom door, expecting the woman at most to be resting early in protest, but the bed was empty.

The entire villa was silent and dark.

Wen Ying had not come home.

Zhao Ke reported to him about Wen Ying’s attitude toward Su Nian, even to the point of challenging him in court.

And now...

Lu Jinchuan loosened his tie, a faint smile playing on his lips.

She’s learned to run away from home?

But he didn’t take it seriously.

She should cool down properly on her own!