âLanlan, are you sure?â Xiao Yuqian asked. âSu Jimo went through a lot to get to where he is today... This scandal has already affected his fame, you leaving him will only break him.â
Nie Zhenglan stirred her coffee and remained silent for a while.
She then raised her head and said, âIâm sure. I have been in his shadow all the time so that he could succeed. I left my family, lost my friends... Iâve sacrificed way too much for him, to the point where I forgot that I need someone to give me the love the way I gave it to him.â
Xiao Yuqian could see the balance in their relationship had been toppled.
âI know, but heâs an actor, he has to live in front of a camera for the rest of his life. He canât defy the company either. You canât blame him if he canât be with you all the time...â
âYou donât get it...â Nie Zhenglan shook her head. âItâs not about being with me anymore. I donât want to wait for him anymore. You might not know the feeling of waiting for someone only to be disappointed, but it broke me. The divorce would give both of us the freedom we wanted.â
Xiao Yuqian could tell from Nie Zhenglanâs words that she had already made up her mind. Even though Nie Zhenglan still loved Su Jimo, she was at her limit.
âWhy donât you take a break, away from all these scandals?â Xiao Yuqian suggested. âLet us talk again once everything subsides.â
Nie Zhenglan did not respond.
Xiao Yuqian then took her phone out and played the video of Su Jimo apologizing for Nie Zhenglan.
âHave you seen this?â Xiao Yuqian asked. âThe moment he acknowledged the relationship between both of you, he was ready to give up all the fame he worked hard for. It shows that youâre the most important thing to him. Canât you see that?â
Nie Zhenglan looked at Xiao Yuqianâs phone. Su Jimo was staring at the camera, his eyes filled with sadness.
Seeing him like that pained her.
She scolded in her head, asking why Su Jimo had to say all those words after she had made up her mind to leave him.
But it did not matter anymore.
Nie Zhenglan knew that as long as Su Jimo remained an actor, the distance between them would always be there.
She knew that Su Jimo loved her. Or else it wouldnât explain why he would give her the house and most of the savings if they really got divorced.
What hurt Nie Zhenglan was that Su Jimo agreed to the divorce without blinking twice. That broke her heart.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
To Nie Zhenglan, Su Jimo apologizing in the video was just an act for the public.
Nie Zhenglan did not react to the video.
Instead, she took Xiao Yuqianâs hand and said, âQianqian, stop. Just give up. Iâve already made up my mind. Youâre right. I should go on a trip. Why donât we go shopping first?â
Nie Zhenglan got up and left, giving Xiao Yuqian no choice but to chase after her.
âHowâs your family? Iâm sorry that I couldnât help you when you needed it the most...â Nie Zhenglan apologized on their way to the mall. If sheâd never left her family, she would have had the money to help Xiao Yuqian with her de