Seeing Jiaojiaoâs eyes turn red, the three immediately understood. Gu Zichen smiled, Shu Zichen snorted coldly, and Shu Jiao sighed, "Let him come in."
"Why let him in? Now that the divorce is done, he has nothing to do with our Shu Family. No way will he step onto any of our familyâs land!" Shu Zichen said angrily.
"Grandpa." Jiaojiao immediately ran to Shu Zichenâs side, hugging his arm playfully.
Shu Zichen still kept his face stern. Seeing that her playful act was not working, Jiaojiaoâs eyes turned even redder, and tears seemed to be ready to fall. Finally, Shu Zichen relented: "Okay, okay, just this once. You only use this trick to frighten your grandpa!"
"Thank you, grandpa!" Jiaojiaoâs eyes brightened. She quickly stopped her tears and went to call Ruan Jianguo, asking him to hand the phone to the door guard.
The door guard confirmed it was allowed by Shu Zichen, and then allowed Ruan Jianguo to drive inside.
Jiaojiao thought Shu Jiao was willing to relent by letting Ruan Jianguo come in, implying that there was room for negotiation. She had no idea that Shu Jiao preferred to resolve issues quickly, rather than delaying them.
So Shu Jiao letting Ruan Jianguo come in was simply to have him sign the divorce agreement.
Therefore, when Ruan Jianguo rushed in, unshaven and too excited to speak, Shu Jiao calmly handed him the divorce agreement, saying: "Take a look yourself, or have a lawyer look at it for you. Sign it if there are no issues."
Ruan Jianguo looked at the big words âDivorce Agreementâ on the first page, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over him, freezing him in place.
"Wife..." He looked at Shu Jiao in a daze.
But before he could say more, Shu Jiao interrupted directly: "Ruan Jianguo, you know my character. I wonât fight you for the property, I donât even need a cent. Ruan Hao and Ruan Jie are both adults now, we donât need to worry about them. Itâs only Jiaojiao, she must stay with me."
The Shu Family does not lack money. Shu Jiao didnât propose divorce for money, so the agreement didnât mention any asset division.
Ruan Hao and Ruan Jie are adults, so thereâs no custody issue, but Jiaojiao is only fifteen and must come along.
Without Jiaojiao, Shu Jiao couldnât survive.
Ruan Jianguo could never have imagined that he would rush in excitedly, and before even saying a word, he would receive this kind of newsânot only about the divorce, but also losing his daughter.
Ruan Jianguo looked at her, feeling as if his heart was being split in half. All the explanations he had prepared were now forgotten. He looked at her, a man over six feet tall, feeling hurt like a child, cautiously asking, "Wife, do you really not want me anymore?"
Shu Jiaoâs eyes instantly reddened. She quickly turned her gaze away, throwing the divorce agreement to him, saying: "Take this agreement back, look it over, sign it if there are no problems." After saying this, she didnât give Ruan Jianguo another chance to speak, nor herself a chance to regret, and turned around to leave.
It wasnât until the door shut with a bang that Jiaojiao snapped out of the sudden change.
Watching Ruan Jianguo holding the divorce agreement, staring toward Shu Jiaoâs room direction, as if lost in soul, she felt an intense sadness.