Chapter 53: Zhou Xinyue Comes to Cause Trouble Again

Xie Yunshu said firmly, “I have already applied for a divorce agreement several times, but Lu Zhixing refused to agree, so I have no choice but to sue.”

Just thinking about having her name and Lu Zhixing’s name in the same document made her feel nauseous.

The court staff took a deep breath. Although divorce lawsuits were rare, they did exist, especially after the reform and opening-up policy; divorce cases were increasing.

But mostly, it was the women who stubbornly refused to divorce, and the men came to file the lawsuits. Some men married rural women when they were sent to the countryside during the earlier years, but after returning to the city, regretted it and wanted to abandon their “used” wives, claiming to be pursuing freedom. Others were men who became wealthy and met younger, prettier women, claiming to pursue love.

Society never treated women fairly; they gave so much but only received fragile, fleeting broken relationships in return. That’s why they refused to sign the divorce agreements.

The conflicts eventually ended up in court…

Someone like Xie Yunshu, where the woman was unemployed, but the man had good work and family background, yet she insisted on divorce—this was the first time they’d seen such a case.

“All right, tomorrow afternoon I will send someone to deliver the divorce lawsuit notice to the man. If they refuse to negotiate, we will proceed with the litigation process.”

He finished writing the lawsuit notice and sighed inwardly. Sending this to the Haicheng hospital? That doctor Lu would be utterly disgraced…

At Haicheng First People’s Hospital, the court representatives arrived just around shift change time. Though everyone was a nurse, gossip was abundant.

“I just came down from the floor and heard clearly: Xie Yunshu is suing for divorce, the court is delivering the lawsuit!”

“A lawsuit? Dr. Lu doesn’t want a divorce?”

“Of course not, otherwise why would Xie Yunshu have gone to court? I never expected it would be Dr. Lu refusing to divorce. I thought it was Xie Yunshu who was desperately clinging on!”

“Dr. Lu still has feelings for Xie Yunshu. If it weren’t for Zhou Xinyue suddenly showing up, their relationship would’ve been good! She even came every day to bring him meals…”

“Tsk, forget the rest. Xie Yunshu isn’t bad-looking—way prettier than Zhou Xinyue! If Dr. Lu doesn’t want to divorce her, it’s understandable. Zhou Xinyue is just some woman with a kid. The Lu family would never accept her!”

“The Lu family looks down on both Xie Yunshu and Zhou Xinyue!”

The gossip was loud. Zhou Xinyue was hiding in a corner, her fingers digging painfully into her palm. Compared to Xie Yunshu? These people weren’t always saying that. They had looked down on Xie Yunshu and claimed Zhou Xinyue was the real Mrs. Lu.

Just because Xie Yunshu didn’t cling to Lu Zhixing and insisted on divorce, she became the worthless one? Such fair-weather friends!

And that shameless Xie Yunshu, nobody knew what tricks she had used to make Lu Zhixing refuse to let go even now! If that was the case, even if they divorced through the court, if she remarried him later, the outcome would be completely different!

She must make Lu Zhixing say the words “divorce” with his own mouth!

Meanwhile, in the director’s office, Zhou Fan looked at Lu Zhixing with some worry: “Brother Lu, your wife is really angry this time, right? How did it come to court?”

No one believed anymore that Xie Yunshu didn’t want a divorce. It was Lu Zhixing who refused to let go!

Lu Zhixing crushed the lawsuit paper in his hand, his fingers trembling uncontrollably. No matter how much he avoided it, he had to accept that Yunshu was determined to leave him.

Even the director looked at him with a complicated expression. If only he had known from the start: “Zhixing, since it’s come to this, it’s best to part amicably. Agree to the divorce! If it really goes to court, your job will be affected, and even your father will be involved.”

“She’s just angry now. She will regret it! In the end, she will definitely regret it!” Lu Zhixing tore the lawsuit into pieces and threw them aside, sinking into gloom. “She’s reluctant to divorce me. How could she possibly want to divorce me?!”

As a famous surgeon, Lu Zhixing had always been cold and reserved, rarely showing emotion like this.

The director and Zhou Fan exchanged a glance full of helplessness.

They all thought Xie Yunshu was crazy before; now who is crazy? If she didn’t want a divorce, why not treat her well instead of forcing her to regret losing you?

Everyone had met Xie Yunshu—compared to Lu Zhixing’s coldness, she was like a warm sun, giving him everything without holding back, even if his responses were lukewarm.

Would such a person really regret?

The packaging factory’s old apartment building had been lively lately. First, Lu family’s daughter came running crazy and got beaten by Xie Yunshu, then quietly went back. Then Lu Zhixing came to ask for reconciliation, got slapped twice, and left sullen.

The next day, it was Zhou Xinyue, weak and tearful, holding Xiao Wei’s hand and looking like she was about to faint, standing out among people returning from work.

Lin Cuiping sat on the steps outside watching the drama, secretly pleased… That damn Xie Yunshu made it impossible for her to sleep because she cooked downstairs every day, and last time almost pulled her hair out.

She thought she was scared of her? She was just too lazy to bother!

Look at that woman, probably the fox spirit Lu Zhixing was keeping outside. Her face was pale like she’d been dead for six months, no matter how much makeup she put on. She even brought a child—definitely trying to act pitiful.

Ha! If she had the guts, Xie Yunshu should hit this woman! One slap to turn her pale face red and make her cry like a lunatic—let’s see if she’d get scolded!

After all, the weak are always right. Xie Yunshu, as far as she remembered, never acted pitiful…

Zhou Xinyue held a divorce application form, standing at the building’s entrance, her face full of misery: “Yunshu, Zhixing only feels sorry for Xiao Wei because he’s too young without a father. Don’t fight with him about divorce anymore…”

Xie Yunshu was extremely annoyed. She had just come back from the market and was about to go check out some small courtyards across the alley for rent.

But Lu family’s dog was biting again, and Zhou Xinyue came to cause trouble again!

She held an apple, storming out from the building with a vexed face: “Zhou Xinyue, didn’t I tell you yesterday? If you want to act, go to the cinema. I don’t have money to watch your performance.”

“It’s all because of the child, isn’t it?” Zhou Xinyue looked deeply aggrieved, biting her teeth and holding Xiao Wei’s head. “If it weren’t for you, why would your Uncle Lu divorce? Kneel down and apologize to Auntie Xie. If she doesn’t forgive you, don’t get up!”