In the pitch-black night, within the large room, bodies of a man and a woman interweaved, and thrilling noises kept ringing, making one's face blush and heart throb.
After it all ended, the woman, dragging her somewhat tired body, climbed off the bed, took out a document and a pen from the desk drawer, and handed them over.
Touching her slightly swollen lips, the woman spoke in a gentle voice.
"You have to leave early for a business trip tomorrow. You better sign this now, lest you forget."
Any ordinary person would presume it to be an important but ordinary document, but it was audaciously written with four characters on it.
— Divorce Agreement.
The man, who got up from the bed, his chest still bare with scratch marks from the woman, had regained his usual calmness and indifference. He glanced at the contents of the agreement and signed his name directly.
"I'll give you another five hundred million," he said matter-of-factly.
Gu Nian was taken aback, then laughed lightly, "No need, we had agreed before that I would leave with nothing."
"A woman's ten years worth five hundred million."
Gu Nian blinked. Time indeed flew fast. Ten years had passed in a flash.
Their marriage was contractual to begin with. When she was brought back home at the age of fifteen, she became his fiancée.
The first words Bo Muchen said when he saw her were that he could never be with her. If she wanted to stay in the Bo family, she had to sign an agreement, that is, the agreement to leave the Bo family, for a period of ten years.
In these ten years, they were loving in front of their elders but strangers outside. Where he was, there definitely would not be her, which was also stipulated in the agreement.
Now, as the ten-year period had arrived, everything had finally come to an end.
Gu Nian gathered her thoughts and just put down the divorce agreement, originally intending to take a bath, but was embraced from behind by a man and guided towards the bed.
From the many years of being together, Gu Nian instantly knew what was on the man's mind. Sliding her arms around his neck, she coquettishly said, "I'm tired. Can we just sleep tonight?"
"Just one last time," the man said before bending down to kiss her lips. His voice was cold, yet full of tenderness, something to which hardly any woman could say no.
She gently moved her hand over the man's ripped abs, realizing this would indeed be the last time, she decided to indulge one more time.
Detecting her willingness, the man became increasingly bold.
That night, seemed particularly long.
The next day, the moment Gu Nian woke up, she regretted her cooperation from the night before.
Her whole body ached as though run over by a truck.
However, it was, after all, the last time. She glanced at the divorce papers still lying on the table, the name already signed.
Just then, the phone rang. It was Bo Muchen's assistant, Chen Ze.
"Madam, the master asked me to handle the divorce agreement. Are you available today?" Chen Ze asked respectfully.
"I am, you can come over now."
Gu Nian spent an hour tidying herself up and packing her things. She sat straight on the sofa by the time Chen Ze arrived, pulling out another agreement.
It was just like what Bo Muchen had said, with five hundred million more written in it, his signature affixed as well.
"The master said to use this agreement. May I trouble you to sign it again?"
Gu Nian laughed lightly, "No need for that, this freedom from encumbrance is fine enough. You could just serve as a witness for us."
Chen Ze was taken aback. Has the lady gone mad? She didn't even want the money.
After staying by Bo Muchen's side for many years, Chen Ze knew that the lady didn't have a formal job. She stayed at home all the time, having no capability to fend for herself in society.
What would she do afterwards if she leaves with nothing? Could she still survive?
He couldn't help but remind her again, "Madam, there's so much money involved. Are you sure you don't want it?"
"I told you before that I didn't want it, it applies now too. Also, stop calling me Madam."
Chen Ze had imagined all sorts of reluctant attitudes from Gu Nian, or perhaps her expression being overjoyed at receiving the money. However, he didn't expect her to be so calm, she even had her farewell formalities prepared...
"Mad... Miss Gu, you should think it over. After all, it's not a small sum."
Just then, her phone rang. Gu Nian glanced at it, "There's nothing to think about, I have things to attend to, I'll leave first."
Dragging her suitcase, Gu Nian left with a natural ease, leaving behind a shocked Chen Ze.
Not long after, Chen Ze's own phone rang, it was his boss.
"Is everything settled?"
The cool male voice on the other side snapped him back to reality, he replied, "Yes, it's pretty much resolved."
"If she is not willing to let go, let her have the villa." The man on the other side paused for a beat, "After all, she has been with me for ten years. Giving a little more wouldn't hurt."
Chen Ze felt a bit embarrassed to say it, but he still reported the fact, "Miss Gu didn't want anything."
Bo Muchen's voice chilled slightly, "Miss Gu? You changed your address quite quickly.”
“…Miss Gu asked me to change the address.”
Chen Ze swallowed, feeling that the CEO seemed a bit unhappy.
He originally thought the CEO would say something more, but when he looked again, the call had been hung up without him knowing when.
On this end, as soon as Gu Nian left the villa, she got into the car that had been waiting outside. The man inside the car offered her a bouquet of flowers, smiling pleasingly, “Boss, congratulations on completing the mission and regaining singlehood.”
Gu Nian's expression was ice cold, as if she was born like this, "Hmm.”
Fu Rulin was always Gu Nian's covert subordinate. “We’re throwing a big party, and boss, let’s hang out tonight.”
“No time.” The woman rejected it outright.
“Alright then.” Fu Rulin shrugged, "I thought boss would like it. After all, when you got married and didn't show up, I thought……”
Speaking of this, with a hint of probing in his tone.
Gu Nian took a casual glance at him, "There’s no need to mention marriage, it's all over now. I just don't like parties. They are a waste of time. I’d prefer to get more work done.”
Fu Rulin breathed a small sigh of relief, "I was worried that boss was already used to that……”
Realizing he was bringing up the marriage again, Fu Rulin quickly stopped himself.
Gu Nian wasn't particularly fussed, after all, she had been with him for ten years, it was normal for her subordinates to talk about him.
In the future, his name will eventually be phased out.
Gu Nian went to the Bo family back then, only because it was an unavoidable mission.
Now that it's completed, there's nothing to dwell on about the past.
An image of a cold and frosty man flitted across Gu Nian's mind, then disappeared. She chuckled lightly, at least he was good-looking and held a prestigious position, it wasn’t a loss for her.
Parting on good terms was the best ending for them.