"I didn't expect your cooking to be quite delicious," I praised Xu Muzhou's culinary skills as I sat at the dining table.

He smiled indifferently, reaching over to take the egg yolk from my plate.

I pretended to cough twice, "About what happened last night, we..."

"Shen Tang, you forced me, you should take responsibility for it," Xu Muzhou interrupted before I could finish my sentence.

Before I could say anything, Xu Muzhou covered my mouth.

The words "Let's just pretend it never happened" got stuck in my throat.

My mind felt stuck, unable to form a coherent sentence.

Thankfully, my phone rang again.

Even though it was the call I least wanted to answer, I picked it up without hesitation.

After all, listening to Gu Chi's nonsense was better than facing Xu Muzhou at the moment.

"Tang Tang, where did you go? I searched for you all night last night," Gu Chi's voice sounded weary over the phone.

Nonchalantly, I replied, "You should have received the agreement by now."

"Tang Tang, can we talk again? I know I was wrong, give me another chance. My feelings for Su Ran were just a youthful obsession. I have realized my true feelings now. I love you. The moment you asked for a divorce, it felt like a bullet piercing through my heart. Please come back home," Gu Chi pleaded.

"It's too late, Gu Chi. You never truly understood me. I was willing to give up everything for you back then because I thought you were worth it. But now, I have lost interest in you. No matter what you do, my decision won't change. Please sign the agreement as soon as possible, or I will sue," I said firmly before hanging up the phone.

Turning around, I saw Xu Muzhou staring at me intently.

"Don't look at me like that, making me seem pitiful," I lazily sat on the nearby sofa.

He snorted, "I'm the pitiful one here, being taken advantage of and yet the other party doesn't want to take responsibility."

"Xu Muzhou, stop acting innocent after taking advantage," I retorted, grabbing a cushion from the side and throwing it at him.

The gloom left by the previous phone call was instantly swept away.