The slender waist and delicate figure of the girl captivated the man who appeared cold in the eyes of outsiders.
After a one-night stand, Anita met with Owen, whose life should not have intersected with hers. Owen's family was distinguished, and he was handsome and aloof, but he only looked at Anita differently.
So when Owen proposed a contract marriage, Anita agreed, and everyone was surprised when Anita, who had just been abandoned, found such a top-notch boyfriend.
After the marriage, Anita was surprised to find that the two had similar interests and frequently connected with each other. With Owen's gentleness and support, she gradually fell in love, but she also gradually found that Owen's life was far from something she could easily interfere with.
He would date beautiful actresses, and he would often be surrounded by rich girls who claimed to be his childhood friends. It turned out that Owen was willing to marry her because Anita looked similar to the woman he was secretly in love with.
Anita realized that she turned out to be just a stand-in for another woman, and that all the tenderness was an illusion.
More importantly, the woman returned.
Anita left in discouragement.
It was only until one day, four years later, that Owen saw Anita again, and the child Anita was holding in her arms was a miniature version of Owen!
Owen begged, "You're coming home with me!"
Anita laughed coldly and said, "Go home? Back to your home of lies?"
Owen said, "Why haven't you returned my messages for so many years?
Anita calmly took the other man's hand and said, "I changed my contact information a long time ago because I didn't want you to find me and trample on my dignity again. Oh, I forgot to introduce to you. This is my mate."


The Substitute Ex-Wife: Seeking a Divorce

"Yes, maybe. Let's go. Let's go early today," Anita said with a nod.

Seeing that Anita clearly didn't want to say anything, Ethan didn't press her. The two of them walked quietly to the meeting room.

Anita's mind was elsewhere as she listened to the speech on the stage. She looked at her phone a few times.

As early as last night, when she couldn't sleep, she had seen the few video calls from Owen, but she hadn't replied to any of them, because she didn't know what to say.

"Anita, what are you thinking? The professor is giving his closing speech on the stage," Ethan said while gently touching Anita's arm.

Hearing Ethan's words, Anita quickly came back to her senses and looked up at the podium.

"Thank you, experts, for coming to this exchange. I hope we can work together to do this project well in the future." The old professor presiding over this meeting looked at the people below the stage and bowed before walking down the stage.

End of the Exchange