008 The Question

I found a hotel.

I quickly rented a new place.

I also hired a divorce lawyer and drafted a divorce agreement.

Our assets were neither too much nor too little, just enough for retirement.

I didn't want it all—half was enough.

It was fair.

When the lawyer printed the agreement for me, I jokingly asked,

"Do many people my age get divorced?"

She was a young girl, smiling as she answered without even looking up,

"Of course. Why wouldn't it be common?"

"Marriage is about freedom, and women are free to choose. No matter your age, you have the right to decide whether to stay or separate."

I looked at her and suddenly felt a sense of relief in my chest.

"You're right."

I may not be young anymore,

but that doesn't mean I have to settle.

No time to waste.

That afternoon, I went to his house with the divorce agreement.

Qin Zhi'an stared at the paper for a long time without signing.

I looked at Gu Nian, who was wearing a princess dress.

"Sign it soon. Wouldn't it be better to give your first love a name sooner?"

Qin Zhi'an pinched his brow.

"Ah Wei, I've told you so many times. I don't have romantic feelings for Gu Nian. We're just friends. She has no family, so we're just doing a good deed. Can't you understand?"

Friends?

I wasn't blind. I had seen him brushing Gu Nian's hair.

His gentle gaze, as soft as water.

I heard him singing in the kitchen.

Gu Nian would lean against him and sing along.

They lived a peaceful, beautiful life, reminiscing about their youthful, wonderful days.

Maybe he didn't love the Gu Nian now.

But I knew that, in that moment, he loved the Gu Nian from the past.

I stared at him.

He was also sixty-five years old.

But he looked just as energetic as ever.

When we went out, many people would think we were siblings.

But actually, I was a little younger than him.

I suddenly asked him,

"Do you know why I look older than you?"