Lu Heng quietly waited for Hu’s answer.

Logically speaking, they were already in the stage of living apart and about to divorce, so the feelings between husband and wife should have pretty much faded.

Some couples even end up worse than strangers and turn into enemies.

But Hu’s behavior was a bit unusual.

First of all, she was still concerned about her husband’s whereabouts.

After he went missing, she not only took the initiative to look for him, she even went to his livestream specifically to ask him for help.

Secondly, when she heard her husband was suspected of murder, Hu refused to believe it.

She even said quite firmly that her husband would never kill anyone.

This really made Lu Heng very curious.

From these two points, it was obvious that the feelings between this couple were still there.

But if that was the case, then why choose to get a divorce?

"Sigh!"

After hearing Lu Heng’s question, Hu let out a soft sigh.

Then she slowly spoke: "My husband’s name is Song Qiao, he’s the same age as me, actually two months younger."

"I’ve known Song Qiao since we were kids, basically what people call childhood sweethearts."

"We went to primary school together, junior high together, high school together, and only when we went to university did we split up and go to different cities."

"After we graduated from university, both of us returned to our hometown one after another." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"When both sets of parents saw that we were still single, they wanted to push the two of us together."

"After all, my family and Song Qiao’s family had known each other for over twenty years, we pretty much knew everything about each other."

"Under our parents’ matchmaking, and since we didn’t dislike each other, we decided to give dating a try."

"Maybe because we were too familiar with each other, we only dated for half a year before stepping into the halls of marriage."

"From dating to getting married, the whole process went very smoothly, as if there wasn’t the slightest ripple."

"In the first two years after the wedding, Song Qiao didn’t change at all; he was still like the boy next door he used to be—sunny, cheerful, enthusiastic, and humorous..."

As she spoke, Hu paused slightly.

A trace of loss flashed in her eyes, and she continued softly, "But three years ago, Song Qiao suddenly started to change."

"Four years ago, the company he worked for had an investment fail and had no choice but to lay people off."

"Originally, Song Qiao wasn’t on the layoff list, but he resigned on his own."

"Afterwards, he told me he didn’t like the working atmosphere in the company and planned to quit and start his own business."

"Of course I fully supported his ideas and plans, and I took out all the savings we’d managed to put aside after getting married."

"His first startup was with one of his college dorm roommates."

"At the beginning, the two of them worked together very smoothly and managed to win some business for their startup."

"But the good times didn’t last. Within a year they had a falling-out over the company’s future development."

"Later, it was Song Qiao who took the initiative to compromise, choosing to take back his initial investment and his share of the profits, and withdraw from the company."

"But after pulling out, he quickly set up a company that was entirely his own."

"It was a new startup, business was hard to get, and he didn’t have the contacts that college classmate had."

"So in less than three months, this company had already fallen into a situation where every step was difficult."

"To make matters worse, a project that Song Qiao had pinned high hopes on failed because the boss on the other side ran off with the money."

"In the end, the company he founded completely went into a suspended state, and the profits he’d earned before were all lost as well."

"And after that, Song Qiao made a one-hundred-eighty-degree turn..."

At this point, Hu’s eyes were a little red.

She pressed her red lips together and went on, "The old Song Qiao was sunny and cheerful."

"But after this failed business venture, he became gloomy and cold, locking himself in the room all day drinking."

"You have to know, before this, unless it was business-related social events, he never drank at home."

"He stopped caring about anything, not even when his father had brain hemorrhage surgery; he didn’t ask, didn’t show up."

"I tried several times to sit down and talk with him, but he was always dead drunk."

"At that point he was like a totally different person. If he wasn’t cursing out the boss who ran off with the money, he was cursing that college classmate he’d first started the business with."

"Life like that went on for about three months, until he suddenly got a call from a female classmate from college."

"This female classmate’s name is Qiao Lili. Back in college, she, Song Qiao, and that college classmate he first started the business with were all very close."

"After she found out about Song Qiao’s situation, Qiao Lili reached out a helping hand."

"After graduating from university, Qiao Lili married a rich man in Celestial Sea."

"Because she was sharp and capable, she gradually took over some of that rich man’s company business."

"After getting Qiao Lili’s call, Song Qiao quickly pulled himself together."

"He simply packed a suitcase, said goodbye to me and his parents, and then took a plane to Celestial Sea."

"And that trip of his has already been more than a year."

"During this time, he would only call once every month or two."

"The last call I got was almost two months ago, and what he said on the phone was that he wanted a divorce..."

At this point, Hu could no longer hold back her tears, and they pattered down onto the tabletop.

This scene was truly painful to watch.

Especially for those viewers in the livestream who always fancied themselves as future Prime Ministers.

"Hu, don’t cry! Seeing you cry breaks my heart!"

"Damn, this Song Qiao is too much!"

"He’s got such a good wife at home, what the hell is he doing running off to Celestial Sea?"

"What else could he be doing? Obviously hooking up with that woman named Qiao Lili!"

"No, wait, isn’t Qiao Lili married? And her husband is some rich guy!"

"Heh! A rich guy, say no more, we all know what that means."

"A lot of rich people, marrying a wife is just for show."

"Exactly. The way they mess around outside is beyond anything you can imagine."

"Boo hoo... I want to mess around too!"

"Be good, go play your games instead!"

"I’m sure that back in college, things between Song Qiao and that Qiao Lili were anything but clean."

"Very likely. Once Qiao Lili made it big, she immediately thought of her old flame."

"And it just so happens that Song Qiao is the type who bites the bait the second someone dangles it."

"What a pair of adulterous scum!"

"These two people already have families, and they’re still fooling around. Absolutely shameless! Hu, I support you getting a divorce, and I also happen to be single!"

"Hu, I support you getting a divorce too! I’m divorced myself; the two of us would be a perfect match..."