Du Liya’s family still had some pull. If they really sued Shen Zhengfeng, his business in North City would definitely be hit hard.

And his reputation would suffer as well.

Li Xiaomei knew better than anyone that a man like Shen Zhengfeng cared immensely about his reputation!

Shen Zhengfeng’s face was ashen. He was in too much pain to speak, but he stared fixedly at the people before him.

Finally, Shen Zhengfeng took a deep breath and said coldly, "What exactly are you trying to do? If you really sue me, this won’t end well for anyone! Du Liya, are you really going to take things this far?"

Du Liya was at a loss.

She didn’t want to do any of this. All she wanted was to live a good life with her husband, but she didn’t know why things had turned out this way.

Du Liya had cried so much her eyes ached. Her voice was filled with sorrow as she looked mournfully at Shen Zhengfeng. "Zhengfeng, did you ever love me at all?"

This was the tragedy of women like her. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Even knowing that his infidelity was a fact, that he had no intention of repenting, that he was an absolute, unrepentant scumbag—even now, Du Liya’s only thought was to ask if Shen Zhengfeng had ever loved her.

Watching her, Qin Jiao let out a deep sigh.

’When I think about it, all the things I went through in my past life weren’t so bad, mainly because I didn’t love Shen Yi.’

’I wanted to be a good wife to him, to live a peaceful life, to show him kindness, but in the end, it wasn’t love.’

But Du Liya was desperately in love with Shen Zhengfeng.

Seeing his mother looking so pitifully sad, Shen Yi frowned slightly. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a tug on his sleeve.

He turned to see Qin Jiao pulling her hand back.

’Don’t try to comfort her right now.’

’Du Liya needs to completely lose hope.’

If this were the usual, calm Shen Zhengfeng, he would naturally say that he loved Du Liya. He’d sweet-talk her and quickly have her placated.

However, the current Shen Zhengfeng was angry, annoyed, and in pain. He had been suppressing his feelings for a long time; the truth was, he had always been dissatisfied with Du Liya. ’If it weren’t for the Du family’s influence, which helps my business and builds my network, why would I have ever married this ill-tempered heiress!’

He didn’t answer whether he loved her or not, simply asking Du Liya, "Let me ask you something. Can you just stop making a scene so we can go home and pretend none of this ever happened?"

Shen Zhengfeng didn’t want to drag this out any longer. He just wanted to quiet things down—to make a big problem small, and a small problem disappear.

Even now, he still didn’t want to divorce Du Liya. After all, he had just signed an agreement with Mr. Du!

If they really divorced, between what he would owe Du Liya and what he had to give his son, Shen Yi, his assets would instantly shrink by more than half!

But Du Liya just blinked, tears falling from her lashes. It was as if she hadn’t heard a word he said. She just murmured again, "Zhengfeng, did you ever love me?"

A wave of irritation washed over Shen Zhengfeng.

Li Xiaomei, terrified that the two would reconcile, said to Du Liya with red-rimmed eyes, "Liya, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. But I love Zhengfeng too much. He was my first love, and he’s my son’s biological father. I can’t help it. I really can’t control my heart..."

SMASH!

Du Liya hadn’t even processed what she’d heard when Chen Feng, who had been standing to the side as if uninvolved, suddenly smashed a nearby vase on the floor.

He rushed to his mother in a few quick strides, grabbing Li Xiaomei’s wrist and asking with a tremor in his voice, "What did you say?! I... I’m his son?"

Chen Feng’s entire worldview completely shattered.

Wincing from his grip, Li Xiaomei nodded. Then she covered her face and began to cry, looking utterly frail, as if she were the one who had suffered some terrible injustice.

Watching this farce unfold, Qin Jiao sighed quietly and just silently supported Du Liya.