"Did you even educate the children yourself? They have professional teachers. Have I ever given you less when it comes to gifts? Whenever you wanted something, didn’t I buy it for you right away? And yet this is how you treat me, and now you’re saying you don’t want a divorce? Didn’t you eagerly want me in jail back then?"

Gao Jiantong glared at Li Ranran, speaking viciously, "How good was I to you back then? Yet you were set on sending me to prison. Even during the last court case, you claimed I attempted rape, saying anything without hesitation."

"Li Ranran, you brought this upon yourself. Before Wang Kai got arrested, were you still dreaming of a better life for yourself? Do you honestly believe those CEOs of multibillion-dollar companies would be interested in you? Do you even know who you are?"

"Why don’t you look at what Milk Tea Sister is like and then look at yourself? She could become General Manager Liu’s wife, but what about you?" Gao Jiantong said.

Li Ranran came to a complete realization.

Li Ranran said, "No... can’t we not divorce? Gao Jiantong, I know I was wrong. Husband, I really know I was wrong. Didn’t I get sentenced to ten years too? I’ll reflect on my mistakes in prison... you don’t want your children to grow up without a mother, do you? Even if I made a mistake, I’m still their mother. You can remarry, but no one can replace me as their mother..."

"Give me another chance. I’ve already been punished for everything I’ve done. I’ll change... After serving ten years in prison, I still want to be a good wife to you."

Gao Jiantong said, "There’s no need. We don’t have to talk about this anymore. I also have custody of both children. They both prefer to stay with me, and I can provide better financial support for them. Our divorce is final, you’ve committed a crime... I don’t want the reason my children can’t have government jobs in the future to be because of you."

"Besides, it’s impossible between us now. Let me be clear, with my conditions, I can easily find a beautiful, understanding, and gentle woman who wouldn’t mind that I have two kids."

"You didn’t cherish this life, but someone else will in the future. It’s completely over between us," Gao Jiantong said.

Li Ranran’s face turned pale, devoid of color.

She just knew it was over... everything was over.

She could never go back to her past life.

After the divorce, even the division of assets was disadvantageous.

She and Gao Jiantong would never be able to be together again...

Is it truly over like this?

Li Ranran felt her life was a bit surreal.

Just two months ago, Li Ranran could still live in a luxury villa, overlooking the river view daily, enjoying a comfortable life.

Every day when she came home, she was greeted by the voices of three children... calling her mom.

That kind of life, how happy it was.

Even if Gundam wasn’t Gao Jiantong’s biological child...

But Gao Jiantong didn’t know, and neither did Li Ranran.

As long as they didn’t do a paternity test, the whole family was still very happy.

But ever since Li Ranran met Wang Kai, her life took a complete wrong turn.

She once fantasized about having a better life, being able to earn money herself...

After meeting Wang Kai, she thought she found someone who truly understood her.

But in the end, she realized... the person she met wasn’t someone who understood her... but a con artist.

Only after encountering the fraudster did Li Ranran gradually understand how good Gao Jiantong was to her back then...

Now, everything is gone, everything is over.

Li Ranran never thought she would go to prison...

Never thought her life would become so miserable.

She was only sentenced to ten years, after all.

If she behaved well in prison, her sentence could be reduced.

In fact, she could be out in seven or eight years.

But now, Li Ranran is only in her thirties...

Ten years later, she would just be forty.

By then, she would have no money, no job...

She might not even have any family left.

It would be impossible for Li Ranran to get remarried by then.

She once had such a beautiful and happy life, but now, it’s completely out of reach and impossible to return to.

Li Ranran’s dream was shattered completely.

Gu Chen was fighting a lawsuit...

Li Ranran hired a lawyer this time as well.

But... it was of no use.

In the end, the court ruled that Gao Jiantong received eighty percent of the assets, while Li Ranran only got twenty percent.

In fact, in the end, Li Ranran didn’t get any money...

She also had to compensate Gao Jiantong ten million.

Li Ranran originally had ten million herself, which she amassed by selling some luxury goods and jewelry from home...

That’s how she got the ten million.

All that ten million, Li Ranran gave to Wang Kai, dreaming of living a happy and beautiful life.

In the end, it turned out it was just a dream.

At last...

The court ruling concluded.

Gao Jiantong directly gave up on the three million eight hundred thousand that Li Ranran owed him...

Gao Jiantong only wanted that ten million.

Gao Jiantong also knew that Li Ranran didn’t have enough money to compensate him completely, so reclaiming that ten million would suffice.

The ten million that Li Ranran transferred to Wang Kai was returned to her.

This became her entire remaining asset.

Finally, the court allocated that entire ten million of Li Ranran’s to Gao Jiantong.

And so, Gao Jiantong received that ten million.

And this means... Li Ranran was left with absolutely nothing, not a single penny. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Her future was completely over.

She and Gao Jiantong could never return to their past.

Li Ranran looked at Gao Jiantong and asked, "Gao Jiantong, could I still visit them in the future? After all, they are my two children."

Gao Jiantong said, "Everything will follow the court’s ruling. You are the children’s mother, you have visitation rights, but I doubt they will ever forgive you in their lifetime."

"When you get released in ten years, the children might not even recognize you. By that time, visiting them won’t be necessary, and since I have custody, I won’t require child support from you anymore. After knowing each other for so many years, you should focus on reforming yourself while you’re inside."

"Li Ranran, I need to tell you, it’s really over for us."

"From this moment on, we are entirely cut off."

The court session concluded.

Gao Jiantong got up and left.

Meanwhile, the bailiff approached Li Ranran.

Li Ranran watched Gao Jiantong’s back, feeling utterly hopeless.

Is it really over just like that?

She truly regretted it...

Why did it have to turn out this way?

Li Ranran regretted it completely... and felt despair.

She originally lived a happy and superior life.

But now... there was no going back.

Her own decisions led her to be sentenced to such a long time.

By the time she gets released... Gao Jiantong will probably be remarried by then...

What meaning does this life have for her?

Li Ranran’s heart hurt terribly...

Why?

Why did it have to be this way?

Wasn’t she just pursuing a better and happier life initially?

She indeed made mistakes.....

Seeing Gao Jiantong’s unwillingness to forgive, Li Ranran’s eyes looked hollow.

All she knew was that she could never return to the life she once had.

Li Ranran left in dejection, filled with remorse.

But in this world, there is no remedy for regret.

Comments flooded the live-stream.

[Hahaha, regretting it now, aren’t you? It’s too late.]

[You wanted to send Gao Jiantong to prison, and now you realize how outrageous your actions were.]

[Lawyer Gu is awesome, the judgment in this case was perfect.]

[Regretting now? It’s already too late!]

[Lawyer Gu won two cases in a row and managed to get Wang Kai sentenced too...]

[Is this the value Lawyer Gu brings?]

[Lawyer Gu won another case, I can only say, Li Ranran’s downfall was self-inflicted. Wouldn’t it have been better to live well with Gao Jiantong? What was she thinking?]

[no zuo no die!]