Life after divorce was not as wonderful as Fang Bingwen had imagined.
His colleagues at school avoided him like the plague, as if associating with him would tarnish their reputations. Even the leaders no longer valued him as they used to, only telling him to settle his personal matters first, as opportunities would eventually arise.
Now, he didn't even dare walk on the campus paths because all the students stared at him with strange looks. Some even came up to ask whether he had plotted to marry Ye Qiu for her money. No one believed him when he said otherwise.
Work was unsatisfactory, and when he returned home, there was no hot meal waiting for him. The house was a mess. After being a hands-off shopkeeper for so long, he finally realized how much Ye Qiu had contributed to the home.
