"Streamer, don’t be sad. It’s good to have seen through it."

"Exactly, we’re rich and healthy, what kind of happiness is lacking in the world? Is the scenery not beautiful enough, or is shopping not fun enough?"

"Streamer, he violated your reproductive rights, let’s sue him!"

"Wouldn’t that be not very nice?"

"What’s not nice about it? He dares to do it, but doesn’t dare to let the streamer defend her rights? He should be utterly disgraced."

"That’s right, adults have to pay the price for their mistakes."

"Thank you all for caring about me so much." Ye Qiu wiped away her tears and smiled firmly at the camera, "Although I’ve decided to let go, after all, we were once a couple. If he’s willing, I hope we can part on good terms."

Fang Bingwen’s expression was complicated. He still refused to believe that Ye Qiu had really let go of him, but watching her expression and her various attitudes towards him lately, he had no choice but to believe it.

Clearly, he never loved Ye Qiu from the start, and even the wedding was just a perfunctory affair. Clearly, Xiaoqing had already returned and explicitly stated that she hoped to start over with him, so why wasn’t he happy now?

Watching Ye Qiu skillfully re-decorating on the screen, he gradually realized how much she had sacrificed in this marriage. Clearly, before marrying him, she was a daughter who knew nothing, but after marrying him, she learned to do everything.

The netizens were right, he had failed her wholehearted love.

But before she came along, Xiaoqing was already in his heart. It’s not about who’s better between the two of them; it’s a matter of sequence. Maybe if he had met Ye Qiu before Xiaoqing, he wouldn’t have wasted this love!

Thinking of Xiaoqing, Fang Bingwen felt more conflicted. He had already missed one opportunity; should he miss another because of Ye Qiu? But if he doesn’t want to miss Xiaoqing, he must fail Ye Qiu.

She wishes so much to part amicably, should he fulfill her wish just this once?

He already feels guilty towards her, he doesn’t want to deceive her of her money and then abandon her. What does that make him?

Let’s just go with it, fulfill her wish this once. If there is a next life, he hopes the first person he’d meet would be her. But in this life, he doesn’t want to let down Song Qing, and even Xiao Xu needs his biological mom.

The day Ye Qiu and Fang Bingwen got their divorce papers, the weather was not good. It poured rain, as if mourning for them. Under the eaves, Ye Qiu’s expression was somewhat unreal through the mist: "I’ve taken all my things; from now on, we have nothing to do with each other. But before Song Qing returned, I had a custom gift made for Xiao Xu, now it’s no use with me, I’ll send it over tomorrow."

"Can’t it be returned? I’m the one who’s wronged you, I don’t want you to spend too much." Fang Bingwen’s voice was somewhat heavy.

"The money for the custom doesn’t mean much to me. Just take it as the last gift from me to him, he’ll find it useful." After speaking, Ye Qiu left without waiting for his response. Fang Bingwen remained dazed for a long time.

"You said you have divorced Ye Qiu?" Song Qing rose abruptly upon hearing the news, her eyes widening as she looked at Fang Bingwen.

"Yes." He hung his head, his mood obviously very low.

"Why divorce at this time?" Song Qing mumbled, clearly the dream wasn’t like this!

She thought of something else and stared intently at Fang Bingwen sitting on the sofa: "What about your lab?"

"I didn’t mention it to her."

"Then what about your research?" Song Qing was anxious.

"The research is already at the final stage; I’ll return to the university lab as soon as possible. None of the seniors had great conditions, yet they still managed to surpass foreigners, right? I believe I can too."

"But..." Song Qing thought he was being naive but couldn’t voice her blame because she needed to maintain her image in his heart.

"Xiaoqing, trust me, I will definitely provide you and Xiao Xu a prosperous and happy life," Fang Bingwen promised.

Song Qing always knew he was smart, coupled with the recent dreams she’d been having, her heart still believed in him. Moreover, how could an experiment just bear fruit overnight? Since it was Fang Bingwen in the dream, she felt it would certainly still be him.

She even felt a bit embarrassed and angry; since the dream was so vivid, why couldn’t it be a bit clearer to let her know the key conclusion of the experiment? Maybe she could help now.

"I believe you." Song Qing seized the moment, gripping Fang Bingwen’s hand, gazing at him with deep emotion, "This is good too. With the divorce, we needn’t worry about gossip anymore. We can pick up and drop off Xiao Xu together, and won’t have to fear anything, most importantly, we can be together openly again."

If she had said such things to him a few years ago, Fang Bingwen would have been very happy and content, but after witnessing Ye Qiu’s unwavering love towards him over the past year or two, he always felt there was something more in Song Qing’s eyes.

He sighed within; perhaps he was overthinking. After all, mutual love and unrequited dedication are not the same.

"Yes, you’re right, I’ll help you move tomorrow."

"Move in tomorrow?" Song Qing’s expression showed hesitation.

"Don’t you want to come live with me and Xiao Xu?"

"Why wouldn’t I?" Song Qing leaned into his embrace, "It’s just that you just divorced Ye Qiu and I move back immediately, wouldn’t it look bad? How would your colleagues and neighbors see me?"

Fang Bingwen pondered: "Those who need to know already know, there’s nothing to hide. Xiaoqing, some things we have to face eventually. Besides, your place is not safe, and I don’t feel at ease. Also, I might be spending a lot of time at the lab in the future, Xiao Xu won’t have anyone to look after him."

"Mommy, I want to live with you; other kids’ mommy and daddy live together." At the crucial moment, Xiao Xu chimed in to help.

For the sake of the child, Song Qing couldn’t refuse. But moving back would inevitably mean taking care of Xiao Xu, wouldn’t she have to cook then?

"But I can’t cook." She declined tactfully.

"That’s okay. The school has food; after picking up Xiao Xu you can come to A University to eat. The meals there are healthier than regular restaurants, and they taste pretty good too."

Thus, Song Qing found no reason to refuse any further. Most importantly, she believed Fang Bingwen’s experiment would surely succeed, and when that time comes, what would the current gossip matter?

By then, she’d be a renowned scientist’s wife, and as for Ye Qiu, when people talked about her, they’d only say she was a spoiled, capricious daughter who couldn’t endure hardship, didn’t know to cherish, and even if it was love, it was an obsession.

Song Qing could wait. Based on the dream’s progression, Fang Bingwen’s experiment would bear results in at most a year. A year, just one year’s time, she could endure anything.