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Joe Xun didn't know whether all cheating men had two cell phones. When Lu Ze was taking a shower, his lover sent him a selfie. She was a very young girl, with delicate features, but wearing expensive clothes that didn't match her age, so she seemed a bit out of place. "Mr. Lu, thank you for your birthday gift," the message read. Joe Xun looked at it for a long time, until her eyes felt sore. She had always known there was someone beside Lu Ze, but she never expected it to be this kind of girl. Besides the heartache, she was also surprised by her husband's preferences. She thought, it's really sorry to see Lu Ze's secret. There was the sound of the bathroom door opening behind her. After a moment, Lu Ze came out with water vapor, his snow-white bathrobe wrapped around his clearly defined abdomen and sturdy chest, looking handsome and sexy. "How much longer are you going to look?" he snatched the phone from Joe Xun's hand, glanced at her, and began to dress. There was no embarrassment in his expression from being caught by his wife. Joe Xun knew that his confidence came from his economic power, because she was a woman he kept at home, even though she used to be a famous violinist in China before marriage. Joe Xun didn't argue about the photo she saw; she couldn't afford to. Seeing him about to leave, she quickly spoke up, "Lu Ze, I have something to tell you." The man calmly fastened his belt, looked at his wife, probably remembering her submissive posture in bed earlier, and chuckled, "Want something again?" But this intimacy was just a tease. He had never cared much about this wife, only marrying her because of an accident. Lu Ze withdrew his gaze, picked up a Patek Philippe men's watch from the bedside table, put it on his wrist, and said lightly, "I still have five minutes. The driver is waiting downstairs." Joe Xun guessed where he was going, her eyes darkened, "Lu Ze, I want to go out to work." Go out to work? Lu Ze fastened his watch strap and looked at her sideways, looking at her for a while. He took out a checkbook from his pocket, wrote down a set of numbers, tore it off, and handed it to her. "Isn't being a full-time housewife good enough for you? Work doesn't suit you." With that, he was about to leave. Joe Xun caught up with him, lowering her posture, "I'm not afraid of hard work! I want to go out to work... I'll play the violin..." The man didn't have the patience to listen further. In his mind, Joe Xun was like a delicate trailing plant, accustomed to being nurtured, not suitable for exposure or hardship.Lu Ze raised his hand to check the time on his watch. "Time's up!" He left without any lingering, and Joe Xun couldn't detain him, only grasping at the door handle as he was about to leave, asking urgently, "My father's birthday is on Saturday, do you have time?" Lu Ze paused in his steps. "We'll see!" The door closed gently, and soon the sound of a car starting downstairs faded away. A few minutes later, the maid came upstairs. Knowing that the relationship between the master and mistress was mediocre, she acted as the messenger: "The master is going to H City for a few days for something important. Also, the company just delivered a batch of the master's laundry. Madam, should they be sent for dry cleaning or would you like to wash and iron them yourself?" Joe Xun knelt on the sofa. It took her a while to regain her senses, and she whispered, "I'll wash them myself." Because Lu Ze didn't like the solvent smell from dry cleaning, almost all of his clothes, including suits and coats, were hand-washed and ironed by Joe Xun. Besides this, Lu Ze had high demands in other aspects. He didn't like eating outside, and he didn't like even the slightest mess in the bedroom. So Joe Xun learned cooking, tidying up, flower arranging... gradually becoming the perfect full-time wife. Her life was almost entirely about Lu Ze. But Lu Ze still didn't love her. Joe Xun lowered her head, staring at the check. Last year, her family went bankrupt, her brother was accused and held in custody, and her father had a sudden illness that cost more than a hundred thousand every month. Every time she went home, her aunt complained that she didn't get enough from Lu Ze. "He's the president of the Lu Medicine Group, worth billions... Joe Xun, you're his wife, isn't his trouble yours too?" Joe Xun bitterly smiled. How could Lu Ze's troubles be hers? Lu Ze didn't love her, he was usually very cold to her, their marriage was only about s*x without love. He even forbade her from having his child, reminding her to take pills every time they had intercourse. Yes, she had to take the pills. Joe Xun reached for the medicine bottle, took out a pill, and swallowed it woodenly. After swallowing the pill, she gently pulled open a small drawer, inside was a thick diary, filled with 18-year-old Joe Xun's overflowing love for Lu Ze— Six years, she had loved him for six whole years! Joe Xun suddenly closed her eyes. ... Joe Xun didn't wait for Lu Ze to return. On Friday night, something big happened to the Joe family. News spread that Joe's eldest son, Joe Shiyan, might be sentenced to ten years due to an economic case involving the Joe Group.Ten years, enough to destroy a person. That night, Joe's father suffered a stroke and was rushed to the hospital. His condition was critical and required immediate surgery. Joe Xun stood in the hospital corridor, constantly calling Lu Ze, but despite several attempts, no one answered. Just when she was about to give up, Lu Ze sent her a WeChat message. As always, he was brief with his words. "I'm still in H City. If you need anything, contact Secretary Qin." Joe Xun called again, and this time Lu Ze answered. She hurriedly said, "Lu Ze, my father..." Lu Ze interrupted her. His tone was impatient. "Do you need money? I've told you many times, if you need money urgently, just contact Secretary Qin... Joe Xun, are you listening?" ... Joe Xun looked up at the electronic screen, her expression dazed, as the news played. "Lu Medicine Group's president, in order to please his mistress, rented out the entire Disneyland for fireworks display." Under the sparkling fireworks, a young girl sat in a wheelchair, smiling innocently, while her husband, Lu Ze, stood behind the wheelchair... He was holding a phone, talking to her. Joe Xun blinked gently. After a while, her voice sounded broken. "Lu Ze, where are you?" There was a pause on the other end, as if he was displeased with her inquiry, but he still responded, "Still busy. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up. Contact Secretary Qin." He didn't notice the almost crying tone in her voice, but he lowered his head, looking at the gaze of others... very gentle. Joe Xun's vision blurred— So, Lu Ze could be gentle like this too. From behind her, her stepmother, Shen Qing, spoke, "Did you manage to contact Lu Ze? Joe Xun, you must ask Lu Ze for help..." Shen Qing's words trailed off as she also saw the scene on the electronic screen. After a while, Shen Qing regained her voice, "He went to H City again? Joe Xun, I can't believe it. When Lu Ze was in a coma, did this Bai Xiaoxiao playing the violin really wake him up? Even if it's true, is this the way to repay her?" "He can't even remember your birthday!" ... As Shen Auntie spoke more, she became angrier. Thinking about the situation of the Joe family, tears welled up involuntarily. "But, Joe Xun... you have to understand, don't make trouble with Lu Ze at this time." Joe Xun clenched her fists, her nails digging into her flesh. But she didn't feel any pain. Make trouble with Lu Ze? She wouldn't, not because she, as his wife, understood the situation, but because she wasn't qualified. A wife who wasn't loved, her status was just an illusion! She stared at the fireworks overhead and said lightly, "So many fireworks, it must have cost a lot of money!" Shen Qing didn't understand what she meant. Joe Xun lowered her eyes and began to dial Secretary Qin's number.In the late hours of the night, disturbing dreams are never pleasant. Secretary Qin, having been by Lu Ze's side for a long time and holding a superior position, was cold and domineering in her tone, especially knowing that Lu Ze didn't care about his wife. So, upon hearing Joe Xun's request, she was icy and intimidating. "Mrs. Lu, you need to apply first and have Mr. Lu sign the check before you can get it." "Just like the jewelry you're wearing, it needs to be registered before you can use it." "Mrs. Lu, do you understand what I mean?" Joe Xun hung up the phone. She lowered her head quietly. After a while, she raised her eyes to look at her reflection in the glass... and gently raised her hand. On her slender ring finger, she wore her wedding diamond ring. This was the only thing on her that didn't require approval from Lu Ze, didn't need to be registered by his secretary... how pitiful was she, as Mrs. Lu! Joe Xun blinked absentmindedly and whispered, "Help me find someone to sell the wedding ring." Shen Qing was stunned. "Joe Xun, are you out of your mind?" Joe Xun turned slowly. In the lonely lobby of the late night, even her footsteps sounded lonely... After a few steps, she stopped abruptly, her voice soft yet firm, "Auntie Shen, I'm very sober! I've never been this clear before." She wanted a divorce from Lu Ze.