Hailing didn’t need the bodyguards to push her husband. She continued pushing Lu Dongming to the car, and only then did the bodyguards assist him into the vehicle.
Soon, the luxury car carrying the family of three drove away from the Civil Affairs Bureau, blending into the flow of traffic on the streets, gradually disappearing into the distance.
It wasn’t until they were out of sight that a sedan parked not far from the Civil Affairs Bureau slowly started moving.
The driver was Zhou Honglin.
He wouldn’t stop Hailing and Lu Dongming from getting their marriage certificate, nor did he have the right or standing to do so.
He had planned to drive around for ride-hailing, but without any bookings, he drove aimlessly and somehow ended up at the Civil Affairs Bureau.
He arrived at the bureau’s entrance before Hailing and Lu Dongming.
However, his car was parked farther away, and with many vehicles at the entrance, Hailing, who paid little attention to her ex-husband after their divorce, didn’t notice Zhou Honglin’s car waiting there.
Zhou Honglin didn’t even know why he came here.
He had told his mother he was going to visit Ye Jiani, but he hadn’t gone. Instead, he came to the Civil Affairs Bureau and waited half an hour until Hailing and Lu Dongming appeared.
Hailing was dressed elegantly, her figure slim, exuding a refined yet sharp and capable aura. She resembled the woman she was at the company before they married.
Before marrying him, she had been thriving in her career.
Deep down, he was jealous that Hailing was doing better than him.
So, after marriage, he persuaded her to resign and prepare for pregnancy. After she got pregnant, she focused on nurturing the baby, gradually turning from a career woman into a full-time housewife.
She lived a life dependent on him.
Because Hailing didn’t maintain her figure after pregnancy and childbirth, she became overweight, disconnected from society, and had no income, relying entirely on him for money each month.
Zhou Honglin felt smug about it.
From smugness to disdain, and eventually to infidelity, he ended their years-long relationship and marriage.
Though Lu Dongming arrived in a wheelchair, dressed in a black suit, he radiated strength. Despite the scar on his face, his unscathed features revealed he was actually a handsome man.
If he chose to remove that scar, making him less intimidating, he’d likely have many admirers.
Then it wouldn’t have been Hailing’s turn.
No, he was the one who fell for Hailing first.
After learning about Hailing and Lu Dongming, Zhou Honglin couldn’t help himself and kept secretly digging into how their spark ignited.
He found out that Lu Dongming fell for Hailing when she hadn’t yet lost weight.
Lu Dongming had seen Hailing at her lowest, her least attractive, and instead of judging her, he stayed by her side, watching her transform and rise like a phoenix.
Now, Hailing radiated the charm of a mature woman. She was poised, beautiful, confident, and every gesture exuded the grace of a successful woman.
She was even more captivating than before she married him, now more mature, no longer the woman who loved him wholeheartedly and believed he could give her happiness.
Yangyang sat on Lu Dongming’s lap, with Lu Dongming’s arm around him, the two looking like a real father and son.
From the moment the family of three got out of the car, entered the Civil Affairs Bureau, came out, got back in the car, and left, Zhou Honglin watched it all, his heart aching sharply.
He told himself the pain came from seeing Yangyang bond so well with Lu Dongming. That was his biological son, yet he would now live with Lu Dongming and might even call him Dad.
His face felt wet.
Zhou Honglin raised a hand to touch it, and his palm was covered in tears.
He was crying.
