After the Divorce, Mr. Ji Panicked

Shen Tinglan x Ji Baichuan

Gentle, devoted husband gong x powerful CEO shou

[He once gave him a home, but then he lost him.]

Shen Tinglan graduated from a prestigious university and was exceptionally talented. But when he graduated, Ji Baichuan told him, "Marry me. I'll always treat you well." Shen Tinglan resolutely put on an apron and became a full-time househusband, supporting him from behind the scenes.

Back then, love was the courage to overcome every obstacle. Ji Baichuan would rather break with his family than let go of Shen Tinglan's hand.

But eight years were enough to boil their passionate love down to bland rice porridge.

He forgot their anniversary. Coming home late became the norm. The faint trace of unfamiliar perfume lingered... Shen Tinglan fell ill and longed for a little tenderness, but all he got was the cold reply, "I'm not a doctor."

At last, he understood that the person who once cherished him like a treasure had changed long ago.

His heart died in an instant. He stopped making a fuss and calmly asked for a divorce.

Ji Baichuan only thought he was being unreasonable, and tiredly brushed him off. "Stop making a scene. I'm tired."

At that moment, all of Shen Tinglan's resolve crumbled completely.

He left one sunny afternoon, taking only a few personal belongings. The ring that symbolized their vows and happiness was left gently on the coffee table, reflecting the eight years they had lost.

Only after Shen Tinglan truly left did Ji Baichuan finally come to his senses.

His former arrogance gave way to frantic searching and desperate attempts to make amends. He humbled himself, learned to cook Shen Tinglan's favorite dishes, remembered every day he had once overlooked, and turned down social engagements just to ask how he was doing... Everything he had promised but failed to do during those eight years, he managed to do in just a few short months.

Watching Ji Baichuan clumsily and urgently demonstrate his "changed ways," Shen Tinglan smiled. His smile was full of a relief and desolation Ji Baichuan couldn't understand.

Ji Baichuan was full of hope, thinking he could make Shen Tinglan come back.

But all he heard was Shen Tinglan saying softly:

"So you can do all this after all."

"Why couldn't you learn to do in eight years what you managed to learn in a few months?"

If leaving me is what it takes for you to learn how to love me,

then all the years I spent loving you feel like one enormous joke.

[If you only learned to love me after I left, what did those eight years mean?]

Theme: Love yourself well