Did Scumbag A Get Divorced Today? - Chapter 45.1

Strolling down the food street with Sui Yu and the others, they tried a variety of snacks and eventually filled their stomachs. Yet, rather than returning to the hotel right away, the two of them took a leisurely walk along the lakeside railings, enjoying the slightly chilly evening breeze. It felt incredibly comfortable.

Sui Yu loved this feeling—walking alongside someone she liked after a satisfying meal.

After walking for quite a while, Sui Yu began to feel a little tired. She tugged Shen Jueshu over to a nearby bench, and the two of them sat down. Gazing at the pitch-black lake before them, she murmured, “This feeling is so strange.”

“Hm? What feels strange?” Shen Jueshu asked softly.

Sui Yu turned to look at her, lips curling into a smile, her eyes gleaming. “I used to always see couples holding hands and wandering aimlessly by the roadside or around lakes. I couldn’t understand what was so enjoyable about just walking back and forth like that. But now that I’ve experienced it with you, I finally get it.”

“It’s not pointless at all. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever felt such a calm and fulfilled sense of peace.”

She spoke earnestly. In the darkness, her bright eyes sparkled like starlight. Since being with Shen Jueshu, she felt as though her long-empty heart was gradually being filled—until it overflowed with a deep sense of security.

She liked that feeling of security. It was even becoming a bit addictive.

Shen Jueshu listened quietly, never taking her eyes off Sui Yu. When Sui Yu finished, she gently reached out and brushed the corner of her eye. “If you like this, then let’s do it more often. We can take walks like this all the time.”

It was also a good excuse to get this lazy girl to exercise more—she really didn’t move enough on a daily basis.

Sui Yu was instantly caught off guard, blinking at her in surprise.

Shen Jueshu responded with a smile.

Sui Yu suddenly stood up, glanced around awkwardly, and said evasively, “Wait here for me—I’ll go buy us some water!”

With that, she bolted as though running away.

Watching her flee like that, Shen Jueshu couldn’t help but smile wryly. Just how much does this girl hate exercising?

Since Sui Yu had asked her to wait there, Shen Jueshu did just that. Leaning back against the stone bench, she gazed calmly at the lake, a faint smile on her lips as she waited for Sui Yu to return.

Ever since they got together, Shen Jueshu had become noticeably softer.

But she waited and waited—and Sui Yu never came back.

A creeping sense of unease slowly rose in Shen Jueshu’s chest. She abruptly stood up, pulled out her phone, and checked it—no messages from Sui Yu. As she called her number, she began walking quickly in the direction Sui Yu had gone.

Halfway there, she suddenly heard a ringtone coming from the bushes nearby.

It was Sui Yu’s phone. The ringtone was a piano piece—one Shen Jueshu had casually played for her one day. Sui Yu had recorded it and made it her exclusive ringtone.

Shen Jueshu’s expression darkened instantly. She hurried over and saw two bottles of water lying on the ground, along with Sui Yu’s phone, its screen faintly glowing and the piano music still playing.

She picked up the phone, clutching it tightly. Her eyes scanned the area, but it was deserted—no one in sight. The atmosphere felt eerily still.

Her face turned grim, her chest heaving with anxiety. But she forced herself to stay calm and think things through. Who could’ve done this?

She didn’t have time to ponder for long. While dialing her contacts in Nancheng for help, she continued searching the area, but there was no trace of Sui Yu anywhere.

Call after call, Shen Jueshu reached out to nearly everyone she could think of. Fortunately, her contacts were efficient. By the time she returned to the hotel, police officers had already arrived with some initial findings.

“We’ve reviewed the surveillance footage from tonight,” an officer said. “Based on the time frame you provided and footage from the convenience store, we can confirm that Miss Sui was fine when she left the store.”

Shen Jueshu pressed her fingers to her temple, trying to control her emotions. “Of course I know she was fine when she left the store. What I need to know is—was there any footage showing what happened to her? Were there any suspicious people around when she went to buy the water?”

Her tone was sharp with restrained fury. Seeing the two bottles of water on the ground earlier had already made it clear: whatever happened to Sui Yu, it occurred on her way back.

The officers looked uncomfortable. One spoke in a quieter tone, “Unfortunately, the location where Miss Sui disappeared happens to be a blind spot. We checked all nearby cameras, but none of them captured anything useful.”

Hearing this, Shen Jueshu’s expression grew even more severe. She wasn’t surprised the cameras caught nothing—she had expected as much. After all, there were members of the Traverser Association lurking in the shadows, and their systems had the ability to erase surveillance footage. If they were behind this, even if footage had been captured, it would show nothing.

“We’d like to ask if you’ve offended anyone recently,” another officer asked, notebook in hand, trying to narrow down a suspect list.

Shen Jueshu’s eyes grew distant. Offended someone? These days, they didn’t even need to offend anyone—people were already plotting against them for their own agendas.

The trouble was, they had no real leads on any of these people—no identities, nothing to offer the police.

“Please help me investigate someone,” Shen Jueshu said, her voice steady and clear. “Ding Qisi. ‘Qi’ as in ‘elegance,’ and ‘Si’ as in ‘thought.’ I want to know her movements from the moment she returned to Nancheng today—what she did, who she met—everything.”

If there was one person among them who could be a breakthrough, it was Ding Qisi.

There was no way it was just a coincidence that they ran into her at the airport earlier today, and then Sui Yu went missing that very evening.

The officers exchanged glances and eventually agreed to start the investigation.

After the police left, Shen Jueshu sat down and reviewed the footage they brought. In it, Sui Yu jogged a few steps away and vanished into a blind spot. The next time she appeared, it was on the convenience store’s camera. She looked perfectly normal—grabbed two bottles of water, paid, and left.

But what happened after that…

The moment Shen Jueshu heard the familiar ringtone from the bushes—her piano piece—she knew something was terribly wrong. She had rushed over to find the water bottles and the phone glowing faintly on the ground.

Now, holding the phone tightly in her hand, she looked around once more—but there was still no trace of Sui Yu.

And that silence only made the night feel more ominous.

She shook her head. The last thing she remembered was leaving the convenience store with the water and walking back toward Shen Jueshu. But halfway there, she heard footsteps behind her. Realizing something was wrong, she was about to run—but before she could react, someone caught up with her. Pain exploded at her neck, and before she could even cry out, darkness swallowed her.

Sui Yu cursed inwardly. All because I was a few steps too slow?! They actually caught up with me!

She hadn’t even seen who attacked her.

She tried to move, but her body was tightly bound to a chair with barely any room to shift.

I’ve been captured. What about Shen Jueshu? Is she safe?

Anxiety twisted her gut. She deeply regretted running off on her own and leaving Shen Jueshu behind. If anything happened to her, she would never forgive herself.

She didn’t know how much time had passed when she finally woke up. Eventually, she heard a sound at the door. It opened, and someone walked in—someone Sui Yu couldn’t believe she was seeing.

“You?!” Her eyes widened.

It was none other than Ding Qisi.

Sui Yu knew Ding Qisi had returned to Nancheng, but she hadn’t expected her to make a move so quickly—much less against her. What baffled her most was why. What reason did Ding Qisi have to attack her?

Ding Qisi walked in carrying a tray, and when she caught Sui Yu’s stunned expression, she chuckled lightly. “Surprised it’s me? Why?”

Why wouldn’t it be me? Do you think I wouldn’t lay a hand on you? Ding Qisi stared at her, eyes dark and unreadable.

Sui Yu fell silent. Why? It was because, in the novel, the author had painted Ding Qisi as someone mature beyond her years but fundamentally decent—someone who had never done anything extreme or malicious.

Ding Qisi set the tray down and sat across from her, eyes lingering on Sui Yu’s face. Her expression grew distant, her voice almost lost in thought. “I just want to know… how did you do it? How did you get President Shen to change her opinion of you and fall in love with you?”

Why wasn’t Sui Yu the kind of person Shen Jueshu was supposed to hate? Why had she instead become her only weakness? Why? Why was it her?

Sui Yu looked at the young face in front of her. Despite the bitterness in her eyes, Ding Qisi still had the look of a fresh-faced college student—youthful and full of vitality.

But from the shadows deep in her gaze and the venom in her words, Sui Yu realized: this person was far from simple.

“You… learned something, didn’t you?” Sui Yu’s voice was hoarse.

Ding Qisi must know something—either she had awakened to some truth on her own, or that man had told her something. What was his motive for getting close to her?

Ding Qisi grinned, but there was no warmth in her smile. Instead, it gave off a sick, excited thrill—like a predator about to pounce.

“Are you scared of what I know?” she whispered, placing her hand on Sui Yu’s cheek and forcefully turning her head to the side, exposing the faint red gland on her neck. Her eyes zeroed in on the bite mark there.

Ah, Shen Jueshu truly was the most perfect woman. Even this bite mark was beautiful—so beautiful Ding Qisi wanted to touch it, own it.

But the moment she remembered that this mark was left because Shen Jueshu had marked another woman, fury surged through her.

Sui Yu, forced to turn her head, fought to keep her pheromones in check—she didn’t want to alert the person in front of her. She managed a smile, lips twitching with effort. “At this point, do we still need to play games? Just say it. Why did you bring me here?”

She must still be of some use—otherwise, she wouldn’t be alive right now.

Ding Qisi glared at her calm demeanor. How dare she stay so composed while being held hostage—when her life is in my hands!

Rage consumed her. She suddenly pressed down hard on Sui Yu’s gland.

“Ugh—!” Sui Yu grunted in pain, but seeing the sadistic pleasure on Ding Qisi’s face, she bit back further sound. No matter how much it hurt, she refused to give this lunatic the satisfaction.

Blood began to ooze from the gland, but Sui Yu only smirked coldly, her eyes challenging. Compared to the pain of Shen Jueshu’s bite, this is nothing—barely a tickle.

Ding Qisi’s anger deepened. She let go, frustrated by the woman in front of her—so obviously in pain, yet still holding herself with that same damned dignity. How dare she!

As her hand released, Sui Yu’s damaged gland throbbed. But then she felt something strange—Shen Jueshu’s scent mark inside her gland seemed to stir, as though trying to soothe her. The once cold presence now wrapped around her like a gentle snowfall, calming her.

“She belongs to me!” Ding Qisi snarled. She should have been mine. But this woman stole her away!

Sui Yu’s lips curved. So she does know something… But had she heard it from that man, or figured it out herself?

“She doesn’t belong to anyone,” Sui Yu said softly, her voice laced with tenderness. “She is her own person. But she chose who to give herself to.”

“And she chose me.”

She chose to become Sui Yu’s wife.

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