Did Scumbag A Get Divorced Today? - Chapter 47.2

Sui Yu nestled closer, brushing her cheek against Shen Jueshu’s shoulder and muttering, “Whatever. Let them do what they want. We’ll deal with it when it comes.”

Honestly, couldn’t people just let her live in peace? There were always those who thought they had the right to mess with other people’s lives.

She thought of that meme of Sun Wukong looking fed up: So annoying!
That was exactly how she felt right now.

Shen Jueshu didn’t respond. She just continued gently rubbing Sui Yu’s back, her thoughts drifting far into the unknown.

Despite lying in bed, Sui Yu found herself wide awake. After sleeping so much, she was now far too alert to drift off again.

“…Wife, are you still awake?” she whispered, the word wife now slipping from her lips naturally, effortlessly.

“Mmm?” Shen Jueshu hummed softly, as if curious what she wanted to say.

“If you can’t sleep either… wanna talk a bit?” Sui Yu asked again.

Shen Jueshu shifted slightly to find a more comfortable position. “What do you want to talk about?”

“Uh—” Sui Yu froze. Thrown off by the direct question, her mind went blank.

“A-anything, really. Just… random stuff,” she added, sounding a little awkward.

Shen Jueshu chuckled quietly. In the darkness, she reached out and touched Sui Yu’s face, her fingers gently sliding to the corner of her lips and nudging it upward with a smile. “Alright then, let’s just talk about whatever.”

“…Tell me about the ‘you’ from your world,” she said softly. She had heard Sui Yu mention her other world before, but not much about herself.

There was a moment of silence before Sui Yu replied, “Okay.”

Now that Shen Jueshu was her partner, maybe there were things she could finally share.

“You already know I grew up in an orphanage,” Sui Yu began.

“Mm.” Shen Jueshu hummed, then asked gently, “But I imagine you must’ve been very cute as a child. Why weren’t you ever adopted?”

Generally, good-looking kids were more likely to be chosen. That’s just how things worked.

Sui Yu fell silent for a beat. Then she said, “Because I didn’t want to be adopted.”

“Huh? Why?” Shen Jueshu shifted slightly, trying to better see her expression in the dim light.

Sui Yu lifted her arms, wrapped them around Shen Jueshu’s waist, and buried her face in her neck. Her voice was muffled. “Because I was scared.”

Shen Jueshu felt her body tense all at once. That quiet, guarded voice pierced her heart. What could have happened to make a child fear being part of a family?

Sui Yu paused, then continued. “When I was little, I was really withdrawn. I didn’t talk much, and I was smaller than other kids my age. A lot of families thought I was sickly… They were afraid I’d be expensive to care for. Not worth it.”

Shen Jueshu listened quietly, never interrupting.

Sui Yu’s body grew even stiffer in her arms. “…Remember the friend I told you about?” she asked.

“Yes,” Shen Jueshu replied softly. She remembered—Sui Yu had once mentioned that her friend took her own life right in front of her.

“She got adopted. But then… she ran away. She told me not every family adopts a child with good intentions. Some people are just monsters.” Her voice twisted into anger, trembling. Her arms tightened unconsciously around Shen Jueshu’s waist.

Shen Jueshu’s eyes widened slightly. She knows the truth.

Sui Yu’s voice cracked, and warm tears spilled onto Shen Jueshu’s skin. “She escaped. But her foster parents came looking for her. She said she’d rather die than go back. So she did.”

“And the orphanage covered it up. That bastard foster father… nothing happened to him. They made it all disappear. Like none of it ever existed. Like she never existed.”

Sui Yu had been young then, but the trauma had burned deep. After that, she couldn’t trust adults anymore. Anyone—no matter how kind—might’ve been wearing a mask.

Shen Jueshu tightened her hold and gently kissed her forehead, soothing her. “It’s over now… it’s all in the past. You’ve grown up. You’re safe.”

Her pheromones wrapped around Sui Yu, calming her with a protective warmth.

Sui Yu clenched her teeth, trying not to cry, but the tears came anyway. “I hated those people. I kept my guard up. But I still relied on their donations to go to school…”

She had seen so much darkness. She distrusted all adults. Yet she still accepted their help—using their money to build her future. That contradiction gnawed at her. It was part of why she became so obsessed with anime and fantasy. In those virtual worlds, she could finally breathe.

Shen Jueshu slid down slightly and pressed a kiss to Sui Yu’s closed eyes. Her lips tasted salt and bitterness.

“You did nothing wrong. It was just your way of protecting yourself. It was a defense mechanism. There’s nothing to be ashamed of.”

How could anyone expect a child to process such evil and walk away unscathed? How had she survived, watching her only friend die that way?

The more Shen Jueshu thought about it, the more her heart ached.
If only I had been there… I could’ve held her.

Sui Yu finally broke down, sobbing aloud in her arms. After carrying the weight of this truth for so many years, hearing the person she loved say, You weren’t wrong, broke something loose inside her.

She had always believed she was a hypocrite—accepting kindness while assuming the worst in people. But now someone saw her, understood her, and told her: You were only trying to survive.

Shen Jueshu held her tightly, letting her cry. It was okay. Let it out. Maybe after this, she could start to let go of the past and face the future with clearer eyes.

Eventually, Sui Yu cried herself to sleep.

Shen Jueshu looked at her face in the faint glow of the night outside. Her eyes were closed, lashes still wet. Her heart ached again.

She leaned in and kissed her gently. Please… heal. Let these things stop haunting you.

Quietly, she got out of bed, went to the bathroom, dampened a soft towel, and came back to wipe Sui Yu’s tear-streaked face. If she left it like that, her skin would be sore by morning.

Once done, she lay back down and wrapped her arms around her again. She regretted bringing up the past, even though she had wanted to understand her more.

She just hadn’t expected it to hurt this much—to see Sui Yu hurt this much.

Her arms tightened around her again.
From now on… you’ll always have me.

Winter mornings came late. Even at 6 a.m., the sky outside was still dark and hazy, a cold wind brushing the windowpanes.

Shen Jueshu had been awake for a while. She quietly got up, cracked the window slightly to let in some fresh air, then turned back toward the bed.

Sui Yu was still sleeping peacefully, her breathing soft and steady.

Shen Jueshu smiled gently.

While Sui Yu was still asleep, Shen Jueshu had already gotten up to wash up and start handling her backlog of work on her laptop. As she typed, a hint of regret tugged at her heart. This trip was supposed to be a relaxing getaway with Sui Yu, a chance for them to enjoy each other’s company.

But things hadn’t gone as planned.

Now, with Sui Yu injured and confined to a hospital bed, this entire trip had turned into a stay in a sterile, white hospital room.

At around eight o’clock, Sui Yu let out a soft little whimper, stretching her arms out from under the blanket in a lazy yawn, then snuggled back into the warm bed, unwilling to move.

She turned her head and met Shen Jueshu’s gaze. Her eyes softened, and in a sticky-sweet tone, she called, “Wife~”

Shen Jueshu smiled, reaching out with one finger to gently press into her cheek, watching it squish then bounce back. With teasing amusement, she asked, “Calling me that so sweetly first thing in the morning—what are you plotting?”

Sui Yu blinked innocently, then bit her lip and broke into a sly smile. “Because I want you to have a really good mood today.”

As she said it, her eyes sparkled with mischief. She wasn’t hiding her intentions at all—she was being deliberately cheesy. Usually, it was Shen Jueshu saying all the sappy things. Now it was her turn.

Shen Jueshu paused for a moment, caught off guard by the unexpected sweetness, then looked at Sui Yu’s little smirk and couldn’t help but laugh. “Well, thank you, my dear Alpha. I accept your heartfelt gift. I think I really will have a great day now.”

Then she leaned down and pressed a light kiss to Sui Yu’s lips.
She added with a murmur, “So soft.”

Sui Yu’s face went red in an instant.

Wait—what?

Wasn’t Shen Jueshu supposed to be flustered from hearing her say something so corny?! Why was it her getting flustered instead?!

Sui Yu looked like she was on the brink of emotional collapse.
This isn’t how it was supposed to go!
How could Shen Jueshu stay so calm and collected in the face of such saccharine nonsense?! Did she not feel even a little embarrassed?

Shen Jueshu watched Sui Yu’s expression shift from smug to embarrassed to existential crisis, and her mood lifted even more. Most importantly, she was relieved—Sui Yu hadn’t been dragged down by the weight of last night’s emotions.

“Alright,” she said with a gentle smile. “Go wash up and eat some breakfast.”

Not wanting to tease her too far—lest Sui Yu bury herself in the pillows like an ostrich—she decided to ease off.

“Oh.” Sui Yu slowly responded, grumbling as she insisted on washing up by herself. She had Shen Jueshu help her get to the bathroom, but the rest she insisted on doing alone.

“I injured my leg, not my hands! I can take care of myself!”

Shen Jueshu leaned casually against the bathroom doorway, watching her with a warm smile. “You know… it’s okay to rely on me. We’re married, after all.”

That’s what being in love meant—leaning on each other.

Sui Yu froze mid-toothbrush, then turned to glance at her—and immediately turned away again, cheeks heating. “People will laugh at me…”

An Alpha depending on an Omega? Just the thought of the rumors made her skin crawl.

Shen Jueshu chuckled lowly, clearly amused. “So you do care what people think? Who was the one who declared she’d happily live off me—so boldly, in front of so many people?”

Her tone was playful, but full of meaning.

Sui Yu’s eyes widened. “Wait—how do you know that?! Were you there?!”

Oh no.
No, no, no—this is so embarrassing!

“Mhm.” Shen Jueshu nodded, obviously pleased with herself.

Sui Yu: “…”

She lowered her head and focused intensely on brushing her teeth, pretending she didn’t exist. Even though it was the middle of winter, she was suddenly sweating.

Back then, the way she talked… it was shameless! And now Shen Jueshu had witnessed all of it! The secondhand embarrassment was overwhelming.

Shen Jueshu watched her shrink into herself and had to hold back laughter. She looked like she was trying to disappear into the floor.

After she finished freshening up, Shen Jueshu helped her back to the bed. Just as they sat down, the breakfast she had ordered arrived. For now, Sui Yu was limited to simple, bland foods—porridge, mostly.

As Sui Yu took a sip, she suddenly said, “By the way… I think that traveler—he was after me.”

“…Only you?” Shen Jueshu’s brows furrowed immediately.

Sui Yu nodded. “That’s how it felt. When Ding Qisi locked me up, she said something like—‘they think the way you treated the original character in the novel wasn’t cruel enough, so now I have to suffer something even worse.’”

Shen Jueshu: “…”

Locking someone away in a basement for days wasn’t cruel enough?

“What does he want?” Shen Jueshu’s voice dropped, tinged with cold fury. In this life, Sui Yu hadn’t done anything to wrong her. And yet, those so-called travelers still thought Sui Yu deserved to be punished?

Sui Yu pouted, clearly not wanting to repeat the disgusting details. “Just know his intentions weren’t good. But you can’t let your guard down either. Who knows when he’ll decide to do something crazy.”

Shen Jueshu’s expression darkened. Her opinion of that traveler was plummeting by the second.

“Enough,” Sui Yu said, trying to lighten the mood. “Let’s just be more careful from now on.” Secretly, she blamed herself for being so inexperienced—getting ambushed like that, it was almost embarrassing.

Shen Jueshu didn’t respond. It wasn’t clear what she was thinking.

After breakfast, Shen Jueshu took Sui Yu for a walk in the hospital corridor. For someone who hated moving, even Sui Yu couldn’t take lying in bed any longer—she was the one who asked to get up and stretch.

“Is Ding Qisi’s case being handled by the Nancheng police?” Sui Yu asked, glancing up at her with a touch of worry. Once they returned to Linhai, they wouldn’t be able to keep a close eye on things.

“Don’t worry. I’ve already arranged for someone to follow up from start to finish,” Shen Jueshu said coolly. “There’s no way she’s getting bailed out.”

Right now, Ding Qisi’s family was still trying to pull strings, desperately looking for connections to get her out—some even tried reaching out to Shen Jueshu for a ‘peaceful resolution.’

But Shen Jueshu made sure none of that nonsense reached Sui Yu.

“Still… I wonder what use she has to those travelers,” Sui Yu said quietly. By the original timeline, Ding Qisi wasn’t supposed to appear this early at all.

Shen Jueshu didn’t answer. In her previous life, Ding Qisi hadn’t shown up until long after she had already been reborn. Things were unraveling differently now—too many deviations, too early.

“Say… between the Plot Maintenance Bureau and the Travelers’ Association, who do you think is more powerful?” Sui Yu asked curiously. Ding Qisi had surfaced so early—did the Bureau not notice? Or… could they simply not do anything about it?

Shen Jueshu thought for a moment. “If we go by what’s visible right now, the Travelers’ Association seems more capable.”

But she left the thought unfinished. Everything had been happening behind the scenes—they hadn’t come into direct conflict yet, so it was hard to truly judge their strength.

“Yeah, I thought so too,” Sui Yu muttered. “I mean, they have systems.”

Maybe she’d read too many novels, but aside from the cute or silly kinds, most systems gave off the impression of being all-powerful. Just thinking about fighting against one felt daunting.

After walking the corridor once, Sui Yu’s motivation fizzled out. She didn’t want to keep going.

Shen Jueshu gave her a helpless look. “So even after everything, you still haven’t learned your lesson?” Taking care of one’s body could never be a bad thing.

Sui Yu looked like she was about to cry. She was a lazybones when it came to exercise—there was no way she’d change overnight.

“Just one more round,” Shen Jueshu said as she guided her forward again.

Sui Yu: “…”

She had to admit, top-level Alphas really were built different. After only a few more days in the hospital, most of Sui Yu’s injuries had healed remarkably. The concussion had mostly cleared, and even the worst of her wounds—her leg—was healing, scabbing over slowly.

Originally, Shen Jueshu had planned to stay in Nancheng until Sui Yu was fully recovered before returning to Linhai. But peaceful recovery time? Reality had other ideas.

Their brief window of calm was shattered by a single call from Qin Qing.

“What?! How could he?!” Sui Yu practically shouted, eyes wide in disbelief as she listened to Qin Qing’s voice on the other end of the phone.

“What’s wrong?” Shen Jueshu asked, entering the room with a bowl of freshly washed fruit in her hands.

Sui Yu hung up, her face tight with frustration. She looked up at Shen Jueshu and said darkly, “Jiang Bosheng just announced an engagement with the Li family—without even getting Siyue’s permission.”

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