Reborn as a Fake Heiress Marrying the Tycoon novel Chapter 972

Chapter 972: Gu Shan Is Having An Extramarital Affair

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“They’re just stalling, plain and simple,” Gong Xin fumed, her arms flailing slightly for emphasis. “They don’t want the divorce to go through. My parents, being the ‘keep-it-classy’ types, don’t want to make it a public spectacle. They’re worried about people gossiping, so they’re putting everything off until after the college entrance exams. But honestly, it’s disgusting.”

Gu Zi listened to Gong Xin’s tirade, easily picking up on her frustration. She could practically feel the irritation radiating off her friend. Lin Miao was clearly exploiting the Gong family’s tendency to prioritize appearances, weaponizing moral guilt to her advantage. But something about the situation nagged at Gu Zi.

“Wait a minute,” she said, narrowing her eyes. “Why is Zhang Mei in the hospital? What happened?”

Gong Xin’s expression shifted conspiratorially as she leaned closer, her voice dropping to a whisper. “Apparently, it’s because of your foster father. You know he’s been trying to divorce your foster mother for a while now, right? Poor Zhang Mei thought that once Lin Miao got out of prison and came home, things would settle down. But Gu Shan’s still dead set on the divorce, and the whole ordeal made Zhang Mei so upset, she landed in the hospital.”

Gu Zi’s mind flashed back to the original novel. In that storyline, Gu Shan’s divorce drama had also sent Zhang Mei to the hospital, but it had been handled so much more… gracefully. Thanks to Lin Miao’s almost supernatural “main character halo,” any potential troublemakers had been dealt with swiftly, leaving the family intact and enviable in the eyes of others.

Sure, rumors of Gu Shan’s infidelity had floated around back then, but the public still saw the Gu family as the picture of domestic harmony. After all, in any era, a man’s indiscretions were considered forgivable, something to be quietly endured for the greater good of the family. Women were expected to grin, bear it, and keep the peace.

But this wasn’t the novel anymore. Things had clearly spiraled out of Lin Miao’s control. Gu Shan and Zhang Mei’s relationship was in absolute shambles, and Gu Zi was almost certain Gu Shan’s affair wasn’t just a rumor. If he was this desperate to end the marriage, there had to be another woman—and that woman was very likely someone already close to them.

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