Chapter 1

In the delivery room, my wife’s first love looked at the newborn and asked her:

“Who do you think the baby looks more like?”

Without hesitation, my wife answered:

“Definitely you.”

The doctor and the midwife shot me sympathetic looks. My wife hurriedly explained:

“Honey, I was just joking. Don’t take it seriously.”

I gave a cold laugh and said mockingly, “Congratulations to you two. Wishing you a happy family.”

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The moment I finished speaking, the delivery room went so quiet that only the beeping of the monitors could be heard.

Everyone turned to look at me in unison.

Some were shocked, some confused, and some were even enjoying the show.

Everyone in the maternity ward knew I was the perfect husband.

From the very first prenatal checkup to the delivery day, I had been by Yin Qingqing’s side the entire time, taking care of everything.

I could recite every item on her test reports and every pregnancy reminder by heart.

They all thought I was just venting, that I was simply jealous of my wife and her male best friend’s friendship.

Yin Qingqing struck first, ignoring the people trying to stop her, and picked up the water bottle to smash it straight at me.

“Ethan, are you insane?”

“I worked so hard to give you a baby, and you’re going to give me that sour face?”

“If it weren’t for you, would I have had to suffer this much?”

Her mouth rattled nonstop, every word coming out heavy as iron.

We had been trying to conceive for years with no success, and the doctor said there was no option except IVF.

To be honest, rather than watching the woman I loved suffer, I would have rather stayed child-free.

But she insisted on having a child, saying she didn’t want people looking down on her.

It was clearly her own PCOS that made her hard to get pregnant, yet outside she mocked me, saying I was the one who wasn’t normal and dragged her down.

Because I was considerate of a pregnant woman’s emotions, I let her accuse and insult me without saying a word.

Then a sharp pain came from my elbow. I looked down and saw my skin had been scalded bright red by the hot water.

To Yin Qingqing, I was just a simp who had to obey her every word.

As long as she was in a bad mood, no matter where we were, she would hit and yell at me without a care.

After she let off steam, she finally said with a smile:

“A man who knows how to treat his wife well will get ahead in life.”

“You should thank me for being so lucky for my husband, or else your company wouldn’t even have gone public.”

With just a light remark, she took all the credit for herself and denied all the hard work I had carried for years.

This time, the reason she blew up was because I had hit her sore spot, which made her fly into a rage out of embarrassment.

“Qingqing, someone like him isn’t worth getting angry over.” Ryan soothed her while looking at me with clear provocation.

Ryan was Yin Qingqing’s childhood sweetheart, and also her first love.

How good was their relationship? So good that even when Yin Qingqing was giving birth, she insisted Ryan come in to keep her company.

To be honest, as a husband, I had really failed.

I pulled out a tissue to wipe the water off my clothes and said calmly, “You needed him to stay with you even while giving birth. As your husband, how could I not make that happen?”

“Fine, I’ll send you a divorce agreement later. Take it as a gift for the baby.”

I handed Yin Qingqing’s phone back to her. Shock flashed through her eyes, and she couldn’t speak for a long time.

She had thought that, now that she had a child, I would be grateful to her and would, as always, obediently apologize and admit fault.

As I passed Ryan, I patted his shoulder and said warmly, “Wishing you two a lifetime together.”

He stared at me, dumbfounded, unable to tell if I was serious or not.

He had only meant to humiliate me a little, but in the end, he was stunned by the huge gift I handed them.

“Ethan, wh-what do you mean? Qingqing and I are just friends, not what you think.”

“If you mind that much, then I won’t bother you two again.”

How could Yin Qingqing bear to see Ryan lower himself like that? She ground her teeth so hard they clicked, fury bursting in her eyes like an enraged elephant. That glare looked like it wanted to tear me to pieces.

I clenched my fists, and exhaustion and helplessness surged over me like a tide.

If she hadn’t just given birth and couldn’t move around, based on Yin Qingqing’s personality, she would have already rushed over and slapped me twice.

“If it weren’t for me, how would you even have a son to send off? You want to kick the ladder away after crossing the river?” She screamed, her eyes bloodshot. “If you don’t apologize to Ryan today, don’t ever see your son again, you loser.”

Ryan lifted his chin, holding the baby tightly in his arms, his face full of provocation. I let out a cold laugh.

As a man, if my wife was openly cheating on me, was I still supposed to bow and scrape to please them?

Yin Qingqing stood there with her nose in the air, waiting for my apology, convinced I couldn’t live without her, which was why she dared to be so arrogant.

For all these years, I had indulged her bad temper, spoiled her, and turned a blind eye to her insults.

And in the end, all I got was the word loser.

A simp gives and gives until there is nothing left.

I quickly took off my wedding ring and tossed it into the air in a perfect arc. It landed outside the window. I showed a dark smile and said:

“This son of yours, you can keep him and cry over him yourselves.”