chapter 1 do not regret

"Mom, wife, I've prepared the water for foot baths. I'll wash your feet for you!"
At eight in the evening, wife Olivia Lin and mother-in-law Emma Chen had just returned from the family headquarters. As usual, after finishing the housework, Alan Xu immediately brought two basins of foot bath water to them.
However, today, both of them had cold expressions and showed no intention of washing. Mother-in-law, holding the Teddy she raised, called him a good son a couple of times, then kicked the water basin fiercely, yelling at Alan Xu, "You only know how to wash feet every day, you're truly useless!"
In this moment, the suppressed anger in Alan Xu surged up. He was a son-in-law of the Lin family, and his mother-in-law and wife looked down on him for being a low-paid employee. They bossed him around every day, insulting him in every way, never treating him like a person. In the Lin family, his status was even lower than the Teddy in his mother-in-law's arms.
"Take a look at this agreement. If you have no doubts, just sign it!"
However, before Alan Xu could say anything, his wife Olivia Lin, with the same cold expression, took out a document from her LV bag and threw it at him.
Alan Xu, who usually listened to his wife, quickly took it and opened it. But the contents of the agreement stunned him. It was a divorce agreement, and a clean break at that.
"Wife, why do you suddenly want to divorce me?"
"During the family meeting today, Grandma told me that as long as I'm willing to divorce this useless man, they will give me the most important project in the family. I don't want my bright future to be delayed because of you! So, let's divorce!" Olivia Lin said firmly, her eyes full of expectations for the future.
Olivia Lin was not only fair and beautiful, but also tall and slender, a real beauty. In this year, her career seemed to be blessed, creating almost legendary achievements.
These achievements were enough to make her, a collateral relative of the Lin family, become the biggest heir of the Lin family.
However, Lin Grandma was very dissatisfied with her marriage to Alan Xu. She hadn't designated her as an heir for a long time, only letting Olivia Lin become the manager of a subsidiary company and not giving her any important projects.
Olivia Lin felt quite aggrieved about this, and her mother-in-law Emma Chen had advised her to divorce him more than once, but she hesitated.
Today, when she went to the family headquarters, Grandma personally told her that as long as she was willing to divorce this useless man, she would be given the biggest project.
She was tempted!
She knew this might be a new beginning, and in the future, she might become the heir of the Lin family.
So, on the way back home, she made up her mind to divorce Alan Xu. She didn't want this useless man to further delay her future and happy life.
He was simply not worthy of her!
Upon hearing this, Alan Xu felt like thunder had struck on a clear day. He knew Grandma had never been satisfied with him, but their feelings for each other had not come easy. He had put in a lot of effort, and he couldn't believe Olivia Lin would want a divorce because of this.
At this moment, even though Alan Xu spoiled Olivia Lin at home, he couldn't help but shout in anger, "Wife, you want to divorce me over a project? Is our love and the efforts we've put in so insignificant?"
"Love? Effort? How dare you say that, Alan Xu!" Olivia Lin's expression changed instantly. In her eyes, all the difficulties were caused by Alan Xu. He actually had the audacity to question her?
This angered Olivia Lin. She slammed the table hard. "A man should be strong, successful in his career. That's the true contribution and love for the family. And you? Since we got married, you're still a low-paid employee, and at home, all you do is serve us tea, do laundry, and cook. You're nothing but an incompetent wimp! Not to mention, because of you, I've missed out on so many opportunities. Is that the love and effort you've given me?"
"That's right, Alan Xu. You eat and drink on our expenses and you're just a useless man. Where do you get the nerve to say these things? You're not even as good as my son, Dou Dou. At least he wags his tail and barks a couple of times! I'm so tired of seeing you wash our feet every day, you look so pathetic. It's annoying."
At this point, Mother-in-law Emma Chen, holding the Teddy, kicked the foot bath basin again and scolded Alan Xu harshly.
Dou Dou seemed to sense the anger of its owner and barked loudly at Alan Xu.
Seeing the two people and a dog angrily berating him, Alan Xu felt both furious and deeply disappointed.
To say he was incompetent? A wimp? No contributions at all? Worse than a dog?
It was a big joke!
He, Alan Xu, was the son-in-law of the Lin family, but he was also the heir of a hidden wealthy family, with countless assets and immense power.
The reason he became a son-in-law of the Lin family was because ten years ago, the family was attacked by enemies, and he was nearly starved to death on the streets. Olivia Lin gave him a piece of candy, reigniting his hope for life. He vowed to repay her in this lifetime.
When the Xu family reached its peak again, Alan Xu met Olivia Lin once more. Their relationship quickly developed from there.
Olivia Lin's father passed away early, leaving her as the only child. The family had no choice but to bring in a son-in-law. Alan Xu faced tremendous pressure from the family, concealed his identity, and became the son-in-law of the Lin family.
To take better care of Olivia Lin, Alan Xu casually found an ordinary job and began personally serving her. He endured the verbal abuse and insults from the mother and daughter duo for her sake. He also secretly created a series of almost mythical achievements for her, utilizing his immense power.
Everything Olivia Lin had now, in fact, was helped by him behind the scenes!
Without him, the two of them, as collateral relatives of the Lin family, would never have their current family status. Or one could say the entire Lin family wouldn't have its current prospects.
Yet, his dedicated efforts had turned into being called a wimp and incompetent. She was forcing him into a divorce for the sake of so-called important projects and a supposedly better life!
He felt that all his efforts in this past year were entirely in vain!
"Alan Xu, I know what I'm saying isn't pleasant to hear, but it's the truth. And I've wanted a divorce from you for a long time, I just didn't want to hurt you, so I didn't bring it up. I'm really tired. This time, even if you help me, just let me go, alright?"
At this moment, after her outburst of anger, Olivia Lin looked weary and spoke.
"So, you wanted to divorce me from the early days of our marriage when my career was just starting?" Alan Xu's voice trembled.
"Yes, at that time, don't blame me. I'm very capable. We're not from the same world, you're not on my level. Let's divorce!" Olivia Lin said matter-of-factly, then threw the agreement in front of him.
"Ha..."
Alan Xu laughed bitterly in his heart. He thought Olivia Lin had only recently considered divorcing him. It turned out that when her career had just started to take off, she already began to despise him. No wonder Olivia Lin's attitude toward him had become so icy, even starting to call him useless like her mother-in-law.
In this moment, he looked at Olivia Lin with a sense of estrangement for the first time. He didn't want to give up this relationship. In fact, he had wanted to tell Olivia Lin about his identity just now. She definitely wouldn't want to separate from him then. But Olivia Lin had long abandoned him for the sake of money. What was the point of trying to win her back with money?
Since they got married, he had helped Olivia Lin enough. He couldn't bear any more insults from them.
A sense of exhaustion surged into his heart. Alan Xu became expressionless. "Alright, I'll sign!"
Then, Alan Xu picked up the pen and signed the agreement.
"Pack your things and get out. Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow at noon! But remember, the agreement states you leave with nothing. Don't even think about getting a penny. We have ways to deal with you." Emma Chen threatened, looking extremely pleased.
But seeing Alan Xu's signature, Olivia Lin, who had been determined to divorce, seemed somewhat dejected. It seemed she had anticipated the divorce, yet she also seemed reluctant to face it.
"I don't want your little bit of family property. I don't want anything! I'm leaving now!"
Alan Xu, feeling bitter and angry, also found it ridiculous. He looked at Olivia Lin with complex emotions. "I just hope that you won't regret this decision."
"I won't regret it. Don't worry!"
Olivia Lin was thoroughly disappointed in Alan Xu. As a man, could he only resort to these empty phrases?
It's really pathetic to the extreme!
The project that Grandma promised her was already within her grasp. She could earn millions.
Once she left him, she would never live in this small house again. She would buy the dream villa she'd always longed for.
"Hehe, you, who's not even as good as a dog, are acting so tough. Without you, we'll only be better off. And as for this foot bath water, we don't want it. You can drink both basins and then get lost!" Emma Chen taunted Alan Xu provocatively. Then, she actually put her "son" Dou Dou's paw into the water basin.
Even Olivia Lin, who wanted to divorce Alan Xu so resolutely, looked somewhat distant.
Both of them were stunned.
However, at this moment, Alan Xu, with a dominant aura emanating from him, frightened both her and the dog. Neither dared to make a peep.
Even Olivia Lin was the same!
Both of them were left in shock.
But Alan Xu, at this moment, looked at Olivia Lin and felt even more distant. Just now, when his mother-in-law insulted him like that, she just stood by and watched, perhaps reminiscing about their past happy moments. Alan Xu let out a long sigh and rode away on his electric scooter, leaving the Lin family behind.