Xu Xiaoya sighed deeply. "Her husband found a mistress, and they had a son. Now, he wants a divorce to marry her, and his parents support it..."

Yan Xixi’s heart sank.

Zhou Xiaoxuan sobbed, "This isn’t my fault! I’ve had numerous check-ups, and I have no issues at all, but I’m just not getting pregnant... What can I do? Besides, that scumbag hasn’t been with me for a long time. How could I get pregnant on my own? And my in-laws blame me, saying that because I’m childless, I shouldn’t ’take up a position’ in the family?"

Yan Xixi suddenly asked, "Are you sure there’s absolutely no issue?"

"Absolutely none. I’ve been to three or four different hospitals for check-ups. I’ve shown them all the results. There’s no issue at all."

How could there be no issue, yet she still wasn’t getting pregnant? This was indeed odd.

Xu Xiaoya asked, "Is it truly beyond saving?"

"The mistress already has his son; what can I do to save this marriage? I don’t even dare go home now. Every time I do, my in-laws give me the cold shoulder and make snide remarks. I see it clearly now: a mother-in-law is never your real mother. No matter how well you treated her before, when it comes down to it, she’ll always side with her son and grandson, never with you. She even claimed my infertility was due to too much plastic surgery or extreme dieting! That damned old woman! How am I infertile? I’ve had so many check-ups, and there’s nothing wrong with me at all. On the contrary, that scumbag never got himself checked. Maybe he’s the infertile one, and the son that mistress had isn’t even his!"

"Well, stop crying then. Try to get as much of the marital property as you can."

Zhou Xiaoxuan cried even harder. "We signed a prenuptial agreement! Now that we’re divorcing, I won’t get much money. That scumbag said that if I agree to divorce quickly, he’ll give me two million. If I make a fuss, I won’t get a penny! He said all his money is being saved for his son... Sigh, if only I had a child, a son or a daughter, I’d have some leverage. But now, I have nothing..."

Yan Xixi stood still, a chill running down her spine.

For these past few years, Zhou Xiaoxuan hadn’t had children, and it hadn’t seemed strange before. But now, this crisis revealed just how vulnerable a childless woman was.

Seeing Yan Xixi’s pale face, Xu Xiaoya lamented inwardly, How could things be so coincidental? Besides, Zhou Xiaoxuan’s husband is a notorious good-for-nothing rich brat, but Third Young Master isn’t like that at all.

Yan Xixi said calmly, "Stop crying. Tears won’t earn you any money."

Zhou Xiaoxuan was furious. "You think I want to cry? It’s easy for you to stand there and talk!"

"Instead of crying, figure out how to get more money and then leave him. There are plenty of other men in the world; it’s not like you won’t find another one after this."

Zhou Xiaoxuan suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon, slumping in her chair without another word.

"Let’s go. We’ll have dinner together tonight."

Zhou Xiaoxuan looked skeptical, pointing to her own nose. "Me too?"

Yan Xixi said casually, "I’m going to the United States soon. I want to have a farewell meal with old classmates before I leave. The place is already booked; we can head over now."

Zhou Xiaoxuan was silent for a long while, then suddenly burst into tears again. "Yan Xixi, I used to hate you. I thought you were so annoying. Honestly, it was all because of Huang Xiaojue. But after all that fighting, Huang Xiaojue ended up with neither of us."

A woman’s resentment towards another woman is always because of a man, Yan Xixi mused. Without a man in the picture, she didn’t find Zhou Xiaoxuan so aggravating anymore.

Yan Xixi remained composed. "Let’s go. Brooding here won’t do any good. It’s better to find something fun to do."