A few days of peaceful life almost made Ruan Jiujiu forget about Qu Wei’s matter.
Qu Wei didn’t cause any trouble, probably because Cheng Jun had found a way to make her leave.
Curious, Ruan Jiujiu asked Cheng Jun, “How did you handle Qu Wei?”
Cheng Jun replied slowly, “I gave her a house.”
“…Ah, I see.”
Although Ruan Jiujiu felt somewhat unwilling to let Qu Wei benefit like this, she realized that paying money for peace was not a bad deal. She remembered the dreadful dream she had, and if Qu Wei did something harmful in anger and hurt Cheng Jun, no amount of money could undo that.
Cheng Jun didn’t lack the money, and if it kept them quiet, he would no longer need to confront Qu Wei.
Ruan Jiujiu grumbled, “Alright, I respect your decision. Just as long as she stops causing trouble.”
Cheng Jun sat on the couch, eating some nuts he had ordered from a brand called “Three Squirrels.” They were nutritious and he needed to maintain a balanced diet. Ruan Jiujiu watched with her eyes wide open as Cheng Jun finished a bag of pistachios when she wasn’t looking, and she quickly stopped him, saying, “You should eat less!”
Cheng Jun, munching away like a squirrel, continued to snack while responding, pouring some crab-flavored melon seeds into his mouth. “…”
Unsuccessful in her attempt to stop him, Ruan Jiujiu asked in a soft voice, “By the way, do you know how melon seeds are made?”
Cheng Jun responded with a puzzled expression, “Hmm?”
“It’s an old granny with no teeth cracking them one by one with her mouth. So, you should eat them slowly and appreciate the fruits of her labor.”
Cheng Jun: “…”
Although she knew that melon seeds were now machine-processed, Ruan Jiujiu’s words made it sound rather grotesque.
Cheng Jun silently put down the bag of crab-flavored melon seeds.
Ruan Jiujiu grinned and said, “That’s better.”
They enjoyed each other’s company for a while, and Cheng Jun, pretending to be nonchalant, asked, “Are you attending a wedding next month?”
Surprised by Cheng Jun’s question, Ruan Jiujiu hadn’t expected him to remember. There were less than two weeks left until next month when Bai Long had invited her to her wedding. Bai Long was disappointed that Ruan Jiujiu was already married and couldn’t be her bridesmaid, but she had enthusiastically invited her to the wedding.
Ruan Jiujiu didn’t have many friends since she spent most of her time going to and from work with Cheng Jun, so having a friend like Bai Long who was always friendly and kind to her was something she truly appreciated.
She wasn’t great at handling intimate relationships, but she was lucky to have met good people.
Ruan Jiujiu replied, “Yes, I am. What’s up?”
Cheng Jun slowly replied, “Routine interaction task.”
Ruan Jiujiu: “…Are you treating me like an NPC to level up and gain experience?”
…
Meanwhile, on the other side, Qu Wei had patiently waited for a few days and finally received the results of the paternity test. The test result indicated that the child was Father Cheng’s.
Qu Wei proudly showed the paternity test results to Xiao Fan, who appeared reluctant and unwilling. He took the test report and said, “Let’s pick a date to sign the agreement.”
Qu Wei quickly responded, “Why wait? How about today?”
Since Qu Wei proposed signing the contract today, Xiao Fan didn’t hesitate. He took out his phone and called the lawyer. After a while, the lawyer arrived with the contract.
To protect herself, Qu Wei had also hired her own lawyer to scrutinize the contract for any loopholes. After some thorough examination, the contract was finalized.
Qu Wei, holding the contract, added another condition cunningly, “If you are willing to give me an additional two million now, I’ll divorce his father.”
She knew that Father Cheng’s properties were being sold off, the company was collapsing, and there were continuous losses. She didn’t want to be left with his debts after he died. So, she came up with this clever plan.
Rather than letting Qu Wei harass Cheng Jun and then deal with her, Cheng Jun would undoubtedly choose to give her two million to keep her quiet and out of his life.
Temporarily raising the price and adding conditions made Xiao Fan hesitate. “This…”
“Just tell me if it’s possible or not.”
“It’s hard to say. Let me call the boss.”
Xiao Fan hesitated for quite some time, almost testing Qu Wei’s patience, but finally nodded.
The lawyer on-site took out a notebook and started drafting the contract with additional conditions. Qu Wei saw the words “two million” clearly written on it and her eyes gleamed with thoughts of money.
Qu Wei quickly signed the contract as if she were holding a precious treasure in her arms. Xiao Fan had promised that they would get the property in a couple of days and would contact her when it was ready. Qu Wei was confident that he wouldn’t be able to escape.
As for the child not being Mr. Cheng’s, only Qu Wei and her lover were aware of it. However, for the sake of money, she had made her lover keep calm for the time being. Her lover had been suppressed by Mr. Cheng in his early years and had harbored deep resentment. If he had known he had fathered a child with Qu Wei, he would have undoubtedly informed Mr. Cheng, with the intention of driving him to an early grave.
Taking advantage of Mr. Cheng’s inability to speak due to his severe illness, Qu Wei managed to keep the truth hidden. She got pregnant precisely when Mr. Cheng was moved back home for care. News of her pregnancy had spread like wildfire, and rumors were flying, with people claiming that Mr. Cheng was getting stronger with age.
Mr. Cheng had personally witnessed Qu Wei’s intimate interactions with her lover from upstairs, which had infuriated him to the point of fainting on the spot. All his ailments had flared up, and he couldn’t even open his eyes, let alone speak.
Qu Wei entered the hospital room. Mr. Cheng slowly opened his tired eyes, gradually making out her figure as it approached, in his hazy vision.
A piece of paper was placed in front of him. Qu Wei had a smirking expression as she said, “Can you see it now? The alimony from your dutiful son, and this set of houses, which has appreciated to millions, right?”
Mr. Cheng suddenly widened his eyes, producing hoarse sounds, but still unable to speak. His face turned red as if he were about to be angered to death, almost making Qu Wei burst into laughter.
“You’re getting angry, aren’t you? After you die, your obedient son can use it to repay your debts. I’ll divorce you. You can enjoy yourself.”
“By the way, your son probably doesn’t care about this little money at all. After all, he’s a big shot, and you’re just a has-been.”
“Ah…”
Having been barely saved from another trip to the emergency room, Mr. Cheng was on the brink once again.
Qu Wei, having secured the contract, paid no mind to Mr. Cheng’s life or death. Her immediate plan was to go and enjoy herself, bask in materialism, have some fun, and return to collect her house and money. Life couldn’t be better.
…
At the same moment.
Under the boss’s orders, Xiao Fan paid a visit.
If Qu Wei had been present, she would surely have been taken aback, not expecting that they had reached her lover’s side.
Seated in a chair, the middle-aged man rested his legs, with a bulging belly, exhibiting the shrewdness and vulgarity of a businessman. He held a cigar between his fingers, scrutinizing Xiao Fan across from him and asked, “What’s going on?”
“Are you afraid I’ll expose his stepmother’s affair, tarnishing his reputation?”
Xiao Fan pushed his glasses up, adopting an appearance of sophistication. “You’ve misunderstood. I came here to remind you. He gave this to me.”
He handed over a paternity test to the other party. In a half-skeptical, half-contemptuous gaze from the man, Xiao Fan politely continued, “Our doctor is on our side, and we can’t fake this. Madam Qu is pregnant and gets a house as compensation, even though she hasn’t done much.”
“What?!” The man abandoned his cigar, picked up the paternity test, and his face twisted into an angry, greasy mess. The thought of Qu Wei using his money to enjoy herself outside, duping him like a fool, filled him with rage to the point of incoherence.
“Dammit!” This cuckold’s hat was just too green; it was practically a field of fresh grass! He stormed off to settle accounts with Qu Wei.
Watching the man’s departing figure, Xiao Fan messaged his boss, “Boss, what’s the next step?”
Cheng Jun replied with a simple “Okay.”1I didn’t miss anything. This is legit Cheng Jun’s response, I was confused as well
On Cheng Jun’s computer screen, there were some wedding dress photos, but he quickly closed them one by one.
Ruan Jiujiu finished a segment of work, finally allowing herself some rest. She reclined in a comfortable chair and started browsing social media. Her fingertips swiped down, and most of the posts in her feed were… wedding dress photos?
Ruan Jiujiu thought indignantly that search engines had become increasingly shameless. She had only glanced at a few wedding dress pictures on a different browser, and now her browsing history was being used to push these images to her?
Ruan Jiujiu had intended to dismiss them one by one when she suddenly saw a particularly beautiful wedding dress. It was a strapless gown with a fitted waist, and the train flowed elegantly, pure and flawless in pristine white.
Her eyes lit up, and curiosity led her to click further. What followed was an endless stream of wedding dresses, one after another, until Ruan Jiujiu was dazzled. They were just too beautiful! It made her want to get married all over again!
“…Oh, wait, I’m already married.”
Mrs. Cheng had a rather frustrated expression on her face.
Unbeknownst to her, time had slipped away while she was engrossed in browsing images and videos. When Ruan Jiujiu finally glanced at the time, she was shocked to find that two or three hours had passed.
“Ah!” She still had work to do!
Just as she was about to turn off her phone, Ruan Jiujiu glanced at Weibo and saw an explosive trending topic:
“#ManViolentlyAssaultsWoman.”
The photos and videos from the scene were blurry, and others might not recognize her, but Ruan Jiujiu could never forget Qu Wei’s face.
Ruan Jiujiu: “Huh?!”
Wait a minute, wasn’t Qu Wei extorting money? How did she suddenly get beaten by another man, and it’s still her lover?
The comments on the domestic violence dispute escalated with heated arguments about gender equality, blaming men, blaming women, blaming feminists, blaming toxic masculinity, and even blaming the country and women’s federations. Clicking into any of them revealed a plethora of exclamation marks and exasperation.
Then, someone dug up information that the man involved was actually the CEO of Dazhong Technology Company. He had a wife and was hurling insults at the “woman” who had “put a green hat on him.” It was evident to anyone with eyes…
The CEO found himself in a truly unfair situation. Not only had his mistress cheated on him, but he had also become a hot topic on the internet without his knowledge.
His identity was thoroughly exposed, and a bunch of busybodies flocked to the company’s official social media account to leave comments, drowning it in a sea of green emojis. It was quite a comical sight.
In the video, Qu Wei was slapped a few times, crying her heart out, trying to explain herself. However, her companion was not in the mood to listen and, in a fit of rage, they ended up in a physical altercation. The scene was quite distressing.
Ruan Jiujiu watched all of this in a state of confusion, not understanding what had happened to Qu Wei.
Unable to resist her curiosity, Ruan Jiujiu messaged Cheng Jun, “What’s going on with Qu Wei?”
Cheng Jun replied promptly, “I don’t know.”
Alright then.
Ruan Jiujiu figured that Qu Wei must have done something terribly wrong, and now karma was coming back to bite her.
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