Xie Mei Lan felt strange at this moment.
How could this guy, Na Jun, be so magical? A few simple sentences had awakened her and made her abandon the idea of aborting the child.
At the same time, she felt a little reluctant to continue the ambiguous relationship with Lu Jie and wanted to leave his investment company.
Moreover, Xie Mei Lan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, with some stocks appearing in her mind.
She felt familiar with these stocks and believed investing in them would definitely make money.
Xie Mei Lan was astonished and looked at Na Jun in surprise.
She felt this drastic change in herself must have something to do with Na Jun.
She couldn't help but ask, "Na Jun, what did you do to me?"
Na Jun pondered how to answer her. Under no circumstances could he reveal the "Word-Upgrade System,"
so he racked his brains, thinking about what to say.
Before he could answer, someone walked over, his face gloomy. He said, "What's going on between you two? What did Na Jun do to you?"
Na Jun turned his head and saw Xie Mei Lan's husband, Shen Lei, approaching.
Shen Lei had noticed Na Jun and Xie Mei Lan whispering in the corner, not knowing what they were talking about.
Shen Lei had already begun to misunderstand their relationship and hurried over, only to hear Xie Mei Lan say those ambiguous words.
Xie Mei Lan was speechless, and quickly explained to Shen Lei, "Shen Lei, don't get me wrong, I'm pregnant, but I haven't been firm about keeping the child. I even thought about aborting it..."
Shen Lei was shocked.
Earlier, his sister Shen Lin had told him about this, but Shen Lei hadn't taken it seriously.
Now, hearing Xie Mei Lan admit it herself, Shen Lei realized that his sister's warnings were all true. He had indeed neglected Xie Mei Lan's feelings.
He hurriedly asked with concern, "So what do you think now?
Tell me if you think I've done anything wrong. I'll definitely change. We must not abort the child."
Xie Mei Lan glanced at Na Jun and said, "Na Jun knows about this. He came over and told me that if I abort the child, the consequences would be disastrous. I might lose my fertility and be unable to have children in the future. This scared me.
Now I've decided to keep the child. Even if life is tough for a while, as long as we work hard, we can still make it through.
I've been learning to trade stocks from a very skilled trader. I'm quite good at it. I can do it part-time to improve our family's living standards..."
Hearing Xie Mei Lan's words, Shen Lei finally felt relieved.
He looked at Na Jun with deep gratitude and said, "Na Jun, thank you!
It's none of your business, but you still cared so much. Thanks to your advice, my wife decided to keep the child.
You've helped our family so much. I really don't know how to thank you."
Na Jun smiled bitterly. In this time and space, the child was actually his, the product of his one-night stand with Xie Mei Lan.
How could he not care?
He could only smile faintly, "Shen Lei, you're my sister-in-law's brother. We're all family and we should all be doing well.
Shen Lei, I think you really need to change. Since you're in the officialdom, you should actively learn how to manage upwards and strive for a position, otherwise, what about your wife and child?
You have to understand, you're no longer just a poor scholar. You're about to be a father. You should be thinking about yourself and your family!"
Shen Lei, now over 30 years old, still lived in the small rented apartment he had when he first graduated.
Back then, Shen Lei had ambitions and dreamed of saving money to buy a bigger house and have children.
However, after joining the government system, he seemed to have given up, losing all ambition.
Xie Mei Lan's disappointment with Shen Lei was obvious to Na Jun.
She wanted to move into a bigger apartment, but Shen Lei refused.
His superiors wanted to promote him, even taking him to play golf with higher-ranking officials, but Shen Lei always found excuses to decline.
How could Xie Mei Lan even think about having a child with him, about spending the rest of her life with him, seeing such an attitude?
What made Na Jun shake his head even more was that Shen Lei would lose his temper when encountering setbacks, even running away from home.
When Xie Mei Lan proposed a divorce, Shen Lei went crazy at work, shouting abuse at his superiors, then left without a word, taking a train to somewhere else.
Shen Lei's disappearance worried his whole family.
His parents rushed over from their hometown, so angry they fell ill.
His sister and brother-in-law skipped work for days to search for him.
Shen Lei's behavior revealed his immaturity and lack of responsibility.
Not having a car or a house at 30 wasn't the biggest problem.
But lacking responsibility and ambition, unable to handle any pressure, this was truly terrifying.
Na Jun, considering that Shen Lei was his relative, his sister-in-law's brother, wanted to save him.
At the same time, he also wanted to cultivate an ally, or rather, a subordinate, in the officialdom.
In China, almost all wealthy people have allies in the officialdom, either as their elder brother or younger brother.
Na Jun hoped to turn Shen Lei into his utterly loyal subordinate.
After all, Shen Lei had the ability to work, he just needed some guidance and encouragement.
Na Jun also noticed that Shen Lei had two positive words, "Integrity" and "Upright Character."
With these two positive words, if he could add "Steady Progress in Upward Management" to him in the future, Shen Lei would definitely rise rapidly.
It must be emphasized that Na Jun did this purely for his own future business interests.
Na Jun currently had the word "嫪毐 Reincarnated" which implied he was sexually very powerful. This meant he would definitely have many girlfriends in the future, and his personal conduct would be quite dissolute, making it difficult to enter the officialdom. However, since ancient times, government and business have been intertwined. If he lacked a strong supporter in the officialdom, his business operations would be hindered.
Therefore, Na Jun began cultivating his own subordinates in the officialdom starting with Shen Lei, a deputy-level official, so that they could work for him in the future.
But there was a hidden danger. Once Shen Lei discovered that Xie Mei Lan's child grew more and more like Na Jun, and he became a father, would he turn against Shen Lei?
Regarding this, Na Jun actually had a plan. The system would help him...