Not only did Li Xiao Yue look at him with newfound respect, her beautiful eyes sparkling with admiration, but Li Xiao Yue’s group of girlfriends were also immediately impressed.
One of them couldn’t help but ask Li Xiao Yue, “Who is he? Can you introduce us?”
Li Xiao Yue could see that her friends seemed to have fallen for Shen Lei at first sight, so she said with a smile,
“Let me introduce you all, this brother is called Shen Lei. He’s Na Jun’s older brother Na Wei’s brother-in-law. He got his undergraduate degree from Peking University and his master’s degree from Tsinghua University. Now he’s a civil servant in a central government department in Beijing…”
When Li Xiao Yue said this, her friends’ eyes burned even more intensely as they gazed at Shen Lei.
They couldn’t believe it. He had an undergraduate degree from Peking University, a master’s degree from Tsinghua University, and he was a civil servant. So impressive!
They all couldn’t help but cast burning gazes at Shen Lei.
Seeing her friends behave as if they had never seen a man before, Li Xiao Yue couldn’t help but smile playfully.
“But, Brother Shen Lei is already married. His wife is a beautiful woman, she works in an investment company…”
Li Xiao Yue’s friends were immediately deflated. They couldn’t help but mutter to themselves, “All the good men are taken.
We’re left with nothing but rejects!”
Li Xiao Yue curiously asked Shen Lei, “Brother Shen Lei, how come you’re here?”
In her impression, Shen Lei was a very well-behaved person. He would go home every day after work to cook and take care of his wife. He would never come to a place like this to sing and drink.
Of course, Shen Lei wouldn’t say, “I came here specifically to find you.” Instead, he gave a wry smile and said, “I’m here to drown my sorrows.”
Li Xiao Yue quickly asked, “Brother Shen Lei, what sorrows do you need to drown?”
Shen Lei looked at Li Xiao Yue and her friends, feeling a little embarrassed.
But he had made up his mind. With a bitter expression, he said, “This matter can’t be hidden for long.
I might as well tell you.
Don’t tell my sister or my brother-in-law for now, I’m getting a divorce!”
Li Xiao Yue and her friends were all shocked.
In their eyes, Shen Lei was a perfect man. How could he have reached the point of getting a divorce?
Li Xiao Yue couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Lei, how come you’re getting a divorce?
Did you cheat on her?”
Shen Lei sighed deeply and said, “I wish it was me who cheated.
But actually, it’s the opposite…”
Li Xiao Yue looked at Shen Lei in shock and said, “Did your wife cheat on you?
She doesn’t seem like that kind of person.”
Shen Lei secretly chuckled to himself. Xie Mei Lan’s appearance was indeed a little deceptive. She looked like a virtuous wife and a good mother, and no one could see that she was already mentally cheating on her boss.
Now, Shen Lei said with a bitter expression, “These past years, I’ve devoted myself to this family. I cooked for her every day, trying out different dishes.
When her mother got cancer and fell ill, I stayed by her side in the hospital every day.
I loved her wholeheartedly, but she grew more and more dissatisfied with me. She felt that while I was a good person, I was also useless.
She became closer and closer to her boss. While she hasn’t physically cheated, she’s already mentally cheated on me…”
As Shen Lei spoke, he picked up a bottle of beer and drank it down in a few gulps.
Li Xiao Yue’s bright eyes were filled with concern. She wanted to say something comforting to Shen Lei, but she didn’t know what to say.
However, while Li Xiao Yue’s friends felt sympathy for Shen Lei, they also felt a little disdain towards him, thinking that a man who was betrayed by his wife was truly useless.
Shen Lei could see the hidden disdain in their eyes, so he continued, “These past few days, my unit assigned me a task to repair some ancient archives and documents.
I repaired an ancient appraisal secret manual from the Republic of China period. Based on that appraisal secret manual, I found a bargain and got a piece of antique that I auctioned off for tens of millions.
But what’s the use?
Xie Mei Lan still wants to leave me.
Why are there so many impatient women in this world who aren’t willing to accompany men as they grow, who are short-sighted and judge people by their appearance?”
Hearing that Shen Lei had found a bargain and auctioned off an antique for tens of millions, Li Xiao Yue felt happy for him.
Li Xiao Yue’s friends all had their eyes light up. They couldn’t believe that this man who had failed in his marriage had suddenly become a multi-millionaire.
However, when they heard Shen Lei’s last sentence, they were all a little offended.
Because they had been a little disdainful towards Shen Lei earlier, they became the target of his scathing criticism.
“Ding dong! Received 888 points of resentment from Li Xiao Yue’s friend, Passerby A!”
“Ding dong! Received 888 points of resentment from Li Xiao Yue’s friend, Passerby B!”
…
Li Xiao Yue’s friend, Passerby C, Xu Ya Ping, felt that she was the kind of woman who wasn’t willing to accompany men as they grew, who was short-sighted and judged people by their appearance, as described by Shen Lei.
This woman scanned Shen Lei’s clothing from head to toe and felt that his clothes were very plain. The total cost of his clothes probably wouldn’t even reach 1000 yuan.
It was very suspicious for someone like him to say that he had earned tens of millions.
So, the woman sneered and questioned, “Shen, you said you got a bargain and earned tens of millions. Aren’t you just bragging?
If you really earned tens of millions, how could your wife run off with another man?”
Shen Lei glanced at the sarcastic and mean woman, shook his head, and said, “I really didn’t say anything wrong. Some women really do judge people by their appearance!”
Li Xiao Yue’s friend Xu Ya Ping was a rich girl. Her parents owned a shop. She looked down on Shen Lei, who was a phoenix man.
Hearing Shen Lei say that she judged people by their appearance, she was further offended.
“Ding dong! Received 888 points of resentment from Li Xiao Yue’s friend Xu Ya Ping!”
“Ding dong! Received 999 points of resentment from Li Xiao Yue’s friend Xu Ya Ping!”
…
“Ding dong! The host has collected over 10,000 points of resentment. Now starting the lottery.
Congratulations, host, you have won 10 million yuan!
This 10 million yuan comes from the bank account of Li Xiao Yue’s friend Xu Ya Ping’s parents. After a series of complex operations, it has been safely transferred to the host’s bank account!”
Shen Lei was a little worried now and communicated with the system, “I have 20 million in my bank account now. What if Xie Mei Lan checks my bank account and demands a share of my assets?
I don’t want to give that woman anything.”
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