Seeing that they were both determined to divorce, I issued them a divorce certificate.
Shen Lei was slightly stunned at that moment.
He thought there would be a 30-day cooling-off period for divorce. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that the current timeline was 2018, while the divorce cooling-off period in his original time and space started on January 1, 2021.
Shen Lei was secretly delighted. This was great!
From now on, he wouldn't have to hide anything anymore and could enjoy life to the fullest.
However, Shen Lei had another identity that prevented him from fully enjoying life: that of a civil servant.
If Shen Lei had no aspirations for his future career and was content with being a clerk in the archives department for the rest of his life, he could do whatever he wanted.
But Shen Lei still wanted to become a high-ranking official, even a powerful figure who wielded influence over the court. That meant he couldn't indulge in the extravagant lifestyle of businessmen.
Fortunately, Shen Lei wasn't particularly addicted to material possessions. His only addiction was perhaps women.
However, in the officialdom, if one had a strong background and truly impressive abilities and achievements, issues of personal conduct wouldn't really affect promotions.
What really affected promotions was that issues of personal conduct often intertwined with the exchange of power for sex.
As long as Shen Lei didn't engage in such exchanges, and simply relied on his charm to conquer women, keeping his home life peaceful and free from turmoil, he wouldn't have to worry.
Shen Lei quickly figured all this out and burst into hearty laughter.
Xie Mei Lan was walking side by side with Shen Lei as they left the registration hall. Looking at Shen Lei, who was elegant and handsome, she suddenly felt that he was much more attractive and appealing than her boss.
Xie Mei Lan couldn't help but recall the 12 years she had spent with Shen Lei since their university days, most of which had been filled with happiness and joy, their lives were very fulfilling.
After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, she realized how precious money was, and her entire worldview changed drastically, ending their happy times forever.
Xie Mei Lan sighed softly. If Shen Lei had just been a little richer, she would never have left him, because she would never find another man who treated her as well as he did.
But as Xie Mei Lan reminisced about their good times, she heard Shen Lei's hearty laughter, a relieved laughter.
Xie Mei Lan was completely disoriented, resentment surging within her.
How could Shen Lei be like this?
Why didn't he have any reminiscence of their past?
This man is so heartless!
“Ding-dong! 888 points of resentment from Xie Mei Lan!”
“Ding-dong! 999 points of resentment from Xie Mei Lan!”
Shen Lei walked over to Xie Mei Lan's boss, Lu Jie, who was waiting outside, and gave him a mocking smile.
“Boss Lu, congratulations! You finally get to take this aging, divorced, and miscarried old fairy home.
But unfortunately, she's had a miscarriage, which might affect her fertility. She may become infertile from now on.
Oh, I forgot. Even if she could give birth, it wouldn't matter to you, as you've lost the ability to plant seeds.
You two are truly a match made in heaven, a perfect example of opposites attract. Just lock yourselves down and stop hurting others...”
Li Xiao Yue couldn't help but chuckle as she listened from the side.
She didn't think Shen Lei was being ungentlemanly.
On the contrary, she felt that Shen Lei should be sarcastic and bitter, because the harm Xie Mei Lan and Lu Jie had inflicted on him was simply too great!
Lu Jie and Xie Mei Lan were furious when they heard Shen Lei's words, and they wanted to punch him.
But they couldn't beat him, so they could only rage in helplessness.
“Ding-dong! 888 points of resentment from Lu Jie!”
“Ding-dong! 999 points of resentment from Lu Jie!”
“Ding-dong! 888 points of resentment from Xie Mei Lan!”
“Ding-dong! 999 points of resentment from Xie Mei Lan!”
…
Within a short while, the resentment accumulated to 10,000 points.
The system prompt said: “Congratulations, master! Your resentment points have reached 10,000. Now starting the lottery draw.
Congratulations, master, you've won a Double Color Ball lottery ticket. The winning numbers for this round have been sent to you.
Master, please go to the nearby lottery point to buy tickets. Please note that you need to buy two lottery tickets, 10 bets each!”
Shen Lei was overjoyed. This was 20 bets on the Double Color Ball, a prize of hundreds of millions!
Divorce is truly a rebirth for men. It brings good fortune!
Shen Lei didn't immediately get into his Mercedes SUV. Instead, he quickly ran to a nearby lottery sales point to buy tickets.
He noticed that the sales hall had several betting machines, where customers could place their bets and receive tickets themselves.
Shen Lei followed the numbers provided by the system to buy two lottery tickets through the betting machine, 10 bets on each ticket.
Xie Mei Lan's boss, Lu Jie, pointed a finger at Shen Lei and sneered to Xie Mei Lan: “Look at your ex-husband. He's so pathetic. He's still hoping to win a big prize from the lottery. That's just a fantasy for the lower strata of society.
If anyone wins the lottery, it will be the directors and their relatives.”
Xie Mei Lan couldn't help but shake her head. She felt that Shen Lei was really hopeless, actually hoping to change his life by winning the lottery like those ordinary people and lower-class citizens.
She now felt that she didn't regret leaving Shen Lei at all.
But if she knew that Shen Lei was about to win a 100 million yuan prize, would she still not regret it?
After Shen Lei bought the lottery ticket, he carefully placed it in his inner pocket (actually, it was placed in the system's personal space) and drove away in his Mercedes SUV.
Li Xiao Yue's reaction to Shen Lei's purchase of the lottery ticket was quite different from Xie Mei Lan's.
Li Xiao Yue smiled sweetly and said, “Lei Ge, you've left that terrible woman, so you're bound to have good fortune. Maybe your lottery ticket will really win a prize.”
Shen Lei looked at Li Xiao Yue's innocent and sweet face and her sexy and cute lips, smiling.
“Your little mouth is so sweet. Your little mouth is blessed. Maybe I really will win a big prize tonight.”
Being stared at by Shen Lei in that way, Li Xiao Yue felt a little shy. She had a feeling that Shen Lei might kiss her at any moment.
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