Shen Lei was in a good mood. Before, he'd been afraid to speak up against his boss, who often used manipulative techniques to get his way.
Now, he didn't care how he responded, feeling a sense of freedom and liberation.
At that moment, the system notified him, "You have accumulated over 10,000 points of resentment, allowing you to access a new round of lottery draws."
"Ding! Congratulations, master, you have won the top-tier memory ability – photographic memory!
You will be able to remember everything you see with a single glance!"
Shen Lei continued his work as usual, meticulously repairing the ancient and damaged archives.
These archives included more than just personnel files, but also many ancient books.
Today, he began repairing a book from the Republic of China era.
After completing the restoration, Shen Lei was astonished to discover that it was an antique appraisal manual passed down from a renowned antique expert of the Republic of China era!
This antique expert wasn't particularly famous in history.
But the contents of the manual were all genuine and contained the essence of antique appraisal techniques!
Upon memorizing the entire manual, the system immediately announced, "Congratulations, master, you have obtained the antique appraisal manual of the Republic of China era's antique expert!
You have therefore gained top-tier antique appraisal skills!
Combined with your previously obtained Divine Eye of Appraisal, you can accurately judge the value of any genuine antique!"
Shen Lei was overjoyed. With this ability and the Divine Eye of Appraisal, he could find treasures all over Beijing and use his antique appraisal skills to acquire his first fortune!
Shen Lei didn't want anyone else to have access to the antique expert's manual, so he tucked it away into the system's personal storage space.
When the boss had given these items to Shen Lei, they were already quite incomplete.
The people at the archives didn't even know what these items were originally.
Therefore, no one noticed Shen Lei taking the manual.
After work, Shen Lei rode his electric scooter back home, planning to visit Panjiayuan or Liulichang after dinner to find bargains.
But he suddenly saw a broken bowl in the corner of the kitchen.
It was used for feeding their cat.
The cat had passed away, but the bowl remained.
Shen Lei remembered that it had been left to him by Xie Meilan's mother.
Apparently, Xie Meilan's mother had found it in a dilapidated house. She simply liked the pattern on the bowl and brought it home to use as a cat bowl.
Now, as Shen Lei took a closer look, he realized that the bowl was no ordinary bowl!
It was an antique – a Kangxi Imperial pink enamel bowl with floral patterns!
Shen Lei remembered that a similar bowl in perfect condition had been auctioned for over 200 million yuan.
The bowl in his home was chipped and looked dirty, but it was still worth at least 50 million yuan!
Why would such an antique be in his home?
Perhaps it was a twist of fate or serendipitous coincidence.
Shen Lei thanked the system for giving him extraordinary luck and allowing him to encounter the antique expert's manual!
Just as Shen Lei was excitedly examining the bowl, the door opened.
Xie Meilan, dressed in her office attire, walked in.
Xie Meilan glared at Shen Lei, her teeth gritted, and spat out, "Shen Lei, are you even a man?
Why are you saying such terrible things about me?
Don't you just want to avoid getting divorced?
What's the point of clinging to me like this?"
Shen Lei calmly replied, "Divorce is fine, but I have a condition."
Xie Meilan was taken aback. She hadn't expected Shen Lei to be so calm and collected, so she asked, "What condition?"
Shen Lei picked up the bowl and said, "This bowl was originally for feeding the cat.
I loved that cat very much. I was heartbroken when it died.
Can you give me the bowl?"
Of course, Shen Lei wasn't going to tell Xie Meilan the true value of the bowl.
Xie Meilan was a little surprised. Why would Shen Lei care so much about a broken bowl?
She recalled that Shen Lei had indeed loved the cat very much, so she didn't think much of it and replied, "No problem."
Shen Lei didn't want Xie Meilan to come after him if the true value of the bowl was revealed later, so he added, "Just saying isn't enough. Let's draft a gratuitous transfer contract..."
Xie Meilan was suspicious that Shen Lei would make her draft a gratuitous transfer contract just for a bowl.
She narrowed her eyes and looked at Shen Lei with suspicion.
Shen Lei knew this would make Xie Meilan suspect that there was something fishy about the bowl.
So he pointed to other things in the house and said, "Of course, it's not just this bowl that I want.
Everything in this house, except for your personal belongings, will be mine... And those debts, they were all because of your mother's illness. You can't just leave them to me..."
He added these details to distract Xie Meilan.
Xie Meilan was eager to divorce Shen Lei.
She hurriedly said, "No problem with any of that!"
Shen Lei nodded and said, "Then what are you waiting for?
Go ahead and prepare the divorce agreement and the transfer contract!"
Xie Meilan already had the divorce agreement with her. She went to a nearby store and printed a transfer contract.
Once they both signed, the contracts were legally binding.
As Xie Meilan signed her name, Shen Lei collected the contracts and put the bowl away. Then, with a mischievous grin, he said to Xie Meilan,
"You must have been wondering why I wanted you to make a transfer contract just for a broken bowl?"
Xie Meilan's eyes widened, and she asked, "Why?"
Shen Lei chuckled and replied, "Today, while I was repairing an archive brick, I restored an antique appraisal manual from the Republic of China era's antique expert.
Through that manual, I discovered that this broken bowl in our home is not a modern-day fake, but a genuine antique!
It is a 'Kangxi Imperial pink enamel bowl with floral patterns'.
Earlier this year, a similar bowl was auctioned in Hong Kong for over 200 million yuan!
This bowl, though not in great condition, is still worth at least 50 million yuan!
Xie Meilan was speechless, a mixture of frustration and amusement.
When did Shen Lei become so cunning?
He had actually used her eagerness for divorce to turn this bowl, worth tens of millions, into his personal property.
Even after the divorce, she wouldn't get a share of the bowl!
"Ding! Received 8,888 points of resentment from Xie Meilan!"
"Ding! Received 9,999 points of resentment from Xie Meilan..."
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